What kind of animal is that?!?

Today I'm linking up with Bri at Work Clothes, I Suppose for hehr Third Thursday Threads: Animal Prints feature. I have a pair of leopard print flats, but I wanted to wear a new-to-me pair of black wedges that my boss gave me earlier this week. I don't have any other animal print clothes, so I went for something that looks animal print-ish.

I'm still getting the hang of lighting when I take outside pictures, so hopefully this isn't too over-processed! 

Here's a close-up of the print of the shirt:

It's kind of leopard-y, right? It also reminds me of our puppy's fur, so I could say I'm puppy-printed! 

I also wore actual animals with my elephant earrings, so I'm good to participate, in my opinion! =)

(How did I just find out about Flickr's photo editing software? Prepare for my future postings to have an onslaught of edited pictures. Focus + blurring, ftw!)

Finally, here's my "model pose". I always enjoy seeing some of the faces I make!

Watch out, Zoolander! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! It's only supposed to be 38 degrees on Sunday! I want to hibernate!!

Style Imitating Art: What's Black and White and Re(a)d All Over?

Does anyone remember the old joke about what's black and white and red (or read) all over? There were a couple of different answers- a newspaper, a zebra with a sunburn. I think there was another one too, but those were the only ones I could remember on this crazy Monday!

I'm excited to be participating in Jen from Librarian for Life and Style's first Style Imitating Art selection. You can read more about the selection and why she chose it here, but here's the inspiration:

Here's my interpretation:

I tried to take pictures outside this morning, but the light was too bright, and they kept being washed out. Instead, you get to see my after-work blah hair and part of my bedroom, including the Employees Only sign on the door. ;-)

I went with a black, white, and red (more maroon actually) color scheme. No stripes on this outfit, but the flowers on my cardigan kind of echo the wallpaper behind him. Clearly, I excelled in my art appreciation class in undergrad!

Here are a couple of closeups of the cardigan:

It should be fun to see how others interpreted this painting! 

Mundane Monday

I promise that I'm not trying to be a grump lately; I'm just going through a funky stage right now related to work, and it's touching a lot of areas in my life, unfortunately.

Also, camera phone pictures. Blah.

Here's hoping to a Terrific Tuesday...or at least one where I don't have to tell someone not to run in the library...

What I Wore: Monday, May 20 (Inspiration Monday!)

It's Inspiration Monday time again! Here's today's picture...it's bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s...

Hollaback Girl

And here's my interpretation:

Just a Girl

I don't have a sweet denim vest, so I went for the denimish top, black pants, and bright shoes. Here's a close up of the neon shoes

Playing with color saturation! This still doesn't quite convey the neon...

And just for fun, one more shot after playing with my photo editor a little more:

I think I've created a photo editor monster...

Hope everyone has a great week!

What I Wore: May 6, 2013

Did anyone else who participated in last week's Pantone challenge find it difficult to get dressed yesterday morning? I had planned to attempt Inspiration Monday for the first time ever to ease myself back into having to choose my own clothes, but my only maxi skirt is not sheer and not clean! Instead, I settled on this:

Not really digging this one

This is a pretty blah outfit. It was raining yesterday for what felt like the millionth day in a row. I felt pretty uninspired, and now I see that I needed some color or something different. I feel a little sad just looking at it...ha ha. The shirt does have butterflies on it. That's my only concession to spring...

I can fly!

Seriously. These pants are way longer than I realized! I may need to see if I can get them hemmed! This is really going to inspire me to stay away from just black and gray!

Doing another link up today!

What I Wore: Monday, November 5, 2012

Can't remember much about today. Guess that's what happens when you don't do the post until a month after the actual day...

Blurry side shot

These poor shoes seem to be on their last leg...

What I liked:

• The whole outfit was easy and comfortable, yet looked professional (although you can't tell with the blurry picture...and that was the best one of the lot...sigh...)

What I didn't like:

• Can't think of anything besides my sad looking shoes...

Sweater- Ann Taylor from a friend, tank top- Old Navy, pants- Goodwill, shoes- Me Too

What I Wore: Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Another bedroom shot. Another teaching day at work. Life is so exciting lately.

What I liked:

• I liked the entire outfit!

What I didn't like:

• Having to give the shirt back to Mom...ha...

Shirt- borrowed from Mom, tank top- Old Navy, pants- Old Navy, flats- TJ Maxx (Me Too brand)

What I Wore: Friday, September 14, 2012

Yay Friday!! My parents took me, my brother, and my fiance out to dinner at a mystery location to celebrate his birthday and me finally finishing grad school. This was my effort at being casual but a little dressier than normal on Fridays.

What I liked:

• I liked this outfit, especially the color of the shirt. I should wear color more often...
• No ironing needed!

What I didn't like:

• That lovely bulge in the abdominal region...
• These pants lost some length after being washed/dried a few times (despite doing it exactly like the tag instructed!), so they sometimes don't stay rolled up...and fit kind of weird.

Shirt- Gap Outlet, tank top- Old Navy, pants- Old Navy, shoes- Payless