new clothes, shoes, household items: yes. new fish: still not emotionally prepared

Mum and I went POWER SHOPPING this weekend. It was pretty wicked. And now I am finally giving in to the compulsion to blog about the new shoes because I'm waiting for the coffee maker to finish its cleaning cycle (because apparently the water in my building will be off from 9 to 4 tomorrow? so i wanted to get as much water-related stuff done before then).

SO! First, the ones that got away:

The Madden Girl Setra. I was so in love with the t-strap with ruffles like an ascot. I might have a peculiar fondness for men's formalwear. But they were too high and unstable feeling, and I left them in the store. Sigh.


And Me Too's Swann flats: I actually bought these, but they're too tight across the top and I need to take them back.

And the keepers:

The point of the shoe-shopping was getting nice sandals, and these are them, sort of -- the heel on mine (Etienne Aigner's Abbie) is slightly different and the hardware is gold-coloured, but the basic design is the same. The important parts are the straps -- leather, rope. It feels very nautical. c:


Now, I don't usually like wedges, but I saw Restricted's Beach Fun espadrilles and I said, "I must have them." And then I did. They're very attractive.


These are Madden Girl's Selestee, and I was just as enchanted by this ruffle as the one on the Setra... Also, I kind of really wanted grey heels. There were some strappier grey suede heels on the clearance rack, but they weren't in my size and it was terribly disappointing, but these made it all better!

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Tomorrow: building bathroom storage, teaching bassoon, probably not meeting kittens (this lady never called me back, either -- wtf? I'm pretty sure it's not my phone having a problem, at least... >:c whatever.)

primarily apartment stuff

Music is a universal language [....] Formerly music was chiefly confined to privileged classes in cultural centers, but today, through radio and records, music has come directly into our homes no matter how far we may live from cultural centers. This is as it should be, because music speaks to every man, woman and child -- high or low, rich or poor, happy or despairing -- who is sensitive to its deep and powerful message.
- Leopold Stokowski, excerpted from Music for All of Us

:)

I built this cabinet this morning! It stands against the wall over the toilet and has shelves for me to put stuff on. Yay! The box estimated 45 minutes to assemble it (reccommending two people for the job)... I think it took me about two hours. In my defense, the hinges were confusing! And then there wasn't enough space for me to use the nice screwdriver when I was putting the bottom support bar (the one that goes behind the bowl) in and I had to figure out how to do it with a small screwdriver, turning it with pliers... Ehhhhhh. But the important thing is, it's done! Hooray for me. I might take a picture of it, because I am proud of myself. Tonight: curtains. (I really hope it won't be a problem if I drill holes in the wall... the building managers in the apartment below us have pretty curtains, but they're the managers. They did say we could hang things on the walls, though. So it should be fine, right? Right??) And maybe hanging a couple pictures? No, I should probably unpack more of the kitchen first...

Also!! Marie-with-the-kittens called me back this morning (she was house-sitting? or something? and so missed my calls) and I HAVE A DATE WITH THE KITTENS ON FRIDAY MORNING.

THERE WILL BE PHOTOS.