OK, just found this, I wholeheartedly agree:
This one's good too:
1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not? I like to shop on my own terms, when I want to and not when everyone and their dog is in a panicked frenzy (um, like from now till January). I like to shop when I don't have to worry about every dime I spend, especially as I have to now because I have no credit cards anymore (whole different story). I don't like being guilted by the media to shop or buy cards for made-up holidays. And I HATE crowds, I used to be on the other end of the cash register and it's not exciting to me, just stressful. On the other hand, I'm very efficient at shopping, I could buy a whole wardrobe in one trip if I had to. I've gotten real decisive over the years about what I like and don't like.
2. What was the last thing you purchased? Other than necessities, a watch from eBay, just got it, have to take it in to be resized (of course, I have tiny wrists). It was a good deal and has hands and numbers big enough I can rad it without my glasses.
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why? I like both. I like the real store concept because I'm hard to fit, I can actually see and feel the quality of the merchandise, the correct color, etc. I love to shop online for things I already know will fit me (like Land End tees & nighties) and things I don't have to worry about (like books and music).
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it? I did, I honestly don't remember but it was fair for the era. Enough to buy some comics, candy and Slim Jims with each week.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing? A three pack of fruitcakes at Sam's Club. I don't need to be eating fruitcake, even though it's one of my favorite things, and this is a brand I've never tried and I'm really picky about my fruitcakes. And I'm the only one in the house who will eat it, so I think it's going to go back to the store.
Had a pretty much ideal Thanksgiving day... I got up early (for me) and made StoveTop Dressing (with added mushrooms and pecans), packed up the apple pie I'd bought at Sam's Club, and some bottled gravy and we drove the like 1.5 miles to my parents house. My mom supplied rolls, green beans and a pumpkin pie. And my brother, who works at a BBQ restaurant, made what we all agreed was the best smoked turkey we'd ever had. And he brought a pecan pie.
So we pretty much ate like pigs, got to bring leftovers home (yippee!), gave a few pieces of turkey to the cat, and I went back to bed and slept like three hours. I ate WAY too much, but I had to have some desert and turkey and dressing is like my favorite all-time meal.
I got up, listed some things on eBay, answered my email, ate two pieces of pumpkin pie, then watched SouthPark the Movie on Comedy Central (completely uncut). Now I actually have to work some, wrap the rest of my packages to mail out tomorrow, the post office people said it won't be as bad as I was dreading because everyone will be freaking out and jamming the malls. I don't get it, but then I grew up in a retail family so we have a whole different perspective on the holidays than everyone else. Not my favorite time of year. If we could just skip right over Christmas and land on my birthday in January it would be cool with me.
We have an artificial tree, lots of pretty glass ornaments, but since we moved into this house they've stayed in the attic, neatly stored away. Besides not really having a place to put a Christmas tree in our house, this year we have a new cat and I honestly don't think even if we wanted to we could even get the thing assembled. And if we did manage to, it wouldn't last 10 minutes. Phoebe really needs a kitty jungle gym to play on, which Sparky has been violently protesting (something about ex-wives and girlfriends making him suffer their presence), but we'll see. She would love a Christmas tree, but somehow I don't think that should be the first piece of major cat furniture we introduce to the house.
Oh well, gonna do the Friday Five, missed last week's, then work some and crawl back in bed...