and the list's barely scratched

...i can do what i want

07.05.05

Today, I bought this, because I wanted it, and I had the money burning a hole in my wallet. I even rooted through all of the boxes of figures to find the one with the nicest paint job.

I was torn as to whether or not I should leave it in the packaging, because I really wanted to make the cape go all action-y. You push a thingy, and it pops open into gliding mode! Plus, it's articulated in like 25 places, so I can make it pose in a variety of ways. He's got ankles that flex and rotate, and if you get the balance right, you can make him stand on his own. How often do you see that?

Plus, he has a BATARANG. It's rubber and gold, and he can barely hold on to it, but it's still a batarang.

So, it lost whatever future collectible value it had because it was removed from the packaging, but they've still got them for sale all over, so I can always get a new one for investment purposes, should I decide to take that route.

(Now I can make him take my Princess Tinker Bell on dates, during which they can both fly. But I'm not taking her out of the packaging, so clearly no hanky panky will occur.)

And, I want the Batmobile as well. You can get it at Target for like $30, and it has twin gun turrets that pop up. It's AWESOME.

The sheer coolness of the thing make it especially hard to decide whether or not to leave in the packaging. Did I mention it has twin pop-up gun turrents?

I would have bought it for myself, but I decide to also get a small action figure of Ninja Bruce Wayne, and decided that was enough Bat-toys for one day.

I did actually do other stuff today that was useful. Like at Target, besides the toys, I bought a new shower curtain and liner -- which I also hung up when I got home. It's spiffy. I really liked this one, but it doesn't match anything, and I was tempted to get the fringey pink eyelash one -- which I had previously told myself I would get if I got a new shower curtain, but instead I was responsible and got this one. I really like that color, which is all throughout the house. And I got the weasel some hairball-fighting, sensitive tummy* food and litter.

At LNT, I bought a new drying rack for the kitchen sink (free with a gift card!), and bought a small clip-on oscillating fan for the bathroom so that I can quit getting all sweaty from engaging in such heart pumping cardio activities as brushing my teeth or putting on makeup. I also got a pet-hair remover thingy, and an ice cream scoop.

I went to Old Navy to try and find some of those flouncy gypsy skirts, but was apparently several months too late. I did find one in black, which is the last color I wanted to buy but did anyway, and I got a cute shorter skirt and sweaterette combo. I wear black at work. I used to voluntarily wear black outside of work, but now I only wear it outside of work if I am going somewhere after work and have not had time to change into something with color.

Then I went next door to Marshall's and returned the bag. While I was there, I found a nicer, flouncier black gypsy skirt for $12 less than the one I had just purchased at ON. I also bought camisoles, to wear around the apartment when I'm feeling modest.

I went to LNT after that, then went to Panera for a beverage where I called the insurance bozos and got my drugs ordered.

Then I drove to a different Old Navy, to see if I could exchange the skirt for a different color, but discovered that the skirt I was bringing in was the only one in that style in the store, so I just got my money back and drove home.

On the non-spendy front, I searched through the coat closet until I found soil and pots, to put the sweet potato plants I am growing in the window in once they get better rooted. Yay, free organic Ipomoea batatas. I was going to eat them, but now I can enjoy them growing!
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*Cricket's new hobby is leaving me soggy food-swirled hair blobs all over the apartment. Preferably where I will either step in them, or be the most angry at their presence. Like on the arm of the sofa, on any rug or carpet, or on the bare floor, in the shadows, immediately in front of the clothes closet.