Words of Wisdom

Earlier today, I unwittingly broke one of my own personal rules:
-Never, EVER, go to the supermarket while you’re hungry.
Why not? Well, *I* shouldn’t go whilst hungry because I invariably end up spending 2-to-3 times more than I originally set out to.
Just this evening I found myself in this very situation. I went across the street to make a Kroger-run after not having eaten anything all day. My plan was to buy tortillas, and maybe some chicken to make quesadillas (should have cost under $10). I came back with cookies, crackers, cheese, chicken, pork, beans, and strawberry milk at a total cost of $25! (In my defense, the butcher *did* give me half-price on the pork, and it is something I never buy…. so I decided to try cooking some).

Yesterday, sitting at home with nothign to do, as I’d finished finished The Wind-Up-Bird Chronicle, (i’ll put up a short review later), I got in the car and headed to Newton Park. I have passed the entrance dozens upon dozens of times, but I had never checked out the facilities. I was pleasantly surprised. It seems to be about the size ofEast Roswell Park, but isn’t a creepily constantly deserted ghost-town like East Roswell Park is. Portions of their soccer fields were closed, but thankfully there was still a large area with soccer goals open for use. I spent about 15 minutes taking left and right footed shots on the kiddie-goal, and then played a pick-up game witha group of mexican fellows that were there.

I ended my evening with a trip to Best Buy to purchase the No Doubt Hit Singles CD, and No Doubt videos DVD (I would have saved ~$10 had i bought them when they came out). This is the first CD I have bought in about 10 years or so. I hope No Doubt is proud of that fact.

In other news:

  • My parents were in town for a ball, but I didn’t get to see them.
  • I made it to churchtoday , but didn’t run into any friends.
  • The stone mountain trip is OFF, due to lack of people being able to go due to schedules/previous plans. I might end up going by myself (or with Katie) next weekend, but without staying for the laser show as they are planning to do
  • The spherion/bellsouth web-consultant position I was up for was given to someone else. I never made it to midtown for the meeting/interview because of having to play phone tag with the lady that contacted me in the first place (guess its back to more searching with monster tomorrow morning).
  • My shirt that I lost at the gym is gone forever. May it rest in peace, and may whomever is responsible for its absence reap the whirlwind 10-times over.
  • My POS optical mouse has been acting up. I hate having to spend money replacing things that I shouldn’t have to.
  • The streetfighter anniversary collection is out next week for PS2. Ah, the memories I have of playing that game through high school and college.
  • -kevin

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