80's dresses, weekly writing goals

thrifted 80's dress reminds me of grandma eva.

ingrid thrifted this dress for me two summers ago.  i wore it once, to emily's rehearsal dinner, and then never again.  i love it, but am conflicted about it.  you see (let me school you a little on the 80's), back then, this was the kind of dress that my grandma eva, who had mad style, wore to bridge club, ladies' luncheons, and church.

not that it's not totally rad, but back then i was a confused sartorial and musical mixture of punk, new wave, and mod.  as actualized by a classical violin-playing introvert.

as confused as any gal growing up in the barren cultural landscape of mesa, arizona in the eighties.  with a bunch of jocks and metal heads.  has a right to be.

after watching the amazing documentary, everyday sunshine, about fishbone, who i saw live in tempe, arizona in 1986, i got some clarity on the idea of outsider-ness.  i was able to heal a little bit and wear the dress to church on sunday, despite the fact that my largely imaginary '80's mod peers would not have approved.

with ankle boots, tights, and slouchy socks.  just like in the 80's, and still a little bit confused.

this week, my writing goals are tiny and specific:

1)  consider new titles for gentian
2) do another copy edit of gentian
3) fix acknowledgements page of gentian
4) begin revising non-fiction piece for 1/25 deadline

i really wonder what everyone else wore in the 80's, or what you would have worn had you been born yet. . . .

saturday night city

i loved ingrid's party outfit, especially the thrifted gold pumps

tonight for our night out, we drove north to the big city of salt lake.

christian was obsessed with the pigeon on the steps.  i was obsessed with my dress, and needed to wear it one more time before summer ends.

1) dropped off ingrid at party.

new slc ethiopian restaurant--we recommend it.

2) ethiopian food at mahider (thumbs up.)

3) farewell my queen at the broadway (another thumbs up.)

the utah state capitol

the beehive state. 

4) checking out the views of salt lake city from the state capitol, where christian quipped "a noble edifice where a lot of un-noble stuff happens."  we do have a bat-sh** crazy state legislature.

a utah classic.

5) hires big H for drinks.

6) fishbone (on cassette tape) for the ride home.  we both love this song.

7) hagen-dazs vanilla swiss almond in bed while blogging.  whoever invented that flavor is a genius.