Quiet Saturday

[annathepiper]

Made it over to Target with solarbird yesterday afternoon, as announced. We bought clothes. It was fun. :) We both got a bunch of socks and some pairs of pants, and I picked up a top that'll look good on me if I can lose another 15 pounds or so. It's a great green color and has some nice leafy embroidery work around the collar. We also stopped at Barnes and Noble, though--where I picked up The Cardinal Rule by Cate Dermody, mizkit's other writerly self.

Last night was sushi with Joi, and that too was very pleasant; the food and conversation were both quite enjoyable, and it was good to see Joi again.

Today is more low-key, with a bunch of paying of bills and balancing of checkbooks. But between last night and this morning I zipped through Kit's book. It amused me. This was the most non-romancy romance novel I'd ever read. There was plenty of chemistry between the heroine Alisha and two different men, but not a single sex scene or smooch. Plenty of things exploding, though, and Alisha pulling off Daring Feats of James-Bondian Spying. Have to admit--I liked it, and I'll be buying the next one in the storyline when it comes out. ;) In the meantime I need to keep moving through Mississippi Blues, which gets more surreal with every section of the book. And it's a slowish read, too. But I think I'll finish it off.

Tonight: pizza and a viewing of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

More Friday miles: 2.1 (walking)
Saturday miles: 0.1 (walking)
Miles out of Hobbiton: 534.45
Miles out of Rivendell: 76.45
Miles to Lothlórien: 387.55

Comments

[fleurdelista.livejournal.com]

*points to icon* That movie is awesome.

[annathepiper]

I thought it looked fun when it first came out, but never got a chance to see it. I figure Brad and Angelina looking exceptionally pretty while shooting at one another should be an amusing way to spend the evening. ;)

[fleurdelista.livejournal.com]

They do stylised violence so well...

[annathepiper]

It'll be the perfect followup to The Cardinal Rule, to be sure. ^_^

[kieri.livejournal.com]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a good movie. There's only one part I turn my eyes away from in their big fight, but for the most part it's equal parts sexy, funny and awesome.

And hoo, do they both look amazing in this movie. You can practically see the sparks shooting between them the entire time they're on screen. They're both good enough actors that I could see it being faked, but I'm not at all surprised by how they ended up together offscreen.

And since I was always vaguely annoyed at Jennifer Aniston, I really don't mind it that much, either. I guess I should buy one of those 'Team Jolie' t-shirts they're selling online....

Anyway, sounds like a nice day! :) Enjoy the movie!

[annathepiper]

It's been a pretty good day so far, indeed. I added a weights workout to my activity of the day once I got done with the checkbooks, just to try to clear all the numbers out of my brain. That helped.

Now I'm ready for the pizza and the movie! Though I have to wait for solarbird to get home first. :)

I have no particular opinion on Brad and Angelina and Jennifer, but hey, I don't mind me a movie with Brad in it, that's for sure.

[cafiorello.livejournal.com]

We had pizza and Mr. and Mrs. Smith last night! Best tango EVAR!

Cathy

[annathepiper]

That WAS quite the tango. ;)

Target

[howlinhobbit.livejournal.com]

I usually shop for clothes at Target myself but this entry (http://mistressmatisse.blogspot.com/2005/12/today-not-only-is-there-new-column-and.html) in Mistress Matisse's blog has changed my mind. The relevant part is down towards the bottom of the entry.

I don't think that "feminist" is a label that could honestly be applied to me but the situation described there is beyond the pale.

HH

Re: Target

[annathepiper]

Actually, I'm aware of this issue--and here's the thing; there's a "lesser of two evils" thing going on with me in regards to Target. Because they are also getting slammed by a lot of radical right groups for their use of "Happy Holidays" decorations rather than "Merry Christmas", and that alone makes me want to go buy stuff from them.

Also, in terms of amount of money I'm willing to spend on clothes, there aren't too many other department stores in these parts that are in the same neck of the woods, at least not that I know about. I sure as hell am not going to Wal-Mart. I think we actually have one around the greater Seattle area somewhere.

Re: Target

[howlinhobbit.livejournal.com]

there's a "lesser of two evils" thing going on with me in regards to Target. Because they are also getting slammed by a lot of radical right groups for their use of "Happy Holidays" decorations rather than "Merry Christmas"
*sigh* I usually ignore PC boycotts for this very reason. It makes it so difficult (especially for a po' person like me) to buy anything. How do you decide? Not to mention, how do you keep up with all of it?

Also, in terms of amount of money I'm willing to spend on clothes, there aren't too many other department stores in these parts that are in the same neck of the woods
I hear ya there. Plus, I'm short and fat (though I'm getting skinnier these past few months... w00t!) and finding clothes that fit both my funny shape and old skool taste is a real challenge.

I'm still waiting for the time machine so I can zap back to the Weimar era, where I belong.

