rumblerumble!

Subaru get-together last night; we went and it was quite fun. people as a whole seemed very nice, and there were some very nice cars there. plus i got to provide Mini info. hee. XD

but i got thirsty after awhile, and so wandered into a Borders nearby, since i knew they had that in-store coffeeshop thing and i wasn't about to hit the $tarbucks that was also nearby. fully intended on some tea or something similar, but got no further than the door.

they were SO TARGETING ME. XD

not kidding. seemed like a large number of different (really nice) cookbooks remaindered and part of the bargain books section just inside the door. HUGE, oversize books, with lovely photography. yes, they're flexis, but. $5.99/ea.

...and it was in this way i was completely waylaid while meaning only to go and get something to drink. XD THEY KNEW. THEY KNEW I WAS COMING.

so i got the curry one, the Thai one (cos, y'know, i really need another Thai cookbook), the Japanese one, and the Chinese one. there were at least two others i was considering, but i had to show some restraint after all. XD

there was also a sale going on that ended yesterday wherein customers were to take a special bag and put whatever they wanted (minus periodicals and foodstuffs) inside to receive 10% off. the sign specified "everything inside the store," however---the bargain books were all in the vestibule along with the sign and the bags, so i didn't know how literal they meant it to be. i asked when i got up to the counter---and the discount indeed applied. only 10%, which isn't much---took care of slightly more than tax, though. so it was even nicer.

see? you think i was joking about being targeted? XD

(as for the thirst-quencher of choice, i ended up with a raspberry italian soda. decided against warm beverage. was too flushed with geeky bookish excitement for warm beverages. XD)