After putting it off a bit too long, today I ventured out to The Base (shopping centre) and Te Awa (the mall that’s part of The Base). I needed a haircut (the part I’d put off) and to do some necessary shopping.
My first shopping stop was JB HiFi, which moved to Te Awa from Central Hamilton (the mall is a much better location, IMHO), to pick up a couple things (after Price Spy told me they had the best prices). I was helped by very nice, tall (and nice looking—well, he was, and on this blog I speak the truth as I see it) young man with a North American accent (I didn’t ask where he was from; didn’t want him to think I was flirting).
After that, it was off to The Warehouse for some specific things I’d looked at on their App. It was a little bit for my Christmas tree (though they were sold out of Christmas ornament hooks! Most of my ornaments have unbent paper clips on them, and, honestly, these days what else would I ever use them for?!), something basic for the house (towels for the arm of my sofa, to protect it from Leo leaving dirty paw prints on it), and a shirt for me (possibly for my trip to Fiji next month).
While I was at The Warehouse I tried on hats (to protect my head in Fiji), and through that I discovered Panama-style hats really don’t suit me. One kinda hipster-ish brimmed hat was okay, by I’m not sure it’s the best option (it was kinda cheaply made, tbh). The search continues.
I’d intended another stop at The Base, but changed my mind, not the least because my tolerance of crowds of strangers was nearing three-quarters of my capacity. However, I also managed my Good Citizen move of the day: On the way into the store, I dropped off a shopping bag of soft plastics for recycling.
On the way home, I went to get petrol. Wednesday is 10c off per litre day, which I don’t usually bother with—I save maybe $3 or $4 on a fill-up, but since I was already out, why not? On the way home, I realised that was probably the last time I’ll buy petrol until 2024.
I returned to a very happy Leo, and a nice cool house. I have a lot more to do this week, but it’s all around the house. Leo would’ve been even happier if he knew that.
2 comments:
I'm not quite sure: 1) asking about where someone is from would be considered flirting, and 2) why a perceived flirtation would be problematic.
Feel free to make this an AAA question.
I will add it to the list, because even though I wasn't entirely serious in the comment, there nevertheless is a truth behind it that I haven't talked about before.
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