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Thus spake MiLady.
I've been feeling a little down, lately. I cannot allow this to continue. I like the happy, bubbly MiLady better, so I must bring her to the surface. Thus, today is a good day.
Yesterday, I managed to get things done. I was mailed a coupon for some money off at Staples, so I went down there and purchased a new bluetooth headset for my PDA. The mightily expensive one has given me nothing but grief and has quit working altogether. This is 1/2 the price and I am confident it will work beautifully. *crosses fingers* It was presented in two colours, black and pearl pink. The only black one was open, so I chose the pearl pink. It's very girlie. I suspect I should start getting my nails done and wearing makeup to really fit my new hardware.
Pink. What's up with pink? I see it everywhere now. Over the past couple of years I really have noticed pink as a leading colour. It's always been there, there have always been pink clothes and accessories mixed in, but the predominant colours of the season were usually something else. Now, I'm seeing kitchen tools in pink, toolbox tools in pink, office equipment in pink... it's everywhere. Seriously, I've seen espresso makers and cake batter mixers in pink. For those who really love pink and have spent years wishing they could buy more pink hardware, this is their time to really shine. They can repurchase their entire kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and garage in a pink theme and live happily. Run with it, because I don't know how long this fad will last and I've never seen it before.
For those who are just swept along in the wave of pink, beware. One day, you'll walk into that kitchen and wonder how it happened. How did that pink toaster get here? Could I have really bought that? That fateful day when the pink fog clears and the flamingos leave the room, there will still be a coating of pink fallout in the form of everything bought in the past few years. By then, maybe the fad colour will be orange. Or yellow. What will happen then? *shiver*
I feel for these people. I understand the attraction. It's everywhere screaming, "Buy me! I'm pretty and bright and full of the happiness!" I've heard them. I've even found myself pausing in an aisle to finger some petal pink thing I don't need. It's dangerous. It's insidious. I wonder if it is tapping into some atavistic portion of my social programming that tells me, "Pink and lace and frilly things are for girls. Buy them!" I catch myself and pull back my hand in revilement. How can I allow this programming to take over, even for a second? Insidious, I say!
And here I sit at my desk. Sitting square in front of me is my new bluetooth headset. It is pearl pink. Even though I am onto them, I have bought a pink piece of hardware. And, I don't regret it.
I've been feeling a little down, lately. I cannot allow this to continue. I like the happy, bubbly MiLady better, so I must bring her to the surface. Thus, today is a good day.
Yesterday, I managed to get things done. I was mailed a coupon for some money off at Staples, so I went down there and purchased a new bluetooth headset for my PDA. The mightily expensive one has given me nothing but grief and has quit working altogether. This is 1/2 the price and I am confident it will work beautifully. *crosses fingers* It was presented in two colours, black and pearl pink. The only black one was open, so I chose the pearl pink. It's very girlie. I suspect I should start getting my nails done and wearing makeup to really fit my new hardware.
Pink. What's up with pink? I see it everywhere now. Over the past couple of years I really have noticed pink as a leading colour. It's always been there, there have always been pink clothes and accessories mixed in, but the predominant colours of the season were usually something else. Now, I'm seeing kitchen tools in pink, toolbox tools in pink, office equipment in pink... it's everywhere. Seriously, I've seen espresso makers and cake batter mixers in pink. For those who really love pink and have spent years wishing they could buy more pink hardware, this is their time to really shine. They can repurchase their entire kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and garage in a pink theme and live happily. Run with it, because I don't know how long this fad will last and I've never seen it before.
For those who are just swept along in the wave of pink, beware. One day, you'll walk into that kitchen and wonder how it happened. How did that pink toaster get here? Could I have really bought that? That fateful day when the pink fog clears and the flamingos leave the room, there will still be a coating of pink fallout in the form of everything bought in the past few years. By then, maybe the fad colour will be orange. Or yellow. What will happen then? *shiver*
I feel for these people. I understand the attraction. It's everywhere screaming, "Buy me! I'm pretty and bright and full of the happiness!" I've heard them. I've even found myself pausing in an aisle to finger some petal pink thing I don't need. It's dangerous. It's insidious. I wonder if it is tapping into some atavistic portion of my social programming that tells me, "Pink and lace and frilly things are for girls. Buy them!" I catch myself and pull back my hand in revilement. How can I allow this programming to take over, even for a second? Insidious, I say!
And here I sit at my desk. Sitting square in front of me is my new bluetooth headset. It is pearl pink. Even though I am onto them, I have bought a pink piece of hardware. And, I don't regret it.