JZ, I'm sorry about the dreams.
I must say that my subconscious has a positively Hitchcockian sense of pacing and suspense-building. There was one tiny flash of gore in the dream, and all the rest of it was pure mounting dread and suggestion and sleight of hand (that scene when the boy and his father were hurrying down a hospital corridor, trying to escape but look casual doing it, and the boy got a few yards ahead of his father, turned a corner, and stopped to wait -- and then three long seconds ticked by as the knowledge descended on him that his father had been snatched from behind him and would never turn that corner, and that these few seconds of escape time while the killer was occupied were his father's last gift to him? Dark, despairing genius, and not a word of dialogue or a drop of blood, just a bustling corridor and a child's face.)
Which really only reminds me why I don't do horror movies in my waking life.
Back to the bunnies and the chocolate lab puppy!
Aims, we did Too Much TV yesterday. And unlimited soda, which my mom always did for upset stomachs, and Ellie loved.
My mom used to do ginger ale/sherbet floats for sore throats AIWFG!
Hot Jell-O in a mug was my gramma's solution to yukky tummy's and throats.
After yesterday's very bad, no good day, today is absolutely beautiful. I walked up to Trader Joe's and the weather is perfect and it's all clean and clear from the rain. I'm working from home and am tempted to move it out by the pool. So nice!
Warning, I have my diamond shoes on and they're too tight.
So I'm Trying Not to Buy Things, for environmental, financial, and anti-clutter reasons. However, in the past two weeks I have bought:
3 cds - exception for buying music directly from artists!
a vegan cookbook for my sister - it was only $6 and has cool illustrations and easy instructions!
an umbrella - I lost mine and this one has recycled content and was on sale!
boots - meara found them @ half price and I love them!
pencil skirt - need it for Halloween and will wear it to work and will get rid of another black skirt to maintain black skirt balance!
A cotton/linen off-white shirt - $3 at thrift store and a good brand!
A wool cardigan - $3 at thrift store and in my color! I'm wearing it today AIFG!
A fuschia shirt - $3 at thrift store and needed for Halloween!
A wig - worn once and needed for Halloween!
Bamboo tights and a pair of socks - I had a gift certificate!
Now, at least I'm making conscious purchases instead of impulse and generally considering the environment. And I've finally started keeping track of all my expenditures, and I can afford it (nothing was bought with a credit card). But that is a *whole* lot of purchases in a short time, especially for someone who's Trying Not to Buy Things. Purchases total over $200.
The real diamond shoe issue is this: I want a denim pencil skirt and found two awesome ones for cheap. [link] [link]
My motivations are that I've wanted a denim skirt for a while, but it's hard to find an age-appropriate one. I would wear it to work a lot, I'm sure. But it's another skirt, another purchase. I'm going to try and wait a month, but the bargain hunter in me is screaming that they won't have my size/be on sale/have them at all.
AND I've still got the brown boots I'm dying to buy.
At least I got my diamond shoes secondhand at a consignment store, right? Right?
Yeeeah, I'm about to spend over a hundred dollars at my comic book store since they're having a sale. I'm not sure whether that is wise, but I figure my finances will deal...somehow.
Hot Jell-O in a mug was my gramma's solution to yukky tummy's and throats.
Hot Jell-o
in a brandy snifter!
Jell-O with cold milk poured on top, was my Nana's treat for all that ails you.
Thank goodness for my mother. She took me out to lunch and to the market. I'm still in a ton of pain, but I am determined to go to girl's night tonight.
