a weekend off

[klwilliams]

I've tried very hard to not think about work all weekend, and been reasonably successful.

I finally saw "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and loved the Oompa-Loompas. Er, the Oompa-Loompa. And the songs. The cast was great, the kids were awful, Charlie was wonderful, and Christopher Lee did a good job even though I didn't like that part of the story.

I committed shopping therapy, and got two new pairs of work shoes (on sale), a carry case for my iPod (not an official Apple one, which is useless, but a wallet-sized purse, so the ear bug cord doesn't get caught on things in my bag), and a beautiful new top from Coldwater Creek. This one is bright and colorful, and looks great on me. I mostly wear blouses in single colors, and I think this will make me look less plain.

I also got two polo shirts for the elder godson, psychic_fish, who wore one to the mall with me when I took him to get job applications. Then we went back to his house and created a resume for him to use, both to have the info all in one place for the job applications and to use when he needs an actual resume.

And, of course, I read (started The Ghost Sister and read some chapters in Golf for Dummies) and watched TV (Firely, Battlestar Galactica, The 4400, The Dead Zone, Teen Titans) and ate too much.

I hope you all had good weekends, too.

Comments

[maryosmanski.livejournal.com]

We find ourselves not going out on Friday evenings, not even going out to dinner, so that we can catch Firefly at 7 p.m. and then Steve watches Battlestar at 10.

Oooh, Coldwater Creek. I love looking at their catalogs, but there's no store near here, and I am not quite brave enough to spend that kind of money for something I can't try on and see in a mirror first.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

I bought lots of things -- dresses, shorts, blouses -- from the Coldwater Creek catalog and never had a problem with the wrong size, and I'm oddly proportioned. Their sizing guidelines are excellent. I love their clothes.

[seachanges.livejournal.com]

OMG, you mean I'm not the only person on my f-list who watches The 4400?

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

You are not alone. It's getting better and better this season, too.

[seachanges.livejournal.com]

It's getting better and better this season, too.

I'm thoroughly enjoying it, which I honestly didn't expect. I liked the original mini-series, but wasn't sure they could keep the premise going without it devolving into a redundant "mutant ability of the week" show.

shopping therapy

[acanthusleaf.livejournal.com]

My weekend involved sleeping, reading, and eating junkfood. It's all good.

Going to the mall doesn't make me feel better. It just makes me feel fat. I've decided that what I like to buy are houses. I like looking at them, researching the neighborhoods, I like how nice they look when fixed up, and I like having them rented out. So this weekend I looked at some, and told my Realtor to put in an offer on a really cute place on a lovely tree-lined street.

You knew I wasn't normal. :-)

Re: shopping therapy

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Hey, some people buy Star Trek toys, some people are really smart and buy houses.

[larryhammer]

My weekend involved writing like a crazed weasel on Saturday and coming into work on Sunday.

---L.

[galeni.livejournal.com]

Shopping is good. Congratulations!

[maestrateresa.livejournal.com]

(psychic_frog vs. psychic_fish. I assume. And thanks :)