i take three days away from the internet and pop culture, and i miss nick & jessica officially splitting. go figure.

well, thanksgiving is officially over, as is "black friday," which i actually experienced this year. yes -- i woke up at 4:30am so i could be at the mall when it opened at 5am. there was this 5am-11am sale... my mother and i needed to be there.

it was sheer pandemonium. i couldn't believe that all the clichés were actually true. granted, i didn't see any soccer moms clotheslining each other for harry potter books, but it was absolutely wild. and, of course, when i approached the counter for my desired item, it was sold out. i actually shook my fist at the woman behind the counter and cursed. "try going to [city thirty to forty-five miles north]. they might have it," she said, trying to calm me down. i snarled and gnashed my teeth, but my mother thanked her for the tip.

so we drove thirty to forty-five miles north of the city and entered the store. it was now 5:45am, and the store was beginning to look like a tornado whipped through it. i marched up to the counter, holding the green ad in my hand, and pointed to the picture. "i need this," i said. the man glanced at it and said, "we're out. we actually sold out before the store opened today. sorry."

the hollow feeling in my stomach turned to boiling fury and disbelief, churning around to make some sort of sickening angry-slash-disappointed feeling. i suppose it's either a) karma, b) what i get for going out on "black friday," or c) the gods mocking me.

that aside, it was good to be there, but it's good to be back in minnesota... where we finally have snow.

in closing, here are a few things (other than my family, friends, health, etc.) that i am thankful for:
-football.
-"goldeneye" for nintendo 64.
-stuffing.
-christopher knight & adrienne curry staying together.
-burlesque shows. (because i guess i'm going to one in minneapolis tonight.)
-my neighbor's wireless internet.
-friends in other countries, both of which i miss terribly.
-disney movies from the early nineties that have vincent price as the bad guy.

i'll get a weekly 5 up for you when i return to duluth on monday. i've also got a few videos and a swarm of sweet pictures for your impatient eyes. i hope you're keeping warm, kids. see you soon.


PS: i'm officially a redhead now. it's going to take more than my chaperone to keep the boys away from me now.