Went
to ValVillage again last night. This time I went with a willing
accomplice, my good friend Leah.
Forsaking
thoughts of husband and children, I made a b-line to the women's
section of the store. This
shopping trip was going to be all about me, Me ME!
I
filled my cart with various clothing. I'm not kidding when
I say "filled." In fact, my pile was so high that
I could hardly hear my phone ringing underneath it all.
ring
ring Oh,
someone's phone is ringing. ring
ring Wow,
does that ever sound far away. ring
ring Oh,
it's mine.
I
was looking for cargo-type pants, but somehow ended up with
half a cart-full of tops. It's funny, you never find what
you're looking for at these places.
I
secretly feared that Leah would think poorly of me. What if
I freaked her out and she never went shopping with me ever
again? :)
I
also tried on a really interesting dress that was 98 per cent
see-through. It was basically made up of translucent black
thread, and a silvery starry pattern reflected off of it when
turned at different angles.
It
fit, but you know what, I would never have the guts to wear
it. That, and I would have to invest some serious cash in
a really nice black full-body undergarment. Shopping at ValVillage
isn't supposed to cost you a lot of money, and that is what
finally convinced me to hang it up with the rest of the rejects.
(Of which there were many).
The
purchases:
-
a light powder-pink sleeveless turtleneck. Ordinarily the
word "sleeveless" is not paired with the word "turtleneck."
The turtle part is especially poofy. God only knows where
I am ever going to wear this. It is one of those items that
span completely opposite seasons (read: both winter
and summer) but doesn't properly belong in either one. But
it is irresistibly soft and I could not leave it there. (Photo
here
- expressly for KJ!)
-
a purple and pink velour long-sleeve shirt with a dragon printed
on the front.
-
a black dress from Jacob. Paired with a nice blouse this could
really look awesome, but now I just have to find the blouse.
-
a teeny furry sleeveless dark purple top. Cool around the
neckline... but again, totally impractical.
-
a knee-length, hot pink and orange floral summer skirt
Everything
else was utterly dismal on me, but I feel like I walked away
with some good stuff. And that's what really counts, right?
:)
When
I got back about two hours later, Mark asked me where we went.
"Uh,
Value Village."
"That's it?"
"Yes."
"You've been there this whole time?"
"Yes."
"Seriously?"
"It takes a long time to shop there ..."
He
just doesn't get it. And I was hurrying too!
Anyway,
have a good week everyone... once again I'm taking a short
leave from this page. I'll
be back next week. Take care!
a
<thursday
july 24, 2003 - 10:30 p.m.>
The
thing about unemployment is that you never know what day it
is.
It's
Thursday, and I only know that because it says so on my computer.
I
shouldn't kvetch so much about employment issues. Some exciting
things are brewing in this department, but for fear of jinxing
it I will keep it to myself until something definitive happens.
Let's
just say I'm working on a little project, and enjoying myself
immensely. This has left me little time for anything else.
(!)
