Rainy days, don't let them get you down
Sep. 18th, 2010 03:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eee1313This morning I woke up early. Like, sometime around 5-something. I don't know why. So the Scientist and I got up and walked down to the diner near our house for breakfast, something we haven't done in several years. Now I remember why: their food isn't very good. :\ But that's okay, we got a walk in before the weather turned crappy and rainy and cold. Then I dropped him off at work (his car is in the shop) and went in search for rain boots. It doesn't really rain enough around here to warrant rain boots, but seeing as how I know tomorrow I'll be out in puddles and muddy fields, I thought rain boots would be a good idea. Except NOWHERE has rain boots for sale in my size. I even went to the outlet mall, and to all the shoe stores in my area. All the boots in my size are made of suede. THAT DOES NOT HELP WITH RAIN, SHOE-MAKING PEOPLE. Meh.
So instead I bought rain boots from Crocs online, which I got for 20% off, and with free shipping. My mom talked me out of buying them in purple, so I got them in black instead as it's infinitely more wearable. Plus, a long time ago the Scientist found one of those shoe charms you plug into the holes in Crocs and gave it to me (though he thought it was a buttonhole charm), so I can decorate my rain boots with the Black Pearl. Ha ha ha! Lame.
What else? Last night we went to see Going the Distance, which we both enjoyed. Romantic comedies are easier to deal with when the characters aren't a) despicable people and b) have chemistry on screen. And seeing as how Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are on again/off again in real life, they played well off each other onscreen. I also liked that the ending didn't play out as I feared it would, so while the movie IS predictable, it's not cookie-cutter like all the other dumb romcoms you'll see. Also? FILTHY JOKES.
Oh, today I had my first pumpkin spice latte of the season, and... It was a disappointment. :( :( :( I don't know if the coffee they used for the base was bad, but it was rather bitter. I remember them being sweeter. I'll give them one more shot next month (only one pumpkin spice latter per month, or I'd be broke) and if they still taste bad I'm moving on. It seems like the end of an era.
Something I've observed: people are already decorating for Halloween. I DO NOT APPROVE. It's September 18, everyone! That's TOO EARLY for Halloween decorations. I know Halloween is the 2nd biggest holiday in this country, and Halloween decorations are coming close to pulling in as much money as Christmas decorations. But you know what? I HATE WHEN PEOPLE PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS EARLY. They don't belong up until after Thanksgiving. So seeing Halloween decorations up over one month before the actual holiday happens makes me annoyed. Because I know that soon this over-marketed crap is going to annoy me at Halloween, much like it does at Christmas. Leave my holidays alone, let's just celebrate them in an appropriate and timely manner, everyone! DO MY BIDDING!
Yeah, that's really all I've got. I'm going to go sew more patches on my backpack. That seems like a good rainy day activity.
So instead I bought rain boots from Crocs online, which I got for 20% off, and with free shipping. My mom talked me out of buying them in purple, so I got them in black instead as it's infinitely more wearable. Plus, a long time ago the Scientist found one of those shoe charms you plug into the holes in Crocs and gave it to me (though he thought it was a buttonhole charm), so I can decorate my rain boots with the Black Pearl. Ha ha ha! Lame.
What else? Last night we went to see Going the Distance, which we both enjoyed. Romantic comedies are easier to deal with when the characters aren't a) despicable people and b) have chemistry on screen. And seeing as how Drew Barrymore and Justin Long are on again/off again in real life, they played well off each other onscreen. I also liked that the ending didn't play out as I feared it would, so while the movie IS predictable, it's not cookie-cutter like all the other dumb romcoms you'll see. Also? FILTHY JOKES.
Oh, today I had my first pumpkin spice latte of the season, and... It was a disappointment. :( :( :( I don't know if the coffee they used for the base was bad, but it was rather bitter. I remember them being sweeter. I'll give them one more shot next month (only one pumpkin spice latter per month, or I'd be broke) and if they still taste bad I'm moving on. It seems like the end of an era.
Something I've observed: people are already decorating for Halloween. I DO NOT APPROVE. It's September 18, everyone! That's TOO EARLY for Halloween decorations. I know Halloween is the 2nd biggest holiday in this country, and Halloween decorations are coming close to pulling in as much money as Christmas decorations. But you know what? I HATE WHEN PEOPLE PUT UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS EARLY. They don't belong up until after Thanksgiving. So seeing Halloween decorations up over one month before the actual holiday happens makes me annoyed. Because I know that soon this over-marketed crap is going to annoy me at Halloween, much like it does at Christmas. Leave my holidays alone, let's just celebrate them in an appropriate and timely manner, everyone! DO MY BIDDING!
Yeah, that's really all I've got. I'm going to go sew more patches on my backpack. That seems like a good rainy day activity.
