I finished up my translation job for the week early today, so I had the afternoon off. Since Oz was off too, we had the afternoon to goof off together. We went shopping. We managed to not buy anything (except for a hugely expensive desk chair which I need because of my poor, aching back) till we got to the big electronics store, where we found the photograph printer we wanted. While wandering around, Oz found 1 GB USB drives for only US$30 and it seemed silly not to get some. Never mind that we already have plenty of memory in that form.
We consumed like weasels. Things didn't get out of hand, although Oz did get fussy about a USB cable, because it wasn't pretty enough.
Me: "Oh, come on. It's shiny!"
Him: "But it's ugly. I don't like it."
Me: "You think this is Japan? You think you can get a pink one with cute mousies on it?"
Him: "What about these gray ones? They have a … geeky tag."
Me: "Ooh, and gold-plated. But look at all the returned ones. Everyone who buys that brand brings it back."
If only I could get him so excited about plumbing fixtures.
Ah, well.
204 words | July 7, 2006 11:52 PM | Wired