A room of one’s own…

I’m thinking a lot (a LOT!) about decorating our apartment when I move in with Eric in a mere couple of weeks…

And I’ve found the sheet set I wish I had right now, since it would be unfair to want a husband to like it as well.  Or, maybe he’d like it, but he wouldn’t want to sleep on it.  So I urge you, if you are single, to get this bedding.  At least part of it.

and a closeup of the pattern (notice the text color names):

Le sigh.  [Via Pottery Barn]

Other things on my mind:

1) Someone must do something about people’s minds in this country.   The person we call President Obama’s stem cell/abortion agenda is making me physically ill.

2) Having two apartments is uber-overwhelming.

3) There are WAY more day-of wedding details to think about than I even realized.

4) Coupon shopping is difficult.

5) Online budgeting is easy.

Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood

I recently finished Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel Oryx and Crake, published in 2004.  It was quite good.  Atwood is a terrific writer.  Lately I’ve been pretty disappointed by some books that could have been so much better than they were with more mature authorship.  These books (for example, Queen of Dreams) had such major plot holes that I couldn’t enjoy them for their good parts.  Oryx and Crake has holes, but they are purposeful.  There is such a huge difference between successful purposeful ambiguity, unsuccessful purposeful ambiguity, and unsuccessful accidental ambiguity.  It all comes down to the writer’s command of the plot and language…

[I want to write a book.] [The book might not be good.]

25 days until the wedding!  Today I planned to sew some pocket squares.  I haven’t done it yet, but I will.  I bought some nice gold-yellow floral (but not girly) fabric to go with our grey tux jackets.  Hoping to find something somewhat coordinating for bridesmaid sashes.

Drinking: Rooibos Vanille tea.

Listening to: Belle and Sebastian’s “Tigermilk” album.

Deciding:  whether to finish The Brothers Karamazov or start The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Loving:  this picture, via mint

I love these colors so much.  I want them to be my wedding, my house, my wardrobe…

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