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Aug. 12th, 2005 02:42 amOh, I was so tired today! I thought that my legs would be achy (because I went out dancing last night for the first time in at least 18 months), but they weren't; only my lower back and hips were a little bit sore. However, I haven't had very much energy at all. I was doing laundry earlier this evening and had to use my arms to haul myself up the top few stairs on the second staircase. I spent a lot of time reading through the day.
When we were out, I wore the black knit circle skirt with the slanted hem that I got a while ago. Any time I did a spin, it flared out wonderfully. I also wore these odd little soft suede flats with an elastic vamp that I've had for years; they're basically like ballet shoes with a thicker rubber sole. Soft and light and cushiony, yeah, but no ankle support, and I found myself almost falling off the sole once or twice (ankle twist!) with just a slight loss of balance. So I'll have to regretfully rethink those shoes. Since I've gone on and on about the bottom half of my outfit, I might as well add that I braided my hair with ribbons and put it up in two buns with dangling ribbon bits and skull bows, that it's really freakin' hard to get hairpins through ribbon braids, but that the hairstyle turned out decently. Shirt was my Custo Barcelona "When Rabbit" tee, which is black with light turquoise sleeves and a metallic Asian rabbit print.
I also went to the library tonight, which was relatively painless. I got the Taking Tea With Alice book that someone recommended in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
egl last week. (Along with half a dozen other things that I'll talk about another time - some home books, some craft books, some novels, a Dears cd.) I also made a (somewhat irresponsible) deal with someone re my Homemade Gothic & Lolita book that I got for Xmas in 2003. I meant to sell it, but she wanted to trade for a lino print that she'd made, and it was so awesome (sort of EGL and sort of Keane-inspired) that I couldn't say no! We'll be working that out in the next few weeks.
(Two things about EGL: It's mutated to the point that I feel like I could wear some of it, because it isn't all high-waisted Alice or French Maid dresses anymore. Also, most styles look pretty simple to make: basic patterns - 4501 at that link, for example - can be used, because most of the style is in the details. But I don't know if I ever actually will get around to it.)
When we were out, I wore the black knit circle skirt with the slanted hem that I got a while ago. Any time I did a spin, it flared out wonderfully. I also wore these odd little soft suede flats with an elastic vamp that I've had for years; they're basically like ballet shoes with a thicker rubber sole. Soft and light and cushiony, yeah, but no ankle support, and I found myself almost falling off the sole once or twice (ankle twist!) with just a slight loss of balance. So I'll have to regretfully rethink those shoes. Since I've gone on and on about the bottom half of my outfit, I might as well add that I braided my hair with ribbons and put it up in two buns with dangling ribbon bits and skull bows, that it's really freakin' hard to get hairpins through ribbon braids, but that the hairstyle turned out decently. Shirt was my Custo Barcelona "When Rabbit" tee, which is black with light turquoise sleeves and a metallic Asian rabbit print.
I also went to the library tonight, which was relatively painless. I got the Taking Tea With Alice book that someone recommended in
egl last week. (Along with half a dozen other things that I'll talk about another time - some home books, some craft books, some novels, a Dears cd.) I also made a (somewhat irresponsible) deal with someone re my Homemade Gothic & Lolita book that I got for Xmas in 2003. I meant to sell it, but she wanted to trade for a lino print that she'd made, and it was so awesome (sort of EGL and sort of Keane-inspired) that I couldn't say no! We'll be working that out in the next few weeks. (Two things about EGL: It's mutated to the point that I feel like I could wear some of it, because it isn't all high-waisted Alice or French Maid dresses anymore. Also, most styles look pretty simple to make: basic patterns - 4501 at that link, for example - can be used, because most of the style is in the details. But I don't know if I ever actually will get around to it.)
