Badly dressed in Milan

I went to Milan a couple days ago. Milan is a capitol of fashion. Usually I can do okay in this area, even if, tragically, I don't wear Prada and Gucci and look like this:



But on the day I went I was out of laundry. You know those times in your life when all you have are your ugly jeans, and shirts you don't really like, faded socks, and your least favorite underwear? That might be an okay time to run a few errands, go to the grocery store, etc. It was not the best time to walk around Milan. I felt like a big big dork. Like it was obvious that I was American and not a very well-dressed one.

I liked Milan though. Since my camera got stolen in Buenos Aires, I feel very naked when walking around beautiful places. I feel like if I don't have pictures of somewhere, then maybe I wasn't really there. I went to the Duomo, which I really didn't know anything about. It breath-taking. If I would have taken a picture, it would have looked like this:

Yes, I take pictures of pigs

Apparently I am doing ridiculous tags these days. This is a tag from Maigen, in which I was supposed to go to my fourth folder and post the fourth picture.



This is at Bunratty Castle in Ireland, in the summer of 2006. It was a realistic castle, complete with pigs. Why do I take these kind of pictures?

Tagged

8 Things Tag

I've been tagged, and I don't usually do these, but here goes:

8 things I am passionate about...

1. travel
2. family
3. friends
4. life
5. dogs
6. womens' issues
7. politics
8. fun

8 words or phrases I use often

(I really can't think of very many words or phrases I use often. And the ones I can think of, well, maybe it's best to not put them here) :)

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8 things I have learned from my past...

1. things will work out
2. the truth is the best answer
3. there are more options than you think there are
4. 30 is actually really young
5. i am capable of many things
6. be happy in the now
7. family and friends are really important
8. dating sucks

8 places I would love to go see or visit...

1. Africa
2. Eastern Europe
3. Greece
4. Japan
5. India
6. the Carribean
7. Spain
8. Florida

8 things I currently need or want...
1. MONEY
2. new clothes
3. a good man
4. a hot man
5. chairs for my apartment
6. decor for my apartment
7. a puppy
8. to not be sick right now

8 people I tag...
1. D'Arcy
2. Maigen
3. Jessica
4. Tacy
5. Alicia
6. Brian and Clara
7. Alisa
8. Amber

And you really don't have to do it if you don't want to. I don't know what came over me.

Gift baskets?

So I'm working with a friend of mine, helping him to get his new boutique together. It's in Soho, and is really nice. One of the things we are working on is putting together some cosmetics gift baskets to sell, both there and other places. It is high quality makeup, (called Motives Cosmetics) and many of the products are made of natural ingredients. So my question to all of you is: what would you want to see in a cosmetics gift bag? Whether you were to buy it, or get it for free, what items would you like? Any input would be helpful.