this is the last one, promise

why man-man friendships are hard - no double entendre intended

privilege

the most important read of all: how to get on the price is right!

an economist goes to lunch shops at my mom's favorite grocery store. also, i commiserated with his phd student on getting lost at giant. i think you just have to get used to a supermarket. any new supermarket is confusing, even in the same brand. i looked all around a safeway once looking for beets but i knew just where to go at walmart (also walmart's food sections are smaller).

i found this article on a site also inviting people to go to "ethnic markets" citing fear as a main problem. (well any new supermarket is a little terrifying).  i thought it was just that they're so far away. and crowded. i mean, i guess merrifield isn't THAT far away but i only go to target when absolutely necessary and only to harris teeter when i get tired of gnawing at my cupboards. and then i'll probably try to go to cvs. i am that lazy. i also find that a big reason i bring my lunch is sometimes i'm too lazy to go downstairs to find food. i think my future place has to be near a grocery store - like that place where i got the couch. perfection.