Shoes. Bags. Jackets.

I'm able to purchase these three items with ease and grace. But I'm totally consumer-challenged when it comes to the rest of my wardrobe. Which as you can imagine is completely out of balance. I'll go shopping with the sole purpose of buying, say, pants for work, and return home with a new bag and coat, and at least two new pairs of shoes. No pants. Pant-need forgotten.

And shoes, they're the worst. Recently I bought seven pairs of shoes all at once. Seven.

Am I the only person with this strange disorder? That of Radical Outerwearoholism? It's weird and I can't explain it.

Cult of Costume

Guess how I'm dressed up today. Not really a costume so much as showing my colleagues what I do and how I look in my spare time. I did get interesting looks on the bus this morning, which always makes me laugh.

This year, in addition to the normal goth activities that accompany Halloween, like the highly entertaining Witches' Ball replete with beautifully costumed Pagans and Wiccans, I'm looking forward to attending the Día de los Muertos processsion.

Day of the Dead festivities can be quite the party. This ancient indigenous Mexican holiday celebrates the deceased and is commonly represented by the skull symbol. Families remember not only the sadness of loss but also the happiness and humor the dead have left behind. Elaborate costumes and masks are worn and gifts are brought to the cemeteries to honor the departed.



I love me a good cemetery.

My New Blog

It came to me today what to call this. What do you think of the title? I read a lot of other people's design blogs, mostly about interiors and renovation, but also visual art, style, culture, and film. It occurred to me that I could start my own blog. Or at least give it a try. This will be about realistic space (much of it mine), alternative style, and imperfection, with random dope shit thrown in. Hope you like it.

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