November 2, 2006
entertain me
Gold shoes go with everything.
I’ve been meaning to thank you all for your terrific mascara recommendations. I’ve printed them out and put them in my Filofax for Future Reference (because yes, I AM that anal!). In the meantime, though, I’ve been stopping at every grocery and drugstore I pass to see if they have any of my beloved Revlon Colorstay. Last week, I bought six tubes for $2.99 each at Albertsons. (Clerk: Uh, what IS that? Me: Mascara! Clerk: Oh. How many do you have there? Six? Me: Yes! Because it’s been discontinued! Clerk: Okaaaaay . . . )
Then I went to meet Christa for coffee and made jokes about needing such a gigantic bag to hold all my mascara. Because you never know when you might need six tubes of mascara! As it turned out, Christa didn’t need my mascara, but she DID need the following, all of which were in my bag: Kleenex, eye drops, mirror, hand lotion. I offered her some lip balm (because I had a Chap Stick, a Burt’s Bees lip balm, some Origins Lip Remedy, three lip glosses–Nars, Clinique, Neutrogena–AND a lipstick, from Origins) but she passed. For some reason.
Oh, and I gave her an Altoid. Just for good measure.
Also in my bag was my cell phone, with a DEAD BATTERY, again. Note to self: maybe instead of stockpiling mascara you should buy a cell phone charger for the car, because that might COME IN HANDY. Love, me.
What was my point here? I have no idea.
Tell me this: what is the oddest thing in YOUR bag? Or on your desk or coffee table or in your car or . . .
Entertain me, Internet. Because I have shiny shoes on today, which calls for a party.
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November 2nd, 2006 at 3:13 pm, Jenorama Says:
What is the oddest thing in my bag? Well, hang on a second while I look. I believe it is the blush that I forgot to give back to our makeup woman after Dracula. Because I don’t usually carry blush in my bag.
Nothing else seems weird to me.
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:39 pm, Sophie Says:
The weirdest thing. Well. I have tons of things to chose from. A coffee mug. A tennis ball. About 5 cases of film I mean to develop. A stapler(Because you never knowwhen something needs to be stapled) The weirdest thing is probably a little blue baby boy shirt I bought at Target because it was so cute. (I have two girls.) And yes, I have a huge purse.
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:55 pm, SJ Says:
I absolutely love Burt’s Bees, but even more so the Origins Lip Remedy. I pulled mine out just now and put some on because I love it that much.
As for the oddest thing on my desk? I would have to say an authentic piece of the Berlin Wall that was chiseled off by my own hands when the wall was coming down.
And in my purse? A tube of A&D ointment that I was supposed to drop off with my son this morning, that I realized just now as I was looking that I forgot to drop off. DOH! And some trains.
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:55 pm, Amy W Says:
A poker chip from Bally’s in Las Vegas. I am too chicken to get rid of it as I seem to think it might bring me some luck someday.
November 2nd, 2006 at 4:20 pm, Plain Jane Mom Says:
The other day I found a pair of boys underpants in my purse! Clean, thankfully.
I’m just glad they never fell out when I was taking out my wallet. I think I’d be typing this from prison if they had.
November 2nd, 2006 at 4:37 pm, Laura Says:
An old half-eaten caramel in its wrapper. Pretty gross, actually. And some LONG outdated Joann Fabrics coupons. Like from August.
I really need to get a new purse with pockets.
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:14 pm, standing still Says:
First, I challenge you to a lip product in the pocketbook duel. This is in my pocketbook now:
-CO Bigelow Classic Rose all purpose salve
-Bath and Body works Goldie Lipkit which is a tiny mirror covered box holding 2 lip colors, 1 lip stain, one plumper, one balm and one exfoliant (which is wierd and I do not use, because who is going to exfoliate their lips in public?)
-2 wands of lip gloss AND
-1 tube of lipstick
But, the weirdest thing I have in my handbag RIGHT now is:
-a bottle of New Skin (liquid bandage) because hangnails and tiny cuts on my hands REALLY piss me off.
Oh, and a stray gas x pill in my pillbox. From like 3 years ago.
And, an extra paxil tablet.
I’m just a walking pharmacy.
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:34 pm, wordgirl Says:
Shiny shoes call for a toast with a little chardonnay. If you feel your feet tingling tonight, it’s just me drinking a glass of wine in your honor.
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:42 pm, boogiemum Says:
I don’t really have anything odd in my bag. I have recently moved down to a small size bag and don’t have any room!
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:43 pm, Susan Says:
Good lord you all are funny. So far, though, the baby boy shirt in Sophie’s bag made me laugh the hardest. I don’t know why.
Keep ‘em coming, people.
And Wordgirl, is a nice pinot okay?
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:27 pm, chris Says:
we need a little icon for NaNoShoMo so we can all participate. I may not write something everyday, but I could photograph my shoes
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:10 pm, Aurora Says:
Oddest thing in my bag? hmmmm…well I just cleaned it up today, but I have also had underwear (girls, clean) … we are thankfully nearly done potty training, but you know, accidents… also Burts lip balm (not odd, really) and a lot of receipts for medical care that I am supposed to be submitting for reimbursement… should really do that before they all adhere together with the leftover lollypop….
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:15 pm, Susan Says:
Aurora, I misread “lollypop” as “lobotomy,” and coming after the medical reimbursement part . . .
Perhaps I should stop with the pinot, yes? Yes.
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:28 pm, Jordan Says:
I recently discovered that while carrying around a small tape measure in my bag seems odd, it is actually incredibly helpful when you’re stuck at Target wondering if the cute wicker basket you’re eyeing will be big enough to hold DVDs and still fit in the shelf under the TV. I tend to be a little bit anal *that* way… plus it’s my son’s favorite toy when he plays ‘empty mommy’s purse into the shopping cart.’
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:57 pm, daysgoby Says:
I have an Odd Bag. It lives inside my (huge, bookbag size)purse.
Seriously - it’s a ziploc with four odd-sized legos, three dinky cars, an unopened McDonald’s toy, a golf ball, a teeny-tiny thing of hand lotion, and a mangled plastic milk carton ring.
And this is how I get through an hour and a half at the DMV without short person meltdown.
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:04 pm, Andie D. Says:
Holy shiny shoes Susan!
I have all the usual mom of small kids stuff. Kleenex, wipes, goldfish crackers, hand sanitizer, and valium. Hee hee! Just kidding.
Really, it’s ativan.
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:12 pm, julia Says:
I have two horse chestnuts in my handbag. You never know when you might need to play a good game of Conkers. I also have the handle, and only the handle, mind you, to a very small screwdriver. I have no idea where the metal doohickey is, but if I come across it, I have the orange, plastic handle. My final odd thing is a NYC subway token. Which isn’t odd so much as it is nostalgic, since they’ve done away with them (boo hiss).
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:42 pm, Marmite Breath Says:
The weirdest thing in my bag is the head of the teenaged checkout wench that called me “hon” the other day. That’s not why her head is in my bag though. That only happened when she called me “dear”.
I am 30 years old. I do not take kindly to people much younger than me calling me hon or dear.
Okay, so that comment was silly, because really, I just went to look in my purse, and I must be very, very boring. Sunglasses, powder, photos, a gun, bags and bags of prescription drugs. The usual.