Another week… did you have fun? I sure did with my grandmother here. She’s super cool and awesome. I had to filter down a lot of the links that I found to bring you the best of the best.
Garance Doré is in the front row of the Rodarte show (which I missed because my teacher decided to cancel class at the very last minute and I didn’t make it home on time)
This week has been pretty average. Just going about my normal routine but there are some things to be excited and grateful about.
PC staying away from me because he doesn’t want me to get his germs ♥ Having a decent Drupal class, courtesy of our very own CMC evangelist ♥ Alekz getting his photos shown in an exhibit at uni ♥ Not having communications class ♥ Hanging out with Liz and Lau ♥ Sitting next to Diego in class and chatting away with Arely (oddly enough, the one time we can comfortably chat during the week is on Tuesday at 7 am, Mexico City time because we’re both in class bored out of our minds. Arely is in Madrid)
Having time to play with Polyvore and Looklet ♥ Experimenting with my hair ♥ Wearing heels to school for the first time this semester ♥ R giving me food ♥ Going out with the mecatronics ♥ Taking steps towards achieving my goals ♥ Talking to the brother for the first time since ‘the incident’ ♥ Prada Fashion show LIVE! ♥ Maximus ♥ Travelling plans ♥ Having my GRandmother home ♥ Being healthy ♥ Feeling happy ♥ #radicalselflove
I’ve been playing with Polyvore and Looklet a lot. Many of you might be wondering what is Looklet? Looklet is a place like Polyvore, but instead of having just random stuff, you have a model and you can style her however you want. I’m a total Looklet addict now and it’s Aurea’s fault (si, te culpo a ti n_n).
So here are some looks I’ve done on Looklet and some sets I’ve made in Polyvore:
I stumbled upon those words when I was browsing GalaDarling.com. I’ve been quite disappointed by the blog for about a year and a half but when I saw Radical Self Love and read what it was about, I couldn’t resist, I joined the bandwagon immediately.
Radical Self Love is just that. Madly, truly, deeply, completely love yourself the way you are. Fall in love with yourself, take care of yourself. Stop looking for perfection, stop putting yourself down.
Radical Self Love is all about being over the whole:
I’ll love myself when I lose weight!
I’ll love myself when I eat 100% raw!
No! No! No!
- Gala Darling, Love & Sequins #1
I’m a firm believer that in order to give love, you MUST love yourself. How can you give to others something that you don’t have?
Now, I’m not saying (and I certainly don’t think that the others think so either) that we should just forget about everyone and everything else to become narcissists who just marvel at their own selves. No, no, no! By truly loving and accepting who you are and taking steps into making yourself happy and achieving and creating the life that you dream about you can give so much more to others. Radical Self Love is about taking responsibility for yourself and start acting! Radical Self Love is not about staring in the mirror all the time (although, I do like to look in the mirror). It goes beyond looking pretty all the time, beyond being comfortable and staying there.
Radical Self Love is about going to the next level. What makes you smile like silly? What are your forgotten hopes and dreams? What can you do to achieve them?
For me, Radical Self Love is the first step. First step towards the rest of my life.
Here are some awesome Radical Self Love quotes:
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” (Ayn Rand)
“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.” (Clint Eastwood)
“You are always living the life you create. If your life does not feel right, create something better.” (Unknown)
For the past 2 years or so, I’ve been reading the term Geek Chic in every kind of blog, specially fashion blogs and personal blogs belonging to fashion conscious girls. I don’t know personally these people and I don’t see the reasoning behind their use of the term but I can’t help but to feel a little irked when I read that Geek Chic is owning the latest Apple product or that it is using this big black-rimmed clear lensed glasses.
Geek chic is a cynical marketing trend that tries to tap into the large geek demographic by superficially adding generically geeky elements to otherwise non-geeky people. By wearing glasses, carrying the latest Sharper Image gadgets, and casually dropping computer terminology and Star Trek references in their speech, geeks are supposed to believe these same models and actors/actresses that would never consider them in real life is a “cool” version of themselves. Obviously, only the most naive geeks fall for this.
