hair

my hair feels long these days.
i can feel it brushing my shoulders.

worn - february 26, 2008

tee - duck head
denim skirt - i thrifted this at goodwill because i loved the "V" shape in the front but it was mid calf length originally which is such an unflattering length for me. so to the sewing machine! it's nice and stretchy and fits as well as those denim pencil skirts they're selling at american apparel these days.

our room's still overcrowded and packed with boxes and bags. we're too tired and stressed from moving to do the unpacking, i think.

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worn - february 25, 2008

one of my favorite throw on/never let me down dresses


dress - ross
cardi - f21
tights - walmart
boots - target

dessert - february 24, 2008

eaten in bed.

worn - february 22, 2008

still unpacking. this room is our
computer/office/sewing/music/junk
room. crowded!

cardi - target
shirt - goodwill by the lb
skirt - american apparel (worn constantly over this weekend)
tights - hue
legwarmers - cut from old leggings that i never really liked
boots - target

keeper?

i ordered this khaki romper from old
navy, but i just can't decide if i like
it or not.

romper - old navy
tights - hue
legwarmers - cut from a pair of leggings i never really liked
scarf - burke's outlet

worn - february 21, 2008

lazy photo day

tee - target
cardi - target
skirt - american apparel
tights - hue
boots - ebay

an eclipse, vegetable tempurah, and a cat

sebastian loves all the
empty boxes and open bookcases.
kitty's taken the move a little
harder than he and torments us
with early morning scratches
at the door.

on my desk

today's books have been rather humdrum except for flipping through copies of the martin luther king jr encyclopedia and a hard rain fell: sds and why it failed and this:




featuring works by:


Cai Guo-Qiang
http://www.caiguoqiang.com/
Head On









Liu Ye








Song Kun





Sui Jianguo







Wang Gongxin







Weng Fen





Yang Maoyuan

help!

after telling my mom i wanted a serger for christmas she lucked upon this one from her best friend's, mrs. linda, mom who said i could have hers that she never used. so sweet! however, after hauling it home i can't quite get it to work correctly. i know sergers are notoriously difficult to use when you're in the learning/threading stage, but i'm pretty sure i've threaded it correctly. the problem i'm having is that parts seem to be banging against each other and breaking my needle. when the needle comes down, one of the threaded pieces (sorry for the word mess, i don't know the technical names for any of these parts) comes up and bangs right into it cracking the needle right in two. is this a timing issue from something that got jostled around during the haul from my parents to home? or is it some error on my part that i'm just not getting? should i take it in to the repair shop or is it something i can tinker with on my own? pictures below...

worn - february 18, 2008

new backyard photo location:







cardi - target
black tee dress - target
brown skirt - faded glory
eggplant leggings - american apparel
boots - dr scholls

puppet show

with all the cardboard boxes lying
around from moving, charlie and i
decided to make a puppet theater
with my scrap fabric and mismatched
socks.

granny squares

making a granny square blanket for
m and i's bed. it's all wool, with
purple as the main joining color.

february 14, 2008

She was educated.
And pleased.
Yes indeed.
Lifting belly is so strong.
I said that to mean that I was very glad.
Why are you very glad.
Because that pleased me.
Baby love.
A great many people are in the war.
I will go there and back again.
What did you say about Lifting belly.
I said lifting belly is so strong.
Yes indeed it is and agreeable and grateful.
We have gratitude.
No one can say we haven't.

-Gertrude Stein
"Lifting Belly"

valentines

m and i met for lunch and he
brought me roses. we shared
a slice of cappucino cheese-
cake which eased its way into
our list of top five desserts
shared. back at work all the
older women stood around my
desk fawning and telling me
only boyfriends give you roses,
not husbands.

dinner and drums - february 13, 2008

m tries to teach me to do
things and i fumble awkwardly
around, shy and bumbling.
really i have to be let alone
for a few hours to figure it
out on my own a bit before i
can try learning from someone
else.

linked

quick thanks to fashion.nation for using my bow photo!

colorful equestrian

an old polyvore playing.

the stupidity of it all aka meet mitt romney

what is there to say really?

yard sale

m's sister and niece stopped by:



















tired!