LOOK MA! I'M FAMOUS!

It's been a hectic and frantic week filled with reading, hi-lighting, note taking and book buying, ah the perils of coming back to Cal. Again, sorry I've been neglecting you, you unloved unappreciated blog, figurative tears are streaming down my cheek as we speak. School's been insanely busy! I have classes from 8AM-3PM almost daily and I'm constantly tired, sleepy, excited, bored, happy, silly, laughing, angry, and even more of an array of emotions and emoticons { :) :( -___- >:) -___~ @___@ :P :D and mucho mucho more!} And since I've been phoneless (due to a little drunken mishap, as explained in the post below) I'm been kind of MIA and antisocial and just plain getting my shiz together (I've already spent time in the library, yes I'm a flat out nerd), WOOT! I'm definitely enjoying my classes and material way more this semester, I mean, I'm taking a class where I get to read Peter Rabbit and Ronald Dahl! (children's lit, oh yeah, be jealous!) And it's nice to have classes where the music, art, and architecture classes are, it's certainly a nice change of scenery, IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT *WINK WINK!*

BUT ANYWAYS, GUSSSH! The icing on top of my already delicious fatty red velvet cheesecake is this little amazing photo sess I had with Brittany from BARE magazine for the Work It, Berk's Work It, Bloggers series. Brittany is beyond cute, sweet, hilarious and she was even a little awkwardly cooky with me (I mean, we were having a photo shoot smack dab in the middle of campus, NBD). I feel so special to be among these stylish CAL bloggers, I feel like a real blogger now, YEAH!

Check it out in all of it's glory!

Photo Credits: Brittany

cropped leather jacket: h&m ($30)

cropped white tank top: victoria's secret pink

floral zip up skirt: urban outfitters ($5)

bling bling sparkly thing: forever 21 ($8)

tights: taiwan

sparkly oxfords: urban outfitters ($20)

PSSSH, ON THE DOWN LOW, she told me that I was the very first person to get photographed with her new lens, suhhhweeeet GO ME!

Thanks so much Brittany! You made my week!

GET TO KNOW ME TUESDAY-PART 3

1. Despite my gym savvy appearance (and my rock hard biceps), I rarely step foot into it. Today was the first of hopefully many to come!

2. I recently spilled vodka all over my blackberry, I guess I just wanted it to be happy like me. So now, I'm phoneless. AND HATING IT. THAT IS THE LAST TIME I DO ANYTHING NICE, EVER!

3. Accents make me go goo gooo gaa gaaaaa, I dieeeeee.

4. Sushi is my favorite food. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, every single day. HELL YEAH! ICHIBAN!

5. Lip ring. Enough said.

KNEE DEEP

How typical of me, it's 6:47AM on a Sunday morning and now I decide I just *MUST* blog, typical. After a month long of nothing but boring perfection, I'm back at the place I love to hate, Berkeley. It's always such a bittersweet thing trading in my nice long extended stays at home to come back to nothing but stress and work, but in the end, I love being here and I wouldn't dare have it any other way.

This is what I wore to a family dinner at Miraku in downtown Walnut Creek a couple nights before I left. When we couldn't decide between French, Italian or steak, we settled on a nice little Japanese restaurant that served slightly overpriced sushi that tasted like they had just fished it out of the ocean in their harbor and slabbed it on our table, it was that fresh.

I haven't worn a skirt that reaches past mid-thighs in...well...probably ever, so this was a real nice change for once. I realized how comfy and nice it is to be able to stand up and not have to adjust and pull and tug on your skirt because it rode up. I feel way classier and more "mature" (SCOFF, that's a funny joke in itself!) It's definitely a look I'm willing to try try try again!

As winter break comes to a quick end, we're left with the bitter after taste of semester two in our mouths like a swish of cheap vodka minus the yummy orange juice chaser. Sadly it's time to hit those books and attend those huge ass boring lectures at an ungodly 8AM once again and study our little asses (who are we kidding, all of our asses have expanded beyond beliefs!) off. Here's hoping to a more successful, more productive, and less lazy semester! Fingers crossed and crossing my heart!

striped sweater: kohls ($8)

dress worn as a skirt: tj maxx ($12)

brown bow boots: taiwan ($50)

knitted headband: gifted

stone necklace: taiwan

ditzy floral clutch: thrifted ($1.50)

leather belt: thrifted ($5)

GET TO KNOW ME TUESDAY-PART 2

1. I'm a compulsive eater and I need to be forced to attend OAFHS (overeaters anonymous for the fat and hungry souls)

2. I love the way my mac sounds when the keys go CLICK CLACK CLICKITY CLACKITY CLACK! when I'm furiously BSing an essay...or just typing random letters to hear it go CLICK CLACK!

3. College-Asher Roth is a raw true depiction of my first semester in college. I've even learned a lesson or two, like never passed out with my shoes on, NO SHAME!

4. I'm slightly, nay, super freakin' addicted to piercings. Just got my left daith pierced on NYE as photographed above!

5. I say I DGAF but I honestly GAF a lot. Too much. All the time.

FIST PUMPIN'

UNCE, UNCE, UNCE, UNCE! If you guessed rave music, than ding ding ding you're the golden ticket winner! Golden ticket to what you say? To...uh, well, nothing. BUT STILL, good for you! I so overwhelmed with pride! I never thought I'd be one to say that raves are my scene but it's a lot of fun. First of all, it's not like a club so there's no one to impress. Everyone there is so chill (aka drugged out/drunk/high) that they don't care what you're wearing. It's simply fun to go in there, all hyped up and dressed down, and fight pump/head bang/hip thrust your heart out! Sad to say this but I was super oober ridiculously sore the next morning due to the amount of forceful fist pumpin' we did. I don't know how those guidos and guidettes on Jersey Shore (which reminds me I still need to watch the season 3 premiere...DON'T JUDGE ME!) do it night after night, it's such an arm workout! Maybe I'm not cut out for that kind of lifestyle, I'll never achieve head guidette status, sad!

