Any of you out there know what to do with a splinter that's embedded in the sole of one's foot? I'm thinking that the first thing you'd suggest is to take off the high heels I'm wearing right now and put on something sensible. Well, too bad--they look cute, so the heels are staying.
I'm also thinking that you'd have probably warned me about walking around the sidewalks of Philadelphia this weekend while barefoot, but it's too late for that. And no, I'm not going all Britney Spears on you. It's just that I didn't feel the need to wear shoes for the two-block walk to my car, as I was only going to remove them and immediately replace them with skates once I arrived at my rollerblading destination. So it's not like I was planning to go to brunch or to the supermarket sans shoes.
Blah blah blah. Long story short: I now have a foreign object embedded in my foot. Left alone, it will probably kill me. Although I'll probably spend the evening digging it out with tweezers and/or kitchen knives, I wonder if anyone else has any ideas.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Oh la la
I don't know why I'm all giddy over this, but I am: I just booked a room in an abbey for my first night in Carcassonne at the end of the month. For some reason, I find this super cool--I figure if I want an old-timey, medieval vibe in an old-timey, medieval town, then what better place to stay than an abbey that dates to the 13th century?
The accommodations are simple: a single bed ("ne pas de boys, PSK!"), linens, bathroom down the hall, that sort of thing. But I don't care. With breakfast included, I'm spending only 20 euros, which is insane, especially given that there's a hotel around the corner that charges a good 500 euros a night.
I only hope the place doesn't go up in flames the second I walk in.
The accommodations are simple: a single bed ("ne pas de boys, PSK!"), linens, bathroom down the hall, that sort of thing. But I don't care. With breakfast included, I'm spending only 20 euros, which is insane, especially given that there's a hotel around the corner that charges a good 500 euros a night.
I only hope the place doesn't go up in flames the second I walk in.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
I hope the Hello Kitty factory offers tours
I've been wanting to go to Japan for, oh, a while now, and I finally snapped last night and decided that, hell or high water, I was going to Japan this fall (prob. November). I'm dying to see Tokyo.
I've been putting this off because I kept waiting for someone to go with me, but that's not going to happen in this lifetime... so, fudge it, I'm using my frequent flyer miles and staying in an affordable hostel and that's that. I also really, really want to hang out with these guys:
http://www.silverbeats.com/
They were the opening act for a concert I attended last week, and they were bloody brilliant and adorable and awesome and fun.
And hey, I'd love a travel buddy or two, if anyone's interested, but you have to be willing to tolerate me for a good ten days, and that's not for the faint of heart. Oh, and I speak no Japanese at all.
I've been putting this off because I kept waiting for someone to go with me, but that's not going to happen in this lifetime... so, fudge it, I'm using my frequent flyer miles and staying in an affordable hostel and that's that. I also really, really want to hang out with these guys:
http://www.silverbeats.com/
They were the opening act for a concert I attended last week, and they were bloody brilliant and adorable and awesome and fun.
And hey, I'd love a travel buddy or two, if anyone's interested, but you have to be willing to tolerate me for a good ten days, and that's not for the faint of heart. Oh, and I speak no Japanese at all.
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