wednesday february 11

today i went to the humber bookstore and bought a sharpie for labeling burned cds. the total came to $2.93, so i handed the cashier a loonie and a toonie. she opened up the register and said, in a dismayed voice, "ohhhh i don't have any change." having left in the middle of a class to make this bookstore visit, and needing to get back, i wasn't about to quibble over seven cents. i made a couple of comments like "i guess i can go without those seven cents!" and, when she said she owed me, "i won't hold you to it!" a girl standing adjacent to the counter laughed so enthusiastically at these not-that-hilarious comments that it provided a huge ego boost. i left the store feeling like a really affable and charming person.