So I went shopping this weekend. A new Neiman's opened and they allow dogs... I have been hoping for a good, plain, all-season wool pencil skirt in black. Emphasis on plain. I know it's probably the wrong season, but I felt sort of bummed out because it seemed there wasn't anything in the store of the "good clothing" variety. Yes, crammed to the rafters with designer stuff, but everything was of a "show piece" nature. I couldn't find the grounding basics, the things that serve as a foil for one's focal pieces.

I feel more and more like this when I go into stores these days. There's a lady on the other side of town who makes nice suits, but they're more for the hippie who's going to Washington D.C. to crack down on some fat cats. And though it may be a moral failing, I'm not headed for D.C. to crack fat cats.

Anyways, I'm yearning for plain these days.