Seven Things This Week

I admit: I never did practice with Guts (my ukulele). I have accomplished quite a few other to do's, so there's that. This last week, though, I have been binge watching marathoning 3rd Rock From the Sun nonstop since Netflix added the series on the 18th. Final season left, woohoo! Mostly, I've been attempting to organize my life into appearing as if I've got more going on, but once I began writing down the shows I want to watch on any given day, my planner began to look a little messy. Whoops. I'm sure once my cute stationary supplies arrive, I'll be able to organize in a much cleaner and funner way. My food tracker is a mess, but it may begin to look better once I get my chocolate bar stickers.

Really, the highlight of my week has been getting my printer to work on this new computer. So, here are seven things this week that have kept my attention:

1. 3rd Rock From the Sun
2. Loll3 artwork
3. planners/organizers
4. sports anime
5. Cooking Mama 3
6. gel acrylic nails
7. cryptids

東京 FW: Tenbo

"[Established year] 2014 

Tenbo is a universal fashion brand. Tenbo is the meaning of the [elephant] in Swahili. Elephant While a gentle friendly image, has also combines strength ferocity enough to destroy the village. Sometimes defended by able strength not only kindness, was in this brand name I think is that it is necessary strength to confront. Brand icon is YOMI chan was lovely represent the skull is a symbol of death. "Afterlife" I called the country of YOMI in Japanese. Brand icon’s name have taken from there.By think the death, we also hope to continue to represent the brand generosity accepted all."

via tokyo-mb fashion week.

東京 FW: Takeo Kikuchi

"Since his debut in 1984, Kikuchi is the pioneer of designer brand, and expressing the new approach of men's fashion. It’s made for gentleman, who wears atmosphere of this modern time with glamour and sense of humor. With supremacy quality of the highest Japanese manufacturing technology and also the credible 30 years brand history, we offer the total styling suit for the various lifestyles."

via tokyo-mb fashion week. 

東京 FW: Dresscamp

      

"Since it's debut in 2002, DRESSCAMP has been presenting novel collections with a characteristic use of color, making the best use of material print, with original decorativeness, powerful and delicate dresses in the genre of couture-classic.We often collaborate with top-brands from around the world in order to offer authenticity and high quality."

via tokyo-mb fashion week; including images.

東京 FW: Christian Dada

 

"From Tokyo to Paris, the design house of Christian Dada is a fashion force to be reckoned with. Daring, innovative, and futuristic, are three of this design house's main themes. When it comes to creating clothing that everyone with a passion for fashion, and a craving for extreme individuality, longs for; Dada is the name. Christian Dada's creator and designer, Masanori Morikawa, is young and filled with endless, fresh design ideas. Morikawa creates his artistic designs based on his love for Dadaism; an early 20th century avant garde art movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland."

via toovia.com; images via tokyo-mb fashion week

東京 Fashion Week: Street Style

東京 ファッションウィーク

♥ Colored hair, straps, buckles, and rabbit ears. Oh my!

Images via Style.com; see the rest of the collection here.

EOTW: Froot

In no way am I qualified to critique a music album. The amount of film versus music I have indulged in is laughable. I am super guilty of listening to the same artists continuously, until I get tired of the same ol' songs. My music library is a sad little place. I'd like to add new artists--I go to my sister's starred on Spotify--but I'm terrible at searching music. This is why I am a fan of the international lists on Spotify. Actually, I'm on the hunt for new Japanese music that isn't hard rock. The best I've found is this techno/indie playlist on 8tracks. What I want is a band I can follow, buy merch, etc. A lot of popular Japanese artist in the West are Miyavi, Gackt, and The Gazette. So much hard rock!

I was attempting to get into 2NE1 and boyband/girlbands from Korea, but it's not going so well. I'm just not into that type of music anymore. There are a few songs here and there that are nice, but not an artist as a whole.

