So I got a new phone, free (in as far as these things are ever free), from Orange; a Nokia 6300 It's rather nice, I must say. Dinky, slim, metal. It feels bloody heavy compared with my old phone, though Nokia say it is 1g lighter *shrug*. Claimed battery life is 14 days standby... let's see shall we?
It's a bit less "fashion" than my old phone (Nokia 7360 from the "Amour" range) and feels a lot less girly. Not sure how I feel about that. And trading infra-red for Bluetooth. Again, not sure about that. Shame Nokia don't supply connectivity software for Macs as well. It'd be nice to use my phone effectively with my MacBook.
I got a free new toy today. Just testing journal posting from it.
Well, OK, not burning it down, but chopping bits off and building new bits. We have the second quote. We still think we can afford it. But things have got a bit complicated with talking to neighbours about the potential party wall agreements we'll need. We might have to leave it a week or two.
Having lost 4.5 stones (28.5kg for those of you who think in new money), and with a BMI below half-way up the "normal" BMI range, you'd think I would feel all slender and light. The thing is; I don't. And when I look in the mirror, I don't see the difference from before the weight loss. Bonkers? Well, now I think I know how anorexics see themselves, but in reverse. It's not that I see a fat person now, it's that I never actually saw myself as fat. Confused? I am.
Conversely, I do see the wobbly bits that are left and think, "that shouldn't be there". But I suspect that's the part of my brain that has been conditioned by the media that women should be tall, excessively slim and with legs that go on forever. In that, I am oddly comforted by the fact that my CEO this week commented that I was quite tall. Maybe I look taller than I used to because I'm now less wide?
Still. I bought a dress today. A small and (relatively) cheap one. Thing is, when I looked it up on the shop web site to see what it is supposed to look like (on a model), apart from there being no naffing picture of it, it says it is a top. (I'm sure it's the right thing because these shops give their clothes names.) *boggle* It has a tie waist and comes down to my knees. I don't get it.
Now, of course being not all that up on The Fashion, I feel both silly and confused. But after a little research, I find that the "tunic dress" is supposed to be the next big thing. Allegedly. So, I'm calling this garment I've just bought a tunic dress and that's the end of it.