I'm a vintage YSL dress!!!!

There are times in life when i think everything just sucks and descend into that evil circle of self-doubt. and that's when i realize that I have some of the best people in the world in my life. there's adam, who took it upon himself to distract me with getting lost in stanley park and today, a swim and taking out some agression on some small white balls, followed by sushi and brandy. and there's shu and ro who have listened for hours upon hours about my neurotic worries and concerns; teaching me to let go and to trust. and then there's shay, who just totally made my day due to this exchange:

cat: I don't know sharon, i think i'm great but maybe I'm just not that great.
shay: of course you are! you can't let someone determine your worth.
cat: no seriously, i mean, x is a pretty level headed person. if they don't think i'm great, then maybe i'm not
shay: ok. remember when you were in high school and you had the hair flip which you thought was totally cool and the cheap but trendy clothes that made you fit in, but in hindsight just made you look like everyone else and was actually worn in really bad taste?
cat: unfortunately, I do
shay: and then one day you saw that prada dress? that perfect dress. and you wanted it soooo badly. but part of you was scared because it was so beautiful, and part of you felt like you didn't deserve it? and basically you just didn't know what to do with it because you were so young and naive?
cat: hell yeah.
shay: well, that's exactly what's going on here
cat: what the hell are you talking about?
shay: You're the prada dress!!!!!! and x needs to learn how to appreciate it!

adam and I were talking about it afterwards, and I think that I'm more like a vintage yves st. laurent dress. I'm definitely vintage: classy, timeless, appreciate with age. and as shu pointed out, YSL goes SO MUCH FURTHER than Prada. she concurs - I'm DEFINITELY vintage YSL. and she would know. she's my fearless leader.

yes, i know, I have the best friends in the world.

Oh and shu? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! i'm cookin' next time i'm in london :)

mood: going on up
listening to: Lou Reed - talk a walk on the wild side