a tally of materialism

my november acquisitions:

1) an enameled turquoise and tangerine floral bangle from hongkong
2) the bigger bottle of coco mademoiselle (gone are the days of skimping on scent)
3) regulation white shirt from agnes b
4) white lace camisole from aero

am currently undecided between getting these locally made electric blue satin flats with black velvet poufs at the toes vs a new zippo lighter. or perhaps forgoing both for the sake of wonderful christmas presents for all! (ive felt rather self-indulgent lately and with good cause--)

we'll see how tomorrow's duty goes (singularly alone in the hospital wards, at the mercy of any and all pediatric patients.)

a calendar of days

there are hours in this patchwork calendar when
thin-soled and restless
you feel you can walk across water

then there are days
doused thickly with aubergine
when suddenly you're drowning in your tears.

the great indoors

it's the first time in seventy-odd days that i've had a whole day off -- luxuriously squandered in bed followed by the most fattening brunch ever while watching funny face. i don't think life can get much better than this. especially when you factor in the tiny detail that i'm on nursery duty tomorrow. ("pedia intern on duty! {insert antibiotic name here} push for baby-so-and-so...")