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A touch of the West Coast

It was a decently warm day today, around 15 degrees. I had been cooped up in the house for a couple of days now, so I decided to go out. I've been wanting to go to the new Lululemon store in DC (there are a few now apparently) to check out what they had... and I was feeling like I needed a hoodie and some pants to bum around the house in. So I went to their new store on P and 15th in NW DC. I ended up buying a couple of things (no hoodies unfortunately) and also ended up going to Whole Foods across the street. It also got me wondering about the clothes and fashion items out West that I was used to and to some degree, miss. It isn't that much of a stretch to say that the folks out West dress differently that the people out here. I used to go to work in t-shirts and shorts or jeans. To some degree, there are people dressed like that here too. But, I get the feeling that is in the minority. Every morning on the bus you see well dressed men and women heading to work here. I feel l...

I love America

Many of you no doubt will wonder about the title of this post. Maybe it should have had the word shopping too. Oh well. So, why do I love shopping in America? Well, firstly, they have online shopping. That is amazing in itself... Next, they have outlet malls. That and all the shopping I can think of. Giant malls, insane deals. So, online shopping: I have bought SO many things online. I bought my laptop, monitors, keyboard, dishes, measuring tape, memory card etc etc online. I mean, you can buy almost anything online here. I bought a kettle online. I got it shipped for 97 ¢ from Wal-Mart. Friends have bought tonnes of stuff so far, including a TV. A 50" plasma TV! Outlet mall: there's lots of stuff to buy there. Leesburg is a hike and a bit but it is worth the trip. There are clothes and kitchen things and shoes and electronics! There is so much to buy and so little time.