As long as the shoppers are shopping, if y'all run across some pullover summer-weight tops with 3/4 length sleeves, you could throw them at me.

Seems like everything is cap-sleeves and really short sleeves and those stupid flutter sleeves. Or sleeveless. I can't stand my upper arms and need to cover them.

Also, FTR, weight loss now totals 13 pounds since mid-March. Going much more slowly than I wanted it to.

I need summer-weight dress pants to wear to a job interview in early June. Bonus points if they go with a navy pinstriped or black blazer. I may also need a blouse. And shoes. Pants need a 33-34 inch inseam and the shoes should be flat.

Picking up Matilda from her last day of kindergarten ever (I felt like the stoniest-hearted bastard mommy ever this morning for being one of the only parents who wasn't misting up), but then by God I will vicariously shop the shit out of everything! eBaylessly for meara.

Pertussis vaccinations in my area are 53-70 dollars. This is in Washington State which has had a spike in whooping cough. There are no low cost clinics available as far as I can tell. I'll grumble and pay, even though stuff is tight enough that that kind of money hurts right now. But what about people who flat out can't pay that? Do our freakin public officials *want* a whooping cough epidemic?

For kids, it should be free at the county health department. They were here, anyway.

Flea, gap has pants on sale for $37 (possibly less with one of their ubiquitous coupon codes) where long is a 35" inseam, and the "tall" pants have extra long which is 37"

X-post from Natter:

Hey, I need help! smonster suggested that I ask the hivemind about changing one of my blog names. It is currently NOLA Beer Bitch, but now people are, like, reading it and stuff and I feel a little self conscious about a name I made up while drunk and also, news media can't print the name apparently (see: [link]

So, I like the alliteration and I do want to keep the name NOLA and lady centric. And beer-centric of course.

I haven't found anything that really grabs me. NOLA Beer Broad? NOLA Beer Belle? Something that ties in with my other blog, Nora in NOLA? Thoughts? Help!

For kids, it should be free at the county health department.

It's free or low cost for adults in Georgia.

Yes, but wasn't there just an article about public health cutbacks in Washington related to this very issue?

Well, I find myself unexpectedly in a tight spot financially. I just checked my bank account and it has just under $100 in it and my rent is in the process of coming out of the account and it is $300. So, all I can think is to advance myself money on my Discover card to cover the deficit and hope it's in time tomorrow morning.

I knew money was tight but I did not expect this! I hate this, I just keep getting deeper in debt with no hope of getting out. My current temp job pays a lot less than the last one did and even though I'm saving on gas it's not enough!

I wish I had some alcohol in the house, but all I have is chocolate, so that's what I had for dinner.

I'm failing at this life thing.