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Went out today in search of Barnes and Noble. I knew there were two of them on this one road, so I drove the entire length of the thing, all the while dealing with INSANE Connecticut drivers who believe they can stop whenever they want to, or turn left in front of you, or just stop for no reason, or swerve into your lane. Of course I didn't see either of the Barnes and Nobles, despite KNOWING that they were on that road. I finally spotted a Jo-Ann fabrics sign and decided to go there, just to calm down for a few minutes. Unfortunately, it was on the opposite side of the road, so I couldn't get there. I turned into the parking lot at the light after the Jo-Ann sign and found myself trapped in a Stop&Shop parking lot. I freaked out, turned around, got back onto the road, turned into the Jo-Ann parking lot, and... there was no Jo-Ann. "WTF??" I screamed in my car, except in much more descriptive language. After a moment of extremely violent screaming (I really don't do well with Connecticut traffic; I never ever ever got road rage in high school in Reno, or in Santa Cruz. Granted, I didn't drive much in California, since I didn't have a car... but honestly. I don't think I got road rage driving across the country, either. It's just Connecticut that makes me INSANE--that bear in the icon? That's me on Boston Post Road), I looked at the building directly to my left... and realized it was a Barnes and Noble.
I parked and went inside and spent two hours looking at knitting pattern books and compilations of Feynman's letters. I contemplated buying a "personal advancement" book that promised it would help me "follow my dreams." The road rage wore off and I didn't spend any money and I went back out to the car. It was then that I noticed the Jo-Ann sign again. It actually says, "Coming Soon! Jo-Ann Fabrics." The building in the parking lot didn't even have the green lettering on the outside yet. Stupid me.
Luckily, there was a Michael's across the street. It only took me two U-turns to get there from the Barnes and Noble.
I spent $14 and got seven skeins of yarn, plus $20 for a set of four frames for some Ursula Vernon prints I bought back in January.
To recreate my afternoon at home:
Step one: place paintings (the ones you bought two months ago) in frames. Set frames on living room floor, proceed to work on wire knitting.
Step two: Run out of wire. Decide that now is a good time to wash dishes. Realize there is a big empty wall above sink, get hammer and nails and hang one of the four paintings above sink. Begin to wash dishes.
Step three: Notice that there is Another Empty Jar in the sink, and remember that you wanted to make something out of Empty Jars. Stop washing dishes, proceed toward internet to find Jar Ideas.
Step four: become distracted between kitchen and internet. Wander into bedroom, noting that calendars still say February. Wander throughout house changing calendars and reading captions on March pictures.
Step five: Sit down at computer with hammer in lap, forget what you were originally going to look up. Check email and make lj post.
Step six: Realize you're about to be late, leave hammer and nails on chair (and three paintings still on floor), and dash outside.
Note to self: don't forget Yale ID this time.
I parked and went inside and spent two hours looking at knitting pattern books and compilations of Feynman's letters. I contemplated buying a "personal advancement" book that promised it would help me "follow my dreams." The road rage wore off and I didn't spend any money and I went back out to the car. It was then that I noticed the Jo-Ann sign again. It actually says, "Coming Soon! Jo-Ann Fabrics." The building in the parking lot didn't even have the green lettering on the outside yet. Stupid me.
Luckily, there was a Michael's across the street. It only took me two U-turns to get there from the Barnes and Noble.
I spent $14 and got seven skeins of yarn, plus $20 for a set of four frames for some Ursula Vernon prints I bought back in January.
To recreate my afternoon at home:
Step one: place paintings (the ones you bought two months ago) in frames. Set frames on living room floor, proceed to work on wire knitting.
Step two: Run out of wire. Decide that now is a good time to wash dishes. Realize there is a big empty wall above sink, get hammer and nails and hang one of the four paintings above sink. Begin to wash dishes.
Step three: Notice that there is Another Empty Jar in the sink, and remember that you wanted to make something out of Empty Jars. Stop washing dishes, proceed toward internet to find Jar Ideas.
Step four: become distracted between kitchen and internet. Wander into bedroom, noting that calendars still say February. Wander throughout house changing calendars and reading captions on March pictures.
Step five: Sit down at computer with hammer in lap, forget what you were originally going to look up. Check email and make lj post.
Step six: Realize you're about to be late, leave hammer and nails on chair (and three paintings still on floor), and dash outside.
Note to self: don't forget Yale ID this time.
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Date: 2007-03-04 01:47 am (UTC)From: