Erin Fetherston's beautiful apartment (closet envy!)

Erin Fetherston's apartment is in Vogue (on their website at least), and I have a major case of closet envy. 

The article, APT with LSD: Erin Fetherston, has more pictures as well as a brief bio 

Get away Scot free!

Waiting for my UK Student Visa...still. Which freaks me out massively. When I told my cousin, he sent me this video of a comic named Michael Macintyre. He drops some f-bombs, so there's your warning right there. But I laughed so hard, I cried. The man is a total hoot!



So hopefully this visa will come in before school starts (eek! I'm really freaked out) so I went ahead and got myself a new laptop/net book/computer thingy

via Amazon

It's pretty! and really tiny. Go me for not picking out a crap-tastic laptop!

I'm also looking for a coat, because I get cold when the temperature gets below 70 degrees (fahrenheit), which it apparently does across the pond. So, appropriate coats are necessary. Warm coats, with insulation. That make me look like a fluffy penguin. Yay (ugh).

Of course, I fell in love with this coat...impractical as it may be.

via

And this one is pretty

via

But neither will keep me warm like a puffy coat will. sadness.

Putin's Back!

Putin at the Kremlin, via MSNBC

Putin's making the news again! He (or some people in Russia at least) is mad at this band-with-an-unfortunate-name.

the band, Pussy Riot, sitting in the Russian courtroom, via MSNBC

They're in trouble for ridiculing Putin in church. And were sentenced to two years in prison for the act. Oh dear...

protesters outside the courthouse, via

Let's put happier pictures of Russia then, shall we?

Happy Putin!

Putin meeting with the Russian synch swimming team. via

Happy Russian Cossacks!

via

Victoria's Secret Hair

I live in the south, where it's humid. And during monsoon season (happening now btw) it almost isn't worth it to do your hair. Or maybe that's my laziness talking.

just a typical day

from this weekend!

So instead of doing more research into UK weather and life and whatever else I should be learning, I've decided to walk the path of denial and spend countless hours on youtube looking at the best way to curl my hair a la vicky's secret.

via Total Beauty

from Total Beauty

I can deal with the advice on the Total Beauty website (Hair Secrets of the Victoria's Secret Models), because when I kinda feel like actually doing my hair, I do it like that. Hairspray + curling iron + more hairspray.

Although, I don't pin my hair free style like that, I cheat and use velcro rollers.

from MirandaKerr.co.uk

Video is from Hair and Makeup by Steph

The Danish police...are kinda awesome

Oh my gosh, I didn't mean to stay away for sooo long! I've been trying to pack my life into a suitcase...and find actual winter clothes.

It's just that I keep getting distracted, by things I don't need.

And I had to buy a laptop/netbook computer thing for class. I have learned that my personal preference when picking out electronics is: "is it pretty?". The sales men love me.

Since, I'm still packing (I mean, how many jeans do I need anyways?), I'll just post a photo of a Danish police officer being fun.

A Danish police officer skate boarding, via 22 Words

Can we even talk about the fact that they (as in the Danish police) have a facebook page!

Olympic Nail Art

The Olympic athletes are sporting some awesome nail art for their home countries. I'm totally jealous as I'm far too lazy to attempt some of these intricate designs. Although I could probably get the red, white or blue thing going.

The Guardian Newspaper has a Pinterest board dedicated to Olympic athletes patriotic nail art, plus some additional patriotic/Olympic nail art. (Link:  Olympic Nail Art)

Inspirationail has a Pinterest board dedicated to the 2012 Olympic Games-Nails as well (Link: Olympic Nails)

The post is ridiculously picture heavy. And mostly American athletes because that's where I'm from but there are other countries in the links, promise! I kinda went overboard with the pics and the links to even MORE pictures. Sorry!

Swimmer Lia Neal with her bronze medal and nails, from Today.com

Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel with her sparkly blue and red nails, from Today.com

Tennis player Venus Williams, from Today.com

Shooter Amanda Furrer, with her American flag French-style Manicure,  from Today. com

Hungarian Swimmer Suzana Jacobos, from the Guardian.co.uk

British Swimmer Rebecca Adlington, from the Guardian.co.uk

American Volleyball player Destinee Hooker probably wins the prize.  From the Guardian.co.uk

And here are some neat tutorials or designs I found while googling.

American style nail art from Today.com

Olympic Torch Nail, from The Daily Nail

Links:

• Nailing it! Olympians show off fancy fingers and toes, from Today.com
• Your Olympic Nail Art Roundup from Jezebel.com
• Olympic Nail art-in pictures from The Guardian.co.uk
• 4 Nail Art ideas to show your Olympic team spirit from Today.com
• The Daily Nail's Passing the Torch (the animated Torch nail)
• Pixie Polish YouTube Video of Olympic Nail Art How-To

Have you ever wondered what the Olympic Rings meant?

Even though NBC is doing the broadcasting of the Olympics in America in a delayed and edited and...incredibly obnoxious fashion (what--you don't yell at Ryan Seacrest?) the basic Olympic stuff gets through. Sort of. If you can wait up for it. And not yell at the inane questions they ask the Olympians. I mean seriously, "How does it feel to win a gold medal?" What are they going to say "Oh, absolutely awful, won't do it again. Can't stand it, darling". Ugh!

There's all sorts of rules about the Olympics, logos, and anything that could link to them. Like, you can't sell Olympic themed merchandise without permission. They're HEAVILY trademarked. Strange but it makes perfect sense.

The Olympic Rings, the five interlocking rings, have a fun back story which I didn't know before I was browsing the internet to avoid thinking about buying a coat (because it's going to cold this winter!). I'm damn good at procrastination.

Olympic Rings via Wikipedia

There are five colors and then the white background that represents all the colors of the countries that competed in the Olympics in 1912. The design was created by Pierre de Coubertin, who also is the founder of the International Olympic Committee and in theory the founder of the modern Olympic games, and the owner of a spectacular mustache.

Pierre de Coubertin, via Wikipedia

Isn't that fun to know. Don't you wish the NBC people talked about stuff like that? Or maybe they do. But I'm asleep by the time that happens.

Paralympic Symbol via Wikipedia

The Paralympics are also happening this summer and this is their flag/symbol. Which is new, from 2003. It's about unity and motion and the colors are the most common flag colors in the world.

Lab 42 made this infographic based on a poll they did from 500 social media users. I only feel bad for not picking up on what an Olympiad was, but I knew everything else question wise. Go me!

Via Lab 42

Links:

• Wikipedia article on the Olympic symbols such as the rings, flags, anthems, medals and mascots
• Wikipedia article on the Paralymic symbols such as the symbol, history, oath and anthem
• Times article, Who Made the Olympic Rings, about Pierre de Coubertin and other tidbits (Nazis and Dunlop tires)
• Pierre de Courbertin Wikipeida page
• Olympic Symbols -The Five Interlocking Rings from the Olympist