Trims order

Here's my order set so far - with the 3:30 additions of Lady Cassia's requests, and these really cool leafy bead trim things I saw... all from www.cheeptrims.com

Lakshmi -- Flat Sequins, 6 mm ---- Black -- $13.68/Spool - 1
Dervish Spin -- Beaded Fringe, 2 inch ---- Clear (C08) -- $19/spool - 1
Dervish Spin -- Beaded Fringe, hearts & leaves ---- Sage/Pink -- $22.40/spool - 1
Safiya - 3 loop frog - black & gold -- $9.00/bag - 3
Lakshmi -- Iron-On Applique, 3 x 2 inch Black -- $5.00/bag - 1
Lakshmi -- Chainette Tassel, 4 inch White (029) - $10.44/bag
Lakshmi -- Beaded Fringe - leaves - Tan - $14/spool - 1
Lady Cassia -- BR-899001 Gold - 1 - $3.00/spool
Lady Cassia -- BR-899002 Gold - 1 - $3.00/spool
Lady Cassia -- RVWONY-867058 Black - 1 - $10.00/spool
Lady Cassia -- RJP-608273-C01C - 1 - $4.16/spool
Mina -- 2 Row Sequin Stretch Braid, 1 inch - $18.75/spool - 1
Bhairavi -- grosgrain ribbon - $4.50/spool, 5 spools
Bhairavi -- Jaquard Ribbon, navy & silver - $7.56/spool - 1

Current Total: $180.99
Plus shipping: $16.25 -- $197.24
shipping is UPS Ground.

When I get back from lunch... I'll be putting in the order... current subtotals are:

---------subtotals-------shipping-------total
Lakshmi--$43.12----------$3.87----------$46.99
Mina-----$18.75----------$1.68----------$20.43
Cassia---$20.66----------$1.85----------$22.51
Safiya---$27.00----------$2.42----------$29.42
Kathy----$41.40----------$3.72----------$45.12
Bhairavi-$30.06----------$2.70----------$32.76

PayPal does not work on my work computer... I suspect my work is carefully screening out a cookie or other web utility that PayPal needs, but PayPal never gives me enough info to fix the problem... So, those of you that live near me, I'll be hunting you down for a check... Bharavi, can you mail me a check, I can float it while the check is in the mail...

That thing in under "total" is what you pay me, it's the cost of the items (the subtotal) plus shipping - shipping is prorated against your subtotal, because I'm a big math geek who loves Excel.

Post lunch

Order is done - coming UPS Ground - so in the next couple weeks.

I am famous! OK... well for some definition of famous.

Scratch and I grabbed lunch at Blue Ribbon BBQ, one of our favorite Boston area BBQ joints. As we were waiting for our platters, I was collecting the various accoutrements - sauce containers, vinegar, napkins, forks and knives - and one of the chefs behind the counter says "Hey! You're Betty Blaize!". He'd apparently seen Out for Blood and he was a big fan. This the first time I've met someone I didn't know, in street clothes who had seen and liked the show. It was really cool!

I'm not there every week, but I'm enough of a regular that some of the folks there recognize me. They are all like "we didn't know you were a big star!" I said I just started this starlet thing. ;)

Scratch says, dubiously, that being a big star at a BBQ joint (however tasty) may not be the kind of PR a baby doll needs. A big picture of me signed "Oink! Oink! Oink! -- Betty" is probably not the kind of thing a girl should hang in a place decorated primarily with pigs. And horking down the meat while covered in BBQ sauce is not a sexy image for most of mainstream America.

But hey! I'll take what I get. :) I really do like their BBQ.