$325.54

$325.54.  How can I spend thee?  Let me count the ways.

I could:

v Get Alexander a ticket to see Book of Mormon; he’d love it, though he’d have to go alone.

v Walk over to Pachute, my favorite neighborhood boutique, and see if they have any little spring dresses, and buy one if they do.

v Take a flight to Phoenix Arizona to visit my friend Don who is now living there, after many years in LA.  It's been years since I last saw him.

v Buy a new duvet cover for Alexander’s room; I love the ones from both Matteo and Serena & Lily. His current one looks limp.

v Eschew subways and busses for a month and start taking Uber.

v Have dinner at Eleven Madison with Alexander to celebrate the end of junior year; neither of us has ever been.

v Maybe buy a couple of pair of Naots for the summer; they are the most comfortable sandals, though not the most stylish.

v Have my hair blown out once a week for the next two and a half months; I always feel better when my hair looks good.

v Replenish my two-ounce jar of La Mer and have enough left over for a lipstick too.

  

But alas, I do none of these fun things.

Instead, I go to Apple carrying my five-year old Time Capsule router and external drive that died this morning.  The Apple genius can do nothing but say I’m sorry with sad, sympathetic eyes. 

And so, I forgo all the joy that spending $325.54 could have brought, and instead buy a plastic box that will sit unnoticed, underneath my desk, until something goes wrong.