I had a great time in Vancouver over the last few days - such a beautiful city. I didn't get out in the sun as much as I would've liked to...more hiking the urban jungle as my sister and I shopped for the perfect outfits for our fancy schmancy dinner than hiking in the rain forest. We treked down Robson and all over Granville Island. I picked out a bunch of really cute dresses to try on at Winners (which I may love even more than Ross, btw).
Unfortunately, shopping on a Friday afternoon is not the thing to do in Van City because the store was packed and that meant the fitting room was sheer chaos. I had to wait in line before I could get a free changeroom and since you're only allowed to bring in 6 items at a time, I had to leave my 4 dresses on the rack outside. I tried on my first items - a couple of shirts and capri pants, all the functional stuff. Then I came back out to grab my dresses and they were nowhere to be found. There were 3 employees working in the changeroom. Guess how many bothered to even look for the dresses I'd left with them? You betcha!
I know it's a ridiculously petty thing to complain about, but it took me a long time of browsing racks of clothes to find things I both liked and came in my size. I couldn't just go back out, find another pile of dresses, wait in line again and try *those* ones on. There weren't any other ones that would fit! At least if one of the girls had apologized or even feigned an interest in looking for my stuff I wouldn't complain either. I felt so frustrated (and hot and stuffy) digging through piles of discarded clothes, sorting through racks while a line of women watched me just wishing I would hurry up and give up my changeroom. Of course it was probably some of those bitches who took my dresses! LOL
Enough ranting...time for bed! I did finish a new photo update for my members, but will have to post a sample pic on the blog tomorrow. This girl needs her sleep!
I don't feel right posting a fluffy diary entry today, but I did want to write a little about what's been running through my head since the latest school shooting. I posted it over at my LiveJournal since it's long and rambly and should probably be edited.
I got my high speed connection set up in my new home & have been making good use of it already by adding some new bare foot posing movies to Barefoot Kristy.com. They're very simple movies with lots of flexing & pointing. I hope you like 'em!
Since that last picture didn't show off the blue toes, here's another one for you from my sexy feet set the Blue Hotel:
I got the key to my new place & am still getting settled. Unfortunately the movers aren't helping any - they still haven't shown up! I've got no dishes or towels & not much in the way of clothes either. The thing I'm missing most is my tools as I try to set up the new Ikea shelves I bought. I don't have anything to put ON the shelves yet, but I'd still like to get them ready for when my boxes do arrive. If only I didn't have to fiddle with the teeny tiny wrenches they give you. I may have to hit the hardware store tomorrow & buy a new electric screwdriver before I go crazy. =)
I picked up some really cute green socks & matching nail polish for St. Paddy's Day. I'm going to try & snap some pictures over the next couple of days so I'll have them ready in time for the big Guinessfest.
Thanks to the powers of wireless, I have new pictures ready for Bare Foot Kristy members to download! I shot these pictures against the crisp white sheets of my Seattle hotel room & had fun playing with the huge mirror on the wall above the bed. I am naked in all of them, but the emphasis is on my bare soles & blue toes, though I don't think the bare booty is hurting anybody. *giggle*
Hey guys! Just to save some cross posting, I'm going to update my Kris Madison Blog with all of the details about my big move to Seattle. All foot related stuff will be here (speaking of which, you should see the sexy boots my sister gave me! woohoo!), but all general moving stuff will be over there. Cool beans?
Pics of my feet trotting around the west coast coming soon!
It's official - I'm homeless! I handed the keys over to the new owners (well, technically my lawyer handed them over) & am now on the road heading to Seattle.
I had a tough time finding a decent place to stay overnight that takes dogs, but lucked out with a little indie hotel that has wireless for my laptop, a hot tub & probably only 5 other guests in the whole place. I'm not sure anyone else is even staying on my floor. My first choice was the Hampton Inn (always decent), but since they had no room in the inn, I'm soaking up some tacky 1982 decor & quiet. I'm loving the clean sheets & towels, mostly just because I won't have to clean them. I'm so sick of cleaning!
Packing for my big move took much longer than it should have & I have cuts, scrapes & bruises everywhere. Apparently I do not possess mad spacial relation skillz. The toughest item I tried to pack was a simple rice cooker. I must've tried it in 4 different boxes (!) before I found a place for it where it wouldn't get crushed and it wouldn't be the only thing in the box. My storage unit is packed to the rafters & I still had to leave a bunch of stuff at my friend, the big V's workshop. I didn't finish getting everything hauled to storage until almost noon on Monday. The original plan was to have everything packed by Saturday so I could spend all day Sunday cleaning, getting my car ready & wrapping up any last minute errands. Instead I got up at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday & worked straight through until Monday night. I took a late night break for Chinese food (mmmmm...beef with black bean sauce), but otherwise I was a packing, moving, cleaning maniac for 32 hours. Whew!
