October 22nd

is my birthday. Yesterday was a day like any other day, really. In the past I have followed certain rituals on my day, like taking a walk in the woods, buying myself a present, saying "yes" to myself all day, these sorts of things.

Well, there aren't any woods around here, so I walked to work. And the sky was so strange. California is on fire right now, it's really awful. A lot of people are suffering. The sun was rising through a black horizon, through the smoke into a clear blue sky. And it smells like a bon-fire. I took some pictures, but my phone doesn't do it justice. I also found some cool sticks and seed pods on the walk, I'm collecting things for a holiday centerpiece.

I decided to use my lunch break to look at these Marni pumps I've been coveting. Got distracted at shu uemura, they've really got some amazing lashes up in that piece! When I finally made it to Marni, I had a realization. Just because something is expensive does NOT mean that it is well made. This is the second time I have fallen in love with a shoe, even considered saving up for it, only to discover upon closer inspection that the article does not warrant the price. I really do understand that you pay for quality. I think that good artists should be compensated for their mastery. But it is insulting to mark something up just because you can. If I am going to buy something that is badly made, I can get it at a hoochy mama store! BLECH! p.s. the other item was at YSL. No joke.

On my way home, I bought myself a 7.00$ dress that was made in the U.S. and looks amazing on me.

I got home and had a glass of wine in my luxurious Simon Pearce cavendish glass, and decided on shoes to match my new dress. Then, my Knight in shining armour arrived on his white steed and whisked me off to the fancy sushi joint I've been wanting to try FOREVER. It was really fun, they had tasting flights of sake! I got the Geisha flight, and he got the Samurai, we couldn't help laughing as we ordered! We tried lots of new things and it was lovely.

The funny thing is, I don't feel any older...