Having a swollen, watery eye can make you look like a rat plague victim… but, never fear, putting on an eye patch can quickly make you the coolest girl in the bar. Eye patches can relieve strain on compromised eyes, can keep people from avoiding you in case what you have is contagious, and…
Author: rika9
I like video games, clothes, rock n roll, art, and generally trying to be a vagabond.
Marketing producer for Gearbox Software, but all opinions are my own.
What I Am (Not) – Blogger Personality Exercise
I have been shying away from “thoughtful” posts lately, and also from finally filling out my About page although I need to, but I don’t want you to think that I haven’t been thinking lately. Actually lately I’ve been thinking about why I blog and what I want this blog to be, and what kind…
The Day in Photos – Sunday, January 13 2013
I tried to do the day in photos on Saturday but majorly biffed it by not doing anything interesting, then forgetting to take some photos. So here’ s Sunday instead. These are not the best cell phone pictures ever taken.. I used the native camera instead of Camera 360 this time.. and basically proved that…
Street Style from Gorilla vs. Bear II at Granada Theater, Dallas (TIMEWARP!)
I took these with the intent to post at the time, but I guess I wimped out and felt self conscious about posting my street style shots. As I look back at them now, I know they deserve to be posted. There might be a little out of focus-ness, but I think they still have journalistic value….
Classless Travel: A Guide to Sleeping in Cars – Part 2
Before we begin this post, I’d like to just point out that someone actually found my blog by searching for “best cars to sleep in”. That is something to be proud of. What to Bring When Sleeping in the Car Most car sleeping situations fall under either all night sleeping as a hotel replacement, or…
Bloglovin Wants Me to Ask You to Follow Me
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3382507/?claim=kttsmb6gywm”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Here’s a picture of ponies I redid, halfway through the process, because I can’t stand a pictureless post.
Classless Travel: A Guide to Sleeping in Cars – Part 1
Sleeping in your car is a great way to save money, avoid talking to hotel clerks, and prevent over sleeping. Its also a great status symbol. It also may help ward off resort timeshare salespeople, as shown in this example: Resort Salesman: And the last time you went on vacation, where did you stay? In…
I Love Them Now Don’t Give Them Special Treatment – In Praise of The Hairpin’s Girl Talk
Yesterday I discovered The Hairpin’s Girl Talk feature, starting with the Nathan Drake edition. I’m not a Nathan Drake super fan, but even before I read any others, I was pretty smitten with Girl Talk. Not because its video games + boys + intended for a female audience, which I guess is cool in…
JCPenney Fangirlism and What I Bought on Clearance
I would just like to go on the record and say that I love the new JC Penney format. I’ve heard that it hasn’t been too well received and I’ve also heard people complain that they want the old “frumpy” JCP back… but personally, I’m a big fan of the new “boutique” style. Some of the…
The Perception of Beauty and Beastliness
“In your eyes, I perceive… both the look of a beauty and the look of a beast. Be mindful not to bring about your own end, my dear!” So says the Chrono Cross fortune teller to Kid, my favorite character in one of my favorite games. I thought about this quote every time after that when I felt…
Places Names and Clothes: To the Store, for Cupcake Supplies
I keep coming back to this style concept in my mind, “pin-up grunge”. It is supposed to, ideally, be a cross between fabrics Kurt Cobain would wear with shapes that Dita Von Teese would wear. I don’t think I’ve really pulled it off yet, but I have been trying to keep the idea of a…
Rika Confesses to Almost All of It 