January 27, 2006
You Gotta Know When to Fold 'em
In an attempt to finish my silly communications project before the morning, I went on an expedition to Kinko's to make some color copies and to Safeway to get some posterboard.
So, I get to Kinko's to see their hours listed as "6am-12 everday". I see people inside however, so I try a door, but it is locked. Great.
Well, I can always see how much colored ink I have left in the printer at home. Maybe I'll have enough to print out the pictures for my visual aid. In a worst case scenario, I could probably just print out in black and white and make some attempt to color with markers or crayons. As long as I have some medium to which I can attach this crap, I should be fine.
So then I swing by Safeway to deposit some checks (ATMs don't close, booyah), and to find some posterboard. I wander down the stationery aisle expecting to find the shelf of my childhood memories with racks and racks of various sized and colored posterboard only to end up seeing shelf after shelf of notebooks, binders and paper.
How can a supermarket be super if it doesn't even carry pieces of paper larger than 8.5x11 inches? I mean, where the hell are kids gonna go to get posterboard to finish their silly science fair projects and such if they can't get it at a supermarket? Rite-aid?
Anyway, looks like I'll have to be up early tomorrow to run errands and grab the requisite material to finish this visual for my presentation. Honestly though, a non-24-hours Kinko's and a Safeway with no posterboard; oh how the world has failed me tonight.
So, I get to Kinko's to see their hours listed as "6am-12 everday". I see people inside however, so I try a door, but it is locked. Great.
Well, I can always see how much colored ink I have left in the printer at home. Maybe I'll have enough to print out the pictures for my visual aid. In a worst case scenario, I could probably just print out in black and white and make some attempt to color with markers or crayons. As long as I have some medium to which I can attach this crap, I should be fine.
So then I swing by Safeway to deposit some checks (ATMs don't close, booyah), and to find some posterboard. I wander down the stationery aisle expecting to find the shelf of my childhood memories with racks and racks of various sized and colored posterboard only to end up seeing shelf after shelf of notebooks, binders and paper.
How can a supermarket be super if it doesn't even carry pieces of paper larger than 8.5x11 inches? I mean, where the hell are kids gonna go to get posterboard to finish their silly science fair projects and such if they can't get it at a supermarket? Rite-aid?
Anyway, looks like I'll have to be up early tomorrow to run errands and grab the requisite material to finish this visual for my presentation. Honestly though, a non-24-hours Kinko's and a Safeway with no posterboard; oh how the world has failed me tonight.
# posted by Yann : 01:00
