what i'll do for cheese.

last night, i found myself in an interesting situation. i had just been to a pretty intense class at the gym, and whenever i work out that hard i tend to crave very specific things for dinner. last night it was cheese. (there's this new-to-me cheese at whole foods called humboldt fog, which is this delicious goat cheese that's crumbly in the middle and gooey on the outside and... uggglllrrbbll *drool*.) i had some leftover swiss chard at home, already cooked, and with the cheese? and some french bread? and my favorite cheap white wine - also located at whole foods - well. i NEEDED IT.

the only problem was my... um... attire. i was wearing bike shorts - as in, skin tight, short, black, and shiny - and a pretty form-fitting tank top over my sports bra. and because the gym class is dance-ish, i hadn't brought sneakers in my gym bag. usually i have a pair of flip flops living in there, but i guess they hadn't made it back in during the last repack. which meant that all i had to wear were the shoes i'd been wearing at work earlier that day. which were 3" black heels.

so to recap, i was wearing booty shorts and 3" heels. as i wailed to gertrude over the phone, "i can't go into whole foods looking like a hooker! a SWEATY hooker!"

it was an internal battle of epic proportions, i'll tell you what. because the more i thought about my delicious cheese / wine, the crueler it seemed not to be able to have it. but... whole foods. DRESSED LIKE A HOOKER. it's not like running into a 7-11, where it's a small space and i could scoot in and out; it's a large store full of well dressed people. and the cheese counter is alllll the way in the back corner.

ultimately, i pulled into the whole foods parking lot and rummaged through my trunk until i - thankfully - found a pair of old ratty sneakers, and was able to replace the heels. cheese and wine FTW.

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after months of meaning to any never getting around to it, i joined bookmooch.com yesterday. i'm sending out my first 5 books this afternoon! so now i have all these points that i can use to get books sent to me... and... um. well. i was so excited to have any! book! i wanted! sent to me, but now i'm completely paralyzed on what books i want. i've gone though a ton of your (excellent!) suggestions from last year, so now i need your help again: what are some good books you've read recently? or old-time favorites?