Determined not to whine. Much.
Jul. 9th, 2004 12:50 amHell with that-- I've had some pretty knowledgeable parties call my kissing skills "dynamite." Fear me.
At least I got some shopping done this e'en. The local Acme-- or the Agony, as I call it-- has finally been shot to be put out of our misery, and is roiling about in its death throes. It closes forever in a few days, which is good news. It's not nice to speak ill of the near-dead, but I've never liked the place, and whatever comes in in its place can, one hopes, only be an improvement. I walked in tonight, stood in the produce department, confronted by a few desperate ears of corn and half-wilted and mournful bags of lettuce, and I was overcome by the pathos. I turned around, walked back out the in-door, cast off my cart and made for the glories of the Delaware Avenue SuperFresh. Yes, it's more expensive, yes, it's 20 minutes away with no traffic, and yes, I have some sad memories of wandering its aisles late at night in happier times, in search of Norwegian salmon, hand in hand with my ex. But still, oh, the wonders of its glowing produce! The sparkling of its serried ranks of pasta sauce! The scintillation of its packages of Polish borscht and English Hob Nobs!
I was so low on food here, though, I had the all-too-common experience of spending $150 and still having nothing to eat here. Well, that's not true. Frozen dinners were 40% off.
And, of course, you'd better believe I bought some salmon. Aww, yeah.