I'm feeling better, now. Spending a bit of money on books does that to you. After this morning I wasn't feeling all that great. So I took a shower, put on the least dirty clothes I could find and started on my way to St. George. My car doesn't have a CD player in it, so I always have to rely on the radio. The shitty radio stations we have around here are always playing the same music, but I actually heard some pretty good stuff on the classic rock station this time. More than one Eric Clapton song played, putting me in a better mood.

I got to Wal-Mart first. I needed to buy some algae pellets for my new plecostomus, Moby. He's fucking huge; a good 3-5 inches in length. He was free. =) The only problem is that he makes a huge mess. I woke up this morning to a tank full of his poop. Annoying. I didn't clean it, I figured it would decompose and he would eat it, hahah. If he doesn't, then I'll buy a snail or something to eat all the poop from the plecostomus. On arrival to at Wal-Mart I avoided a few people that I knew and made my way to the fish section. I thought about buying deodorant as I passed the soap section, but decided I would get it later. I found the algae and proceeded to the self-checkout lines. I found a short one, but the guy needed help and took forever... fucking Wal-Mart customers. I eventually made my way to the front of the line and, of course, finished faster than any of the people in front of me. I made my way to the car, trying not to scrape my shoes on the ground.

Leaving Wal-Mart I turned left at the light making my way towards the mall. I sped a lot today... I'm not really sure why. It was a fun drive with all that traffic and construction. =) It took me a minute or two to get to the mall. The mall parking-lot-drivers were terrible today, as well as the parking-lot-walkers. Annoying. I walked in, and of course I knew all the kids there. I didn't say hi to anyone, or talk at all until I made it to the bookstore. I looked at the classic literature section for a minute or two trying to decide if I really felt like buying more. After staring I changed my mind and moved on to the science fiction and fantasy section. I have been meaning to buy the Philip Pullman series; His Dark Materials, I had just never gotten around to it. Oddly it took me a good five minutes to find them. I was a little worried that they didn't have them at all, I would have been outraged. They did, though. Making my day a little brighter. I then moved over to another section that I don't look at very often, still in SciFi, just off in a weird corner. I found William Gibson there. I own one of his best sellers, Neuromancer, and figured I'd buy another one of his books. So, I ended up buying four books and a Barns & Noble discount card. I buy books all the time, so I figure I'll make my $25.00 by the end of the year. I've probably already spent $150 on books this year. Too bad that won't go on my card. =/

The drive home was typical. Stupid drivers on the highway and just the absence of police that I need to make it a speedy, exciting, Sunday drive. I almost forgot that I was going to stop by Perks; Alexis works today and I told her I would pay her a visit. I didn't really know what to get, so I left the decision up to her. She decided that I wanted a "white mocha." It was $4.00 exactly, which I thought was a little odd, but neat. She made it for me while I listened to another good song on the classic rock station. It was a little cold outside, but I left my window open nonetheless. I did, after all, have a beanie on. She handed me my drink and bid me a swell day, as I did her.

On arriving home dinner had been finished and everyone had eaten. Everyone includes only three; my parents and my sister. So I finished my white mocha, let my mom and dad have a taste, and then ate a cold dinner. While eating I was showing my parents the books I had purchased and my dad and I launched into a discussion about the Philip Pullman books, we've both read them and it was a fun subject. I don't often get to talk about the books I have read.

Such was my day. I felt horrible this morning, but now I'm feeling pretty great. Time to hunker down for a boring night.

listening to: The Mountain Goats - Bitter Melon Farm