*Slept In.
*Had coffee and a breakfast
fit for a lumberjack.
*Lay around listening to Pandora;
Worst-case-scenario speculated about my rowmates on the planes; Remembered that
I never did go down to the Village to look for a marked-down, used-copy Italy
travel guide.
*More coffee.
*Went to the hardware store
for a voltage adapter.
*Swung around the block to
the grocery store, to get refunded for a single roll of toilet paper I’d been charged
$10.99 for the other night. (Always review your receipts. And minimize any chattering
you do with your cashier, your bagger, the bagger over in the next aisle, and
the floor manager while the cashier rings up your purchases, so you can pay
closer in-real-time attention - or any attention at all - to the numbers popping
up on the register’s screen.)
*Fell head over heels for a
$20 shirt at Marshalls that has gamechanging potential; Feel similarly about a bottle
of “Brilliant Blush” nail polish I found 10 minutes later.
*Checked my work email and
was instantly disgusted by a message from the douchiest bureaucrat I’m forced to
liaise with; Started drafting a response, but soon deleted it - he’s too
emotionally frail; Logged out and vowed not to log back in until September 30th.
*Fixed myself dinner and a
Skinnygirl Margarita.
*Ogled the Marshalls shirt.
*Stage 1 of the packing
process; Unearthed a dressy scarf someone once brought me back from Italy that
I never wear. Wondered what it would do to my karma if I handed it to someone
else upon my own return, with a, “Surprise! This is for you, it’s from Italy.”
*Began a load of laundry,
while the couple intellectualizing in the back corner got drunker by the
minute.
*Bought a Fodor’s
guidebook at a bookstore in my neighborhood, full price.
*Trip #2 to the hardware
store to return the voltage adapter that turned out not to be compatible with
my phone charger’s prongs. The store was closed.
As much as I love my country, I’ve earned another break from it. Ciao!
As much as I love my country, I’ve earned another break from it. Ciao!
How exciting! Have a great (and safe) trip. I look forward to seeing the scarf you'll be buying me.
ReplyDeleteI often find that the best part of a trip is the preparation and the excitement that goes into that. Enjoy your trip! :)
ReplyDeleteI will say only, "Have fun! You deserve it!"
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