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Friday, January 20, 2012

little victories: a hint of mustard

    During my history of libraries class last night, we were having a discussion when I heard: click, snip, click. At first I thought I was imagining things, so I tried to ignore it, but the sound continued. I surreptitiously examined my fellow students. Nothing looked out of the ordinary. Then, I noticed the girl in the front row. She was partially blocked from my view by the second row, but from her posture I guessed she had a foot on her  knee. It dawned on me that the click, snip, click was her trimming her toenails.
    Now, I have no problem with someone unobtrusively trimming a fingernail that just broke, then putting the clipper away (and disposing of the nail in the trash can, of course). But this was a full-scale personal grooming. And did I mention that the professor was sitting right across from her? And given that it's a graduate class, it's not like those huge 150-student undergrad lecture classes they hold in a mini auditorium. There are probably 23 students, tops, in a rather cozy room.
    I'm sure you know that there are many stereotypes about librarians, ranging from the buttoned-up-but-actually-sexy librarian, to the weird but smart computer lover, to the obsessively tidy, patron-shushing fuddy-duddy who patrols the shelves.
    I wanted to tell my personal-grooming-obsessed colleague: "Help a fellow librarian out!! Stop perpetuating the idea that we are weeeird."
    Anyhow, but you're not here for weird anecdotes, are you? Here's what I wore yesterday: my new eBay necklace!

     Since I started blogging, I've seen so many people wearing mustard and looking fantastic. I've avoided the color because I figure with my skin tone, I've got enough yellow going on.
    I took my inspiration for this outfit from two sources: I decided on a navy buttondown because Megan of Feathers & Freckles recently showed how pretty mustard and navy look together. My second source of inspiration was Elaine of Clothed Much -- she always rocks the necklace-over-the-buttondown look.
All buttoned up - hey, where'd my neck go?

    I was elated when my ever-stylish cousin K commented on how much she liked the necklace and how well it went with the navy. :) Little victory #1.
    Just last weekend, I  saw a very similar-looking necklace (in reds and pinks) at Macy's, checked the price tag, and it was a whopping $28! I think the colors of this necklace fit better with the colors I usually wear, and the panels are just the right size -- the Macy's one seemed like it would be overwhelmingly large. Scoring something on-trend via eBay instead of paying lots more at the department store? Little victory #2.

24 comments:

  1. Um! Um! Um! EW! That's worse than me finding someones CHEWED up toenails (WAYYYY too big to be fingernails) on the church pew. People are weird, right? LOL

    Okay, so mustard. I love the color. I think it can be paired with virtually ANY color: black, fuschia, purple, blue, Kelly green. The list seems endless.

    I think your necklace has alot of pizzazz; it's fun! I also like how your necklace accents your collar.

    A+++

    Chandra
    More Modern Modesty
    http://momomod.com

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  2. Chandra - the original title of this post was "at least she didn't use her teeth." I think the chewed-up toenails beat my story for the eww factor. :)
    Thanks for the color suggestions! I'm looking forward to wearing my necklace with different colors.

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  3. Great score with the necklace! It does give you hints of mustard with that navy top :) Ebay is the way to go! and I can't believe that happened in a classroom? Tho I have heard that people do that on trains..

    katattack2000.wordpress.com

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  4. I love this necklace, the colours are so pretty together. Also what a weirdo...personal grooming? ewwww

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  5. Thanks, Katherine! I just don't know why people think cutting their toenails is acceptable in public? : p

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  6. Thanks, Bessie! I'm surprised the professor didn't say anything -- when I had my own classroom, I would not have hesitated to correct a student about that kind of behavior. Then again, I taught elementary school, and maybe college professors hesitate about that kind of thing.

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  7. the necklace over the shirt looks so COOL! and scoring it for cheap is definitely a victory!

    dash dot dotty

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  8. OMG! I can't believe that girl trimmed her toenails in class! So grossed out!

    And do try more mustard! It's a more saturated tone of yellow, so it goes better with more skintones. My skintone is pretty yellow too, and mustard works fabulously, while brighter yellows are ick!

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  9. That is totally weird- I think clipping your nails in public is a no-no!

    Also, love your necklace- it is so pretty!

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  10. 1. That is so weird and totally rude! I had a guy in my class that used to take out his comb and brush his hair in the middle of class. I thought that was odd, but this is way worse!
    2. That necklace is fantastic!
    www.saysskippy.blogspot.com

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  11. Thanks, Kelly! I'm looking forward to expanding my color horizons. :)

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  12. Thanks, Dotty! I can't resist a good bargain. :)

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  13. Thanks, Nnenna! Yes, pretty sure that's a no-no in public! :)

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  14. I pretty much had zero yellow in my life before blogging - like you, I never thought it would work with my skin tone. Nowadays ...

    I can't believe that student of yours! Never mind she was doing that in public at all, but during class?! Did she think she had stealth clippers or something?!

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  15. LOVE that necklace! Very cute style and blog.

    Catherine
    FEST

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  16. Haha - stealth clippers! You know that someone, somewhere, is thinking that would be a great product ... watch for the informercial soon ... :)

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