The Fine Art of Impulse Buying

They say you should never shop hungry. I think it should also be added not to shop while back-to-school sales are in effect.

Day Two- A boring, yet bank-breaking day that didn't begin until I put my book down and rolled off my brand new and oh-so-comfortable bed. It was getting unpleasant to read while only wearing one contact lens. Also, it was after noon.

The majority of the day was spent with Annie, either deciding what we wanted to do, or driving around in the car to go there. We were on an epic hunt for a Laserjet printer, and sadly, neither the holiday sales nor the back to school sales had prices competitive enough for Annie's budget. I, however, managed to walk away with a new wireless computer mouse for my laptop (which I have affectionately dubbed "Senior Lappy"), some external storage for my X-Box, ink for my printer- that is NOT laserjet, and a pre-owned copy of Elderscrolls: Oblivion. We also splurged on some Chinese food delivery, which is more than a little sloth-like, seeing as the Chinese restaurant is one-tenth of a mile from our house. In our defence, we took Karma on a walk, and we are invoking our rights to be lazy before we overwhelm ourselves fighting for the ever important "A" in our courses.

My mother used to ask me this question when I was upset over my grades "What do people with A's get? A degree. What do people with C's get? The same degree." Granted, my mother NEVER had this attitude in my years of lower learning. I remember many mornings where I was driven to school at 5:30 in the morning to go in the custodians' door to retrieve a forgotten assignment so it would be completed on time.

But I digress.

We gorged on Chinese food and Coldstone, where we both regretted not getting smaller sizes. We played laptop games and watched long-forgotten movies on the X-Box. So far Clue has been my favorite. To save your opinions of us, Annie has been faithfully studying for classes that haven't even started yet (overachiever) while I have been filling out job applications and hounding friends to help me work on my resume and cover letters. Karma has claimed my new purple memory foam rug. It has thus been removed from my bedroom and placed directly in the path of the box fan in the middle of the living room.  Note: flash-inhibited picture below. Photo credit to Annie and her phone.

I met two of the neighbors today. They were sitting on their porch enjoying tobacco and their beverages of choice. I happened to notice a party box that once contained said beverages matches the box of beverages that Annie keeps teasing me about. So I have more beverages than food. I EAT food. I don't consume those beverages very often at all. I hope they don't have an expiration date.

Nevertheless, it is my turn to choose a movie, and my goal it to make Annie protest or roll her eyes at least three times before settling on a movie. Challenge accepted.