What Do I Do When I'm Sick?

Yesterday I woke up with a cold... DRAG.  I was supposed to go shopping and have lunch with my mom, so I did, but walking around in wedges was horrible and I ended up being in a horrible mood because of all the sniffling I did sans tissues.  Kudos to my mom for putting up with me and for always suggesting things to me to help when I'm sick.  This is my routine for when I have a cold:

Peppermint essential oil.  Dabbed on and behind the earlobes and on the back of the neck.  This is an excellent natural antibiotic.  Although it's annoyingly cold sometimes when all I want to do is be warm, it speeds up the process of health without any drugstore pills or syrups.

Howl's Moving Castle.  When I'm sick I usually take off my contacts and put my glasses on, so any kind of prolonged exposure to a screen gives me a headache, so I'll usually only watch one movie (usually around the time I wake up), rest for a while, and then watch another one around afternoon/late afternoon time.  Howl's Moving Castle is such a fantastical story, written and animated with grace and sophistication, that it always makes me feel wistful (not to mention wanting to eat all the food they're eating.  What is it about animated food that is so mouth-watering?).

The Horse and His Boy.  C.S. Lewis.  In between movies I might read a book.  This is the fastest read for me (done in 2-4 hours) and the most inspiring to get up and do something.  Fantasy, adventure, delectable cuisine, and danger all rolled into one, it always gives me an appetite when I'm done, for food as well as life.

You've Got Mail.  Cheesy, I know, but I watch this movie every year around Christmas, usually when I'm sick, or just when I want to watch something sentimental and light.  Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks together are the epitome of fairy tale relationships.

Usually my colds last about 1-3 days, and school just started, so hopefully I'll be back to work tomorrow sans sniffles.

Menswear

There is absolutamente nothing worse than a man without style.  For me, if they don't have flair-worthy garb, they might as well be floundering around in the air of existence, like a speck of dust in the wind.  These guys here at Street Etiquette know what they're doing.  A sense of fashion always seems to help the confidence within burn more brightly.  Style on a man can also symbolize creativeness or represent self-worth.  Also, when a man dresses in an original and artistic fashion, he can be epitomizing his acceptance of his self while radiating poise and sophistication.  Sigh... If only I could surround myself with men who dress like this everyday...

I especially like his bold color choice, floral printed (embroidered?) linen trou, and his orange and white polka-dotted handkerchief. 

These shoes are incredible.

I esp. like his pants.  From the color of the photo, they look like they are hand painted in a galaxy print, but I'm sure they are just splitter-splattered, acid-wash style.  All the same, a very cool look!

C'est cool.

Clown-ing Around

Sorry for lack of updates, my dear reader(s)!  I just purchased these babies on Sunday at goodwill for 6.99. Take 20% off that for having my student I.D. on me.  They are so like clown shoes and the ugliest shoes I've ever had that I am in love with them.  And what the $%@#!!!!! My camera is so crappy.  That's what I get for using a camera phone.

Shoes, Iron Age; socks, Dad's; Leggings, Mossimo

Furry

I so want to find a jacket like this.  If only I lived somewhere I could actually wear it...

Sucker Punch

I know this is so asian of me to like, but I just saw the movie Sucker Punch and totally have a girl crush on the main character Baby Doll (played by Emily Browning).  She's oh-so-blonde but dressed up in a slightly skimpy Japanese schoolgirl uniform pretty much throughout the entire movie (except when she's wearing the occasional dress/pajama set).  I like the contradiction of a caucasian girl dressed in a sort of trendy Japanese strict high school outfit made sexy by the lowered hems and cropped tops.  She's also put in several video game themed real-life action sequences, adorned with a samurai sword and a gun, complete with several dangly-charm thingies that girls like to attach to their phones and bags.  She's unbearably cute and sympathetically innocent throughout the movie, while seen as a deadly warrior against her enemies.  I loved the outfits but wasn't able to find my favorite outfit, the finale schoolgirl outfit, embellished with sparkling jewels and silky fabric.  I think I've found this year's Halloween costume!