coffee pot, sari, and sinuses

the other day i ruined my stovetop espresso maker. i got it all ready, and put in on the stove and lit the stove. then i decided to take a shower (and thought that i hadn't turned the stove on). at the end of my shower i remembered that i'd lit the stove afterall. and ran to the kitchen. the coffee had all evaporated/boiled over - and it smelled bad. later that night i opened it up to clean it - and realized i'd made a huge mistake. the rubber gasket (which was old before) was melted beyond repair. i can't measure the gasket to find out what size replacement i need. i measured the coffee pot. but it will cost as much to get a gasket (that might not fit) from the states as it will to just buy a new coffee pot here. crazy, huh? i may try to go to a hardware store and get a sheet of rubber to make my own gasket (but even if i get a new gasket, there's still the issue of the melted rubber that i'd need to clean out of the pot)...i might just buy the new one...we'll see how much energy i decide to invest in solving the coffee "crisis" i do really like the one i already have...i bought it in high school when i was visiting my aunt and uncle in spain. maybe i'll save the parts for "someday" even it i can't fix it now.

i've been sari shopping. my friend/co-worker Gita is getting married - so i need a sari. sari shopping is really stressful for me, and i'm not quite sure why. i think because i know i'm not going to own a lot of saris in my life - so i always want to be sure that i really want the one that i buy. i found one i really really like. it may be my "soul sari" - the one that you just absolutely love. its more money than i was planning on spending - but i think if i don't buy it, it will be the sari that i compare every other sari i look at to. whatever sari i end up buying - you'll be seeing pictures in a few weeks when i sport it at the wedding (oh man...its gonna be a great wedding. i'm so excited!)

i had a follow appointment with the doctor today. he actually said to me, "your nose is a little defective." and then explained that's why i'm having so many sinus problems. he also told me not to drink cold water (cause that makes your sinus problems worse) ugh. bottom line i don't trust him. i think he just wants to do surgery cause then he gets more money from me...so, i'm gonna keep trying to solve the problem -will probably go see someone else...and certainly won't be having surgery any time soon!