retail therapy

i hate shopping. i have so little shopping energy - to paraphrase mitch hedberg, if my shopping energy were like a pie chart about what people would do if they found a million dollars, it would be the donate it to charity slice. i'm usually good for about 20 minutes, maybe half an hour, then i find myself anxiously wanting to get out. and i have the annoying habit of going someplace to buy something, picking it up, walking around a bit, and then convincing myself i don't really need this, even if i've really wanted it. this even applies to my media obsession, though my shopping time may be a bit extended. so if i decide i want something - usually because it's on sale or it's one of my passions - it has to be a surgical strike: in and out before i can talk myself out of it.

that's what i did yesterday.

first purchase - ty tabor's new cd, rock garden. i pretty much get anything related to KX the day it comes out, whether i can afford it or not. as far as vices go, it's not too bad. really enjoying the cd so far - listened to it yesterday as i got stuff ready for school. much more rockin' than his other solo stuff. and it fits nicely into my recent metal renaissance.

second purchase - best buy is running a sale this week: selected tv dvd sets for $19.99. and one of them was veronica mars, first season. been wanting that for a while and had been scanning the internet for the best price. also in the sale was a series i've wanted for a while, but could never really justify the $35-$39 for it - newsradio. so i picked up seasons 1-3 (only two sets). and then i got out of there before i got swept away and picked up stuff i've wanted but now is not the time (like the new "everything's duckie" version of pretty in pink and the new some kind of wonderful).

frivolous? sure. but sometimes you need a bit of frivolity in your life. and unlike other vices - like alcohol, drugs, food,clothes - this is stuff i can enjoy for years to come. or at least until they change formats on me.

yesterday was fairly productive - got my edline page set up, my seating charts together, my syllabus updated, film club stuff ready for the activities fair. printed out my calendars and put on the district dates (interims, teacher work days, holidays), but not much beyond that. need to look at last year's calendar, start plotting out the trimester. always helps me to have the big picture done so i can then focus on the day to day. of course, need a couple of departmental things, mostly when we're going to have the students take the practice OGT. there's four days out of my schedule. and then days of grading. grrr.

the activities fair had the distinct sense of high school lunch - sitting down and wondering if anyone would join you. i got a few sign ups, as well as a snotty comment or two about my displayed movies from parents, but overall it felt like a lot of sitting around. did get to "watch" almost famous: the bootleg cut, which filled up the time well. think i'll take fellowship tonight to watch - at least it should last as long as the fair. best part - dinner was provided by moe's. hopefully the same happens tonight. love me some burritos.

headed to heaven this afternoon and i'm not yet sure what's going to happen. i think it's time for a change as far as hair styles go. i realized i've basically had the same style - brushed back with the bangs then brought forward - for most of my life. not sure i'll be brave enough to try, but hopefully i will.

so i've maxed out on my initial matches for eHarmony, which means if i want to go farther i have to subscribe. there's a 7 day trial period, which i want to take advantage of, and since i'll be in the middle of nowhere all weekend, i figured it would be better to wait until i had seven days where i could take advantage of the service. still not sure what level of commitment to make - the year long one is the most cost-efficient, but that's a lot of money, even broken up into three payments. i'll figure it out. of course the pessimist in me is taking pot shots, saying the one truly intriguing match won't be interested or will be snatched up by someone else before i actually subscribe. i really need to tell him to, to quote tony soprano, shut the f*ck up.

ok, enough. gone.
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