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[sofiaviolet]

Today's post is slightly late. I went to work and was super-productive! And then I did stuff other than read my dreamroll when I got home, and then Ellie and I went to get groceries. And then we didn't finish dinner until half past ten. /o\

Daily Song (right-click): Taking Back Sunday - Sink Into Me

I wore a skirt today!* I also made a very poor decision with regards to shoes. I've worn this pair before, but I guess never without socks or tights or something. I could feel that they were rubbing on my heels, but I didn't pay much attention until I was already at work and had a bunch of boxes out, since it didn't hurt that much. And then I happened to actually look at my feet, and there was kind of a lot of blood going on. I had to use four bandaids from the archives supply (normally reserved for treating paper cuts, methinks), and shall be wearing sandals for several days, until the wounds heal.

*Skirts are a big deal for me, since they take more effort than pants. I find them harder to coordinate with tops, and I tend to get nasty razor burn when I shave my legs, and I have to figure out shoes (since socks look dumb, and I don't own many pairs of stockings/pantyhose, and *points up* going without is not always feasible), and they're harder to wear in cold weather. So my skirt collection is sadly underutilized.

general

1. nanila: "The consent of the lock"

2. recessional: "World-Building: Basis and Fundamentals - Power and Pressure"

3. jaleesa: review of Waking Up, Alive

4. the_studio: About protagonists.

5. marina: review of Putin's Russia

Dreamwidth

1. dw_biz: financial update and poll on paid account purchasing patterns and features

Meanwhile, some news and updates on features that people have been waiting on: rename tokens are very close to being completed (the first round of code review is in process), vgifts are close to being completed (the first draft of the patch is done, but will likely require a few more drafts, because of the complexity), mark is working on cross-site friends page reading as his primary development priority right now and estimates sometime in June, foxfirefey is working on importing community posts from other LJ-based services and doesn't have a specific time estimate yet but is giving it the majority of her development attention, and fu is concentrating on the mockups of the update page redesign that will be a preface to draft/scheduled posts, which we hope to have done sometime during the summer.

2. If NoScript is giving you problems when you comment, try this.

fandom

1. ladyslash: comment-works meme

2. helens78: reading a series/successor authors

Comments

[ex_pippin880]

I hope your feet heal quickly! Dicky feet suck. :(

I have about three times as many skirts as pants. I also had to reorganise my drawers because I have too many socks for them to be in the same drawer as my underwear. Ahh, pretty kneelengths, why so pretty! But I rarely notice if I walk out the door with green skirt and bright red shirt, so.

[sofiaviolet]

XD I have too many socks for them to be in the same drawer as my socks. *facepalm*

I did green and red on purpose once, for the office $winterholiday party.

[cesy]

I have similar issues with skirts, even though I really like wearing them because they're pretty.

[sofiaviolet]

Yeah. :(

[blnchflr]

I've been laid out with a cold, so I haven't had the energy/eyes to participate yet, but I wanted to say I really appreciate your links round-ups!

ETA: I love skirts, but have the same problem with shaving+tops/shoes coordination - urgh, clunky shoes with a skirt = not good. But I love clunky shoes! I get out of the habit of wearing them over winter, since all my winter shoes are clunky, and it always takes me a few weeks/couple of months in spring/summer before I have the coordination thing worked out again.

[pinesandmaples]

urgh, clunky shoes with a skirt = not good.

I guess that depends on your personal style and interests. I think it can really work. I love clunky shoes with knee-length skirts in medium to heavy weight materials. Clunky shoes with light fluttery skirts is harder to pull off (but I know people who can), but it's a lot easier to mix it with a heavier cotton in an a-line skirt or a high pencil.

I'm also really fond of the knee-boots and miniskirts combo, which is a good way to pull out the knee socks and winter boots in the summer. Pair it with a tank-top, yum!

[sofiaviolet]

I am not really a miniskirt wearer, though. I have one, but it's hot pink and the rest of its outfit it made of fishnet, lol.

[blnchflr]

I also think there are people who can pull it off - I don't think I'm one of them, though :o)

[sofiaviolet]

:) Thank you!

I have done clunky shoes with skirts - usually in the "these shoes are gigantic but they're fucking amazing" sense (my boots atop wooden platforms, for example), and I've done casual skirts with socks. But, uh, not for work. We are casual but I do try.

[blnchflr]

Cf. above, I think some people can definitely pull off the look, but I can't - or my clunky shoes aren't awesome enough :o)

[pinesandmaples]

I forget that people shave/care about shaving. It's been 2 years (and a bit) since I've touched my leg hair, and at least 4 years since I've shaved with a razor. (I have a set of hair clippers that gets "close enough" without a blade protector, and I was not above using them to trim my leg hair.) There's something nice about not shaving.

[sofiaviolet]

Yeah, I give it up in cold weather. And I might be less bothered if I weren't pale with thick dark hair - which is seriously visible through everything except socks and winter tights.

[nanila]

I sympathize with your shoe mistake. I have often worn what I thought were a comfortable pair of new shoes and ended up having to wear trainers for the rest of the week because my daily commute involves at least five miles of walking.

Thank you for the signal boost!

[sofiaviolet]

You're welcome!

Yeah, I wore flip-flops when Ellie and I went out for groceries, and I'm going to wear sandals again today. (Didn't actually go outside yesterday...)

[moizissimo]

OUCH!

My trick? Knee socks. Most of my skirts hit the knee, so it doesn't look too odd. I also have a bunch of shorter leggings that I pull up to just cover the top of the knee socks, if it's cold.

Also, the Neutrogena "Oil Free Acne Stress Control" stuff works wonders on me for preventing the bumps and itching. It's a salicylic acid exfoliator you put on under moisturizer. I also second the comment of hair clippers. Minor stubble? Much preferable if I have to shave regularly for work.

[sofiaviolet]

Yours is a good trick, although I feel that most of my skirts are too summery/floaty for it to work.

Thanks for the advice! I have also found that short strokes help (as opposed to dragging the razor up my entire lower leg), and that baby oil is good for shaving in the shower because it says put longer than other stuff.

[moizissimo]

Oo! I'll try your tips, as well! :)

[turlough]

Ack! Your poor feet!! I hope they'll heal speedily.

I haven't been using a lot of skirts the last few years, got out of the habit for some reason. I've bought a couple lately though so we'll see if I can get back into the habit again. Since I don't have to worry about looking professional I never mess about with shaving though. Not even in the summer when it's too hot for leggings. I'm old enough to value comfort over appearances these days ;-) The only shoes I can wear without socks are sandals and textile shoes so that's what I wear during the summer almost exclusively.

[sofiaviolet]

:) I think I'm going to have to start emulating coworker B, who wears socks and comfy shoes to get to work, and changes once she's there.

[jaleesa]

Oh, I hate when shoes do that to me. There was one time where I had to wear my sister's shoes to an interview, and one shoe started rubbing up against my ankle every time I took a step. By the time I got home, my skin was loose and the thing was bleeding and it was an awful mess. So painful.

[sofiaviolet]

Ow ow ow ow ow. :(

Yeah, my feet bled onto the shoes (ick) and the shoe-rub spread it around enough for the coworker who located the office bandaid stash to go o_O