So yesterday I worked a Saturday.Overtime.
In the past twelve days, I've worked eleven of them. I hate work, but I sorta could use the extra dough.
Jack needs a lot of gourmet cat food. I need… burgers. And I won't even mention the rising cost of beer!
After work, my boss took us all out to this pizza joint and footed the bill. Needless to say we all ate like a herd of Neanderthals. Across the street was a HomeSense store and so I worked off some of the mozzarella by walking over there. I had no specific purchase in mind but became enamored of a certain lamp.
About a year ago now my favorite reading lamp went on the fritz and me being a cheapskate at heart, I kept the thing standing in its place for... well, for over a year!
I even had my electrically-inclined friend take it apart and try to fix the wiring, to no avail.
So I left the store with this new lamp which is now perfectly stationed next to my favorite reading chair. The thing throws out the perfect wattage for my failing eyesight.
BRING ON THE BOOKS!
I find myself continually looking over at this lamp and just admiring it.
I think I love lamp.
The whole adventure reminds me of the character, Brick, in the movie Anchorman. It's played by Steve Carrell, who, in my opinion -- should have won an Oscar [or at least a really nice lamp] for his searing portrayal of lamp-lovers everywhere…
5 comments:
It is difficult to find the perfect lamp, isn't it? I think you've got yourself a nice one by the look of it. May it illuminate your reading for many years to come.
I was at HomeSense the other day to buy ONE item and had to force myself not to pick up two or three others – one of which was a lamp I do not need. That store is enticing – and I don’t even enjoy shopping.
I like your lamp!
Brick Tamland: I love... carpet.
[pause]
Brick Tamland: I love... desk.
Ron Burgundy: Brick, are you just looking at things in the office and saying that you love them?
Brick Tamland: I love lamp.
Ron Burgundy: Do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it?
Brick Tamland: I love lamp. I love lamp.
Brick is the man!
Stefanie -- I just sat in my chair and read for an hour or so and yes, this lamp is the cat's pajamas, for sure!
Beth -- I love HomeSense.
It's like..... what Winners is to clothing, HomeSense is to home furnishings. Would you agree?
Anonymous -- thank you for this transcription here.
Another favorite Tamlandism of mine is when he is first introducing himself in the movie and says:
"I like to eat ice cream, and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an IQ of 48, and am what some people call... mentally retarded."
Just so proud of you for getting something new/different! Congratulations, it's beautiful.
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