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I share all my sporadic and toilet thoughts in here, because I am random like that.
New DSLR toys!
When I bought my spankin’ new Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM lens a couple of days ago (my previous lens went completely kaput – so it was the perfect time to upgrade), the very helpful store owner at John 3:16 Photo Supplies picked it up and took the very first (test) photo.
No prizes for guessing who the test subject was.
Watcha’ staring at?! o.O
The strange thing was – I love it! I have no idea why all the self-portrait pictures I end up liking most are those of me with quirky expressions. That’s just the way it is!
I see this as a nice start of a new beginning with my new lens. (;
I’ve stopped photography for quite a while due to my previous faulty lens – which went slightly bonkers on September last year and subsequently became near-complete kaput last November. (It serves as a good reminder to myself never to buy second-hand lenses again.)
With the Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM, along with the polarizing and UV filters I got – it’s time to get back at it again!
Whee, so eggciting!
Customizing my own pants!
I recently acquired a pair of plain black cotton track pants for the looong plane journey to Vancouver next month. (Apparently, jeans aren’t the best for long plane rides as it may lead to deep vein thrombosis.)
The pants was a little too plain for my liking and so I decided to jazz it up. Went around collecting materials galore – plain black cloth, shoelaces in brown and black, silver metal fasteners, golden buttons, and thread reels in a myriad of colours.
I initially wanted to do some contrast threading. Say for example, electric blue threading on the black-based pants. However, I threw that idea out of the window as it’d be difficult to match. Eventually settled for neutral colours.
Creating the pockets!
I started off by creating two little black pockets – one for each side, attached to the front of the pants at different heights.
The pockets were created from black squares of scrap cloth with the edges sewn in as shown. (Yes, folks! Everything was hand-sewn. The total process took about two hours in total because I am such a n00b at stitching. But I gave it a shot anyway because it’s really fun to customize your own stuff!)
The black pockets were then attached to the pants. Yes, with black thread. Hurhur, how boring. (; It’d be fun to do something with contrast threading in the future. Perhaps a t-shirt. I’ll see how it goes.
Attaching the pockets!
This was then followed by little golden buttons for some pizazz! (Not to mention how I was getting tired of seeing black, black, black!)
I ought to stop buying shoes
As in, seriously!
In the past four months alone, I have amassed at least eight new pairs. It’s driving my mum up the wall, because I shift her shoes to release more space in the cabinet for mine. Plus, she claims my shoes are much, much cheaper than hers (which is true), so she should get first dibs on the storage space, not me.
Exactly what kind of footwear do I go for?
Well, one thing for sure – I do not fit the typical girly shoe-owner profile of collecting heels. I don’t quite support the idea of straining my feet. Rather, I go for comfort.
The girliest pair of shoes I own is a pair of gladiator flats. And so far, I’ve worn it only … about twice. Erps.
The bulk of my shoe cabinet comprises sneakers, Birkenstocks (particularly Papillios) and a collection of ballet flats and mary-janes in a myriad of colours and designs. The general gist is – as long as they are easy on the feet, I have ’em!
Uh, okay. I somewhat digressed. The purpose of this entry was actually to announce the arrival of two recent additions.
My existing pair of Nikes were starting to ‘talk’ to me (think a semi-detached, flappy sole), so I decided to get a new pair of sneakers in view of my trip to Vancouver next month.
This time round, I opted for Adidas – indisputably my favourite brand.
Adidas Superstar II in gold and white.
The laces were originally white, but I replaced ’em with a pair of black ones because I like having some contrast on my shoes.
Mmmm, awesome possums!
I always get a high from Adidas‘ stuff.
The last time I bought myself a pair of black Adidas sneakers (way back in early-2008), it took about two months before I decided to stop with the ‘I love them so much that I can’t bear to wear them‘ nonsense and eventually wore them out.
Adidas Superstar II, upclose.
Even looking at these pictures alone brings me into a tizzy. That is the extent of how much I love my new sneakers. (;
The second addition is another pair of flats. Not quite the usual style of flats, though. This one is slightly androgynous – but it was the colour combination and design that attracted me.
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