How Far Is Too Far....

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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