I got 500 problems

I feel like a Target employee/Oscar Meyer wiener today. I tried this on with yellow shoes, since I'm constantly striving to dress like a hot dog, but I just couldn't do the black tights and yellow shoes thing. Why? I've seen too many slutty Minnie Mouses on Halloween. Really, that is why. They broke my brain and now I can't handle wearing yellow shoes with black tights.

Sweater - thrifted vintage Marella Knits
T-shirt - Target
Skirt - American Apparel ( the flash made some weird pattern on the chiffon - I assure you it's just a solid tan color)
Tights - Target
Shoes - Sam & Libby, inherited from sister

This morning when I was adding this outfit to my flickr, I realized this is my 500th outfit! That is so many! And they are all different! Actually, I wore one exact outfit twice. If you can find it you win... nothing. And it would be a huge waste of time. It was this outfit:

Because I'm pretty sure this is the only way to wear a giant tiger print with a tiger face oversized pajama t-shirt as a dress. Though, I guess I could rock it with tights and boots in the winter. Anyway, thanks to all you lovely readers for coming to visit me and being so nice about my stylistic schizophrenia. Here's to 500 more days of insanity!

P.S. Mr T is taking me out on what he is calling a "romantic super-date" tomorrow and I have to dress up! Goodness gracious, I simultaneously feel like I'm 16 and like I'm going to vomitron. I'll report back, should I survive.

I'm the Mary. You're the Rhoda.

Gosh I used to love that movie. When I was 16 I'd spend like every weekend over at my friend Adeline's house, watching girly movies and stealing wine coolers and beers out of her parents fridge in the basement that were so old their bottlecaps had rusted. Geez Louise, I'm a classy gal! Anyway, the point is, my skirt is very "Mary Tyler Moore" today. Also, it is supposed to be like 50! degrees today, so no tights!

Cardigan - Target
Tank - ? I couldn't tell you if my life depended on it
Belt - thrifted
Skirt - thrifted vintage
Shoes - thrifted new xhilaration

If it wasn't foggy and rainy today, I might overcome my embarrassment at taking photos in public and take a picture of me and the Mary Tyler Moore statue that I walk by every day. She stands in front of  the Macy's downtown, forever frozen midway through her signature tam throw. Like dis:

Represent the 612, Mary. Represent.

Guilt-driven disclaimer: Dear 16-20 year old girls. Don't steal and drink old wine coolers. Not worth it. And your mom will be really disappointed in you years later when she finds out what you were really doing at all those innocent sleepovers.

Vintage dress, yet again

This dress makes me want to hang out in a wood paneled basement and listen to Nancy Sinatra records. I totally remember this style of fabric (where everything was this color scheme and had a vaguely nature-ish pattern on it that made it look like an abstract field of wheat or leaves?). My parents had sheets like this when I was little (with matching LION HEAD pillowcases.) Anyway, the dress will be in the shop soon because I can't justify keeping it. But I also couldn't justify selling it without wearing it once first. Because I am selfish.

Glasses - Prada

Dress - thrifted vintage, handmade

Tights - Target

Shoes - Miss Me (free - won gift certificate to Modcloth)

So it's been above freezing here for a few days and a ton of the snow is melting! Which is awesome (until I get gutter-splashed by the bus, which I have somehow managed to avoid thus far.) I am so ready for spring... my mind is entirely focused on one thing, err, two things:

Oh yes, biking to work and around the lakes. I am trying to be realistic about it though. This is Minnesota. It WILL snow again. Probably several times. But this thaw is the small ray of hope I needed to get me through the rest of February.