If it came in something other than eye-bleeding pink, that might be nice.

It also comes in lime. It's the most Elle-from- Clueless bag ever. I told Deb she should keep a Pomeranian in it.

Apropos of which, if only vaguely, one of the other people there had a Dachshund puppy. OMGWTF CUTIEHEAD!

Deb's hair looks even better in person, with all these rich auburn highlights and lowlights and I don't even know what, but every time she turns her head there's a subtle but lovely shift in color as it catches the light in a new way. Utterly gorgeous.

I still like my hair, but it feels kind of one-dimensional in comparison.

ChiKat, bless you.

Deb, I wish the pictures were bigger. You'll get Nic to indulge us at some point, I hope. The haircut is fabulous on you, and really sets off your striking bone structure. You look revitalized.

Damn, Deb looks good. Yeah, I saw it "live", but still gotta say it. HAWT.

$500 on a bag. Yes, if it was saddle brown leather, of the perfect quality and softness, large and sturdy enough to function as a briefcase, laptop case, and/or overnight bag, and comfortable to carry, with a strap long enough to go across the body and also padded grip handles. A purse? Nuh-uh. I'd be thinking of all the rest of the stuff I needed I could spend $450 on after I bought a really well-constructed backpack or messenger style fabric purse.

I'm not very ornamentation-oriented, but I have one of the Fellowship cloak-clasp type pins

Fellow geek! Do you have a green wool Irish walking cape to wear yours on? I've seen the Galadriel ring, and I'm meh on it, but I'd love the Evenstar necklace. And I've had a want-it, want-it-not relationship with the Aragorn ring, until I realized that I really didn't want the ring, I wanted the hand that wore the ring, and everything attached to it. What I'd really like? Either the Elrond or the Galadriel tiara!

Not a bad story; great picture. Deb looks amazing. I'm very sorry I missed the show.

I think now that I'm dragging less stuff for Owen that it's time to switch from the diaper bag/backpack combo I have to a Timbuk2 messenger bag. I've had my eye on one. Maybe in the Spring.

We've achieved lunch but no shower. That's coming up next. Then the Venturing Out before the blasted rain comes back.

Deena, I have tape. If you can't get it from anyone closer, I can send it.

Deb looks fantastic! Yay!

Tep, I would be speaking of a bag-bag. I could never spend $500 on a purse, not even one from Kate Spade. I don't like purses that much, I just need one because so few of my clothes have pockets.

Yeah. Part of the Special Person tax...much more subtle than DWB. And don't get me started on the cab companies that want an extra $25.00 just to press a lift button. No, really don't. Unless you *dig* blistering rants andmaligning strangers' parentage.

Crap. I emailed the office, and the Director was the guy to address it to. They've also started interviewing. I'm going to have to get my stuff together and send as is, stat.