Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes yesterday. I was out and about all day, so I didn't have much of a chance to respond. I decided to knit my new camera a case rather than buy a hideous black case from the store. I went and bought some fabric and blue cotton yarn. I don't really know how it is going to turn out, but I suppose it will be a learning experience. I would post more pictures, but I can't get blogger to upload them. I suppose the first ones I posted were beginners luck.

Todd took me out to eat for my birthday dinner; we went to the Bonefish Grill. I was very disappointed to learn that it is a chain restaurant, as I have been trying to support independent places lately. Other than that, it was lovely, and the food was delicious.

I've been meaning to write about my job at the shoe store. I thought that the Cobblers Bench decor was outdated and tacky. The combination of the pink carpet, the hunter green accessories, the flowered tapestry chairs and the yellow wood paneling, certainly showed it's age. Well, the decor is Head over Heels is: burnt orange and hunter green with bamboo furniture. Eww. My first reaction when I walked in the back room was "holy shit." It makes me fantasize about the Cobblers Bench. The shelves of shoes were about 18 inches apart, just enough room to squeeze down the aisles, and went all the way to the ceiling (about 10 feet). The shoe brands were not located together, and I couldn't seem to figure out any logic to the madness of the stock room. The shoes in the front of the store generally had the price on them, but did not have the name of the specific style of shoe on them. This made finding shoes literally like finding a needle in a haystack. Finally, I said, "oh, I think I see how the back room is organized. The shoes that are clumped together in the front are located next to each other in the back. The owner stared at me blankly and said, "no. if that's the case, it's unintentional." So I responded, "Oh. Then what is the method to the stock room." He said, "There isn't any." Oh. my. God. This is going to be so difficult. I can't believe I am saying this, but, I want the Cobblers Bench back! Waaaaa!