Also, I realized that I am off from the 20th to the 27th. Back in the office for one day, and then off from the 29th to the 1st. Sweet!

I think it's Khol's that's opening at 4 am.

LAst year I got my tv on Black Friday but I didn't get up that early and had to go to 3 different stores.

Sales are down so I think stores are doing anything to get people in. If I do any shopping on Friday it's going to be all online.

we leave at 2 today and I want to leave NOW!

I have a conference call/online meeting in a few minutes. Don't wanna. I think I will fake a heart attack....

Jesus Vs. T-Rex Shirts

eta: Inspired by this cartoon: [link]

There was an ad here last night for a store whose post-Thanksgiving sale starts at FOUR AM Friday morning.

That shit is just so far beyond me. Why is that fun?? (Edit to be clear I'm talking about the pre-dawn shopping, not the giant puppy.)

When I worked retail, there would be people lined up outside the door at Penney's for our 5 AM opening. It was crazy! Also people were crazy with the things given out at the door. They were supposed to be one per family, and while I understand wanting reindeer antlers for each kid you have with you, people would be sneaking around to all the different doors and telling sob stories to try and get as many as they could!

I have one word for you: pseudicide.

Ooh, what scenario? Do I threaten to kill myself if fandom doesn't give me an iPod? Do I fake a terrible illness so that fandom buys me an iPod?

Do I threaten to kill myself if fandom doesn't give me an iPod? Do I fake a terrible illness so that fandom buys me an iPod?

You should do them ALL so you're sure to get an iPod.

1) I think terrible illness, definitely. "Buy me an iPod before I die."
2) You should claim your iPod got stolen and darkly hint that some faction of fandom is responsible.
3) You should develop a medical condition that requires you to listen to music all of the time.
4) You should threaten to never write again unless fandom buys you an iPod.

I'll set up a "secret" comm that you know nothing about and get people to PayPal me. I'll have to take a cut, of course.

I loved the "You Had Me At Klaatu" t-shirt.

My sister's in retailing, so I get to hear all the Black Friday stories. In the mall she works in, some of the stores are having big sales starting at 3:00am !!! Her store, which doesn't have a big sale, isn't opening until 6:00am ... the mall is requiring that everyone be open by then !!!

Hope the things open include coffee places.

I plan to go to a mall on Friday - if you don't have to park and don't especially want to buy anything (except some coffee, maybe) it's some of the best cheap entertainment there is.

Timeliness is also key. Say that the studios stole your iPod.