07.11.98 - Consumer crazy

I went wild with my credit card today... and my cash! I just sort of lost all reason or control and thought "what the hell" and bought loads of stuff. Well it wasn't really that much stuff but I still managed to spend about £100 and that kind of money just doesn't grow on trees! So what did I spend it on? I got a pair of khaki trousers and a fleece top from The Gap, two CDs (extravagant huh?), some little souvenir bits and pieces for other people and...err.. I'd better not say too much here because I have bought presents for people that might be reading this. Hehehe. I wanted to buy a smart top but I thought it was a bit too expensive at £30 for what it was so I restrained myself there. Shame... because it was sort of a shiny blue/black colour and looked very smart. I was really pleased last night because I only drank four pints of lager and only bought two of those rounds and all in all I managed to save quite a bit of money that I had already intended to spend. I guess that is partly why I went crazy in the shops today. It's just as well there was something better to do last night than just sit or stand around drinking ;-)

I am sat listening to one of the new CDs I got which is "Suppose Former Infatuation Junkie" by Alanis Morissette. It just so happens that the two songs I heard are the best ones on the album (isn't that always the way?) but overall it's quite good and listenable. I can imagine I will mostly use it for background music though rather than to start up and sing along to. All I keep thinking of is what my new friend David (who is from Texas) was telling me... that I should wait and buy all this kind of stuff when I am in the US because it will be cheaper. There is a limit however to the amount of shopping one can (and indeed would want to) do while on holiday. He told me that he thinks I will spend much more money than I intend to because of this and he is probably partly right. I will spend more money than I intend to I am sure, but I don't think it will be because I have gone consumer crazy.

I had arranged to meet James today in the afternoon and the original plan was to meet up in town for a drink after I had done shopping. The plan changed late in the week and he wanted me to go to his flat and suggested we go on to the fireworks display at Crystal Palace. I liked the idea of going to the fireworks display but the thought of having to make my way into south London seemed like a bit of a nightmare. As it happened I was not feeling very well and felt a strong need to come home. I hadn't even finished the shopping but I was so stressed out and had a splitting headache that I just wanted to come home and relax. I came home and then phoned James to let him know but as it was engaged I left a message on the answering service. He didn't ring back which I guess means he either couldn't because this line was engaged or he didn't want to because he is pissed off at me now or he just didn't see the need to. Either way, I feel pretty bad about it but when you feel ill you really just can't think straight to get things like that sorted out properly. I only have a week and one weekend to fit anything in now before my holiday and I have so many things I want to do! At least I'm not bored I suppose.

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