electric blue

Wow, 2010 has been good to me so far. I've been kept busy with so many exciting things! Seeing Nate Ruess' new band, Fun. was absolutely amazing. Haley and I waited in line outside for a half hour to get inside. We naively assumed the venue wouldn't be packed and we couldn't have been more wrong. Tons of people. Tons o fans of the Format and now of Fun. It felt more like a sing-a-long rather than listening to someone perform. The crap drive to Ann Arbor, the wait in the blizzard conditions and the sweatiness I experienced was all worth experiencing Nate Ruess' passion again.

My Friday work day was also fun. About four times I year I coordinate something called a Tech Tour where we take college IT students around on a bus to different IT companies with super cool, laid back cultures and then take the students to tour a cool housing option in the Lansing area. I pretty much experience the Tech Tour just as a student would except that I'm freaking out about timing and schedules--we have a tight time schedule to adhere to! I went to my first MSU hockey game too and was in good company.

I bought these shoes last week and I think they will make their debut to the Lansing crowd tonight at the Addy Awards Gala. I need some pop of color in my outfits and these pair of boots spice up my simple black dress.

[black dress by american apparel, belt thrifted, tights by anne klein and blue wedges by jeffrey campbell]

From the Fun. show:

The jumping bassist is from Grand Rapids and met his roomies that came to support him. They dressed in plaid and were awesome.

all business

I woke up super early to attend the Lansing Breakfast Club at the Impression 5 Science Center to eat food and make slime before work. While it was worth getting up early, seeing friends and meeting new people, I'm now feeling quite exhausted. I have such a busy week this week! It's all fun though.. I'm participating in an advanced photoshop workshop and then I go to see the band Fun. in Ann Arbor, Mich. with Haley! She raided my closet and now we both have our loose fitting outfits selected to wear and dance in while Nate Ruess serenades us.

I purchased this skirt back in December to go with this vintage top I bought back in November and was waiting for the perfect event to debut it. Since I was attending an event today to hear presentations from the governor candidates with a bunch of old white guys, I thought this would be quite fitting. It's not often I wear a pencil skirt, but I like the geometric details on it and since it's grey, it will go with just about anything.

[vintage blouse by valentino, skirt by silence + noise, oxford heels by ciao bella, purse by marc jacobs]

And my friend just released his EP yesterday on itunes. I'm super pumped for him and super pumped to see more and more of the photos I took be used for his promotional stuff. Yay!

from the weekend

This weekend was fabulous. The highlight was shaving my friend Tom's back on Saturday. I'm not sure why I find it so entertaining for myself. Perhaps it's because it's slightly reminiscent of my horse showing days where I would trim my horse for show or maybe I just have a twisted sense of fun. Probably the latter. He threw a Jersey Shore themed party in celebration of his birthday and with the tight graphic muscle tee, he thought he might look more convincing if he looked less like a werewolf. I stopped over at Tom's early to get some photos of him. I'll be posting some of those ridiculous photos below.

Also in exciting news, I'm going to Philadelphia April 1-4 to visit Kim and Melissa from Crowded Closet. Kim lives in Philly and Melissa lives in NYC. But she will be making a special trip to town so we can be reunited! I'm counting down the days...

I just bought this tee from H & M. I had to run to Ann Arbor on Thursday with Haley to pick up our tickets to see Fun. and figured since I was in the vicinity of some good malls, why not make a stop?

[tee by h & m, socks from target, boots by steve madden, handbag by kooba borrowed from friend, sunglasses by marc by marc jacobs]

Before Tom's Jersey Shore makeover:

And After. Tom's goal was to look like Pauly D...I think he succeeded.

This kills me...hahaha

My friend, Matt trying to pull off the Situation..

Serious pose time with Tom

Haley and Kyle

Love my friends.

Also, if anyone has any questions, feel free to email me! I notice some of you post questions, but don't have a public blog where I can comment back to answer. Email me at kerbuski@gmail.com or leave me your email. I'm also on twitter!

sunshine friday

I got this cropped jacket for NYC and I ended up not wearing it. I'm really digging this outfit though, despite another hearty chuckle from my boss lady, Kate, at work today.

