I had a less-than-optimum day of teaching today (not complaining; love my job) so I designated $5 for my mental health and went over to Mission Mart. I love it so.
As I was walking up to the back entrance, in the alley, a pickup was idling next to the garbage. Someone was going through it. I walk up to this person, and what do I see? The most EXCESSIVE whale tail EVER - in neon pink nylon at that! It was jarring. Then the person straightens up and looks at me - it was a man. Not that men can't wear thongs... but he looked sort of like a dad. A middle-aged, semi-dirty, garbage-picking dad. Trust me - if I hadn't been pretty much right next to him I would've gotten a pic. It was priceless. Timeless. Epic in its gratuitous wrongness.
But I went in, and found a couple of choice thing, but they were overpriced for me right now ($15 sequined sweater, for instance). I did spot these shoes.
Kind of a D'Orsay-ish style (not quite), Italian patent-leather... yes. $5.
They match my hair. A slightly-better pic. Probably not the best dye job, but I'm enjoying it all the same.
In other news, I can't stop eating chocolate chip cookies.
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