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Bounty In The Mail Basket
Mar. 31st, 2009 12:34 pmYesterday all three of the online purchases I was waiting for arrived. It was like Christmas (well, a Christmas where I only buy presents for myself). And like Christmas, there were surprises.
The first was a pretty forest green gothic top from HolyClothing.com. The sizing chart said I should get size XL/1X. I did so, but I'm kind of swimming in it. The bust in particular is much bigger than I can fill and so the shoulders droop a bit. I can still wear it though, and it's not worth the trouble of shipping back for exchange. And because it's rayon, I can shrink it a little in the dryer (note to others: never put rayon in the dryer unless you want to shrink something).
Next, the H.G.Wells First Men In The Moon paperback that I thought I ordered from Amazon (I'm on an early sci-fi kick) turned out to be the DVD of the 1964 movie instead. Oops. Well, maybe some of us can get together for some shlocky '60s B-movie goodness.
Speaking of the '60s, the third item was season 1 of Mad Men. The cool surprise was that it came in a cleverly designed box shaped like a giant Zippo lighter. I barely ever watch TV, but I've gotten addicted to Mad Men clips on Youtube. This will be the first season collection of a TV show I've ever watched. For some reason I really enjoy gaping at the culture shock of their in-office drinking and smoking, the unapologetic sexism, the rampant intra-office sex, etc. I'm very glad I was only a baby in the 1960s.
So yes, new stuff for me.
The first was a pretty forest green gothic top from HolyClothing.com. The sizing chart said I should get size XL/1X. I did so, but I'm kind of swimming in it. The bust in particular is much bigger than I can fill and so the shoulders droop a bit. I can still wear it though, and it's not worth the trouble of shipping back for exchange. And because it's rayon, I can shrink it a little in the dryer (note to others: never put rayon in the dryer unless you want to shrink something).
Next, the H.G.Wells First Men In The Moon paperback that I thought I ordered from Amazon (I'm on an early sci-fi kick) turned out to be the DVD of the 1964 movie instead. Oops. Well, maybe some of us can get together for some shlocky '60s B-movie goodness.
Speaking of the '60s, the third item was season 1 of Mad Men. The cool surprise was that it came in a cleverly designed box shaped like a giant Zippo lighter. I barely ever watch TV, but I've gotten addicted to Mad Men clips on Youtube. This will be the first season collection of a TV show I've ever watched. For some reason I really enjoy gaping at the culture shock of their in-office drinking and smoking, the unapologetic sexism, the rampant intra-office sex, etc. I'm very glad I was only a baby in the 1960s.
So yes, new stuff for me.