Creature Comforts' most recent Chic for Cheap post confirms it. i can't afford to wear clothes. i'm coming to terms with the accepted definition of cheap: t-shirts at $16.50. shoes at $45. and my new phone plan (once i settle on one) won't be less that $50-$60/mo. maybe that seems normal to everyone else, but i used to get by spending less than $10 on clothing items and less than $30 on cell service and internet and my budget isn't designed to accomodate much more than that. how is it, as the economy slumps, the cost of living just keeps climbing out of my reach?
i am googling "recessionista." forget about "the other half" i want to know how my half lives, and how to look fabulous doing it.
*sigh* i think this next coat might do it.
the trusty brick phone is on its way out. it died for a whole 12 hours yesterday. wouldn't turn on or recharge or make any of its favorite you-have-messages tweety noises. since it's been about 5 years since buying the phone and signing a two-year contract, i think an upgrade is highly overdue. and since i frequently have problems with dropped calls and no signal, and i'm usually "roaming" when simply trying to chat in my own living room, i thought i'd check sprint's coverage before considering renewing with them. this is what i discovered: photographic (sort of) evidence that i live in sprint's who-cares-about-those-guys pocket.
i love how verizon feels the need to DEFINE text messaging like they provide service mainly to DINOSAURS. AND to charge 20 cents for messages coming AND going.Text Messaging
Fun, easy way to stay in touch. TXT Messaging is a two-way text messaging service. (!?!) Send and receive text messages of up to 160 characters, right on your two-way messaging-capable phone!!! $0.20 for messages received and $0.20 for messages sent. [emphatic punctuation added where appropriate.]
but they have pink phones. in the end, that may be all that matters.
within just 24 hours of posting my first lolcats, it got recaptioned by 4 COMPLETE STRANGERS!! that means 5 Lolz have been made from my picture! 5 LOLZ!!! maybe that's normal, but being a first-time lolcats momma, i think it is due to the exceptional genius of my child--i mean baby---i mean cat.
this one's my fav. thank you, clever people, for your pithy captions. now i'm off to make some Lolz out of other people's babies.
i'm just not looking forward to showering with it tomorrow. again.
shelteriffic posted this great pic a while ago. how would you like ham that stares back?
what a look he's giving you! i call it Instant Vegetarian.
just happened to notice this sponsored link at the top of my gmail account today:
Irregular Stool? - www.constipationanswers.com - Use this symptom tracker to help determine what might be wrong.
i honestly can't think what conversation i had to deserve this.
split a bottle of wine with a friend and stayed up talking until 4 last night. my facebook status today? "hungover but happy."
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Bagelundercouch said:
HA, anthropologie. i witnessed you buying something there the other week, if you'll remember. and you looked pretty darn rad,... read more
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Ernie said:
well i don't know about the microeconomics of it, but day one of the recessionista thing is a success: buying... read more
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Matthew J said:
I can't really offer a full explanation, but here's a start..the cost of living that you speak of is usually... read more
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ha! i haven't been online in forever as you might notice! blame the recession! but it was super fun running... read more
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