No, I'm serious. And I'd do it again in a heart beat.
A few days ago, I read in the newspaper that there was going to be a pulp show nearby, so I got up a nine, this morning, hopped in and out of the shower, and headed out.
Of course, like every other day this week, I said to myself that it couldn't that cold. I think my brain is trying to kill me.
Anyway, I saw some pretty cool stuff and found that there's an old pulp store near my campus.
Honestly, I think I'll just save myself time and have my boss send my paychecks directly to them.
I ended up buying four things:
1. The Holy Grail- An original Shadow pulp. Eighteen bucks!
I found this while hunting for Shadow pulps and decided to buy it. I could never resist time travel novels.
Just a cheap novel about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Well, at least sex and (possibly) drugs.
I only bought this for the green and white (MSU) colors and the joke written on it ("I'm not as green as I look). I swear. To God.
After that, I hiked back into East Lansing. I had decided to go to the movies to day, but got back from Lansing early and had a half hour time to kill before my bus came.
So, I stopped into Barnes and Noble's and got to check out the new Dean Martin CD, Forever Cool. It uses recording tricks to create duets with Martin and others. I'll definitely have to get it.
Lady Luck was with me the bus I got on was fast with very few stops. So, once again, I arrived early and decided to hang out in the mall before going to the theater.
I had some interesting conversations in the mall. This being the holiday season, people at booths in the mall will stop you. I was stopped by a man who said, and I quote word-for-word, "you are looking for special gift for a special lady?" I'm not even lying! I had no idea real people talked like that. The only thing that would have made the cliche even more perfect is if he was Middle Eastern, and I'm pretty sure he was Indian.
Of course that conversation would have been really cool...if I was still a little boy who day-
dreamed about being a knight errant for King Arthur.
I politely told him I was not Christmas shopping then and that I would be back in a couple of weeks. (Note: This is Night Stalker lingo for "not interested".)
Then, I went to the theater and bought a ticket. I was still really early, so I killed some time reading Shadow Girl. After that, I bought a large Coke and some popcorn and found a seat (the only way you can watch this sort of movie is with junk food).
I highly recommend Beowulf it was a lot of fun.
I had to wait for a bus, so I went back to the mall (careful to avoid the Merchant of India).
Once I was back on campus, I had to walk back to my dorm. On the way, I remembered that they were showing a few movies I wanted to see. So I dropped the stuff I bought off on my desk, got a quick dinner (my first meal that day) and hiked over to Wells Hall.
My intention was to see Crazy Love followed by Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Unfortunatly, Crazy Love was the one movie you had to pay. So, I saw Monty Python intstead.
Tomorrow, I'll go to see Crazy Love and the Bourne Ultimatum.
And that's it. Maybe it wasn't actually the best day of my life, but it's the happiest I remember being for a while. And not because, I bought a lot of useless junk, but because I finally got to relax.
Good night, everyone, and good luck
The Night Stalker
PS. This is the Blogspot Web Master. The Night Stalker wishes it to be known that, after adding. "[I swear] To God" as a last minute edit, he was struck by lightning. He is being treated in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
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