HH

Re: Target

[annathepiper]

solarbird makes a specific point of tracking issues like this--she posts frequent "Cultural Warfare Updates" over on her journal. She's my primary source for hearing about these things.

Congrats on getting slimmer. :) I'm still having issues with that, thanks to the whole "not quite sure what level of synthroid I ought to be on" thing, and that doesn't help my ability to buy jeans or casual pants these days, I can tell you. A lot of the pants I found at Target were cut to ride low on the hips and that's NOT a good cut for me right now.

Re: Target

[kissare.livejournal.com]

Dang - guess I'd better get myself over to Target - that's *exactly* the kind of cut that I totally need. I can't handle the higher waists. I was thrilled when the 'new fad style' went low-waisted... but now the trend is swinging back toward higher waists. Why can't there just be pants for EVERYONE? ("All I want is pants - a decent pair of pants!" "Solomon Grundy want pants too!")

Re: Target

[annathepiper]

I have no problem with the low-waisted pants in concept, it's just that my figure ain't so suited for 'em. I mean, sticky-outy belly and all. I wound up getting a couple pairs of pants off the clearance rack, just casual pants that weren't even jeans, because they were the only things I could find that would fit me and looked reasonably comfy and like things I would wear to work.

Sigh. :) Indeed, there should be Pants for All!

How's that Pants Song from MST3K go? "PANTS! SING THE PRAISES OF PANTS!"

Re: Target

[kissare.livejournal.com]

Ah. I always felt that the higher ones were cutting into my belly - I guess lower-slung ones might not hold it in all snugly, but they don't feel like they are cutting me in half either. It took a while but I figured out that the higher ones were actually interfering with my digestion somehow and causing heartburn - it would go away if/when I unbuttoned and unzipped the high jeans. I don't have an enormous belly or anything, it just gets really cranky about pants, I guess. ;)

Re: Target

[annathepiper]

*nodnod* I can totally see that. I tend to try to not wear my pants tight regardless, so that's never really been much of an issue for me. I figure if I can't comfortably crouch in them, they're too tight!

Re: Target

[kissare.livejournal.com]

I used to wear mine really tight when I was younger - but I don't wear 'em that way anymore! First of all, I've got a lot more to stuff into them than I had in high school, and it doesn't look nearly as good as it used to! ;) I'm usually happy if I can find ones that are not too tight, not too loose, and don't succomb to saggy-butt syndrome after a couple weeks.

Re: Target

[annathepiper]

Sounds like we're actually pretty similiar in our taste in pants then, aside from the whole waist issue!

Re: Target

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

Fred Meyer is comparable in some respects to Target, though I haven't bought many clothes at either place so I don't know if they'll have the same kind of options as Target. It's worth a look, though. There's a Fred Meyer just north of Bothell on 527 (at the next shopping center after Canyon Park), and there's another one on Lake City Way not far from 145th.

Fred Meyer was independent for a long time, a Portland institution, but now they're part of the Kroger empire (which also owns QFC, Ralph's, and Payless, among others). Kroger gives 88% (http://www.buyblue.org/node/1304/view/summary) of its political donations to Republicans, but the total pool of donations is only $17,000 and they aren't associated with discriminatory policies in their stores (that I know--none of their properties are in the top 50 pharmacies in the US, and so aren't evaluated at Planned Parenthood's scorecard (http://www.saveroe.com/fillmypillsnow/content.php?pid=302).) By comparison, Target gives 83% (http://www.buyblue.org/node/1963/view/summary) of its political donations to Republicans out of a total pool of over $200,000, and it's one of five companies highlighted by Planned Parenthood for refusing to give medicine to women.

Re: Target

[annathepiper]

Thanks for the tip, Erik! I knew about the Fred Meyer on Lake City Way, yeah, though I hardly ever go in there. Thanks for the rest of the info, too.

[wildshadowstar.livejournal.com]

Did you know that AMC is doing a mini marathon of Elvis movies. They're showing repeats of three of his movies; Girls! Girls! Girls! is on now, with Blue Hawaii and G.I. Blues waiting. I'm listening in because Aunt Eileen wanted me to record them on the DVR for when she gets back to KY (she's in MI helping Tanya now, babysitting).

[annathepiper]

I didn't know a marathon was happening specifically, but we did see a bit of Blue Hawaii as spazzkat was channel-surfing earlier tonight. Heh. I've actually got Blue Hawaii, Girls! Girls! Girls!, and G.I. Blues all on DVD now though. ;)

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Awesome! i am now living in a country where myb ooks aren't being produced, so i need to ask people to send me jpgs when they find THE CARDINAL RULE! *laugh* i keep telling people it's a spy novel, not a romance. :)

[annathepiper]

I'd actually been looking for it for the last few days, since the release date was supposed to be the first, yes? But apparently all the local stores only carry a tiny number of the various romance series.

And yeah, that there was a spy novel. ;)