Vacation day 8 – My Birthday / The Day of Excessive In-N-Out
I wanted my birthday to be relaxing and fun, and that evolved into “Let’s see how many meals we can eat at In-N-Out.”
We started out thinking we’d have lunch at In-N-Out and then have dinner at Gordon Biersch, my favorite microbrewery. I wasn’t really in the mood to battle a crowd and have to deal with a bunch of yuppies when I really just wanted to hang out with Sara, so then we thought we should eat lunch AND dinner at In-N-Out. But when we got over to the Mission Valley In-N-Out, we spotted Pick Up Sticks nearby, which Sara hadn’t had a chance to experience. So the plan became:
1. Have “breakfast” (at 1pm) at In-N-Out
2. Go see a movie
3. Sara will get lunch at Pick Up Sticks and I’d get lunch at In-N-Out and we’d eat at the outdoor dining area in between
4. Do a little shopping
5. Have dinner at In-N-Out
6. Go home and be exhausted from all the eating.
Well here’s the proof:
This is kind of a side note, but we stopped briefly at DSW Shoe Warehouse and I have to show you these shoes. I think they are extremely ugly, and they were a really flimsy plastic too.
Here Sara is, modeling the ugly shoe.
Here is a closer look at this neon atrocity.
And here’s the price tag.
That’s right – $499.89. I could not believe it. It made me angry. This is why I despise fashion, and take it upon myself to be arrogant enough to pity people who obsess over fashion. Because some moron out there will really pay $500 for these things. When she asked me how much I thought they were, I guessed $8, because they came from the clearance rack and they’re absolutely disgusting.
So in spite of my complaining about those shoes, I had a fantastic birthday, and I loved getting stuffed with Sara. She brought me here for my birthday, and it’s been a great week. It’s really great to be able to enjoy San Diego for what it is and share that with someone.
I’m not saying I want to move back, but it’s been great being back. I will really miss the smell of the air. And In-N-Out.
November 24th, 2005 at 5:46 am
The shoes are AWESOME!
(I came here looking for ‘ugly birthday’ on Google Images – don’t ask.)