Re: Who wants to go shopping?

I think Appy is anything but a stepford wife. I know her persona here is just a PART of her, but given that that part exists at all, anywhere, can you imagine her as the demure and deferential spouse?

Not. Bloody. Likely.

I do think a healthy vigilance over your own materialism is required living in the USA. I'm amazed at how programmed it is into me. Like, if I get the mail and see a cooking stuff catelogue, sit down and start flipping through - by the time I stand up there's five things I can't believe I'm living without.

If the Mermaid gets the mail and throws the catalogues away before I ever see them, I never feel I've missed a thing.

I find that incredible, and instructive. It must be actively managed.