Rain and the Spooky Boutique

Howder-doo! (Ann told me that this has replaced the Ello Gov'na, and at first I wouldn't hear of it, but now can't stop saying it. Apparently a Tim Sturtz original.)

So, today it's rainin' like a mutha out and so instead of getting up at 6 am, like I'd set my alarm for, I decided the cool weather and the sound of rain was too lovely to get up before 7:30. It reminded me of when I had first moved to Olympia, and every day for the first month I was there, I was like "Ooh, rainy! I'm going to sit inside and watch movies and drink cocoa all day." After awhile, I realized I was getting nothing productive done and had to return to life even though it was raining. At least in Denver, I know that my productivity in the rain won't be an issue for very long.

Anywho, on Tuesday, Brian and I went to CPK (that's California Pizza Kitchen for those of you not in the know). Afterward, Brian had to buy a bunch of T-shirts at the mall, so we went to GAP to get those and then on the way back, I decided to stop at Steve Madden. Brian walked in the door and was like "Err, do you care if I go to the Mac store to get a new Ipod before they close?" I feigned distress, asking him, if he left, who would tell me if the shoes I was trying on were super cute or not! But, then I let him go.

Anyway, since I'd had a couple glasses of wine at dinner, I didn't spend the usual hour fretting over why I should or shouldn't buy the shoes, and I promptly bought a pair of high-heeled white shoes, embroidered with pink and gold designs. And I didn't need Brian to confirm it, they were super cute! (Don't worry Mom, they were 50% off!)

So, I went and found Brian at the Mac store, he bought an Ipod, and we were on the way out. As we were leaving the mall, I let Brian in on a little secret that I am now letting the rest of you in on. When I was say 9 or 10, there was a Beetle Juice cartoon on TV that I used to watch everyday. And one day, there was a show where the Wynona Ryder character went shopping in Beetle Juice world. At the post-mortem mall, for whatever reason, everyone in the stores was chanting "Shop till you freak at the Spooky Boutique!" Now, for whatever reason, 80% of the time that I'm shopping at a mall, I'm reciting "Shop till you freak at the Spooky Boutique!" over and over in my head.

Brian asked that I not say that out loud when I'm at the mall with him everytime we go. But, I never say it out loud! Anyway, of course now I'll be tempted to say it out loud to him everytime we do anything. I think the only person who could understand this is my sister, who also watched the cartoon with me and remembered the Shop-till-you-freak thing for a long time. Of course, she probably doesn't recite it to herself to the degree that I do.

It is because of stories like this that when I'm telling myself jokes in my head, you should never ask me to share!