I freakin love alpaca.

How much stuff must I order from LLBean and dislike before I stop ordering things from LLBean? Hopefully two. I ordered what appeared to be a great sweater for $25, and it turned out to be a crappy sweater for $25. (Oh, man, was it awful - I think it was made out of yarn spun from asbestos, packing peanuts, and fishing line.) (Of course, it cost $25.) Then, last week on a whim of freezingness, I ordered a vest, because this friend of mine lent me hers for a couple hours and it was nice and warm. Turns out this vest is much shinier and whispier in person than it appeared on the website, and so, while wearing it, I feel like the personification of Dentyne Ice. For it is light blue. But it is also warm, so I am keeping it.

I feel bad for having to swear off the Bean. I feel bad for speaking ill of the Bean in public. But right now I'm also grappling with that perennial problem of the stiffness of the zipper that, when sitting, makes it look just out as if there is a metal spike sticking out of my abdomen, and that look isn't really in right now.