Arabic joke I made up this morning.
“Who do you bring your legal disputes to?”
“! دجاج “
You are not Banksy - Photographs by Nick Stern
“I have always been intrigued by Banksy’s work and thought it would be fascinating to try and recreate some of his most famous images on camera.” (view more here)
Inspired by one of my favorite video games of all time: Okami nail art! I incorporated some of Amaterasu’s markings and some brush strokes, as well as the character for mountain. :) (Taken with instagram)
Great Minds
- Store announcement: "Thinking of tying the knot?"
- Me & Him: *in unison* "Nope!"
No Pants Challenge (no, it isn’t THAT kind of No Pants Challenge)
Thanks to the genius judgers at LearnVest, I read this morning about how one mom is paying off loans by not buying pants, books, and fake moustaches for six months. Technically she’s on month four right now, but you get the picture. She’s learning to consume less, to buy quality stuff (come on Lyz, WAL-MART JEANS???), and to make the most out of what she has. It sounds like a pain in the ass, but an interesting pain in the ass.
This past week I hemmed my partner’s jeans, something I had been promising to do for months now. I was worried, with my sewing skills so rarely utilized, that I would really screw up the hems, but they came out perfect! I took a lot of time and care into making them, and it showed. That got me started on a whole sewing kick this weekend. After I was done with the jeans, I took out some fabric I’d been wanting to turn into a shirt for months, and just did it. Unfortunately, the pattern I was using was one of those where you have to make your item of clothing several times, because the first one never fits. My shirt turned out to be big enough for one of the kids at my work, but certainly not for me. After the shirt failure I made a HUGE “asian print” skirt, which is not a failure and will be worn in the future.
These tales of sewing, combined with the whole No Pants idea and the fact that I’m pretty damn poor anyway, gives me the juice to try it. I have a lot of clothes already, I seem to spend all my money before I really see it, and I think I can get through summer and fall without buying anything. I will see your No Pants Challenge and raise you a No Clothing Challenge!
For the next six months (June-November), I will not buy any:
- Clothing - new or used, including pants, shirts, skirts, dresses, shoes, handbags, hats, or jewelry
And since Lyz included a few other items she buys a lot of, I will add some of mine:
- Music - no more Amazon $5.99 album of the day deals
- Books - I have more than enough books to read, and I’m in between two libraries
This is totally possible, and I can do it. I may have to organize clothing exchanges in order to get “fresh” stuff, but that’s only if I need to. And if this works, who knows, maybe I’ll be able to give up soda too. :)