Now, while this definition is a very tough one for newbie geeks out there, I can’t help but to nod along with it.
To be Geek Chic is much more than to follow the geeky fashion trends, much more than being active on Facebook and having a blog just to have a blog. It is much, much more than to carry around the latest gadgets and much much much more than being a school-oriented nerd.
Geek Chic to me, falls into a gray zone. While not entirely geeky (you know that my Sci-Fi and gaming knowledge is of newbie level), it is not entirely following this new fashion trends. While geeks are starting to take more care on what they’re wearing, you see staple geeks wearing their same “uniforms” over and over again (like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, always wearing the same thing). Geek Chic is the combination of someone that cares about their appearance (and I’m not talking about someone following the fashion trends and buying expensive stuff), has confidence and most importantly has a lot of knowledge and passion for what they know about.
As a definition, a geek is someone who knows about technology, science, video games, sci-fi and all the typical “geeky stuff”. Geeks are also expected to look dorky and be pretty awkward. While most geeks also have other interests that they are very passionate about (like music, photography and writing, just to name a few), they are mostly recognized as being computer savvy and kind of nerds.
So after all this nonsense, what do I consider to be Geek Chic?
Geek Chic is a person who takes care of themselves and cares about how they look (as in clean, comfortable and confident). They also have a lot of knowledge in whatever subjects they like (computers, internet, video games, etc) and they are not afraid to show it. Some of us geek chic people wear PRESCRIPTION glasses, but it’s because we can’t handle contacts or don’t want to handle contacts. Geek Chic doesn’t need to have all the new toys that companies throw at them, they know how to mix and match what they have and how to choose something that will give them value and last for a long time. Geek Chic could pass as a normal person on the street. A Geek Chic doesn’t need to show that they are geeky, their knowledge speaks for them, their qualities speak for them, their confidence and the way they carry themselves speak for them.
Being Geek Chic is not being a closeted geek. Geek Chic is a geek that is not afraid of putting themselves out there. Geek Chic is not a geek that hides beneath a curtain of arrogance to be respected. Geek Chic is not someone who slaps glasses and a pocket protector on themselves to show that they know what they’re talking about. Geek Chic is not a fashion trend.
Geek Chic is an attitude, a way of life some may say.
I don’t know if I made my point but I hope that you got a new perspective on the term. Now tell me what YOUR definition of Geek Chic is. You don’t have to agree with me, I don’t expect you to, I just want to know what you think.
As you can see, I changed the look on – juliettemaxwell.com -. I found this theme via Smashing Magazine and I really liked it. It’s called designpile and it has a lot of stuff to it.
I like the way it looks now, but I will be tweaking things over the course of the week, so bear with me for a while. Also, starting Tuesday, I’m going to be offering ad space here. I’m not looking to make a fortune out of ads but I would at least like to make enough to pay for another year of my domain name. Details, on Tuesday when I have everything up and running.
I’m also using some new plugins that you might be interested in:
WP NiceEdit – I found this one via Joanne Faith and I love the look it gives to the comments area. I haven’t tried to format and submit something from there but if you want to try it, feel free to experiment with it.
SexyBookmarks – It gives me this cute rollover social media buttons that you can click to share posts. Everyone is using them so I jumped into the bandwagon.
WP-RelativeDate – This one allows the date to be shown with facebook like dates as in “4 minutes ago”, “Yesterday” and “Today”. I like it because then I have a constant reminder of when was the last time I posted or when was the last time that I posted something.
Talking about WordPress plugins, why is everyone using LinkWithin? I don’t like it (already tried it). I think it looks ugly and takes up too much space and the borders, ugh, horrible. If you like it and use it, cpuld you tell me why you chose it and how it has worked for you?
Did I tell you that I have no electricity, but I do have access to the internet? Thank God, I already did all my work and have a full charge on my laptop battery.
What are your favourite WordPress plugins (if you use WordPress of course)?
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