{"id":4855,"date":"2014-09-15T00:15:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T00:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2014-09-15T00:28:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T00:28:57","slug":"modernlife-september-swap-meet-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?p=4855","title":{"rendered":"[ModernLife] September Swap Meet &#038; Picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4855 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4865'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/11-DSC01476-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4864'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10-DSC01475-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I must confess I slept in on the day of the event. The swap meet and picnic started at 11AM. I woke up at 11:15AM. I figured I&#8217;d take my time before arriving to the Public Garden &#8211; it&#8217;s not too far of a train ride via the Green Line. I stopped by Shaw&#8217;s to pick up a fruit bowl to keep thins healthy &#8211; a Lolita cannot live on macaroons alone. I arrived just as people were heading out. However, I managed to purchase a blouse from a friend. Even though I did not have cash on hand, PayPal mobile does wonders for those of us who prefer to carry plastic. The swap meet was small &#8211; a handful of local girls showed up to the event to swap and snack. I&#8217;ve always felt the Public Garden was a very underused place to take photos of cosplay, Lolita, or otherwise &#8211; there&#8217;s plenty of nice backgrounds for photos.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4855 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4868'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/14-DSC01479-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4869'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/15-DSC01480-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I spent most of the day with Jessi, Kristen, and Carrie &#8211; we went to Chinatown for sweets and bubble tea. I don&#8217;t get to explore Chinatown too often &#8211; it was nice to explore stores that had all the cute things!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mostly Coords<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4855 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4867'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/13-DSC01478-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4866'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/12-DSC01477-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4863'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/09-DSC01474-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4862'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/07-DSC01472-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4861'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/06-DSC01471-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4856'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/01-DSC01466-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4857'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/02-DSC01467-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4858'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/03-DSC01468-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4859'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/04-DSC01469-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?attachment_id=4860'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/05-DSC01470-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>That&#8217;s that for now. I won&#8217;t be attending RuffleCon this year, but I hope to see you soon at the next Lolita meet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/763222713716678\/\">I&#8217;ll be hosting a Roslindale farmers market meet at the end of the month<\/a>, be sure to check it out if you have free time early Saturday, September 27th. There seems to be some interest in a meet up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuchicuchi.cc\/\">Cuchi Cuchi<\/a> in Cambridge. I&#8217;d be more than happy to host a meet there if anyone shows interest. Also, for SoCal readers, I may consider hosting a OC Lolita meet up at <a href=\"http:\/\/parisinacup.com\/\">Paris in a Cup<\/a> in downtown Orange (followed by cupcakes and cream soda!)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Scarlet<\/p>\n<p>scarlet,rhapsody @ ymail.com<br \/>\n<strong>Follow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scarletrhapsody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3761 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Twitter.png\" alt=\"Twitter\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scarlet.rhapsody.media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3758 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Facebook.png\" alt=\"Facebook\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/rhapsodyinscarlet\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3763 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Youtube.png\" alt=\"Youtube\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/seescarletsew.tumblr.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tumblr.png\" alt=\"Tumblr\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/seescarletsew#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Instagram.png\" alt=\"Instagram\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I must confess I slept in on the day of the event. 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