A couple things I forgot to mention about Target last night. Both
intertwined with each other. The first is that they handled the
large amount of people wanting to check out in a very organized
fashion. I was impressed. When we came in they had the aisle
leading past the registers blocked off. The reason for this was that
they wanted everyone wanting to check out going to the same spot.
Which was the long line that was snaking its way through the short
aisles next to the checkout area. We joined the line at aisle 27,
just after 10:20PM. We slowly worked out way through make-up,
cleaning supplies, and eventually pet stuff before reaching aisle 1
and the front of the line. The check out area was roped off and
there was an employee there keeping an eye on registers so that
whenever one opened up he would send the next person through. I have
heard horror stories about Black Friday (and technically this wasn't
that because it was Thursday and we didn't show up until a couple
hours after they opened) but the atmosphere throughout the store was
very relaxed and way the checkout was handled just added another
layer of positivity to the experience.
As for the second thing, there was an old lady in a motorized cart
behind us in line. She did alright with most of the aisles but a
couple had stands of stuff narrowing the entrance. At one she took
the turn too wide and almost took the stand of whatever it was out.
I had already moved on but I walked back and got her unwedged. Then
she backed up to take another crack at it and backed into the other
side of the aisle. And going forward again ended with several of the
things from the stand lodged under the front of her motorized cart.
I had already walked back to the line but when I heard that last
ruckus I walked back and kicked the things out from under her cart
and thankfully far enough out of her way that she could make it into
the aisle. I'm just glad she was behind us so I didn't need to worry
about her in the parking lot.
Today was pretty boring. I watched YouTube videos and looked up
accessories for my 3DS. I want to get a case to put it in and a skin
to put on it. Sounds simple enough but not really. I finally found
the case I wanted but I could only find it on Amazon and they only
had it in a wine color. Which I might have to settle on but I will
keep looking. As for the skin, I am fairly certain I know where I'm
going to get it from but there are so many options. Over 1800 in the
pre-made category. And then there is the option to upload images and
make a custom one. There were a couple in the pre-made section that
I thought were pretty cool but I also think it would be cool to make
my own. I was thinking a Doctor Who theme. Or maybe Laurel
And Hardy. Or maybe something entirely different. The site is
having a sale over the weekend so I will be able to get a custom one
for the same price as a pre-made one if I can figure it out by
Sunday.
For dinner I had a big plate of leftovers, which is my second
favorite thing about Thanksgiving. The first thing being the food
the first time around.
Tonight a work I made a coaster by weaving pages of a magazine
together. It seems that I am stuck with the subscription to Flex
and I decided to try and do something productive with it. I don't
know how I feel about the coaster thing. To finish it off I need to
Mod Podge it, which I might do to see if I like it any better.
I also watched the majority of Homefront. It made me want to
watch The Transporter and the sequels. And all the other
Jason Stathom movies. He is such a badass. I would be way more
afraid if he was running at me than Sylvester Stallone or Arnold
Schwarzenegger. My only fear with the latter two would be if they
tripped and broke a hip.
I spent a little bit of my night helping one of the managers figure
out knitting. He originally got the desire to learn quite awhile ago
but lost interest after awhile. Recently he got back into it and
told me he watched a bunch of videos today. He kind of had it
figured out but his problem was with tension, which was my problem in
the beginning as well. It is too easy to go too tight, which makes
the whole knitting process a big struggle, and that is the opposite
of what it should be. So I showed him different stuff and and gave
him tips and tried to explain things in different ways. I think I
helped. Maybe. I will say it was quite a bit easier than trying to
get little kids to understand what to me seems incredibly obvious,
which makes it so much harder to explain for some reason.
Most of my night was spent finishing Divergent by Veronica
Roth. During the climax of the book people started dying and it kind
of made me feel like I did about the second and third Hunger Games
books. Just a lot of unnecessary death. There is a chance that
those deaths will be used as plot devices in the other books but at
the moment annoy me. Other that that, I thought the book was pretty
good. It had some interesting things to say and it kept me wanting
to read to find out what happened next. Although I would only read
it on Friday and Saturday and then take the rest of the week off so
it wasn't that gripping. Now I want to watch the movie trailer and
see how it stacks up to my imagination. I'm not sure yet if I want
to read the next book but there is a decent chance that I will get
around to it at some point.
Now I am waiting for the 11:30PM showing of Catching Fire to
get out. A whole five people went to see it. Thankfully no one went
to the midnight so I'll be getting out of here closer to 2:30AM
instead of 3:00AM. I'm not sure what I'm going to do now. I still
have an hour. Maybe start a new book.
Here is my favorite quote from Divergent, probably because it
sounds like an exchange I would have:
"I might be in love with you." He smiles a little. "I'm
waiting until I'm sure to tell you, though."
"That's sensible of you," I say, smiling too. "We
should find some paper so you can make a list or a chart or
something."
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