perldiver

Carrots: 9
Sticks: 2

Damnit.  One of my items today was simple:  "Walk over to Barnes and Noble, pick up the books that they are holding for me."  I went there, even thought ahead enough to bring my backpack because the books in question are large and would be a pain to carry in a bag.  I also made sure to bring my Dad's mail (at least, I'm pretty sure the AARP is not sending me anything yet....) that accidentally ended up at my address, so that I could go straight from there to dinner with my Dad, if things worked out that way (I had plenty of time, a couple hours, but...ya know...BOOKSTORE).  On the way over I even did the math on how long it had been since I last ate, how long until I next ate, and stopped and had some cheese fries to tide me over so as to avoid the shaking and falling over. 

So here I am being all smart and forethoughtful.  I get to B&N, trot merrily upstairs to see if the new Dresden book has come out yet (answer:  sort of but not really; see below), get into a couple of good conversations with people about authors that we like, look at several books, find a couple things that have just come out but decide to get them from http://www.webscriptions.net/ for ~$6 instead of in hardcover for ~$25, and then happily saunter out of the store, ready to head home.


Ok, for everyone playing along at home, what did NOT happen in the above description?  That's right.  I didn't pick up the stinking books that I stinking well went there to stinking get.  Argh.  I get a Stick and have to pay my rat bastard Recipient because I simply spaced out on something so bloody simple?!  And I can't go back and get it now--the store closed already.
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