Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens...

I almost broke out into song there thinking of a title for this post...consider yourself fortunate that I refrained. The initial idea was thinking of things of the favorite variety--namely old books and interesting clothing. I managed to acquire both during last weekend's trip to Florida. So without any further ado...

...zee book!

I'm about halfway through it and highly enjoying it thus far. The man who compiled it had been collecting letters since he was a kid in 1915, and published this book in 1940. It is a whittled-down compilation, the 'cream of the crop' of great letters written from 334 BC (Alexander the Great to King Darius III) to 1937 (Thomas Mann Indicts the Hitler Regime for its Secret and Open Crimes). I've left off at a letter by Charles Dickens telling his wife that their infant daughter has died.

They run the gamut from love letters, to angry letters, to letters of war, to letters between friends, to letters between enemies, to letters of supplication and pardon, etc. And believe me when I say that it's really quite fascinating--I get all inspired to write letters again. Meaningful ones, that is--not just talking about the weather and one's health. :p

I love the look of old books. Gah.

And now, moving on to the dress...I acquired it in a thrift store for $4 (it was 50% off) and it's very unlike the dresses I normally wear. But I needs to branch out in adventuresome wardrobe-ness. O.e

Ees a halter-top with a cotton uneven skirt thing--it's sewn in squares, but on an angle so that they look like diagonals. The resulting effect is an uneven hemline that I've come to like very much.

This picture is also known as 'I have a terrible farmer's tan'. But I digress. 

Having been invited to a concert tonight, I decided to go all out and wear this to said concert. I never dress up and hardly ever wear jewelry (mostly because I don't think about it), so this is a perfect opportunity to do so. Mwahaha. Good night all...