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[rm]

The uniforms at Hewitt, when I attended were navy and white, with a light blue thrown in for summer. The middle and upper schoolers had kilts which introduced more colors, but navy and white is what we were. It was in our school song, which I think they tried to call a fight song for a couple of years in there in the name of solidarity and progressiveness.

I hated navy blue. Hated with with a burning seathing passion. After all, I had to wear it every day and it wasn't black and it wasn't even really blue in any interesting way and I always said when I grew up, no more blue, because really the light blue was kinda fucking annoying too. Which really was a shame as blue is good for me. My face is very red naturally (and really the monthly $90 algae treatment that fixes it seems excessive) and it cools out my tones.

I've just put my dry-cleaning away in the office closet which I've decided to finally comandeer for my own. Light blue shirt, medium blue shirt, grey slacks, other grey slacks (and neither of them is the damn shade of grey I keep looking for), navy slacks, grey vest, darker grey vest. What?!? Oh life comes around in funny ways. And then there's the Snape clothes (black) on the end, my Regency suit, my fuschia frockcoat, some nice dresses.

I am about to embark on cleaning our bathroom. When I was a kid this was one of the few household tasks I liked -- there was something satisfying about the grating sound of Comet on the porcelain tub. My mother was grateful; she hated getting down on her knees and having to reach to scrub. I just bought some ridiculous cleaning object so I can avoid that very same fate.

I might, just possibly, be getting old.

I need to get picture frames for our amazing polaroids later. This is how I reward myself while doing these tasks, moments of home decorating.

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[chaos-by-design.livejournal.com]

I've never been a fan of navy blue either. I don't like light blue, but I do like most other shades of blue.

Right now I seem to be on a kick of liking teal, which I think of as 'the thinking person's aqua'. heh.

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

Heavens, it could have been worse... When I went to high school, our uniform was "Smurf" blue; yes, you read that correctly. It consisted of a skirt, bolero vest (arg!) and a white shirt.

*Psycho soundtrack, shower scene*

~I just bought some ridiculous cleaning object~

It seems we both own the same ridiculous object -I bought mine to avoid said fate as well. I am simply too small. To clean the tub without the ridiculous object, I practically have to get in it ;-)

[rm.livejournal.com]

The ridiculous object (and Scrubbing Bubbles!) just totally made the task I'd been dreading (Patty does most of the cleaning, but I have to make things nice for her return and I am bad at it) surprisingly easy. The object is still silly though. Worth every penny, however.

II have no words for smurf blue bolero vest, because woah!

[logospilgrim.livejournal.com]

~Worth every penny, however.~

Indeed! It is so much easier to reach the tiles and scrub the tub without looking, you know, like I just gave a bath to a dog or something ;-)

I am certain that Patty will find a beautiful home upon her return, but more than anything she will be happy to see you :-)

~I have no words for smurf blue bolero vest, because woah!~

*laughter* It was truly, truly horrifying.

I might, just possibly, be getting old.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

I can remember being your age. Vaguely.;)