Happy Halloween! This week has been exhausting, so I'll be playing the part of grumpy witch tonight. Instead of dressing up and/or handing out candy tonight, I plan to be curled up on the couch in my PJs eating take-out sushi with the porch lights turned off. Good thing there aren't a lot of kids or teenagers in our neighborhood, or I might be waking up to a house covered in eggs tomorrow...
1.
Great article on the inimitable Wes Anderson. #hatersgonnahate
2. Will be picking Halloween M&M's on clearance this weekend and making
this popcorn-marshmallow-candy confection immediately.
3. I love the way these turkey pheasant and magnolia wreaths look. The perfect wreath for this time of year.
4.
I wrote about army coats and military parkas, so
Elements of Style and
Habitually Chic wrote about army coats and military parkas. You guys, I am obviously a MAY-JAH (that's "major" in Victoria Beckham speak) trendsetter. Word to the wise, I got that Gap coat and it runs HUGE.
5. My laptop is officially dead. We've had a good run these last 7.5 years, but it is dead and the kind folks at Apple informed me that my old Macbook is considered "
vintage", which means they no longer make the parts to repair it. That sounds a bit like a rip-off to me, but whatever. My needs are pretty simple when it comes to a replacement: I want something that I can run Microsoft Office on for those rare occasions when I bring work home. I don't want a tablet (I think). Mainly I use it for blogging, online shopping, social media stalking, uploading pictures, and watching the occasional movie. I'm leaning towards the adorably small 11-in Macbook Air. I am not tech-savvy in the slightest bit. I just want something that works and that I can tote around with reasonable ease. What say you, interwebs? What do you have? Do you like it? Do you have it? What do I need that will meet my basic needs and not have me shelling out $$$ for fancy things that I will never use or understand?
3 comments:
My "vintage" Macbook died a few months ago too! It was such a good little soldier. I ended up getting the cheapest Macbook Pro and love it. The Macbook Air was slightly too light for me - I felt like I was going to break it. The Macbook Pro is light (I got the retina display one, which has flash memory so it's lighter than the others). If you have a student email (or maybe your husband has a school email?), you can get a discount through Best Buy (I think 10%). That's what I did, even though I haven't been a student for 5 years (shhh).
I mean, you're such the trendsetter. I just got the JCrew New balances and feel very hip. Maybe I need an army parks too.
Oh...and I want one of those wreathes badly, but haven't pulled the trigger.
I love those wreaths but can't justify the price! I made a cute little wreath for the front door but the weather elements have taken its toll and I'm in need of a replacement.
My 'vintage' macbook has been working on and off for the past year - not sure waht is wrong with yours, but I have learned that if mine sits for several months it seems to start working again (very frustrating!). When it finally bites the dust, I am probably going to buy an hp laptop - you can buy one for $500 these days. I have an ipad that I use for most of my computer needs, really just need the laptop for Microsoft Office!
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