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I just updated my list of favorite restaurants, which reflects my eclectic vegan diet and my passion for food. * * * < yesterday * * * I am webmaster and ringmaster for a healthy WebRing called On Display. I have made sure the site is up to date in the past few days... |
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7 55 pm pst [ middle school fashion ] When I was in middle school, I had two pairs of keds sneakers -- one black and one white. I used to wear one shoe of each set, often with alternating socks. I would also buy solid colored Keds and color them in with various patterns and designs. I always wore Keds. I like to stand by my brands. Now I am addicted to New Balance. I also refused to wear jeans. I decided they didn't feel good, so I wore a lot of sweats, or shorts with leggings underneath. Jeans were always fashionable, and I was determined to be different. I would later learn I didn't have to try so hard. I don't have to try at all. * * * |
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Matthew and I just went grocery shopping for vegetable soup ingredients. The young cashier asked, "Who's paying for this?" When I answered than I was, he raised an eyebrow and said, "You?" At that point, Matthew realized that he had left my charge card in the car (he had run back into the house to grab it from where I had left it when I emptied my pockets). As M ran back to the car, I handed over my ID for his beers, and the cashier spent a long time studying it. When he finally handed it back to me, I chided him. "You sure looked at that for a long time." "There were things I wanted to check out." "Such as...?" I leaned forward. "Your address." He laughed right away so I would know he was joking, and then added, "Just kidding." There was a pause. "Seventy-seven. You just made it by a month." "Actually, I turned twenty-two in December." |
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"Oh, yeah, right." "So how old are you?" "I was also born in seventy-seven, which is why I feel so stupid for messing it up. I'm not good at math." "One would hope that a cashier would be good at math." Again a lull in conversation. "So, what month were you born in?" "February." "Oh, you're much older than me. What are you doing? Are you planning the party already?" "I'm going to Vegas again." "Ooh. A tradition..." "A tradition of losing my money; that's my tradition." I wished him a good evening and left. Our soup would turn out fantastic. |
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two years ago today: "My mom says it must be love if I let him cook steak..." * * * one year ago today: "There seems to be something healthy about summing up a few years of your life into a few lines in a conversation."* * * one month ago today: "I got a little crazy and shut myself in the bathroom with my camera." |