Brookstone and WeedHead

AKA another day of holiday shopping with the girls. Here are some observations from a day of hilarity with said chicas:

• Has anyone been to Brookstone lately? They are apparently now in the sex toy business by way of a core workout machine. This machine is on display in the front of the store and is a fan favorite of passers-by. The machine rivals a mechanical bull...and creates these responses from my friends: I want it to go faster! It really does work my abs. You've GOTTA try this thing. (insert porn-esque facial expressions here)
• I also find it disturbing how or why parents would allow their CHILDREN on this machine, especially the little girls. And who could forget the birthday girl who kept pushing her friends away to get "another ride."
• Beverage of the day: Pomegranate Juice Blend. Just ask Mitchell, who CHANGED HER ORDER at Starbucks. I have to admit, I didn't know they allowed anyone to change their order once you've passed the "order here" sign.
• Best buy of the day: Tshirts at the Gap for $1.97. It's so retro to have prices throwback like Walmart but with Gap "quality."
• Did you know that Yin Yankee (the supreme sushi restaurant) has forks? I didn't since they're never on the table and the waitstaff never offer them. Except to Mitchell tonight. She can't use her chopsticks, despite several tutorial sessions pre-calamari with me...and we were joking about how she should bring a fork. Then the waiter brought her a fork and I think I hit Sara with a projectile piece of rice from laughing at her.
• Post-dinner we HAD to top it all off with my two favorite men: Ben & Jerry. We make our way toward the glassed-in area of the shop to look at our choices when Mitchell sees that there are also some very phallic, chocolate-covered frozen bananas. Of course, this channels us back to the Brookstone moment from earlier and we laugh loudly, causing an immature scene at the previously quiet ice cream shop.
• Casey called herself a "weedhead"...you can only imagine what she was trying to say.

Note to self: What is it with people who take forever to put their money back into their wallets post-purchase? Shove it in there and fix it later you anal-retentive freaks! Do they not realize how much they hold up the line?