So I spent this Saturday thwarted. I woke up early to go to the bank, which is now in the valley. My accounts had lapsed from non use since they had moved but I wanted to reopen. In any case, it didn’t happen. So on the way back to our side of the hill I was starving but decided that I didn’t want Mickey D’s. Because, “Super Size Me.” I stopped at Bristol Farms, a local gourmet dump. I was thinking that it would be fresher and healthier. Nope. Powdered eggs and a vintage English muffin.Then I decided that I needed to go investigate the crème de La Mer pop up in Brentwood. Despite all the modern tech at my disposal, I couldn’t find it. I drove all over amongst the sheeple circling for a parking spot to brunch. When I am spending my valuable time like sheeple circling for a parking space to a place that I can’t find.
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Sounds like my life.
Now I realize that a middle aged gay man being kept from trying free French moisturizer and force to pilot his BMW convertible back to the wilds of WeHo isn’t up there with the struggle for.. well, anything at all. But it’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
I did go back the next day and actually get within eyeballing the place. It was so stuffed with people that trying to navigate it would have been like trying to swim against a tide of migrating wildebeest. So I decided to decamp to someplace of relative calm.
CostCo.
Even I can’t eat this much pineapple.
They have Creme de la Mer if I am really needing it. And they’ll deliver. I didn’t get a bottle since it wasn’t a freebie but did get a giant shrimp cocktail. So it worked out for the best.
It’s been hot here so I have been rocking the various Alvarez Gomez scents- and I owe Alityke a permanent vote of thanks for them.
So what did you get up to over the weekend? Practically everyplace in the US was having awful to dangerous weather- si if you have some suggestions for “batteningdownthehatches” type fun, let us know in the comments.
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Hey Tom,
This is regular ol’ Dina C. but Word Press required me to make a new account today. So, here I am. Yay.
How frustrating to be kept away from free samples of La Mer by long lines and an obscure location! That sucks. But shrimp cocktail at Costco sounds great! I completely agree that some of the Costco sizes are overwhelming for singles and couples. One has to have room to store 12 rolls of paper towels, right? And eating up bulk amounts of produce before it turns bad is a challenge. It’s great for vitamin supplements, paper products, and bread. And almost everyone likes their sheet cakes if you’re having a gathering.
I’m wearing Vent Vert today. Trying to galvanize myself into doing some yard work. The weeds are taking over, and the shrubs need pruning.
Hi Dina! Sorry about that — we’re hoping the new spam thingy stops marking other perfumistas (including Tom) as spam, we will see! I had no idea it was going to force you to re-do anything.
No problem! ?
I want to thank everyone who put up with it.
Yes. It was nuts. So frustrating! Hope this stays good.
I wish I had a little of the old Vent Vert. I’d love to experience it.
I think my bottle is not that old. It’s the one with a green polka-dot ribbon on its green cap.
Oooh, and that one is good? I’ve always wanted to try it.
Lol! I absolutely LOVE those beensy irritations – seriously! It’s a gentle reminder that things are okay – I’m not on the run from zombies or packs of velociraptors.
Weather is GORGEOUS here rn, which thrills me as I’m hosting a luncheon on my POrcH Saturday – last week the power went out for 8 hours. It was… hot
Oh I know. I even tell myself at the time. Not even zombies. I could have been waiting for a bus to take me to the TJ Markdown in Ferd, New Jersey. In the rain.
Or a blizzard, standing in a pee-soaked shelter
I remember that from living in Milwaukee. Standing at a bus shelter by the lake thinking if the freaking bus doesn’t come soon I’m going to die.
Sorry you’re all living a heatwave nightmare, or worse.
All quiet here. Trivia has been super full this week. Home, love, life chugging along merrily.
Did get a pre-loved perfume haul arrive today. Patou Joy Forever has been getting the squirts. there are three others too. All old faves. More anon.
Portia xx
I really want to hear about Joy Forever. I never looked because Joy was my mom’s fave and I can’t bear the idea that a flanker might supplant it.
Patou just folded it’s tent instead. Which is so very sad.
How disappointing on the free-be. And I hope your weather improves soon.
We seem to be past really hot weather (for the moment? might see another heatwave in September…). It is very humid though. The portable AC has a dehumidifier function though.
The highlight of my weekend was Sara the baker having a popup at the local weekend market. Boy, did I miss her croissants!
It’s pretty beastly here. I have AC in the office and at home thank goodness (and thank goodness for a first floor North facing apartment- for once) so I not suffering as much as I even would have on Maple, where I had none.
This is however not so bad. One day we hit 116F downtown before the official temp thingy broke. My sofa was like sitting on the lap of an uncle you didn’t like
Yuck on the powdered eggs and lots of love for the fresh pineapple! My last few days were a version of your weekend. And even though the heat warning weather seems to be gone, the sauna-like humidity has made itself at home. It’s getting harder to keep my spirits up.
Have been wearing and enjoying Profumum Roma Ichnusa and Arquiste Ella lately. Both are so nice!
We’re having kind of a heat wave. In the 90°s all week and no respite at the beach. But I’m wearing Fracas because, Dolly.
Oh fun!
And I’m not spam! Hallelujah!
Fantastic! Although I still miss emojis
Now you can just run amuck.
And we shall… Thanks for fixing!
With Mr Yuck!!
I’m so enjoying commenting freely! Wheee!