And....We're Back

I kind of took some time off from yapping about my daily grind and instead tried to enjoy my time off from work. A quick recap of the last 48 hours of my life goes something like this:

Watched the Door in the Floor on Sunday night. Ugh. Dreadful. Usually I like John Irving stories (Garp, Cider House, Simon Birch) but this one was just sad. Jeff Bridges is better than the material that's for sure.

Monday I went shopping. Got a pair of jeans at Old Navy for cheap. Got a hoodie that makes me look like a piece of sausage the way it encases me. But it was $13. Quite a deal even if it doesn't fit. Subsequently I wore the jeans I bought and went on to Old Navy dot com and bought 3 more pairs of pants that should come shortly in the mail. I have been rocking the same two pairs of pants since about April and they are about to fall off me, so this purchase of pants is long overdue. Slid over to Best Buy after the Old Navy purchase and tried to eye up something to get with my $150 in gift cards. I decided to hold off until I find a new place to live to see if I will need any appliances, namely a microwave. Instead I grabbed a 10 pack of CD-R's for $8 and made several impulsive buys near the register of movies that I think I like. Or at least I remember liking them...and they were all $6.00...and I used a gift card, so back off. The Gauntlet by Clint Eastwood, Best Laid Plans, the original Night of the Living Dead and Logan's Run. Knowing me, I will never actually view these DVDs, it's all about the ownership. I have quite a few movies that I have yet to watch that I have owned for years. It's amazing how they put shit up by the register that just begs to be purchased.

Monday night I went to see Life Aquatic with a couple friends. I think we were all in agreement that it was good, but not Wes Anderson's best work. I laughed, but not enough. I loved the look and the cast, it's just I was hopping for a quicker pace and more comedy. In any case, it was nice to go out as a group and I got to see some people I haven't seen in a while.

Monday night (continued) we watched the Eagles get whooped on Monday Night Football, drank some beers and played the What the Fuck drinking game for the second time. Listened to the really good Wicker Park soundtrack in the background.

Today I went to the mall with my sister Candace. I had gotten a watch that didn't fit my meaty wrist for XMAS from my stepfather and had to exchange it. I managed to get a watch I like, that fits and a credit of $16.00 that I could give my stepfather. Nice job! My sister had shit to return to Lane Bryant which is a creepy store. Lots of big bras and panties and pastels. On our way out of the mall, I couldn't help myself and "had" to stop in Bath and Body Works. I told myself I was just going to grab a loofa...$32 later I wound up with enough products for people to question my sexuality. I have always maintained the philosophy that if you can't get a girl to share your bed, at least you can make it smell like you do. I'm a sucker for body splash, fancy soaps, candles, all things fem. It's kind of sad actually.

Tomorrow I return to work. Yikes. Thankfully it's only for 2 days and then I'm off again for a few days. I still have no idea what I am doing for New Year's Eve and frankly I don't care all that much. I think it's a highly overrated holiday. I'm sure something will come up and I'll manage to enjoy it. Go with the flow...