Bras and other superficial fun

L'eggs/Bali/Hanes/Playtex outlet, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

You know your youth is gone when the underwear outlet store is the highlight of your shopping day. The last time I went to an outlet mall* was in February, and while I bought a few items that day (including my kick-ass gray plaid Chuck Ts), I spent the majority of my time and money buying bras. Today was similar. What can I say? I like Bali bras, so why pay $30+ for them at Kohl's when I can get them for $22 at the outlet? I was also able to buy two (buy one, get one 1/2 off) Champion bras that are going to be awesome for the days I want to walk to school because they're sort of like sports bras, but they have underwire and two separate cups, so no uni-boob. Not to mention that the cashier signed me up for their rewards card, and I got an additional 20% off my purchase because it's my birthday month. Score!

Did I really just spend that much time talking about bras? Yet another sign that my youth is gone.

I also bought these! They're similar to the second-hand ones from Plato's Closet, but they were new of course (I'll put my own feet-sweat in them, thank you very much), and they really are that color. Way better than the brown ones. And they were only $50.

After I indulged myself (did I mention my birthday is Tuesday? This shopping trip was kind of like my birthday present to myself), I wanted to stop at Lowe's. This particular Lowe's is part of an enormous shopping center with Lowe's, Walmart, Home Goods, and places to eat on one side of the intersection and Target, Panera, and some other stores on the other side. When I was turning into the Lowe's side, there was a man holding a sign right next to me that said he had lost his job and he was hungry. After spending so much money on stuff I didn't actually need (in the hunter-gatherer sense), I wanted to help this guy. I didn't want to give him cash, but I saw that there was a Subway near Lowe's, and I thought I'd pick up a sandwich after I was finished. 

So, I finished at Lowe's, and then I realized that I stop at Target to pick up some stuff since it was just right there. Most Targets now have little pre-made sandwiches, so I figured I'd just get this guy his sandwich from there. As I crossed the intersection again, I saw that he was still there in the same place. Naturally, though, this Target didn't have any sandwiches, and when I thought I'd go back over to Subway (I really had my mind set on this), I saw that the man wasn't there. I went ahead and got a sandwich, and I figured if I still didn't see him, I'd just leave and eat the sandwich myself. Well, he still wasn't there. I was very sad, and then I just felt very gluttonous for spending the whole day and a whole lot of money on selfish, material things. I was hoping to even out the score, you know? 

Maybe because of this, I think I'm going to check out the UU church tomorrow. It's literally just a few miles from my house. It's even shorter if I take the road that Google Maps insists is there but isn't. Anyway, this is one of the items on my to-do list for Monterey (I'm working on #1 and #6). 

*For the life of me, over the past couple days I couldn't remember the name of the town where this outlet mall was. I kept thinking "Napoleon," but I knew that wasn't right. I thought maybe it sounded similar or maybe it was just a famous historical name. I finally looked it up today: Waterloo. That makes me laugh a little.