Holiday Log: Day 2 (Day 1 of X-Mas Shopping)
I finally got an I-pod shuffle if you don't know, from Carina, and up until now it's just been a minor convenience but MAN it paid off today.
Holiday shopping is 100 times easier when you have an Ipod.
I'm good at shopping. Damn good. I know what I want and I get in there and get out awesomely. So the holidays are a problem as increased staffing equals more people talking to me and trying to get me to do/buy superfluous things. But with Ipod it's like you are given a free pass to ignore them.
In fact thats the great part of Ipod in general. Free pass to ignore with enough music to ignore for like half a day.
AND when you say hello to the cute shop girls they think it's even nicer and give you a nicer fake smile. I like fake smiles sometimes.
My shopping was confounded though, even If I'm amazing at it, by my family and their crazy needs when it comes to gifts.
My brother isn't "The man who has everything" but he's definitely, product-wise at least, "The man who has everything he wants right now". So for him I need to find something he WOULD want but doesn't know about because it hasn't existed in either Edmonton, Online or in London for the past ohhh , lets say, 3 months. I'm going to probably have to go to Richmond to the actual Japanese stores to fill this.
My Dad doesnt want anything. Really. He's fine with what he has. It's not like he has a secret passion for something. In his mind he has all he wants. He doesn't actually need anything that I could get him. So , in his case I have to FIND a need he has but hasn't realized he has and then fill it. This can usually only be solved by creative thinking and taking a chance on something odd.
My mother on the other hand will like anything...if it's FANTASTIC. Like any book, if it's a complete work of genius, accessible to all. Any C.D. if it is a musical experience which cannot be rivaled (especially Jazz, Folk and Instrumental). I've lucked out the past few times with reccomended books on New York Times lists , but this year all the books sound far too depressing and i'm not sure what she'd like. I've considered "House of Leaves" but i fear it may be too complex for what she wants as casual reading and also it costs too much for me. So yes, hopefully some masterwork will land in my lap.
Until then, I must keep shopping.
Head down, Ipod up
CAM
I finally got an I-pod shuffle if you don't know, from Carina, and up until now it's just been a minor convenience but MAN it paid off today.
Holiday shopping is 100 times easier when you have an Ipod.
I'm good at shopping. Damn good. I know what I want and I get in there and get out awesomely. So the holidays are a problem as increased staffing equals more people talking to me and trying to get me to do/buy superfluous things. But with Ipod it's like you are given a free pass to ignore them.
In fact thats the great part of Ipod in general. Free pass to ignore with enough music to ignore for like half a day.
AND when you say hello to the cute shop girls they think it's even nicer and give you a nicer fake smile. I like fake smiles sometimes.
My shopping was confounded though, even If I'm amazing at it, by my family and their crazy needs when it comes to gifts.
My brother isn't "The man who has everything" but he's definitely, product-wise at least, "The man who has everything he wants right now". So for him I need to find something he WOULD want but doesn't know about because it hasn't existed in either Edmonton, Online or in London for the past ohhh , lets say, 3 months. I'm going to probably have to go to Richmond to the actual Japanese stores to fill this.
My Dad doesnt want anything. Really. He's fine with what he has. It's not like he has a secret passion for something. In his mind he has all he wants. He doesn't actually need anything that I could get him. So , in his case I have to FIND a need he has but hasn't realized he has and then fill it. This can usually only be solved by creative thinking and taking a chance on something odd.
My mother on the other hand will like anything...if it's FANTASTIC. Like any book, if it's a complete work of genius, accessible to all. Any C.D. if it is a musical experience which cannot be rivaled (especially Jazz, Folk and Instrumental). I've lucked out the past few times with reccomended books on New York Times lists , but this year all the books sound far too depressing and i'm not sure what she'd like. I've considered "House of Leaves" but i fear it may be too complex for what she wants as casual reading and also it costs too much for me. So yes, hopefully some masterwork will land in my lap.
Until then, I must keep shopping.
Head down, Ipod up
CAM
posted by Cam at 2:29 AM
1 Comments:
Cam so you are one of those. I hate retail during Christmas but alas what can you do? There are many people who have attempted to choose your strategy and yeah it usually works but at times when I'm feeling angry and bored and they are mean to me, I will pretend that I dont see the strings flowing from their ears and bombard them anyway. It can be a fun game to play.
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