Good-bye, ridiculous Saturn. Hello...

Finally. I can put my hair up without worrying if I will fit in my car. (seriously.)

Things I'm currently into:

Emily Martin AKA theblackapple on etsy. Loving her work, best of all this one, "Little Enid". I also really like "Scarf for two" and "Bess the carnival girl". Good stuff.Coconut sorbetto from Ciao Bella. Best stuff on earth. If you're here in K-zoo, pick some up @ Sawall. In GR, try Art of the Table. Totally worth the $5 a pint. Lemme tell ya, this stuff is heaven. My opening night of Cosi, I definitely I ate a whole pint. By myself. In less than an hour. Dangerous.
(Not into coconut? Try the blood orange. Yum.)
This one is for Justine. Nothing more to say. Oh, and for the record, MacLaren has Kate Spade, Lulu Guinness and Burberry on this season's payroll as well...

Glasses, dresses, and an apology... in reverse order.

It's official. I'm a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad blogger. Cosi pretty much took over my life for a few weeks, and in typical Dorabella style, I lost control, drank far too many lattes and did no homework, returned no emails, and yes, neglected my blog. But hey, you should have seen it coming with that post about going bento for lunch AND dinner. When Russian class ends at 5:40 and you need to be in for hair and make-up at 6...

Plus, I was house-sitting and didn't have an internet connection.

Anyway, done with that preface. I am BACK. And on spring break (I know, disgusting, isn't it? It's so snowy, icy, and gross here. Boo, midwest. Boo.), but not doing anything exciting but grad school hunting (which is kind of exciting, but I think it'll get old fast). And trying to find a dress for the concerto winners performance. Speaking of which, what do you think of this one (the black one, not the blue)??

It looks incredible on-- I love it. I'm just worried about looking to prom-y. Of course, I don't want to look matronly, either. Or pregnant, as empire-waisted styles tend to lend themselves to...

I'm just having the hardest time. I think I need to shop with friends, I'm my own worst enemy when dress shopping. I just can't make decisions.

Also, I'm getting new glasses tomorrow. What about these?

Too "Ugly Betty"? I mean, it's not like I wear them all that often anyway...
And don't try to convince me to go with the wire frames. I did that last year, and I never wear them. I only ever wear these:But I think my eyes are getting worse, and I need a new prescription...

Ghetto bento

So, I saw this on another blog, and decided to try it because, well, it's brilliant.
Bento lunches started in Japan (although they more often use sushi-type dishes), and the idea is to put all of your food in one bento box. There are also guidelines on ratios of veggies, fruits, calorie, etc... I disregard that. I'm still on the hunt for the perfect bento box (there are so many adorable ones out there-- I love these), so right now, I use glad ware. While it's pretty ghetto, it works quite well. I use silicone baking cups to separate the food, and it works out perfectly--when you put the top on the container, it touches the top of the baking cups, so everything stays in place. Here's my lunch and dinner for today:

Turkey Avocado sandwich, veggies, and wheat thins in one, and PB&J, dried apricots and trail mix in the other (healthy box + not-so-healthy box...) Yum.
Delicious, semi-nutritious, and better for the environment than using plastic bags-- everything is reuseable.
Perfect.

Fame.

Ugghhh. I hate newspaper interviews. They always pick out the least intelligent things you said and print them.

Pretty...I want one.

Cutest cosmetics case at jcrew. All the colors are adorable. Yep, I need it.

Etsy love: Tinymeat

So, I found these great passport cases from tinymeat over on etsy. Can't wait to buy one--I've been looking for a passport case ever since my brand-spankin'-new passport came in the mail a few weeks ago (my old one was only valid for five years and expired in January). Passports by themselves: not that cute. Also, they won't fit in a regular wallet. I clearly cannot go to Austria with my ugly passport just lying in my purse with no designated storage spot.

These cases are way cute, and they have a slot for your passport, your driver's license, and cash money (Dollars, Euros, you name it). Now, which one to buy...there are so many! Here are just a few: