Shopping for suits

I needed a suit, so started searching local (and not so local) shops for something a little bit edgy. As usual nothing fitted me, so I almost despaired, thinking I would have to turn up at the event in my ubiquitous trousers-and-cardigan combo. I really wanted black, as I have a problem with colours with clothing (those who know me well will understand this). In the end I went to Bluewater and found a reasonable facsimile of a suit with an edge-to edge buttoned jacket with some interesting pleating. Couldn't get black, so had to settle for a charcoalish grey. I ended up buying lots of stuff - unusual this, as in the last year or so I have been known to walk around the whole of a shopping mall and come out with nothing. The most recent instance of this was when I went to Westfield, which is HUGE - you'd think I would find something I liked! (Actually, there were lots of things I liked, including the complete contents of the Radley shop and all of the de Beers window, but I couldn't afford anything from those particular shops).

Anyway, at Bluewater I bought the suit, a tee shirt, some black wedgy sandals, some black Havaianas, a yellow fan (to keep in my yellow bag) and a copy of Sims 3 (the special edition with the cool free flash drive). I am not sure if I like this version of the Sims as much as Sims 2, but it's early days yet, and the flash drive is fun.

I can wear small amounts of colour, generally in the form of sunglasses, earrings etc. For example, yesterday I wanted comfortable feet (for yomping round the mall), which meant Nike toeshoes. These happen to have a yellow flash, which meant I had to have something else yellow. This was going to be yellow RayBan-lookalikes, but I broke them as I was rummaging in my bag, so I had to go with the yellow handbag, bangle and earrings . I considered wearing a yellow silk scarf, too, but that frightened me as it was too much colour. I could have worn the scarf and gone with a black handbag, but then the shoes would have felt wrong...... Sometimes it can take me a whole morning to decide what to wear. Hence the preponderance of black in my wardrobe. I was hoping to be able to find some replacement yellow sunnies, but it was not to be. I have red, pink, tortoiseshell, turquoise and three pairs of black sunglasses - all the same RayBan wayfarer shape. I even sound weird to myself.

Culture this week was a lecture on Victorian algebra (yes, it was really interesting!). They were handing out flyers for a film called "Fermat's Room" - a "maths horror" movie (this seems to be the start of a new genre). Apparently it is on "all over London" this week. They lie. It is showing in a very few cinemas dotted around the UK - the next London showing is in July, in Hammersmith, which is a bit of a trek. I might wait for the DVD.

Tori had tickets for the launch of this year's Big Brother, and I was babysitting Paul (who is an absolute darling). At 9pm Bex and I were settling down with the TV to see if we could spot her in the crowd when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be? It was Tori - the launch was first-come first served, and she and a few hundred other people were turned away. Why do TV companies give out far more tickets than they have audience space for? I feel another moan coming on....