lunar

I went on a trip and got this Official Map of the Moon for 50c from the Bargain Box in Hilton Head.  Thrift stores in the south are pretty consistently good, probably because everyone has bad taste there?

WP

Last week I got (my eyes!) dilated, tested, everything, and I'm back in the reading glasses game.  I bought one cheap pair from Zenni Optical (thanks Reeves for the heads up) on my own dime because they were like $17.  But my more expensive pair (covered by my insurance), I'm planning on getting something from Warby Parker.  I know everyone in the whole world already likes them, so this is old news, but just in case you don't know...

Things I already like about Warby Parker:
You buy glasses from them?  They donate a pair to someone who needs them.
They send you five pair to try on for a week!  They come in a fancy glasses box, and then you can do at work photo shoots to see which ones you like.
Their customer service is awesome so far. 
So:  A+'s all around.

I think maybe one of the black ones?   Or I think I might end up with Too Many Glasses. 

I have learned:  everything about my face is pretty crooked.  

va-cay

The worst part about going on a trip is not knowing how many bathing suits to bring.

It's also one of the best parts.  Peace out internets, tomorrow I'm going South.

(FWP)

pot

When (if, I guess) I win my share of Mega Millions tonight (in a pool with co-workers), I'll probably quit blogging.  Consider this a pre-emptive goodbye.

(I know it won't happen BUT, when everyone else at work is doing it, then you're like "Oh, what if they win?  Then I will be in Regret City!  I don't want to be THERE!", and then you're all "Oh, these are the awesome things I can do if I win...".  And then: it's five dollars later.)

not cabaret

A little while ago, Marilyn and I went and saw this movie Burlesque, with Cher and Xtina.  It was a singing/dancing/etc movie, about a small town girl making it big in the (you guess it) burlesque industry.

In this movie, Aguilera does an moving remix of Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People", and if I knew how to post songs, I'd be all over that.  Instead, here's a couple Polaroids I took at the "Grotesk Burlesk" Marilyn Manson show in 2003.   It's almost like they (Cher, Marilyn Manson, etc) had it all planned in advance.

d.e.

two kay levs

If you know me, you might have known I was a little grumpy going into this New Year.  No plans, low expectations, no resolutions.  Well, it turned out fine, and I feel good about 2011 I think.

New Year's Eve:
++ great dinner
+ cold, but fun-ish party where I just camped out by the space heater and met a lot of funny people
- now (today, two days later) my legs are killing me from those shoes I wore, which are great but probably much too tall

New Year's Day:
+++ 2 Street Mummer's afterparty* (this was seriously so fun)
- forgetting camera batteries
+/- 4 Loko (probably more like 3 Lokos, which is better)
- peeing outside for the first time (partially on my tights)

*if you don't know about Mummers, it's way way to hard for me to try and explain.  Just know it's a weird, Philadelphia "thing", and our friends won 2nd place which is huge.  Party time.