I get annoyed by football sometimes. It's not always the game itself because it basically becomes white noise to me. I think it's the sucking-in nature of it for those who enjoy it. Since I don't, it feels like a waste of a Saturday for me, even on a rainy stay-inside-feeling Saturday being sleepy from accomplishing all the morning chores.
Instead I drove out in heavy rain (ponds on the road in some places) to go thrift/antique shopping to find a birthday gift for Mandy.
I love looking around good antique shops like Knitting Mill. The kind where not everything is way over-priced so you can feel like you actually have the opportunity to own cool stuff. I found a ton of awesome furniture that I would buy up in a second had we the room for it. I should have taken photos to show.. but there was a really neat dresser, and a cool "wing back" velvet lounge chair. There were also a number of neat desks and shelves and trunks and such.
I'm certainly going back one day when we have a house, with the intent to buy something neat.
I went by the mall afterward, which is a totally contrasting shopping experience for me. Every time I go to the mall I find NOTHING of interest. I find myself asking "why do I come here anymore?" Clothing styles are all the same: cheaply made for expensive prices. There are always groups of people who stand in the middle of the walkway trying to figure out what store to go to (move!) ha.. and then there's the kiosk salespeople trying to give you samples.. even if you've walked by them 3 times already. Don't make eye contact!
I decided that paying shipping for online purchases is worth avoiding the mall things. The only good part of my mall trip was the 6 peanut m&ms I got for 25¢.
Anyway, now I'm back home listening to football again. I want to play Intellivision games. Guess I'll take a nap.
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