I listened to Lolita while walking my neighbor's dog, and kept listening until after I was done taking outfit photos. (Relevant rant: "Lola In Slacks".) It's one of my favorite books, important to me both as a woman and a writer, so I frequently play it again. I've actually only read the story once, because Nabokov's prose is denser than the The Scarlet frikkin Letter. (Just kidding--no one trumps Hawthorne.) Hard books are better on tape, in my experience. Eventually I'll make it past Tom Bombadil in The Lord of the Rings...
Today I suffered from All My Clothes Are Boring Syndrome. (Have you been vaccinated?!) Looking at these pictures, I think what I wore was pretty cute, but it felt... I dunno, typical. Unfortunately the only remedy I'm familiar with involves spending money. There are some low-budget treatments--remix clothes in new ways, box up half of your wardrobe for the season, etc--but they're not as satisfying as a new dress. (Buy 4 me plz?)
Petty complaints aside, life is good. My dog's hair is growing back and I have a sunny yellow purse.
I really like this outfit, it's very cute. Lolita is one of my favorite book, too. But I've only read it once because it is pretty dense.
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Thank you! Yeah, definitely a difficult read.
DeleteI have been in the "All my clothes are boring" funk for a while now. Maybe a trip to the thrift store for a new wardrobe addition is in order! I think your cardigan is really cute!
ReplyDeleteThank you, my mom gave it to me! I would just go shopping but I'm trying not to spend money, even thrift money... *whines*
DeleteI know exactly what you mean. Although, in honesty, at the moment it's more of a 'all my clothes need to get sold or donated because I have too many'. I'm not precisely bored of them, but I wish they weren't there. It's an odd feeling.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, I did recently experience the giddy feeling of rediscovering a true gem - a 3/4 sleeve purple tartan wool trenchcoat that I've had for 15 years or something ridiculous like that. It's glorious and I love it and it's the perfect thing for winter at the moment. I love op-shopping my stash. I hate that I have a stash that's big enough and old enough to op-shop... :-P
Totally. I hate clutter, so I purge my wardrobe often. That coat sounds awesome!
Deletei think you look cute as well. and not boring at all to me. the little sweater thing is an original yet simple touch i think. do you have any friends you could do a swap with? Way back in winter my good friend did a huge closet cleanout and let me go through her giveaway bags before donating and I got several things but most importantly my new favorite sweater (that i wont get to wear for a few months still but wore literally every day of the week for a few weeks back then).
ReplyDeleteThat sounds so fun! I do that informally sometimes. Thank you Dus :)
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