Things I Encountered During the Weekend
* Festive holiday paper...under my sandwich at Panera. Nothing says "holiday cheer" quite like red pinecones.
* Ugg boots and leggings everywhere [curls up into fetal position]
* Leggings on people who really shouldn't be wearing leggings. (True, no one should be wearing leggings. If I can take the time to zip up and snap my pants in the morning, you can too. But if you're going to wear leggings in public [sighs], you need to make sure you have no fat/muscle definition from the waist down. Otherwise, you'll look like an over-stuffed sausage. I'm thin and my legs are too muscular for leggings. I've gotten over it. [rolls eyes])
* The Massive Plum of Putrescence (aka a fat woman wearing purple) - If it's not black or part of a uniform/costume, dressing entirely in one color is a bad idea. Especially if the pants are leggings that make your ass look like a big, purple topographical map.
* A little child who decided that letting out a loud shriek as I walked past him would be a good idea. I then heard him do it again, so he was literally shrieking for no apparent reason. (I once asked my mom if I ever did this and she no, but if I had, she would've "put a stop to it." Go Mom!)
* A little child who was fussing during church. If this was the same kid who fussed the last time I played bells at the early service, his parents should just give up and let him become one of Satan's minions. Last month there was a child who was shrieking and - I kid you not - hitting the back of the pew. Did his parents take him out? No, don't be silly! It's distracting when people get up and walk out of a service, don't you know that? [sighs] Here's a tip: If multiple people in the congregation, including the entire handbell choir, turn around and glare at you because your child is being fussy, remove the child from the sanctuary immediately. Another choir member and I actually made eye contact with the father, who was looking around like a frantic prairie dog, and glared at him, but he didn't seem to get the idea.
* Emos in Coventry
Yeah, I'd say it was a normal weekend.