Improbable, Not Impossible

I feel it fair to warn you that many of my posts are going to contain anecdotes from my job.  Being a science teacher of little ones is bound to give you some cannon fodder. : )

Today's tale (and many in the future, no doubt) features a first grader who will be called "Jenna".  Jenna is adorable, and nothing adds more to that cuteness than her lisp, which would make Urkel proud.  She also happens to command the vocabulary of a 45-year-old.  Jenna was working on building a pinwheel while I was across the room helping some other students.  Her close friend, "Anne" (who looks like Woody Allen), was disagreeing with Jenna's suggestion that it was impossible to take a pinwheel to the Moon to see if it would spin there.  Jenna looked up, face completely deadpan, and replied, "I shaid improbable, not imposshible." 

I think Jenna has the right attitude.  About the same attitude as I had when I asked myself if I could ever find an adorable navy blue dress with a red belt that ALSO happened to have tiny birds all over it and cost less than $40 to make up for the fact that I missed out on the entire Jason Wu for Target collection.  Improbable, but, apparently, not impossible.  Friends, get yourself to 4PlayBrooklyn if you require your own dose of the "improbable".

Cheers,

Elle

Outfit breakdown: cardigan J. Crew/dress 4PlayBrooklyn/
tights Hue/shoes Chelsea Crew

Tiny Birds!

Camera Skills Need An Upgrade

The boyfriend was kind enough to take this picture of me before we stepped out to go to Barbes.  I was really rocking that French sailor look....  : )
*Quick sidenote - if you haven't been to Barbes and you live in the Brooklyn area, this is really something you should remedy, especially on Mondays to see Brain Cloud.


Now, it is clear from this photo that the camera skills are in need of a serious upgrade. Despite fiddling around with the picture using one of the those iPhone camera apps, I still couldn't get enough improvement out of it to avoid looking like one black blob with stripes thrown in somewhere in the middle.  Oh, and my head looks funny, like way-to-big-for-my-body funny.  But, c'est la vie!  I think I should just remember to present my right side to the camera and focus on shouting directions to the BF a la Naomi Campbell.  Perhaps I could throw a cell phone at him as well.


Cheers,
Elle

Outfit breakdown: J. Crew coat and top/Gap Jeans/
Etienne Agner boots/NARS Manhunt lipstick

Mint Green Loafers

After some thought, I may have been too hasty in mentioning mint green loafers without actually including a picture.  So here you go.  Find similar ones here.

Mint Green Loafers!  Standard nerd wear...

An Introduction to My Insanity

So...I'm nervous.  How's that for an intro?  My first blog attempt, and, being the uber-nerd that I am, I would very much like this to go perfectly.  Because nerds have Type-A, perfectionist personalities.  And mint green loafers.  At least this nerd does.

I digress, so back to the matter at hand.  I have lately become ensnared by the blogging world as I peruse  and subsequently RSS feed the lovely fashion/lifestyle blogs of others such as Nat the Rat and the incomparable Ramsey.  So much so, that now I have become convinced I can do this myself.

I want this blog to be about life and all of the crazy, mundane, magically boring things that happen in it.

Cheers,
Elle

Mom and I enjoying lunch...Isn't she divine?!