what she wore

is it highly narcissistic to post about what i wear?
i've recently gotten some new clothes, thanks to the LF store's massive sale.

So, between that & my new hair extensions, i've been look'n cute! haha

So, i wanted to put up some photos of my recent 'fits & keep posting about the new ones to come!

here's a slideshow from the new album made on my Flickr account

[add me SMHubbell]

You can also see all my art on this Flickr!!!

So, is it weird to post photos of myself? haha Oh well...

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Foto Friday: he luvs me...

{image from Medulla, via weheartit.com}

this foto friday is pretty personal.

i may have some *big* news. 

more later... enjoy the foto for now.

[ps -

this "new development" stopped me 

from seeing Hoss, in VT... 

he's pissssed, but... 

look at that pic... 

how could i leave that!?]

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Foto Friday: Alice in Wonderland pt. 2

 

hahaha, had to.

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Foto Friday: Alice in Wonderland

Are you sick of hearing me talk about Alice in Wonderland yet?! haha

psh! it's Foto Friday, hellooooo!
well, i've shown you many photos, some from my girl Annie Lebovitz, some from good 'ole WeHeartIt.com, but you haven't had a chance to see MINE!

here is a photo that i did as part of a collection for my Digital Photography course in college. The collection was about Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Folk Tales.

Alice in Wonderland

[i got an A+!]

 

what's YOUR favourite Alice photo?

e-mail to Spankyluvsit@gmail.com to submit (or to buy a print of this photo! haha!)

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Manic Monday: Alice in Wonderland

it's Alice in Wonderland Week!!!!

it's no shock that i'm obsessed with Alice in Wonderland.
you've all seen it here before, it's a pretty obvious obsession

[for me & many others]

but, since the new *Tim Burton* version is coming out shortly, everyone seems to be even MORE manic about the tripped out story of a little girl lost.
so, i'm bringing back Manic Mondays to celebrate:

Alice in Wonderland

As a child of the Disney generation (if that's even accurate), my initial thought of Alice in Wonderland is the, semi-terrifying, 80 min long, animated version from 1951.

i've always luvd the story of the girl named Alice, even if it is a liiiiittle weird...

i luv the imagination, the implied horror & excitement in a topsy turvy world, & the gratitude we can have when we finally get home again.

Of course, i'm not the only one who's found inspiration pouring from the seams of Wonderland.
the Lewis Carroll original is, arguably, one of the most provoking stories in literature, inspiring everything from:

Music

Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit 

[one of my personal fav songs ever.]

Aerosmith's "Sunshine"

GWAR's "Phallus in Wonderland"

[see parts 2-6]

Art

Salvador Dali's "A Mad Tea Party"

[collection of Alice in Wonderland inspired images part 1 & 2]

Jewelry, Fashion & Photography

Annie Lebovitz Alice in Wonderland Photos for Dec 2003 Vogue

[more here!]

 

watch the impromptu Mad Tea Party where Disney released a preview of 

Alice is the New Black 

line.

view other pieces by Tom Binns's Alice in Wonderland line for Disney Couture at Creative Contrast and Boutique for you, & see some of Tom Binn's work as well as more Swarovski pieces at the Disney Store!

[Also, follow @TomBinnsDesigns on twitter for updates on new gorg pieces.]

Science

there is a medical term called "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome" a "disorienting neurological condition" which has symptoms of seeing things in disproportion.

personally, i think i have "White Rabbit Syndrome", since i'm perpetually late!

[learn more]

there are a million other ways that Alice in Wonderland has applied, inspired, enlightened culture, but there's no need to overwhelm!
i imagine whatever is next is going to be amazing...
i can only hope that it's a Cirque du Soleil!

Do you know of any others, that i didn't mention? 

Do you have any fabulous photos, news or links to share?

e-mail them to Spankyluvsit@gmail.com!

Continue with me through Alice in Wonderland week & look forward to reading about my trip down the Rabbit Hole to be posted this weekend 

[i'm seeing the movie Thursday at midnight!]

