New York Inspiration

Photos grabbed from various sites on tumblr

Just a little inspiration and reminder. I hope to see you soon, New York.

Heeled

These are my latest purchase of heels and I love them. Black & white with a minimalistic feel, these are so "me" since I've never been one for crazy patterns or wild colors. They seem like they could go with mostly anything, and when the only other pair of heels you own are blue (thus looking for a dress to match them with every event), these seem like a pretty great buy. Plus they were more than 50% off, and who doesn't love a good deal?

I'm not sure when I'll be wearing these because when you're an awkward 5'8" in a sea of average 5'5"s & below, flats are the more sensible, not to mention comfortable, choice. I still need to practice walking in heels too before I take them out for a spin and fall flat on my face. Still, I'm pretty happy with them and I could always bring them with me when I hopefully move across the world next year (which reminds me to stop procrastinating and study seriously). 

Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

     It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

     Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. 

Rating: ★★★★★

I've had this on my shelf for years now but never really got around to reading it. I'm glad I didn't read this sooner. Not because I didn't like it, but because I don't think I would have appreciated it as much if I had read it when I was younger.

Gastronomic

Some of the good food I've had recently:

 From Nonki

From Irie Gastropubliko

 From La Vie Parisienne

 From Q-Bay

From La Marea

 

From Frontgate

I've been craving and eating good food for the past few days whenever I'm out with friends and feeling really good to be able to catch up with them in the midst of all our separate lives (hello, real world). Sitting here and looking at these reminds me that I probably need to eat better and include more greens, but I love unhealthy food too much to deny myself. I'm waiting for the treadmill to be fixed, so I can at least have some form of exercise apart from the constant "work" my hands have from being on the computer all day.