Words don't matter

YAY! The election is over, so no more political ads! (When you live in a swing state, you get approximately 4,000% more ads on TV and online than other states.)

Cardigan and Boots - Simply Be, Leggings - Walmart.

In the spirit of leaving all political arguments behind, here's a video without actual words. cdza is a You-tube group that makes the most amazing music video experiments. This one is great; showcasing snippets of 26 songs over 47 years that use nonsense words. 

Rocks and Dorothy and Sleep

Sweater - Target, Pants - Denim 24/7, Shoes - Dexter, Necklace - Pressie.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend (and didn't have to work yesterday)! I went to a gigantic Flea Market this past Saturday and had a pretty good time. [Seriously, the Hillsville Flea Market is gigantic; it's only held twice a year on Labor Day and Memorial Day and it draws a crowd of more than 500,000 each time.] I managed to badger my little Mama into picking out several things she liked, since her birthday is this coming Saturday. She is a HUGE fan of rocks (geology interest), so we hit up a few great tents for jewelry and ephemera. She's had geodes and rock eggs my whole life, and loves all sorts of rock chip jewelry. But she's also one of those people who's terrible to buy for, never wearing or using stuff. So it's best to get her to help pick out what she wants.

I also slept a great deal, and I'm rereading my favorite Dorothy L. Sayers novels, while watching my DVDs of the 1987 BBC miniseries. I did a self-lead class on her in undergrad, and I'm mildly completely obsessed. She wrote mystery novels (as well as a translation of Dante's Divine Inferno), starting in the 1920's. She was a fantastic writer and was also fantastically snobby. There are letters in her mystery novels in French (untranslated), bits of Latin, important quotes from obscure books...you name it, it's probably in there. I wrote a paper for my class about the importance of the love between Lord Peter Wimsey (Sayers' detective) and Harriet Vane (his eventual wife) that started as a 15 pager and ended up being 40 pages. So you can guess at my obsession.

Purple Obi

This was yesterday, but it was very busy. So you get two posts today! (Maybe.)

This obi belt came with a top I won from Igigi. It's lovely, but it does wiggle around on me throughout the day. I just couldn't resist giving this top some shape. Igigi itself makes really lovely stuff, although it does tend to have very low-cut stuff (and you know when I say it's low-cut, there's cleavage everywhere!). It's a designer plus-size brand, and you really need to study their size chart before ordering - think at least 2 sizes smaller. What is it with brands? The cheaper the clothes, the smaller the relative sizes, while the more expensive the larger. Vanity sizing will do your head in if you let it. If the size on the label bothers you (truly and really) just cut out the label. YOU are the same size whichever brand you wear. And you know what? Other people can't see it, and unless they're heinously cruel, they don't care. I have clothes in my closet from a size 14 to a 22 that fits me. But things that don't fit me don't get worn (and eventually when I have time, I give them away to Goodwill or people I know that would like them). So rock your clothes, not your size.

Top - Avenue, Belt - Igigi, Pants - Denim 24/7, Shoes - TOMS, Necklace - Vintage.