we have arrived.

[duchess_of_pie]

HAPPY ERZULIA!!!!  so begins day one.  have you picked your aspect of the day?

 

if you've forgotten:

beauty

love

jewlery

dancing

flowers

luxury

 

(if the lalas would like to coincide this friday-saturday when they visit, let me know.  i was thinking of doing luxury on saturday and us going out for a nice meal.)

 

today is my "jewlery day." i am not in love with the concept of jewlery....but i form attachments to certain pieces.  who doesn't?

 

 i have this bracelet i bought at patina boutique and it's the lovliest thing ever, all pink and green austrian chrystals....it was expensive, but i got this quiet love for it the moment i saw it, and that's not a usual thing for me and jewlery.  the day i bought it was an interesting day...i had never really treated myself to something private like that before.  (i like to spend my money on books and movies and cds...jewlery usually seems a waste.)  i rarely wear it though because, if you know autrian chrystal jewlery, you know the chrystals tend to fall out easily if worn on a daily basis.  so it's a rare and loved piece for me...special occasion only.

 

that's why i'm wearing it today.  and every time i look at it, i am reminded what odd and specific tastes i have.  i usually forbid anyone to buy for me because its so rare i like the jewlery you find these days.  (i buy artist pieces and generally wear them for years because i'm not constantly buying new.)  the only exception being my folks who give my sister and i a matching ring or necklace every year for christmas.  i'm rarely disappointed with their simple but pretty choices and it's nice to have a stash of very nice pieces, should i ever be girly enough to care too much.

 

the second half of my celebration comes after work when i walk over to patina again and find some new earings.  i've been wearing these forever and the time has come.  the bracelet was years ago...it's time i was nice to myself again....

 

 

 

completely off the subject of jewlery and erzulia.....i put my ipod on random this morning and was giddily surprised what fat shatner had in store for me.  and i'm telling you....nothing puts a smile on your face like an unexpected appearance of the jimmy pop mix of "hash pipe."  weezer makes good electronica if you know how to do it right.  big grin all the way to work.  i recommend.

 

 

happy erzulia!!!

Comments

[enealio.livejournal.com]

seriously




what the hell



is up with the




multiple returns



after the end of all of your








paragraphs.

[duchess-of-pie.livejournal.com]

can't help it. this is what hotmail does to my life. hence my defection to gmail.

[bardhorse.livejournal.com]

As a shiny-pretty-thing junkie, I require a picture of your bracelet.

[miss-unhinged.livejournal.com]

I'll bring my camera this weekend when I visit amber, and your wish shall be granted

[duchess-of-pie.livejournal.com]

thanks! i tried scanning it and it just didn't do it.

[dirtyknobs.livejournal.com]

[enealio.livejournal.com]

[duchess-of-pie.livejournal.com]

ha! the only good line.

[susiegrapefruit.livejournal.com]

This La is down with Saturday being luxury day.

[couplandesque.livejournal.com]

I'm home sick today, so I'm not sure any of those will apply. I do think I will spend a good amount of time knitting today and relaxing, so I suppose that could be "Luxury."

As for Austrian crystals -- they're so gorgeous! I used to work at Bead It! at the MOA and so I used my discount to my advantage to buy a bunch of them. I love making jewelry, and there's something so elegant about Austrian crystals. They can make a simple piece so stunning.

kris xx

[duchess-of-pie.livejournal.com]

i. loved. bead it. i used to tag along with my mother on her MOA shopping trips just to go there. i still go there. i don't make as much jewlery as i used to. i had thought about making friendship pins for my co-workers for v-day. but i don't think they deserve it.

get better you. luxury on. erzulie loves the sickies too.

[musiquesas.livejournal.com]

Maybe today will be my beauty day because I'm having an awesome hair day, thanksverymuch. But isn't the purpose of beauty day to get a facial or sumfink like that? Errr.

[duchess-of-pie.livejournal.com]

no, admiting you're beautiful and revelling in it for a day works too. the idea of erzulia is to undermine the forced commercialism of v-day and promote more self-loving ways of celebration.

you've just done your beauty day. simple as that. go you!

[dragonladee.livejournal.com]

Patina is jewelry/smelly pretty things/purses/glass business/dangly lovely window jobbies/soaps-n-lotions/great toys/books & journals/sparkely love. Nary a trip to the minnie apple goes by w/out a stop to Patina to drop a few bucks. Top place to buy such ammenities!