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shopping centers

Went shopping this afternoon. Whilst I love the variety that big shopping centers offer with their multitudes of shops, there are a couple of things that really bug me about them.

Firstly, when you aren't looking for something in particular, you see hundreds of them. Then when you go looking, you think there is one to be found? Not bloody likely. Today, I went looking for some nail polish. Being the cheapskate that I am when it comes to purchasing items that I may use for a total of 5 minutes once every 3 months, I went looking in those shops that have such an abundance that you'd swear they procreate in the middle of the night. Discount cosmetic stores. However being a fussy turd when it comes to my nails, I went looking for the ones that have the ball bearings in them. Easier to keep them from going all gloopy. Yes thats a real word. Anyone who has left the lid of their nail polish slightly ajar will understand what gloopy is and agree that it should be included in the next version of Webster's Dictionary. But, as per shopping center rules, I couldn't find one to save my life. Bloody typical really.

Secondly, the phenomenon known as the school-girl-chain. You know the ones I mean. Those teenage girls in school uniform who SHOULD be at school linking arms and extend from one shop to the other not allowing anyone else to pass. The only thing that can save you is a guy whom one has a crush on being sited which sends them into fits of giggles as they retract into each other to instantly become a ball of flesh and hormones. Kind of like one of those little furry caterpillars that curl up into a ball when you touch it. Scary creatures really, and I don't mean the caterpillars.

Lastly, it should be against the law to NOT have the center music being piped into the toilets. There are some sounds that just shouldn't be heard by the general public. I think I'm going to write a letter to my local council tomorrow imploring them to write a bylaw to introduce this measure in the name of common decency and humanity. Care to sign a petition if I start one should they not see reason?

Enjoy your weekend peoples, I intend on doing just that....I'm not going anywhere near a major shopping center :)