Sunday, September 13, 2009

PRINCESS DI


SO I WAS AT THE SWAP MEET TODAY AND I CAME ACROSS THIS REALLY SWEET PICTURE OF PRINCESS DI AND PRINCE CHARLES FROM 1981. I WAS STARING AT IT FOR LIKE TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE OLD FILIPINO LADY WHO RAN THE BOOTH CAME UP TO ME AND SAID "THAT'S PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DI... THAT WAS A SAD DAY" AND I WAS LIKE "YEAH... THAT KINDA WAS A SAD DAY" AND I TOTALLY REMEMBERED WHERE I WAS WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS (IN FRONT OF ST. MARY'S, FROM MY MA) AND SO I ASKED HER HOW MUCH SHE WANTED FOR THE PICTURE AND SHE TOLD ME "MMM... TEN DOLLARS" AND I SAID "TEN DOLLARS?? SERIOUSLY? HOW ABOUT TWO? I'LL GIVE YOU TWO DOLLARS FOR THIS PICTURE" AND SHE JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND AND SAID "MMM... NO. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL" AND JUST TOTALLY WALKED AWAY... DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO BOTHER WITH BARTERING WITH ME FOR IT. YOU GOTTA KINDA RESPECT THAT. BUT THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER BEING HOME FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS I WAS STARTING TO REALLY WISH I HAD JUST SHELLED OUT THE TEN BUCKS AND BOUGHT THE PICTURE... AND SO THE WOLFF CAME OVER AND AFTER I LAMENTED THE WHOLE STORY TO HIM HE WAS JUST LIKE "MAN, IT'S 2009. YOU CAN GET THEM SHITS OFF THE INTERNET AND PRINT IT OUT YOURSELF". TAKE THAT, LADY.