Beware the Ides of July! Perhaps you thought the Ides were only in March. A doctor I used to work with said it was the Ides the 15th of every month. This was the same doctor that once made a smarter-than-thou remark and I told him not to be didactic. He said he didn’t know what that meant. I told him it meant the same thing as pedantic, and he got mad. I like to tell that story. But I digress.
Today on Facebook, I posted that it was the Ides of July, which must be why I was having a bad day already. It is a weird day, because the wildfires in Canada are affecting the air quality here. It is as dark as a very cloudy day in my house, but when I look outside, everything looks yellow. I find it creepy. I KNOW, Canada has it much worse, I feel terrible for them! Anyways, a couple of friends commented that they hoped my day got better and I realized I was probably the only one who could make my day better for me (a fairly daunting thought).
Accordingly, I took a soapy shower (I found some moisturizing body wash and one of those plastic spongy things). I put on one of my fancy caftans and the fancy shoes I later found to go with it. Naturally I took a picture.
Don’t you just love the pompoms?
I might have looked more elegant with my ankles crossed, but with my left foot perpetually asleep, I felt it better not to. Long-time readers may remember those shoes as the ones I wore to get strangled in in Prescription: Murder at Ilion Little Theatre about a year and a half ago. Everybody loved those shoes then.
He looks upset, but he was really glad I was dead.
Maybe I can also bill this post as a Wayback Wednesday now. Anyways, I also took a selfie, so readers could see my fancy caftan. Maybe I should get one of them there selfie sticks, so I can really give the picture.
I try to look cute.
I guess I have cheered myself up some. I feel cool and elegant in my caftan. Maybe I’ll pour some ice water into a fancy glass and sip it slowly. At any rate, at least I’ve made a blog post. I hope the air outside is better, so I can have some Mohawk Valley Adventures tomorrow.
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