Day off today. And yet I woke up earlier than I usually do. Sucks.

So I journeyed out to get breakfast. Except I knew I needed gas. The light's been on for a few days.

But when I got to the gas station I couldn't get the gas door open. I've had trouble with it before, but I could usually jimmy it open with a credit card.

Today, nothing.

So I went to a nearby mechanic that I've gone to before. I felt like an idiot. "Hi. I can't figure out how to open my gas tank door."

He got it open immediately.

In my defense, it's always taken two people to open it when it's acting up. And I really had no one else to go to for this.

I hate being a dumb girl.

Oh well. I went Christmas shopping today. I will point out that I usually go Christmas shopping on the last possible day. And today I am almost done with shopping. Bizarre.

On the way home from shopping, I stopped at a local corner market to pick up some soda. It's about 4 blocks from my last apartment. Anyway, where I parked was in front of a little gift store I've always wanted to go in. And they had a big SALE sign in the window. So I figured, screw it, I'm going in.

I found a present for mom and a present... for me. D'oh. As we were ringing up the purchase I randomly started chatting with the salesperson. I ended up in a 30-minute conversation with her about politics.

I like Minnesota.