at the valet, hey…

A new addition for the dressing room: an old men’s dressing valet, acquired from a friend condensing down in order to move into a lovely little church. She is the host of the local Dr. Sketchy’s branch, and I have coveted the valet since my first time in her previous space. Now, it is mine! […]

on proper valeting

I acquired a 1940 edition, fourth printing copy of Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage by Emily Post. Fun yet silly stuff, but a few thoughts hold some weight for me. For instance, proper valeting. I have made bad habits and allow heaps of clothes to pile up in my moments of decisions and […]

call me mellow yellow

So here it goes, every time I set my mind to altering how I shop and spend, I find the perfect jacket. Although I have a couple tight houndstooth jackets, even in an earthy color range, none of them are this golden, none of them so warm to the eyes… For me, it was pricey, […]

argyle-a-go-go and other stories of a clotheshorse

Today, I am playing hooky of sorts: the alternator in my car crapped out over the weekend and it is in the shop getting repaired today, leaving me abandond at home, too far from work to manage the trip. So, what better time to catch up on my poor, neglected journal… I have recently both […]

the glitter, it burns

I occasionally wonder of the source of my distaste and poor response to silly little gay boys when I encounter them in the bars. I do consider whether my response is bigotry of some sort or some sensible response to as-yet unknown data. Then, most often, I am vindicated. Take last night for an example: […]

post-camp processing

My brain doesn’t want to move on, and doesn’t want to release. I feel stuck. I can say that what I linger on is not severe or heavy or unravelling; it simply is, and it is sticky. I would be mostly okay with it hanging around for a bit, even if it isn’t all good. […]

thrifty find-o-the-week

I stopped at a local charity thrift store on the way home from work earlier in the week. They have excellent dress shirts, often in my sleeve length so I try to stop in on a monthly basis… I found this: It needed a bit of cleaning but beyond that is in great condition. The […]

dusting off the fancy-pants

Okay, fine, a fancy jacket, then…Last night, I attended a small gathering at a friend’s place for Mardi Gras. I decided last minute to attend, so I am glad I have been tending to various crazy costume things on the side. This jacket was done a bit ago for an odd event months back about […]

elder god of sartorialism

Tie-thulhu awakens!And he is hungry for your soul, or at least your sartorial wit. A word of advice in dealing with elder gods: Don’t make Tie-thulhu hold dinner for you. He is an impatient host, what with all the things he has to do, like conquering worlds and devouring souls and all… “Oh, my elder […]

passing the G

I recently made mention of my Aunt Dee, whom I saw over the holiday trip home to Ohio. She is my favorite aunt; the one that makes everything more fun. She is the one crazy enough to make all those freakin’ layers of jello between cream layers for that rainbow jello thingie growing up… (My […]