The vaccine I’m hoping for from this entire Coronavirus episode in American history is one that inoculates the population from these unbearable, pathetic Shame Squads.
Anyway, I was fearless on my weekly grocery shopping expedition this morning. I needed to be when I got a glance at the line waiting to get inside the mall which allows you to get in line to get into the store.
Well, as it turns out I didn’t have to wait for long. My driver once again successfully got me in through the senior citizen’s line. Hey, old age has its privileges. I’m not sure it is technically legal since I don’t have the government-issued oldsters ID, but I won’t say anything if you don’t.
I’ve had several folks ask me to be on the lookout for the Filipino alcoholic beverage of choice, Emperador. It’s a light rum, but not really my thing. And six weeks into this lockdown it is getting scarce. So I was disappointed on behalf of my friends when I learned that the SM store had none in stock. On the drive back home my driver mentioned that he “knew a guy” that might have some for sale but that he was charging more than twice the previous price for a bottle (95 pesos versus 220). Well, fuck. That’s the law of supply and demand, right? So, I had him go ahead and secure me a case of the stuff. Hell, it will make some friends happy and might even come in handy should I run out of beer.
Speaking of beer, I still have a case and a half left from the three cases I bought last week (shaddup!). At that rate of consumption, I might not make it through the quarantine. I ran into the guy who helped me buy the last batch but he too has now raised his prices (from 1000 pesos a case to 1800). That’s basically paying inside the bar retail prices without getting to actually be inside the bar. Damn. What’s a beer lover to do? I paid for another case at the inflated rate.
And that’s how things are in my world today. But wait, before you go take a look at these gems and jewels I came upon while hiking through the hills and valleys of the internet:
And finally, I’ll need to be on the lookout for this Game of Thrones mishap:
Something to look forward to!
re: Starbucks cup
That’s from Season 8. If you try to catch it on any type of home video, you won’t find it: my understanding is that they used CGI to erase the cup in the home-video editions. However, there’s another mistake that’s been pointed out by sharper eyes than mine, and this mistake wasn’t erased (I saw it myself in my Amazon Prime Video version): in the series finale, look for a plastic water bottle that’s been poorly hidden behind the leg of a chair. This occurs in a “council” scene, and I’ll say no more than that. (I don’t want to reveal which characters are in that scene because that would clue you in on who survives to the end. Part of the fun of “Game of Thrones” is guessing who survives.)
Well, I’m glad I’ll be able to relax until season 8 then!