Sunday, Sunday here again, tidy attire

The weekend makes me feel a bit restless. In theory, I could go anywhere I damn well please, but let's face facts. I'm restricted to the bus routes, and thus, the amount of time I am willing to suffer in order to get to where I want to go. Also, I'm a lazy fucker, so by the time I get out of bed, have a shower, get dressed and eat a Pop Tart or two, it's gone 12:30. That limits the times of stuff I could do things.

Downtown is doable within those parameters, but then, why do I want to go to place I go four days anyway? If there was anything there I would know about it and probably have seen it or been there already. Or made plans to do it.

The Galleria, while a nice mall, is expensive. And really doesn't have that many shops that I'm interested in. OK, the Lego shop is badass, but the lack of any visible prices isn't inspiring for my budget.

West Oaks Mall is 30 minutes by bus at the end of Westheimer, but I really can't see myself going there. I'll probably check it out at some point, but for the moment, there's not much (judging from the website, at least) to interest me.

Everywhere else requires getting on a different bus. And that requires planning and details. It hardly leaves the way open for adventure. I'm not necessarily pining to discover a cool/quirky/fruity/bitchin' shop or restaurant (and certainly not a bar before the 18th), but it would be nice to just check shit out. But then, I'm a lazy fuck.

Honestly, I don't need to buy anything. I guess I could do with some more pairs of shorts, a couple more shirts and a few more pairs of boxers* wouldn't go amiss, but what do I sincerely need? That's the question.

And out here, it's very easy to get 'need' and 'want' confused. My MP3 - while old and prone to crashing - does the job. Yet, I 'need' a new one. (That said, the current range of MP3 players are pretty hit and miss. Maybe the Zune would be the best choice, but why in the name of Kunte Kinte would you not have a dedicated volume button?)

It's the same thing with my phone. It's perfectly alright and works like a charm over here. Yet, I 'need' an Adroid smartphone. Well, no I don't. I just want one. It makes no sense to get one out here, it'll have to be a UK purchase. But then it'd be more expensive and taxed like a motherfucker.

Since I am a whore for DVDs, I had a semi-complete list written out in my head of DVDs I wanted to pick up. Spaced, for example, has a pretty sweet selection of commentaries on the R1 release. Oh, and pick up a bunch of volumes of MST3K, too. Yet, confronted on Amazon with these items I still look for the cheaper prices, only to find there are none. And the prices are pretty high. It seems that sales on that kind of item are just not happening. Dammit.

Still, I did pick up Better Off Ted season 1. Should be arriving any day soon now, so I will bask in that glory.

It's coming up to 1pm, I'm still in bed, need a shower, have work to do and no big ideas. If I am quick enough I could check out a KFC...

*Boxers out here are fucked up. It seems the most popular type of pants is the boxer brief. I'd hate to piss on anyone's cornflakes, but I will never wear boxer briefs. They do nothing to make my junk look appealing. Upon finding a cheap pair of proper boxers, I can guarantee that they won't have any buttons. Just a flap. I don't care for my penis escaping from the cosy ensconcement of my pants, thank you very much. Digging about for boxers that DO have buttons reveals that buttons out here must cost the fucking eart. $8-10 for a pack of three boxers with buttons compared to four or five pairs for $5. Oh and socks? Fucking hell, when did men's socks be confined to 'BLACK' and 'WHITE'. I pine for Primark.