Heh. I hear you Smonster. When the total added up at nordstrom, even knowing some of it wasn't mine, it was still a lot. But I'm wearing my new boots today, and they're super comfy. I'm just not looking forward to the next few credit card bills, since I'm taking four trips involving hotel and or airfare (including thanksgiving and Christmas but still, it's going to be huge)

I keep saying I am going to stop buying books uñtil I catch up on my to be read pile, but so far I have proven too weak.

Moldovans do a shot of vodka in hot tea, somewhat unsurprisingly.

Isn't that, like, the Eastern European cure for sunrise?

I keep trying to rationalize by telling myself I'm helping the economy.

I tried to rationalize by guessing that the value of the comics I have read off the shelves without buying has not yet been surpassed by the amount of money I have spent there so far. I'm not sure how accurate my estimate is, though. And I'm going to be spending another $25 after the sale when Kabuki: The Alchemy comes out. But they are my comic book store and they make me happy on a weekly basis, so they can have my money.

I keep trying to rationalize by telling myself I'm helping the economy.

I like the way you think. My budget quails before the way you think, but my wantwantwant lizard brain likes it. (Er, Hec, have you checked your email recently?)

Moldovans do a shot of vodka in hot tea

For some reason this sounds horrid, yet I'm totally down with brandy or whisky in hot tea.

VICTORY! will be yours, Fay. You can even picture me wearing the helmet, but no horns...the horns are a myth. And I think that economic rationalization is a little true.

I keep trying to rationalize by telling myself I'm helping the economy.

Ooo. Good one. I refuse to feel bad about the cds, because Lord knows I want Lucero and Corb Lund to keep making music. They've brought me ridiculous amounts of joy in the past few years.

they're super comfy.

Eeeeexcellent. One of my other justifications is that my recent onset of plantar fascitis means that I need to cut down on heel-wearing as much as possible.

And in a hilarious coincidence, I just now found out that all local mall is getting an H&M. I am SCREWED.

Okay, fine, I will go pay my bills.

Grumble, grumble, try to procrastinate and the buffistas talk about budgets and responsibility, what a world.

Barb, I can't really help...the last column I wrote was "Why Alan Grayson is Awesome" which doesn't seem right for Romancing the Blog, although maybe there could be a column on why heroes don't usually look like him.

(Er, Hec, have you checked your email recently?)

You should get that Neil Gaiman thing.