Thursday #41 – this week DTM and I acted like proper
grownups and headed off to the Homemaker Supa Centre to look at furniture. After already assisting with the heavy
lifting side of things when DTM decided to move rooms (and by heavy lifting I
mean catching sofa beds as DTM pushed them out the window), I was now being
called on to help with the interior decorating.
We knew we would be in good hands because the shopping centre spelt
super with an A.
Despite sucking me in with the promise of a bigger bed, we
instead found ourselves looking at bigger TVs.
DTM just so happened to have gone to highschool with Mr JB, so we got to
talk TV for what felt like an hour. Plasma,
LED, LCD, 3D, panels, PAL, NTSC, sound systems…I could not care less but
apparently it was of the utmost importance that DTM sell his current 46 inch TV
and upgrade to at least 55 inches (by Saturday night this had turned into “I
think I need a 70 inch TV in my room”). After
sussing out the TV options (and as far as I can gather not actually getting any
closer to a decision) we started checking out beds. I smiled awkwardly as the shop staff asked
questions about “a wriggly partner” and could feel my cheeks burning up when
The Old Dude At Domayne started describing the “lumps and bumps” that ladies
have and “that’s what we love about them”.
It was in one of our last shops that DTM stumbled across a
reclining lounge with drink holders and an arm rest which lifted up to store
remote controls and other essential items.
He tried to justify the ridiculous amount of money it would cost to have
a lounge take up his entire bedroom and I tried to be the voice of reason…which
was difficult given how awesome the lounge was.
Eventually we left the Supa Centre with no bed, TV or lounge but with
the promise of a fancy lunch.
Upon discovering it was raining; DTM decided I didn’t really
want to be taken out to lunch in this weather so instead we headed off to
Officeworks (which felt very wrong after working for 10 years for the
competition) to try out office chairs and get some business cards, before
heading home for grilled chicken and veg.
Not exactly what I had envisioned when he’d told me he would take me out
somewhere. After lunch I decided to head
back home to pick up some clothes and my laptop and to leave DTM in peace for a
couple of hours to “get some work done” and go for a run.
We reconvened later that afternoon and had a beer before
heading off to yet another free movie. We
managed to get dinner from 3 different take away venues before heading to the
bottle shop to grab some vodka. Bottle of
Smirnoff in hand we swung by 7eleven on the way to the movie for some juice to
mix with our vodka. In case the evening’s
activities thus far hadn’t already made us feel like teenagers, we then got our
tickets and sat down to watch Katy Perry’s 3D movie. I know I shouldn’t admit this; but the songs
were damn catchy and I almost shed a tear when her marriage to Russell Brand
broke down. Almost.
We got the bus back home and wrapped up yet another Thursday
with free movies. If my weeks continue
on like this, I may need to reconsider the title of this blog but I’m not
complaining.
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