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