I'm having a small panic attack thinking about buying something nice to wear for the reading. I can't go into clothing stores without getting mildly ill, and I can barely look at myself in a full length mirror.

What do i do to calm down?

I don't want to be panicked and lost in self-loathing before the reading, yet I have no way to feel confident in clothing. It's already starting and I'm losing my shit.

Do you have someone who can go shopping with you?

And who has a prescription for Xanex?

Skinny people don't get it, and that's all I've got.

I don't mean to sound ungrateful.

I have Xanax. But I'm driving, so that's not so good.

I have Xanax. But I'm driving, so that's not so good.

Get a shopping buddy/designated driver. I feel your pain--shopping for clothes is an emotionally draining experience for me, too, and never good for my self esteem.

I hope you find something that makes you feel fabulous.

I don't know when the reading is, so I don't know how much time you have. Can you break the shopping up into small chunks? Spend only an hour a time at it? And then have some ice cream afterward?

I loved the Daleks - some of the costumes were really good. But this made me laugh out loud.

I think it's one of those things where I'll have to take a great big deep breath, run in, find the nearest thing in black that promises to make me invisible, hand over the macy's gift card, and run back out.

I suspect I may be a bit late getting home tonight: [link]

Note that the bridge that's suddenly going to be hit with double its usual traffic load (including all the 18 wheelers that use I-40 to cross the South) got a 44 on the condition test that the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis got a 50 on two years ago.