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hummingwolf) wrote2011-09-13 09:50 pm
hummingwolf) wrote2011-09-13 09:50 pm
Tiring Tuesday
Since I happened to be in the general neighborhood anyway, I checked on the Borders store in Silver Spring to see if it was still open. As it happened, today was the store's last day! While I was browsing there, prices on books went from $1 per book to 2 for a dollar. Well, CDs and DVDs were also 50 cents each, but the CD collection consisted of Anúna and the DVD selection consisted of Anúna. Though I have nothing against Anúna, I still wasn't interested. So I bought Ron Reagan's My Father at 100 because I'm a child of the '80s, I bought Diane Ackerman's One Hundred Names for Love because Ackerman can write, I bought a few other things because I vaguely remembered hearing good things about them, and I bought a couple more books because, hey, two books for a dollar! My purchases totalled four dollars, a savings of $158.88 if you believe the sticker prices.
I wonder what it says about me that I was almost tempted to spend fifty cents on a Sarah Palin book, but never had the slightest temptation to buy anything by Glenn Beck.
A man in business casual was speaking on his cell phone about the closing of this Borders. I could hear him sniffling as he spoke, and I wasn't quite sure if the sniffling was caused by sadness, allergies, or the cold that's going around. A woman nearby was also obviously saddened by the loss of the store. The employees, on the other hand, mostly seemed tired, though the man announcing the store closing sale seemed oddly hyper.
After I had all the books I could carry, I went to the local WholeFoods Paycheque and bought a meal at their hot bar. While the food wasn't cheap, it was both tasty and filling--as well as noticeably less expensive than a sandwich at certain coffee shops! I considered going to a farmers' market instead of going directly home until I realized that I was (1) too close to collapsing, (2) not able to carry any more than I was already carrying, and (3) really, seriously, too close to collapsing. So I came home, rested, drank lots of tea, rested, did some light cleaning, and ate a moderately light supper. Now it's about time to go do some more resting.
Oh, news from today's medical appointment: I'm still alive and seem likely to remain so for a while. Follow-up visit in one month to make sure I'm still not dead.
I wonder what it says about me that I was almost tempted to spend fifty cents on a Sarah Palin book, but never had the slightest temptation to buy anything by Glenn Beck.
A man in business casual was speaking on his cell phone about the closing of this Borders. I could hear him sniffling as he spoke, and I wasn't quite sure if the sniffling was caused by sadness, allergies, or the cold that's going around. A woman nearby was also obviously saddened by the loss of the store. The employees, on the other hand, mostly seemed tired, though the man announcing the store closing sale seemed oddly hyper.
After I had all the books I could carry, I went to the local Whole
Oh, news from today's medical appointment: I'm still alive and seem likely to remain so for a while. Follow-up visit in one month to make sure I'm still not dead.
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