The guns were loaded, horses tossing their heads in impatience, and the riders squeezed the saddle a little tighter. It was gonna be a tough ride through indian country…
Or not.
I entered Best Buy today with two broken cameras ( identical ), one receipt ( outdated ) and a firm conviction that my claims would be denied, and I’d be back in the parking lot in ten minutes, having yelled myself horse in frustration at outrage, braying “don’t shop here, their warranties are worthless” until the rent a cops threw me out.
Instead, they apologized, took them back, and posted them off for repair–I’ll have them back in two weeks.
One could say it was just being nice–AG is a big fan of that. Or it could be intention–I did say as I entered “i’m leaving with two new cameras.” Either way, it worked.
Now some random intel:
*Bayshore is HOT. Check it out. Esp. the Flora Garden center on Jarold, with an EMBEDDED Ritual Roasters. Pinch me. Going back tomorrow.
*the very back of American Rag is decently priced, well curated second hand schtuff. And the very back wall is virtually free deep discount. And across the street and up the block? A good art store, with moderately priced acetate for you budding Banksey’s out there.
*the stairmaster classic scored me fewer calories burned, and left me feeling more wrecked, than the newer models. Hmm, wonder if there’s a sort of caloric burn inflation going on in the fitness industry?
As evidence that, in spite of our pending replication, we remain vibrant members of the intelligentsia, I submit the following:
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Fwd: Best American Nonrequired Reading
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 09:52:16 -0400
From: Larry Smith
To: Andie Grace
Andie, I sent about 50 to Eggers and yours were all among the 25 he
took. So that’s two book for six words. Not bad.
Can you pass this note to Tom — I don’t seem to have his email.
10. Wasn’t born a redhead; fixed that.
- Andie Grace
12. Hugged some trees, then burned them.
- Tom Price
See below
>
> I don’t know if Dave Eggers has passed along the news yet, but he and The
> Best American Nonrequired Reading committee have selected some of their
> favorite Six-Word Memoirs for the 2007 “front section” of the book
This springs from Larry Smith’s “Six Word Memoir” project. Which I highly recommend. One, because Larry and his partner Piper are outstanding people, and anything to which either is attached gets the auto thumbs up. Two, because the form of using just six words to sum up your life is a taxing and ultimately rewarding one. Try doing it on your friends, first. Case in point: let’s do Molly Golightly, shall we? Hmm, how about “Writing stylish sass? All sewn up.” If you know Molly, I hope you’ll agree. (It took about 30 seconds, but we’re on deadline here..).
Now, an exceptionally sharp person might say “hey, didn’t you meet Larry in February? Wasn’t that the trip you two became pregnant on?.” The implication being that the slow descent into pampers land was already working its way on our brains, softening them to a banana formula goo.
To which I’ll reply, ahem. Say, what’s that over there?