Writer's Block

For some reason I seem to have a little bit of a case of writer's block this afternoon.   Maybe it's because my energies this week have been sapped with extra grading and getting ready to give a research talk next week.  I used to get writer's block fairly frequently and agonize over almost every sentence that I wrote during my first couple of years of graduate school.  In the past few years I seem to have loosened up - though this may have been to the detriment of my prose.  So it feels strange and disconcerting to suddenly find writing a struggle again today.  So I'll just show you the outfit I wore on Tuesday for teaching.  I was inspired to put on my favorite burgundy blazer by Cynthia.

 (Dress - Shabby Apple (remixed), Blazer - Rafaella (remixed), Tights - HUE (remixed), Shoes - r2 (remixed)

I'm going to blame my inability to produce anything insightful today on a case of hurty brain syndrome.  But I feel like this is such a punt after SFE's brilliant post on body dysmorphia yesterday.  How's your February going?  Have you suffered from a case of writer's block yet this semester?

The Pantomime Time of Year

1. Sweater Dress - Viola/Anthro
Tights - Accessorize
Boots - Ann Taylor Loft (remixed)
Scarf - Lithe/Anthro [sash to dress]
Earrings - Corcoran Gallery, DC (remixed)

I wore this dress to a conference this past weekend (which was fantastic!). Before the conference I had only worn it one other time this fall and that was to see a play. I usually don't repeat outfits so close together, but I had a hard time figuring out what to wear for the first really cold day yesterday (and the last day I taught before Thanksgiving) so I listened to the advice of the Devil Wearing Anthro and repeated.

This dress, by far, is one of my favorite pieces of clothing. It's essentially a large, soft black sweater, but it tends to look very formal so I usually add funkier, more playful accessories to it. I repeated it yesterday to teach and paired it with what I call my "King of Hearts tights."
I bought these tights at Accessorize years ago and they have held up better than most pairs of leggings or yoga pants do. They bring back not only memories of the time I spent in England, but they also remind me of the time my college boyfriend borrowed them to play The King of Hearts in a Christmas pantomime. He wore them, a t-shirt, and a large cardboard playing card for the part. Luckily, college boyfriend is now Shakespeare's Masculine Ending so we had a good laugh while I was getting dressed yesterday and I reminded him where the tights came from and that he had worn them before.

And there's another secret nerd touch to this outfit: the sash that I'm wearing as a hair scarf has early modern English print flourishes all over it. In fact, it's the same flourish EEBO uses (scroll your mouse over the menu on the left) to indicate a link.

I've got to get back to making cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and Thomas Kelleher's bread pudding for tomorrow because the turkey gets the oven for the entire morning, but before I do I was wondering what your favorite secret nerd piece is?

Lovemanii

All you need is LOVE!
Ready for christmas party wearing my new lovely heart tights from sassimanii, secret intimes by BikBok. So cute......