I am kind of wondering how far is too far
and at what point does something you love
become one of those things
that people get that freaky fixed smile on their face when you mention it
and you just know inside they are thinking you are a poor miserable sod
and they are mentally counting the minutes until they can make their escape
not that there is anything wrong with them for thinking that way
because I myself have pulled out the fixed smile and poor sod thought
and it has seen me through various family and work functions over the years
I also firmly believe that as parents
it is our sworn duty to torture our children until they think that way
though in the teenage years this does seem to be more likely
to be accompanied by a noticeable sigh or some eye rolling
but with practice I am sure Phantom will perfect the smile/ grimace
The big question is whether to buy a tea lamp
it may just tip me over from poor sod territory
into crazy tea lady territory
I think I have been walking quite the fine line lately
if the teetering tower of tea in the pantry
and need for some extra shelves to house
various paraphernalia is an indication
but this lamp is a whole other teapot of fish...
I am sure it is an almost direct rip off from Liberty or some such store
and it is in a homewares store at the mall
which I have taken to visiting it with such alarming regularity
I am starting to feel like I am stalking the poor thing
and I have no where to put it, and the shade is dingo ugly
so added to the expense of buying the thing, then there is the new shade
and the extension because like I said
no room
so I will hopefully hold out until someone else puts me out of my misery
and buys the darn thing so it won't be there when I visit
and in the mean time I will use Paint Party Friday to distract me...xx
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