Let's Get Fired Up!

I am so excited about heading to D.C. this weekend to go to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.  Yes, I am one of many Americans in my age group who gets a healthy dose of their news from the likes of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (along with the NYTimes).  Hey, I'm a busy girl and if I can get news and laughs at the same time well count me in! 

So, I am packing for my jaunt this afternoon and am asking myself....what does one wear to a political rally?  Especially one whose sole purpose is to promote reason.  The obvious choices include comfortable shoes since I will be standing and walking around all day (very reasonable), and I guess nothing that constricts the arms too much since I will want them available for wildly shaking fists (or not since that wouldn't be very reasonable).  And on top of that I need some sort of Halloween costume to wear on Saturday night (throw reasonable out the window).

In all actuality, I am a master of the traveling arts with a black belt in packing.  I think it has been years since I checked luggage, and it helps that I have no problem with wearing the same pair of pants three days in a row (just change the tops and accessories!).  So here is the wardrobe rundown: 1 pair of pants, two shirts (one dressy one casual), one layering sweater, two undies, two pairs of socks, sleeping clothes, and one blond wig for my Halloween costume.  All this + what I am wearing on the megabus.  Many times I have been called "The Voice of Reason" by one of my best friends, and this weekend I get to express all my reasonableness loudly and proudly!

REMEMBER TO VOTE ON TUESDAY NOV 2ND!!

If you don't then no bitchin'!

Check out user-submitted rally signs at SaneOrNot.com.  So funny!

Aching for Inspiration in the A.M.

Some days I wake up in the morning and think it is going to take a sheer act of God for me to put in an effort to get dressed.  And, I don't mean dressed in a sense of just throwing on some clothes, but "dressed" in like you get invited to grab a drink with friends après work and don't have a panic attack thinking of having to run home to change.  Whenever I feel this dour mood upon me I immediately hop on my computer and head to the blog Jak & Jil shot by one of my favorite photogs, Tommy Ton.  It literally takes me 30 seconds of scrolling to get inspired, snipe a few looks I can pull together from my wardrobe, and get on with my day in a fashionable way.  Don't forget to check out the people in the background of his photos as well.  Many an outfit has been born from the side dish in the image.  His amazing photography has been a style savior on many occasions, and this morning is no exception.  This is a must bookmark!

Jak & Jil Blog

Image courtesy of JackandJil.com and Tommy Ton