Tools and Mall Hair December 08, 2002 - 11:26 p.m.

I didn't sleep last night. Seems to be a habit in the making. I didn't even try to sleep.

Finally around noon today, Chris woke up and we went to Radio Shack so he could get his uncle a present, being that today is his birthday. They didn't have what he wanted.

Did you know those laser level thingies are apparently the hottest selling tool? Everyone is sold out.

So we're pulling out of the parking lot and he says something about heading to the mall.

A sunday afternoon. This close to Christmas. The mall is located on a very busy street.

The only thing I could spit out was 'suicide mission'.

If you know me or you've read my diary recently, you probably know that we are not people-friendly. Crowds are insane and people in mass are simply a flock of annoying stupidity.

Besides that, this is the mall that the phrase 'mall hair' referred to.

If you've not heard of mall hair, I'm very happy for you. If you've not seen mall hair, you are one lucky person.

Mall hair, for those of you that don't know, refers to the 80's-esque style of large bangs. (Bangs being the short hair laying over your forehead. I don't have bangs, my hair is all one length.) For awhile there, people would sculpt their bangs into a wall on top of their head. Sticking straight up, heights reaching ungodly proportions. Seriously. In some cases, we're talking 6 inches. That's half a foot, people.

Why this style was dubbed 'mall hair', I'm not entirely sure. I think it's a joke having to do with physics. Something about the chics that walk so quickly through the mall that the force causes their hair to stick up like that. And of course, the fact that this mall was full of this hairstyle.

And still is.

Hair is always a style that comes back to haunt you. The people with this hair have full on poltergeists. And god knows what else hiding in there.

We braved the crowd. Ate some chinese food (bourbon chicken with steamed rice) while making fun of people. In this mall, there are plenty of people to make fun of. Mall hair or not.

We went to Sears and found out that they were sold out of the stupid level thing as well. We stopped in at FYE to get a gift card, but forgot and picked up Lilo & Stitch instead. Then checked in at Something to Do for a technical pen cleaner, which they didn't have. After that we couldn't handle anymore and came home.

At which point I crashed. Quite literally.

Well, not literally in the sense that I got into an accident and hurt myself... but literally in the sense that I fell onto the couch and was out.

I think Chris tried waking me up a few times and I wouldn't budge. He brought me a pillow and my blanket, then left for his role-playing game around six p.m.

I had every intention of waking up when he left for his game. But that didn't work out so well.

I just woke up, about 30 minutes ago.

Guess I needed that sleep afterall.

And tomorrow will be full of more shopping. Well, I guess actual shopping, because we really didn't accomplish anything today.

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