Vintage & Video Games

What a beautiful weekend - and what a dreary start to the workweek. In order to enjoy some of the early taste of spring, I decided to go check out some of the vintage stores in Downtown. I only made it to one - mostly because I spent so long looking! They had a great little local designers section as you came in - very artfully displayed and very sunny. They had a nice selection of both vintage and "vintage" (made to look that way, or too new to even be in there, in my opinion) clothing. Even though there were many pieces I would never, ever wear, it was a lot of fun to look through the racks.

It's such a completely different experience shopping consignment versus your average store at the mall. I like to glance through every single rack (you never know where a treasure might be hiding!) and imagine what sort of person owned the garment before. How someone might have worn it on a special occasion - or even just their regular, ordinary day. When you are someone who considers clothing to be as personal as I do, you can't help but think about the fact that someone else has worn these garments - and in them, they have laughed, cried, dreamed, maybe even fallen in (or out!) of love.

I ended up with two great 70's sweater vests, a soft cream 50's-esque pinup girl style sweater, and an oversized, black eighties sweater with sequined leaves falling down the front. I had to cut the shoulder pads out of the black sweater, because, while I wear a lot of things for the sake of personal style - shoulder pads just ain't one of them.

I also played World of Warcraft for the first time this weekend. I had promised Rob I would try it since he recently picked the "habit" back up. While it isn't necessarily for me - I just don't have the disposition (or patience) for most video games - I can understand why someone would enjoy playing. It does take some skill (not to mention an inordinate amount of time) and I much prefer something like WOW over those obnoxious Grand Theft Auto-type games. It really is an all-encompassing entity with it's own jargon and etiquette. Now let's just hope I don't end up a dreaded VGW (video game widow).

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Also, one last shout out: this week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.-http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-
week.php#mission

As someone who has dealt with ED-NOS on and off for almost nine years now, I am no longer afraid to speak out about it and the issues that surround body image in our culture. Though I fall just short of fashion-worship, it pains me to see a size-4 model called "large." I know I'm only one person, but I, for one, am doing everything I can to raise awareness and challenge the norms of our society and what is considered beautiful.