I actually got dressed today. Which is a major accomplishment seeing as I have managed to continually wear things from my pack since I got home.
I'm wearing a dress today. I know right! Who am I?
Outside is covered in snow, leaving me stranded inside. Actually it's my lack of car that's leaving me stranded inside but if I blame it on the snow then I feel less lame about my life. ; )
If I could do one thing right now, I would head on over to Barnes and Noble, plop myself on one of their couches and read a random new book that I couldn't actually afford in my jobless state. I would sit reading it in plain view of all the employees who would throw side glances my way as they realize I have absolutely no intention of purchasing the book. Rather, I have set up camp in their store until I finish it.
I feel completely shameless about my book mooching.
How can I help it, they make the store so welcoming, with it's new book smell, it's soft music in the background and the couches sprawled everywhere. Instead of being shocked that I could spend hours sitting there, they should embrace our relationship and make me an honorary member of something, like "Most books read without paying for them" club.
Ok, ok, ok I'm not actually that bad about it. And lets be real, I like spending money. My card sits in my purse taunting me, telling me it's lonely from not being used in so long, How could I not make it feel better by letting it get some air and be swiped once in awhile? Don't judge me.
So chances are I would sit there reading some ridiculously priced book that I couldn't actually afford, and that for the same price probably fed me for two months on the race. Then I would feel bad about it and wouldn't want to leave without some momento from my day. Since I am my mothers daughter, and am shockingly frugal, I would head straight over to the clearance books, and find some obscure book that was on the new york times best sellers list approximately 6 years ago. That costs 3 dollars, and buy it to wash away all my guilt of sitting in their store for hours.
As you can see this scenario has played out before and probably will again. By probably I mean there is an absolute 100% chance that it will play out again within the next three days.
What can I say, I love me some Barnes and Noble.
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