I hate shopping

Okay … I don’t really hate shopping. But I do hate the following:

1. Not being able to find clothes that I like and would actually wear.
2. Once I find something I like, discovering the only colors are white, beige, and pastel colors (like pink, yellow, etc).
3. Finding something I like in a color I like and then seeing that the price is too high.
4. Dealing with people in the mall on the weekends.

I went to the mall today … specifically to go to JC Penny’s because of the sale they were having today. I wanted to look for some nice shirts to wear to work since all I have are t-shirts (with Dale Jr on ‘em or OCC or Avalanche or something else). I found a really cute v-neck, short sleeved, henley-type shirt. And it was 50% off (so it was only $7.99). I liked how it fit, so I decided I’d get a couple. I had tried on a white one, so I got that one. But the other colors were pastel blue and beige and this funky salmon and white striped one. Needless to say, I only got the white one. I did try on a polo, but the sleeves were tight around my arm, so I put it back. Everything in the store damn near was pastel colors. Is that what’s in now? I hate pastel colors. I do like blues and oranges and greens and reds but not the pastel shades of them.

I even ventured into Sears and Herberger’s to look for shirts. Nothing there either. Damn it. How am I supposed to dress nice if I can’t find anything I like??? Maybe I’m just too damn picky … I don’t know. But I’m not gonna wear something just ‘cuz it’s “in fashion”. I couldn’t care less about “fashion”. I wear what I like and what I feel comfortable in. But I can’t wear the t-shirts I have to work. It did look like a casual place (I mean, the lead programmer wore jeans, a t-shirt and baseball hat to my second interview … everyone else in there looked to be wearing jeans too). But the t-shirts I have aren’t appropriate. I did wear them to my last job … but I never saw anyone there … I hardly ever even saw my co-workers. So it didn’t really matter there.

I went over to Gordman’s after I left the mall hoping I could find something there. Nope. Wasted trip. I thought about going to Walmart and Target, but didn’t feel like dealing with all the people on a weekend. I was just at Walmart yesterday. I wish I had looked at jeans then. Oh well.

And of course, while I was in the mall, I just HAD to go into ProMotorsports (racing diecast and stuff store). That damn store calls out my name every time I’m in the mall. I ended up getting the KFC car that Dale Jr is gonna run in an upcoming Busch race … not sure if it’s Daytona or ‘Dega. I really need to stay out of that store.

Mood: annoyed