Random things

- What I should do tonight is write. Instead, I suspect I am going to try out the new sewing machine, and play the rummage in the closets game. And do all the prep for lamb stew to cook tomorrow in the new crock pot.

- Oh yeah, new crock pot! My parents gave me a shiny new crock pot for my birthday. I need recipes. Because I have only ever used a crock pot for ... making stew. So please give me suggestions.

- Dear Weather Gods: NO SNOW in the lowlands, thanks. Preferably no icy roads, either, because I've got Stuff To Do all weekend. But NO SNOW. I cannot possibly stress this enough.

- It is freezing in my office right now. I'm on my third pot of herbal tea, all in an attempt to stay warm. Dear Self: bring one of the capelets to work tomorrow and leave it at work for the rest of winter.

- Dear Self: you do not need more little velvet or faux-fur capelets. Really, you don't. Stop browsing eBay for them.

Good heavens

So remember that post I made last week-ish about my Wall! Of! Skirts!? And how I mentioned that I had not yet gone through the wardrobe that contains all the jackets? I did that tonight. And I counted!

I ...

... um ....

I have 47 jackets. Yes, all of them are different. Subtly, in some cases, or they're variations on a theme (like the 3 different Lip Service "Bad Etiquette" jackets; 1 black & grey stripe, 1 black & white stripe, and 1 black & pink stripe), but still. Even I didn't think I had 47 jackets.

::feels a bit sheepish::

Dear Self: nope, you do not need any more jackets for a very long while. When moved to idly window-shop on eBay and Etsy, you may look for tiny hats, a full-size black wool top hat, perhaps a full-sized black tricorn, spats, and maybe a few capelets. But not jackets. No more buying jackets. Until the one you've pre-ordered from the Lip Service "Corporate Vampire" line comes in.

Browsing Etsy = Dangerous

Dear Sandy Claws,

Remember how I said I wanted mini hats for Christmas? I would especially like this pink and black top hat. (clicky-link!) Oooh, or this pink velvet tricorn. (clicky-link!) You know, just in case the Elf Labor Union negotiated for not doing millinery this season or something.

With lots of love,

Cupcake Goth