I’m truly convinced that my next bf should be Scottish.  Yes, please.

After serious boot hate earlier this week, I ventured out to see if I might be able to find something acceptable that would work with my “athletic” calves.  I popped into DSW before lunch with Lizzie and lo and behold, look what I find on the sale rack, hidden almost, on the bottom of the rack?

Pull on, over the knee, leather stretch boots by Chinese Laundry.  On sale for $45!  I am kind of in love.  They are so comfortable and supple.  And they fit perfectly.  Of course, they are designed for the skinny minnies to wear with jeans tucked in, but i’ll take it!  Yay for inexpensive, perfectly fitting boots.

Bonus is that I can roll the tops down and wear them as part of a pirate costume for Halloween!

In case you’re wondering, this has been me lately.

For the most part, I am fine and really happy to be moving on. Most of the time, I look at the wonderful parts and the good changes that we both made because of each other, and am thankful for the three + years we had together.  But looking at the bright-side doesn’t always make it easy.  Especially, when he keeps coming back, kicking me in the gut, time and again.

In other news, it has been rainy and dark almost all month, and it’s gone from cozy and nice to just plain old depressing.  I don’t know how SuSu and Jason manage in wonderful PDX.  I keep thinking maybe I’ll move there, and then this?  I just don’t think it works for me.

I’m not all sad sacks.  I had an awesome birthday out a few weeks ago with my girls and have been staying busy with work. A fun night out with the boys last night too.  I didn’t feel well all day, and wasn’t sure I was going to go, but I’m so glad I did.  Tomorrow, movies and pho.  And Monday, Sea Wolf at DC9.

I’m trying to spend more time working out things in my head and figuring out next steps so I’m spending more time with my personal journal than the old bloggy blog.  I’m still around, but probably won’t be posting as much, so don’t worry (momo) if you don’t see me as much up here.

See you kids soon.

I loved the show, but more than that, I loved Pam’s handbag.  Does anyone know who makes it?  It’s to die for.

Seriously, if I can find this, it may have to jump straight to the top of my wish list.

Autumn is on it’s way.

One of the traits I picked up over the past few years is soft-core geekery.  I am not nerd level by any means, but I like my gadgets, and I love playing around with computers.  I read Mashable, Engadget, and OS X Daily, just to name a few.  I try to keep up.  And last week, I even updated a bunch of random software, downloaded printer drivers, and replaced and set up a wireless network (including printer!) at home.  I know enough to be dangerous, but it’s fun.

The one thing I’m not particularly geeky about is my phone.  I have an old RAZR that is just horrible.  I can’t hear a thing on it, and the number 7 sticks so I can’t delete my messages half the time.  Good thing I have numbers stored in the phone, so I don’t have to dial.  Let me tell you. I HATE this phone.  I would buy a new one, but I have been debating forever about what I want.  And what service.  I’m more or less Apple all the way, unless you count the obligatory work Blackberry, but I just haven’t been able to switch over to the iPhone.  It doesn’t do it for me at all.  Not to mention the fact that I despise AT&T.  So what’s a girl to do?  I must say, I was considering the hell that is AT&T until just a few minutes ago.

And behold.  When my VZW plan comes up for renewal this November, I am definitely going to use my “new every two” for this cool mama.  Still looks like “gossip” as of today, but I am so excited.  Meet my HERO.

Seriously, this does everything you could possibly want a phone to do.  I love the way they have integrated all of the features from phone, to contacts, to web/bookmarks/social media/flickr.  I’m not going to go so far as say it’s perfection, but it’s pretty darn close.

Eight glorious episodes.  Starting Wednesday, 10/7.