Lady WIENdermere's fan

Turned out that the Mermaid's and my pessimistic predictions of torture in the name of culture had been more than accurate. Never mind that the alleged dance performance did not include one dance move but consisted of actors/performers walking around the stage, imagine one hour of unbearable cacophony along the lines of airplanes taking off right next to you. Had we had seats next to the aisle, I'd have pleaded for premature take-off myself but as it was, we sat it out (the Mermaid stuffed scrunched up tissues into her ears) and then proceeded to the so-called Red Bar of Volkstheater. Having gulped down a minuscule glass of free white wine, we waited 20 minutes for the buffet to be officially opened, then left just as the speeches began. Who wants to eat desiccated salmon and roastbeef sandwiches anyway?

Just as well we didn't have to pay for the tickets. The only good thing - apart from bitching about it all with the Mermaid - was the fact that we got free paper fans (see above) with the tickets.

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Of course I bought the hat boxes last night. Along with a set of pajama bottoms on sale. Not bad, considering I dashed into the shop 5 minutes before closing time.

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Will be off to Interio in my lunch-break to cash in my €30 voucher. How I love having a shopping spree to look forward to!

14:33 - PS: Lunch-break purchases: It's amazing what you can get with €30 at Interio when half of the stuff is dramatically reduced. I got:

a tablecloth

2 orange glass bowls
1 exfoliating soap bar

2 packs of paper napkins
1 cool cotton tote bag with Asian print
1 pack of goldfish-shaped floating candles.

...and I didn't even need to feel guilty for splashing out. Perfect!