Amongst the minor annoyances of being a girl...

I know exactly what I want:

An analog watch with Roman numerals, a second hand, day, date, perpetual calendar, and water resistant, for less than $50. I'd prefer a leather watch strap, but I can always replace a metal one. It'd be extra cool if I could find a self-winding or solar-powered watch, but those appear to be all out of my price range.

Unrealistic, you say. Dreamer, you say. Well, yes, if you want a watch that fits on a woman. If you're a guy, you have a vast array of choices. Why not buy a guy's watch, then? you ask. Because guys' watches are around 40 mm wide, and women's are about 25 mm or so. A 40 mm watch would look...well, you know how the classical geek of yore looked with the heavy, black, bug-eyed glasses? It's roughly the same thing for the wrist.

I have found one brand of watch that has everything I want (except the leather strap) but the price scares me: $10. On the other hand, perhaps I'll take two, they're small.

P.S. If you want a chronograph, you're pretty much stuck with a diver's watch or a guy's watch, neither of which looks ok for daily wear.

A note about my not-a-journal

I don't really use LJ as a journal, just so y'all know. I treat it more as an APA, or something. It's a place for essays, and occasional entries about things in my life. But it's not a day-to-day thing. You probably noticed that part already, though.

The other thing is, I don't read other people's LJs very often. I'm sorry if you think I'm being rude. If you issue invitations or make major announcements on LJ, you can be pretty certain that I haven't seen them. Friends may or may not remember to mention these things to me.

I feel excluded, sometimes. Of course, people who set up social events and announce important information using LJ usually feel like I'm not really interested in them. On the other hand, turn about is fair play. When I was heavily involved in r.a.s.f.f., a lot of people who didn't participate felt excluded by the conversations of people who were involved. There are really endless possibilities for miscommunication, almost as many as there are in face-to-face.

If there's something interesting on someone's LJ, or something you want to be sure I know, you could always drop me email. Not that I'm anything like a stellar correspondent, but I almost always read my e-mail.

So, just so that you know. I'm not actually ignoring you in particular. I'm just ignoring you in general.