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When you are celebrating or when you are sad, do you treat yourself with little gifts? Or is there something special you get for a self-indulgent night in?

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I sometimes cheer myself up with a cream cake if I'm skint or I usually buy some sort of beautifying product if I have money. I generally find spending money on myself to be very therapeutic in all sorts of ways.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I've just bought four Peppermint Aeros for a pound from One Stop. Unfortunately my initial glee has been tempered by the realisation that I don't really want them.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 10:19 (twenty-two years ago)

CDs or food, CDs or food, hm...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, I treat myself when I need a little picking up. I treat myself when I am celebrating my good mood. I treat myself way too well and that's why I have credit card debt. But, let's face it, I'll continue to do this.

I'm always like, "OH, I deserve to have some nice things!"

― Sarah McLUsky (coco), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm going to buy cds at lunch today to treat myself for not buying cds for a while (nevermind that I bought plane tickets to Chicago and a hotel room in Philly and...).

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned is OTM.

I too either treat myself with music or food. Though my "music treat" is only about once or twice a month, it still makes my month that much better knowing I will get at least the one CD.

Foodage, on the other hand, is a more frequent occurrence, though my occasional "I'm going to Dairy Queen to get me a peanut buster parfait" treat trek happens at the same frequency as my CD purchasing.

p.s.: I don't have a credit card. I have a debit card. Pretty much like saying I have a plastic, indestructable check minus the blanks to fill out. This is good. No debt.

― Just Deanna (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Monday was fucking wack last week, and I spent the whole day wanting to scimitar everyone in this office, so apres work I stomped up to HMV Oxford Street and spent £70 on CD's. Getting home and turning the new one from Jane’s Addiction up inexcusably loud made me feel like a normal human being again but it’s very rare for me to get that pissed and deliberately go out and splash.

― Alex K (Alex K), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I have been in bed with the flu all day and mr ailsa just came in with a squeezy cuddly ribena berry that makes noises when you squeeze it. How cool is that? We have a joint account so that's kinda like me treating myself but with him doing all the hard work :)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Recipe for treating oneself (especially helpful when feeling down and/or stressed):

1 bathtub
many many gallons of very hot water
1/2 cup epsom salt
6-12 small candles (scented optional)
1 glass merlot
1 boombox (NOT ON OR NEAR THE TUB THOUGH!)
1 copy of Peter Gabriel's Passion

Fill tub with water, mixing in epsom salt as tub fills. Light candles and place strategically around edges of tub. Place Passion in boombox and press play. Submerge body in water. Top off with the glass of merlot. VOILA! I bet you're feeling better!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

*laughs*

that reads like a marinade, nick!!!!!

though glass of red whilst bathing is a wonderful way to unwind.

― Chris Radford (Chris Radford), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Movies. Books. It used to be a new CD, but now I save that for writer's block/need for increased motivation/change of pace. Steak sub. Cream liqueur.

Or my two ultimate comfort food/indulgence food combinations of all time -- cocktail peanuts and dark chocolate (eaten in alternate bites), or Snyder's hard sourdough pretzels dipped in sriracha.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

no i don't. the only thing i buy is CDs/books or food (or my train pass). but those things are necessary.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Books, cds, new underwear/lingerie, and the occasional box of See's candy. I'm easy.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Easy like Sunday morniiiiiiiiiin yea-ee-ah-oh-yaaa-ee-aaaah...

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been buying myself comic books lately.
I stopped buying/reading them about 12 years ago, basically just trading up from comic nerd to music nerd. So I've been picking up collected things here and there, like Kingdom Come and just yesterday I bought the Green Arrow: Quiver book, which I liked a lot more than I thought I would, or even more than I can rationalize, since there were a lot of flaws in the story itself, but Kevin Smith (yes that Kevin Smith) did a helluva job on the character work and the dialogue was great. Not too KevinSmithy, but just enough.
I'm thinking of maybe getting back into my superhero kicks.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you tried Powers? That and Ultimate Spider-Man are pretty much where I'm getting my costume-fix on lately.

― Tep (ktepi), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I've never really been into Marvel for some reason. I think I like the primary colours of DC, the relatively angst-free corniness of it all.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Easy like Sunday morniiiiiiiiiin yea-ee-ah-oh-yaaa-ee-aaaah...

In another scary but cool Nick/Aimee moment, my winamp is playing Faith No More's version of this song RIGHT NOW.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Weird - I'm having a threeway with Mike Patton and Lionel Richie RIGHT NOW!

― NA (Nick A.), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

NA, you're my hero.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

when i'm overstressed by problems at work, difficulties at work, and anxieties over world events, i find the best way to relieve the pressure is to go out n' stab some hookers.

really, it works wonders!

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 18:11 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah Julio is OTM.

The only other thing I'd buy is Lego or transformers.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 18:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Musical equipment. Food and media are just regular purchases, they don't make me feel a whole lot better UNLESS it's like some crazy weird imported junk that you have to track down for a while, then I get a little excited. To really cheer myself up I have to give myself something to really look forward to that will absorb a lot of my time when I get it. Gear fits the bill every time.

But the last few times I've been really down I've ended up with

1. A drum machine
2. A sampler
3. A sequencer/sampler workstation
4. Monitor speakers

Now if I can just get really bummed out two to three more times, I'll have the full studio.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I treated myself to a big Italian beef last night, hadn't eaten out in weeks. Everytime I tell them to put some extra juice on it, it's WAY too juicy. So, of course, I didn't tell them to and it was WAY too dry.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

most recently for me it's been CDs. last time i was really upset i arrived home with multiple nuggets box sets. of course being hassled about spending the money by gf took the pleasure out of it again.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh, my anarchist friend was describing this as the "ultimate capitalist weapon". It goes like this:

People work all day to get money but feel so awful and depressed about having to do the work that they have to buy stuff to cheer themselves up but don't have any time to use and so they buy more stuff and have to work harder to get it".

Simple, but true I suppose.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

whereas under a planned economy on bread and water we would all be content!

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)

actually I have no interest in this argument right now. Belay my last.

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

No! I want to take you up on it at tedious 500+ new posts length, fascist (or whatever). Oh no, hang on.....

― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

jackbooted mysogynist! Censor this man!

― Millar (Millar), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

What do I treat myself with? Why Champagne and chocolate of course!

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

jackbooted mysogynist! Censor this man!

*as sung by Thom Yorke*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

oh rain down on me...

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 31 July 2003 00:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Taro pearl tea from St. Alps cause I was feeling low when I left work today.

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 31 July 2003 06:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Having read this thread I think I'll go home tonight and follow Nick's bath-with-candles suggestion. Though I think I'll skip the Peter Gabriel and just have a doob instead. Got a night to myself for the first time in a week or two and I'm not sure if I'm pleased, or sad because I miss muh boi.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 31 July 2003 07:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I just treated myself to a bento box lunch at the sushi place downtown, yum.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 31 July 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

thrift shopping for bright colored clothing and ugly handbags from the 80s. It's cool cause I'm a student, right, but one of these days I'll be one of the town weirdos, I think.

― daria g (daria g), Thursday, 31 July 2003 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)

oxtail stew.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 31 July 2003 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I usually just abuse Joseph when I feel down, it helps immensely, no fundage required.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 31 July 2003 21:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Nowt lifts me better than:

Apple Pie/Cheesecake
Whipped Cream
Nuts/M&Ms
Sprinkles
Chocolate Shake

(if I can't have any of that, then I just find my usual targets for a bit of fair practice;>)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 31 July 2003 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

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