I learned how to smoke crack today

Apr 17, 2006 18:56

The mattress finally got too old and crappy to support even a mediocre night's sleep last night, so today was declared new bed shopping day. We got a good deal on an excellent mattress from a guy here in Cumming, and we ended up chatting with him. We mentioned in passing that we happened to run into a mattress salesperson at a convention we were ( Read more... )

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justben April 18 2006, 00:18:01 UTC
Didn't feel right somehow to put the LJ Spellchecker Genius of the Day there in the post. LJ thinks blowjobs looks like bowlegs.

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ydnic April 18 2006, 00:29:08 UTC
Damn.

I've found over the years that it is usually worth it to take the time to have a real conversation with retail salespeople. They usually have interesting (if not good) stories.

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darthbecca April 18 2006, 00:39:43 UTC
Wow. I have to admit, I would have found myself going, "And you just told me an awful lot considering I just came in here for a mattress..."

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elgecko April 18 2006, 03:58:47 UTC
Your story is, of course, breathtaking in its imagery and matter.

I can't help but think that in the whole of human history, there has always been a segment of the population in such positions, and I can not imagine a realistic scenario where that ends.

I used to work near what you describe, in the industrial sector. I could easily say I never saw her but the truth would more likely be that I saw her again and again and I don't know which one she is.

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hyakynthos April 18 2006, 16:12:32 UTC
"Most men live lives of quiet desperation".

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