Avia gold running shoes and a perky Clementine. Mervyn's is going out of business. That makes me very very sad. I bought my underwear, jammies, workout wear, and most sneakers there. They didn't have very good clothes, but they had a smart jewelry buyer, and I did like some of their fashion jewelry, and gold and ...

When I'm in the hood, I usually have my hair pulled up or back in some very non-Sarah Palin do, and little or no makeup on. Clothes are a crapshoot, too. Sometimes they're too short, too hole-y, or strangely unfashionable. Comfy would be a good description. I went to an open house at a neighbor's house ...