{"id":3848,"date":"2010-02-26T13:07:16","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T17:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.wordpress.com\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2010-02-26T13:07:16","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T17:07:16","slug":"its-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/its-friday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"it&#039;s friday night,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">&#8230; and I need somewhere to go just to wear this dress. But I suppose I need the dress first before I begin conjuring of <em>sexy<\/em> clubs to go to, non?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">It&#8217;s a pity that I&#8217;m stuck in the dear old suburbs of New Jersey, where there is truly <em><strong>nothing<\/strong><\/em> to do but some mathematical combination (permutations, combinations, algebra, anyone?) of mall, movies, lunch\/dinner &#8211; all at the same old places. 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Not because it is an obligation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I suppose I&#8217;m just one of those <em>restless<\/em> souls; the kind that lingers in one place to find itself whilst on the path of self-discovery, and then once complete, feels constricted. Closed in on all four sides, walled within. I want to see new, different things. Experience them. Observe, taste, touch, feel, empathize, <em>remember<\/em> &#8211; then move on to the next. There is so much awaiting us, and to limit ourselves &#8211; or to feel limited &#8211; is simply the worst feeling in this world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I digress; it&#8217;s Friday night, and here I am, letting my mind and fingers ramble. I do need a night out, just to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_GW-FOrD2KE\" target=\"_blank\">dance &#8217;til the dawn<\/a>, with this little Balmain number (sans those shoes&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/balmain1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/its-friday-night\/balmain1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/balmain1.jpg?fit=531%2C799&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"531,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D300&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Models and socialites join Valentino at the premiere of \\&quot;Valentino: The Last Emperor\\&quot; and to fete the world-reknowned designer\\nMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)\\nNew York, New York\\nTuesday, March 17, 2009\\nJohns PkI\/Splash News&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1237304848&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2009 Luisa Johns.  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I&#8217;m undeniably head-over-heels for this dress, rationality tossed aside. It defines, if not epitomizes, irrational obsession and <em><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through;\">need<\/span><\/em> want.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Which makes it all the more desirable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">I do believe, however, that his impracticality stems from the urge to just <strong><em>dance<\/em><\/strong> for an evening. That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">\u2665<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><em>Weekend plans, darlings?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">bisous,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">La C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">P.S.: I fail to mention the ridiculous amount of snow outside. 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