Damn You Karma

ManLosch and I went to the mall today. Even AFTER I said "We aren't going to participate in Black Friday," we participated in Black Friday. It wasn't that bad though; we went a little later and went to Rhode Island to shop. :)

So anywho, we're in a shop and I'm about to purchase an item, and ManLosch looks down and says, "Hey someone dropped a dollar." We were like "Hmm ok." Then we were like "Well it's a dollar, we'll just pick it up." Holy crap, it was 1 dollar PLUS 99 dollars. Someone dropped a $100 bill in the store. We practically shat our pants. So I said, "So do we give it to someone?" He said, "Well it's cash. If we give it to the front to ask the store, EVERYONE will run for it." So we lingered in the store for an extra 15 minutes looking for anyone who looked like they lost something. No one. Nothin'. So I checked out and the woman asked "Do you want to donate money to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital? I didn't hear her and ManLosch said," YES. YES YOU DO. JUST DO IT."

So we walked out and I thought, "Well what do we do?" I called my mom and asked her. We weighed every possible option. Cash...in a mall....during the holidays. Really? So we went to the police and asked them and they said, "HA! Merry Christmas...take your lady out for a nice dinner. It's cash. There's not a whole lot you can do about it. But you also don't find alot of people who would have said something or thought about it either."

Soooo in the end...we're $100 richer. But I still feel like I didn't balance out the universe correctly, ya know? It wasn't mine to begin with, but maybe we were meant to find it. I was also told it was a trap. So who really knows? What I DO know, is that we aren't spending the money on ourselves. We found it, but that doesn't mean we should necessarily keep it.

So welcome to my 2nd giveaway of the month. Just comment on this blog about what you'd do with $100 for the holidays and you'll be placed into a random drawing for a $15 Target giftcard. The rules? You have to be a follower, there needs to be 10 or more comments, and the last day to comment will be December 8th (I'm giving a little extra time because of the holidays and the lack of keeping up with posts).

Hopefully karma won't kick my black ass for this. :)

Here Comes Santa Claus- No, nevermind

Merry Christmas!!!!! Right?

So I got out of work early yesterday (yes, I had to work on Christmas Eve) and I had offered to drive my friend J to South Station, as he was going to NY on Amtrak for the holidays. I told him I needed to go to Target to pick up a few things, and since it was on the way, he agreed. So we actually find a parking space with ease (well, ease as in, I didn't curse anyone out and found one rather quickly towards the front) and proceed to walk to the door. We walked past a woman smoking a cigarette with her child sitting in the cart, crying his eyes out. I grumbled and just said "Oh Lord...." But no, wait, it's not the best part. She says "Hey, you need to be quiet or else Santa isn't going to come tonight." WHAAAAAAT? My friend J proceeded to have a fit and said "What? Wha- no. That's not even right! You can't use that as leverage!"

So we make our way in the store, and what else do we see but a kid crying and kicking saying "NOOOOO I WANT THISSSS!!" What did the parent say? "No, put it back or else Santa won't bring you anything." When did Christmas come to this? Since when did parents have to use Santa as a bargaining tool? Because really, this only MAY work for about 24 days of the entire year. I'm not ok with that, at all. The whiny brats still get what they want anyway.

Anyway, it's Christmas Day and I'm spending it with my mom in my apartment with my dog who still doesn't want to use his leg to walk on but seems to be hobbling along with a great amount of energy, as if he WAS walking on all fours. I'm enjoying the day though; no crying kids, no loud family functions. I think I needed a day like this. So I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and were surrounded by the ones you love and cherish.

Next up........Seriously 26.