3 posts tagged “shoes”
If you enjoy seeing cool ways of displaying data, you'll probably like this: a map that depicts what people are buying on Zappos.com in real-time. Looks like they sell a shoe every five seconds or so... crazy!
If you don't like to read about people wanting to buy things, this is not the post for you. Who knew I was such a materialist? What follows is the result of the time I spent on the Internet on Thanksgiving Day, 2008.
I will never be too old to buy these shoes. I stumbled upon them today with glee, thinking: what could possibly be better than cupcakes on Chucks? They're also on Zappos. OK, you're right, I don't need shoes. I do, however, need a new wallet. I also love sparkly things. It only makes sense that I get one of these, or maybe two, because they are only $8 each. Now if I could only choose two colors...
The day was still young, so I turned to eBay to browse currently listed Chococat merchandise and found this adorable purse. Too bad it's not real leather. And then I found this cute tote while searching for Paul Frank bags... mmm donuts. I still wasn't done with eBay, so I searched for a clever Curious George mug I remembered my friend Kim having, and I found it on eBay as well. It's freakin too cute.
On the subject of mugs... my favorite mug ever out of which to drink coffee is the antique Taylor chatteau buffet coffee mug. Brown on the outside, pink on the inside. I've lusted after these for YEARS, and after two failed eBay attempts to purchase them and losing $80 in the process I gave up. For the time being... until I saw these. Why must they fit my small hands so comfortably, as if they were designed for my very grip? Why must the rim be so perfect to sip from?*
What, you are probably wondering, if any, of these items will I actually buy? Um, probably just the shoes.
* The first time I saw one of these mugs was in a restaurant called Redhead in Solon, IA. The mugs were already a part of the real estate when the restaurant opened, so they just used them for their restaurant. Seriously, the next time I am there, I should just ask the waitress if I can buy a mug.
I used to look forward to the first day of school. In grad school, I've found myself wishing that I had another week of break. This is my schedule:
Remember how crazy last semester got? That was when I was just taking 12 credits. This semester, I have 12 credits of graduate-level courses and a 12-hr./week GSI appointment. I have been listening to songs like this to keep me sane:
I have also been drinking more tea instead of coffee; a portion of my evenings consists of me sipping cups of this and this.
I also hope to keep my stress level low by exercising regularly. Accordingly, over winter break I bought these sweet kicks:
I've never had real running shoes before, but after running in them I've discovered that they offer great stability and my back and shins don't ache as they did with my old shoes. NB 826, you have introduced me to a novel concept: running doesn't have to be painful. How glorious.
That's it for now. Oh wait. I'm also trying to keep track of where my money goes. If you don't mind giving your credit card and bank information to a third party, the folks at www.mint.com do quite a good job of categorizing and summarizing your expenses in graphical form. So you can actually quantify how much you spend on food, health, travel, etc. without meticulously saving all your receipts and entering spreadsheet hell. Thanks to Chris for the tip.
Here's to hoping I have a better semester than the last. Also, if you want to watch me graduate in May, contact me. The ceremony is May 24th at 9 am. I didn't participate in the graduation ceremonies when I finished my undergrad at The University of Iowa, but I have since decided it's something I should do, out of respect for myself and my family and friends. But this time, it's unfortunate that I'm in California and everyone I know who could possibly want to come is in Iowa!