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a letter from Spanky: Profile Picture

i may be growing tired of my profile image:

so, i'm thinking that i wanna change it. Unfortunately, i haven't taken any good photos of myself in a while. the same day that i took this pic, above, i took a bunch others.
they're hella old [well, about... two years?! wow...] but i look, basically, the same.
here they are, after i picnik'd them up a bit, for extra spice.

lemme know which one you think i should use! 

 

[this is what i have now, but i'm rethinking it. does my nose look mondo, or what!?]

[i luv this one, but it doesn't really say "come read my blog".. it kiiiinda comes off as "what the fuck are you looking at?" y'think?]

[i luv this one, my mom hates it. i actually sketched it a while back, i'll have to find that. i think it's got a nice sense of "brush yo' shouldahs off..." swagga-face, no?]

lemme know, i need your heeeellp!
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valentines day luv*

happy valentine's day everyone! 

 

 & happy birthday Mom! 

[this pic just reminds me of her]

& Happy birthday to my baby peanut puppy - Holly Golightly!

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Foto Friday: "all that glitters is gold..."

i was reading my favourite book, Weetzie Bat last night [yes, again], so, i'm in a *magical* mood.
i'm trying to bring back Foto Fridays, but i'm not making it so structured this time.
if i have one photo i want to share, then i will, if there are a ton, i'll do that then. haha.
enjoy.

 

  

  

  

  

 

[all photos found on good 'ole weheartit.com 

& altered on picnik.com by lil me!]

happy Foto Friday, i hope you see some magical things today.
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bread & butterflies*

just felt like sharing...
 

"Little bread and butterflies kiss the tulips
And the sun is like a toy balloon
There are get-up-in-the-morning glories In the golden afternoon"  

  

-All in the Golden Afternoon,

Alice in Wonderland

 

  

  

[all photos found on weheartit.com]

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Challenge: 365 Photos.

this is just one of the best things i've ever seen. i always end up thinking about it.

 

last year [December 1st, 2009] my pops turned 53. He is an amateur photographer & decided that he was going to take a self portrait, every day, to document his 53rd [technically 54th?] year. 

i want to do this, take a photo every day for a year & make it into a movie.

Does anyone want to take this challenge with me?

*Take one photo of yourself, in the same basic position, every day, for one year.*

 

ok, so i know that it's one hell of a challenge, & who knows where we'll all be in a year, but the good thing is, no matter where you go [unless you're arrested & in jail, or you go to the moon, which would be awesome] you'll probably be able to take one stink'n picture of yourself everyday.

If you're up for the challenge, pledge with a comment. if you don't think you can do a whole year [chicken.. braock, bru-bru-brauck - yes those are chicken noises] then, maybe commit to a month, a few months? between now & your next milestone?

 

[if you can] make a video of your photos when you're done. If you can't make a video, ask me when you're done & i'll [probably] make a video for you.

 

This can be an awesome thing to see how we all change & grow, day to day.

[see examples on "the q"...]

are you up for it?

 [ps: make sure to check 
"the q" for loads more spanky! 
overflow content on lots of posts!]

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mirror mirror...complex?

what do u think about people who have blogs that are basically just daily photos of them & their outfits?

granted, they usually have fanTASTic 'fits & cute pics, but... like... what's the real appeal? what, other than styling trends, why do they get so much attention?

i was just looking at one JUST now... she had 254 comments on a post that was literally 5 photos of her in an outfit in different poses, in her living room.

ya... the pants were hella cute, and the ankle boots were trendy-tastic... but.. 254 people "tuned in" to see

"what's this chick gunna wear TODAY? & will she pose to the left, or the right?!?!....... the RIGHT today! amazing. i MUST comment!"

i mean... right?

i dunno. i don't see the point in it. honestly, the taking of & uploading photos to the blog post, is the most time consuming and obnoxious part of all! writing is the fun part, photos are tedious.

o well. it's not for me... but here's one little narcissistic pic, just to prove a point:

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rando.

this photo depresses me...

but i kinda like it.


