sick garment syndrome (or SGS for short)

i have it. it's like sick building syndrome (which i also have, naturally, IKEA Carson and Santa Ana's Discovery Center being my worst nightmares, respectively...) but when i put on certain (pinchy, scratchy, ugly) clothes, i get really sick and slightly very emotionally unstable. (i also have sick shoes syndrome and sick purse syndrome - that is the worst.... all kinds of syndromes to be honest - all made up but absolutely real. (in my head at least...)

i am wearing-in the old lady capris. i don't want them to feel scratchy and strange in New York - that would never do. and in a fit of still-saving-for-that-minivan-so-we-can-go-to graceland-tennessee thriftiness, i already returned the teenage capris. anyway, i absolutely hate them. they are roomy but tight, loose but restrictive - when i put them on, they make me feel disgusting and old and like bawling my eyes out because my life is slipping away and i haven't even been to Tokyo yet (and now i am kind of scared to go....). i should just take them off, right? yes. and burn them. and be happy (but capri-less, so not really....)

my elbow is about 140% more painful since getting the pain-killing shot on Tuesday. it feels like the spine feels the day after an epidural (but slightly worse). i am hoping it's because the shot hurt sooooo badly that this is the recovery phase and soon i will have that steroid-floaty-epidural-feeling again. because it's bad.... oh sooo bad and the thought of getting the shot all over again makes me feel SICK. she actually mentioned having an OPERATION on it. sigh, i've never had an operation, i get sick even getting a blood test. and surely an operation would require stitches and fasting and down-time and all those awful things? i just can't have an operation......... it's not an option.

off to brave the grey storm clouds - yesterday i bought some yummy ketchup baked chips and they are so good, i must buy more - many more! and i need to buy paint to make the american flag sign that we started with much excitement and immediately ran out of red, white AND blue paint :| and i want to take really long class pictures of really really big classes (ok i don't really... but i must or our family yearbook will be missing a vital photo or two)

back later with pictures (if i can lift my camera - oh yeah, it's that bad) xoxox