Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

For yesterday, because I know I'm a bad person: British accents, and analytical conversations of swearing in foreign languages.

And for today, Halloween, this wonderful shirt from Novel-T.com (they even have a cool name).

"Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door--

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door--

Perched, and sat, and nothing more."

-Edgar Allan Poe; "The Raven"

For those people whose heroes aren't on the field, but rather in the book or holding the pen. These other two shirts I really, really want as well.

"Tell all the Truth but tell it slant--

Success in Circuit lies

Too bright for our infirm Delight

The Truth's superb surprise

As Lightening to the Children eased

With explanation kind

The Truth must dazzle gradually

Or every man be blind--"

-Emily Dickinson; "Tell all the Truth but tell it slant"

"She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are lighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."

"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."

-Jane Austen; Pride & Prejudice: Darcy speaking first to Bingley (vol. I, ch. iii), then to Lizzie (vol. III, ch. xviii)

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Warm, fuzzy lust.

Dear Gap:

Please have this sweatshirt in stock when I visit tomorrow. If you don't there will probably be tears.

Love,

M.

Fuzzy sweatshirt I want and can afford thanks to gap.com

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When our study abroad coordinator told us the important things about being gone for three or nine months, one of the things he mentioned was not bringing too much. I took this to heart...and brought too few clothes.

While any given item can be layered with almost any other, I find myself waking up each morning and thinking, "Dammit. Shouldn't have listened to John. Now what am I going to wear?"

That's why I have decided I should have Fernando Brizio's new dress(es).

When I first looked at it/them, I didn't think much of it/them. But the genius of it is that it's actually a white dress. You put colored markers, tip down, into the pocket, and let them bleed out. Let gravity do all the work for you! Then, when you get tired of the design, you can wash it and start all over again.

I have to wonder just how much of the ink would come out in the wash, even if you did use water-soluble ink. I think it's a great idea, but if I had to sit down with a bleach pen every time I wanted a new design, I would become notably less impressed.

However, I have decided this is probably one of the most impressive articles of clothing I've seen in quite a while. Not to mention versatile.

m.

All images courtesy of http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/26/view/3222/flexibility-renewable-clothing-by-fernando-brizio.html