Well, if you read the prior postings about christmas you'll know whats going on. If you didn't and are too lazy to read them here's a recap: I got a lot of double gifts and gifts I had already owned due in part to me shopping for myself in december.
So I had a pair of sneaks to return and a few cds to try to coax Best Buy into taking back.
I first headed to BB because well its my second home. I had two cds that I knew were bought there by my dear sweet grandmother in law. Ryan Adams Demolition and Franz Ferdinand. But I also had Ryan Adams Jacksonville to return however it was not purchased at BB so I was going to gamble and see if they'd take it back... all of this of course with no recipt to be found. To my astonishment they took all three with no questions asked and gave me store credit. To recap again: I took Demolition back because I got two copies for Christmas, Jacksonville I already owned, and Franz I just wasn't sure I wanted it that much.
Well with store credit in hand I had some CDs to buy...I shopped for a good long while for cds. I tried to find some Sufjan... alas they were out. Not much was out, and I always have cd buyers block when I got to actually purchase music. Months of wanting certain cds seems to be waxed over with..."Oooh Nsync I hear they are good....Lenny Kravitz has another greatest hits!!! I gotta get that so I can hear his 2 minute songs that keep repeating the same words over and over again. Blink 182 has a greatest hits!!! Wow... from only 3 cds they got greatest hits? It must be good. What was it the radio was telling me to buy again? Jason Mraz he's good right? Oh yeah he wears his hat sideways so he's got to be good. Ooh that 13 year old picked up a copy of Ryan Cabrera... oooh he's the guy that dated Ashlee Simpson and is promoted by her dad... I bet he's good."
Seriously I have to really concentrate and ensure that I don't buy crap. I wanted to get 29... yes I'm on the Ryan Adams kick still. But it wasn't out yet, it is on Itunes, maybe it came out on tuesday. I've heard you either love it or hate it, a lot of folks are likening it to Heartbreaker and Demolition somewhat.
But they didn't have it. So I picked up White Stripes new one and searched for anything else... couldnt' find anything though and too keep myself from making a mistake I went to the checkout line. Sidenote: I even looked at games, nothing appeals to me anymore in the gaming department, just not interested anymore... still play but not interested in anything new.
I was in line and about to check out when I saw John Mayer's the Heavier Things for 7 bucks... I figure that's worth 7$. So I picked that up as well. A little GA pop to go with my rockin White Stripes. I may go back for the Ferdinand I'm not sure. I'm not sure if I want to be a fan of theirs yet.
But I then headed to the MFOB (Macon Forward Operating Base) and stopped at Kohls to return the shoes my mother in law gave to me. I was just simply going to get another pair of new balance sneaks in a different color but they either had ones that looked just like the ones I had or were too much moolah. So I found a pair of brown slip on shoes that were and are the most comfortable shoes I've ever put on my feet. GBX, brown slip on dress shoes, quite comf. But I had some store credit left over so I picked up a new coffee grinder. Ours was my parents old one and I believe the blade was both dull and broken as it didn't grind coffee very well. So I went in with one present and came out with two. Not too shabby for a day of returning.
This is a little side note that happened before i bought the cds... beware its about number 2... as in poo.
I was holding my store credit when all of a sudden nature called. Now have you seen Dumb and Dumber? The scene where Loyd (Jim Carrey) puts Super Exlaxative into Harry's (Jeff Danials) coffee just before his big date with Loyd's crush/love? Well Harry arrives at her house and promptly hear's his stomach make more noises than a beached whale and runs to the john. Well something similar happened to me at Best Buy. I go to use their facility... all toilets clogged. I go to the store next door... no bano, I go next door, no bano, I go to the store next door... a Life Way Christian store... surely I think they will help a fellow brother in Christ out and lend me the use of their facility... they did... but alas it was out of order.
However....
I look at the women's bano door... hmmmm... look around to see if the coast is clear.... No one's looking... my stomach churns and bellows....but its a ladies room.... no one's looking... I kick the door a bit almost to see if any women might scamper out.... Hmm not sure if its a one staller or a mulit staller.... to be caught using a women's bathroom in a lifeway christian book store.... that has scandal written all over it....I invision the Macon Telegraph Headline now, "Pervert caught 2-ing in a Women's Bathroom in a Store of Christianity...." no thanks.... I chicken out....
Next store, no good no bathroom....It was starting to feel like the Christmas story, no room at the inn so to speak....
But finally i come to a store all the way at the other end of the strip mall, my stomach is churning, bellowing. I whipe the sweat off my brow... a hallmark store... hmmm never seen a bathroom in one of these before....I go in determined and very uneasy....with a hint of desperation in my voice ask the attendent to use the bathroom, Sidenote: I usually try to make it look like I'm shopping before i ask for the bathroom but alas we had passed the time for pleasantries... she gives me a glance over and can tell its a Defcon 5 emergency, we are at Terror Alert RED!!! She shows me the employee's bathroom which is also used as extra storage for greeting cards. Well to end the story before I get any more indecent everything was fine. Plus it was nice to be able to read those boxes of greeting cards while.... well you know...
Well, That will I'm sure draw some criticism... and I thought the Benny Hinn thing was contraversial.
Posted by holtonian at December 28, 2005 05:17 PM | TrackBack