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The Barbie Memorial Suitcase
Aug. 4th, 2007 11:42 amToday started - well, you know how it started, with 90 minutes of rushed Internet time at Tangos - but *after* that and the amazing breakfast (food at the Aspidistra can't be beat!), ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jennetj and I got in the car and headed up the road for the Samsonite outlet tent sale.
As y'all already know, I'm a luggage lush; the outlet is always worth a look when I'm up here. A sale at the outlet is *definitely* worth a look, particularly since I loathed my old carryall from the moment I had to lug the heavy bugger to the terminal. I found a carryon-sized, hard-sided, nicely proportioned, and with handy pockets inside and out, and those all-important four wheels. (The Beast from London turned me into a solid fan of the spinner suitcase.)
Only thing is, it's pink. Not baby pink, or even breast-cancer pink. This is a pink that would make the pepto bismol reach for something to settle its stomach. It's Barbie pink. And plastic.
And to complete the crime against humanity, the inside is lifesaver orange.
Yes, I bought it anyway. I have no pride. And as people said (as they cringed from the sight), there's no way I'm gonna lose THAT in a crowd!
I was going to call it the "crime against humanity;"jennetj has dubbed it the Barbie Memorial Suitcase.
A couple more tasteful shopping triumphs include the DVD about the restoration of the Globe Theater, including the first performance there, and a British book on Edward VI. Do you know how hard it is to find anything on Edward VI? Usually he's just a terse footnote: "Between Henry VIII and Bloody Mary, Henry's son ruled for about 25 minutes. He was sickly, underage, and snuffed it young. He is chiefly distinguished from Edward V (also a footnote who didn't last past his regency) by being Protestant instead of Catholic."
Another must-see is The Quilt, an exhibition of quilts for breast cancer treatment and research. Someone has used my idea of making a "sudoku" quilt with 9 fabrics, none of which repeat in the same row, column, or block. It came out beautifully. Note to self: run with that idea when using up scraps.
Dinner was at the Raja, where J had chicken korma and I had chicken kashmir (or the other way around; they were both mild curries, so we stuck 'em in the middle of the table and noshed from both.) Mmmmm!
But the big thing is, of course, the plays.
( The Ideal Husband )
( My One and Only )
Wentworthies, the Merchant of Venice playbill (and yes, I'm sorry I missed his Antonio… a little… anyway, Scott's blurb ends with this cryptic line: "Mr. Wentworth spent the off-season killing zombies in George Romero's upcoming film Diary of the Dead."
Today, very little shopping as am out of money. Also "Shakespeare's Will" and "King Lear," to send me home with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart. Or something.
Unknown ability to connect tomorrow until I get home tomorrow evening. As always, please comment here if there's anything I need to know.
jennetj and I got in the car and headed up the road for the Samsonite outlet tent sale.As y'all already know, I'm a luggage lush; the outlet is always worth a look when I'm up here. A sale at the outlet is *definitely* worth a look, particularly since I loathed my old carryall from the moment I had to lug the heavy bugger to the terminal. I found a carryon-sized, hard-sided, nicely proportioned, and with handy pockets inside and out, and those all-important four wheels. (The Beast from London turned me into a solid fan of the spinner suitcase.)
Only thing is, it's pink. Not baby pink, or even breast-cancer pink. This is a pink that would make the pepto bismol reach for something to settle its stomach. It's Barbie pink. And plastic.
And to complete the crime against humanity, the inside is lifesaver orange.
Yes, I bought it anyway. I have no pride. And as people said (as they cringed from the sight), there's no way I'm gonna lose THAT in a crowd!
I was going to call it the "crime against humanity;"
jennetj has dubbed it the Barbie Memorial Suitcase.A couple more tasteful shopping triumphs include the DVD about the restoration of the Globe Theater, including the first performance there, and a British book on Edward VI. Do you know how hard it is to find anything on Edward VI? Usually he's just a terse footnote: "Between Henry VIII and Bloody Mary, Henry's son ruled for about 25 minutes. He was sickly, underage, and snuffed it young. He is chiefly distinguished from Edward V (also a footnote who didn't last past his regency) by being Protestant instead of Catholic."
Another must-see is The Quilt, an exhibition of quilts for breast cancer treatment and research. Someone has used my idea of making a "sudoku" quilt with 9 fabrics, none of which repeat in the same row, column, or block. It came out beautifully. Note to self: run with that idea when using up scraps.
Dinner was at the Raja, where J had chicken korma and I had chicken kashmir (or the other way around; they were both mild curries, so we stuck 'em in the middle of the table and noshed from both.) Mmmmm!
But the big thing is, of course, the plays.
( The Ideal Husband )
( My One and Only )
Wentworthies, the Merchant of Venice playbill (and yes, I'm sorry I missed his Antonio… a little… anyway, Scott's blurb ends with this cryptic line: "Mr. Wentworth spent the off-season killing zombies in George Romero's upcoming film Diary of the Dead."
Today, very little shopping as am out of money. Also "Shakespeare's Will" and "King Lear," to send me home with a smile on my lips and a song in my heart. Or something.
Unknown ability to connect tomorrow until I get home tomorrow evening. As always, please comment here if there's anything I need to know.
