day forty-four

i would write more now, we had a really busy day (chinese feast and all...) but hey, it's saturday night! there is some fun to be had!

i remember when saturday nights were spent getting ready just about now, getting together with friends, having a blast, and staying out till the wee hours.

now please forgive me while i go and, um, do some crafts.

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today's look while doing some afternoon-instead-of-late-night partying:

blue t-shirt under dress: old navy, about four years old ($15)
vintage blue printed ribbon around waist: random thrift store (about 10¢)
jeans: value village, about six months old ($20)

grand total:
about $35.18

day forty-three

tomorrow we're having a giant early chinese new year buffet. there is much preparation and cooking to be done for this feast. a feast so elaborate that The Husband was out in the driveway today using the car's air compressor to inflate a duck. say no more.

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today's look while being a willing taste tester:

long grey sweater over dress: secondhand (free)
grey tights: (about $15)

grand total:
about $15.08

day forty-two

i am so blind. and i hate to wear glasses. and by hate, i mean really strongly dislike - kind of on a par with an unadventurous person's initial reaction to offal. but without them i can't see two feet in front of my face. no, make that one foot. (ish.) the annoying part is that i'm blind, but not blind enough to get a prescription for a seeing eye dog. i know this because i tried asking for one at my last eye appointment, but the optometrist wouldn't do it.

in my earlier years, i would only wear my glasses when i really couldn't see the blackboard, but at all other times, i would meander around in a half-haze, likely squinting quite hard. i'm sure people thought i was trying to give them evil looks when all i was really trying to do was look cool and not bump into things.

then i finally got contact lenses. i remember the first time i put them on, it was like a miracle. like a light beamed out of the sky and a choir of angels could be heard. being able to see without glasses on? what a concept! everything was so...clear! but then as the years progressed, my eyes became unable to tolerate them without getting dried out and bloodshot, so i basically looked like a druggie fixing for a, well, fix. not a great look. especially at the office.

next came the inevitable glasses that had to be worn full-time, since i honestly can't read either close-up or far away now. it is kind of fun to take them off once in a while, though, and see life through a hazy blur. everything has a fuzzy edge and regular old items become near-unrecognizable. it's like those photos in kids' magazines where part of a familiar object is shown and the child is supposed to recognize what it is through some kind of cognitive approach. yeah. then after about two minutes the fun is over and i actually really need to see for real. so on go the glasses again.

maybe someday i'll be able to get surgery so i can once again see the world without accessories. or maybe one day i'll get my prescription dog.

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today's look while turning a blind eye:

black t-shirt with velcro tab over dress (today, i've spelled out "forty two"): next exit, about seven years old ($45)
black ruffled platform wedge sandals: if footwear, about nine months old (about $110)
black tights: gifted (free)

grand total:
about $155.08

day forty-one

hmmmmm...is a haircut considered an essential or a non-essential? can't decide. discuss.

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today's look while contemplating the crystal gayle look:

green sequined t-shirt under dress: american eagle, two years old ($15)

black cardigan over dress: fairweather about two years ago ($15)

brown pants: secondhand (free)

beaded necklace & bracelets: donated by my friend vanessa for this project - thanks!

brown boots (not visible): zellers, about three months old ($20)

grand total:

about $50.08

day forty

from the moment i first discovered vivienne westwood years ago, i have always been a big fan. hmmm..maybe it's the red hair? there are many, many reasons really, but when i read this, i swooned a little. not buy any non-essentials for six months? holy crap, it's as if she read my blog.

a far-out wish, for sure, but i think it proves we redheads have a certain special connection.

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today's look while drooling over fantastical creations i'm not allowed to buy (and could never afford anyway):

white sweater: can't remember where bought, about five years old ($40)
green sequined t-shirt under dress (not visible): americal eagle, two years old ($15)

jeans: value village, about six months old ($20)
brown socks: zellers ($3)

grand total:

about $78.08

day thirty-nine

just studied a bunch of dental terminology. fascinating, i know.

my personal observations about dental instruments are that they sound like they can fall into one of the follow three categories:
1) medieval torture devices
2) gardening tools
3) james bond weapons

either way, i am pretty convinced i'm going to have weird teeth dreams tonight.

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today's look while not being very ladylike:

white shrug: value village, about three years old (about $7)
brooch: jacob, about four years old (about $15)
black tights: gifted (free)
brown knee socks: sears ($8)
skates: can't remember (probably about $30)

grand total:
about $60.08

day thirty-eight

i'm posting pretty late tonight. that's because it's usually near-impossible to post in the daytime and tonight was a study night. so at the moment, i'm pretty much devoid of any cognitive activity, but i just had to let you know that i'm pretty sure i actually reached the end of the internet. i did search after search on various terms tonight and honestly, how is it possible that things can not exist??? i mean, really...am i the only person who has tried certain searches before? how come the answers aren't there? for real??? i'm almost positive i'm caught in the middle of some kind of a conspiracy.

so as soon as i've graduated, i think my next project will be to rewrite the internet so everything's there. you're welcome.

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today's look while demonstrating various ways to obtain splinters:

blue turtleneck: old navy, about two years old ($15)
purple scarf around waist: donated by my mother-in-law for this project - thanks! (free)
purple tights: zellers ($10)
winter boots: aldo from last year (about $75)

grand total:
about $100.08