Jumpstart into Spring!

What a great weekend. It was lovely weather and full of great friends! On Friday night I dragged everyone out to the midnight release of the New Moon DVD. But I got more than just the movie! new cookbooks for my tea parties. Yes I couldn't wait till the next day and of course I had to wear Lolita. I went with a dark classic dress, it fit the evening.

On Sat we hit the woods for a hike in the great weather. How I miss hike everyday. When I was a kid I went up the mountain almost everyday. It's hard for me now and Nathan went up in full chain-mail...oh larpers.

And finally Sunday was nice as well and I had to dress Lolita again...yes I need to share.

Do we dream to escape reality or do we escape reality to dream?

So I picked up a new manga the other day(not a surprise). I am really enjoying it. There are two volumes out at the moment, second one was released just before the Alice in Wonderland movie so that might be why it caught my eye (good marketing Tokyopop).

Anyways I wanted to share a conversation between Alice and a character Nightmare that hit me:
Alice: There's nothing beyond a dream. They just end.
Nightmare: Exactly. When you wake up from a dream, there's nothing left but reality.

They were talking about how dreams can be scary but maybe waking up from them is scarier? I personally live for dreaming. Without my daydreams the day would just be boring. Sometimes I love the thought of just living in a dream, because I believe in anything is possible then. Maybe it's just because my dreams are filled with castles and dragons and knights, but I never want to leave them or not believe in them.


Anyways I leave you with a picture of one of my new outfits!


Blouse and Jumper: Bodyline

Artist, Lryics, Outfit 1

So the other day I was staring at my closet and started to think about what would I wear if I was going to "insert event here." So I have decided to do posts about some of the music artist I would love to see and the outfit I would wear to their concerts. I'm going to start with what I would have to say is my all time favorite musician, Emile Autumn. http://www.myspace.com/emilieautumn She has such an unique voice and creates such a haunting sounds. She also has a crazy style that I would love to wear!


One of my favorite songs is "Misery Loves Company" Here are the lovely lyrics:
It's not the time
It's not the place
I'm just another pretty face
So don't come any closer
You're not the first
You're not the last
How many more?
Don't even ask
You're one more dead composer

Do I need you?
Yes and no
Do I want you?
Maybe so
You're getting warm
Tou're getting warm
You're getting warmer oh
Did you plan this all along
Did you care if it was wrong
Who's getting warmer now
That I'm gone

Misery loves company
And company loves more
More loves everybody else
But hell is others

I'm not for you
You're not for me
I'll kill you first
You wait and see
You devil undercover
You're not a prince
You're not a friend
You're just a child
And in the end
You're one more selfish lover

Do I need you?
Yes and no
Do I want you?
Maybe so
You're getting warm
You're getting warm
You're getting warmer oh
Did you plan this all along
Did you care if it was wrong
Who's getting warmer now
That I'm gone

Misery loves company
And company loves more
More loves everybody else
But hell is others

You're so easy to read
But the book is boring me
You're so easy to read
But the book is boring me
You're so easy to read
But the book is boring
Boring boring boring boring
Boring boring me

Pray for me
If you want to
Pray for me
If you care
Pray for me
If you want to
Pray for me
If you dare
Pray for me
If you want to
Pray for me
If you care
Pray for me
If you want to
Pray for me you fucker
If you fucking dare

Misery loves company
And company loves more
More loves everybody else
But hell is others


This I what I would wear. Both dress and bloomers are Bodyline. Note my Hello Kitty band-aid on my right hand, I got hurt at work again! I wish that Emile would come and do a whole tour in the US. She has only come to NYC a few times. Go and listen to her music
http://www.myspace.com/emilieautumn
More post like this to come!

Tea Trip!

Yesterday lovely Amy and I dressed up and went to visit the tea shop/house in NY, called Harney and Sons. It is only a little over an hour from us so we took a morning trip to get there. Because we went to enjoy tea and get new tea for our tea parties we had to dress up Lolita. I chose to go classic, one: because I haven't had many chances to wear this outfit and two: didn't want to go too "crazy" for Amy's mother. Here is a pic of me and my darling Amy. We are so close to truly being sisters!

At the tea house there is a shop, a small luncheon cafe and tasting room. After we enjoyed a delicious meal we went to the tasting room and had a great time trying all sorts of tea, from oolongs to black and green teas. It was great! When you purchase tea from Harney's every tin tells you the right amount and brewing time, so each cup of tea will be perfect.
These are the teas I bought. Organic Peppermint and Winter White Earl Gray. The peppermint leaves a wonderful tingle in your mouth and the white earl gray has an almost sweet taste to it. No need for sugar!

Visit the website, you can request a catalog and start exploring new teas. www.harney.com

Photos by me. Last photo from Haney and Sons page.

Enchanted Forest Sprite

In the hours after a snow fall , while the forest is still, this is when the enchanted forest sprite emerges. She travels the forest making sure all the creatures of her domain had kept themselves safe and warm.

In the stillness she takes the chance to play and dance among the trees. She is able to enjoy the enchantment and wonder of the soft covered forest.

But soon the snow will melt and spring will come and the forest will awaken! Then the sprite wont be alone in her journeys through her magical forest.

So at the moment I'm kinda half living back at my parents while my knight is off fighting the battles. I have moved into the guest room so I don't have the ability to completely my room my own. I have found someways to give it my flare and wanted to share this with you.

On the dresser I display all my lovely jewelry on my new dress holder (x-mas gift from my friend). I also love my Ariel box from the days when I worked at the Disney store, and my little frog prince.


My collection of headbands decorate my mirror. Yeah they are mostly black and red, my favorite colors.

Pile of Gothic and Lolita Bibles are always next to my bed cause I can't stop looking at them. Also there is my Angel Sanctuary pillow.


Next to my bed is some photos of the love of my life and the talking bear he left me that says "Goodnight Kittydragon, I love you." Isn't he sweet, I wish he was here.

This is my newly organised closet. My growing Lolita collection is starting to take over.


Hope you enjoyed my little tour!

My Disney Role Model

In Lolita Charm's last post http://lolita-charm.blogspot.com/, Victoria was reponding to an article that stated being a princess is something you grow out of and that the image of a princess presented by Disney are just shells of being a young girl. Oh how not true this is. As I was growing up I had a strong kindred spirt with Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I loved her curiosity and freedom, not to metion her beatiful voice and long red hair(sometimes I dye my hair red to idolize her). I would always pretend to be her while playing in the pool or out in my forest. As a teenager I understood her need for independance. We all want the chance to explore and find out who we are. She uses another "world" as a way to discover something within herself. Now, as the princess I have become, I still look up to Ariel. I love to discover new things. Lolita is a huge part of my exploration. Through Lolita I found a way to capture my youth and become more of a girl then I ever was(I was an extreme tomboy).I always love to learn about diffrent things and explore new places. I'm constantly telling myself that I am free to be me, who ever that is today. Ariel was not afraid to put herself out there. Heck she grew legs and learned to dance! I will always fight for what I believe in. I will go and fight for the one I love no matter what sea witch wants to stop me. I am proud that I had a Disney Princess for a role model.