a few weeks ago, in a local thrift store, I found a pair of shoes I'd been searching for since the early '90s. Of course, they were a size too small.
The shoes are a low-heeled black loafer, in a shiny black man-made material, with pointy toes. The tops are a shiny white man-made material, with a big black velvet bat going across the widest part of the top.
Soon, I will take a picture of them and post it on my website, asking one and all if they know where another pair could be found. In a size 8.5, that is.
Until then, I've posted to a.g.f, and will console myself by looking at the pretty pretty size 7.5 incarnation of them that I bought. (Brand new condition, too. The thrift gods were feeling spiteful that day.)
Um, other stuff ... the job hunt is trundling along. #1 Minion (bless her black heart) refered me for a bunch of positions at the Evil Empire again.
The former CEO of the small-league evil empire I used to work for is assembling his new company. I'm really tempted to track down his email and ask him if he needs a writer. Working for him again wouldn't be that bad - I would be much more cynical about it, wouldn't expect to hold that job for the rest of my life, and wouldn't assume that my co-workers were all my friends.
(Tho', in the interest of fairness, I met some of my dearest friends because of working at the teeny evil empire, not to mention The Husband.)
It's not that I really really WANT to go back to work and be a busy worker bee. I would be perfectly happy not having a "day job", except for that needing money catch.
But, to advance the "how do I earn an income without a day job" plan, soon I will be buying a digital camera, with which I will take pictures of many many things to sell on eBay. Can I make enough money to support the household via eBay? Doubtful. But hey! I can try!
And the last bit of news - still haven't heard back from my webmaster. I sent him the article for September, along with a note saying "I know the site is having a tough time financially, but until I am paid for the previous seven months of writing, this will be the last article I can send you". You would think that would have gotten some sort of reply, wouldn't you? Well, it hasn't. As a result, I'm keeping a paranoid eye on the email addy I've used forever. It's through the website I write (wrote?) for, and who knows if the webmaster will yank my account as petty revenge?
sooper-sekrit message to WeasleMom - let me know if you want to know my new eBay user addy, since you seem to find entertainment in watching what I'm bidding on.
The shoes are a low-heeled black loafer, in a shiny black man-made material, with pointy toes. The tops are a shiny white man-made material, with a big black velvet bat going across the widest part of the top.
Soon, I will take a picture of them and post it on my website, asking one and all if they know where another pair could be found. In a size 8.5, that is.
Until then, I've posted to a.g.f, and will console myself by looking at the pretty pretty size 7.5 incarnation of them that I bought. (Brand new condition, too. The thrift gods were feeling spiteful that day.)
Um, other stuff ... the job hunt is trundling along. #1 Minion (bless her black heart) refered me for a bunch of positions at the Evil Empire again.
The former CEO of the small-league evil empire I used to work for is assembling his new company. I'm really tempted to track down his email and ask him if he needs a writer. Working for him again wouldn't be that bad - I would be much more cynical about it, wouldn't expect to hold that job for the rest of my life, and wouldn't assume that my co-workers were all my friends.
(Tho', in the interest of fairness, I met some of my dearest friends because of working at the teeny evil empire, not to mention The Husband.)
It's not that I really really WANT to go back to work and be a busy worker bee. I would be perfectly happy not having a "day job", except for that needing money catch.
But, to advance the "how do I earn an income without a day job" plan, soon I will be buying a digital camera, with which I will take pictures of many many things to sell on eBay. Can I make enough money to support the household via eBay? Doubtful. But hey! I can try!
And the last bit of news - still haven't heard back from my webmaster. I sent him the article for September, along with a note saying "I know the site is having a tough time financially, but until I am paid for the previous seven months of writing, this will be the last article I can send you". You would think that would have gotten some sort of reply, wouldn't you? Well, it hasn't. As a result, I'm keeping a paranoid eye on the email addy I've used forever. It's through the website I write (wrote?) for, and who knows if the webmaster will yank my account as petty revenge?
sooper-sekrit message to WeasleMom - let me know if you want to know my new eBay user addy, since you seem to find entertainment in watching what I'm bidding on.