i'm wearing leather. i bought a couple leather jackets a few months before i went vegan. i never had the chance to wear them before going vegan and then they were put into storage while i went to new zealand and tried to resettle myself in LA. once you go vegan, it's very awkward to wear animal products. sure, many choose to wear out their existing animal products so as to not be wasteful, but my jackets were brand new and i was in debate as to whether i should sell them, wear them, or give them away. i simply can't afford to give them away. i'm sorry but i need all the $ i can muster from selling my things to pay off bills. i just can't imagine to whom and how i could sell my jackets. since it's been very cold in the office lately and i couldn't figure out what to wear today to stay warm, (warm and dressy are never 2 adjectives put together to describe my clothes), i decided to wear one of the leather jackets. i must say that the smell of leather is nauseating.

i'm listening to the the at the moment. they're one of those bands i never got into but meant to. this is one of the groups johnny marr played with after the smiths. i bought the albums "mind bomb" and "dusk" because marr is on them. i'm really enjoying the tracks and i don't think it's due to marr's contribution. i think that i'm just listening to this music at the right junction in my life. these songs are about being in a confused state. of loss of pride and respect and just being fucked up due to the state of the world, corruption of government, loss of faith in religion and relationships, etc. the singing and lyrics feel very honest even though i may not completely agree with everything, it just touches your soul on some level. one of the songs, "love is stronger than death", is in a gregg araki movie. i believe it's during the credits of "nowhere". when the track came on, i suddenly awakened and nostalgia set in. now that i've heard the whole song i can say that: 'damn, that is a good song!'