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makeover.

Ya Dig?

Rickdiculous just told me that my new banner was "emo" - to which i had a very clever comeback

"YOUR'E EMO!"

... (hey, i never said i was mature...)

What do you think, readers? You're the ones that will be look at it (i hope). I like it, but if you've got a better idea, hit me with it.

JenBunny changes her blog layout and banner more often than her socks. (which is true because the girl always has flops on).

What do you think of this idea? I wish that i could set it to be on some wicked kool *random* setting to rotate every day, but that would probably be really annoying. (if anyone knows how to do this, please let me know! it would make my life and JenBunny's life a lot easier... choices are hard!)

I'm working on a few more options and then, i'll let you all help me pick. Keep your eyes peeled!!!

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my everlasting blog-conundrum

We start these things because we feel we need to give ourselves a voice...

but... then we start to write about things that others want to read because the thought of writing for no one is... depressing. The more we start to write for others, the more our voices become the outer, exposed sense of who we are. this is when the original idea starts to get lost.

we want to be able to share our *secrets* with the world, but we also want people to hear us. So we advertise. we write about relatable topics, but, ooh, careful, nothing too deep, might start to get depressing & you'll bring readers down rather than pep people up. Before you know it, you're spending more time spreading the word than you are bearing your soul. You're Cosmo... no, you're Cosmo Girl... all pep, no pulp...

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace (if you've still got it)... you post your links everywhere to drive traffic... then, you have a soul baring moment that you need to vibe through your body, down your arms to your hands & you wish that you could let your finger tips dance across the keyboard in a rythmic tap dance to express how you really feel... but... gasp... so many people that REALLY know me could potentially read this! eek! What if my boss sees me typing & thinks "oh! i should check out her blog, maybe i'll find something that will make me want to have her write some copy for the business" or, shit! what if that super cute boy from the house party a few weeks ago actually reads my words, swoon... must be perky, upbeat & carefree.

but that's not real.

my blog. my rules. if you want to read it, you gotta be able to swallow it.

we're not perfect. if we were, we'd be writing pulitzer prize winners or college text books (without researching first.. ya, i said "perfect"). We're who we are. all of us, in some way are expected to be imperfect. outsiders on the inside. this is why we start a blog to begin with.

so... to my boss, my friends, my family, hell, my enemies & to that cute boy (swoon)...

this is me...

still slightly censored, but working on baring it all..
i hope you luvs it*

GIVEAWAY (finally)

I need a little FLAVA in my life.

i've been looking at the same background image of my work computer ever since I did the Bob Dylan "wordy wednesday" a while back...

i recently changed it, but i'm not pleased with this one either because the photo itself is too small, so it looks all griany on the screen...


so here is what i'm thinking...

Whomever can send me the best background photo for my computer (you can comment with a "view image" link), will win a giveaway prize!!!

(now, i believe in a little mystery, so i'm not going to tell you right now what the prize will be, but trust me, they're good!!!)

SEND ME PHOTOS!

As you can tell from my blog, i luvs all sorts of images. Everything from crazy photos with amazing Art Direction to vintage photos of hippies in a field, gorgeous images of natual beauty, black & white images of industrial wonders and even, yes, cartoon images of Disney favourites!

BE ORIGINAL (& yes, you can send more than one if you want!)

(i hope that a lot of people will answer to this.. it won't be fun if i only get 2 options! - tell your friends, unless that is... you don't think you can BEAT THEM!)

GOOD LUCK!

luvs it allll*

the unreal & the real.

“The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. stone crumbles. wood rots. people, well, they die. but things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.”

-chuck palahniuk

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Foto Friday!

Vintage make luv not war.


i absolutely luv this photo. i found it on my "backgrounds" app on my ipod. It was submitted through Flickr, but unfortunately, i haven't been able to figure out by whom. I luv the backgrounds app, but I can never figure out who to give the credit to. If anyone knows how to find this out, or if this happens to be YOUR photo, please, let me know & i'll be more than happy to give you the credit.

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