100% Man Made Materials
It's amazing at the similarities Skyprincess and I have, yet we are polar opposites on many things. Besides she having an innie and I having an outie. Not talking about bellybuttons either =P
For one, I love reality TV. I tried to be a TV snob when they first started coming out, but I'm hooked. I don't watch survivor, but I'm an American Idol addict. Skyprincess loves Idol also, but she puts up with me when I get on a reality tv kick. For me, it's like the books she reads. Pure throw-away trash. It's mindless TV that doesn't require any real commitment to watching it every week. I don't need to know the storyline for the past 2 years to understand what's happening today (she loves Desperate Housewives and I'm completely lost when I watch it with her). For me, it's like a mental vacation. Turn on the TV and turn off your mind for a couple hours. I think the reason our population is aging is because we have the ability to rest our mind, thus turning off the aging process. Those hours and hours wasted in front of the TV translates into years and years added to your life that you can now spend watching TV in the nursing home. It's a win/win situation! Watching more TV now means the opportunity to watch more TV later!
I love WalMart. Always have. The whole concept of being able to find just about anything in the store and not having to pay an arm and a leg for it. During the 80s I supported KMart as much as I could, but they never had what I wanted in stock. And their locations were always bad. WalMart was always in good locations and very well stocked.
Skyprincess thinks WalMart is from the devil. It's her union persona coming out, identifying how they are destructive to the working place and to local stores. I don't disagree with her at all. They suck when it comes to employee rights. And they kill locally run small businesses. But I love convenience, and I'm short-sighted. I know my needs are met, so who cares about everyone else? I'm the prototypical American consumer!
Skyprincess likes quality items. For me, give me the cheap knockoff everytime. I've always bought cheap cooking sets from WalMart. Skyprincess enjoys cooking and she would prefer cooking with a very nice cooking set. For me, most of my stuff is disposable. If it lasts me 5 years, I'm happy. I've rarely thought about buying some household item that I will have forever. I need to get over my transitory thought of life and consider I'm now nesting, so buy something that will last for decades. And I have to admit, thinking this way feels great!
And I have the memory of a mayfly, and Skyprincess forgets nothing. This causes me problems all the time. Especially when traveling. When I leave the house I have my standard 3 point pat down. Pat the right pocket for the car keys. Pat the left back pocket for the wallet. Pat the left side belt for the cell phone. Okay, I'm set to walk out the door.
Packing is a whole other issue. I haven't broken down and made a checklist yet, but I should. I'm always forgetting something. I do my bathroom kit check. Razor, shaving gel, deodorant, palmade, toothbrush and paste, vitamins, and glaucoma medication. If that's all there, then I'm good to go. There is other stuff I pack in my kit, but that's the essentials.
Then comes the clothes. Which I have no problems with. I almost never forget something clothing wise. The problem is the shoes. Since I try to bring a small suitcase with me on short trips, there isn't room for the shoes. So they go seperately. The problem is that if I don't put everything I need in the suitcase, I'll forget it. Which I did this trip.
I left Memphis around 6:30pm heading to Jackson. This is a 3 hour trip. Around 8:15 I started to do a mental inventory of everything I brought. And I realized I didn't bring my dress shoes. Showing up in ratty tennis shoes would not set a good impression. So I started watching the interstate for the next town. 15 minutes later I was in some little nowhere town with a population of like 2000. I stopped at the gas station asking if they have a Target or a Payless. Nope, but they did have a WalMart. Lucky me!
So I got directions and got to WalMart 10 minutes before it closed and bought an $18 pair of dress black shoes. Similar to these Johnston & Murphy shoes (which is my personal style for dress shoes-I love J&M shoes!). It was funny reading the box. It said Leather, but inside it said "100% man made materials". Haha! I'm wearing plastic shoes. But to be honest, they are very comfortable. Who would have thought?
Time to get back to work.. Laters!
-Mizike-
For one, I love reality TV. I tried to be a TV snob when they first started coming out, but I'm hooked. I don't watch survivor, but I'm an American Idol addict. Skyprincess loves Idol also, but she puts up with me when I get on a reality tv kick. For me, it's like the books she reads. Pure throw-away trash. It's mindless TV that doesn't require any real commitment to watching it every week. I don't need to know the storyline for the past 2 years to understand what's happening today (she loves Desperate Housewives and I'm completely lost when I watch it with her). For me, it's like a mental vacation. Turn on the TV and turn off your mind for a couple hours. I think the reason our population is aging is because we have the ability to rest our mind, thus turning off the aging process. Those hours and hours wasted in front of the TV translates into years and years added to your life that you can now spend watching TV in the nursing home. It's a win/win situation! Watching more TV now means the opportunity to watch more TV later!
I love WalMart. Always have. The whole concept of being able to find just about anything in the store and not having to pay an arm and a leg for it. During the 80s I supported KMart as much as I could, but they never had what I wanted in stock. And their locations were always bad. WalMart was always in good locations and very well stocked.
Skyprincess thinks WalMart is from the devil. It's her union persona coming out, identifying how they are destructive to the working place and to local stores. I don't disagree with her at all. They suck when it comes to employee rights. And they kill locally run small businesses. But I love convenience, and I'm short-sighted. I know my needs are met, so who cares about everyone else? I'm the prototypical American consumer!
Skyprincess likes quality items. For me, give me the cheap knockoff everytime. I've always bought cheap cooking sets from WalMart. Skyprincess enjoys cooking and she would prefer cooking with a very nice cooking set. For me, most of my stuff is disposable. If it lasts me 5 years, I'm happy. I've rarely thought about buying some household item that I will have forever. I need to get over my transitory thought of life and consider I'm now nesting, so buy something that will last for decades. And I have to admit, thinking this way feels great!
And I have the memory of a mayfly, and Skyprincess forgets nothing. This causes me problems all the time. Especially when traveling. When I leave the house I have my standard 3 point pat down. Pat the right pocket for the car keys. Pat the left back pocket for the wallet. Pat the left side belt for the cell phone. Okay, I'm set to walk out the door.
Packing is a whole other issue. I haven't broken down and made a checklist yet, but I should. I'm always forgetting something. I do my bathroom kit check. Razor, shaving gel, deodorant, palmade, toothbrush and paste, vitamins, and glaucoma medication. If that's all there, then I'm good to go. There is other stuff I pack in my kit, but that's the essentials.
Then comes the clothes. Which I have no problems with. I almost never forget something clothing wise. The problem is the shoes. Since I try to bring a small suitcase with me on short trips, there isn't room for the shoes. So they go seperately. The problem is that if I don't put everything I need in the suitcase, I'll forget it. Which I did this trip.
I left Memphis around 6:30pm heading to Jackson. This is a 3 hour trip. Around 8:15 I started to do a mental inventory of everything I brought. And I realized I didn't bring my dress shoes. Showing up in ratty tennis shoes would not set a good impression. So I started watching the interstate for the next town. 15 minutes later I was in some little nowhere town with a population of like 2000. I stopped at the gas station asking if they have a Target or a Payless. Nope, but they did have a WalMart. Lucky me!
So I got directions and got to WalMart 10 minutes before it closed and bought an $18 pair of dress black shoes. Similar to these Johnston & Murphy shoes (which is my personal style for dress shoes-I love J&M shoes!). It was funny reading the box. It said Leather, but inside it said "100% man made materials". Haha! I'm wearing plastic shoes. But to be honest, they are very comfortable. Who would have thought?
Time to get back to work.. Laters!
-Mizike-
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