Very glad that it is Friday. It will probably be horribly busy in here once things start rolling, but hopefully it will just pass the time faster. Went to Urban Outfitters yesterday after work with the intention of looking for Christmas presents for Nick, however, as often hapens when I am shopping for other people, I ended up also getting myself a few things. I saw two shirts online that I thought that he might like, one of which they ended up not carrying in-store, but I may order online, or just continue on with some other ideas, I found the other shirt, then noticed for myself this adorable, military inspired gray wool cropped jacket, with silver buttons up the front on either side. It's super cropped, like, on someone with an actual torso, it would be too short. On me, however, with my lack thereof, it hits right at my natural waist, so cropped, but not obscene. Unfortunately this was the only one that they had, and it was an extra small. It fits, but just barely, but it was too cute to pass up, and it can serve as motivation for me. It has epalettes!! The other thing that I got myself, which really I should use as my Christmas present for myself (since I always justify some extravagant purchase as such--- last year it was my Fred Perry shirt.), although there will probably be something else that I will want to use that justification for, as well, was this beautiful, long (well, to my knees maybe) black wool coat, again, military inspired, navy, prehaps, although not a peacoat exactly, with double breasted buttons and epalettes. Do you see a pattern here? Yes, I have a thing for military style coat or jackets. I have several, it's one of my loves. I am ready to direct the troops on hipster battlegrounds everywhere!! It was on sale for $99, down from Urban's utterly unreasonable and frankly obscene original price of $210 (it's only got a silk lining--- it's not even quilted!! How can you justify a price like that?). So, even though that now brings my total of winter coats up to six, not including jackets, like jean jackets (three, but all in different sizes from various years) or my leather jacket from H & M, or the light twill one I have with--- would you believe it--- buttons and epalettes!!! Six winter coats.
Alright, enough with the coat talk. Got Nick some fingerless gloves from H & M the other day, so when he came down last night, I gave those to him rather than keeping them as a Christmas pressie, just because he could use them now before the holidays. He really likes them, which made me happy. I have to start wearing mine this year and my scarves, another thing I have a rather unhealthy fondness for haha. Went to The Wind-up, where it was jazz night, again, with a $5 cover, however, we got waved in not having to pay, which was awesome. I love being a regular for stuff like that. We talked about the new kid that they assigned to Nick at the school, and maybe trying Dogwood again for dinner this weekend, and myriad other things, then Lori came over for a while, which was cool. Discussed Top Chef, possible New Year's ideas, then, after she left, they played Tom Waits' Hold On on the stereo, and we sang, and I was moved to tears, just so beautiful, and I adore Nick so much. It's a shame that he will miss the B-day thing that they are having for Tom Waits on Sunday at The Wind-up, since he and Christina are going to The Raven's game. I may check it out. Anyways, we left at 1:30, last call there, headed home, singing World Inferno. I will be glad to get out of here and see that beautiful boy later.
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