Not Exactly A Sign I Was In The Black Friday Shopping Mood

Once I got home, I did the three things I needed to do, per my previous blog post (talk about those later), then decided to eat ribs I had thawed out a week ago, then I slept.

I did, however, want to partake in Black Friday festivities.  Namely, it was time for me to finally upgrade my iPhone from my 4.  So, after seeing the beginning of the Apple Cup, I went out, in the rain, to the Mall of America.  And I went into the Apple Store, and ... I didn't buy it.  My heart is still set on getting the 8, but ... well, maybe there will be a price drop after the weekend, or maybe my parents will say that they're getting me a new phone, and I kind of thought that if I buy it and then carry it with me around the Megamall it might get stolen, so maybe I should just buy it Monday afternoon at Rosedale when it's less crowded ... shoot, it's a lot of money.  I know I need to get a new one, but I just decided against plunging all my money into something last night.

Instead, I mostly spent my money on food and drink.  Caribou was selling coffee for a buck, so that was the first thing I went to when I got to MOA.  And then both the Apple Cup and the Oklahoma-West Virginia games were getting close, so I ended my trip by going to Buffalo Wild Wings and partaking in its new menu.  But I still felt pressure to buy something.  But what?  The only thing I thought I could buy are no porno pants because my old ones are starting to tear.  I got those at H&M, so just before closing I went over there to see if they had those same pants or something similar to it.  They didn't, but under pressure to "celebrate" Black Friday, I saw two standbys that I usually believe I could always use more of, both of which were too expensive at the Gap and Banana Republic: Socks and underwear.  H&M is always good for cheap stuff, and I came across boxers with a "$4" sticker stamped in the upper-right corner.  And with 30% off, those only cost me $2.80.

So yep, I shopped on Black Friday.  Got boxers for less than three bucks.  I'm totally into the holiday spirit now!