Weird Wheels
This weekend, I spotted two vehicles in my neighborhood that just don't make sense. The first offender was a white minivan with neon green ground effects. (I think that's what it's called anyway.) Who pimps out their minivan? The second was an SUV taxi, which just seems stupid and unnecessary.
An Amazing Feat of Self-restraint
I went to this amazing thrift shop in Williamsburg today called Beacon's Closet. I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment, so I promised myself I'd just browse. I was doing very well until I picked up this cute corduroy skirt. It was a Marc Jacobs skirt. For $21 dollars. And it fit me. (You knew I'd have to try it on.) But the zipper was broken. Which would be easy to have fixed. I only had $20 in my wallet, but I was sure I could borrow a couple dollars from Tanya. But that $20 has to last me until I get paid on Friday, so I wouldn't have enough money for the bus this week, which would be a problem. This debate went on for a long time. But finally reason prevailed. The skirt was cute, but it wasn't cute enough that I'd want to spend $20 (well, $30 once I got the zipper fixed) on it if it wasn't Marc Jacobs. So I put it back. I had to leave the store pretty much immediately before I changed my mind and had to spend a week hitchhiking back from Jersey.
This weekend, I spotted two vehicles in my neighborhood that just don't make sense. The first offender was a white minivan with neon green ground effects. (I think that's what it's called anyway.) Who pimps out their minivan? The second was an SUV taxi, which just seems stupid and unnecessary.
An Amazing Feat of Self-restraint
I went to this amazing thrift shop in Williamsburg today called Beacon's Closet. I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment, so I promised myself I'd just browse. I was doing very well until I picked up this cute corduroy skirt. It was a Marc Jacobs skirt. For $21 dollars. And it fit me. (You knew I'd have to try it on.) But the zipper was broken. Which would be easy to have fixed. I only had $20 in my wallet, but I was sure I could borrow a couple dollars from Tanya. But that $20 has to last me until I get paid on Friday, so I wouldn't have enough money for the bus this week, which would be a problem. This debate went on for a long time. But finally reason prevailed. The skirt was cute, but it wasn't cute enough that I'd want to spend $20 (well, $30 once I got the zipper fixed) on it if it wasn't Marc Jacobs. So I put it back. I had to leave the store pretty much immediately before I changed my mind and had to spend a week hitchhiking back from Jersey.
3 Comments:
I hope you at least hid the skirt somewhere so that you could retrieve it when you get paid...
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Kara, at 11:32 AM
You should have gotten the skirt...I would have loaned you $20. -Tina
PS I wanna go to Beacon's Closet someday! It sounds rad.
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Anonymous, at 6:09 PM
Haaaaay, I like how you wrote me into the story! :) Did you ever give Julie that awesome green St. Pattys Day, beer tshirt and was she thrilled?
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