So we're supposed to have *Plaid Friday* instead of *Black Friday* - the whole AmEx / hipster shop local thing... And yes, I realize its Saturday and, no, I don't get it, how it can be called Friday all weekend long.

Details details! The important part is I did my bit and wore my plaid leggings and stirred myself to go downtown. I got this dress and wore it out of the store as-is after getting to see the shopkeeper's pix of her pitbulls (super sweet) on her smart phone. I'd have shown her pix of The Lilypup, except she was there live in person, rolling on the rug and hanging under the dresses.

In the pic, the skirt of the dress looks like a pencil. It's really A line. A little girlish but I really loved the material. Dark but happy (my new phrase).

Oh and I also got this bracelet and a handmade planter for those air plants for my mom's newly prettified kitchen (four things for me, one for you! Yeah, that's how I roll).

Question for the day: are hipsters a myth? ... Ohmigosh I just realized there's a new non-profit I need to start: Spiky bracelets for everyone!!