I just ran into the two most junior members of my department out for a smoke break, and tried to give them a little bit of a pep talk. At least one of them has the worst job fit possible right now, but it's mostly because it's her first job out of college. I'm actually really impressed at how un-bitter they both are, all things considered.

And then I looked at the consulting rate my predecessor is getting, and feel like quitting ANY FUCKING DAY NOW, because I am getting increasingly bitter. Bleh.

A) Says who?

Sadly, me. I found out that I could have gone to a concert for free last night, and realized that I didn't have anything to wear except jeans and a Batman T-shirt.

B) You're so damn funky yourself, you infuse everything around you with the air of "damn, that's cool."

Aww. Thanks.

and realized that I didn't have anything to wear except jeans and a Batman T-shirt.

Huh. That's, like, 95% of my wardrobe.

Anyone surprised?

I am not knocking the Batman. But a little more variety in my Not-At-Work clothes might be good.

I am not knocking the Batman. But a little more variety in my Not-At-Work clothes might be good.

How about a purple velour jumpsuit? I could see you in that.

I swear if I had a million dollars right now I'd throw out 90% of my wardrobe and go on the most fantastic shopping spree evah. I'd even do Rodeo. Like Pretty Woman only without the whole hooker angle (though I'd still likely manage to get kicked out of the stores for not looking like The Right Kind of customer).

I'll have a very skimpy wardrobe once what's in my closet right now get too baggy on me. But, when my sister had her gastric bypass surgery last October, she passed on all of her size 20-22 clothes to our mom. By the time I head out to Mom's for Thanksgiving, I'm hoping I'll be close to a 22 (or within a month or so of wearing that size), so I'll be shopping at Le Boutique de Mama's Closet!

How about a purple velour jumpsuit? I could see you in that.

You're going to make me emo. You won't like me when I'm emo.

IMDB ME

Rock! I love LA.

Shrift, you have the cool. You infuse with the cool.

As for me, the Batman T-shirt is not only one of the few things that fit me, it's the top contender for me to wear out to lunch.

Tomorrow I have to transition from Engagement Cocktail Party to IMAX 300. Not sure how to dress for that, even without considering my limited wardrobe.

My SIL says my nephew has a ton of "stuff" and so I was searching for new books, but then, you see, I saw this!!!

And I was thinking about how we couldn't tear him away from the water tables at the Children's Museum.

But then, my SIL is the boss.

His birthday is at the end of March, and it seems like a nice spring toy to put in my parents' backyard, whic is very sunny.

Should I call my SIL first about it?

Buffista moms/dads? Thoughts?