Red lips And Oxfords

My name is Laira. Introvert, book lover, amateur doodler, musician, sudoku obsessed and DIY enthusiast. Welcome to my tumblr.

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The Staves - Facing West (Official Video) (by thestaves)

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korean cat doodles.

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Made my sister a decoration for her room.

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Had some free time at work today. I think I spent it well. #dalek #doctorwho

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Work doodles #daenerystargaryen #khaleesi #gameofthrones

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Jhoni Jackson wrote an article for MTV Iggy about the Santurce indie scene featuring some bands, including mine - Dandy and the Walkers. Check it out. Feels pretty sweet to have a picture on the front page of the website, as well.

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So I went on a trip and left a little dandywalking on the Brooklyn Bridge. #dandyandthewalkers

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#Theodora, "the good" + the #wickedwitch. #ozthegreatandpowerful #witches

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Band doodle. #dandyandthewalkers

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#Coraline inspired, #buttoneyed #doodle at work.

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Birds of sadness nesting on your hair. #walktwomoons

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#sideburns + #smoke

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Soooooooo

I decided to finally download the tumblr app to my phone. (As if I don't already spend too much time on this site) I still haven't been able to continue with the 30 day drawing challenge, but now I can post things, like my random work doodles, from time to time.

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Each time I’m asked to tell about myself, I find myself starting the same way: “My name is Kelsey and I’m nineteen..” but what I’d really like to say is: “My name means island of the ships but once I found a translation that said I’m a burning shipwreck- not a burning ship but a ship that has caught fire after the wreckage and well, I’d say that’s more fitting.” I’ve learned that people don’t have time for about me’s. They need two things: a name and an indication you’re someone special. The doctors, they want facts not details. “I broke my leg when I was three, it’s a funny story actually-“ The right or the left? Conversation over. The teachers, they want interests, hobbies. You’re sad, yes, but what do you like to do? The adults are a spew of questions. What school do you go to? What classes are you taking? What do you plan on becoming? Got a boyfriend? No, stop. People my own age are the worst. “I’m planning on an English degree with a concentration in creative writing.” Yeah, aren’t we all. So how many times have you, you know, done it? I’m pulled apart, my interests travelling highway 2 my goals at a stop light at traffic hour, my medical history on a billboard for the world to see. But what about me? Where’s the chance to say, “I hang on to fistfuls of poetry like loose change in my pockets, and I keep waiting for the day that the world turns upside down so I can swim with the stars. I’m not afraid of darkness, it’s a loneliness I can empathize with it. It’s the blackholes like cigarette burns inside of me that get troublesome. I walk through graveyards and read the dashes between years, each a story I’ll never know. Sometimes I create my own.” No one, none of us know who we are anymore.

Kelsey Danielle, “I Was Told to Write and About Me and This is What Happened” (via ignify)

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I have been real busy and haven't been able to do any of the drawing challenges. Here is me trying to get back on track.

30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 11: Turning point in your life The Fall of 2011 I did the Disney College Program. I met the most amazing people and had the time of my life. It was the first time I ever felt like I could support myself, without my family to fall back on and it was amazing. Here are a couple of doodles of my semester at Disney.

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Everyone who reblogs this by 1st March will have their url written on a piece of paper and left somewhere in London

I’ll do the whole take photos of it and tag you as well.

Edit: with over 6000 notes already I think I’ll only choose to do every few blogs. I could do like 1000 but not that many. But keep reblogging because you do have a chance!

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30 Day Drawing Challenge Day 10: Favorite Candy This doodle represents the face I made when I read today's challenge. I don't like candy. I prefer pastries.