Ick, the weather is terrible. I wish I had a cozy knit skirt to wear. But I can't buy one because YES I SIGNED UP FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN APPAREL DIET and have pledged not to buy new clothes for myself until August 31 2011. (Though you are still allowed to purchase accessories, underwear and shoes, and accept clothing as gifts)

In order to nerve ( Read more... )

Here I am at the library, in the office, having eaten my lunch and read part of the New Yorker: article on Nick Denton of Gawker (a phenomenon which passed me by, though I do vaguely remember those First Tuesday things back in the 90s), piece on the insane chief of police in Tijuana, with references to hints about stuff the writer couldn't say, ( Read more... )

I'm supposed to go to an 80s-themed party tonight. I barely remember the 80s.

What shall I wear?

lol I got a shoutout on AsianPopAddict! Yes, I finally finished listening to the special peen edition which had some good songs I would probably never had paid attention to otherwise. Win-win.

And now I'm waiting for it to be time to marshal the boyzzz to get it together and leave the house to go see the double feature of Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3D. This ( Read more... )

Question: How many cats are in this picture?

GUESS!


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Do not go to bed kind of early on a weekend (after snoozing on the sofa with family) and then wake up before dawn, go online, and through a series of random clicks, end up on backcountryoutlet.com and order a bunch of microfleece and organic wool tops and tights. Plus some  smartwool socks ( Read more... )