7.30.2004
Cigarette scavendger hunt
I just went out to get some smokes at 4:30 in the morning. I know that I've done this before, but I've never realized how difficult this was. I'll break it down for you...seeing that I just got back, and now that I have my death-stick, I have the concentration to do this:
1st attempt: that damn Shell station at 38th and the I35 feeder. I'll just start by saying, I've never had a good experience at this store. No matter what the time of day. How exactly am I supposed to get anything when the person working the graveyard shift won't stop doing inventory in order to take my money?...I waited patiently...as much as I could handle. Then I thought of the Quix that I used to frequent when I lived a block away from it. I decided that that would be a better choice.
2nd attempt: San Jacinto and Duval. The Quix no longer exists. This a very recent change. I went there no longer than 2 weeks ago and it was still a 24 hour Quix. Now it's "My Mart" or some bullshit like that. They closed at midnight. Fuck.
3rd attempt: this was just a thought actually. I was going to go to the Sleven at 26th and Guadalupe. A college default favorite...until I realized...
4th attempt: There's a damn Sleven at 51st and Lamar! For the love of Christ...that's closer to my house than my first attempt...why did it take me 20 minutes of driving around to figure this out? I don't know...it should be an indicator that 1. I don't need cigarettes 2. I'm stupid
Success.
1st attempt: that damn Shell station at 38th and the I35 feeder. I'll just start by saying, I've never had a good experience at this store. No matter what the time of day. How exactly am I supposed to get anything when the person working the graveyard shift won't stop doing inventory in order to take my money?...I waited patiently...as much as I could handle. Then I thought of the Quix that I used to frequent when I lived a block away from it. I decided that that would be a better choice.
2nd attempt: San Jacinto and Duval. The Quix no longer exists. This a very recent change. I went there no longer than 2 weeks ago and it was still a 24 hour Quix. Now it's "My Mart" or some bullshit like that. They closed at midnight. Fuck.
3rd attempt: this was just a thought actually. I was going to go to the Sleven at 26th and Guadalupe. A college default favorite...until I realized...
4th attempt: There's a damn Sleven at 51st and Lamar! For the love of Christ...that's closer to my house than my first attempt...why did it take me 20 minutes of driving around to figure this out? I don't know...it should be an indicator that 1. I don't need cigarettes 2. I'm stupid
Success.
