On The Healing Properties of Walking Around Brighton.

So, today we were planning on going to Stonehenge. However, seeing as how we were all dog-tired from yesterday, and Marie is still sick, and it was raining this morning, we had decided to postpone the trip indefinitely. This gave me and Theresa a chance to go to town and look for jobs, and various and sundry other things. Oh, and take naps. As soon as we decided that we weren't going, we all went right back to sleep. It was marvelous.

In any case, we hit the town big time. We went all around, going into different coffee shops, bakeries, random stores... At one point, we went into a bead shop that I really like (I am obsessed with beads, and make necklaces and bracelets and anklets all the friggin' time). Turns out, they are looking for people. Yay! I filled out the application (the easiest application known to man, took me approximately 2 minutes) and they said they would get back to me within the next couple of days, maybe. Oh, here's hopin'. Send good vibes, guys, I really need this. I hope, I hope this happens.

In any case, besides that, we also bought a bunch of random - and not so random - crap. We bought Sudafed for Marie, as well as a black & white photography magazine that I knew she wanted and couldn't find (go me, I actually found it!), lunch...

We also went into a vintage clothing shop (god, I love those) and I found a few things that I wanted to try on. (They were cheap, too. Love cheap clothes.) We had to wait forever for this guy to get out of the changing room. At one point I turned towards it and my eyes almost bulged out of my head - the curtain was too narrow for the doorway, and I could see him changing. He was trying on trousers. He had on NO UNDERWEAR. Ewwww, I really didn't need to see some random fat guy's balls today. That was definitely not on my to-do list. *shudders* In any case, he finally got out (and, by the way, how wrong is it to try on trousers without wearing anything underneath? Yuck.) So, we went in and tried stuff on. And this is really exciting - the trousers that I really wanted fit. Whoa. That rarely happens, since they're always too long for me. And - get this! - so did that shirt. Wow. Heh. So, yes, that made me quite happy, and, since they were cheap, I bought them. So, ha. Now I have cool trousers and a shirt. Hey, whatever works...

So, we walked around for a really, really long time. We also looked into body jewelry places, since Theresa and I are planning on getting piercings next week. Yeah. She's most likely going to get a labret, and I'm getting my belly button pierced. Wheeee, I can't wait. I know that it'll hurt, and I won't be able to sleep on my stomach for a long time (which is how I normally sleep), but I've wanted this for a while now. And it's cheaper here than in the States. I want to get an eyebrow ring as well, but we figured that my mom will have a hard enough time getting used to a hole in my belly. So, I will prepare her slowly. I will get the eyebrow piercing in January.

In any case, I did something today. Something productive. (I applied for more than one job, obviously - I'm just hoping for the bead one...a lot...) I feel a bit better now.

Oh, and I finally found a cheap phonecard. I can call the States now. If anybody wants to chat...heh. Well, hell, let me know.

Tomorrow - CoS. Oh, yeah! I am very excited. I promise not to spoil it for those of you who are planning on seeing it Friday. Ah, Friday... Friday is, incidentally, Carrie's birthday. Hmmmm... I think a phonecall is in order. Oh, man, I miss her.

And I will go now.

A Great Big "Hi" to my fellow Ghosts. You guys are really wonderful. Siriusly.