i know i like to talk about how money isn't important, but today i just had to eat my words. raw.

unwittingly went to town with not enough money and got broke after the pedicure. had only $14 left. $14! as a result did not want to eat, although had not consumed anything yet for the whole day and was rather hungry. ventured into borders looking for huxley's brave new world [lit text for j2] and saw the orange sign 'it's our birthday! so for today 20% off all books, cds. at first, i thought, 'borders is actually having a sale? okay.' and then it clicked. $14. 20% off. $14. 20% off. i think my heart stopped beating for a while. ended up using up what was left in my wallet and still borrowing money even to get that one book, but felt great pain in heart, brain, hand, every part of me ached. greene, yeats, housman, blake, neruda ... 20% off. and CDs! switchfoot, ash, the ataris ... 20% off. o h m y G o d.

sigh. big big sigh. how often does borders do something like that?! am still reeling from the pain:( i'm not a kino person. it's not a comfortable browsing environment. but please inform me of any such sales at kino.

isn't it ironic, don't you think?

ah well. i will enjoy my new book over this weekend since i'm too broke to go out anymore [but if that denim skirt i saw disappears next week, i will just die].

+ posted by M @ 5:49 PM