July 26. Day 26.
I don’t remember where I read that electronics stores sometimes honor mail-in rebates at the cash register. Save the hassle of mailing it, and guarantee the savings. So I asked for such a discount today at Fry’s, the filthiest, most disorganized electronics store I’ve ever set foot in. Wires and appliances lumped [...]
July 25. Day 25.
My intention, for whatever that’s worth, was to be very productive this week. I had a full to-do list that included such gems as: “write write write,” “stop frowning in sunlight” and “buy boston airfare.” Most things I ticked off, but by 4 p.m. today, one important item remained: UCSD books.
I needed [...]
July 24. Day 24.
Thanks Pikko, the very first reader to post a comment!!! Pikko, you hereby get to be a guest blogger for one day. Consider this your platform to write about anything you want. ANYTHING. Just email me, and I’ll post it the next day. Kewl?
So today, I finally did it. I asked for [...]
July 23. Day 23.
This has been an ugly day. Not awful. Not bad. Not depressing. Not frustrating. Not glum. Not humdrum. Just ugly.
Ugly: Waking up to a soft intermittent beeping sound that grew louder and sharper and longer and louder and sharper and louder and louder until it became the only thing I could hear [...]
July 22. Day 22.
My request, today, is to you, gentle reader. Please, please pretty please… say something. Tell me… Ask me… What have you asked for lately? What are you dying to ask but not sure how? Do you usually get what you want? Do you usually have to ask for it? Any hints, tips, [...]