With only a week, a mere seven days left until I head back to Berkeley (yay!) I'm making the most effort to try and make my bestestestest friend happy (aka MY BED!) It's been feeling neglected cause I haven't been home that much in the previous weeks so I dropped all my plans (aka have no plans) and opted to stay in all snuggled up in my cozy and soft bed and watch movies online. So far I've watched The Town, The Other Boleyn Girl, Ocean's 11, and Lolita (1962). Please leave me some suggestions, I do have a whole week left to be a lonely hermit.

Oh yeah, another reason for my sole solitude was that I was in a car accident yesterday. If anyone decides to pull the "no shit, you're a female asian driver, it was bound to happen" SHUDDUP before I punch your two front teeth out! It was not my fault in the slightest, the truck backed up into my car, no, basically on top of my car. The worst part of it all is that my baby (aka my '98 honda civic) was demolished in this accident. Poor thing never stood a chance, sigh. So now I'm slightly freaked to be driving and have reduced my speed to be that of a granny's, which is unlike my usual fast and the furious status (well, that's what it seems like in my head anyways...)

peek-a-boo velvet tank: urban outfitters ($15)

vintage belt: thrifted ($2.50)

vintage levis shorts: buffalo's exchange ($7.50)

tights: taiwan (in the thrash now, sad)

dreamcatcheresque necklace: f21 ($7)

Movie suggestions: READY, SET, GOOOO!

GET TO KNOW ME TUESDAY-PART 1

NEW YEAR, NEW TRADITIONS. Since I already have my guilty-free guilty pleasure series that pop up every so often, I felt like it's time to get down right personal with my peeps (you guys!) So every Tuesday will be like a round of speed dating, 5 facts about yours truly. You ready for this?

1. My parent stole my name, Anisa, from the neighbor's daughter because everyone was able to pronounce it already.

2. I suck at taking compliments (I usually just laugh it off or change the subject abruptly).

3. Soup is a major food group for me, I always have to have a cup of soup in the dining commons.

4. I don't feel sexy in jeans, I just don't.

5. I have a very distinguishable laugh. No one has ever mistaken it for anyone else's and everyone can pick it out of a crowd. I don't know if it's a good thing or not.

HO11A FOR 2011

11 New Years resolution for 2011:

1. Stop waiting for things to happen and just go for it.

2. Think positively. Stop being a debbie downer/party poop/lame-o!

3. Remember more of my nights...a nicer way of saying that I need to drink less.

4. Keep in better contact with old friends.

5. Move more! Stop being so lazy, it's time to finally experience the runner's high.

6. Be more social in the real world. Go out and join clubs, meet new people, etc.

7. Write for something. Whether it be the daily cal, a school magazine, or an internet blog, I don't care! I just want something to get my creative juices flowing (and my brain occupied)

8. Be more responsible. We can start this rolling by going to class (especially by going to class) and getting a job (my first!)

9. To care less about what other people think about me and to let it affect me less.

10. Self. Control. Enough said.

11. Use the internet less. Shocking right!? My friends believe that having a facebook, twitter, tumblr, lookbook, and a blog is starting to take a toll on my...dare I say it...real life. So, in an attempt to please everyone (and myself, I'm friendless!) I will try to limit my internet usage.

New years eve was very low key and chill this year. Laura and I drove up to Grizzly Peak/Fish Ranch (depending on what side of the bay you're from), a very infamous "hang out" spot in Berkeley that looks into SF. It's absolutely gorgeous, breath-taking, jaw dropping, and any other cool way of saying awesome. Since it was absolutely freezing and raining, we were able to see the fireworks in the city in the comfort of our own car, score! We jammed out to jammin' (oh yeah, I went there) mixes and bumpin' my car, completely 101% sober. Yeah, it was a very different NYE than the year before. Hm uh ohh yeah, we did get into this fierce dance off in the new year with this stranger who was grinding and gyrating on my car...but that's another story.

This was my sparkly new years day outfit for a night on the town (shopping and dinner) with my mother. It's become a tradition for us to go out for sushi on the first of January. This year was different though, the chinese/japanese restaurant we tried was utterly terrible. They forgot our orders, gave us terrible service, and the food was definitely not up to par. But, keeping up with resolution #1, it was just nice to be out with my mother, I don't nearly see her enough anymore.

2010 was a fabulous year full of good friends, new friends, make ups, break ups, epic moments, ridiculous fails, and above all, amazing memories. 2011, you have huge shoes to fill and I hope you'll come through for all of us.

giraffe jacket: thrifted ($5)

white tank: f21 ($13)

sparkly skirt: thrifted ($3)

thigh high socks: f21 ($3)

steve madden wedges: macys ($20)

seahorse bag: decal swap (free!)

birdcage umbrella: berkeley hats ($15)

P.S. LOOK AT THE TITLE, WITTY HUH?! HUH? HUHH? THE 1s are Ls, CHEYAA! Yeah, I try and I'm awesome I know (Maybe being less cocky and awesome should be a resolution...nah, I'm far too cool for that, psh!)

What are your new years resolution?