Doing my part to support the economy

Major shopping weekend. Yes, friends, I have entered the 21st century by buying a combo DVD/VCR to replace my VCR (been watching DVD's on my iBook). Nevermind that my TV is a 13-inch analog or whatever, and I won't be buying a digital TV until I'm forced to in 2007 or whenever. I plugged the machine in and immediately thought yes, this was worth not having the hassel of extra wires and remotes. I'm a 2-remote-max kind of woman.

Also had a "school clothes" shopping spree. I guess that's fitting b/c I work at a/my school and often refer to going to work as "going to school." During this two-day spree, I bought two pairs of shoes, two pairs of jeans, a pair of work pants, a work/dressy skirt, a jacket (which will be returned because it doesn't fit right) and another skirt that is surely the closest thing to a Catholic school uniform that I've seen since I graduated from Catholic school. I've had some other contenders, but the combination of grayness and pleatedness in this new skirt is unmatched.

What is it with wanting to return to the uniform? All I can figure is now I get to do what I always wanted to in high school--reinterpret it as I see fit. If I want to wear my uniform with combat boots or fishnets or a black leather jacket, or even "barbaric earrings," as my principal, Mrs. Swicker, called them, there's no one around to tell me I can't or give me a detention.

And that's one of the joys of being an adult. I can look ridiculous if I want to.