Well, plus tax it came to $13.77.

I bought myself a pretty sparkly “right hand” ring. It looks almost like a vintage ring I saw on eBay for several hundred dollars… but $12.99 at TJ Maxx was infinitely better.

Today, I spent the day with Kofi and Theresa. We had Sunday brunch at the Shubox Cafe in Cedar Grove, and then went to a few furniture places so they could look for furniture and a new bed and stuff. Ikea was a miss, Bob’s Discount Furniture left us with a bad taste in our mouths because the salesman was practically STALKING us from the moment we walked into the store, and we finally went to Raymour & Flanigan, where they found the perfect bed frame and the perfect mattress, so that was good.

We went to a few other stores - A.C. Moore and T.J. Maxx (apparently, the initials and last name thing were the theme du jour) - and I got some extra beading wire since the beads I bought yesterday were too heavy to stay put on regular beading thread, and the fun sparkly ring.

Now I’m relaxing while my family watches “The Sopranos.” I might go to sleep extra special early since the whole daylight savings time thing screwed up my sleep a little last night, and I woke up at the equivalent of 6 am after falling asleep around 1 in the morning. I don’t have any fun new nighttime reading.

I need new books to read, especially since I’ll be “away” pet-sitting from Wednesday night onward.

Luckily, I’m allowed to use their computer and internet connection, so I can attend class on Thursday night AND I can still update this portion of the site remotely. This is a benefit, indeed. All I have to do now is figure out which clothing to bring to last me for the whole weekend (I can probably get away with bringing sweatpants for dog-walking and a pair of black pants for anything else), which books/DVDs to bring, and to make sure I have CASH on me for food and any entertainment (if I opt to catch a movie or anything.)

As it turns out, my Amazon.com order won’t arrive until AFTER I’m already there and it’s too late to change the shipping. So… I’m going to go to Barnes and Noble during lunch tomorrow, probably, and get one (or two or three) of the four books on my list:

Kafka on the Shore - by Haruki Murakami
Madeleine is Sleeping - by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
The Hummingbird’s Daughter - Luis Alberto Urrea

Or maybe the USPS will prove amazingly wonderful and deliver my books sooner than expected. Though I doubt it. I’ll have to go to the bookstore. That’s not a horrible thing. I could save a good bit of money going through Amazon. I’ll just have to slow down reading and bring a CD case full of DVDs to spend time and conserve space instead.

Wrist hurts, head hurts, feet hurt… sleep now.

According to the Weather Channel and ForecastFox, it’s going to rain tomorrow and Tuesday (my birthday). I enjoy it when it rains on my birthday. It won’t be raining all day Tuesday - just in the morning - but at least I know I’ll sleep well the night before.