stuff I’m into
Personal stuff aside, I want to write down some of the stuff I’m into lately.
themanrepeller
This girl, Leandra Medine, is pretty rad. I read her blog everyday. She’s a shoe horse (wonderful), and has a really fun, quirky sense of style. She lives in New York and manages this blog, The Man Repeller. The basis of her blog is to highlight fashion trends that women love and men hate. Some of her choices are questionable to me, but I like her because she seems to not take things too seriously. A lot of fashion bloggers out there seem to take things soooo seriously and they seem to take themselves really seriously, but the Manrepeller is just a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of man repelling. Check her out.
Vintage shopping
I’ve always been into vintage and consignment shopping, I guess, but because it’s fall now and I’m looking for layers I’ve been more on the hunt than usual lately. One shop in Vancouver that I love is called Community Thrift and Vintage on Cordova and Carrall in Gastown. Most of their stuff goes for $15-$25, which is cheap, cheap, cheap for a lot of the vintage stores in the city. So far I’ve picked up a navy blue silk bed shirt, a red polka dot dress, and a green button up shirt from there. Right now they also have a lot of fall items like fur jackets and cable knit sweaters. Cheap is cheap that’s what I say. Another shop I’ve recently rediscovered is Turnabout on West Broadway. I just acquired a navy blue houndstooth Topshop jacket from there. They have a lot of designer items, like jeans and shoes, and it’s pretty fabulous.
Used Books
Okay, so I have an affinity for used stuff. Clothes and books. Over the past few months, my boyfriend and I have started collected used and pretty used books with the purpose of selling them. They are mostly classics, from Austen to Steinbeck to Hemingway to a German copy of Nabokov’s Lolita. The shop is called Sons and Lovers Bookstore, named after D.H. Lawrence’s novel and our first used book purchase. We’ve just reached 100 books and are looking to sell soon! Exciting.
Boulevardier
Although I’ve cut down on how much I’ve been drinking just recently, I can’t quite alcohol altogether. So I’ll keep this in mind when I head out for a lovely cocktail. My new favourite is the Boulevardier: bourbon, campari, sweet vermouth, and a lemon twist for a garnish. It’s basically a Negroni, but switch the Rye for Bourbon and you got a Boulevardier. The first one and the best one I’ve had was at Gastown’s L’Abbatoir, and made by award-winning bartender Sean Layton.
Revolver Coffee
My boyfriend and his family’s cafe. Barista’s choice, always. Enough said.
Wuthering Heights
I’ve been reading this book for about three weeks and I’m only about three quarters of the way through. I feel like it needs to be completely silent for me to really read this book. It’s hard and I think it’s going to take a second read, and I’m not even done the first read. Thanks Emily Bronte.
A Stranger A Day Wrap Party
This girl, Marianela comes into my cafe everyday and works at the college across the street. A year ago she started this blog/project to overcome her shyness. She asks someone everyday to photograph a tattoo they have and then gets them to tell her their story. The project is coming to an end, and I had the privilege of being photographed. There is a party this November 3rd on Main and Georgia. I’m excited to see all of her work and ask her if the project actually did help her in overcoming being shy. The project was featured on VancouverisAwesome and the party is sponsored by them too!
Otis Redding
I get really into blues and soul in the fall/winter. I’ve been listening to a lot of Otis Redding lately. I heard the song Otis by the Durutti Column, and heard that they sampled the song, Pain in my Heart, in the Durutti song. I listened to Pain in my Heart and the tears just started dropping. I’m not sure why, but I can sense some pain in his voice and the way he says “Come back, come back, come back”, reminds me of everytime I’ve missed someone and wanted them to come home.
I LOVE THOSE SHOES!