Shaving cream? Domestic shooting a couple blocks from me. Suspect unaccounted for. Explains the copters. Ah, Baltimore.

Or if the marker is oil based, witch hazel.

You know, I had completely forgotten that Anne Rice was the originator of "You are interrogating the text from the wrong perspective"

You would think that's something I would remember, too. But nope.

But I have a slightly off white silk button down I can wear the red/dark red stripes with, but I seriously cannot find the right black skirt for it. I have a black A-line skirt with red pinstripes

That outfit sounds sharp! Wear that!

Makeup remover wipes or things that are oil-based. Or, you know, oil.

Baby wipes. Baby wipes, and a tiny bit of baking soda. That should remove it, because I've used that combo to remove Sharpie writing from my skin before.

Was sarameg just saying that the lady on Dropout Nation reminded her of Tammy Taylor? Because I was just thinking the same thing!

That outfit sounds sharp! Wear that!

Wide stripes! Narrow stripes!

When you consider the random things I don't care about pattern wise, this is pretty damned nuts. But I often stare at tie/shirt or tie/jacket combos on TV thinking nuh-huh.

And I have worn the Doc Marten Mary Janes twice this week, so character shoes it is.

Oh! I have a bracelet question. If you have a bracelet with writing or a picture that has orientation to or away from your hand (like a Livestrong or What Would Jesse Do bracelet), what way do you point it? So you can read it, or so others can?

Okay, here's another provocateuse question. Here are the top women on venus.provocateuse.com. The most popular got over 19K hits between the start of August and now. The lowest on this list got 2,200. Who do you figure is top and who is bottom?

• fairuza balk
• aj cook
• maggie gyllenhaal
• katherine heigl
• queen latifah
• helen mirren
• aishwarya rai
• winona ryder
• lili taylor

I really need to track back and find out the *why* of all this. Shit is random.

Wide stripes! Narrow stripes!

Erm, so? (Says the woman who's planned outfit for tomorrow includes a black blazer with narrow pink stripes and a pair of stockings that are wide pink and white stripes.)

Oh! I have a bracelet question. If you have a bracelet with writing or a picture that has orientation to or away from your hand (like a Livestrong or What Would Jesse Do bracelet), what way do you point it? So you can read it, or so others can?

So I can read it, because I'm wearing it for me.

But I already know what it says? (It's the Wonder Woman logo in this specific case...)

As for the stripes, if the thin stripes were on the smaller or higher piece of clothing (tie), I wouldn't feel awkward about it. But if feels upside down this way.

You guys! My BFF is pregnant! I am so excited. She was on the pill and its a huge shock but she and her husband and kids are all excited.

Is this you-know-whose sister?? Cool beans!

Kat, so happy that your surgery went well and you're out of pain.

Lots more, but dude I am the worst Meara-er EVER.

So I can read it, because I'm wearing it for me.

My answer as well.

I will mix and match some things but I wear a pretty austere colored wardrobe and just accept that I still think glitter is a total neutral and gray and black stripes are always the right answer.

I have the same question as Javachik, Stephanie. Also, yay!

Yay Kat being better, but boo it happening at all.

Yay for getting to do dinner with Pix and ND since I'm in Pasadena tonight! (and yay for my computer finally consenting enough to get some of my work done before dinner)

I would think Katherine Heigl would be bottom of that list, and Queen Latifah and Helen Mirren at the top, but that's just my taste talking.