Poor Kristin. What a crappy day. I'm glad you'll have your dad at the end of it. I totally understand the cleaning thing. Plus, at the end, you'll have clean apartment, which is also nice.

Holy crap! [link] I gotta say, not a lot like this generally happens in Boston, at least not in heavily trafficked areas.

I hope you'll all understand when I say that I have to clean.

When my mother is coming to visit, I become insano cleaning girl and find myself doing things like taking off the HVAC vents and washing them. My normal standard of clean is to be happy that nothing seems to be growing anywhere or falling on my head.

t tangent, about clothing as usual

Oooh! Wouldn't this be cute with, say, a pink petticoat, pink & black stripy tights, a little velvet bolero jacket, and oh, maybe a top hat? And a pink & black choker?

(Yes, I am being driven crazy by work and am trying to distract myself. But it's still a cute dress.)

We went by the Gap (because there just aren't a lot of decent clothing stores in walking distance), where I tried on tons of cute things, and got... black pants and a belt. Well, that's what I needed, after all. But I tried on this chocolate brown part-cashmere short-sleeved v-neck sweater that looked so good on me... particularly when I bent down, when there was a little bit of woo! cleavage! action. I decided that I actually have plenty of non-teaching clothing, and if I'm going to spend $30 bucks on a top, it'd better be something I can wear teaching. Dammit.

I like it Jilli!

I want this dress: [link]

That's a very cute dress, Aimée. I keep looking at it and wishing it came in plain black for me, but the rose print would look gorgeous on you.

Think? Would it look good/better with a black petticoat or red?

Think? Would it look good/better with a black petticoat or red?

Red, as long as the red of the petticoat and the red of the roses didn't clash.

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