Funky Colours

I went dress shopping with a friend of mine recently and actually really enjoyed myself. It was a very unconventional shopping trip. Firstly, I do not enjoy shopping – it was more or less a forced shopping trip. Forced because my sweet baby brother bought me a dress for my birthday and after having to return it twice he got fed up and left me with a bag and a receipt. Secondly, the friend I went with lives in a different country.

A few days ago I was talking to someone and he commented on not only how some of the people closest to me live outside Montreal, but that I actually stay in touch with the lot of them. I believe that once you’ve connected with someone, distance should have no bearing on that connection. This is why I tend to stay in touch with the people who matter, no matter where life decides to take the two of us. You know how it goes, some things in life are worth it -  so you invest.

This shopping trip was great! My plan was to take pictures and then via bbm (picture messaging) decide together which ones worked and which didn’t. So I walked into a clothing store, picked up a few prospects and headed to the changing rooms. At first I handed my phone to the clerk outside the changing room, hoping she could help me take the pictures. Let’s just say I was less than impressed with her photography skills. She was a great help when it came to zipping and tying strings though! Finally, I maneuvered my short arms at an angle and did an a-okay job if I don’t say so myself.

There were “yays”, there were “nays” and there was a “the top bit looks weird”. But it was by far one of the most entertaining shopping trips I’ve been on. I was anxiously awaiting responses as I bbm-ed the pictures to a faraway land. It was great!

In a time where we’re all equipped with technology on our laptops and smart phones. In the times of skype, facebook, various messaging services, twitter, facetime, bbm – how can you not stay connected? Granted, it only works if you enjoy the wondrous world of intricate, sometimes tricky, sometimes privacy-lax world of technology and social media.  I just happen to be one of those people. In a sociology class the hype word is “globalization”. The world is smaller, we are all interconnected through our economies. Really, we are all connected on such deep levels, connected in our experiences, in our plight, in our fights, our riots, our successes, our celebrations, our hunger. Today, we are even more so – let me introduce you to a whole new world *cue Aladdin singing to Jasmine on his magic carpet* a world where you can dress shop with someone who is physically miles away. Fashion-wise, maybe a little closer ;) Though there was a comment about my knack for picking similar colour schemes – I’ll leave the funky colours for my nails :p