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as a southern girl (who went to a southern college), I have an affinity for sperry boat shoes.  but most of them cover too much of my foot for me to really find them comfortable (since they’re supposed to be worn without socks).  

which is why my sister just got the bluefish slip on pair I bought like 3 years ago and have worn only a handful of times.

(similar to these, but without the tassle nonsense)

but I saw this pair in dsw today and they don’t come up to high on my foot, plus I liked the metallic finish.

Sperry Top Sider - Stoneport Boat Shoe

i still dont like wearing shoes without socks though, so i didnt get them.

but I’m considering them for wearing with khakis to work this summer, since my chaco thong sandals aren’t exactly “professional” (they are black leather at least!)

btw, for those of you still wearing rainbow sandals - the finish on my chacos is way better (ie my feet don’t turn black when it rains like they used to with my rainbows).  food for thought

So, my doctor put me on allegra a year or two ago, along with flonase, for my allergies.  And its been awesome.  But, BCBS upped the cost in late 2010 to $60 a bottle.  And since November-February isn’t bad allergy time for me, I’ve been using other OTC meds.

A guy I went to elementary-high school with told me over Christmas that Allegra was going OTC in early 2011, so I’ve been on the look out for it in stores.

March 4 is the big day

Gilt - Yarnz - Oversized Ombre Scarf

Gilt -Xeniya - Silk Chiffon Two Tone One Shoulder Gown

RueLaLa - Argento Vivo - Silver Drop Earrings

RueLaLa - Argento Vivo - Silver Necklate

Ideeli - ggblue - Kimmy Capris

ok, I don’t like that they’re capris.  but i do really like the black piping

RueLaLa - Ralph Lauren - Ricky Dark Chocolate Leather Bag

RueLaLa - Louis Vuitton - Alma Fawn Epi Leather Bag

RueLaLa - Salvatore Ferragamo - Brown Leather Satchel 

Gilt - Erin Fetherston - Cotton Silk Lulu Bustier Dress

Gilt - Erin Fetherston - Metallic Lucy Dress (want want want)

Gilt - Pucci - 50” Square Silk Wrap (omg I love this bright yellow)

Tart - Stripe Lexa Wrap

my sisters been into stripes lately, so this makes me think of her

Tart -Bette Top

not quite sure about the dolman sleeves, but I like everything else about it

Tart - Katrina Dress

tomyhusband:

I like my bone-in filet charred with a bloody center, and you respect prime beef enough to leave that shit up to the professionals.

tomyhusband:

Fuck CNN. We get our evening news from Comedy Central.

Ok, not really an ode, because I’m not creative enough to make up a poem.  But, their tote bags are awesome.  Specifically the zip-top ones in fun colors!

I got myself one, matching the green one on the left in these pictures (Annie’s), in the summer of 2009 and have carried it most days since then.  It is only showing slight wearing around the corner seams on the bottom (where it takes the most abuse)

Obviously I also bought them for my bridesmaids.  Greens for Annie, Purples for Heather, Pink & Orange for Karen and Blues for Lydia.

(Apologies for the picture quality, it was a very bright morning)

Land’s End usually offers different color combos by season.  Fall & Winter have darker color combos.  The ones in the pictures above are Sprint & Summer colors.

They do also make them with natural canvas body and colored trim, but I think the natural colored fabric would show stains/dirt too easily.  But the spring colors are out already for those (all colors are not currently available in all sizes).

Note the bag I got and the ones I got my bridesmaids were medium sized.  Which makes for a large purse or small over night bag.  If you like smaller bags then go with the small.

I also got a large sized bag to be Keith and my pool/beach tote.  Its a little large for just the two of our pool/beach things, but the medium would have been far too small.

Dear god I love this girl.

Dear Coquette,

I love my boyfriend in a very warm, comfortable and affectionate way. We are on almost the same page intellectually, and we never fight. Things are pretty much “no complaints” all around. On my end, though, it’s not really a passionate love and never has been. He’s the best guy I’ve ever dated, and I do love him, but there is a small part of me that still wants to hold out for at least a steamy love affair before settling down with the safe and comfortable guy (or just find a good guy who also presses my buttons). I’m happy and couldn’t bring myself to leave my guy, but I wonder if this desire for something more exciting will rear up one day and make a big pile of relationship-ruining drama. Should I interpret this feeling as a sign I should leave, even though I don’t want to right now? Or should I just roll with it and deal with it later, if it really becomes a bigger issue?

At moments like these, I want to drive up to Forest Lawn, find Walt Disney’s grave, dig up whatever part of him wasn’t cryogenically frozen, and bitch-slap him for infecting generations of American women with something I like to call “Prince Charming disease.”

 This is a terrible affliction that causes grown-ass women to ruin perfectly good relationships by pining away for a nebulous cartoon fiction: passionate, steamy, “happily ever after” love.

“Snow White,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” are delicious fun when you’re a little girl, but fairy tales are lies we tell to children. The myth of Prince Charming has no business sneaking past the Tooth Fairy and worming its way into your romantic expectations. Do you still write letters to the North Pole? Didn’t think so — and yet you’re still waiting to be swept off your feet.

You are happy in a stable, healthy relationship built on mutual love and respect with a man whom you consider your intellectual and emotional equal. Girl, you and I should be high-fiving like drunken frat boys at a strip club. Instead, you’re writing me about the the best guy you’ve ever dated like he’s the winter of your discontent.

You want to hold out for a steamy love affair? You actually used the word “steamy”? Are you kidding? Sure, you could find a guy who bends you over the furniture, but fresh sexual chemistry is a temporary high, and it isn’t gonna scratch your itch.

Your real problem is that you haven’t plowed through enough guys to realize that they’re all pretty much the same, and so every time the music swells at the end of a chick flick, you think you’re missing out on something magical.

Sorry, babe. Nobody is waiting around the corner on a white horse. 

If you weren’t emotionally, intellectually or physically satisfied, that would be another story — just not this one. You’re happy, and nothing is broken except your childlike set of unrealistic romantic expectations, which would be quaint if they weren’t so damaging to adult relationships like yours.

Heres where you can find more from her:

http://www.dearcoketalk.com/

http://blog.thedaily.com/tagged/Coquette

While playing around with the new Tumblr search feature, ianbroyles discovered you can add /rss to the end of any Tumblr search URL to change it into a RSS feed. So if you were only interested in subscribing to my posts about “photography”, the URL for the RSS feed would be http://junesix.org/search/photography/rss.

I noticed this also works for tag URLs. Luckily, I started going back and tagging my posts by keyword and post type a while back. Thus, the RSS feed for my posts tagged with “photo” would be http://junesix.org/tagged/photo/rss.

Thanks to ianbroyles for the discovery and to joelaz for starting the discussion that kicked it off.

Just in case anyone else wants to know this information, like I did.

Halston Heritage - Jet & Bianca Belted Cape

Via Repubblica - Leather Satchel

Aigle - “Miss Juliette” Rubber Tall Boot - Brown Crocodile Embossed

Aigle - “Miss Juliette” Rubber Tall Boot - Gold

Buffalo - “Selda” Royal Ruby Red Top

heres what I got myself for my birthday

Haute Look -Sunday Rocks - Vneck Button Tunic (I’m excited about these because they’re made from bamboo)

Haute Look - Industry - Sleeveless Tunic with Front Pleats