Myriad.of.Mischief: Consignment

First of all, disregard the groady guy in the background scratching his tummy.

Focus on that weird pile of metallic fringe wearing all manner of bells and beads and, is that a goat mask?

I've seen several odd street performers around the streets of Madrid, but this one in particular takes the cake. He also whistled at anything in a skirt. Anyways, we saw this one in the Plaza Mayor yesterday. We had absolutely no idea what it was supposed to be. It creeped me out though, especially when we saw what was underneath, but that's besides the point.

This particular costume made much more sense today when we made a trip to the Museo del Prado, a major art museum featuring works by the likes of El Greco, Van Eyck, Velázquez, Goya, etc. I was really excited to see Goya's Pinturas Negras (The Black Paintings). We walk into the room and take a look around.

We see this. We then proceed to freak out.

(Goya's Aquelarre from the series, Las Pinturas Negras)

The dark shadow is a goat figure. This goat figure is supposed to represent Satan. Now tell me, why is this outside asking for people's change? Families posing with it? THIS IS SCARY! I'm happy to have observed the connection though. Some of these Spaniards are seriously off their rocker!

Now for your viewing pleasure: Laying in the Grass, Like a True Spaniard.

I opted out of visiting another museum to lay out in the grass outside. It felt nice. I mean, everyone is else doing it. I'm really digging the laid-back vibes here. No need for a blanket, just lay down on Mother Nature's turf.

->Kids Denim Jacket, Thrifted

->Floral 80s Bodysuit, Thrifted

->Khaki Button-Up Skirt, Thrifted/Altered

->Black Gladiators, TJ Maxx

->Toffee Messenger Bag doubling as Pillow, Thrifted

->Blue Sunnies, Thrifted

This picture is much more typical of my personality.

We ventured out on our own tonight. Found myself a Spanish soccer jersey, the nice man gave me a discount. It pays to look cute? I'll debut it tomorrow. I mean, there is a match...I am IN Spain...we WILL go to a bar to watch. I'm sure it'll be ridiculous and a fabulous cultural experience. I'm ready to see some drunken Spaniards go BUCK WILD. Stay tuned!

I told myself that I wasn't going to purchase anything, but I had the urge to reward myself. You see, I finally got around to purging my closet (once again) and I actually took some stuff to consignment today! A lot of it was stuff that was just hanging in my closet, hadn't been worn in ages and probably wouldn't be worn again. Most had been bought during my last two years of high school, when I could scour the racks at Half of Half for high-end pieces at bargain basement prices. The kind lady was really eager to accept my clothes and I was more than willing to part with them.

It definitely helps that I'll be getting money in exchange!

So onto my WHOOPS moment...checking my email this morning, I saw that Threadless was having a sale. I've avoided Threadless for the longest now, refusing to even peek at the new designs...opting instead to promptly hit delete. Today was different. All of their shirts are $10! Typically, they run for about $20 bucks a pop. I gave in and took a look around...so many new designs! So many new designs that I wanted! Slowly, but surely, I managed to add about 7 shirts to my virtual shopping. Wait! Don't fret...I took three out. 70 bucks on t-shirts would've been excessive.

But man, I must say that I do love me some Threadless t-shirts!

Anyways, here's what I decided on: