girls & girliness
All your madmadharri are belong to me! Except that I have just had to bid her goodbye and send her back home, sadly. But we had a fantastic weekend together, filled with good food and good conversation, both fannish and non-, not to mention that yesterday included both the Sidewalk Sales and a clothing swap with some other lovely people, during which I acquired a pair of good work pants, a beautiful scarf, and a dress that may actually just be a bandana with spaghetti straps sewn on. Now I'm catching up on LJ and waiting for the painkillers to kick in (stupid cramps), and it seemed like the perfect time for this meme (last seen with rumorofrain):
1. Piles of magazines everywhere, comprised of tons of pretentious ones that are clearly untouched and then severely thumbed-through Vogues and Luckys.
How about, neatly-organized back issues of Bitch and my current subscription to American Libraries?
2. Overflowing shoe rack and nothing in the fridge.
I... don't really see the connection? I do have a lot of (organized!) shoes, but also a fully-stocked fridge.
3. Scented candles.
One, from phineasjones and mmm_cake's wedding last year.
4. Slovenly heaps of little-used makeups in the bathroom.
A few lipsticks and assorted items, in a small drawer in the bathroom cupboard.
5. Stuffed animals in the bed.
I do still sleep with my old teddy bear.
6. Cat hair on the furniture.
Yes, as much as I try to fight it.
7. Cat smell.
I don't think so, though there might be more of a smell in the winter, when the windows are all closed. Still, I like my home as non-stinky as possible.
8. Cabinets full of mugs featuring the likeness of lady who looks like those hypertrophically-limbed Daily Candy illustrations, bearing the legend "I Love Shopping" or whatnot.
Augh, a world of no. My logo-ed mugs say things like "The Jane Doe Walk for Women's Safety" and "Wesleyan" and "The Ryman Auditorium".
9. Anything pink.
Dudes, I love pink, I'm not gonna lie. My apartment is pretty colorful, and pink definitely plays a part in the overall design scheme.
10. Ornamental pillows.
Yes? Although "ornamental" to me means "not actually useful". I've got lots of pillows of different shapes & sizes, but they all get used.
11. Unedited bookshelves, esp. if they include He's Just Not That Into You or anything along those lines.
I do weed my bookshelves every now and then, but I never toss more than two or three books at a time. I'm attached to my books, okay? But I can say for sure that none of them are about how to attract, keep, or get over men (or even women).
12. Nair.
Heh, I'm just going to have to repeat rumorofrain's answer here: Insert picture of me clutching my cheeks and screaming, a la Macauley Culkin in Home Alone.
13. Lite cottage cheese in the fridge.
I like cottage cheese, though not enough to buy it because I never eat all of it before it goes bad. But lite cottage cheese? I mean, it's possible it's totally delicious, but I'm gonna go on record as saying I doubt that's the case.
14. Anything lite or diet around. Cases of Diet Coke. Weight Watchers 'Just 2 Points' bars.
No, no, and no. I won't get on my soapbox here, because I know some people reading this who do buy those things, but I emphatically do not. (I was at my parents' place for dinner last week, with a friend of theirs who was visiting, and after dinner my mother offered us ice cream. "Is it low-fat?" I asked, since that's what my mom usually buys. "Just say yes," her friend advised her, conspiratorially. My mom had to laugh and correct her mistake: "No, she's asking because she's the one 26-year-old woman in the world who WON'T eat it if it's low-fat." I ended up stopping by Herrell's on my way home instead.)
15. Inspirational or thinspirational things on the fridge.
Augh! I would like permission to beat the person who coined the word "thinspirational" around the head with a loaf of chocolate-chip pumpkin bread. (My fridge displays tend more toward postcards from various countries and magnets about gay cowboys.)
16. Framed posters.
Like rumorofrain, I don't really know why this is particularly girly, but I think all the framed things in my apartment are pictures, not posters.
17. Handbag tree.
Nope.
18. A copy of "Bridget Jones' Diary", either the book or the movie.
Yes, both. I think they're funny. *shrug*
19. A really cool shower curtain.
Yes, with a map of the world on it. Russia takes up most of the eye-level real estate, so when I'm standing on the bath mat waiting for the shower to heat up, I can learn about places like Antipayuta and Ust-Olenek.
20. A "goody drawer".
Er... no? I have a junk drawer (pens, Scotch tape, pushpins, measuring tape, etc.), but I don't think that's the same thing. (Okay, someone in the comments on rumorofrain's entry says that a goody drawer is for sex toys, in which case I guess my underwear drawer is serving a dual purpose.)
21. Smelly bath salts, fizzes, or bubble bath gel.
A few, all gifts. I don't use them often, but every now and then a good, long, relaxing bath is exactly what you need.
22. Some product from a home selling party (Tupperware, Cookie Lee, Party Lite, Naughty Lady).
I just tossed out a few never-used cosmetic samples from a friend's side business that she gave me several years ago.
