Pixel Imperfect

Hi friends! I'm about to make an angry rant here. This is something that I avoid doing, but it's building and it must be excised. I thought that I'd warn you, just in case you'd like to keep the negativity out of you day. :) If you're petite, like I am, then comments on your weight and figure are totally socially okay! Did you know that? I'm learning. I met a friend's grandmother. The first thing she says to me is "Oh you're so little! How much do you weigh?" Seriously? Well, how much do you weigh? Birthday party for a colleague in the office. After the cake is sliced, the department director says "Give Mary the big piece, she needs it!" You certainly don't need it... Talking about clothes with a colleague and she comments on how thin I am and how I "really need to eat a cheeseburger!" I had three slices of pizza for dinner last night, bitch Walking past the receptionist office at work wearing something like ...

I was recently discussing with a friend my "way with words." I've begun writing a little again. I'll share it with you sometime when I'm convinced it's not crap (this friend was displeased with my vulgar criticisms of my work... so maybe it's not all crap). Today, I was digging in my closet and found the very fist paper I wrote in college. Written in 2004 (I was on the cusp of turning 20) for one of the most challenging to impress professors at my alma mater. I earned an A- for my efforts, and he begins his comments on my paper by stating: "Your paper has given me considerable pleasure -- derived from your jaunty and intelligent comments." I think I swooned. I was just rereading the paper. There is a section that I found --- well, shocking! to be included in my philosophy paper to this veteran professor. I cannot believe I wrote this! Peculiar Pleasures: On Aristotle's Treatment of Self-Control (In which I discuss both partaking to e...

I don't think I've ever written a post quite like this, so if it's complete shit, forgive me. The cornerstone of curating my personal style has been to take inspiration from absolutely everywhere and experiment experiment experiment. I read dozens of fashion blogs and, while I don't pattern mix like Kasmira or preppy like Audrey (see links below), I take bits and pieces of inspiration from their style. I did a lot of thrifting to find unusual pieces and bought a lot of shit that just never worked. I feel pretty settled in my style... for now! You never know when a wave will come along and wash me to a different shore. So, this is about how I developed my personal style. This isn't really a guide as much as a narration on my method. I would never presume to tell anyone else what to do because style is such a personal thing. Your best feature I love legs legs legs. I'm such a leg girl. The first thing I do when checking out an outfit is to examine the le...

By far one of my favorite things about working in higher ed is the fashion. Yes, the fashion. The incredible variety that you will find at committee meetings, for example, where both faculty, administrators, and executives are involved. My last committee meeting had a gentleman wearing cargo khakis, a bright red tee (with some sort of image on it), and a short sleeve blue button-up, unbuttoned. It looked what the IT kids wore when they were in high school. There was a woman wearing fitted trousers (no judging there, I wear fitted trousers as you know) tucking into Uggs (judge judge judge!). Who wears Uggs out of the house, unless you are a college student or maybe you're running a quick errand. But more importantly, who wears Uggs to work... on a day when you have a meeting?!? And then there was the gentleman running the meeting. Charming looking man wearing nice slacks, a coordinating but not matching jacket (I am a fan of this. It's more a casual than a suit, but stil...

I discovered the subreddit RedditGetsDrawn and posted  the above photo of myself.  ... Hmmm...  Now you all know my reddit name. Stalk stalk stalk. Anyway, someone  drew me :) I love the minimal comic style. And I feel like he made my face a little more angular, and I like that too. Anyway. Fun subreddit to scroll through. Check it out. I feel like this would be a good time to share the one other drawing that has been done of me.  This was done by a drunk friend. I was probably also drinking.