is that all there is.. then let's keep dancing

let's pick up the booze and have a ball! if  that's all there is... 

ahh peggy lee! if you don't know that song you should get to know that song. it's so right, right?

sometimes i feel like 'is this all there is?' is this it? and then you know david byrne comes crashing in 'my god, how did i get here?'

maybe it's the pnw winter but my routine could use some sprucing up. seems like lately it's just work. home. i sort of get why folks have kids, it keeps them social. it keeps them busy. otherwise you work and come home and what, make dinner, do the dishes, clean the house, do the laundry, work on projects.

sure, sure i can go out have drinks, see shows but i'm not that young. i've done that. i did that in chicago. i did that in seattle. i was doing that in portland. however, i feel like i want to be doing other things. why, i've only been out to mt hood once since i've been here. where's the adventure of exploring a new place. gotta get on that this year. ha, there's a resolution!

anyway i'm getting ready to go to mc61's holiday party. i have yet to really meet anyone from his work. it's not stressful having to meet people, it's stressful figuring out what to where.. seriously! i don't dress up anymore. oh and i used to. i was quite the little fashionista, retro all the way in chicago. the best stores, before it became "cool"... i got rid of a lot when i moved to seattle and started riding a bike to n' fro... now i wear jeans and cotton "t-shirts". i hardly ever go shopping. when i do i usually go to the clog store to get more clogs. eddie bauer because i really like their cotton quality, thicker than the gap or old navy plus the prices seem reasonable. nowadays everyone has stuff on sale for some reason or another. now embarrassingly as this may be i buy my jeans at fred meyer. one it's completely convenient. i shop for food there and the bank is there. two, they have a style and size that i think is pretty decent on me. again, the price seems good. i don't try pants on at any store. i have thighs and a booty to boot. trying on is the biggest pain in the ass and i always leave feeling like shit. so i just grab the style/size i want and take'em home. viola. 
so what's my point, oh yes, i went to the mall! w-o-w. i did some research before going though. i looked up which stores were there, went to their websites and looked at what they were selling. i needed something that was completely dress without being dressy. because i want to bum around in it after this one thing tomorrow night. i went to nordstrom's and the loft. i like ann taylor's the loft. naturally, items were on sale and yes, i still managed to spend more than i have in probably the entire year last year on clothes in a matter of hours. don't ask, don't tell. i did got two bitchen knitted short sleeved sweaters. i am convinced i could make both. so i will chalk those purchases up to pattern research! (that makes me feel better already)

i knew that hand would come in... handy!

well, that is my rant for the evening. perhaps i'll post some juicy photos of me out on the town, living it up... like someone else i've been following...http://www.newdressaday.com   

but then again, don't hold yer breath.