Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Stockholming, Days 2 and 3

So the greatest barrier to this project is the lack of internets. At my house, anyway. Here's how I'm going to handle it: photo every day. I look at it. I post it as soon as I get to the internet (probably on a lunch break). While it seems clumpy to the reader, the experiment still works because I am still looking at an honest picture of myself every day. So there.


Day 2: Attempt 1.

I was at J's house and thought aha! I can get a real full-lenth pic from the bed. Then I realized the ceiling fan was still on, so I turned it off but may have forgotten that it still kind of swings lazily around anyway. Not comfy. Also not too clear...let's not do that again.

I also hope that you'll forgive the formatting wonkiness of the blog--in case you haven't noticed, I don't spend too much time blogging these days so I don't have the technical expertise that others do.







Day 2: Attempt 2
Better, in J's master bath. I'm working on the whole "clean the bathroom and stop looking scared or elsewhere in the picture" thing, but the whole is a work in progress. I wold also like to justify the loobrary (Anita Blake novel; perfect bathroom reading) because it is the master bath. Someone would have to walk through the closet to get there so, having got there, they should just be lucky there's no toys, pore strips, or lingerie drying in the bathtub.







Day 3
And we're back in the bathroom at work. Camera's out of the way, but yeah. The "from the side" angle could be better. It's one of those outfits that looks great when I stand up straight, suck it in, and don't move. I wonder if BP needs a statue for the day...
By the way, this project is amazing but I am so glad that everyone's doing it fully covered up. I was in the gym locker room this morning when suddenly I was flashed by two 20-something nakeds and a couple of 60-something nakeds. I was stunned, because most of the time the morning crowd comprises dedicated towel shrouders, of which I am one. The afternoon, not so much, but precoffee naked strangers...HELLO! I try not to stare, I really do, but it happens anyway, because I have been comparing myself to other clothed women forever, and I both envy and hate other people's ability to be completely, unabashadly naked. It means they don't stare and they don't compare, and I am jealous. My next though: glad I don't see that on the Stockholming project. So thanks everyone.








5 comments:

Moonie said...

That purple shirt is fabulous! And thinning. But the colour is just absolutely wonderful, and I want! I have to go digging through my stuff now to see what I've forgotten about that looks half as good.

ysabelkid said...

I must confess to reading Laurell K Hamilton's books in public - don't judge me!

I like your plan - may end up doing that myself in days to come, as blogging from work is kind of frowned upon and that's when I'd get most of it done. Oh well.

THANK HEAVENS for no naked Stockholming! I would have run screaming. Shrieking, even!

Unknown said...

You have the cutest hair!

Delicia said...

Love the Anita Blake series. That button-up shirt is great, I can never seem to do button-ups cause my chesties strain the buttons.

Next time you take a pic on the bed shut the window blinds to avoid backlighting issues. ;)

Katie said...

Zoei--the funny thing is that the purple is actually black. I had the same thought, though--why don't I own that shade purple?

ysabelkid--I have read the books in public. Thoughts on the last ones? The later books are pretty interesting...

Thanks, Emma!