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 Hello all,

I attempted band practice earlier today, to a certain degree of success. Things were certainly practiced, but these things were mainly talking, procrastinating, and writing mock-up songs about certain fire elementals I care not to name due to their exceedingly bad manners. Likewise, things were also banned, namely the mention of afore mentioned elemental. Because of this (and the fact we wrote but a single verse) I'm not sure if it could be called a productive practice. However, it was fun, and by the end of it we had not the great burden that was our deep bitterness and shame regarding the fire elemental who we shall call flame...

But on a completely unrelated note! Much of today was spent mulling over the prospect of partaking in the Mori girl lifestyle. I mean, I have the dress sense, the tea-drinking and the love of vintage down, but it also requires one to be quiet and thoughtful, and being eternally polite and nice is also an intrinsic part. Now, polite I can do. Many a cutting remark or piece of witty satire works much better when said politely, as does the articulate insults no-one else understands. The thing is that niceness entails a lack of sarcasm, and speech devoid of any teasing patronizing or gentle but razor sharp irony. How will I survive..? 

No matter, I think it will be good for me. Whether my friends will think me strange for abandoning my brashness is irrelevant, the quest to become a nicer person is much more worthy a cause; anyone with me? I shall leave you with my current muse, a beautiful song I'm not sure I  could live without at the moment.


Eight-leggedly yours
The Literary Spider

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 You guys are artistic individuals right? Well, I've come across another sub-culture I think is worth mentioning, ideal for all the arm-chair whimsical folks and professional dreamers I know frequent this site.  So here we are, and I hope you find it worth your time..?

 In the hustle and the bustle of daily Japanese life, there is a style that has emerged to cater for those who enjoy slowing down, looking around and drinking in the everyday magic of our planet. With links to the Western Bohemian and Hippy styles, it has all the style and sophistication of England, mixed with the whimsy and wonder of all the Eastern styles. For those who love lolita, natural kei and dolly kei, I present to you.... Mori Kei.
 
This style involves multiple layers, ragged or fraying hems, beige's, whites, browns, greens and creams; boots, long socks, loose fitting dresses and wool. Mori means forest, so it is no surprise that the clothes originate from wishing to look like you've just escaped into a woodland utopia. Shops and brands that sell such clothes are: Favorite One, Wonder Rocket, Little Mori, Onepi-C, Freak Style, Franche Lippee and Pink House.
 
Yet this is not a fashion movement. For some, the visual aspect is the overwhelming factor, but for others Mori is a lifestyle. Mori girls are the quiet observers, the lovers of literature, the quirky, not-quite-there people that others look at with a kind of bemused fascinated envy. The ones who don't just hear but listen; the ones who don't just look but see. The write, they watch the sun rise each morning with a renewed sense of wonder, they sip tea, they rummage through grandma's attic. For these people, everything is filled with magic, indeed they are filled with magic, because they have realized the simple truth that the simplest of things can bring the most joy.
 
These are many rules to being a Mori Girl, and you can view all of them here, but these points are all required to be a Mori Girl. So... are you a little forest girl too?
 
 
Seemingly Natural type fashion style with little quirk
 Finds old items charming
Loves fairy tales
 A  collector
 Loves winter and autumn 
A girl with soft air about her

Eight-leggedly yours
The Literary Spider

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