In which I am mighty

[rolanni]

So!  The old, un-updating Chrome has been excised from my hard-drive. Everything else seems to be functioning as it ought.  I am, therefore, Officially Mighty, though what I mostly feel is exhausted.  Not that the operation itself was all that difficult, once undertaken, but the adrenaline rush was draining.

In other news, the other day I realized that all of the silly little mock-turtlenecks which are a staple of what I'm pleased to call "my wardrobe" have gotten. . .rather frayed.  And that there was a convention in my very near future.  So I went over to JC Penney online to see if they have amended their ways since the Old Boss got himself fired.  I had hopes that this was the case because I had, a couple of months ago, successfully purchased from them an pair of Saint John's Bay Jeans in TALL, just like in Olden Times.

To my great joy, it happened that Penney had restocked the mock-necks in size Tall, and I bought three of them -- red, grey, and blue-and-white stripe, because I like blue-and-white stripes, even if I am over 60 and no longer of a shape for stripes.  So I'm told.  I also bought -- because I could! -- a men's long-sleeve t-shirt with a tiger on it, because I also like tigers.  Why nobody thinks to put tigers on women's clothing is one of the Mysteries of the Universe.  They'd sell, like, a zillion of everything, if they did.

Anyhow, when the dust had settled (and I had talked myself out of buying two tiger t-shirts), the bill came to $59 (plus tax -- free shipping on all orders over $50, so yay!  Again, I am Mighty).

The shirts came today.  And they still had the tags on them.

The tiger t-shirt retailed at $40(!).  Each of the mock-necks was marked at $22.  In total, $106 in merchandise.

I saved $47.

I am not only Mighty, I am a Shopping Goddess.

And!  Though I was expecting the shirts to arrive today via UPS, I was not at all expecting the arrival of the 2015 Moon Phase Calendar, so that was a pleasant little surprise on the day.

And now. . .the cat fountain has been cleaned, the house has been vacuumed.  Steve is taking on the task of making dinner which will, I'm told,  Involve Tomatoes.

Time to get to work, I guess.

Comments

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

You're a whirling dervish ;p

[margotinez.livejournal.com]

Isn't is satisfying to find just what you want at a great price? Congratulations, Goddess - I bow before thee! By the by, if you get catalogues from LL Bean and/ or Land's End, they both have occasionally sent out special offers of $10 off on ANY purchase, including clearance items, plus free shipping, so it is possible to score a scarf or a water bottle for free (or a good price on a shirt!), shipped. The offer is usually mentioned on the cover, or else on a card in the catalogue. Every little bit helps. And I like their stuff.

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

All hail the Shopping Goddess!
*kowtows before shopping goddess*

All hail to the Goddess

[ireneha.livejournal.com]

Not only are you a goddess of shopping bargains, but you are also a goddess of computer software.

Note: I am a computer professional - but I wouldn't try the stuff you did this week on my own.

My own saga. I had a tooth drawn Wednesday (all is well that isn't my story). So I wanted to download Carousel Seas, so that I would have something to distract me.
So Sunday, I logged onto my home computer to download from Baen page. I managed to get through the pay them step, and then needed to log off (places to go, things to do). It had 14 updates to load...
On Monday evening, when I logged onto my home computer, no internet. So I spent a time working through the steps with the automated help - and finally hit the beeps for a real human. I then spent a lovely time talking to him about snow & other topics while my computer re-booted twice. Finally I had internet, and was able to download the book to my computer. Then My Nook wouldn't plug in, and worse, my mouse stopped working. Aaargh! hit the power button.
On Tuesday evening, when I logged in - all seemed to be well. I left the Nook off - and when it plugged in, I was able to upload the book to my Nook. [did my happy dance].

Now all I need to do is update the list of books I own, and upload to my nook to be ready for PhilCon.
See you all there.

Steeleye Span

[david tate (from livejournal.com)]

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