Time to crash & then another day of driving tomorrow. I stop lots to let the dogs run & stretch my legs so it's a little slow going. I'm going to deserve a massage & pedicure spa treatment when I finally arrive. =)
I'm wayyyy behind in packing & can't believe I have to be moved out by Monday. THREE days! I feel like I'm acting out that Seinfeld comedy bit, sizing every item up for the type of box it would've come inside. I trucked around all the big box places I could think of - Home Depot, Best Buy & so on - with no luck. Most of the places with the good boxes (oh monitor boxes, how I love your sturdy cardboard & handles that never tear!) have dastardly crushers, so alley box pickers can't even get close to their boxy goodness. It's tragic.
I hit pay dirt behind a sports place on Monday. Because of the holiday their recycle bin runneth over & I stuffed as many boxes into my car as it would carry. Now comes the tough part of actually organizing my junk. I had one big one packed perfectly, all space used efficiently & filled to the brim. Then I realized I couldn't lift the fucker & had to take it all out & divide it into 3 smaller boxes.
Fortunately I've had American Idol to entertain me as I pack. I'm loving the nerdy guy & he's my one reason for watching this season. I usually watch bit & pieces throughout the year, but rarely sit through an entire show. I hate that style of singing, generally & the music choices are always awful. I really have no desire to see teenagers sing Aretha. Sorry! The few interesting contestants (Chris Daughtry, for example) usually get cut & I fully expect that to happen with this year's Chris. Great exposure for him though. I could see him doing those commentary spots on E! picking apart the celebs or whatever that show is where they get unheard of comedians to rate the music videos. Does VH1 even play videos anymore? It seems like it's always one of those Top 40 Most _______ shows. Bah. Dang kids & their lack of rock music! =)
My cold has gone from sniffly to dizzy & I'm feeling absolutely wretched. I've been trying to do the basics - lots of fluids, vitamin C & sleep. I think I popped my ear drum from blowing my nose too much & that has really thrown me for a loop. It really hurts so I've been taking Advil, but the Advil/cough syrup combo makes me feel totally disoriented & woozy. Hopefully this sucker will move on to somebody else soon!
I'm usually a big fan of silly Hallmark holidays like Valentine's Day, but this year I've got a brutal head cold to keep me company so I'm not feeling too festive. I don't have any plans, so I'm thinking I'll wait a couple of days & then treat myself to some discounted chocolates. *grin*
My weekend open house went pretty well minus the one crying jag I had while scrubbing the white trim. That was pre-open house, so I didn't scare away any potential buyers with my tears of frustration. But I can't believe how quickly a house gets dirty! I have more people coming to look at it today, so I'm back to scrubbing.
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It's official - my house is not sold & I'm back to square one. :(
I'm sure this is just a temporary setback, but it's so hard not to feel bummed. I'm supposed to be moved by now! I've pulled all of my shoes out & have them covering my bedroom in different piles - shoes I want to take pictures in before I move, shoes I want to bring with me, shoes I need to (*sniff*) get rid of & so on. I have a storage unit that is packed to the rafters. It's so hard for me to get rid of stuff, especially girly stuff I think would look good in pictures, even if it's totally uncomfortable (hello hot pink stiletto heels that I can barely stand in!).
I've got my house for sale listings up again & have people coming to look this weekend, so that means tonight is the big clean. It's so frustrating because I had the whole place looking perfect, but after I accepted the sale offer, I kind of trashed it during my packing/organizing/panty shuffle. I think I'll be doing a lot of shoving stuff into boxes unsorted in an attempt to get down to the real scrubbing as quickly as possible.
That's how everything in my life feels right now - unorganized & chaotic. I started installing a new program that will help me manage my members area so you can search for photos, sort by category, save favorites & so on. The real draw is that I can just upload a folder of pictures & it will create all the galleries for me - resize, make the thumbnails, add the watermark, all of it! This would be a huge time saver for me so I could focus on shooting more pictures. But of course it doesn't work just right out of the box. There are a gazillion settings to change & templates to fiddle with & PHP to learn, then code. One more thing that's sitting completely unfinished. *rips hair out*
I hate to whine like this on my blog which is exactly why I've been avoiding writing anything, but you know what? I always feel better after I do get it all out. I guess once I say it out loud (or in print) it doesn't feel like *such* a big deal.
I can do this! I'm getting there! Maybe someone will buy my house this weekend & they'll also know how to customize my new PHP script & they'll want to buy all of furniture, old clothes & shoes. You never know! *grin*
I'm off to the gym & then getting a pedicure so I can shoot some new pictures of my pretty feet tonight. Any requests for polish color? I just did red, so I'm thinking something a little different. Maybe a pale pink? Or something really bright so my toes stand out? Let me know!
