Tis the season for the joy of giving. In that spirit I left my office during my lunch hour to venture to the nearby mall for some shopping!!!
Now keep in mind that I generally avoid malls at all costs, but the holiday spirit pulled me in, to that parking spot I got after somebody snagged the other one I was eyeing. No big deal, here I go.
When I walked into the department store I entered through, I could hear the Christmas music and man, it felt good. Christmas is in the air I thought. I quickly darted around the store eyeing several different things, I felt like I had plenty of endurance to look for the best price, so what the heck, on to the next store empty handed I go.
As I walk through the mall corridor and see all of the anonymous faces I ask myself "What the hell am I doing here again?". As quickly as the question entered my mind I recalled that I was getting a good dose of the Christmas spirit. Oh that is right I said to myself this is fun. So in that spirit I continue down the corridor and since I am price comparing I dart quickly in and out of a few stores, the people working offer me a nice greeting as I enter, I return the greeting but make sure not to make eye contact. Brevity is key for me, I only have an hour after all.
20 minutes in and my mind is wrapped around whether it takes more endurance to run a marathon or shop, I quickly determine that shopping requires more, and I wish I was running a marathon instead. Wait a second this is supposed to be fun, no, wait a second this is not fun.
10 minutes later I leave the mall empty handed and wish I hadn't gone in the first place. I am still left with the problem of not having the gifts that I need, but I will fight another day.
