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December 16, 2005
this hurts me more than it hurts you
i took today off, and did the bulk of my christmas shopping, plus some grocery store trips.
i bought ingredients for the everyday italian version of chicken piccata, which i guess i will make later.
after walking so much today, my foot hurts. rather a lot, actually. right now i'm sitting on the sofa, watching The Triangle. i think the foot, it needs the rest. owie.
somewhat inappropriately, i am considering a new pair of boots. for those keeping track at home, it has been several months since i bought some new footwear, but my last purchase was rather major.
but i probably have no business buying anything like that until my foot heals completely.
one of the presents i bought today was a tie. i don't think i've ever bought a tie for anyone before. it was a startling experience. knowing that the recipient is very conservative (and yes, actually needs a tie), i felt it would not be a good idea to get him, say, a pink tie, or an orange tie. A bold pattern seemed risky. This narrowed the field considerably. A price check at Nordstrom sent me scurrying to Hecht's; I had no idea that ties might actually be that expensive.
Dear readers, you'll be fascinated to know that in the end, I settled on a tasteful medium blue Calvin Klein with a reasonable pricetag and a subtle pattern.
Posted by lisa at December 16, 2005 07:18 PM
Comments
you have got to buy the boots-- did you see? They have "DRYZ technology"! How can you resist it? (Technology waits for no one.)
what was you last purchase?
Posted by: marie on December 16, 2005 09:36 PM
oooo, DRYZ Technology! AND "360 degree Opanka handsewn construction". i have no idea what that means, but how can i resist?
the last purchase was three pairs of fluevogs, from the Chicago store.
between you, me, and b., the number of fluevogs in a ten block radius is absolutely absurd.
Posted by: lisa on December 16, 2005 09:51 PM
it seems like if you were going to buy boots, borns would be the best brand to buy to aid your foot recovery, you know? :-)
Posted by: xta on December 17, 2005 12:19 AM
I actually bought myself a tie last month, first good one ever. I almost never wear them, but decided i might want one at some point and don't want to have to scurry around hunting for one. (Raw silk, solid black, no pattern, Nordstroms - I was there buying more shirts anyway.)
Posted by: badger on December 17, 2005 11:02 AM
christa: that had occured to me! AND boots would give me ankle support, which apparently i need.
Posted by: lisa on December 17, 2005 03:57 PM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.