Tuesday, September 21, 2004

frictionless capitalism

Got my ticket to Austin. Tried to get yet another ticket to NY for Christmas, with no luck. All these airlines in financial trouble are beginning to cut service to upstate NY, and it's getting harder to find cheap seats. A friend in Muskegon Michigan pays $1500 to fly home. Crazy.

Was online for plane tickets, so thought I might as well get a camera for my Austin trip. Bid on a Canon digital Elph S410 on eBay. Probably bid a bit high, but I got caught up in the "I want to win" excitement. I really do. Want to win.

No deep thoughts today, except to say I have sworn off cookies and donuts. My parents arrive in a few hours and I'm wondering if I have enough time to vaccuum the car interior. Then I'm done cleaning. Really. My friend R was horrified that I actually replaced some of the tacky no-slip decals in my bathtub. "That's a little over the top, don't you think?" he said to me. I just smiled. I've been in a major cleaning frenzy, but I wasn't about to incriminate myself any further.

I bought my dad a small package of high-end organic peanut butter cookies at the Farmer's Market. It should be a good visit. Fingers crossed.

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