Thrift and Swap Meet

So my thrifting buddy and best friend Tyler and I went to the swap meet Sunday. For five bucks I left with a bunch of bangles and a ring :) Oh, and for a dollar I bought Tyler a cactus which he promptly gave some random mexican name. I have yet to show a good pic of Tyler, and he was really proud he wore a thrifty outfit the other day, so here are some photos from the last few days:
This is Tyler in all his thrifty snake-bitey glory:


flannel shirt:thrift shop in Encinitas
communist shirt:Rags thrift store in Hillcrest
Ya he's a proud socialist... whatever.

And here's me and my new bangles :)





And.. the band I'm obsessed with at the moment-
Great Lake Swimmers
My boy calls is naptime mucic, but I love it. It's so calm and serene and I didn't do them justice with just these four songs. It's acoustic and his voice is incredible and calming. I listened to this for an hour today. (the trolley ride both ways) It definately helped me tune out the hobos and middle aged men who try and talk to me or the woman yelling random phrases at the other trolley patrons.

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Music Post!

Yay! I'm really excited about new music, so this entry is going to be delving into bands that I've become recently enamored with, I hope you take a listen and love them as much as I do!

First up, Owl City
http://www.myspace.com/owlcity

This music is addicting! Their Myspace claims that their genre is Electronica/Pop, but don't let that scare you away, it's pretty music with amazing vocals that aren't completely synthed out. My favorite song is Saltwater Room, there is a girl singing as well and it's so beautiful. All of his music has such a happy beat. Take one listen, and you'll be addicted too. My whole town has become enamored with Owl City!



NeverShoutNever!
http://www.myspace.com/nevershoutnever

Pretty, pretty, pretty. This young prodigy is an amazing one-man band. If you've heard The Rocket Summer, he's got the same one-man vibe. But NeverShoutNever! is acoustic yet very catchy. His voice is so good, and his songs are about breakups and love.
"But the summer is a bummer
If you can't leave
This pathetic excuse for a town
That holds all your memories
A lifetime of crushes and your broken dreams
To be anywhere but here
But baby anywhere is away from me" - BigCityDreams
Take a listen, it's cute music if you're loving life or just need a pick-me-up.Oh, and did I mention he's good looking.. definately :)


Kings of Leon
www.myspace.com/kingsofleon

When I heard that Kings of Leon recently became a huge hit, I did a double take, because Kings of Leon has been around since 2003. My favorite abum of theirs is still the 2005 release Aha Shake Heartbreak. Caleb's voice is so unique sounding that you have to give this band a listen. My favorite song has always been Four Kicks, but that sadly isn't on their Myspace. I urge you to listen to it and try and guess exactly what he's saying, then look up the lyrics to see how wrong you were. That's why it's my favorite song. Also Molly's Chambers, but I think thats just because my name is Mollie.

Amanda Palmer
www.myspace.com/whokilledamandapalmer

If you haven't heard the Dresden Dolls, you're missing out. Their leading lady Amanda Palmer has now gone solo, and her music is just as amazing. Just by looking at this woman you can tell what her music will sound like, so why wouldn't you want to listen? She's amazing.

Jack's Mannequin
http://www.myspace.com/jacksmannequin

This "side project piano-rock band" just keeps getting more amazing. I guarentee every song will be stuck in your head. This is a side project of Andrew McMahon, the lead singer of Something Corporate. I have loved this band since the beginning and with the new album I definately still do. His voice is aaammmaazzziinnggg! Listen.. now! :)

One Hot Minute

This band of cuties is so awesome and catchy. I always find myself singing Miracle in my head. They are pop rock and if you like bands like All Time Low you'll love these guys. I promise!!

Mommy's Earrings

I was routing through my mother's jewelry the other day on a quest to find this amazing necklace I gave her a few years back that she never wears, and I came across some old clip-on earrings. So I played with the large floral designs, and this is going to sound gross, but I found that with the size my ears are gauged to I can put the clip part through my ears and treat them like regular earrings. But now I really want to find something to wear one of mom's many pairs with in public. Here's a shot of one of my favorite pairs.. and now you can see what my actual face looks like.. eek.

Naturally Curly

The vest was too big, but I put some ingenuity into it and pinned it back with paperclips! You can't see them and now it fits perfectly :)

Shoe Porn

If I ever saw it..


Rock and Republic... must have.. now.
Thank you for inventing that term Rumi.

Eat Your Heart Out Bliss Lau

I made my own body chain and I'm extremely proud of it!


You can wear the long chain part up over your arms then it's like a double necklace concoction.

This is one of Bliss Lau's chains..


They're really easy to make, but I used cheap chain that I bought a few months back and it breaks really easily. I bought new nice chain for necklace making, but I decided to use the cheap stuff for my first body chain attempt, which was probably the smart thing to do. All in all it only took fifteen minutes to make, but I wasn't being a perfectionist either. So... what do you think??

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I ordered amazing things last night.. :)



I also made a Bliss Lau-esque body chain which I will post pics of when I get home tonight.

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