Something fun this way comes
*crickets*
Helloooo?
Anyone out theeeerreee?
I know, I know. I disappeared! I moved! I cruised! I returned!
And now I’ve bought something on the very cleverly named somethingstore.com. For a mere $10, I have the pleasure and satisfaction of having no idea what I have bought. If you love mail and/or surprises, you can’t beat this site.
Can’t wait to see what it is. Buy something and let me know what you get!
Moving sucks
Hello and welcome to moviefone!
Despite the rumors, I am indeed alive and well. Well may be a bit of an exaggeration on account of the ick I’ve had on and off for, oh, about a month now. Unrelated sidenote: Do fish get the ick? Is that the official name of the fish common cold? I seem to remember when I was little my mom telling me that my fish, who was lethargically swimming on its side with ominous looking spots on its skin, had the ick. Is that real or just a sugar-coated mom-term? At any rate, between the ick and this whole moving thing, my ass, it has been kicked.
Among the other super fun things I’ve been doing the past few weeks, one activity that sticks out in my mind is transferring the gas service. Thank god you can do it online now, because as anyone that has dealt with People’s Gas in Chicago can tell you, that shit takes forever. A whole new alternative energy source could be discovered before they take you off hold to tell you they’ve pushed the off/on buttons for your two addresses on their giant Deathstar-like switchboard. At least that’s how I imagine it. Or, if your karma’s not so hot, you’ll get the kiss of death… the bizarre mandatory meter reading appointment, which means you’ll be sitting around an empty, echo-y apartment during a “convenient” 4-hour window, so they can arrive at the 11th hour and silently disappear into the basement with their clipboard for 20 seconds and then head back out again.
As I was filling out the online transfer form, I did discover some very fun possible dwellings in the “Location” drag down menu that I can’t wait to live in one day. Here are just a few of my new future homes I am looking forward to:
Hanger
Pier
Garage Apt
Carriage
Lobby
Lot
Cabin
Cottage
Penthouse
Trailer
Also, in the area where boring old “street” would normally go, there are any number of exotic thoroughfares you could live on:
Annex
Arcade
Bayou
Beach
Bluff
Bridge (so chilly! and expensive to heat!)
Camp
Cove
Course
Dam
Fields
Forge
Freeway
Hollow
Isle
Junction
Knolls
Locks
Neck
Ranch
Stavenue (what is this? the love child of a street and an avenue?)
Who knew Chicago had such a diverse terrain?! Alls I know is that I am moving to an isle or the neck real soon.
Hope everyone is doing well. Wish us luck that we don’t get trapped in the labyrinth of boxes that is our apartment.
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A quest for pajama bottoms
Much like my quest for a tote (I should just order one from Land’s End….but there’s so many sizes and styles to choose from!) I’ve been searching for the perfect pajama bottoms for a couple of years. I still haven’t found what I’m looking for (are you singing U2 right now?)
Growing up, my great-aunt Saretta was a buyer for the lingerie department at Bloomingdale’s and we received flowery pajamas and Lanz flannel nighties for every birthday and christmas gift. You know, the nighties that bunch up and twist when you wake up in the morning? And they have that ruffle around the neck? Usually matching ones for my sister and I. I always just wore what my aunt got me, or what my mom picked out, without really thinking, “what do I want to wear to bed?” I’m now taking back the night.
I don’t want my pajamas to match…I usually wear a tank on top. I don’t want frills, lace, satin, ruffles or hot pink. I don’t want flannel. I don’t want the bottoms to be too short. I prefer pockets. Basically, I’m looking for a cotton pair of bottoms. I broke down and bought a pair at Kohl’s last week that were the right material I was looking for, cotton, but are green and say “Mountain Dew” all over them, with the “Dew” in BRIGHT red…the kind of red that is against green and makes your eyes hurt to look at it, the kind that would look 3D if you looked at them with 3D glasses. Can I actually go to bed with one of the most caffinated beverages plastered on my legs??
Please God, send me a plain pair of pajamas…bottoms only please.
She’s a beauty
Again I appeal to the general public for advice on some new beauty products. And by beauty products I mean, facial soap and moisturizers. What do you use and why? I am a bit picky when it comes to not having a fragrance, etc. and the more natural, the better. Cost is of some concern, but then again, it’s my face! So, I am willing to invest. It’s just one of my pet peeves in life is buying some overpriced, overpromising product that I hate, and it continues to take up premium space on my medicine cabinet shelf.
Help! I implore you!
