"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Imports from old blogs on Nov 1st, 2005
I just hemmed a hiijab for a co-worker. It's really pretty…great embroidery on the yoke, and generally cool fabric–a nice, drapey jacquard-woven rayon in a kind of apricot color. My own outfit for today is fairly chic, especially for me. I busted out my thriftshop tuxedo pants, a really cute black wool blazer (fitted, narrow […]
Posted in biking, Imports from old blogs, Party, Utter Silliness on Oct 31st, 2005
The ACME Night of the Living Dead poker run was on Sunday. Yet another outing for the bloomer suit. I rolled up a little after 8:00 but luckily other folks were still filtering in, and the crowd present was still tucking into Sarah and Christie’s vegetarian chili they had all steamy and spicy on Christie’s […]
Posted in Adventures, biking, Costumes and disguises, Imports from old blogs on Oct 31st, 2005
I think wearing bloomers helps foster a good time. At least, I had on both times I went out wearing this outlandish heap of fabric, though honestly, I am sure the events themselves brought the fun, I just brought the Really Huge Sleeves. Friday night was, of course, Critical Mass, and our CMs here in […]
Posted in Imports from old blogs on Oct 31st, 2005
So. This thing is what I wore to go biking on Friday night for Critical Mass and on Sunday night for the Night of the Living Dead Alleykat/poker-run. And of course, I rode my most ladylike bike available, the glamorous and portly old Schwinn Suburban. Oooh, but those Victorian naysayers were right, though. Put a […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs on Oct 29th, 2005
What furniture that was getting shoved has now been shoved. I should vaccuum, but my motivation has run out. Hah! So, yesterday, I’m at work, on my lunch break, sitting in the breakroom eating my lunch and reading the latest Harry Potter (first time, and yes, I am way behind the trend…I like the HP […]
Posted in dumb things I have done, Hair issues, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries on Oct 29th, 2005
Well, I can tell my antidepressant has kicked in. Not only am I back to being giddily dorky and exuberant, I’m wanting to do shit again. Unfortunately, I want to do everything! All! At! Once! Aaaaaalll the shit I kind of quit doing a couple of months ago must be done now! Right now! Pronto, […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries, Schwinn Suburban on Oct 16th, 2005
Crossposted to Well, that crusty old Schwinn that my folks dropped off at the end of August has been brought back to life. I got some rubber under it today, dicked around with the brakes for about two hours (I wish I were kidding) and finally launched the old beast on her born-again-virgin maiden voyage. […]
Posted in biking, Burley, Imports from old blogs, Party, Utter Silliness on Oct 16th, 2005
Crossposted to . I had a VAST lot of fun Friday night. I went to my first ever Alleykat, and it was madness! This one wasn’t a distance pick-and-drop course, nor a scavenger hunt. This was drag racing. We had two-block one-on-one sprints. It was also drag races in the sense that men wore dresses/skirts/lots […]
Posted in Adventures, biking, Burley, Costumes and disguises, Imports from old blogs, Party on Oct 14th, 2005
I’m going to go play tonight. Bicycle Drag Races, out by Acme and Grinder’s. 2-block sprints. All guys must wear dresses or skirts, all girls must sport facial hair of some description. I’ll be back tonight or early tomorrow with pictures and a write up. I’m excited. This is liable to be a pretty fun […]
Posted in bike commuting, Imports from old blogs, Schwinn Suburban, Work/career (vague as to avoid doocing) on Oct 6th, 2005
Did you ever have one of those days where you were inadvisably flatulent and you couldn’t find any reasonably socially acceptable place to relieve pressure? Because I can tell you that those days really suck. Now, I’ve been known to deploy retaliatory flatulence when fighting dirty, but thankfully those days are behind me now, and […]