I decided to do a tiny bit of clothes shopping this morning since I’ll be somewhere it may be cold this weekend and I have no long-sleeved shirts and only one pair of jeans.
Reason #1 it’s a good idea to NOT shop alone? When you try to put on one of those undergarment-thingys that is supposed to hold your shit in and you get it halfway over your head and realize it was a bad idea but now you have one arm caught above your head and the other arm is cinched by your side? It would have been nice to have someone there to pry me from its boa constrictor-like grip instead of having to damn near dislocate my shoulder to squeeze out. That was 15 minutes of life that I’ll never get back.
I didn’t find any long-sleeved shirts. I did find one cute shirt and a pair of jeans. I decided that I needed some new shoes to go with the outfit. Some sparkly black flats would have been nice. Instead, I came away with a new pair of Converse sneakers. Black and white. (Nevermind that I already had some patterned like pinstripes. These are less formal!) The new shirt is black and white (Um, much like ALL of my shirts) so they’ll match. That’s what I’m telling myself anyway.
Last Saturday I had to work until midnight but Sweety got me up early on Sunday to go to Epcot. I’ve been bugging him to go because I wanted to see Captain EO while it was running. I guess it played at Epcot for awhile and was replaced with something else and they brought it back last year. I’m not a Michael Jackson fan but I wanted to see it anyway. Maybe I cried a little at the end. I am obviously crazy.
Something else I wanted to do there was check out Club Cool. It’s an attraction that’s a giant advertisement for Coke but! Free soda! Little bitty cups! But free soda!
Sure, some of the soda wasn’t too tasty. This was right after the taste of the one from Italy hit Sweety’s tastebuds. I was a fan of the VegitaBeta from Japan. It reminded me of red Gatorade but with a texture kind of like juice.
Of course, I couldn’t take his word that it tasted like shit and had to try it for myself. Think rotten Alka-Seltzer. We wandered around the stations and drank soda until our bellies were sloshy.
Then we had a Cosmo from France and lunch at Restaurant Marrakesh in Morocco. I learned that I love goat cheese but I do not like food that is liberally sprinkled with cinnamon. Sweety wasn’t too crazy about the food. He did like the pretty belly dancer though. We spied a margarita stand in Mexico so we had one of those and some nachos. We learned that for your money – a margarita and nachos beats the hell out of the Moroccan restaurant.
Then we came home and took a nap.
The Feeding of the Hounds took place before napping. I’ve discovered it’s easier to put Tiny Dog on the bed and let her watch Oliver eat than it is to wrangle her away from his bowl constantly. Oliver has learned that when Tiny’s on the bed that he should take advantage of that time to chow down.
Napping might not sound like a big deal but it was for Sweety. He never takes a full-on nap where he actually plans it and gets in the bed while the sun is still out. It was around 5 p.m. when we got home and he had to go into work at 11. I was very surprised when he started getting ready for bed. Surprised and excited because I love me a good nap. My plan was to nap for a couple of hours then get up and go back to bed for the night later but I ended up basically sleeping through until it was time for work the next morning. Sweety said we didn’t have a sleep – it was a hibernation.
I have no idea what sort of “undergarment thingy” you are talking about; so I have visions of you trying to escape a straitjacket.
Perhaps you can get something more suited for the climate when you reach your destination. Around here, for example, winter clothing is already being closed out for spring fashions even though it’s only February.
It must be way cool to be able to go to Epcot whenever you want. But, I must admit, I’m not adventurous enough to try pop from other countries. Carbonated beverages coming out of your nose is never a good thing.
Chickie said:
February 16th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Ah, here it is! http://tiny.cc/undergarmentthingy
I put my head and right arm in but missed the armhole for my left arm and didn’t realize it until it was too late.
Yes, I decided if I get there and it’s too cold to stand it that I’ll get a sweatjacket or something. I have a pretty high tolerance to cold anyway.
I felt like Coke wouldn’t lead me wrong but they really did with that stuff from Italy. The description said it was drank before meals to stimulate the appetite. I think you’d want to eat after drinking it to get the taste out of your mouth!
Midwestern City Boy said:
February 17th, 2011 at 7:12 am
I’m sure that it creates the desired effect; but that thing doesn’t look comfortable at all.
Whenever I’ve traveled internationally, I’ve made it a point to eat all my meals at places that had regular coke. It’s only fun to sample local food and drink that you’re not sure you are going to like if you know that you’re going to get some real food later.
Chickie said:
February 17th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
I don’t think it would have been comfortable even if I’d put it on properly. I’ve decided it’s better to breathe than be non-jiggly.
Only eating where there’s real Coke? That’s a good rule to have.
I’ve done the Coke thing. Some of that was nasty!
Chickie said:
February 17th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Some of it sure was. I know what to steer clear of next time!
I’m all about strange and delightful things being in my mouth! The should offer a blindfold too
I believe naps can save the world.
I am totally jealous of you living so close to the land of the mouse. When I was a kid we spent a lot of time at the one in Anaheim. I’m a firm believer in “The Happiest Place on Earth”.
Chickie said:
February 17th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
I want to go to the one in Anaheim! I just scored two free plane tickets and I’m working on Sweety to go to California so we can go there!
Naps could totally save the world.
I hate it when you get stuck in an outfit or that thingamajig you tried on. I can’t even stand to wear spanks anymore because of the struggle and it freaks me out a little cause I am claustrophobic. I can feel your angst.
Awh, Stephen looks so cute drinking that itty bitty cup of cola.
And your dog is so cute sitting on top of him.
Have a great time with Beckah, and take lots of pictures.
Chickie said:
February 17th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
I can’t wear the spanx. I don’t like having to pee through a hole in my undergarments. I wore a pair for about two hours and ended up taking them off and stuffing them in my purse the first time I went to the bathroom.
I’m surrounded by cute.
I’m gonna be a picture taking fool.
Chickie…thank you for your sweet comment about the loss of Betty….This is a really hard and bad time….Forgive me for not coming by, my dear.
It sounds like you had a sort-of-good time……The Moroccan sounded icky….But the rest? GREAT! Including Hibernation…..!
Chickie said:
February 17th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Naomi, I can’t imagine what you’re going through.
I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to hide in bed with the covers over your head for awhile.
Hibernation rocks. I think I was a bear in a past life.
Funny you say that about Marrakesh. We went to Disney late last summer and ate a fair amount of our meals in EPCOT. Years ago, my wife & I ate at Marrakesh before we had kids & enjoyed it. So for this trip, we figured the kids would get a kick out of it, as well as the food being stuff we liked. My Spidey senses should have went off when the reservation was the easiest one to get out of all the restaurants in all of the parks. Sure enough, all 5 of us did not enjoy our food – for both taste & quality. Next time, we go to Mexico.
I should have realized something was up when the the place was so empty. There’s a little cafe beside it where you eat outside & the prices are cheaper. I’ll try something from there the next time.