Waffle and a Blazer

After seeing these patterns together, I couldn’t wait to pair this paisley velvet blazer with this fox-print waffle shirt. Halloween and pub trivia seemed to be the right occasion.


Blazer, BSB (thrifted). Shirt, Mossimo. Jeans, Old Navy. Boots, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Bag, Steve Madden. Earrings, Charming Charlie.



To make this the lamest nod at Halloween, ever, I added kitty ears and a bell collar.


My 365 photos are both about my morning runs with the dogs.


These three dogs live in a yard that borders an athletic field through which we run. I think there is a shed or a woodpile that they climb to peek over the 6 foot fence. Once, one of them jumped the fence and it was terrifying.


Jackson loves his runs, but hates the harness. He runs and hides when I pull it out. He isn’t a good hider.

Stray Cat

I didn’t like what I’d picked out on Sunday to wear Friday, so I returned to my closet Friday morning and chose a few leopard pieces instead: this tee, skirt, and boots. It seemed borderline costume-y, though . . . Then, I realized one more leopard element (the belt) and a pair of ears would make it an actual costume and just the ticket for the last work day before Halloween.


Tee, Mossimo. Skirt, Mural. Belt, Sugadaminka. Boots, Steve Madden. Necklace, Target, Bag, Aldo.


For once, I didn’t wear sunglasses in my outfit photos, but I thought they added an extra cattiness to the ensemble:

The Final Away Mission

Yes, I heard plenty of “red shirt” jokes at the Comic Con when I showed up in this Star Trek getup. But I’m happy to say I survived this particular away mission.


Shirt (actually a dress I hemmed with double-stick tape and safety pins), Roddenberry. Skirt, Miss Avenue (consignment). Boots, Style & Co (thrifted). Earrings, thrifted. Communicator, actually a poop bag carrier that I attached to a purse strap and used as a wallet.


The only merchandise I purchased was Star Wars not Star Trek themed, including these Princess Leia Santeria candles:

Stage Glow

The incomparable Mikki Schaffner has taken some production photos of A Piece of My Heart. Do you recognize my costumes?


Stage photography is difficult. The lighting is intense and actors have this annoying tendency to move around. Next, add a very white actress with flaming red hair in a pale dress and have her stand in the hot spot of an ungelled light against a black background:


Beefy said I “glowed like an avenging angel.”

(Don’t worry, the light is now gelled and the hair should fade a bit by opening night.)

You can see all of Mikki’s terrific photos here, along with guest appearances by my cowboy and combat boots (on other people’s feet) and my white belt (around Megan’s waist).

Come see the show!

Sit, Nursie!

The Sunday matinee was our third Comic Potential performance and our first during daylight hours. I got ready early and slipped outside for a few photos of my nurse costume.


Ack! It looks like I’ve gotten custard on my skirt. I’ll be washing my costume before Thursday’s performance.
The dress came from TDW’s costume closet. (Some embellishments were removed and I shortened it about 2.5 inches.) The belt and shoes were thrifted. The syringe is from my vet.

Photos by Beefy Muchacho

A few pictures from our dress rehearsal:

Production photos by Vicky Dunn

Old One-Eye

I figured, since I owned a pirate shirt and pirate boots, I should be a pirate for Halloween. I bought an eyepatch and borrowed tights to complete the look.


Blouse, J Crew. Vest, H&M. Skirt, Mossimo. Tights, borrowed. Boots, Rampage. Necklace (actually a belt), thrifted.

I did wear this to work (Corporate Raider?), but I left the eyepatch flipped up. I can’t walk with only one eye, let alone work on the computer. I can, however, fire a cannon and count my gold with one eye.



Last time I wore a pirate costume was in a production of Moby Dick in 11th grade. Seated at the table, I’m the fourth pirate from the right. Is it any coincidence that I’m wearing yellow tights then, too?

Lady Cap

We had our first dress rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet today. If you’re confused by the kimono, take a peek at the show’s press release.


The faux martial arts pose is just me being silly. My character does not participate in any of the fights.

Party Like a Pirate

Gar, mateys.

Striped sheer sweater, Banana Republic (thrifted). Black tank, My Spring Dress contest consolation prize. Jeans, M Denim. Cowboy boots, Playhouse. Scarf, Oriental Trading Company. Hoop earrings, Nine West. Mug, United States Naval Academy.

Yesterday was “talk like a pirate” day. Today has been declared “party like a pirate” day by the hosts of our MacBeth cast party. This is a pirate-y as I can get with only the current contents of my closet. Mike’s USNA mug is perfect for grog and my shipboard beastie, Bear, keeps the galley free of rats. (Neither the mug nor the cat came to the party with me, though.)

Sheila Wonderly

Dress, Banana Republic. Brooch, swap. Peeptoes, Bitten.

This was my costume as Sheila Wonderly in Noir Suspicions. Tonight was our last performance. I’m not sorry to see the play end. The show has been cursed with bad luck from the first rehearsal to the closing night’s performance. It’s almost enough to make one superstitious.

I played the ex-call girl who may or may not have “done it.”