Five Things For the Purchase of to Which Making Happy Valette

(I don’t know why I must do titles in Engrish, but I must. Just be thankful they never make it passed the rough drafts; maybe this one will get it out of my system)

1// Translucent face powder
So this whole working in the big city thing? Where everyone is expected to shower daily and brush their hair? Means I’m actually dressing nicely (read: not just throwing on mostly-clean jeans and a tee with flip-flops) and wearing a bit of makeup. Every day. I know. I have this really ancient powder that is the perfect shade of Pasty Alaskan White, but it’s old and still more coverage than I need.

2// A ring
No, not that kind of a ring. But my fingers feel naked, and they don’t like it. Am wanting something simple enough that I can wear it all day, every day, silver (or white gold (or platinum (or titanium (I’m not picky (just have expensive taste))))), and for $cheapish because I am not $rich. I’ve done some looking online (oh man, do I ever love to window shop online) but have not really found anything I’m set on. Do regular jewelry stores carry something I’d like that doesn’t cost and arm and a leg?

3// Canon Rebel XTi
I can’t help my compulsion to lick this camera, and I’ve found that Best Buy frowns upon such things. Yes, this doesn’t fall under $cheapish, but this is something that I am saving for. My old camera is having “issues” with its battery connection, and I’ve recently noticed a crack in its casing. If I continue to put a few hundred away each month, I should have it by summer. I might not get to go to California, but a new Rebel beats my brother hands down. Which, OMG. So totally yay.

4// A light box
There are plans to make this sooper-dooper fancy-pantsy lightbox with hinges so that it could collapse all nice and flat and I could store it in the closet or under the bed with all of the other skeletons and monsters. Because I don’t really have anywhere to put a non-collapsible lightbox. Difficulties in finding on crucial element has put the project on hold. But I need to put things in… erm… my box. And photograph them. For the internets. Maybe something quick and cheap to get me by?

5// 25 minute lunch break nap
I know this can’t be purchased, but if I could buy naps I so totally would. One of my coworkers has a love seat in her office because she often meets with tissue donors’ families. And she doesn’t work Mondays or Fridays. And another coworker? Has a little stash of blankets in her office. And there are these space heaters? Yeah.
Naps = Very yes. Very, very yes.

05 March 2007 · 22:32:50

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Naps? My vocab. doesn’t recognize such!
If you need help with the gimp camera, I know some tricks (experience owning the old, 5 MP Gateway) with tape, string, and paper clips that can keep it working ‘til summer. Our old relic rides shotgun to work with me, and still takes good pics (with the right TLC and swearing).

love, john at 06mar07, 05:11:41

http://www.titaniumera.com

oh, and i totally hear you on the naps. i usually don’t take an actual lunch break, so instead in the afternoons i just shut my office door, turn off the lights and put my head down on my desk for an hour.

love, Miss Shigatsu at 06mar07, 05:13:24

“Gateway camera” seem a pejorative phrase - even in engrish.

love, john at 06mar07, 05:13:49

oh and http://www.boonerings.com/

love, Miss Shigatsu at 06mar07, 05:14:43

I couldn’t even come up with one good argument for why I’m better than a Canon Rebel XTi…

love, Damon at 06mar07, 13:13:27

I think we could all use after lunch naps

love, Bjørn at 06mar07, 17:37:52

Damon is better than the camera because the camera doesn’t provide entertaining stories to be shared at 11:30 at night when other people are trying to sleep.

love, steveo at 08mar07, 08:26:42

I know. Damon is such a chatterbox.

love, Valette at 08mar07, 10:24:58

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