Day 33: The Relapse/These Pants are Magic

So this morning I woke up feeling a lot better. And it stayed that way until around 4:00 this afternoon. Then, I began to experience the relapse. Although, instead of a sore throat, aches, chills, and chest and head congestion plague me. So forgive me, but I want nothing more than to sleep right now to hopefully finally shake off the final remains of this flu or cold.. or whatever. I just took some NyQuil and don't know how much longer I will last. If I spontaneously wake up later tonight, I promise a more through post. If I sleep through the night (again, hopefully) I promise a real post ASAP in the morning. Until then, I'll post the Photo of the Day. It's in honor of the Day of Silence–rainbow pants instead of duct tape. I had an inkling that a day when I'm constantly coughing would not go well with duct tape on my mouth. So, instead I showed support with my rainbow tie-dyed pants. I'm starting to fall asleep now but I promise a real post by tomorrow morning at the latest. Until then...

That 70's Outfit

Pants: DIY Tie-dye–props to Nadian, Shirt: Sarah's, Tan belt, Vest: Forever 21, Shoes: DIY Toms, Necklaces: World Market

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As I write this post now, I am lying face up in my moms old silver Toyota–windows cracked, feet on the roof, phone in hand, I watch my thumbs dance on the surface of my iPhone; careful not to drop my phone on my face like last time. I have been asleep in the car for.. I don't know how long. Long enough for my mom to run some errands and for me to have an unusual, lucid dream. I awoke sweating–I hate sweating–and with a sudden realization that I have not kept the promise I made last night. I have successfully missed my deadline of posting Friday's post by today, Saturday morning as it is now 1:06 pm, I'm fairly sure I have missed the "morning" deadline in every time zone.. except for Hawaii, maybe. And so now–Saturday afternoon–windows cracked, feet on the roof, phone in hand, I craft yesterday's post in the views of today. And the thing I want to address today is my reason for wearing what I wore yesterday. In case anyone didn't know, yesterday was the national Day of Silence. Since I wanted to show my support but knew that being silenced with duct tape would be difficult in my present condition, I chose to wear my newly-created, rainbow, tie-dyed jeans. I feel this is an important issue that has become more and more pressing in recent times and yesterday felt I should do my part to show my support through the way I know best–the way I personally express myself–through what I wear. To go with the pants, I wore a hand-me-down crop top shirt given to me by my good friend, Sarah, and my all-time favorite faux-fur vest from Forever 21. For accessories, I wore colorful necklaces from World Market to match the pants. The outfit ended up looking very 70's inspired which was unintentional but welcomed none the less. Upon entering Von's yesterday a women saw me and said she had seen me before; she had recognized the pants. We began talking and I told her a little bit about how I made the pants, my style, and my blog. It made me happy to see that something as simple as an old pair of pants can make you stand out against a blur of people that walk by everyday. A once stranger in a grocery store becomes a friendly face you will always remember. It's moments like these that remind me why I even bother wearing crazy stuff. It's the little encounters, the people you meet, the little memories you'll always keep, those memories that you give. Those things that help you make just a tiny impression on the world.