Trusty jail sweater

I feel that the black and white striped sweater is a wardrobe staple for me. It is casual and easy to outfit with anything, and can suit the mood of many occassions. Okay, I'm not sure if it can be worn at a formal dinner party as I rarely go to one of those and can't imagine what I'd wear if I was ever invited to one, but still, with this piece I can imagine being in most environments comfortably and not feel out of place. Now why am I listing this in my "eventually to buy list" if its a staple for me? See, I have one, but over the last few years I've eaten and enjoyed many of Toronto's delicious food offerings, and I've also stuffed my face during the many all-nighters I've pulled finishing essays and studying for exams. So I've put on pounds, uh, kilos, on various parts of my body and my favourite sweater doesn't fit me anymore (booo). It's time for a new one! Here's some options I've come up with while googling (check here, here, here)... I'm leaning towards the thinner stripes, but the big broad ones appeal to me too... and I realize they are horizontal and I'm fat as it is, but I like these enough to not care about looking fatter. Not caring FTW!

(^not quite white, but for $9.95, its white enough!)

The idea of the necessary

You know the feeling, when you pass by something and you've only paid a slight glance at it, but at second glance you glue yourself to the shop window, or any other sort of barrier than keeps you from getting your paws on said 'it', and you get this feeling that you absolutely NEED that 'it' and you must walk away with it, no matter the circumstances or price, even though before you saw it you didn't even think you'd ever need something like this as it just didn't occur, but now that you've seen it, it's plain common sense to have it in your posession just because it is there and you simply need it and explaining the need is a little hard but why bother explaining anyway? That's the feeling I get when I saw this red hat and this leopard shirt from HereJ. I need these in my life. I will find these somewhere near me and then I will get it. It's just plain common sense.