Watermelon Nails, Before-the-Party Ramblings, and the (Hopefully) End of the Vehicular Drama Saga

Hey lovelies!

So things have been pretty quiet here at Love, Glitter Girl HQ (AKA home). I babysat my two sisters last night, which was good (normally they fight like crazy, but were nice just for me), I have a cast party tomorrow night for the play I was in this spring, Little Shop of Horrors. And yeah.

I might've watched somewhere around six episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation this afternoon (I have no life in the summer). And while I was watching an obscene amount of Star Trek, I decided to paint my nails and do some nail art.

Summery watermelon nails!

I did watermelons, which was a lot more challenging than some of the other nail art I've done because I've never actually painted French tips before. But it went well, so I'm pretty proud of it. (Apologies for the sloppy paint job in the picture, my aim with the brush isn't always the best and I hadn't had time to scour the skin around my nails yet, I promise a better look soon.)

Also, as you know on Monday, the car broke down. The alternator and the battery both blew (which was icky) and we finally got the car back Wednesday, and we haven't had a problem with it since (but now I've probably jinxed it). Hopefully this is the end, but the car is almost 10 years old, so I doubt it. Our last car blew around 10 or 11 as well.

In addition to all the vehicular drama and nail art, as I said above, I am going to a party tomorrow. It's the cast party for Little Shop of Horrors, which was the play I was in this spring, and I have to make a pasta salad for it but that's okay because I make the best pasta salad. A bunch of us are all going to just go to the park and be weird theatre nerds. It's awesome. Also, some of these people I haven't seen since mid-April when the show closed, so that's going to be double awesome.

Other things that happened; I started wearing my retainer after not wearing it for two weeks (I can't figure out which was the bigger mistake), my sisters fought some more today, and I went to the grocery store. Boring, mundane stuff.

School starts soon, so I might get more interesting as the year progresses. I have auditions for a show called Zombie Prom in December, so that's going to be a thing, and I'm actually remembering to blog so that's good. Good job, me.

Some folks are lighting off fireworks for some strange reason, and I can hear the fweeeee of them launching outside my bedroom window.

That's all for tonight, sorry for the weird posting time.

Love,

Glitter Girl

Car Troubles, Hair Dye, and Day to Day Mundane Stuff

Hey lovelies!

Sorry for not posting lately. I tend to not write when my life is doing normal things, and it's been doing a lot of very normal things recently. So yeah.

So what have I been up to lately?

Well, on Friday night (the 8th, for anyone who's wondering), I went to see a bunch of my amazing theatre friends perform in a show called Godspell. And oh my gosh it was like the greatest thing ever. Now, for some reason, act 1 of a show is always "Sunshine! Rainbows! Happiness! Love!" and then act 2 is always "Blood! Death! Destruction!" and let me just say that Godspell was VERY MUCH like this. I cried at the end, and I have never cried watching a musical before so it was incredibly well written and also incredibly well performed. And no, I'm not just saying that because I love those weirdos (even though I do).

Also, on Monday, I was going out for lunch with my family when the car started having some issues (the alternator broke and took the battery with it). We made it about halfway to lunch before we had to pull into a parking lot and reevaluate. We ended up leaving the car in the parking lot and walking to lunch (which would've been cool, as it's only a short walk from where we ended up, but it was like 90°F out and humid as all heck because this is Georgia), and then by some stroke of magic, my best friend's mom was in the area and she offered to drive us home. So that was good. And then we had to negotiate getting the car towed, and all sorts of lovely stuff, and we should get it back today but who knows.

So that was fun.

In addition, I've been thinking about dyeing my hair. I'm not a hundred percent certain, and I've asked at least two of my best friends to talk me either into it or out of it because I really don't know if I should, but I'm thinking of dyeing it bubblegum pink. I'm a little concerned about it because I am originally a redhead and I don't really want to lose that shade (also because touching up roots is going to be a pain because my hair grows fast), but hopefully I will stop wiffle-waffling (yes, that is a legit word) about it soon and just do it.

Going to be babysitting my sisters for my parents' anniversary (and getting paid). Probably going to sit around and write essays because I'm homeschooled and not done with last year (bad decision on my part). So yeah.

Mundane stuff.

But maybe something interesting will happen soon.

Love,
Glitter Girl

10 Summer Fashion Things I Can't Live Without

I'm not usually the kind of girl who talks about clothes all the time (there are plenty of people out there like that if you want to read a blog by someone who does). In fact, I like to consider myself a tomboy. But once in a while, I do enjoy a little bit of glitz, glamour, and fabric talk, because I do care very much about whether or not the fabric I'm wearing is soft.

Now, I know everyone on the internet has done a list like the one I'm about to do. I know they've been doing them since the internet first became available to the general population (slight exaggeration? Maybe). But I still want to make my own list of 10 summer fashion things that I, personally, can't live without.

So, without further ado, here is my list.

I love this pair of flip flops!

1. My favorite pair of flip flops. These shoes (see the above picture) have serviced me for a good four or five years now and while they're starting to get a bit worn out, they're insanely comfy and I wouldn't trade them for the world. 
2. Denim shorts. For me, having at least one pair of denim shorts is essential to my summer wardrobe. They're comfy, they go with everything, and I can dress them up or down for just about any occasion.
3. All of my summer camp T-shirts. I have five of them now, most of them from the same camp, and they're my go-to shirts when I want to wear something comfy and awesome-looking.
4. Bandanas as headbands. When I got a pixie cut in the spring, I didn't like the way I looked when I wore anything but a T-shirt and jeans. So I started wearing bandana headbands, which look really good with t-shirts and shorts.
5. Brightly colored nail polish and nail art. I'm not good at drawing at all, so my nail art isn't exactly on the same level as Picasso, but I still do it. I did a flamingo and a cupcake last summer and they were pretty cool!
6. Bright colors in general. If it's bright, I will probably wear it. Well, aside from anything with ruffles, which I can't stand, but I adore neons and they just seem to go with summer.
7. Striped shirts. And when I say stripes, I mean horizontal stripes. Maybe it's just the nautical-ness of navy and white, but something about them just screams summer, the beach, and warm weather.
8. Friendship bracelets. Like the kind you made at summer camp. I have three of them that I've made myself, and I think the fact that they're the kind of thing you make at summer camp makes them so endearing to me.
9. Peasant tops. I grew out of my favorite one, but I adore peasant tops, especially in the summer time. Why? No idea. They're just fabulous.
10. Graphic shirts with fruit on them. I love any shirt that has a pineapple, a watermelon, or a strawberry on it. They're very summery, make me think of picnics, and every time I look at them, I think to myself, "Man, I could use a pineapple/watermelon/strawberry right now." I am very food-oriented. :)

Did I ever tell you how much I suck at top ten lists? I start out thinking that I've totally got ten ideas, but then by about #5, I forget everything I wanted to write. But I made this one! So yay!

Happy summer!

Love,

Glitter Girl