RIP SS Edmund Fitzgerald, November 10, 1975

Happy 234th Birthday, United States Marine Corps!

I found the Best Christmas Gift EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS, my friends, is what I got my daughter for Christmas!

For those of you who have no idea what this is, it is a 1979 Vintage Dressy Bessy doll.

My cousin handed hers down to me when I was a kid and I'd be awake for HOURS in bed doing the zippers and buttons and everything else. *tear* I happened to think about this the other day when I was wondering what other things we could do/find for baby girl that would help improve her fine motor skills in a fun way, and voila! Dressy Bessy!

Yes, Preskool (stupid spelling, if you ask me) has modern versions of this, but this vintage one came up on ebay for $10! and I couldn't pass it up. It felt like I was giving my daughter a piece of my heart and I can't wait to give it to her next month.

*I can feel the tears forming now. :) *

Féile Shamhna!

Féile Shamhna! Happy Samhain! Happy Halloween! and most importantly........

HAPPY CELTIC NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What, you may ask????? That's right, Halloween is the start of the Celtic calendar's New Year. Samhain (sow-en, meaning "summer's end") marked the end of the harvest season and was the time when it was decided which animals to slaughter for the coming winter. There's my very short explanation. If you want more info, here's the Wikipedia page on Samhain.

I mention Samhain because not only have I always loved Halloween, but I've come to adopt it as my own personal New Year. A wise friend of mine once said, "Don't take any shit into the New Year with you. Get it all done by Samhain so you don't take any junk into the New Year." Needless to say, I took that advice to heart.

Here's what I've accomplished:
-Sold years worth of textbooks and paid the majority of the pesky bills
-Used regular income to pay big bills
-Bugged financial aid and will be getting more money back from school to pay off and ahead on the remaining bills, yay!
-Made appts. for BG and I

What I still have to do (ideally, by tomorrow night):
-SCHOOLWORK!
-Finish background research summary that was due yesterday
-finish theory essay due 2 weeks ago
-revised human rights essay, due tuesday
-week #9 theory essay, due wednesday
-human rights annotated bibliography, overdue
-outline for primate behavior
-re-write notes for Beth
-find lost primate viewing assignments
-theatre review
-work on research papers........


Here we go!!!!!!

Collection #2- Emerald Dreams

Emerald Dreams by OneandOnlyBeckster featuring Lanvin shoes

Items in this set:
Lanvin Bow-front satin pumps, $1,040
Gold Cracked Metallic Ava Clutch by Mulberry, 295 GBP
Sephora Brand Moroccan Sunrise Compact Mirror White/Gold, $9
Remains Lighting - An antique chandelier with crystal drops - 1stdibs, $5,200
Jayson Home & Garden - Unknown - Antique Baroque Sofa - 1stdibs, $2,796

Collection #1- So Glamourous

So Glamourous by OneandOnlyBeckster featuring Louis Vuitton bags

Items in this set:
Women: Sexy boot jeans (saturated dark wash) - dark, $70
Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet, $875
Sterling Silver Pineapple Charm, $58
RAY-BAN SMALL METAL GLASSES, $129
kate spade 'remy' slim envelope wallet (nordstrom exclusive), $97

The Parade of Freaks Continues............

Just now, I received an IM from someone I, ahem, spent some time with around my birthday a few months back. I lost interest in this gentleman loooooooooong ago. Luckily, I could truthfully tell him that I have a paper due at 6 am and that I'm not talking to anyone right now.

That doesn't mean he has to know I'm writing on my blog too.....