Something's fishy over at the Gap. Today marks the second time I've gone to a Gap Outlet store and heard a song by James that you can't buy in the US yet. The first time it was "She's a Star," a couple years ago, about four months before "Whiplash" came out. Today it was "Afro Lover," which is on "Millionaires," which hasn't been released in the states (but which I own an import copy of, and which, coincidentally, I had been listening to on the drive down to Potomac Mills).
So I went to Potomac Mills today, fighting lots of traffic (on a Sunday, no less) and a zoo in the parking lot, just so I could buy some shelves at IKEA so I can make the boxes of wine glasses on my kitchen counter turn into wine glasses on shelves and empty counter space. I also ended up buying a bunch of socks and boxer shorts at "Gap Body," (it seems both silly and practical at the same time), a coupla solid one-pocket t-shirts at the regular Gap Outlet along with a pair of pleated navy twill shorts (where I heard the aforementioned James song), and five bucks worth of Bad Badtz Maru stuff at the Sanrio store (two note pads and a "zipper pull," which is a little plush toy with an elastic loop you can tie onto a zipper or other looped item). Looked for a down comforter at the Ralph Lauren outlet after hearing about
Nicole's find but there weren't any there except twin size.
Bought the shelves at IKEA (Ljusdal, with Frovi (there's a umlaut over that o) brackets), plus some screws and anchors which
don't go together, dammit, so now I have 1/4" holes in the wall with anchors in them, and I have to go buy some bigger screws at the Home Despot tomorrow. Ugh. Also bought a Babord shoe rack and an Emily bath mat, which will coordinate, oddly enough, with the Emily comforter cover I bought a couple months ago. Got out of there for under $100, surprisingly, although I think I pushed it closer with a stop at the Swede Shop on the way out for cinnamon rolls and oatmeal crisps to take to the office.
Accomplishments of the weekend:
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Did all the laundry
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Washed the dishes
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Cleaned a bit of the house, although more needs to be done
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Got some sun today in the car (yay healthy red glow!)
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Paid bills tonight
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Ordered new checks
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Started putting up the shelves (to be continued)
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Practiced
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Watched "Shakespeare in Love" on the MagicTV, took it as somewhat of a sign I need to keep up with the opera thing since the show must, you know ...
Still need to do the taxes. Oh well. Can't do everything all at once.
Helped Emily order a laptop from Dell, although I'm not entirely sure the order will be completed since they misspelled her last name and they also needed the confirmation number off the back of her credit card, which they said they'd call and get, but didn't.
It's late. Bed now. More tomorrow.
(2000-03-06)
