Random things and photos

Some random things:

I was on the phone with our financial advisor. He ended the conversation by saying, "Have a good day, babe." Creepy...

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I've got the Miitomo App, a new social networking app made by Nintendo. It seems like a fun app - very quirky and bizarre, as I would expect from Nintendo - and without the moral outrage and envy-mongering often found on other social networks (ahem!). I only know two people on there so far, though. Here's a "miifoto" I made yesterday:

This was me yesterday morning!

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I don't know if I've written about my linen towel. I've used it for about four months now. It is super-absorbent; when I dry off after a shower about 2/3 of the towel remains completely dry. It's not as soft as a cotton terry towel, though. In fact, I might even call it "exfoliating" (to put a positive spin). However, it gets softer with each washing, and it dries super fast.

The other day I helped it dry even faster by suspending it over my bedroom window with trouser hangers. It did double duty as a curtain, enabling a nice afternoon power nap.

Linen towel drying in the sun and serving as a curtain simultaneously.

Wool & Linen

I've said before that I wanted everything in my wardrobe made of wool and linen. This Christmas may get me closer to my ambition. I'm already in possession of hemp boxer shorts (hemp is basically the same as linen), and my mom said she was thinking of buying me a wool flannel shirt. Then, I asked for more wool socks.

Now I've found a website, Rawganique, that sells an abundance of organic linen and hemp articles: shirts, pants, undershirts, underwear, socks, shoes, suits, towels, sheets, etc. Although I'd never buy any of them, they are a curiosity to behold:

Linen t-shirt: $59

Linen sheet set: $410

Linen sweater: $109

Yes, they may last a lifetime - or two or three - but I'm not sure I want to be stuck with the same undershirt for the next fifty years. (I might consider the linen sheets one day).