December 1, 2007

• After we received the news that we could get tickets to the luncheon featuring Helen Thomas, Marisol and I realized that her at-home wardrobe of mainly T-shirts and jeans was woefully inadequate.  That night we drove to Macy's and bought her a black-pinstriped suit at 60% off.  (The suit was already marked down 50%, and I had a coupon which gave us an additional 20% discount.)  Now I don't have to worry about what Marisol's big Christmas present will be.

  Marisol looks eerily older (as in grown-up) in the suit, which needs to be shortened.  She needs to hold still long enough for me to mark the pants.

  However, speaking of Macy's, I now have to boycott not only the Macy's but all the stores at Independence Center, which is a huge mall.  It was dark when Marisol and I arrived there. Very unsafe!  Once we stepped out of the car, we realized that about half the lights in the parking lot were not on.  One of the clerks in Macy's told me that the mall was responsible for that situation, so I waited until yesterday to telephone them.

  The woman I spoke with on the phone considered me a moron because I just couldn't understand the parking lot was dark because they were replacing the lights.  I kept trying to voice my safety concerns, which she completely ignored.  When I asked why they didn't replace the lights one at a time in order to provide a safer environment for the customers and employees, the woman all but laughed at me.  Therefore, I told her I was boycotting Independence Center until the parking lot lights are all on.  If you live near the mall, please join me in my protest.

  Yesterday Marisol and I spent all day at Tremor3258's house.  I painted three walls in his bedroom, so now I only have three more left.  (If the sum of walls seems odd, remember that I always put two topcoats of paint on.)  Marisol played Nintendo and then baked some delicious chocolate chip bars.

  When Tremor3258 returned home from work, he took both Marisol and me out for a nice pizza dinner as a thank-you for the painting.  One of the walls I finished has two windows, so tonight he should be able to put up two of the three blinds in his bedroom.  That should help with the cold weather and privacy.

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