theology&geometry

I’ve always had hand-me-down bedroom furniture. For the past 14 or so years, I’ve drug the same crumbling suite of furniture around with me from my parents’ house to apartment to apartment to apartment to apartment. It served me well but when I moved, it was time to bid it farewell.

Enter the first bedroom suite I’ve ever picked out for myself, and paid for myself. Slick, huh?

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They arrived. They fit. Huzzah!

(Someone told me they look like storm trooper boots but I am gonna rock them anyway.)

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This is the kind of sight that will enrich my nightmares for years to come.

In other news, I did not buy a dang thing while thrifting. I saw a sweet pitcher and glass set that matches exactly the green glass/white polka-dot glass in this photo. I didn’t snap it up for some idiot reason. Buuuuut I might have to go back and get it because, uh, duh.

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One thing I inherited from my dad is a set of rock-hard badass calf muscles with which I can snap any man’s neck should he get out of line. Sadly, this superpower also means that many tall boots made for mere mortals won’t fit comfortably on me. These lovely Kamiks and I just weren’t meant to be, it seems. They’re just snug enough to really be annoying (and to completely prevent tucking any pants, should the whim overtake me). So I go back to the well to find boots that can contain my muscular greatness. (My next attempt.)

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Spent the day taking my mind of Felix. Bought a dress and these shoes for an upcoming wedding. Are horrible/delicious Chinese buffet food. Saw Watchmen. Consumed, consumed, consumed. Felt a little better.

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I needed a simple point-and-shoot that takes decent video. I found a Nikon Coolpix at Circuit City for $100. They didn’t have any stocked, so the salesman told me I could get the display camera for a discounted price ($70). I looked it over and it was in good shape, so I said sure. Salesman told me he’d go get the box with all my accessories and I could be on my merry way.

I get home last night and realize that the USB cable isn’t included in the box.

Just now, I called to tell them and they informed me that their open-box policy is to discount the display items because you might not get all the accessories with them. First time that notion ever hit my ears. I told the CSR that I was told by the salesman that all the accessories were in the box. She said sorry, but was I sure it was even supposed to come with a USB cable? Because a lot of times cameras don’t come with USB cables (bullshit). Yes, lady, it was supposed to have a USB cable, because I can’t telekenetically get the fucking pictures onto my fucking computer. She cheerfully told me I could come buy a USB cable, because they couldn’t rip into another camera box and get me a cable. I asked her why, if they sold cables, they couldn’t send me one of those … for free … since I’d already bought a camera and not been given all the parts. She said she wasn’t sure they could do that, and I asked to speak to a manager.

Some other woman gets on the line with a gruff “HELLO?” and I ask, “Is this a manager?” She’s all, “No, ma’am, our open-box policy blah blah bullshitcakes.” I honestly don’t feel like fighting with these fucking people about a godforsaken cord so I guess I’m just going to return the damn camera — which I was actually really starting to like — and think bad thoughts about Circuit City as I walk over to Best Buy. Which will probably screw me over in new and exciting ways.

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Is there anything more obnoxious than modern toothbrush design?

YES. Modern shaving-razor design. It’s too obnoxious to photograph. Women apparently shave with nymph-shaped muse-sticks and men shave with race cars. Bah.

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[for Friday, Dec. 21]

Luckily, I didn’t actually go IN there. Just thru the parking lot. Shudder.

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[for Sunday, Dec. 16]

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