My instant city. | January 28, 2010 | Comments (7)

This week has flown by and dragged on at the same time, hasn’t it? In any case, it’s just about Friday and I can get down with that. Today, I saw a man just hanging out with his chicken (like, an actual living chicken) on Van Ness Avenue, leaning against a street sign wanting money or something and catching some of the fleeting sunshine we had today after days and days of rain or drizzle or haze or fog or slick, slick wet.

It was especially strange because I am in the middle of a short story collection called Instant City (it’s Issue No. 6 and I picked it up from one of my favorite vintage / antique shops, Gypsy Honeymoon – the black dress in the back would fit me perfectly, I can tell just by looking at it and it is a DREAM made of wondrous elegance and vaporous black chiffon. The lady who owns or runs it or both has little birdies in there chirping happily and she is a very sweet sort of flower child – Stevie Nicks type), by and about San Francisco writers, and most of the vignettes feature these sort of random, only-in-San-Francisco scenes and stolen moments. So much so that before I told this story I had to really think about whether or not I read it or truly saw them, but I promise you that I saw them with my own eyes.

On that note, I would like to know if it’s wrong of me to have zero desire to eat at that Tommy’s Sandwich Joint (Joynt?).

BACK TO THE CLOTHES. I love these shoes. I love these socks. They serve no practical purpose, in fact, they’re kind of scratchy and that irritates me, but they’re so damn sassy. Here’s the modcloth.com Crewel scarf again, this time paired with a kicky little suede + fringe Lonesome Dove pendant in a forest green, and this amazing black satchel that I am newly in love with. My new bangs and I got into a bit of a tussle this morning, clearly, and they went all Peggy from Mad Men on me (damn cowlick), but I am mostly pleased!

So, who’s got big plans this weekend? We have none, nada, which is spectacular as we’re going to need lots of R&R before our next round of fabulous house guests arrive next weekend. It will be epic.


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SBJ @ 9:29 PM

Comments (7)

  • http://willblog4food.wordpress.com Jen

    I’ll be heading to tahoe with the lab, where there’ll be plenty of boozing, eating, skiing, and hot-tubbing action. Not all at the same time, of course! As fun as that all sounds (and will be), I’m desperate for a do-nothing weekend like y’all have in store.

  • http://www.cameliasandcrinolines.blogspot.com/ Camelia

    I just discovered your blog, you always look gorgeous. I love the socks and shoes from this outfit.

  • SBJ

    Jen, I envy your super fun lab times ski weekend! Those folks look like A LOT of fun. Please request a new video on my behalf. A snowy one. Kthx!

    Camelia, I am delighted to have you here, and thank you for the sweet words. Welcome!

  • http://www.attheedgeoftheoceanblogspot.com aneke

    Lol at the man with the chicken!
    The other day I saw a guy hanging out on the side of the road (also wanting money or something) wearing a helmet. No bike in sight. And it was HOT. Weird.

  • http://alphafemme.net alphafemme

    uh yeah, absolutely no desire to go to Tommys Joynt.

    also, I <3 modcloth too, and in fact have to limit my time on the website because I WILL buy something before clicking out.

  • kelly alice.

    the bangs are still looking fab despite evil, evil cowlicks (i know about them, i have a fierce one)!! plus, i love the punch of colors on the scarf!

    this weekend it is BITTERLY cold in boston, so we are hunkering down for lots of homecooked meals with friends. see how cozy we are? come visit!

  • http://katemcelweeblog.com/ Kate

    Oh my goodness, your blog is fabulous! Loves!! I adore this outfit, I wish I could pull off shoes like that. And doesn’t H&M have the best LBDresses? Please come to Boston and style me :D