Thursday

Hawkeye 14. LA Woman

by Matt Fraction and Annie Wu

"This really should have been 'Plan A' all along. In fact in the future whatever my first plan is -- just gonna auto-scrap it."

Kate Bishop and Clint Barton are "Hawkeye", the arrow wielding, super-power-less, human member of the Avengers. Each issue in this series of comics explains what Hawkeye does on his days off from Avenger duties.  In case you're confused, and not up on your Marvel history... there can be more than one Hawkeye at once :)  In this series, Kate and Clint focus on lower level crimes instead of superhero business.  They have a teacher-student sort of relationship, although Kate is very competitive with Clint.  In this specific issue, Kate leaves NYC for LA, takes Clint's dog Lucky, aka Pizza Dog, and tries her hand at fighting crime.

Fraction's Hawkeye is somewhat addicting.  He has lovable characters who are richly developed.  He has a great visual style, with vibrant colours and a creative font.  It's hard to explain, but Fraction has this ability to create these moments that will stay with you for days, making you ask yourself "When does the next Hawkeye come out?"  

Clint is just a regular guy, who tries to do what is right, and often gets hurt in the process.  He frequently utters, "Okay, this looks bad" before something awful happens to him.  Both Clint and Kate share very real, candid, and hilarious thoughts with the reader. This issue is awesome because Kate steps out on her own, and tries to be a superhero without Clint.  She's optimistic and enthusiastic, even after she has her "this looks bad" moment. 

I love Hawkeye.  You don't need to know much of the Avenger story line to understand this series of Hawkeye.  You just need to love a scrappy blonde guy, a kick-ass girl in purple, and a pizza-eating dog.  Not hard to love, right?

♥ Meg  xoxo

Friday

Sequins in the woods

Sometimes on the way home from work I escape the maddening commute and frolic in the woods. I think that people walking their dogs were startled by the sight of sequins in the forest.

Shirt: Forever XXI // Cardigan: TJ Maxx // Skirt: Winner's // Tights: CK // Belt: borrowed from another dress //

First, it was pretty dark and gloomy in this part of the woods.  Somehow when I lightened up the pictures, the grass changed to this strange hue.

Next, I wore stripes and stripes together, with a sequined cardigan, and beige fishnets - because I'm awesome like that.

Shirt: Forever XXI // Cardigan: TJ Maxx // Skirt: Winner's // Tights: CK // Belt: borrowed from another dress //

This outfit was also part of my I-can-wear-red-and-or-green everyday in December challenge... a challenge that only I took part in.  haha

Shirt: Forever XXI // Cardigan: TJ Maxx // Skirt: Winner's // Necklace: Forever XXI// Belt: borrowed from another dress //

When I bought this cardigan, Erin and I declared it a "staple."  Every woman should have a black [sequined] cardigan in her wardrobe, right?  :) 

♥ Meg xoxo

Monday

Red and/ or Green Challenge

So, I've challenged myself to wear some combination of red, green, or white every school day in December.  So far, I've been successful :)  Here's one of my outfits.

Tank top: La Senza // Shirt: Garage // Pants: Loft // Heels: Nine West //

I thought I'd try something subtle.  I know, I know... you're sounding it out, right?  Sub-tle? M-eg?  Doesn't really fit.  haha.  Maroon and dark green still fall into the red and green families, so I'd call this festive.

Heels: Nine West // 

Bows on my toes make me smile.  How about you guys, are you getting festive?  Are you weeding red and green things out of your closets and drawers? :) 

♥ Meg xoxo