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November 14. Day 137. Short version, in case you’re in a hurry: Another retail attempt. Another bust. Here’s how it went down: I ended up at Cost Plus with my mother, to look at some rugs. They have some nice wool ones with persian-esque designs, which had caught my eye some time ago. Fortunately, almost all were 25% off! [...] November 8. Day 131. Haven’t asked yet. More on that later. But first, an update: The violinist I wrote about yesterday wrote back! His name is John, and after googling him I discovered he was the musical director of the cafe’s gigs, and quite the opposite of the indigent invalid and/or washed up dilettante I romantically imagined [...] November 3. Day 126. Mr. A called a little after noon today with a mission: Dry clean his suit and buy him a blazer or whatever else is necessary for a business look, since he’s taking off for a week-long conference in Prague and has been consumed by deadlines and would I mind helping him with [...] ouch |
October 31. Day 123. All-time favorite costume: Snow White, sewn by both my grandmothers when I was four. One grandma may be reading this from her celestial perch even as I type, for all I know, and the other will see it tomorrow, when she heads to the computer room of her senior home and [...] October 28. Day 120. I can’t believe I forgot to include on yesterday’s post that I have an official hangout in Seattle! Bauhaus. Books up and down the walls, nooks and crannies full of alterna-nerds, excellent caramel lattes and nice music. I owe it to one of the people I met at that dinner, who told [...] |
    
  
 
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