Hey, all!! I am currently enjoying the hell out of our gorgeous fall weather -- warm, but not hot, with lovely breezes and pouring sunshine. Things are going well, with sleep coming easily, anD every time by palms start to sweat with anxiety, I simply wash them in cold water and coconut lime soap.

But we leave for the bar mitzvah in PA at ass o'clock Thursday, and I am sweaty paled and sweaty footed about it. But I am watching videos of baby goats in pajamas. I have no earthy idea why one needs to put baby goats in pj's but I am utterly charmed by it.

I DO have a question about dress, though. The bat mitzvah invite. It says dressy, and the bar mitzvah is at 10 o'clock...but how dressy? If like to wear my owl dress I got from EShakti...it's an olivre and black poplin dress, knee length with three quarters sleeves, with a sweetheart neckline. It shows collarbone, but no cleavage.

I wonder if it is A. Dressy enough and B. Modest enough. I am certainly taking it, as I will wear it to the rehearsal dinner if nothing else, but I wonder if I should get a new outfit that is dressier AND has zero chance of cleavage. I have to get new shoes, anyway, because the comfortable shoes aren't dressy enough, and my one pair of designer heels...well, I am not used to shoes anymore, much less heels, so I need a pair of flattering but comfortable shoes.

I'd like to wear the owl dress: is the most modest thing I own that's not a parka, it's very flattering and very comfortable. I just wonder if it's OK.

Here's the dress. But I had sleeves added: [link]

I mean, it's a musical.

The thing I read said it was originally developed as a musical for Showtime (maybe? a pay channel, I'm pretty sure) but isn't anymore. But maybe still has musical numbers? IDK

Yeah, that seems like a terrible sign, sorry.

This is the tooth I broke back in June, so at this point I would kinda welcome a root canal if it means the whole process is close to over. Every step has taken twice as long as initially estimated and been a huge PITA (although I have not been in as much pain as when the tooth first broke, so that's good).

Argh, I meant to listen to Fresh Air at 1 and I totally forgot! I wrote it down and everything! Dammit.

That's more casual than what I usually see people wearing at bar mitzvahs, but you should wear what you're comfortable in.

If it's more casual than usual, then I wouldn't be comfortable in it. Hmm. Thanks, Hil. I think I will have to go shopping; the only things I have left that are dressier are decidedly not appropriate, as they are either sequined or too cleavagey.

I will Google, but any ideas about appropriate wear are welcome. (Is the owl dress OK for rehearsal dinner?)

ETA: Talked to M's mom, and yes, I do have to go shopping for both Friday and Saturday. Poop. I will head to some very nice consignment ships in the area tomorrow.

Good luck finding something appropriate, Strix.

Oh, hi, JDM on The Good Wife!

-t I went a little nuts on Twitter about that very thing. :-)

Yeah, he looks goooood.