Well, the holiday has come and gone and with it goes another few hundred bucks towards good deals. I have to admit, I never really bought into the 'black friday' persona, most of the dicounts are not worth the effort of waking up at 4 AM, but then again when people see ads or signs about big sales or free stuff they will come with their hands flailing.
I made my apperance in the Rochester scene at 9 AM, mostly to see what its all about but also to build my music collection, which I did quite well with. The stores were not that busy at that point, nothing worse than a weekend trip, and the lines to checkout were quite small. Given there were a few dozen registers, but the idea is still the same. You come in looking for something in particular, you might get sidetracked along the way with a display or new release, and wind up leaving feeling confident that you spent your money and time well. I can't say my time was spent well during my visits to big-box franchises but I can say that I am a little wiser from it all. The experience will stick with me for some time, and in the end that is what matters most, not a few sales or money saved. If you think about it in opposites, you could be that much happier with the money you spent in your pocket and the time saved, but advertising does some strange things to us all.
Thanksgiving is the holiday to give thanks, and I tried to do this for myself after the fact on my own but only wound up with my health and happiness. Thats all you need when you really think about it, but I began to wonder what some people really are thankful for on Thanksgiving. Food on their plate, a job promotion, a roof over your head, new toys/gadgets, maybe good grades in school. All of the things I came up with are more related to people succeeding or reveling in their own accomplishments.
I'm sorry about this, but sometimes my thoughts are a little behind my hands, and what seems potent is running dry. I do have a few topics to discuss, but will continue them on another post due to the lack of personal touches in the writing. Apologies