I spent this afternoon attending a speed networking event at Michigan State University. Sort of like speed dating, but for people to meet potential employers. I don't quite yet feel old enough to be on the other side of the table considering I meet so many grad students my age and I've only been out of undergrad for two years. I also met people who have more experience than me working on their masters asking me for advice. I was thinking, dude, you should give me some advice. I met a ton of IT students that I'm going to recruit to participate in our Tech Tour next week and I did meet some students who would make great interns. I just don't like losing the ones I have. I love my interns. Naomi and Becky, you hear me! Never leave!

This tee is the most versatile shirt I own and I wear it at least a couple times a week..under a hoodie or more dressed up like today. I love you, Alexander Wang.

[tee by t by alexander wang, bag by marc by marc jacobs, cropped striped jacket by lucca couture, faux leather leggings by rachel rachel roy, wedges by aldo, bracelets from urban outfitters]

My dirty shoes! I like the zipper that are on these leggings--fun little detail!

This week went by SO fast. Time to get ready for dinner and drinks! Have a lovely weekend!

paint it black

Chictopia10 After Party at the Tribeca Grand was a lot of fun despite not my initial annoyances..ie rude staff. Danced with my girl, Elizabeth from Delightfully Tacky and the fabulous ladies of Crowded Closet. NBC New York covered it here and the first photo shows a girl that just loved me for some reason and I feel cool by association now. Had a blast and left early in search of food. Elizabeth and I settled on a sketch place next to our hotel. Tieka passed on this potential opportunity for food poison and so just Elizabeth and I wolfed down fried rice.

Couple photos before heading out..

[dress by kensie, tights by american apparel, wedge boots by aldo]

Candid..

Photo courtesy of Emily of the Daily Fashionista!

Photo stolen from Tieka who is with Christina, Mel and Emily

I took a couple extra photos of the dress today. First using only available lighting.

Then added bounce flash.

Loved the zipper detail on the dress.

Phew. Today was a busy day and although I feel like I'm now going to pass out, I'm glad I stayed up to update this! I got to work this morning at 6 a.m. to get ready for our bimonthly legislative breakfast and then I had to rush to my next stop to photograph a couple more individuals for the print/billboard ads we've been working on. I then photographed an event that afternoon and concluded my workday volunteering at an FFA event. So sleepy! Good night all!

Yay and just noticed I'm on Weardrobe's homepage. Thanks Weardrobe!

Girls Night Out--NYC style

10 hours had never gone by so fast. I don't typically get so incredibly excited for much, but I was legitimately excited to make the 10 hour drive to New York City and participate in some New York Fashion Week festivities. First of which was the Girls Night Out sponsored by Dove. I lurk these girls and to meet them in person and personally experience their incredible style and personalities was absolutely amazing.

Nibbling on sandwiches with Elizabeth from Delightfully Tacky and Kim from Crowded Closet

Jessica from What I Wore, Erin from Calivintage and Rebecca from the Clothes Horse. Fabulous.

Me, Tieka, Elizabeth, Kim, Melissa--this group became the dance party group the following night.

Big haired girls!

Erin, Julie from Orchid Grey, Rebecca and Jen from JenLovesKev. Again, fabulous. I was mesmerized by Julie's gorgeous straight hair and I kept touching Jen's shoulders, loved her dress!

The night ended up with a ride in a stretch hummer where we first stopped at Times Square for an impromptu fashion/outfit shoot. Maybe it was the wine or a combination of the wine and being in NYC, but my I left my inhibitions in Michigan and didn't mind people staring as I was photographed. I had a blast photographing the girls.

Kim, you rocked these outfit shots.

I'll echo everyone else and say this was a whirlwind trip. I had a blast and I still can't believe everything that happened in NYC actually happened! I've never even been in a limo until this weekend! And I've never been surrounded by so many stylish girls! I'm a newbie blogger and I'm so thankful Jessica let me be apart of this. I will be posting more photos tomorrow from Saturday. So many more more photos!

*Food and Drinks, limo service and Dove Visibly Smooth samples were generously provided by Dove.