Accessorized

This is my ID chain (with vicious dinosaur!) that I wore to work this morning

But then my friend Joe gave me this Army lanyard and I thought a scary blue dinosaur would be more appropriate...

And this is my handmade hair accessory - I think I need to change out the beads for a single large button or something to keep it from looking like I have a nest on my head!

You know, I have to say that I'm pretty impressed with the picture of my hair accessory, which was taken by yours truly with my arm folded awkwardly around my head.  My hair actually looks pretty good from this angle, too!

Accessorized - Today I Wore Purple

I promise that the flowers were a deep, royal purple and not the blue that this picture makes them look!

For those of you who know me well you know that purple is my least favorite color.  Ever.  I don't know when my aversion to purple started (but I can tell you that Barney didn't help it any!) but it runs deep.  Nevertheless, last night I spent some time crocheting some purple flowers to affix to my sweater today to show my support for this cause:

One of my facebook friends invited me to this "event" in which people wear purple today to show support for all of the gay and lesbian people who have been bullied as a result of their sexual orientation.  Specifically, the event is in memory of six young men who committed suicide after being threatened, harassed and targeted for being gay.

I just don't get it.  Why would you persecute someone based on who they are attracted to?  From what I've seen gay and lesbian relationships are very similar to heterosexual ones - some good, some bad, some lasting, some fleeting.  People are people.  If we all try to live the best life that we can, doing more good than harm, helping where we can, putting a little more love into the world, why would who we lay down with at night make any difference?

Accessorized

I will be the first to admit that I'm not the snappiest dresser in the world.  Or in the U.S.  Or in the State.  Or in my own home.  Heck, I'm not even the snappiest dresser in my bedroom.  Point taken?

While my wardrobe tends to run to black pants or "old lady print" skirts, I try to incorporate one interesting accessory into my outfit each day.  Today I wore my grandmother's pendant watch.

 I was probably wearing it the with the wrong side out, because the back has some gorgeous detail.

I ended up feeling like the March Hare in Alice in Wonderland checking my watch.  Okay, so there isn't a clear correlation between my watch on a necklace and the hare's pocketwatch - I suspect it was due to the old-fashioned nature of both timepieces.

I have made a list of things to accomplish this holiday weekend.  One of my must-do items is to blog for the next three days, so keep checking back!