You'll never watch your life slide out of view

[raybear]

Last night at Big Chicks I made loosethread dance with me to Pulp's 'Common People' even though you can't really dance to it. We figured it out. For me that involved singing outloud and jerking my head around.

There are things I want to do today and there are things I have to do today. As tempting as it is to blow those 'should' things off, I really can't. I mean, obviously I could, but the aftermath of doing so just isn't worth it, so I'll make it happen like Mariah Carey.

The other day I was shopping downtown before work for some undershirts and ended up with some clearance items, including orange flipflops. I'm still not sure how I feel about having something lodged between my toes. I've never been crazy about flipflops for this reason, ever since I was a kid. But I see tons of people wearing them all the time and I'm like, why not me? Damn, them ishts hurt when I first wore them, just out into the backyard to take the dog out. Its getting a little better. They are totally hippie brand of flip flops too with some cartoon smiley face character and a motto of "Life is Good." I was more attracted to the color and the price, but there's a small part of me that likes them for playing into my fantasy of living in my corn oil-operated VW van. I can't really tie-dye though, so I'd have to come up with some other way to make money along the way.

When shopping, I also got a fig-scented candle (which is one of my current favorites, in the candle genre). The woman who rang me up was inspecting the box, which basically was green with leaf designs and said "Green Fig".

"What is this?" She seemed a bit suspicious, and I just blurted out: "Smell it!" She opened up the box and took a whiff and was surprised at how nice it was. "See, it's fruity -- but not TOO fruity." She laughed and said, "I was a little worried when you said 'smell it' -- I didn't know what you were getting me into."

Then she paused and said, "yeah, you can take that home, light it, turn the lights down low.....that would reaaaal nice." Um, did I mention this woman was in her 60s?

I said, "you know, there's one left over there on the rack."

"Well, ok then! Maybe I'll have to go pick that up for myself."

"Then I'll be back next week to see how it worked out."

Comments

[loosethread.livejournal.com]

i think we actually did a really good job dancing to common people. i had fun.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

me too!

and be glad i'm only putting in the comments that you did a fabulous job dancing to Fergalicious.

[loosethread.livejournal.com]

hahahahaha. oh, i am glad. thank you.

[nineinchlovely.livejournal.com]

Oh god. Make it happen. I'd forgotten about that song. Leave it to you, R., to dredge out the demons of the past.

[fuzzilla.livejournal.com]

OMG, that candle lady is hilarious.

I'm quite fond of flip-flops in the summertime. I love shoes you can just slip on your feet and go.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I have shoes that do that -- they just don't have something between my big toe. Its the toe thing that bugs me.

flips

[keetbabe.livejournal.com]

i love them but they have to be comfortable and soft otherwise my feet complain.

[ex-fish.livejournal.com]

Life is Good is the official brand of Sedona and Flagstaff sporty/outdoorsy, I have money but I'm still cool, man, types. I've only recently seen it elsewhere, but my roommate in Arizona would only wear Life is Good hats.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

dude, i went to the website and they usually cost $40!! for flip flops!! I paid $8 and felt like i was splurging.

A pledge!

[unscrambled.livejournal.com]

I'll totally teach you to tie dye. I'll even teach you how to make weird vegan sandwich spreads, also an important survival skill.

Also, I love talking with elders about fucking. It's arguably the best part of my job.

Also, I support your adventures in flip floppery, you know I'm a fan.

Re: A pledge!

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I think I'm okay with not knowing how to tie-dye (well). But vegan recipes, those can be useful. I imgainge if I were to grow out my beard and hit the road, I'd probably be a freegan -- I wouldn't buy meat, but if someone hands me a ham sandwich, well ok.

It's the toe thing, man. The toes. They don't like that thing between them. Though I think I've figured out if I shift the weight of how I walk, its not as bad. We'll see. that will be my summer project -- walking in flipflops. Its good to have goals.

A prediction!

[unscrambled.livejournal.com]

You'll regret it when you're in Montana with a truckload of free tshirts, the bodies of 300000 cochineal beetles, several pounds of onion skin, and no sense of what to do.

Re: A prediction!

[raybear.livejournal.com]

hahahaah. oh isht. if its THAT kind of tie-dying, i would take a tutorial. i thought you meant complicated rubberband formations and dipping strategies.

Re: A prediction!

[unscrambled.livejournal.com]

When have you ever known me to take the uncomplicated craft position?

Not that I'm opposed to rubberband formations, of course.