"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in dumb things I have done, Fashion, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Shopping on Jun 13th, 2008
This picture, from Jeff Perry, is ample evidence that it wouldn’t kill me to wear some dang clothes that were something akin to my actual size. If I wanted to look lumpy, dumpy, frumpy, and generally awful, I would continue to dress this way in public. Despite all photographic evidence to the contrary (and there’s [...]
Posted in Shopping on Mar 3rd, 2008
Yesterday, I could not stop sneezing for anything. My nose was awfully runny, too, but it basically felt like an allergy thing. I took some benadryl on top of my normal Allegra, but it didn’t really help – I just got sleepy and really dippy. I didn’t feel that bad, though, so I didn’t think [...]
I’ve been toting around a gift certificate to my favorite lingerie shop, Birdie’s since Christmastime. I’m really bad about gift certificates, because I’m definitely a fair-weather shopper, so certificates I receive in December probably won’t be redeemed until at least March. As the latter part of this week and the whole of the weekend are [...]
Posted in biking, Cats, Photo entries, Playing With Weather, Sewing, Shopping on Dec 15th, 2007
I had no big hairy plans today, honestly. Maybe go for a bike ride and take some pictures, weather permitting, probably sit around in front of the fireplace reading and occasionally shoving a cat’s butt off my book. I didn’t expect to actually get anything accomplished. It all started out with me waking up early. [...]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, biking, Recommendations, Shopping on Nov 24th, 2007
I never did track anyone down to re-cover that banana seat for me, but I investigated the seat pretty thorougly and came to the conclusion that it’s probably not that terribly difficult to re-cover, so I sourced the glittery vinyl and am planning to have a go at it this coming week. Sy Fabrics, a [...]
I know it’s a bit hypocritical of me to follow up a rant about how much fashion sucks with a shopping post, but the fact of the matter is, a few weeks ago, I placed an order at mytights.com (I recommend them highly) for a couple of pair of merino tights. I’d been shopping around, [...]
Posted in Shopping on Sep 21st, 2007
I have finally found the perfect pair of girl-shoes. Yeah, they aren’t especially cute or sexy, but they FIT and they look nice with a pretty broad range of my clothes. I think I am going to spring for the black pair, too. Seriously…this is the first 8W I have ever found that is actually [...]
Posted in Fashion, Imports from old blogs, Shopping on Dec 4th, 2005
Is not usually a rationalization for buying a bottle of perfume. The pull of nostalgia took me over today when I was at the drugstore picking up a prescription. My sis and I had been talking about Jovan Musk a while back, a perfume which was our Aunt Debbie’s signature scent for many years, and [...]
Posted in bike commuting, Imports from old blogs, Playing With Weather, Shopping on Nov 19th, 2005
So, my trench coat I was wearing for my windbreak layer has pretty much started completely disintegrating, so I knew I needed to get some new outer wear before the weather gets any worse. I also didn’t have a lot of budget for clothes, especially considering how expensive athletic stuff is. Columbia winter coat $11 [...]
Posted in biking, Imports from old blogs, Playing With Weather, Shopping on Aug 13th, 2005
I participated in my first race ever today, the Cliff Drive circuit race. 11 miles (four loops through Cliff Drive/Gladstone Blvd). It was…interesting. I went out in the Women’s Beginners class. There were 9 of us. We started a minute after the Men’s Beginner class (there were about 40 of them) and a minute before [...]
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