Firmoo

Who decided that glasses were a librarian thing? I mean, I'm sure just as many doctors and baristas wear glasses as librarians.

Anyway, I was asked to review a pair of Firmoo glasses, and since glasses and librarians are somehow inexorably linked, I figured I'd do it. Full disclosure: the company sent them to me for free.

Even if you have to pay for a pair, though, you can afford them. These are the ones I chose, and they're only $16 (not including shipping). I guess they are so cheap because they come straight from the factory in China?  I'm not sure where the company is based, but their website is (adequately, but obviously) translated into English. 

The customer service rep I spoke with was kind and very quick at responding to emails. Shipping only took four days (from China), although it was a week from the day I ordered to the day they shipped. The actual quality of the glasses is about what you'd expect. I mean, I'm not afraid they're going to snap any second, but I'm also not expecting them to last forever.

The only big negative I have about Firmoo is their selection. It's nowhere near as extensive as Warby Parker or Coastal. It was pretty easy to narrow down my options.

Overall, though, definitely worth checking out!

Firmoo gives new customers their first pair of glasses free--you just have to pay shipping. Click HERE if you're interested.

Modcloth Sale

You may remember back in August when Modcloth had their crazy end-of-summer sale and I bought a bunch of stuff (and then swore off shopping for the remainder of the year).

Well, they're at it again. 70% off people. Here's what I snagged:

I feel like they don't have as much cute stuff available (perhaps because it's day 2 of the sale already), but it's definitely worth checking out if you're interested.

(And if you use this link, you'll get $15 off any $50+ purchase!)

On New School Years

Classes at Point Loma started last week, and I've been training up TEN new student employees. That's a lot, considering I currently have 16 total. It's been nice, and they all seem really enthusiastic and ready to learn, which is great.

It's especially interesting because now there are only 4 students left who were my co-workers before I became their supervisor. So the majority of my students just see me as their "boss," and not, you know, like a regular human being who was also a student worker not-too-long-ago. Which is good and bad, I guess.

Next year all the students will have been hired by me.

It makes me feel a little old. I realize that I graduated two years ago and have been in this position as long. It's really flown by, and what's weirder is that there's not really an end in sight. I could easily be in this office for five (or seven? or ten?) more years. Who knows?

Being a grown up is weird.

Anyway, classes of my second year of my MLIS start up in three weeks and I'm dreading having to actually do school again but looking forward to being a bit closer to completing my degree.

Welp. Boring post is boring.

Here is a photo of my and my friend/New Testament professor Kara wearing our matching shoes on the first day of classes:

ModCloth Sale!

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

ModCloth is having their annual Summer's Last Hurrah sale. Now, this isn't any old sale, where you save a measly 10-20%. We're talking 70% off, people. As in, I bought a $100 dress for $30. As in, a cart that would have cost me nearly $400 (except I never would have spent that much) only cost me about $120.

Check out my haul:

 Something about the beginning of the school year makes me absolutely HAVE to buy new clothes. I really can't help it. And I'm so excited to start the new year with this cute (and cheap!) stuff from ModCloth.

Go check it out yourself!

Your'e welcome, little ModCloth pug. You're welcome.

Warby Parker Home Try On

If you follow me on any social media at all, you've probably already seen this because I'm a narcissist and a terrible person.

But I am also posting here. Because it's my hot blog and I do what I want.

Warby Parker is great--really good-looking frames, and really affordable (most are $95 including prescription). They let you pick out five frames to be sent to your home (for FREE) for a five-day trial, with no pressure to purchase. AND for every pair of glasses you buy they donate a pair to someone in need. Although according to their website, the program is WAY BETTER than just dumping a bunch of glasses in a poor neighborhood in the third world. They work with nonprofit VisionSpring to train optometrists and entrepreneurs--it's really a bout community building.

Anyway, I'm trying to decide on a pair of frames to buy. So help me out.

I'm going to the optometrist next Saturday (for the first time in two years, oops) and I'm fairly certain I need a new prescription. So I'm excited to purchase some nifty new frames.

Every time I think I've decided on one (or narrowed it down) I change my mind.

Let me know what you think!

(Also, please note that nowhere in this post --uh except here of course-- did I say anything about librarians and glasses. Because guess what people--wearing glasses does not make you "look" like a librarian!)

ALA12: Packing

If I'm being completely honest, packing for my first professional conference has made me want to just go out and buy all new clothes.

I don't know how many blog posts I've read about what to wear, and all of them are so ambivalent: dress professionally, but not too dressy;  it's summer so dress cool, but there's AC everywhere so bring a jacket; you'll be in meetings all day, but don't forget about the social night life part.

I'll be meeting so many new people, hanging out with colleagues from my cohort, making a million first impressions. This is too stressful.

At this point, all I've decided on is lipstick.

So, you know, if you see a girl walking around in underwear and red lipstick, that's me.

Wardrobe Wednesday: Colored Skinny Jeans

The colored pants trend is hardly news, but I wanted to talk about it because it's summer and I have such a hard time getting dressed in the morning since the library is so slow and I can go virtually a whole day without talking to a single person but at the same time it's unacceptable to wear pajamas.

So. Colored skinny jeans are the best because they are just as easy to wear as regular jeans, but a little more exciting. Plus all you need to wear them with is a chambray shirt or a plain white button-up and somehow it's leaps and bounds better than just blue jeans and a t-shirt.

It's practically magic.

So here are some fun colors I've been looking at.

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