Well, firstly, I must say that I never knew car-buying had so many perks. Several weeks have passed now since my experience, but I still remember...I suppose some things, you just can't forget. I went to my aunts' first. I went through the whole experience with them—you know, to make sure I wasn't talked into buying a whatsit or thingamabob that I didn't truly need. Like I know the usual set of whatsits or thingamabobs a car should have!

So anyway, I drive to their house first and I'm showered—just a-showered!—with gifts! They were your standard, run of the mill goodies for me, and goodies which my aunt, Debbie, knew would tickle me senseless—a fresh bundle of grapes and a grouping of brownish, freckled bananas. There was nothing holy about my accompanying moan.

But more still, a gift from Brenda. Brenda ordered a purse. She ordered just a single purse, and per the receipt, paid for just a single purse. Yet, she received two in the mail. Now, some people would say, "Oh, Heavens! I best send this right back to the company, the poor dears! I bet they don't even know! Tut, tut!" I, personally am of the mind that you need to have good quality control in your company and there's no better way to achieve that than error. That, and since Brenda wasn't sending the purse back, she was giving it to me. I deserve a purse I didn't pay for way more than the company who erroneously gave it away. Totally.



She bought the purse, the one she kept, because of the cell phone pouch in front...cute and practical, right? Right. So she tells me she's stuffed the bottom of the pouch with tissues to elevate the phone and making it easier to grab. I smile...that Brenda...

But, I found it disturbing that next week when I found myself folding paper towels to place at the bottom of my phone pouch to elevate my phone...the same model as my aunt's, incidentally. I noticed it more still as we went to my geneticist appointment together the following week, twin dorks with excellent style.

And, (have you noticed I really stretch the rule to the max when beginning sentences with conjunctions?) the next day, when I found myself entertained watching Nick's amusement with squirrel activity as she would have been with her cats', I knew at once I was her paralleled existence. I couldn't tell you which one of us that bothers more—both the statement, and the truth behind it.