At the risk of killing y'all with boredom, I will point out that apparently my camera is already in Maryland. It must have shipped from Delaware...and I'll probably get it tomorrow, and definitely by Saturday. Whooo hooooooo.
I try not to be so materialistic, truly, but I've wanted a digital camera for a really long time now. It's also a good investment 'cause now I can try to sell some of my mother's crap valuable collectors items on eBay and/or craigslist. Anyone want to buy a broken vacuum cleaner? We have canisters, uprights, and wet-dry vacs.
I was pushy at Target today: I was waiting around to pick up a prescription while all the registers were occupied. There's not really a line, but I was the only one waiting. The pharmacist asked if she could help the next person, and someone (actually, two new someones) came running up from Totally Not Waiting For The Checkout. I stepped several steps forward, made eye contact with the cashier, and proceeded to pick up my prescription. Damn did I feel guilty, 'cause what if somehow by some chance those people really had been waiting and I hadn't seen them...but they hadn't. I know I'd looked very carefully to see if there was anyone else there before choosing a spot to wait in. It's tough for me to be assertive. (Last time I picked up a prescription at Target, the same thing happened, but the other lady ended up going before me. And she wasn't even buying anything--she wanted a pharmacist to give her a free medicine dosing spoon.)
In the greater realm of life, these things aren't a big deal...but if they happen to me constantly, and I can't or don't assert myself, I'm going to feel shat-upon and crappy. There's this huge difference between offering to let someone go ahead of you in line (is good, tends to make one feel good) and simply letting people push their way in front of you (is bad, tends to make one feel bad).
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