Back to Marina and the Diamonds. I love the new look! Her Electra Heart vixen was a fabulous character and I'm excited to see what she does with this new album. I like this progression from the Mid-Century into the seventies. I'm attempting to watch the music videos as I type this, but she still seems to be a "rich bitch". I say this with love! I like seeing cohesiveness among album ideals and aesthetics. That's not to say albums/artists who don't follow this aren't at the same level.

EDIT: I'm not noticing a theme among the videos. I.e. the subject of each is drastically different. However, there seems to be a short montage of Marina in glamour attire among all the videos.

Marina looks much more mature now~ In an aged way. Both versions of herself are lovely, but I prefer Electra Heart on a purely aesthetic level. Perhaps, the more videos I watch the more attached I'll become to this "new" Marina?

fuckyeah froot | oh-marina-what-a-shame

I've listened to the entire album. As a whole, I like it. A lot. The songs and lyrics are ripe for a seventies inspo. Her voice is still a haunting alto. Unfortunately, I can't tell individual songs apart. My first listen through, I had the music playing background while I surfed the web. For three? four? songs, I was under the impression a single track was playing. Not until I checked, did I find I had been through quite a few. Perhaps, this is because I've only listened twice through?

I guess, the songs aren't different enough to actively tell the difference--unlike Electra Heart. I could easily distinguish between the track list of Electra Heart, regardless if I was browsing the web or focusing solely on the music.

Overall score: ☆☆☆☆☆☆.8 // 6.8 out of 10
Release date: March 13, 2015
Top tracks: Can't Pin Me Down, Forget, Better Than That, and Solitaire
Full track list:

1. Happy
2. Froot
3. I'm A Ruin
4. Blue
5. Forget
6. Gold
7. Can't Pin Me Down
8. Solitaire
9. Better Than That
10. Weeds
11. Savages
12.Immortal

Snail Mail ! ! !

via paperpastries/carolyn suzuki goods | walkinlove/snail mail package ideas | mr.printables/ghost boxes

When I was in kindergarten, we had a mail box system in our classroom. It was this plastic monstrosity that had awesome stationary and stamps (to a six year old!) and a mailbox. We could write letters to each other and our teacher would hand them out at the end of class. I would write myself blank letters so I could keep all the paper. I still have an affinity for paper goods, but I'd try not to buy them, because I didn't have a use--until now. 

I've always thought the idea of having a pen pal who I could send gifts and cute letters and become great friends with was lovely and sort of a dream (in a life list/bucket sort of way). Now, I'm content to have letters sent to me at all. Recently, I've gotten into the pen pal world and I'm including the tumblr sites I like. Woohoo!

via maikonagao/pineapple | cocorrina/it's gonna be fucking awesome | historyinhighheels/you fancy

The Place for Pen Pals: Hello and this is The Place for Pen Pals. We are a community that tries to be safe as we can, we post ads and share stories to help people find their perfect pen pal. Our goal is that everyone experiences snail mail or an email buddy or even a skype friend that will be your friend for not just tomorrow but for the years to come. Why not give us a try and become part of a family. // All of the ads are fabulous! They're long from what I've seen of other pen pal sites and this is great! It's much easier to find someone with similar interests than slugging through long conversations that turn into nothing. :(

*Penship: HELLO! And welcome! If you are searching for a pen pal you are in the right place! // This tumblr has an in depth tag system that I haven't found elsewhere and this is where I've found the majority of my pen pals.

Letters and Gifts: This is a place where you’ll be able to find the perfect pen pal. Submit your information: picture, name, age, where you live, your interests, and/or your perfect pen pal. // Not too popular but there are so many gems! I've found a friend or two and the response and ad posting time is very quick.

Searching the tags for pen pal, snail mail, or penpal results in a slew of other tumblrs--including for French enthusiasts and teenage pen pals. Email pals are popular too (shoutout to Thuc from Germany!).  Remember: be safe, don't give out too much personal info, and it's okay to say no if you are uncomfortable.

via rianastamp/cactus | babble/luck of the Irish | alicemolds/washi tape