The Good, the Bad, and the Super Ugly .. Part 2
When I become obsessed there's no stopping me. And the latest recipient of my unrequited passion is a little fella named Html. So when I went shopping I knew exactly what I was going to buy... an html book. The key word here is "an" because it is a singular, not a plural. So why then did I end up with some?
First off, I stumbled on HTML in 10 Simple Steps or Less... which offered easy to understand technical information and was just what I was looking for. Then my eyes started wandering around the aisles, the shelves, the books . They landed on Teach Yourself Visually: The Fast and Easy Way to Learn HTML ... and visual is the way I do things. For example, when putting something together, I rarely read the directions. I just look at the box and go from there. So I had to have this one too.
Next... the discount table where I saw html's cousin XML for less than ten. I got that one too. Keep in mind this was day one of my mad shopping and I hadn't even stumbled upon those great deals on the clothing accessories... yet.
Okay, so with two html books plus one tucked under my arm I decide to just browse around. And of course, just as I 'm browsing my way out of the there (and being the visual person that I am) I see Pottery Barn Living Rooms. Now I love their designs so I immediately scooped that one up too. Had to have it. It was mine.
The first time I saw a PB room was on "Queer Eye (For the Straight Guy)" where the guys pottery barned some guy's whole place. I thought somewhere in the future my house will look like that. Their design is so simple and living in such a cluttered world that I come from, I guess I have to see simple somewhere, even if it is in a book. I'm posting links so you can at least view the the attractive covers.. alluring indeed.
Four books... and I guess this would maybe be considered a little less than tame.. and definitely not earth shattering for me ... but then when I went shopping the next day and saw the same PB book for ten dollars less... I wanted to scream! And I almost did until I saw Pottery Barn Bedrooms and figured hey I'm getting a good deal combining the two because instead of paying 48 dollars I only paid 38 overall so I saved 10 on the set.
What won't I do to convince myself that I am indeed sane? You know it's bad when you leave with four books instead of one...especially learning the next day you could have saved ten bucks, so you buy one more since it's way reduced. I think I liked my logic. But then the words.. bad girl.. came to mind.
Bad. Very bad for me. But it gets worse.. still. And tomorrow I get to the super ugly.
So, when you buy things, do you add the number back to the 200 you're trying to lose? I have a feeling you're number of things is not shrinking.
Posted by: Keith | February 10, 2004 at 07:50 PM
Let's just say I had a shopping relapse. Guess a bad habit is hard to break... As for the 200 things and believe me I have contemplated the adding as I'm lowering scenario.. First, it was never my intention to never buy anything again... that would obviously be absurd. Rather, I choose to loose the things I don't use.
Posted by: J | February 10, 2004 at 08:31 PM
I love Queer Eye! I must have missed that episode though. I wish I would have seen it. Would you believe I've never been in a Pottery Barn and didn't realize they had a few books out? This is going to require a trip to the library!
Posted by: Retro Girl | February 11, 2004 at 07:49 AM
I had never even heard of Pottery Barn until that episode of "Queer Eye." So I checked out the PB website. Recently they even opened one in my area...But I don't dare go inside, I might pick up something way too expensive. PB kind of reminds me of Pier One only more expensive... as if Pier One isn't expensive enough... although sometimes affordable. Here's a link for a summary of that episode-- http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID17/652.shtml ) and the PB website-- http://potterybarn.com.
Posted by: J | February 11, 2004 at 09:48 AM
Thanks for the link! The teens bedroom themes they have are awesome--my daughter would love something like that (I odrered the catalog!).
Posted by: Retro Girl | February 11, 2004 at 11:53 AM
LOL Ha! I ordered all the catalogues and their teen designs are some of the best I've seen.. plus their kids and baby stuff is so unique.
Posted by: J | February 11, 2004 at 12:34 PM
Maybe you could call up Queer Eye and have them help you remodel... then you could return the book AND be a TV star! On such a great show too.
Have you ever tried the html tutorial at: http://www.w3schools.com/html/
I always like that because it gives you opportunities to test things out, and it's well organized. And it's free. :)
Posted by: Adam | February 11, 2004 at 01:41 PM
I have Elizabeth Castro's HTML for the World Wide Web, 4th ed. "Teach yourself Hypertext Markup Language the quick and easy way! This Visual Quickstart Guide uses pictures rather than lengthy explanations. You'll be up and running in no time!" Is that the one you have?!
Posted by: Rose | February 12, 2004 at 12:05 AM
You are just like me! I get obsessed so easily and once I'm obsessed nothing can stop me! HTML is so fun!
Posted by: katey | February 12, 2004 at 07:21 PM
Hey Jen--I went to the library on Saturday and guess what I brought home? Pottery Barn Bedrooms! LOL! The other two--Living Rooms and Bathrooms--were checked out. :(
Posted by: Retro Girl | February 16, 2004 at 10:28 AM
Wearing this dress for a friend's wedding, and it looks lovely from the front.
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