I went to the Mall of America yesterday. I was feeling up for an adventure, and I wanted instant gratification of my desire for new shoes for work and a costume for my daughter. Plus, I hadn't been to MOA for many years, and it's the kind of cultural icon I feel like I should keep an eye on if it's right in my back yard...
So, the Crocs store was closed, and there were not, as I had expected, several huge Halloween stores at the Mall of America. It took me about 20 minutes to figure out those two relevant facts. Alone at the Mall of America, surrounded by mostly purple- or green-clad midwesterners trying to squeeze in a little shopping before the football game, I suddenly had the urge to be elsewhere. So, I met Justy for a beer at Mac's and we watched enough of the Vikings game to almost get sucked into thinking silly and fantastic thoughts, then left before we had to witness the actual course of things...
Well, the funny thing is that as a "member of the Amazon Associates Program," and as Postal Service loyalist, I should have known that rather than go to the mall, I should have just "[in my mother's voice] let my fingers do the walking," and done my shopping from the comfort of my local independent coffee shop:
Live and learn. I did have the experience of joining several thousand of my most anonymous neighbors on a jaunt through USA's largest indoor shopping center, which I don't do often. I also took the light rail from one end to nearly the other for the first time, and had a lovely stroll over the Hennepin Avenue Bridge. Mac's was great as always, and Justy and I had good times as per usual. Alright, all play and no work makes Ryan a poor boy, so I must move on!
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