Of running errands and not...

Yesterday was to have been a big, bad errands day. I had it planned to the ever-living gills. It was mapped, plotted, checklisted, and strategized in the most type A fashion imaginable. Different colored inks were involved, and had I not stopped myself I'm sure I would have worked my way into a flowcharting frenzy.

Didgeridoo Boy wanted to go along, though. As we were getting in the car, I told him everywhere I had planned to go. First on the list after picking up a can of Monster Energy Drink for him was the Verizon store to trade up the Edsel (aka "KIN"). That was nixed - - best to wait until the Verizon store would not be so busy. I needed printer ink, and wanted to go to Office Depot. He said this was convenient for him, as he'd planned to go somewhere near there: Best Buy. Off we went to Best Buy, and we were there for a while.

As he lingered, I reminded him that there were a lot of things I had wanted to get done. Having gotten a late start to the day already (my fault - - makeup fiasco), I *really* wanted to get the grocery experience behind me before the late afternoon rush. Off the list went Office Depot, and off we went to......

Game Stop. After Game Stop, I reminded him I really needed to go to the Asian grocery for a few things. We got to it and discovered it had already closed for the day. Okay, so, I still needed to go to Sally Beauty. Went there. He asked where next, and I told him Walgreens, Publix, and Earth Fare. He looked right at me and said, "Well, I'm wanting to go somewhere that's kind of on the way to those, so lets hit out there first and track back." I pitched a fit.

We went to another Game Stop location, one that's dangerously close to a Walmart. Came out of there right at five o'clock. I pitched another fit. Didge giggled, but to his credit did not aim for where I thought he was about to head. I scrapped Publix and Earth Fare, settling for Walgreens. Yogurt be damned, I would not be returning to the house without my mascara. When we got home, he checked the weather, gave me a look, and said, "Damn. It's going to rain all the way through Saturday."

So you can see why I'm needing to indulge in a hit of narcissism this morning, right? Here. Enjoy one of my favorite songs while I schlep out grocery shopping in the rain.