Laurel Snyder

Firstly, Lizzie Skurnick is all over A Wrinkle in Time today, over at Jezebel.  You should read it if you haven’t, though if you do not read Lizzie’s column every week, you are basically a moron.

Secondly, I had ANOTHER car accident today. The second time I’ve been rearended at a red light in just over 6 months.  Causing me to HATE ATLANTA!  I would blame myself, as I am NOT an especially  good driver, but I was STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT!

Thirdly, I want to teach you a lesson I learned this week:  DO NOT BORROW things you cannot afford to replace!!!  And if you THINK something might be out of your price range, for god’s sake, ASK!

I borrowed the loveliest shoes in the universe to wear to BEA.  These shoes were partly responsible for me feeling like Cinderella. They were silver, and supple, and GORGOUS.  I did not ask how much they cost. 

Know what I figured out?  Things that seem nicer than anything you have ever owned are probably things you never WILL have. 

I scratched the shoes!!!! I wore them dancing and scratched them, and came home sick over it.  Because of course the minute I saw the scratch I realized that the shoes were probably expensive.  Really expensive.  When I took them to the repair guy, he said, “I can’t really fix this.  Shoes like this aren’t really made to be worn.”

But you know what’s TRULY amazing. My friend did not get angry. She just said, “I knew if I told you you’d never borrow them, and I wanted you to feel beautiful.”

Now THAT’S a friend!

Still, I’ve learend a lesson.  When my friend offers to loan me her diamond-encrusted hedgetrimmer I will know what to say.

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