The Purse and the Prune

I'm really sorry to the people sick of looking at personal-like posts filled with photos, etc., but 1) I really have nothing new to share, 2) my book reading has taken a serious hit. So, work with me here.

First and foremost, exactly 2 weeks ago, I said I'd show you my spectacular purse/bag. It's a fashion statement, if I do say so myself, although my sense of fashion is somewhere toward the Celsius freezing point, so... Keep in mind it was $17. I'm not kidding. I was looking for something huge to stuff more books in to take on the plane cos I thought my bags would go over the weight limit.

I really thought I'd get teased because of it this year, but so far all the girls in my class want to know where I got it. (While I am flattered, I find this annoying. I bought it in the US, but if it were a national store, would they also buy themselves one? Spare me. Or maybe they liked the funky feel and wanted to find something similar, but not quite? Hmm...)

AND... The latest addition to my universe, my niece and goddaughter, Prune. She is so aptly named because most newborns look like such, and even though I think I love her more than life itself, I will acknowledge that at this point she is just not the cutest (yet). Give it a few weeks and she'll be a knockout :P
Three things I like in that picture: my thumb looking like a ghost's, my school uniform, and finally, to end this post with a bang, Prune m'dear.