Friday Bitch & Brag
December 8, 2023 Edition
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Bitch: A while back I got a 5-pack of TRU RED gel pens to try out, and the only color in the pack that refuses to write is the red pen. I tried everything I could to get the red pen to write, including a tip involving a hot water bath for the refill, but the flow is scratchy, spotty, and inconsistent.
Brag: On Sunday I went gift shopping at Savage Mill, an old textile mill that has several little boutiques & shops, plus an amazing bakery/cafe. I found a few gifts for friends, plus I picked up some bath & body products for myself with a freshy, fruity scent called—wait for it—Butt Naked. I have no idea how this scent got this name, and I don’t know that if anyone asked me, “hey what’s that scent you’re wearing?” I could answer them without laughing like a 12 year-old.
Bonus Item: At the shop where I purchased the body products, Lenny, the guy waiting on me, decided to loudly announce to the other customers in the store that we were talking about a fragrance name and not about getting naked or anything inappropriate. While it was really bizarre, mostly it made me think he was channeling Kevin Hart in the first 2 minutes of this sketch he did nearly 10 years ago with Conan O’Brien and Ice Cube.
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Bitch: While Mari was out of town for a week, Pops and I tried out a new(ish) restaurant serving Salvadoran and Mexican food…and we were disappointed. I thought the carne asada street tacos had decent meat, but the rice was flavorless. Pops liked the vegetarian enchilada, but the chicken and cheese ones weren’t good, and he asked for jalapenos because nothing had enough spice for him. We won’t be returning.
Brag: Since the cats got spoiled by HM back in September with their very own water mug, I got a new water mug for the cats at the local Dollar Tree—it’s wide and holds a decent amount of water. They both like their new water mug, but this doesn’t stop Rooney from sticking his head in my water tumbler, however.
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Bitch: Old Navy doesn’t have the same prices or deals in-store that they do online, and they will only price-match their website if you show them the item on your phone. Even the young woman waiting on me said it didn’t make sense…
Brag: …but I got a very cute black sweater dress at a nice discount thanks to discovering this price matching trick.
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