Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 

(Which sounds suspiciously familiar, and leads me to believe I've already used it before.)

It's been...what? A week now? I almost feel like I've been in solitary confinement, trapped in some dark little box and only now am being released back into the wild. To say things have been busy is a bit of an understatement. This past weekend I had to close down the kiosk and send all the winterwear to some other unlucky sots. This unto itself wasn't bad. Contending with Mel's visiting family while we were closing everything down, however, leads to many hours in need of catching up on sleep. But I did get a pricing gun out of the deal, so it was pretty good.

So Friday Mel & I got to take her mother and sisters on another whirlwind tour of downtown Toronto, introducing them to such wonderful things as Lush, Fashion Crimes, and just how vicious the cold winds up here can get. Equally interesting was the fact due to a slight unexpected change of plans, Shady came along for the entire ride too. I have never been so grateful for having packed her leash and sweater just in case. But I did caught up on all my manga out of the deal, so it was pretty good.

Fast forward to Sunday, where I get to frantically help whisk away the last of our kiosk's contents and pack away the computer, only to be whisked away myself to the downtown Toronto bus terminal so Mel's family can be dropped off and return to the States. Happily I had Monday off, and I spent it mostly staring off into space thinking, "Fire bad, tree pretty" and posting a 75-picture epic of me battling it out against a horribly-written, even-more-horribly-overrated fanfic. The fic won. But I did get a flash avatar out of deal thanks to a friend, so it was pretty good.

Between working shifts, Mel and I then visited a sick Kevin over in Brantford Wednesday and Thursday night. There were many discoveries made those nights, such as: Doritos dill-flavoured chips (oddly enough) taste pretty good; and that Blade Trinity has more cheese in it than the dairy section of a supermarket; and that the line, "Blowjob? Iron your pants?" from the 'Return of the Killer Tomatoes' movie has now become Mel's favourite line; and that when it comes to the Negima anime, at least the first 2 episodes of it, alas, you're better off sticking with manga.

I'll fully admit to being tired and still wishing I had another day off, which won't happen until next Tuesday, but I did get a Muppet movie on DVD for $8, and will probably be getting Muppet Monopoly for $30, so it's pretty good.

In other news, I managed to acquire on sale 8 alphabet letters for the "Classic Winnie the Pooh Alphabet" for a grand total of $27, which is a rather impressive feat since a single one will run you just over $10 after tax. Yes, I gloat. I gloat because I care...okay, so I care about me and how utterly amazing I am at finding this deal, but since it is all about me anyways, it's all good.

What? It's not, you say? Okay fine! Go read this instead....

Part 1: http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7712

Part 2: http://pointlesswasteoftime.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7981

Part 3: http://pointlesswasteoftime.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8630&start=0

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posted by Phillip at 5:55 AM