Modern Etiquette...and stuff

So, I've never read a Jane Austen book, but I want to... I just haven't gotten around to it.  I love the movies, and the fashion, and something about the "Oh, I... sorry, were you?  Oh, no?  Well... um.... alright then." makes me happy.

Which is all a preface to the fact that while there are many uncouth and improper things that I do, I am a fan of certain old fashioned practices and matters of etiquette.

I don't consider myself a terribly old-fashioned individual.  I tweet, I blog, I text.  I don't wear hose with every skirt or dress.  I wear pearls with denim.  Still, there are aspects of the past that I wish to revive.  Luckily, I have the help of some very fabulous women to make that happen.  Emily Post I am not, nor do I aspire to be, but it certainly wouldn't hurt my feelings to have my friends & colleagues consider me a thoughtful, respectful, and enjoyable person.