So I’m sitting on a plane at 34,000 feet trying to pass the time, and make good use of the 9.99 I spent for 3 hours of internet, may as well update my blog while I am at it!
Recently, this past weekend, I ran across the street to our neighborhood grocery store for a few things. Now when I say “Across the street” that is exactly what I mean. If you stand on my front steps, look across S Vane Ness, on the other side of the sidewalk is Delano’s IGA. Its blissful really. It’s as if we had this massive pantry that is fully stocked for free, we simply have to pay to take food out of it! So anyways, I run over, and find a completely empty deli, and a barren produce section. Everything else is hit-or-miss half empty or fully stocked, WTF? All over the register as well are signs stating that “starting this sunday our new hours are 8am to 8PM” (it used to be 6am to 2am and 24 hours in the summer).
Not cool….
Apparently they came dangerously close to closing last week, and survived, but have drasticaly cut back hours. This is all kinds of fail. This means no more running in at 7:30 to pickup a Naked Smoothie on the way to the train station for breakfast, and only 1 hour after I get home from work now they close at night. This also means no more mid-evening beer runs on sunday nights during Family Dinner Night to resupply on beer and food each weekend. Seriously, that store being there (the only one within walking distance in any direction) was the prime perk for living where we did. Serious. Effing. Fail.
So back to the beginning, I mentioned being on a plane. Yep, headed back to louisville. I realized I was home in the fall of 08, xmas 09, then moved to CA and didn’t come home again till xmas 09. I figure I owe my family another trip. It also doesn’t hurt that my dad lured me in with tickets to this year’s Kentucky Derby! (NOT the lame infield ones either!) I could definitely do with a 5 day weekend as well come to think of it. Along with that my family is going to throw a bit of a one month early birthday party for me on sunday, since I will be turning 30 in june but they wont be around for it. Hopefully you all will though, there is a MASSIVE party brewing, being thrown at the Destructoid HQ. DJ, Bartender, you name it, its going to be EPIC! Expect more details to follow soon, but in the meantime if it sounds like you kinda awesome, check out the link for the event and add your name to the guest list, everyone is welcome! (and I have folks flying in from all over the country for it too!)
