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September 10, 2004

51: <3 NONNO! ^_^

About two years ago I was tossed out into the reality of semi-adulthood -- I graduated from college.

Six months before graduation began preparing for post-May reality. I stopped dying my hair. I got a job. I bought a lot of Banana Republic. And I chose a really unfortunate haircut -- remind me of that if I ever tell you I'm thinking of bangs again.

The sad truth is that a girl cannot live by E. C. Star alone. And unfortunately, no, every day is not Halloween.

I discovered that semi-adulthood is boring, exhausting, and full of ugly clothes. Time flies in a frightening way (it's SEPTEMBER!?), and all the while, you find yourself in outfits so heinous that you barely recognize yourself. Is this all there is to life? Will it always be this way?!

NO!

Not if you march yourself down to the JAS Mart (I prefer the one at 23rd street, near Park but the one on St. Marks is much larger) and pick up a copy of Nonno. I know I risk a lot by throwing this information out to the world, but my love for Nonno is so strong that nothing could keep me from spreading the word.

It's a Japanese fashion magazine, it features page after page of outfits and how-to explanations (the use of arrows and numbers is especially helpful here). It is a Bible for the cute. It is the wind beneath my wings.

Maybe I'm not pulling the Nonno look off as well as I'd like. I'm glad to be breaking away from the claustrophobia and monotony of Banana Republic and actual adulthood. Given, I wouldn't wear some of the shoes the Nonno girls (I love you, Aiko!) wear, and I can't be asked to make my face into a look of continual surprise/happiness. And of course, most workdays require things to be toned down and made dull. But Nonno keeps my little black heart afloat in the vast sea of responsibility and the dreary 9-to-5 (or, in my case, the 8:45-to-8:30).

Bless you, Nonno, for you are AWESOME!

Play a game on the Nonno website -- the object is to quickly put together as many uber-cute outfits as possible, before time runs out! Click here!

Yeah, then we can put on our cutest clothes and take the panda dog for a walk.

Posted by ashley at September 10, 2004 09:13 AM

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