In quiet service to the stories I collect.

Outfit:

White Guess Corset-style dress (worn as a skirt) - Macy's 

White Ruffle Off-brand Blouse - Macy's

White Wrap "Cork" pumps - American Eagle

Maurizio Tauhiti Tote - mum's closet

Original dress without the blouse can be found in this post.

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First things first - the title of today's post comes from a song recently added to my iPod's growing library:

"The Librarian" by Luara Jane Scott

And because the lyrics are so beautiful:

I know the distance it takes
to sail around the world
I’ve done it many times
on seas of Van Gogh green
And every night with certainty
the stars descend around the hull like fireflies

It’s no surprise I’m here tonight
Holding out hope for a change in the tide

Painted windows on the skyline
Sail me off this empty island
I’ll be home before you know it
I’ll be home before you know I’m gone

I know the secret waves
that lap around the world
The mermaids sing of them
as they brush their hair with coral
Where every lighthouse sends a beam
like Roman columns to a city down below

And this I know: to plunge down and breathe
Is more than possible if you believe

Painted windows on the skyline
Sail me off this empty island
I’ll be home before you know it
I’ll be home before you know I’m gone

I know the distance it takes
to sail around the world
I’ve done it many times
behind my knotted desk
In quiet service to the stories I collect
Until it’s time to close and go home for the night

Without the pirates
Without the sirens
Without the love notes in bottles at sea
Waiting for someone

Waiting for someone like me

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The first day of school went by quite un-eventfully, as expected. I think the first two days of school are a bit of a waste and generally filled with chaos. A lot of forms to be returned and a lot of sitting and talking done. After this weekend, though, I suspect the work will pick up again - much to my dismay. Homework. How I loathe thee.


The East Coast is getting a taste of a great deal of rain - and though I don't like to trivialize the weather we're experiencing in my particular area, I suspect that the incoming "storm of the century" will do little more than flood a few low-lying areas and make everyone's lawn a bit greener. Though - if the weather does worsen enough, widespread power outages are a fairly reasonable concern. Near the coast, naturally, would be a different story.

Aside from a few wasted days of syllabi handouts and unsettling weather phenomenon - the week has been rather quiet. Hopefully yours has been filled with excitement or well-deserved rest.

Until tomorrow~

Jenna B.