On Being Yourself

I believe Parfait Doll did a post somewhat similar to this theme (that is, being yourself online), but this post is really meant to be more about my own experience. That being said, the Parfait Doll article had some nice points on how to be yourself online, but a couple I didn't entirely agree with. For example, using your real name? Might be okay for some people, myself included, but it's entirely understandable for people who wish to stay under an alias, and they're certainly not always just hiding! The internet isn't as full as pedophiles and stalkers as the internet seminars some of us were forced to attend in 4th grade might make it seem, but there are some sketchy people out there! Moving on...
Some of you may have noticed that my speaking pattern has changed a little bit since I decided this would be a more personal blog, and honestly that is somewhat intentional. Before, when I was trying to write articles for other people, somehow it got through my head that people wanted to hear from a sweeter, kinder person than me. Now, in real life I consider myself polite and generally nice to people, and online my typing pattern can be rather formal anyhow (though I exaggerated that oftentimes on this blog as well), but really there was a big part of myself I wasn't letting myself show on my blog, and that was my humour.
Sometimes, when typing an article out, I'd write in little quips, only to quickly delete them. At one point I just decided that I shouldn't try to be funny on a ~professional~ blog, and that people might not enjoy that. Oh God how wrong I was. I've been reading more blogs lately, and I've found that the ones I stick with most often are the ones with authors that actually have a personality. I love pretty pictures as much as the next person, but somehow I like to know the personality behind the pictures. If there is none, that's kind of lame.
Believe it or not, I'm kind of a class clown. I'm not one of those people who interrupts classes all the time or is an ass to people, but I do joke around a lot when it's appropriate and trust me, I make fun of myself plenty. I really feel like a lot of Lolitas might have a bit of a clown in them-- it's hard to take even yourself seriously when you're wearing a dress full of cupcakes and rainbows.
So, in the future I hope to actually let my personality shine through. I'm not going to subject you guys to my ~randomness~, but I cringe just as much as most of you when I read blogs like that, but I'm not going to erase little quips I make anymore and maybe if I have some funny stories I'll tell them to you guys :) (I tend to have a lot of them... my English teacher would actually get worried last year if I didn't come in with an interesting fact or funny story to tell ^^; )

Finally, I found this gif on Tumblr, though to be honest I'm not entirely sure from where D:
I'll let you guys know where I found it if I can find the source because this is like my new favourite gif! I love gifs that have huge landscapes or scenes even more than tiny cute pixel gifs :D

Thanks for reading!!

Face lift!!

Some of you may have noticed the recent changes to my blog. The name change, the profile/pic change, the layout change... it's all very different from before. That is because I've finally come to terms with the fact that I will never have a large readership and I will never be ~e-famous~ (whatever that could even mean).

Don't get me wrong, I love writing for other people, however I do that ALL the time at school. Nowadays especially with recreational writing I want more and more to write for myself. I'm not going to lie, when I started this blog, I hoped to gain a large readership and get my opinions out there, and yes, I was kind of hoping that with that there was the possibility of "e-fame."

I don't want any of that anymore. I want something that I can enjoy writing, that I can vent on if I feel like it, and maybe, should people actually find me interesting, they can follow me. I don't want the large readership anymore; I'm fine with whatever the number may be.

The name change is probably the most significant of all changes. I got rid of the "ritzy" part because I've strayed away from more classical styles (no matter how much I admire them from afar) because it sounds so old-fashioned, and I've done away with the "feminist" part because, while I am still a riveting feminist and do enjoy sharing my opinions, I don't want to feel obligated to do so unless I really want to. Besides, I hardly wrote any feminist-related things before. I've changed the name to "Unicorns and Sparkles" for no significant reason other than that I love unicorns and I love sparkles.

 With these changes, I hope to give myself the freedom to write more about myself, and my life, effectively making this more of an online journal than an "informative" blog. Don't worry though; my life isn't entirely dull, especially now that I actually have money to do things. Unfortunately, pictures will be lacking until I get a decent camera. Me being myself, though, I do have a lot of opinions, so most likely not everything will be a personal post! I'll keep the angry teenage rants off this blog, though :P

Well, that's the reason for the changes. Nothing too major, considering I wasn't doing too many posts beforehand anyhow (I'm legitimately busy right now, I swear! I'm actually cashiering and being a productive citizen in addition to school and college searching!), so there probably won't be too much of a difference other than that I'm trying to make everything cuter. Thanks for reading!!

BRB!!

