Who am I?

My dear blogger friend Norah is doing a little giveaway on her blog here, and it's not just any ordinary givewaway.  She's going to be making something herself and writing a hand-written note, which is way better than anything you could buy in the store, right?  The only thing she asks you to do is to answer the question, "who are you?"  So here we go, this is my answer.

I'm a closet nerd who secretly loves heavy rock music and video games, but also adores beautiful afternoon light and pastel colors.  If I were a mix of prints, I'd be a dark leopard print mixed with a light floral.  I'm super shy on the outside, but have such a passion for love and other people on the inside.  I'm always daydreaming, sometimes even in my own world.  I don't make sense to some people, or even to myself sometimes.  I'm Dana, and I obviously have a hard time describing myself. :p

via daydream lily

As far as Norah goes, she's a delightful blogger who has been supportive of my blog since the beginning!  She left me super sweet comments when I had zero followers, and she really helped get my name out there!  Thanks so much, Norah. :)

Sky Sailing

I'm sure you all have heard of Owl City by now, right?  Well, this is Adam Young's project before he ever started Owl City, called Sky Sailing.  He just released these songs, and you can preorder the whole album on itunes.  It's very similar to Owl City, just much sweeter and more dream-like.  Personally I think it's beautiful!

Thoughts

Growing up is such a strange thing.  When you're 8, you wanna be 10.  When you're 10, you wanna be 13. When you're 13, you wanna be 16.  When you're 16, you wanna be 18.  And once you're 18, some people want to be 21, but others (like me), wish they were younger again.  When you're a teenager, you always have this vision of what 18 looks like, and now that I'm actually 18, I don't think I really look or act that age.

Yesterday I had to officially get my student loans for college.  And it made me worry about whether or not I would be able to pay them back.  And then I started to think, "Wow, only a week or so of being an adult, and I'm already thinking about bills?"  Yes, I know I don't have to pay them until after I graduate, but 4 years isn't that long.

Freshman year was 4 years ago, and that certainly doesn't seem that long ago, even though I've changed dramatically since then.  So much has happened in those four short years of high school that I'll never forget.  I  got my first legitimate boyfriend, went on all sorts of adventures, fell in love, got my heart broken, acted like a total teenager (and sometimes a kid), found my personal style, learned so much about art, found my passions, and so much more.

I'm closing a chapter of my life today.  I'm moving on from people who have moved on from me long ago, and I'm letting go of my past mistakes.  I never said I was getting over him, just moving on.  Everyone can at least do that much.

Here are some images that have kept me inspired.  That kitty looks just like mine. :)

via art pixie, pandora, and we heart it.

See more images that inspire me here.

Also, I got an email address for this blog, so if you have any questions or comments, email me at underthesecolorsblog@gmail.com.  The formspring thing wasn't working out too well.

Now, I'm going to spend the day with my best friend, what could be better?

70's Shoes

All of the sudden I've had a serious craving for some 70's style sandals!  I just think they would look great with socks.  See the following examples:

or they look great alone, too:

Here's a photo of some legit vintage ones:

And here are the ones I would like to have!  These first two are via Urban Outfitters and are ridiculously expensive ($239 and $219)

This one is also via UO, but it's a little more reasonably priced ($88).

I really like these Lucky Brand ones ($89), but do you think they are 70's enough?  They're super comfortable! 

What do you think?  Which are your favorite?

Tomato Red

This post isn't very exciting, but I wanted to show you one of the dresses I got at Myrtle Beach!  I got it at this little place called Julie's Boutique, which has some of the same brands as Anthropologie, so you should check it out if you go there!  This dress is a brand called Ya.

My camera is doing this weird thing where it makes everything look like it's glowing.  Hopefully I can get that fixed soon.

Myrtle Beach

Hello new and old followers!  I have not neglected this blog, I have just been at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with my best friend for the past few days.  It was really great!  I didn't really get outfit pictures because I just wore repeat outfits.  It makes packing much easier if you just bring stuff that you already know looks good together.

I drew this tattoo on her foot, which actually stayed on the whole time we were there.

I like the way the light is shining in this photo, even though she's being silly.

A restaurant based on that Jimmy Buffet song.

I was laying under someone else's umbrella, but they claimed it unfortunately.

Our bathing suits were almost the same print.  They were the exact same colors and floral!

Lindsay started her college summer reading.

We got some "hot doughnuts now."

I got my fortune from one of those machines like they have on the movie Big with Tom Hanks.

Hahaha, we got bored at the mall.

She wore my 3-D glasses with the lenses popped out the entire time.  We went shopping in various places, including this upscale shopping center with a really nice Anthropologie.  I got some jeans for $30, originally $160!  

There was this guy playing music in the restaurant we went to, and he played a Jack Johnson song that we requested!

This cat store was made for me.  They had every cat thing imaginable.

Lindsay got this cool picture of me!

We took silly pictures the whole way home.

It was quite a blast!  I spent alllllll of my money and got a ridiculous amount of new things, which I'll be showing you eventually!

18th birthday!

I had such a great 18th birthday yesterday!  My best friend was was out of town, but I still got to hang out with one of my close friends, Makay!  We went out to lunch, went shopping a little at H&M, and then went back to her house for a little photo shoot and fun.  She's really an awesome photographer.  I wish I could have taken some more good ones of her, but I'm not used to those super fancy cameras like she had!  Just a warning, this is a very photo intensive post!

holding a very fancy camera!

the photographer!

my bright green socks

this one might be my favorite :)

I was trying to jump, unsuccessfully.

Jumping, but out of focus.

Poofy hair, haha

Haha, measuring my head

It was tons of fun!

I'm wearing: Frye boots, my dad's pants made into shorts, Free People pink tank top, Urban Outfitters necklace, Daytrip cropped shirt (via Buckle), vintage bracelets/watch.

Which photos do you like the best/which should I put on Lookbook?