accidental feminist

lives of quiet desparation July 26, 2005

I’m waiting in line at Target and the guy in front of me is buying this hand-held poker video game. So the cashier says a small talky “Gonna play some poker?” and the elderly man says, “Yeah, when you’re watching tv and you’re waiting for something good to come on…” Yeah, uh-huh. That’s so sad, I think to myself. But apparently the cashier doesn’t share my sentiments, because after the guy leaves she says to me, “That’s such a good idea. So many times you’re waiting for a good show to come on and you have to sit through a half hour of a bad one first.” So I made painful small talk about the benifits of tivo with her, and left Target feeling a mix of disgust and pity.

I know, this may all sound a bit snobbish. And who says that playing poker in between tv shows is worse than blogging in between online shopping at gap and jcrew? Oh, man, I’m starting to feel a mix of disgust and pity with myself.