Well I am getting into the NaNoWriMo mode this weekend - getting my office all set up, trying to get a few blog posts in the can for early November in case I get overwhelmed, starting to think about Christmas shopping...I am so excited, especially as my new book takes root in my head as I go for long walks every day!
Some things I am thinking about this week (besides writing!)
1) That weird J Crew popback morning...
It was accidental that I found it. I now only check in with the crew on the new releases days and maybe once on the weekend to see if anything on my wishlist has gone on sale. But as I said yesterday, I woke up really early yesterday morning and to kill time while I waited to wake up my son and his girlfriend, I looked around a number of sites.
The thing that struck me the most was that there were old things that I still really liked. Lots more than a lot of the new stuff. Now, I am not sure why that is - is the quality and styling so changed in the intervening years? Is JCrew like any new relationship - you spend a lot of time together in the beginning, then slowly drift apart when you find you have little in common after the initial thrill is gone?
I don't think so. Actually, I still like a lot of J Crew and find if I stick to the basics, I do very well. But we are getting almost no skirts anymore (I wonder if that's cause Jenna doesn't like them?), bad construction and cheaper materials. Anyway, I saw tons of old stuff and a lot of it I thought "gee, wish they still had that kind of stuff..."
I could have spent a lot of money, but no, this new Wendy is trying harder. I decided I would only buy something if I really loved it and had missed it the first time around.
Then I saw just such a thing - the silk organza pencil skirt from at least a couple of years ago, in sea shell. I always loved this skirt - at the time it was $156 (wow - that positively seems cheap now, doesn't it) and it sold out early in my size.
I paid $36 for it yesterday morning. I am hoping that it doesn't arrive in some terrible condition - but I just adore it, always did and even better: it is 21" long. Oh those heady days of long-enough skirts...
2) There's something in the (political air)
Sure you've heard all of the shenanigans coming out of the US during the last month, but we are lucky(!) enough to have our own "Scandale" here in Canada - with our current government and Prime Minister in hot water for the crazy shenanigans of Senators they appointed themselves. This week we had dramatic testimony, name-calling, byzantine backroom deal allegations, it was great...Except it was horrible, what with us paying all of these people's salaries and all.
I am wondering what the next iteration of politician is going to be like. We have become a system of such crazy trough-style politics that one wonders that the public doesn't rise up with "Do You Hear The People Sing?" - where is Jean Valjean when you need him?
We have a broken political system in that the only way to get elected is to have a lot of powerful people and backroom organizers behind you, the same people who will expect and get favours when you come to power and who will stand in the way of real reform, which often threatens their way of life. I saw this over and over again as a civil servant and it certainly appears to be getting worse. I don't know where the system is that works better, but I want to see someone run for office who promises to do nothing for the politicos who got she or he there!
3) Just in time for Halloween
Thought you might find the following article interesting, so I am sharing the link: 4 Possible Scientific Explanations for Ghosts.
Oh you can believe those scientific explanations all you want....I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts..
Oh My God - I loved the 80s - so excessive! All those fun celebrity cameos!
What are you up to today? I am finishing edits on my second book, doing some housework and enjoying the day!
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
Some things I am thinking about this week (besides writing!)
1) That weird J Crew popback morning...
It was accidental that I found it. I now only check in with the crew on the new releases days and maybe once on the weekend to see if anything on my wishlist has gone on sale. But as I said yesterday, I woke up really early yesterday morning and to kill time while I waited to wake up my son and his girlfriend, I looked around a number of sites.
The thing that struck me the most was that there were old things that I still really liked. Lots more than a lot of the new stuff. Now, I am not sure why that is - is the quality and styling so changed in the intervening years? Is JCrew like any new relationship - you spend a lot of time together in the beginning, then slowly drift apart when you find you have little in common after the initial thrill is gone?
I don't think so. Actually, I still like a lot of J Crew and find if I stick to the basics, I do very well. But we are getting almost no skirts anymore (I wonder if that's cause Jenna doesn't like them?), bad construction and cheaper materials. Anyway, I saw tons of old stuff and a lot of it I thought "gee, wish they still had that kind of stuff..."
I could have spent a lot of money, but no, this new Wendy is trying harder. I decided I would only buy something if I really loved it and had missed it the first time around.
Then I saw just such a thing - the silk organza pencil skirt from at least a couple of years ago, in sea shell. I always loved this skirt - at the time it was $156 (wow - that positively seems cheap now, doesn't it) and it sold out early in my size.
I paid $36 for it yesterday morning. I am hoping that it doesn't arrive in some terrible condition - but I just adore it, always did and even better: it is 21" long. Oh those heady days of long-enough skirts...
2) There's something in the (political air)
Sure you've heard all of the shenanigans coming out of the US during the last month, but we are lucky(!) enough to have our own "Scandale" here in Canada - with our current government and Prime Minister in hot water for the crazy shenanigans of Senators they appointed themselves. This week we had dramatic testimony, name-calling, byzantine backroom deal allegations, it was great...Except it was horrible, what with us paying all of these people's salaries and all.
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I am wondering what the next iteration of politician is going to be like. We have become a system of such crazy trough-style politics that one wonders that the public doesn't rise up with "Do You Hear The People Sing?" - where is Jean Valjean when you need him?
We have a broken political system in that the only way to get elected is to have a lot of powerful people and backroom organizers behind you, the same people who will expect and get favours when you come to power and who will stand in the way of real reform, which often threatens their way of life. I saw this over and over again as a civil servant and it certainly appears to be getting worse. I don't know where the system is that works better, but I want to see someone run for office who promises to do nothing for the politicos who got she or he there!
3) Just in time for Halloween
Thought you might find the following article interesting, so I am sharing the link: 4 Possible Scientific Explanations for Ghosts.
Oh you can believe those scientific explanations all you want....I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts..
Oh My God - I loved the 80s - so excessive! All those fun celebrity cameos!
What are you up to today? I am finishing edits on my second book, doing some housework and enjoying the day!
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
