That's annoying, about the comments. I guess I have to respond to each of them to make them visible.

Night ita!

Got home from shopping. Have had a headache all afternoon. I thought I'd solved the headache problem by reducing my prescription. I sure hope this isn't going to be an ongoing thing. Although all the noxious fumes from various plastics at Shoe Pavilion could certainly have made things worse. I bought a pair of fake Crocs (ain't no way I'm paying $30 a pair for cheap plastic shoes) and the fumes from them are so bad I had to put them elsewhere in the house. Oy.

Picked up quite a few things although I will say that the current taste in fashion is in teh shitter. I have a hard time finding anything I like. We picked up long linen shirts in white, black, and lavender for $20 apiece. Got some camisoles with shelf bras, a black lace top with some color accents in the black, a gorgeous full tiered black silk skirt, and some black slacks that actually fit. I also got a formal gown that was of black netting embellished with black bugle beads over a 100% silk sheath. It didn't fit me but it will when I lose weight. And I *will* lose weight. $60 was just too good for a formal gown of silk and bugle beads that actually makes my bust look good. Likewise the silk skirt was just a *wee* bit tight. Actually, since it was marked size 12 I didn't expect it to fit at all. I was trying it on so I could see how feasible it would be to remove the top topmost tiers and substitute a top of double-knit jersey. I had an old Anne Klein skirt that had that and it worked really well. But surprisingly the skirt fit anyway.

Shoe shopping was a bust. When you wear a size 11 in women's, they really don't carry much for you. It's a little better than the days when all you could find were nurse shoes but the current shoe fashions aren't helping me. I hate the moccasin look. Most shoes I see today just look butt ugly to me. I think I'm going to have to save up for something from Amazon Drygoods.

Zappos carries a lot of 11s, Spidra.

How lame am I? I went to make myself a margarita, and I only had a tiny bit of mix, and only 2 small ice cubes, so now I am drinking the world's smallest mixed drink.

You're just getting your nouvelle drunk on!

I am jealous of your wee drink.

I grabbed some TJ's marg mix a while back but I have no ice. And no tequila cause I have to find the state-sanctioned one. Still.

I have no margarita.

Well I can have a virgin margarita, neat. But really? What's festive about that?

(eta: Huh. It's the very very first-world version of wishing I had a root.)

Thanks, Perkins. I'm taking a look at Zappos right now but I think my abhorrence for current fashion is going to be a problem. Whereas I can find a pair of boots I like, I'm sure, I can't find a pair of dress shoes or shoes suitable for work that I like. I wish it were as easy for me to learn to make shoes as it has been to sew. Then I'd be my own cobbler in a second.

Argh. The Frat Boys next Door are doing that thing where they're not having a party, just maybe 3 friends over, and they're not being consistently loud, just stepping out for a cigarette or a cell phone chat on the deck every 15 minutes. Except it's gorgeous, so I have the windows open, and every time they step outside and start to talk in semi-drunk tones of voice they wake me up. I don't even feel justified in complaining, which somehow makes it worse.

Okay, so I just skipped a bagillion posts. Anything exciting happen in the last fortnight?

California seceded from the Union and finally put Emperor Norton on his rightful throne.