Pantalon

I wouldn't say that this photo was the defining reason why I bought new pants at Benetton yesterday, but it did have some influence- primarily the guy's face on the left. I discovered in New York on Friday that my new work pants, barely two days old and not yet washed, had shredded down one side due to luggage-related abrasions. Ridiculous! I am going to return them tomorrow. We shall give these Benetton pants a go, and if they're alright I'll buy another pair. I don't know why I'm so resistant to work pant purchases and instead wear one pair to the bone. People must talk. I buy shirts and ties like crazy, so maybe I can fool them.

I have drinks tonight with my secret husband which has me all a-flutter as I don't even know if he's gay and I've built it up in my head practically to marriage and adopting Cambodian orphans.

It is very humid and gross. It will be a long four months. I've started using the a/c whenever I sleep- it's very noisy but I figure I'll learn to sleep through it now so that it doesn't bother me when I really need it in July and August.

Unicorn Planet

Apart from Crybaby Trolls heeeeyyy... not much has been happening. I've been working a lot but can't blog about it because it would be 'indiscreet'. Everyone was all a flutter with the Queen around in town (including, I admit, myself whose interest in Royalty was piqued).

I bought new bed linen- a wonderful bed-in-a-bag from Target but as sadly predicted, the pillowcases don't fit my enormous pillows. I tried to buy new matching cases but it was too hard so I bought new pillows instead. This means, Anne, that you will have giganto-pillows when you come to visit. I also have a new armchair, but am yet to put it together.

It never ceases to amaze me that my furniture comes through the post.

Hahahaha.hmm.

I just booked a flight to Mexico City for the last week of June.

Mexico City? I haven't really thought this through in any detail but what the hell. Mexico City here I come!


Hahahahahahahahaha...hm.

Summer Pants

Every summerI go through the same trauma of finding lightweight, machine washable summer pants since I don't wear shorts. I usually find a pair I like around March (Australia) so I'd resolved myself to not finding any until September (US). But, glory be!, I have found some at Sisley. A shop I adore. Not least because the salesman told me he liked my look- which was all a bit too exciting really since I'd gone to no effort at all. My new summer shoes from Barneys are tearing my feet to shreds, but it'll be worth it once I've developed my summer feet. I also discovered I quite like J.Crew's pants. This has me mildly shocked and questioning myself as it is such a preppy store- sort of Polo on the Cheap. Their mannequins wear bowties with plaid shorts. Yet I still like their pants.

Also I don't quite get why everyone goes ga-ga over H&M. I'm yet to find a single thing that I would actually pay for.

What a link frenzy.

Stunning, Just Stunning

Tra la la la go the buds of May April.

Work has been crazy but I did get to hang out with one of Australia's foremost authors this week who was so wonderful and unassuming I won't hear a bad word said against him. Why, I plan to read one of his books even.

Today is the grandest Spring day. It's about 26-27C with a slight breeze and brilliant blue skies. All the flowers are in full bloom- the only ones I can recognise are tulips, daffodils and pansies- so there's colour everywhere. All and sundry are out on the Georgetown streets today and we all share knowing smiles that it's such a pretty day in such a pretty place.

To celebrate I went to Barney's Co-Op and bought some Converse laceless sneakers. I wanted something slip on and easy for summer and although I vowed not to wear Converse, I decided I quite like them. I was originally going to get the Paul Smith ones I saw last time I was there but they were gone so I also saved about $100. Hurrah!

In other news, my hunger striker is back. He's no longer planted outside the Sudanese Embassy but rather pacing Mass. Ave wearing a sandwich board looking rather gaunt. He does have a rather stunning tan though, so it's not all bad.