{"id":195,"date":"2005-12-14T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-14T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2005\/12\/14\/a-trip-to-the-mall\/"},"modified":"2005-12-14T13:56:00","modified_gmt":"2005-12-14T13:56:00","slug":"a-trip-to-the-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2005\/12\/14\/a-trip-to-the-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"A trip to the mall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I did it. I went to the mall again. There were some “items” that I didn’t get enough of – and I had to go back for more. I headed out right after work – hoping my slightly early exit strategy would shield me from the masses. It only partly worked.<\/p>\n

I went to JC Penny’s and rightly surmised my “items” would be on the second floor. But if there was a pattern or an organizational scheme in place for the stuff there, I couldn’t find it. And as a result I had a difficult time finding my items. Once I did – I had to stand in line. That part went better than I expected, despite someone trying to place a catalog order. Hello? Isn’t that why you have a phone? Or the Internet?<\/p>\n

Anyway, got through the line and headed to my car. And then things went horribly wrong. Every route I tried was backed up. And I’m reasonably familer with my area, so I know a lot of routes. After several attempts at a better route, I finally got myself on a straight shot and waited things out. I was lucky that I got gas beforehand – that’s all I’m saying.<\/p>\n

Got home, got the incomplete present unwrapped and re-wrapped – then watched “the ring: two” again and played video games.<\/p>\n

Also, one of my colleagues sent me a gift bag with Coca-cola, Doritos, and chocolate as a thank-you for helping her out with a variety of projects over the year. I gorged myself – it was excellent.<\/p>\n

That’s it for now – time to get back to work…<\/p>\n

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