Sloppy Ketchup. ;p
Okay, I think I might have a problem. Y’see…Payday was yesterday. It was a bit slow for me, so I obviously didn’t get paid as much as I’m accustomed to; normally, that isn’t such a big deal considering my bills are paid for the month and I live rent-free. However, about a month ago I made a reservation at Gamestop for Final Fantasy XII. I know it’ll cost me a good $60 or so (Probably less, considering the bit I put on it to get it reserved, but I’m thinking conservatively here). So…I get there, and all of the sudden, my spoiled nature comes out.
For the record, I was an only child for the first eight or so years of my life. Being lavished with attention by my parents…Well, it sort of happened until my sister came in and stole my thunder ~.^. Needless to say, I have a tendency to want things. And when I want things, I have a tendency to want them right away. =3 That’s my spoiled nature; it’s desire mixed with an impatience that really shouldn’t be too surprising for me.
Anyways, spoiled nature comes out. I see all of the Used videos there and I start browsing like an old lady at a thrift store. “Hey, Final Fantasy: Unlimited! Looks cute!” “Beavis and Butthead, Season 3? Sweet!” “Whoa, how many South Park seasons do these guys have!?” “Holy crap, I haven’t seen this anime in god-knows-how-long!” “Hey, I’ve been meaning to get this for a while!” “Dirge of Cerberus? Hey, sweet!”. Now, keep in mind that this is my “Mom” side of me. I say this because my mother is by far the biggest sale-hound I’ve ever seen. No, really. As cool as it is to have a mom get so much for such a small expense, there are some things that we just don’t fscking need. Example? Let me put it this way: we DO NOT new computer desk, even if it’s $20, irregardless of how good it is. Five cans of soup for $2 is NOT a steal if it’s the kind of soup that nobody in the household likes. At the same time, she seems to shy away from everything that isn’t a sale. I mean…Hell, I haven’t had Dinty Moore stew in a while. Couldn’t imagine why (CoughNOTASALECough). It sometimes feels like I’m pulling teeth just to ask for Bagel Bites. However, considering almost all of the used movies are $9.99 (As opposed to The 30 - 40 dollars it’d be brand-new), I felt pretty damn justified in my purchases.
Okay, so here I am with this big handful of stuff. I really don’t care how rediculous I’m looking or how wide the manager’s eyes would be if he saw me. I turn around, and right there in front of me is my common sense. Granted, I wouldn’t call this my “Dad” part of me (’Cuz believe me, he’s about as perfect as my mother), but it’s just that little tidbit of temperance, prudence, whatever that comes up when I go just a little bit too far. So, my common sense looks at me, then he looks down at what I got. Then he looks back up at me. And then he punches me in the face (Metaphorically).
I guess I went a little bit too far.
What in the hell was I getting FF: Unlimited, for? It was reccomended for ages 12 and up! Granted, Tenchi Muyo! has a pretty low reccomendation considering what it shows, but a bunch of young’ins falling to a place called Wonderland? Please ignore the man behind the curtain! Granted, that might have been an error in judgement, but I’m not going to go off half-cocked on an anime just because I like the Final Fantasy series as much as I do. And South Park, Beavis and Butthead? Hell, I was spending -way- too much money, as-is! In the end, after being thoroughly thrashed by what little self-control I had we settled for a compromise. I got the Outlaw Star series (Which, by the way, might be incomplete; I need to double-check, but the way the discs are set up don’t quite look right. >.< But it’s a good freakin’ anime!), The Jacket (A good movie, and one I think my mom wanted to watch), Final Fantasy 7: Dirge of Cerebus (Getting that’s been a long time comin’), and of course Final Fantasy XII…And the special edition strategy guide for it.
I swear to God, even now I’m wincing after all of that; I spent a total of $173 dollars, and believe me when I say that spending that much is pretty damned painful for me. Not necessarily because I’m low, or will be struggling in the least for money until next payday (I’m not stupid) but because I’ve really wanted to save up more money, lately. Things can come up in life that I really don’t expect; accidents, last-minute decisions, whatever. It’s a very…Mature, and responsible thing to do to give up the trivial stuff and save up money for a cloudy day, an emergency.
I think what hurts is that I know I need to grow up, even though I don’t entirely want to just yet. ;-; It’s starting to feel like I’m procrastinating in just about everything in life.
