Well its Black Friday and I had to work. Oh well, I think I'd rather sit around on my ass and get paid time and a half than troll the corridors of the mall. Actually, when I think about, this whole notion of Black Friday is just silly and more than a little disgusting. Not that I'm some crazy, liberal anti-consumerist that thinks everyone should weave their own clothes and grow their own food. God knows I love to shop and when I do it certainly isn't cheap. Its just that I find the whole thing with staying up until 3am and camping out in front of the Best Buy and Wal-Mart to be so undignified.

To me, shopping is a pleasant experience where you take your time, examine the merchandise, and let sales people kiss your butt. Not where you're wrestling with trashy poor people just for a few bucks off some off-brand flatscreen TV. Its just not worth the headache especially when you can find good deals early and just get the whole damn business of shopping for presents over and done with before the holidays even really start. I bought all of Brad's presents on sale, online, for ridiculous discounts weeks ago. Now, all I have left now is a couple of toys and some gift cards and I can just sit back, relax, and enjoy Jesus' Birthday-like he intended.