Brixey Banter

Sweet chair.

Hello.

So the other day I bought a chair from Goodwill for $4.98. It was cheaper than my $5.98 80s prom dress I bought at the other Goodwill in town.

Anyway, I was SUPER excited because it's my 1950s dream chair. Andrea's mom got her a similar styled chair for $15.

It needs some new fabric and a little work as one of the straps under the cushion is GONE but it ROCKS. I was looking on it to see what kind of chair it is and it turns out it's a Baumritter.

For those of you unfamiliar with the Baumritter Corporation (i.e. myself), you will be more familiar with their current name, Ethan Allen, which was changed from Baumritter to Ethan Allen in 1969.

So yeah, I own a piece of Ethan Allen history now! Woo me! And all for $4.98!

Here's a pic from my camera phone (since my stupid camera still hates me). Don't be a hater because you love my chair so much! It fits my decor so well!

Bored at lunch.

Thus is what happens when I have nothing to look up on the internet during lunch and bring my lunch.

Darn.

I went to Macy's last night hoping to find some exciting shoes to spend my gift card on. Nada. Even with all their sales, I only left with a $15 scarf that matches my yellow coat.

I did, however, just order a pair of shoes from Macys.com a bit ago. I love them! They are going to be so freaking tall though! I'm going to have to get even longer pants!!

Not much else going on...I need to start buying Christmas presents but I just haven't even thought about what to get anyone yet. Minus Farrah. I know what to get her for once...

Alright...more later, maybe.

I think Keanu Reeves said it best: "Whoa."

Holy crap, everyone!

Today, I got a box from Amazon and do you know what it contained?

It contained the Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life book!

OMG! I totally wasn't expecting that!

Christie sent it to me as a thank you for helping her move. To be honest, I love the book but I sure didn't need that kind of thank you! I mean, I already harassed her into giving me some of her (super nice) hand me downs! And the chair that Ida is now in love with!

Thanks Christie...the way my days have been going lately, you really made this one special. :)

Hoot owl shoes.

I got new shoes! Woo!

It's a new school year and baby needed new shoes.

Of course, the only class I'm taking in school this fall is one that will potentially make my behind smaller, but it's still school. Therefore, new shoes were needed.

I know. They have a hoot owl on them. Kind of little kid like, but that's me. I've been eyeing these shoes since last year. I finally got them. I'm wearing them (again) today and I LOVE them!!

So new shoes.

NJ pad - revamped - slightly

The new lamps.

The revamped shelves.

The revamped entertainment center (with the new lamp and a shade I don't like and will be taking back).

New Photos!!!

Hey y'all. Well, I finally got around to adding some pics showing my NJ apt. Enjoy. (I will add more as more things get done!)

The New Pad

My new mode of transportation!

Hi everyone! Well, it's time for me to work so I cannot update you on all the goings on of the past weekend and days. It's been a pretty good week so far. I will update you on my new purchase...or rather, a purchase made (with permission) on my daddy's credit card (he forgot to buy me a birthday present...he does that sometimes). It should be in the mail by Friday and then I'll take it to be put together by a professional because I don't trust myself!

Enjoy...I love the color (decided not to go for a girlie color like pink or purple).

why am i letting a shoe ruin my day???

i am being punished for some sort of wrongdoing i have done in the past. someone hates me. maybe it's karma catching up with me. who knows?

what am i talking about you ask?

the fact that i found the most incredible pair of shoes (kenneth cole reaction) called "mooner eclipse". they are comfortable and very much my style. very classic mary jane but still hip and cool. low heel. so perfect.

so what's my problem? my problem is simply this fact : i wear a 6 in kenneth cole reaction shoes. a 6. a perfect 6 in fact. however, in this particular shoe, i seem to wear a 5 1/2. so silly. evidently this shoe either does not exist or is sold out EVERYWHERE in a 5 1/2.  therein lies my problem. how can i buy and wear this perfect shoe when i cannot find it???

i might cry.

so if you, dear readers, find this shoe in a 5 1/2, please oh please let me know. i WANT this shoe. i will GET this shoe.

and the winner is...

oh my gosh i'm going crazy. my whole day is a constant circle. i can't explain but let's just say looping around gets a little old and makes for a very long day.

before i go into what i did over the weekend i would like to point out that this post is revolved around two very important factors: shoes and Ender's Game. shoes, because i got basically 2 free pairs in the last few weeks and ender's game just because i saw the book in a window on my way to lunch and thought "what an absolutely fantabulous book. i need to read that again" although in hindsight, i won't read it again because i just read it again 6 months ago. if you haven't read it, do so. and if you don't like science fiction, too bad. it's such an amazing read you'll get your snobbishness of reading only romances or your left behind fetish. ender is quite a fantastic character. very intriguing.

and the other subject. shoes! well here are my shoes.

leopard print chinese laundry wedges and black with floral wedge by nine west. i love them. yay for "free" shoes!

onto my weekend. well it was uneventful. a nice smoldering day at the art in the park affair with leslie, farrah dawn that began with brunch at cucina sorella. gosh it was hot. and humid. i was useless after that. sunday was a big swim day. just hung out in the pool at the complex for over 3 hours. got nicely bronzed with only a smidgeon of pink. grocery shopped a small bit (enough for three meals at night) and watched national treasure. which i really liked, but thought it had too much of the disney ending. thanks to disney for releasing the movie. it was good wholesome fun. a nice change really. today is work.  tonight is working out and studying. i did study a little bit while at the pool on sunday. ask me about concrete...ask me about thermal protection...ask me about...oh crap. i probably need to study more before anyone asks me anything. will hopefully be taking the test (materials and methods) on either june 17th or june 20th. we'll see. i'm so behind my original schedule. studying is so exciting that i have to contain it within little tidbits of time frames. i would hate to have a heartattack from the excitement of studying too hard at one time.

oh. and i didn't win the lottery again this weekend. darn.