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| Me with fireworks, showing off the Unicorn Fountain. |
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? Be safe, and don't eat too many hot dogs!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
It's the Fourth of July!
Happy Independence Day Week!
Please enjoy these videos from our fireworks show last weekend:
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? Be safe, and don't eat too many hot dogs!
How do you celebrate the 4th of July? Be safe, and don't eat too many hot dogs!
Monday, June 25, 2012
My Second Quarter Inventory of New Items Purchased
The year is zooming by; we're already halfway through! Financially speaking, that is.
Last week I made my second quarter payment for 2012 to the IRS, which means it's time once again to take inventory of the new items I purchased during my year of nothing new (you can review my Q1 inventory here).
Hey, why were there only 2 months between Q1 and Q2?
Anyway, here's the skinny:
New items* I have purchased as of the closing of Q2 2012 are:
TOMS are definitely not sturdy walking shoes, but they are incredibly gentle on my little toes (meaning the pinky toes... I'm not trying to be cute here), where other shoes almost without exception rub me to the point of blisters. So I'm actually able to wear them for more than 20 minutes, which I think makes them well worth the money and the cheat. I might even buy another pair! These ones were also on clearance, so bonus.
My new sunglasses are way better than the last pair; I don't know how I put up with those for so long. I'll probably still look at darker ones next time I'm at the eye doctor, but these were a legitimate and much-needed start.
Ok, you got me. The necklace was frivolous. Not only was it frivolous, it was from Disney. The horror! But I really liked it, and I was having a terrible day. And sometimes you just have to say, what the heck.
What do you think about that?
*Material items only; does not include expendable supplies.
Last week I made my second quarter payment for 2012 to the IRS, which means it's time once again to take inventory of the new items I purchased during my year of nothing new (you can review my Q1 inventory here).
Hey, why were there only 2 months between Q1 and Q2?
Anyway, here's the skinny:
New items* I have purchased as of the closing of Q2 2012 are:
- TOMS shoes
- Sunglasses
- Necklace
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| TOMS in action. Kind of. |
TOMS are definitely not sturdy walking shoes, but they are incredibly gentle on my little toes (meaning the pinky toes... I'm not trying to be cute here), where other shoes almost without exception rub me to the point of blisters. So I'm actually able to wear them for more than 20 minutes, which I think makes them well worth the money and the cheat. I might even buy another pair! These ones were also on clearance, so bonus.
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| A sunny day at DCA. |
My new sunglasses are way better than the last pair; I don't know how I put up with those for so long. I'll probably still look at darker ones next time I'm at the eye doctor, but these were a legitimate and much-needed start.
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| My new peacock necklace. |
Ok, you got me. The necklace was frivolous. Not only was it frivolous, it was from Disney. The horror! But I really liked it, and I was having a terrible day. And sometimes you just have to say, what the heck.
What do you think about that?
*Material items only; does not include expendable supplies.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Mental Health Day
My employment status has been the source of a lot of stress for the past two years.
It still is.
That's all I can say right now.
In the meantime, please enjoy this terrible drawing of a dress design:
Maybe someday I'll be able to show you the finished thing.
It still is.
That's all I can say right now.
In the meantime, please enjoy this terrible drawing of a dress design:
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Breaking the Rules: A Lesson in Eye Health
You may have noticed I am very pale.
Oh, no?
Here is a picture of me literally glowing:
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| Guess which one is me. |
It was only recently that I realized it's not just my skin that is lacking pigment, but my eyes as well. In fact, they apparently have little to no melanin in them at all. So not only is my skin very sensitive to the sun, but I find myself squinting constantly when I'm outside, even with UV 400 sunglasses on.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A Perfect Storm of Irregular Expenses
Is it just me, or does it seem like everything you never have to buy runs out at the same time?
Well, in that case, I guess technically you don't never need to buy them.
And yes, that sentence is grammatically correct.
You know what I mean - the expendable things that you only have to buy once in a while and rarely run out of. Like sugar, shampoo, and vacuum bags.
In the past month, I have run out of the following things:
Well, in that case, I guess technically you don't never need to buy them.
And yes, that sentence is grammatically correct.
You know what I mean - the expendable things that you only have to buy once in a while and rarely run out of. Like sugar, shampoo, and vacuum bags.
In the past month, I have run out of the following things:
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