FLIPFLOPS ARE TOO FUCKING EXPENSIVE.

Or I'm shopping in the wrong places. And I include Target in this. They shouldn't cost me more than $10. I'm just wanting a pair of crappy shower shoes, something to keep my feet off the grime for a quick few minutes.

Hmm. Just realised--I was watching an ep of Saved and worrying that the little kid would go blind.

For no particular reason, until I realised it was the younger Ray Charles from Ray. Pookie.

Basic business etiquette - cause this has never come up in my life before.

I'm addressing someone with two titles - VP in the parent corporations plus co-publisher in the subsidiary imprint. I'm contacting him in the latter position. Do I simply address him by the second title, or do I include the first as well? (I don't think I'd handle royality well.)

Addressing as in a letter?

In the address bit, put both titles, on separate lines.

In the salutation, put Dear VP So-and-So. (If Mr. or Dr. isn't appropriate.)

Dear Indian Restaurant,

Bring me my fucking dinner. You are three blocks away, and I called you almost an hour ago. Also, you are closing in 2 minutes.

No love,

Very Hungry Jess

And I include Target in this. They shouldn't cost me more than $10.

I wait until Target's go on sale. They are usually under $10. But some are fugly. I have a few pairs that are suedish with irridescent beadwork, which always makes me smile (I think I had the lavendar ones last fall.) I wouldn't wear them to the store, but at least they are purty. Of course, lately, the cheap functional ones on sale are the foam sole+ clear plastic thongs. Which aren't purty. But, functional and inoffensive.

Cat in the Bag tale.

Whirr? I had a cat in the bag earlier tonight. Catnip+ paper bag=comedy. Until they decide to sleep on the bag. Both my cats think it is prime bedding. There have been several mini-dramas and they try to claim sitting rights to The Bag (now sadly squashed.)

T's dad stopped by with her on the way home tonight. To tell me he was enjoying the book I loaned. (Bean Trees by Kingsolver. Figured it was harmless enough.) Erg? Actually, what's funny is that she is so patently 11 year old Embarassed! by dad. Which I reassure her not to be. But that's the age.

I wear flip flops every day to work! It's awesome!

God, that fashion at that time was so shapeless. I had the best body of my life with the worst time to show it off!

So this! All I wore in the late 80's and early 90's were huge, shapeless things. Gah!

ION, I'm wearing capris and flip flops right now AIFG.

My dinnerware came with teacups. Perfectly lovely teacups in that they match and hold tea, but I don't like using them for coffee. I'm just more of a mug person.

Thing is? I've been randomly looking for mugs to buy for the six years that I've had the set. Now? There are actual mugs.

Is $56 too much to pay for four frakking coffee mugs? I mean, I feel like it is, but I also want them. I'm all quandried.

I thought $56 was too much until I found these for $75. [link]

They're pretty.

Oh... I like those. And it makes the soon-to-be-mine mugs look more reasonable in comparison! I still love my dinnerware and it will be nice to have this particular shopping need fulfilled.