Birfday

TA Cat is busy baking a cake.

My blog is one year old today! This the longest I've done anything. Ever.

Settling In

Man. I have really let things go. The blog, my exercise regimen, my hair . . . Being a working girl isn't as easy as Melanie Griffiths makes it seem. (Although I do switch into heels at my desk--unless I'm feeling too lazy for heels that day).

100 Posts!!

TA Cat agrees: blogging is hard work.

Going Stir Crazy with the TA Cat

Welp, it's been a crazy, terrible, sad week. For the first and hopefully only time in my life, I've experienced a period of martial law. I've been going a wee bit stir crazy, and have been avoiding my outlining with lots of online shopping. (More on that later) and blogging.

The TA Cat is also a little bit disgruntled. She usually gets five full days of work/school before she has to endure a blizzard of kisses and shnuggles.

"They said to stay inside your house!"

Playing Hooky with the TA Cat

Just kidding. Class was cancelled for the day. Feels like Spring Break already . . .

"Spring Break? What about your paper?"

"Go back to work, missy."

Tuesdays with the TA Cat

I've been watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch on Hulu lately. It's TGIF every fucking night up in the Totes Adorb household. The Totes Adorb Cat is pretty much like Salem, only fluffier. Here she is modeling the latest fashion: purple RL sweater vest.

TAC is pretty good about wearing clothes. I'm considering making a little closet with little hangers for her, but Scot keeps vetoing that idea. 

Things Every Online Retailer Should Have

I have been on a lot of shopping sites lately, since that's what I do when I'm "studying". However, not all sites are created equal. I've decided that the items below are something that every site should have:

• A "find at store" option. And the inventory should be updated at least every 24 hours (if not even more frequently).
• Free shipping and returns. I know that this is built into the price of the merchandise for the stores that do offer this service, but honestly, is you restocking fee really $9.95? That's ridiculous. Also, include a free return label. I am willing to buy more stuff if I know I can try it out in the comfort of my own home and return it for free. 
• Include the model's measurements. This is especially important for things like bags (they can overwhelm a petite frame) or for coats (the hemline is important, since coats are difficult to get tailored). Also, including the weight and height for each size is very helpful. (Who actually measures themselves?)
• Restock dates. At the very least, tell me if an item is *not* going to be restocked, so I can give up on it forever. 
• Number of items left. Sometimes I like to mull a decision over before I purchase. Not knowing how many of an item/size is left makes me feel harried and grouchy. 
• Pan-over zoom. And it should be a good one. The enlarged image should not be on top of the original image, because then it's difficult to tell where your cursor is. Also, there should be no pop-ups. Ever. And, you should have this feature available for all the images of the item. Yes, sometimes I would like a close zoom of back.
• Click and drag. Similarly, I like the virtual closet feel of clicking and dragging the image so you can see it from 360 degrees. I always feel like retailers are trying to hide something when they only show the front and back and not the sides.
• White clothes should not be photographed on a white background. 'Nuff said.
• Reviews. They really help. 
• No music. Some of us are in class and forget to turn our speakers off, yo.

I don't think I'm asking for too much here. A bad website really makes me not want to frequent your online store or your real store. Also, for those of you who are disappointed that this was just a wall of text . . .

Studying with the Totes Adorb Cat

Just so that you guys don't think that law school is all shits and giggles, here are the reading materials for one class:

Why yes, Stella is wearing a fabulously festive Christmas bowtie with little jingle bells on it. Thanks for asking.

Introducing the Totes Adorb Cat

Because I am trying to avoid all of my homework on a Sunday night, I present to you, Totes Adorb Cat:

She suffers from: agoraphobia, acrophobia, pygmachophobia, aquaphobia, ailurophobia, xenophobia, spectrophobia and phonophobia, among others.