In the Navy

Eep! Today I have no less than four separate meetings (one down, three to go) plus an exam to invigilate! I wanted to be comfortable and temperature-appropriate, one of which I am not very good at. Seriously, I wore a jacket to work yesterday and I sweated SO MUCH biking home, it was ridiculous. And disgusting. Today is still pretty warm, but cool enough to make me want socks. Also, these socks are great enough that I always want to wear them. I might never look hip, but at least I am sort of color-coordinated. I'll call that a win.

 Today's jaunty ensemble includes:
Skull and cross-bones shirt: Self-esteem via Goodwill
Skirt: Walmart via Goodwill
Belt: Goodwill

Socks: Walmart
Shoes: Columbia via Ross

These shoes are ridiculously comfortable, which is how I justified wearing trainers (albeit trainers with a sweet diagonal strap) with a skirt and knee socks to myself. And in case you're wondering, no I don't know what happened in that second picture. I use a tripod and timer to take the photos and I didn't alter any of the settings... it's a mystery.

Double Dipping: Rainbow Pride and Pumpkin Pie

I'm double dipping on my post today. Today I went (again! On the right day this time!) to the Pride Rally on campus. I took my rainbow flag, and we marched to the council building and attended the Human Rights Campaign meeting. It was a lot of fun and I met some nice new people. Hey hey, ho ho, homophobia's got to go! Right on, friends!

 Here's what I wore to the rally:

Shirt: sneakily borrowed from my friend Alex while he's on holiday. Sorry, Alex! I'll wash it before you get home!
Skirt: Old Navy via Goodwill
Socks: too-small tights that I chopped up and rolled down. H&M originally?
Shoes: Forever 21

I realize that this shirt is, umm, a sight to behold, but I don't really care. It was the most rainbow-esque clothing I could find that would fit me.

 

Yesterday I took a couple of hours off work and went to the local pumpkin patch with some of my friends. We had a ton of fun getting lost in the corn (well, sorghum) maze and petting the animals in the petting zoo. I didn't take proper outfit photos, but my friend Angelyn snapped a shot of me in the maze that shows what I was wearing. So here, for your viewing pleasure, is a location shot! Sometimes I do leave my backyard, see!

 

 

The second photo shows my (perhaps inappropriate?) footwear. Somehow I managed to stay fairly clean and respectable looking... until I went down the slide, got covered in hay, did a backwards roll, and got grass in my hair. Up to that point, I was the very model of taste and professionalism. Or something like that. Sort of.

For our pumpkin-based adventure I wore:

Shirt: got it at a clothing swap I went to a while back. No labels.
Skirt: Target via Goodwill
Tights: H&M
Shoes: Reikers via Goodwill

I hope all of your weeks have started out well!

--C.

The Mid-term Blues

My first mid-term exam of the semester was today, and I woke up early to finish studying for it. Somehow, I decided that blue striped knee high socks would help me in my quest for knowledge. Hey, I don't have to look professional on Thursdays... and my legs were cold this morning.

Today's jaunty ensemble features:

dress: H&M
shirt: BCG via Goodwill
socks: H&M
shoes: Walmart via Goodwill

It grieves me that we don't live anywhere near an H&M. It grieves me, but it pleases my wallet. Anyway, I'm going to go and try to cross off some of my to-do list before the big party starts in our department. There's free beer, which causes almost unheard-of levels of excitement among the grad students. Ciao, bellas!

--C.