picture by Jupiter
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The weekend entry
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So I finally got some money and went shopping this weekend. I'm the first to admit that I don't like shopping. I can never find clothing that fits and removing and putting on and removing and putting on and removing (well you get the drift) annoys the hell out of me. Plus, I don't like looking at myself in the mirror in the not-so-flattering lights of the changing booths. But Saturday was different.
First, I came with a clear agenda. It wasn't the vague "I might need some clothes" thought that I usually shop with. It was the much more urgent "I need a new pair of pants because walking around in my underwear in sub-zero temperatures is not a good idea" thought.
Second, from somewhere I've acquired a much more positive body image. Either that or they've changed the mirrors to more flattering in Kristiine because I didn't feel the need to run out screaming.
Third, I really felt like getting out of my computer. Now, I realise I don't actually live inside my computer but lately I've been feeling like I do. All my work is done on computer and when I get home I do my "extracurricular" work also on computer. I talk to a lot of people on MSN because I can't talk to them in person. And last, but not the least, I play online games which also makes me stare at the screen a lot.
So, back to my shopping. At first it didn't go so well since the clothesmakers and importers seem to think Estonia is a nation of sticks. The jeans would've been OK if I didn't have the things that were called hips, apparently curves are out in Estonia. The notion that people are allowed to have butts has not really caught up with Estonian importers. Or so I thought... When I got to Monton I found that I'd underestimated the manufacturers. They actually had normal clothes available and a lot of them were on sale. So I got myself not one but TWO pairs: purple (!!!) jeans and a slightly more formal green pants. Of course the green ones were a bit too long since, aside from not conforming with the butt standard of Estonia, I also have legs few centimeters shorter than someone has planned. But who cares about that? The pants were ON SALE, people! I can always wear high heels with them. After that I went to get a coffee (and a brownie since it was my 10th - and therefore free - coffee at Wayne's) and decided to drop in on Mum since I wanted to show off the pants and I haven't seen anyone from my family for a long time. The possibly insane (remind me to tell you one day why I don't consider him normal) Brother was sleeping but Mum and Cixi were very glad to see me. Actually so glad that I had to be licked and followed around the whole time (by Cixi, not by Mum). I stayed there for the rest of the day and I got Mum hooked on Joe Millionaire (even though the confession that I actually watch it might clash with my "I hate all reality shows" image) and finally even convinced her to drive me back to the Hellhole. ***** I did nothing the whole Sunday aside from watching a lot of TV and finding the problem in Steven's accounting (the latter took about 3 minutes - thankfully!). I love the lazy days! ***** In case you haven't noticed: I finally got around to changing the layout of this page. I've been toying with the idea for a long time and now I did it. I messed around with it for hours and finally came up with the one you're looking at. Many thanks to Jupiter who suggested changes and, of course, designed the lovely picture above. Thank you! ***** [Written much later after reading the latest entry of Weetabix.] All heil the power of subconscious. Or... count the differences/similarities between my new design and the design of Dumber than a box of rocks. I can honestly say that I had no idea I was partially copying her when doing the design. Weet, if you ever happen to read this and want me to change it then let me know.
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