And just as a little aside...I have WAY to the n'th degree too many rose books!
When I was picking up the latest Harry Potter book, waiting in line amongst the masses of people who are HP addicted, I spotted a rose book. I tried to look away!
Border's is pretty smart...they use stacks of 'books-4-sale' as cordons to keep the lines going in the right direction. These stacks of books also provide an impulse aisle for unwary shoppers who, in order to get that much sought after HP book, must stand and wait with nothing better to do than look at the stacks of gloriously colored huge coffee table books. They also must have silent alarms that warn the book-stackers that a rose-crazed woman is coming in the door...they can tell by the dirt under her fingernails and the rose cane that's tangled up and sticking out of her hair! "Quick...we have an addict!!! Get those gorgeous rose books out there in the sure-to-sell-anything aisle!"
Anyway, I innocently got a glimpse of this beautiful rose book and looked thru the open copy on the top of the stack, even tho it weighed 374 lbs. OMG, it was so beautiful...I swear there was sunshine coming out of that book! But alas, I'm off work for the summer, without much income, so I was too chintzy to pay $23+ bucks for the HP book and another $20 for the rose book all in one sitting, so I reluctantly put it back on the stack. I couldn't take my eyes off that damned book the entire time I was checking out. That kid probably thought I had a catch in my neck or something. Heaven only knows what he was thinking!
I even resisted (altho it was VERRRRRY difficult) a chance to get the book for 20% off...a coupon was given to me when I checked out from buying the HP book. They were trying so hard to hook me!
Border's definitely has my number. I got in email yesterday, a very short survey. They promised that if I take it, they'd give me a coupon for 30% off. Well, it couldn't hurt to take it. I did. Then printed out the coupon and noticed that it was only good thru Aug. 8th. Whew! I could hold out that long...but I put it in my purse just in case. Well, I had to have SOMEPLACE to put it! Anyway, I have to travel about 1/2 hour away from my house and into another state to get to the Border's store...I hardly EVER get over there! I was saved!!! Or so I thought...
My story doesn't end there. Oh no...I took Jon to see his oncologist yesterday later in the morning (I know you wonder how the heck does this relate to a rose book....you'll see!). Jon had been complaining about some tumor pain and told the Doc G. about it. Doc G then told Jon that he needed to have a CAT scan to see if the chemo he's doing is helping or not. If not he had other "monkey shit" he wanted to try. He said the pain could be a good sign (tumor necrosis) or a bad one. His office set up an appointment for this morning at the hospital across the river...Jon can't drive due to the meds he's on for pain. You know where I'm going with this, don't you??
The Border's store in my little saga is less than 2 blocks from the hospital Jon had to go to for his CAT scan. I waited in the car reading HP#7 and trying to forget the gorgeous rose book calling my name from that dratted book store. But by the time Jon got back to the car, in a robotic voice I said "must get to Border's...must go now". Jon didn't do his usual "I don't feel like going anywhere else, I'd much rather just go home!" Oh no! He couldn't be a bitch today, he just HAD to be cooperative! He said "Sure, I'll come in with you...we'll get some Chai!"
Okay, I might be able to fight it. I'll have Chai...that will snap me out of it and we'll just leave!
HA!
Border's Chai has something in it....something that makes you buy books! I got the damned book, 30% off...$14 plus tax... it's beautiful. I love it. I've been petting it ever since I got home with it. Now what the hell am I going to do with it? I don't even have a freakin' coffee table!
Thought for the day...
"...cast roses into the abyss and say, "Here is my thanks to the monster, because it didn't know how to swallow me!"
HellIfIKnow by FWNietzsche
haha, Ginni, I think the rose-book monster knew just how to swallow you! Hook, line, and sinker!
ReplyDeleteI loved this story - and I'm happy your book came home with you.
xoxo
BWAAA-HA-HA!
ReplyDeleteNow you have to go get a coffee table to keep it on!!!!
That was a good story, That was how I felt buying my G.F. grill!
Sometimes you just have to break the rules!
Love, Lee