mizarchivist

By the way... decided to do a bit of modification to my haircut. Perfect timing for seasonally apropriate heat/humidity. I'm rather pleased. I suspect I'll like it even better once it grows in just a bit.

And yes- my hair just poufs on its own. That's with no product. Eat your heart out, Morrisey.
How much work do you think Ruby Rose's stylists needed to put in for her pouf? (How much do I revel in this hairstyle trend? So much.)

I tried. I really tried. However, I do not have Dansko-compatible feet. I currently own a pair of distressed brown leather Danskos, size 39. I was assured that after a while my feet would get used to them, and this is not what happened. I took them to the cobbler to try to stretch them out a bit, to no avail. 

I would like to see these gorgeous and seriously hardly used clogs go to someone who will wear them. Given how little I've used them and how little discretionary money I have at the moment, I am hoping someone will be willing to give me some portion of the original cost, which was in the $120-130 range. 

I've been meaning to post this for the better part of a month now. So, here we go. If I fail to get responses here, I'll resort to inquiring unto Facebook. Please don't make me do it, though. 

ETA OK, claimed! Thanks so much for the feedback. Let the bitching about how Danskos aren't as great as they are purported to be commence. XXOO

Dammit, these were supposed to be the answer to the fact my Born Mary-Janes are really worn out and I need new everyday shoes. I'm not fond of shopping for sensible shoes, I'm so often disappointed.

Well, that's frustrating. LJ didn't post what I just put up. I suspect I'll be doing a shorter version this time.

Thing 1:  My phone
I have a contract with Verizon, which I'm unlikely to break.
My current phone (LG ENV3) turns off randomly. It's out of warranty. I'm 1 month away from early upgrade. I am not keen on the expense of a smart phone. I just want my phone to work.

Options:
1. Do nothing, hope for best until at least 8/31
2.  Get SD card for phone (some reason doesn't have) get all info onto card, then wipe it to factory settings. Or use the Verizon system to backup contacts.
3. Look for refurb of this phone or one similar to it, hope it doesn't break in the next month, that it holds up long enough to dump 100+ into the fix.
4. Buy new phone right now at full price.
[ETA]: 5. Have Dad read this and remember he'd not done anything for my birthday and he points to and funds a reasonably priced clone/replacement. Happy day!

I'm struck with indecision on this for some reason. If anyone has a notion on this, I'm curious to hear suggestions. Keep in mind I am not keen on this topic at the best of times- I'm much more easily lost and/or frustrated with complexities and lots of tech talk now.

Thing 2: Haircut.
It has been a bit over 2 weeks since I got my haircut at DHR and I feel like it already needs a touch-up. They aren't open on Mondays and they're about to go on vacation for a week (can't remember exactly when other than early August).
Does anyone have a suggestion for a place that is in the 30-40 price range? Less than that and I worry about hair butchery, more and I will remind myself I just paid for a haircut 2 weeks ago, and wtf.

Thing 3: Likely going to Diesel tomorrow.

It'll be over 90 again today. This season has been long anticipated and Friday will be the day when I do something about it and this braid icon will be the one that'll be the outmoded one and my LOL-archivist one more definitive.
I've never been one to hold on to one style of hair for very long, and inevitably I find the care of long hair to be more trouble than its worth. At this stage it's braided and out of my way 95% of the time. On hair washing days (Lush is excellent enough this is only required every other day) it'll be decidedly still damp by the end of the day when braided. It's heavy. Etc.
I grew it out  because I kept having dreams about having long hair. Well, I've successfully done that and now I get to do my butch pixie impression again. Mom (who arrives TOMORROW!!) and I will have a salon day on Friday- haircut, lunch, pedicure.  I'll see about getting one last glam shot of the long hair down between now and then. There will certainly be pictures of the new-old look after the weekend.

I may have decided this anyway given the weather, but badlittlemonkey 's plunge into short is a lovely catalyst.

So, the new glasses, they are acquired.  I've only documented one set- the really groovy nerdy ones. The minimalist ones, later because I've wasted enough time with trying to get things Just So. My issue is I usually have the same backdrop for much of these self portraits and I'm bored with it all. So----

And a more bookish/ classic librarian look-

My hat finally arrived today.

It's 3pm on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. My mini vacation starts in 1 hour and 45 minutes. FYI.

So, here's the trouble. I keep getting tension headaches from my hair elastics and clippy thingies. My hair is somewhat heavy, retains moisture for most of the day when up (in other words every day) and getting surprisingly long. At least by my standards.

I have to wonder if my hair management applications are just not sturdy enough. My default clip is this shaped. The one that is less useful because it's a bit to claw-like- (approximate representation). I'm thinking I need to reinvest in some scrunchies.

... rest of this was deleted 3-4 times because while I would like suggestions, I don't want to fire up the long hair/short hair debate, which would have been inevitable. I know who stands on which side of that line already.

The trash bags of discarded but useful clothing coupled with my huge ennui regarding my wardrobe leads me to the general community query of: clothing swap time?[Poll #1445040][Poll #1445040]

Oh hai. I have arrived in this fair, Midwestern berg. I have gotten my toes all prettified and confused the living crap out of both salon workers and clientele, for I requested black nails with white tips- a gothy French manicure. Snerk :) I'd like to think that a salon in Boston wouldn't be so phased. Maybe? I'll have to try it out. An experiment.

I'm strangely not that sad that my dinner plans fell through. I sort of want pizza, which is just across the parking lot. Also maybe catch a movie.

is someone having a clothing swap soon? I'm doing the seasonal closet shift and trying to be realistic about some stuff and the pile, she is growing.