coat nom i love my coat eventhough it's too big for me in the shoulders and waist and it's old and heavy and i call it ugly "my funny coat" it has kept me warm through many storms 060208 ... nom i cant wait for winter to be over so i can stop wearing it everywhere 060208 ... epitome of incomprehensibility I've had the same one for ten, almost eleven years. Without me knowing about it, my mother went to scour local stores for a new one. I'd mentioned that I wanted a more formal-looking one, a grey one, that went down to my knees. And lo and behold, she found one on sale for about $75, so she took me to try it on and bought it. I don't know if I could find something that warm and according-to-specifications (rather more tan than grey, but otherwise perfect) on sale. Value Village is great for clothes, but it's rather more haphazard for footwear and winter things (though last year I got my still-good winter boots there). So here's to Mom, may she live long and prosper. Star Trek thing with fingers. People are usually nicer than me, I find, and I feel humbled. 141212 ... epitome of positivity Oh oh, and she put it aside so that she can wrap it as a Christmas present. People are so weird. Other people are weirder AND nicer than me in a lot of ways - I should take that as inspiration! 141212 ... tender_square i got yet another one, as if i didn't already have enough to clothe a small army during frigid temperatures. it wasn't at all planned. the volunteer at the may court said the rack i was browsing was 75% off. how could i resist a brown knee-length faux fur with brocade military buttons for $15 when it fit my frame? 230209 what's it to you? who go blather from