My grandmother dropped acid and she freaked out, and hijacked a school bus full of penguins, so it's kind of a family crisis

"See... the problem here is that... my little brother, this morning, got his arm caught in the microwave, and uh... my grandmother dropped acid and she freaked out, and hijacked a school bus full of... penguins, so it's kind of a family crisis... so come back later? Great."  Better Off Dead   I do love '80s movies. Whenever I'm in an outfit rut, I think to myself - "What would Andie wear?" Andie being, of course, Molly Ringwald's character in Pretty in Pink. There was (apparently) some local event recently that was in honour of John Hughes. I swear, I always find out about these things after the fact! But anyways, they featured some "looks" of the guests in the newspaper and it was the biggest let down of my life. One of the guys got Duckie down pretty good, but everyone else was just blah. I don't know if they were supposed to dress in inspiration of John Hughes' characters, but the newspaper implied as much.   Last night as I was changing to go out with a couple of friends, I had a flashback to that short feature in the paper and decided to channel some '80s goodness.   I started out with these kicks. I recieved them as a gift from Wanted Shoes last year and featured them in the blog here. Unfortunately Wanted doesn't make shoes in my size, so I always have to wear socks with them. With the socks rolled down, they were sort of reminiscent of leg warmers. These shorts are a go-to for when I'm feeling lazy and want to be comfortable, and the shirt was conveniently on the top of the pile in my drawer. It worked nicely with matching the shoes. The chunky sweater was for a dose of colour and also because it was sort of chilly out yesterday evening. I adore this sweater to pieces. It's super cozy and I love to wrap up in it...it's better than a boyfriend (but, unfortunately, doesn't pay for dinner)!   The plan for last night was so "stalk" a friend on campus, since he just transferred to a new college. The stalking ended up working out, since we crept up on him in the library, peering through the window at him like a pair of creeps. We then went into the library and wandered around on the 3rd floor. I swear, it was haunted...there was strange whistling and a woman appeared in one of the aisles but when I went into the aisle, had disappeared entirely. It got even scarier when we went back to the 1st floor, only to find our friend had vanished, along with everyone else in the library, and all the lights had been turned off. We tried exiting through the back door, but it was locked! Thank goodness the front doors were still open. We were fearful of being locked in the library overnight and having to reinact the episode of Arthur when they get locked in and he & Francine spend the night in the library together.   I woke up this morning feeling horribly ill, so after breakfast I took a nap. (Okay, that wasn't actually planned, but my textbook is SO boring!) After that, I went outside and took these photos (thanks Dad!) so if I look a bit sleepy and bedhead-y, that's why. I'm feeling a bit better after the nap, which is good because I was just sick last month and have so so so much school work to get done this week! It's only just begun, and I already want semester to be over with.   I am now faced with a tough decision: should I do some homework that's due on Tuesday, or should I watch Limelight? I have a 2 and a half hour break between classes tomorrow, so I think the movie wins! Keep warm kiddies, and always check the closing time before you enter a library xx   p.s. To the anon who thinks they may've seen me on campus...yes, yes that was probably me. I do go to that university. Say hey next time! :)