23. Soft fuzzy socks, possibly with an image of an animal sewed on.
Yes. I love socks! My current favorite pair is pink with monkeys. If anyone is ever stumped about what to get me for a gift, you really can't go wrong with socks, especially brightly-colored socks, stripey socks, or socks with monkeys, elephants, penguins, camels, etc.
Well, that was inconclusive! I guess I will have to live with being Maybe Sort Of Girly.
1. Piles of magazines everywhere, comprised of tons of pretentious ones that are clearly untouched and then severely thumbed-through Vogues and Luckys.
How about, neatly-organized back issues of Bitch and my current subscription to American Libraries?
2. Overflowing shoe rack and nothing in the fridge.
I... don't really see the connection? I do have a lot of (organized!) shoes, but also a fully-stocked fridge.
3. Scented candles.
One, from phineasjones and mmm_cake's wedding last year.
4. Slovenly heaps of little-used makeups in the bathroom.
A few lipsticks and assorted items, in a small drawer in the bathroom cupboard.
5. Stuffed animals in the bed.
I do still sleep with my old teddy bear.
6. Cat hair on the furniture.
Yes, as much as I try to fight it.
7. Cat smell.
I don't think so, though there might be more of a smell in the winter, when the windows are all closed. Still, I like my home as non-stinky as possible.
8. Cabinets full of mugs featuring the likeness of lady who looks like those hypertrophically-limbed Daily Candy illustrations, bearing the legend "I Love Shopping" or whatnot.
Augh, a world of no. My logo-ed mugs say things like "The Jane Doe Walk for Women's Safety" and "Wesleyan" and "The Ryman Auditorium".
9. Anything pink.
Dudes, I love pink, I'm not gonna lie. My apartment is pretty colorful, and pink definitely plays a part in the overall design scheme.
10. Ornamental pillows.
Yes? Although "ornamental" to me means "not actually useful". I've got lots of pillows of different shapes & sizes, but they all get used.
11. Unedited bookshelves, esp. if they include He's Just Not That Into You or anything along those lines.
I do weed my bookshelves every now and then, but I never toss more than two or three books at a time. I'm attached to my books, okay? But I can say for sure that none of them are about how to attract, keep, or get over men (or even women).
12. Nair.
Heh, I'm just going to have to repeat rumorofrain's answer here: Insert picture of me clutching my cheeks and screaming, a la Macauley Culkin in Home Alone.
13. Lite cottage cheese in the fridge.
I like cottage cheese, though not enough to buy it because I never eat all of it before it goes bad. But lite cottage cheese? I mean, it's possible it's totally delicious, but I'm gonna go on record as saying I doubt that's the case.
14. Anything lite or diet around. Cases of Diet Coke. Weight Watchers 'Just 2 Points' bars.
No, no, and no. I won't get on my soapbox here, because I know some people reading this who do buy those things, but I emphatically do not. (I was at my parents' place for dinner last week, with a friend of theirs who was visiting, and after dinner my mother offered us ice cream. "Is it low-fat?" I asked, since that's what my mom usually buys. "Just say yes," her friend advised her, conspiratorially. My mom had to laugh and correct her mistake: "No, she's asking because she's the one 26-year-old woman in the world who WON'T eat it if it's low-fat." I ended up stopping by Herrell's on my way home instead.)
15. Inspirational or thinspirational things on the fridge.
Augh! I would like permission to beat the person who coined the word "thinspirational" around the head with a loaf of chocolate-chip pumpkin bread. (My fridge displays tend more toward postcards from various countries and magnets about gay cowboys.)
16. Framed posters.
Like rumorofrain, I don't really know why this is particularly girly, but I think all the framed things in my apartment are pictures, not posters.
17. Handbag tree.
Nope.
18. A copy of "Bridget Jones' Diary", either the book or the movie.
Yes, both. I think they're funny. *shrug*
19. A really cool shower curtain.
Yes, with a map of the world on it. Russia takes up most of the eye-level real estate, so when I'm standing on the bath mat waiting for the shower to heat up, I can learn about places like Antipayuta and Ust-Olenek.
20. A "goody drawer".
Er... no? I have a junk drawer (pens, Scotch tape, pushpins, measuring tape, etc.), but I don't think that's the same thing. (Okay, someone in the comments on rumorofrain's entry says that a goody drawer is for sex toys, in which case I guess my underwear drawer is serving a dual purpose.)
21. Smelly bath salts, fizzes, or bubble bath gel.
A few, all gifts. I don't use them often, but every now and then a good, long, relaxing bath is exactly what you need.
22. Some product from a home selling party (Tupperware, Cookie Lee, Party Lite, Naughty Lady).
I just tossed out a few never-used cosmetic samples from a friend's side business that she gave me several years ago.
23. Soft fuzzy socks, possibly with an image of an animal sewed on.
Yes. I love socks! My current favorite pair is pink with monkeys. If anyone is ever stumped about what to get me for a gift, you really can't go wrong with socks, especially brightly-colored socks, stripey socks, or socks with monkeys, elephants, penguins, camels, etc.
Well, that was inconclusive! I guess I will have to live with being Maybe Sort Of Girly.