Sorry for randomly taking a bit of an unannounced hiatus!! I've just been LOADED with school work lately, what with finals coming up and my teachers trying to fit some last lessons in. I will resume the 30-Day Challenge (and regular posting!) within the next week or so, hopefully!
(Does this mean that I failed the challenge? :P )

Check this out!!

Recently, a good friend of mine, Lizzy, has started her own blog! Her goal with this blog, she told me, is to "help people realize they can look good without busting your wallet." If you're interested in tips on how to look good for cheap, then definitely check her blog out!!
fullmetalphantom.blogspot.com

By the way, I have a couple ideas for a new section for "Loli game reviews," a feature where I could post games that fit the Lolita aesthetic or "feel." Obviously there aren't a whole lot of games featuring Lolitas, and those games aren't necessarily good, so I won't be reviewing a whole lot of those, so it should be mostly just games with cute characters and such. Expect a review later this week!!

Lolita Charm X Hawaii Kawaii Giveaway!!

If you know me, you know I read a TON of blogs. F Yeah! Lolita, Violet Lebeaux, Lolita Charm, Her Curious Elegance and Universal Doll are a few of my favorites. Recently Lolita Charm (which, as you'll note, is on my "favorite blogs" list xD), has collaborated with the web store Hawaii Kawaii to give away one t-shirt!!

(the post can be found here: http://lolita-charm.blogspot.com/2011/02/hawaii-kawaii-giveaway.html)

If you look at the shop, they have a ton of cute t-shirts (hence the name). Normally I don't care too much for t-shirts, but I actually really like a lot of these designs, especially the ones featuring unicorns (because UNICORNS!!).

If you'll notice, one of the ways to get extra points for this giveaway is to post on your blog, but trust me, I really do love this store. Even if I don't win, I'll probably just have to scrape together some money and get myself that "Unicorny" tank top... ;)

Testing, and update!!

So, finally after being delayed by the snow day last Friday (ah, New England weather... why is it that when I want a snow day the weather becomes warmer and when I LEAST want a snow day THEN you unleash the wrath of mother nature?) I have finally finished my mid-year exams!! :D I believe I did rather well this time around (certainly better than freshman year... I believe I averaged my exams that year when I got them and it came out to a C!! ): ), but I'm not entirely sure about chemistry and algebra. I feel pretty good about English and history, and I already know I got A's on my chorus and Chinese exams (but since I go to public school grades in performing arts hardly count!!)

So anyhow, I've decided to completely change the direction of this blog around. Firstly, I'd like to change it from a feminism/Lolita fashion blog to a feminism (that's going to stick around no matter what!! LOL)/general fashion blog. Since most of the fashions I love come from Japan, there will obviously be a heavy slant toward J-Fashion but it will not JUST be Lolita for reasons that tie in with the next change.

The next major change I'll be doing is that this blog will take a MUCH more personal slant and become my sort-of style diary!! I don't think I'm going to do outfit posts everyday, since I go to high school and hardly ever have the energy to get dolled up at 6 AM (I envy those college kids who don't have to get up until 8 or 9!! That may be early to you but for me that's sleeping in!!), so I'll just do the outfits I actually try on. Going back to the change in fashion slant, part of the reason this blog is no longer going to focus strictly on lolita fashion is because my tastes in fashion are very fickle (One day I'm in LOVE with hime-gal, the next I SO want to try something mori-like, and so on), so I don't want to feel confined to one fashion, though most outfits will probably have a heavy Lolita slant (frills are always beautiful!!). Another reason the fashion focus will change is because, quite honestly, I can't afford Lolita. I have a couple of dresses and skirts, but I don't have nearly enough to wear full-blown "correct" Lolita everyday. Besides, I want a style diary of things I wear in everyday life so I can keep track of my style in general, not just for Lolita. I also usually only wear Lolita on the weekends, when I have time to style up, but for me part of a person's "style" is their consistency. Part of the challenge in keeping up one's style is being able to get up at early times and get ready, which I know I've been getting better at (today I had time to curl my hair!!). Of course, I will have "slob" days in which I won't want to get ready or only half-heartedly dawn some khakis and a blouse, and again I can't afford clothes so at times I am forced to recycle outfits (especially since I lost weight and can't fit into so many things I own!!).

If you don't enjoy personal blogs, I'm sorry, but there's a ton of other Lolita fashion blogs out there without the personal slant (another reason I'm changing the direction- there's only so much to be said about the fashion!! The whole "diary" aspect will definitely give me more things to post about), and I may still post some non-personal articles now and again.

For those of you who read all this, thank you!! I'll have my first style post up in a couple of minutes. :)