Since I’ve been down for the count for the past few weeks or so, I’ve been passing the time watching movies and daydreaming about really ridiculous things. These daydreams usually involve either stupid pointless items I’m coveting to keep me occupied during the upcoming surgery process, or really shallow and/or expensive wishes and plans for after I’m all done with surgery and my body’s back to normal. Sure, most of these things are ridiculously outlandish, but that’s kind of the point when you’re stuck in bed.
When I went through the amputation of my toe, most of my daydreaming involved scouring expensive real estate listings in Europe to find my dream home. Of course, on that scale, “home” is a bit of an understatement. The house I ended up picking for myself was an 18th century estate in France comprised of two symmetrical buildings, one the main house, the other an 8 car garage with two apartments above it. The main house had something like 25,000 square feet, and there was another outbuilding – the “caretaker’s cottage” – which was roughly 2,000 square feet. The whole 80 acre estate was absolutely beautiful, and it could have been mine for only $850,000. Not too bad, considering that only buys you a McMansion here in Virginia. Oh well. If only… 🙂
So anyway, this time around, to distract myself from the crap that is surgery and recovery, this is what I’m daydreaming of, along with a photo gallery to help you day dream with me:
– At long, long last, the Infamous Kick Butt Red Dress. Those who know me well will remember I’ve been sharing the legend of the Infamous Kick Butt Red Dress for ages, dreaming of the day when I would finally have it. It’s a dress that hugs in all the right places, causing jaws to drop for miles around. It’s daring, it’s the perfect shade of red, with lipstick to match. And of course, it will be perfectly suited to the perfect butt I’m dreaming I’ll have after surgery. 🙂 Here’s dress number one. Follow the links to see the others. I’d appreciate it if you’d cast a vote for your favorite in the form of a comment to help me decide which one to wear in February once I’m all done with recovery. Come on, you know you want to, it’ll be fun!
– A month-long trip to Italy with a stylish wardrobe and handsome man to match. Mmm…
– A convertible. First choice would be a vintage BMW 507. If not that, some kind of funny little Mercedes convertible circa 1950-something. If I must be more reasonable, I’d be just as tickled with a Nash Metropolitan, so long as it too is a convertible, and it’s shiny. Metropolitans should always be shiny. Or, if we’re just in this to be really goofy, how about a darling red 1959 BMW Isetta? The only downside, of course, is my hunky traveling companion couldn’t fit in it with me… and that would be a shame. But I’d take it anyway, if someone wanted to give me one.
– While those cars are stylish and demure, this thing’s just downright naughty goodness: a Vandenbrink Carver. Part car, part motorcycle, part fighter, put it all together and it’s nothing but fun fun fun! I can’t even begin to imagine how exhilarating it must be to drive. Ooooh how I want one, I want it bad! Click here to learn more about the car from the official website.
– That ridiculous Ferrari Acer notebook. Just cause it’s red and black and has my favorite pony on it.
– A Jordi LaBanda blouse. I saw them on his website, but haven’t found them for sale anywhere yet.
– A present. I don’t care what, just so long as it’s wrapped pretty and it’s something some sweet soul put some thought, care, and love into. That’s always fun. Good thing Christmas is coming up. 🙂
– Plane tickets for all of my best and closest friends so they can come for my 21st birthday so we can have a great big party. And best of all, then my friends can finally meet each other and we’ll all be one big happy group. Wouldn’t that be lovely? Of course, this would also be when I’d wear that pretty red dress I mentioned.
– An extra battery pack for my PDA so I can watch movies in bed. That’s not too shallow or pointless or expensive, though – it’s only $17 and would make watching movies so much easier. I wouldn’t have to keep messing with that obnoxious plug by my head all the time. Bleugh.
– I want to smell this pretty allll the time. I got my year’s supply of Lush today, so I experimented with some new shampoos, conditioners, and soaps. Ooooo, I smell like heaven! After I finished doing my hair, I even added just a teensy hint of my favorite perfume – Vera Wang Sheer Veil. Everyone should smell this good all the time. If so, I bet the world would be a much happier place. You should run out and buy some shampoo from Lush so you can smell good too. I recommend Big shampoo, American Cream conditioner, and either Bohemian or Karma soap. You too will soon smell like a vanilla milkshake carrying a big bouquet of pretty flowers.
There you have it, all the silly thoughts floating around in my head. Well, almost all of them… a girl has to keep a few secrets to herself. 😉
Definitely dress #2, and nothing at all wrong with white!
I have to agree with the BMW 507. I have, since as long as I can remember, had this imaginary dream car in my head, this ideal vision of what my car should be. Not being a car guy, this was a nameless dream that I pasted onto whatever car seemed roughly approximate to the idea. Then one day in the doctor’s office I perused a copy of Road and Track, wherein I chanced upon my dream car, the car, the ideal, and it was a BMW 507. I’m right there with you on that daydream!
Definitely the white dress… in red. The line of the skirt will be forgiving for practically every lower body figure flaw. And the top is just plain out sexy. The whole thing is understated elegance, which is the sexiest thing a kick butt dress can be. So my choice is definitely the white. In red it will be a knock out. Though, I’m partial to leaving it in the soft white.