Vintage Vision

I have a longstanding relationship with books.  To be honest I spent the first 15 years of my life really hating to read.  I always scored well in reading assignments, but I never understood the concept of reading for pleasure.  Why read about the adventures of others when I could simply go out and have my own? 

For my very first job, I was hired at the tender age of 16 as the Book Department Manager at a comic book store.  The shop had thousands of books in no order whatsoever and my job was to catergorize and then alphabetize them all.  And I did.  I was also in charge of purchasing.  My coworkers were the coolest kids in the world and I felt way out of my league trying to hang with them, but when it came to this monumental work task, I felt right at home with all the books.  I spent hours and months on this project and in the process probably took home and read more books than I ever would have otherwise.  

Not long after this I remember sitting at my desk and thinking about what kind of person I wanted to be now that I was nearly a grown up.  I wanted to be someone who was well traveled and well read.  The travel part took a lot more work, but I did manage to make that happen eventually, but the reading part I decided to start right away. I began with the classics such as The Count of Monte Cristo, Jane Eyre, A Clockwork Orange, and Madame Bovary to name just a few.  As I required myself to keep turning those pages, a love for reading emerged.  It's a bit like eating your vegetables because they're healthy and eventually realizing that you actually like them. 

I still enjoy reading, especially in the evenings before I fall asleep. (At this point I feel the need to interject that well-written, thought provoking stories are harder to find among modern writers.  Much of what passes for popular literature is trash.  When sex is your selling point, you really don't have a story.  I know that makes me sound like an old prude, but once you have read truly amazing books, you just cannot settle for brainless smut)

While I'm not a fan of most newer books (occasionally I do get my hands on a gem.  I'm currently enjoying The God of the Woods by Liz Moore), I was pretty smitten with this Vintage Vision sweater when a ModCloth ad came through my Instagram feed.  Books, cameos, and cozy sweaters are among my favorite things, so, promo code in hand, I decided to purchase.  

Already this sweater has faired well after being washed, dried, and worn.  It's thick and well made, though it is not as long as I had hoped.  I haven't purchased directly from ModCloth in years and I am very pleased with this purchase.  I don't know if I'll ever go back to the crazy obessed love I once had for all things MC, but I am definitely pleased with this sweater.

Outfit Info:  Vintage Vision Sweater in Twilight Marina from ModCloth