it has taken every ounce of determination not to click the “add to shopping cart” button to purchase this lovely tv on amazon:

i don’t know why i want it so badly, but i really, really do! i am definitely one of those people who doesn’t shop a lot (in fact, i might go so far as to say i loathe shopping), and i certainly don’t enjoy spending money. so when i bring home a new toy, it’s a given that i’ve really mulled it over for many-a-month before i actually shell out the moolah to bring it home.
but here’s the part that keeps catching me before i buy this fancy-schmancy new shiny tv: if i buy the tv, i’m going to have to buy a brand new TIVO! (with all the shows i record, i don’t want to watch ‘em all stretched out and grainy. boo to that!)

but if i’m going to watch tv shows that i record in high definition, then that actually means i need to order HD service from the cable company (and get not one, but two HD cable cards to stick in my tivo to record two shows at the same time).
so, as you see, it’s a slippery slope into HDTV land. i’m just not sure i’m ready to be an official HD junkie. *sigh*
….BUT I COULD TOTALLY PLAY THE NINTENDO WII IN WIDESCREEN AND HD!!!!

i tried. i really tried. i went shopping (with a personal shopper) and everything. i picked out a nice pair of slacks, bought a new, trendy top, and i found an extremely cute pair of shoes (for a real bargain!) to wear for work.

i woke up early, washed my hair, and did my make up. i looked cute.
and then, i decided to move.
yeah, so it turns out, my job actually DOES involve a good bit of walking.

only one word with many exclamation points following can describe it: OUCH. the cute shoes only lasted till 12:30 before i had to throw in the towel and resort to the old standby pair of sandals i had tucked in my car (just in case).

i mean, i don’t want to sound old lady-ish, but is there really such a thing as comfortable dress shoes? (do girls really suffer through this, and am i just an incredible wimp?) what’s the trick behind it? do you just not walk around in these shoes? (i feel like i have failed a rite of passage somehow. i mean, i wear dress shoes, but just not for long periods at work. i thought i would tough it out, but 5 hours seemed to be my limit.)
i am disappointed that my new cute shoes will be relegated to the back of the closet. what’s worse is that my new cute outfit may be rendered “less cute” because i am going to opt for comfortable shoes to go with it instead. *sigh*

Ouch! Flip me over!

Originally uploaded by Scrappy Rocks!

i have had such a crazy busy week. (yes. already.) perhaps it’s the back-to-work adrenaline rush or the lack of sleep, but i happened to notice this on a broken-down box lying in the office and it just made my day. i laughed so hard when i saw it, the sort of maniacal laugh that makes people step away from a person they see laughing like that on the subway. it just struck a chord with my cartoon brain — “oy! ease up! quit punching me in the head! why don’t you just kick me in the shins for a while instead.” i know it doesn’t quite make sense, but neither does one of my favorite catch phrases: “poof! i’m a hot dog!”