okay, one more... because every girl needs a nude pump

these are open toe mary janes in nude. they are 4" heels with a 1" platform.

last one, i swear! kinda...

these look familiar because i have them in charcoal. these wedge heels are 3¼" and very comfy. i found them just in time for this rain storm!

i can't stop...

these ankle strap pumps have a 5" heel with a 1½" platform so it feels like it's only 3½".

a little bit of leopard

these booties in nude leopard have a 3½" wedge heel. they were also 70% off!

all that glitters

because it's so hard to say no to anything that sparkles this much on me...

first pair of 2012

i ♥ ♥ ♥ my wedges! these are 4½" heels with a 1½" platform.

happy leap year!!

rip: dory previn

how i adore you, dory previn
turned you up to eleven for the band's ears to bleed...

official news on my recent body scan

i saw my endocrinologist today about my body scan last month. it's official, i'm still cured of thyroid cancer. :)

goodbye 2011

my last meal of 2011. this is what you get when you live near and are related to a restauranteur. mmm... delicious!

happy new year, everyone!

hello... lover!

meet jimmy, the python.

first body scan post cancer-free status

i started my low-iodine diet the day after thanksgiving. this time, the diet lasted 2 weeks instead of 10 days. the 4 extra days is even more excruciating. and having to endure 3 holiday parties while on this diet is torturous. i also missed a baby shower because of this damn diet. boo...

nov 24th, friday - start low-iodine diet (no black friday for me!)

dec 5th, monday - get 1 of 2 thyrogen injections at o'connor (and not in upper butt cheek this time! big surprise!)

dec 6th, tuesday - get 2 of 2 thyrogen injections at o'connor (side effects were major fatigue, i wonder if that is the difference between the types of injections)

dec 7th, wednesday - i-131 pill to be administered in nuclear medicine at o'connor (no bloodwork required!)

dec 9th, friday - whole neck and body scan in nuclear medicine at o'connor

results of the scan after were clear. in fact, dr lim (in the past, dr yen has been my nuclear medicine physician) indicated that my body reacts to iodine the exact same way, every time. if you threw up all of my scan results (this was my 8th, i think), you wouldn't be able to tell when which scan happened as they all look exactly the same.

jan 26th, thursday - official scan results and follow-up with dr bruhn

booties!

on the left, these booties are grey, stretchy and have a 4 ⅛" heel. the other pair have an open toe and are in plum. the heel is 3 ½". they were both 70% off!

birthday goodies!!!

as i have in previous years, i spent my birthday with my dear sister. she took the day off to go to the city with me.

the rings above are from her. they represent us and our birthstones, in the form of diamonds. they are cognac diamonds on yellow gold (topaz for november) and blue diamonds on white gold (turquoise for december).

i picked up this pair of shoes for such a bargain! i picked up some other goodies too. we finished our day in the city with a birthday dinner at the house.

the monday i returned from my birthday week off, my office staff surprised me with these flowers. this was the first year that my staff has done something like this for me. they are too sweet.

and this was my 3rd year taking all of thanksgiving week off. i'm hoping to make it a tradition.

ugh, i have to go on a diet

today, i saw my endocrinologist for a follow up after getting a not-so-normal lab result from my annual visit with him 3 months ago. i think i have mentioned my admiration for him previously. but i need to say it again. i ♥ dr. bruhn. he is the best. every time i see him, no matter how fat i feel, he always tells me that i am beautiful.

apparently, it is time for me to get my i-131 body scan again. in 2008, when i was declared cured, i was told that i would only need a body scan every 3-5 years. it's been 3 years so i suppose it's time. when i get scheduled for the body scan, i must go on this 10-day low iodine diet. this year, however, it's 2-weeks. 4 more days than usual! trust me, this is really hard. basically, i can't eat anything processed, which is good for cleansing but still not easy to do. one year, i lost 6 lbs in 10 days!

when the nurse asked me when i wanted to start the diet, i responded, after thanksgiving, please? so she scheduled my diet to start the day after thanksgiving. that means, no leftovers for me. :( wish me luck!

diana's 30th

me with my dear dear cousins at xanh restaurant

happy 30th, diana! ♥

black swan

for halloween this year, my good friend invited me to a party in the city. i haven't dressed up in years.

in early october, as i looked around my apartment for costume ideas, i found an old dress i bought in high school. for my senior prom, i made my dress but i bought a back up dress at guinne sax. see the top image of the dresses below. when i put it on, i thought... dark ballerina! which then lead to black swan. this was actually an idea my cousin gave me this summer while traveling together in new york. she had planned on being black swan. thanks debbie!

this dress is almost 20 years old and finally worn! it was very exciting.

as you can see, i first removed the horrendous long sleeves. then i moved the petticoat up and cut the dress in half. i added feathers and gems to the bust of the dress. i bought a tiara and basically colored it black with sharpies. now, i had to figure out the make up. and thanks to a youtube tutorial, i was able to get the make up done myself. i walked in 6-inch heels for over 3 hours and the make up lasted about 8 hours. i was pretty impressed with myself.

dear wedges,

how do i love thee,
let me count the ways
one pair, two pairs...

♥ from kip

venue: slim's
artist: pains of being pure at heart (pobpah) & twin sister
who: joe
when: 7 october 2011 (friday)
doors open at 7p

joe was visiting for about 5 days which is always nice. we got a work out in there, a couple trips to the city and of course, shopping! we also had tickets to see peter bjorn & john (pb&j) the weekend he was in the area. unfortunately, they cancelled. and in an effort to make the most of his stay, i got us tickets to see pobpah. coincidentally, at the same venue that pb&j were going to play.

we got there early enough to get a prime parking spot, something to eat and seats upstairs. from our seats, we could see the merch table and who was manning it. for a good period of time, it was kip berman, the lead vocalist for pobpah. i decided that i would check out the merch and maybe add some vinyl to my growing collection. i have a record that is white vinyl and another one (from the recent jens show) that is clear vinyl. so i wanted to get a record that is special. i have their second album, belong but only a couple of songs off of the first album. kip mentioned that the record has a marble pattern to it. this of course is the exact type of thing i wanted. to top it off, kip signed it for me (see image above). he was also very nice.

the opening band, twin sister was horrible. all due to their singer. her vocals had potential, however, she did not. the look she was sporting was terrible. it was some sort of homely-yet-slutty look. the two do not go together. it was dreadful. as far as their music, i clearly forgot because i needed to. nothing special.

for some reason and perhaps it was because of twin sister, but i liked pobpah much better when ro and i saw them at gamh back in april. i still enjoyed them, just not as much.

rating: ♥ ♥ ♥

you should wear rubber, always wear rubber

go put
your rubber boots on,
your rubber boots on,
stand up
walk on.

my shoe corner...

because everyone should have one. :)at the end of september, my sister moved out. with her, so did a large piece of furniture that previously occupied a corner of my room. since it was now empty, i thought i'd make good use of the space. i've always wanted a wall of shoes, however, i have so much crap that it was pretty impossible. so, rather than have a wall 'o shoes, i have a shoe corner. and this does not hold all of my shoes, mind you. it does conveniently remind me of the shoes i used to forget about that were formerly stored under my bed.