I'm a REAL American Now!

It's official...Adam and I are true Americans. Why now you may ask? Well, last night we went to Wal-Mart and waited until midnight to buy Wii Fit.

I know you are all shocked...I actually stayed up past 9pm! But it was easier than waking up early this morning and standing in line waiting for Best Buy to open. I guess this is what it feels like to spend your Thanksgiving day camped outside of a big box store waiting for Black Friday sales. I brought a word search book and some Diet Pepsi; Adam people-watched. I do have to say that people watching at Wal-Mart should be some sort of Sociology class - I would of totally taken that class! Here are my observations during my 2 hour wait at the Happy Valley Wal-Mart:

1) This Wal-Mart was actually clean and neat and (dare I say) organized.

2) The employees were actually working AND helpful! We asked a guy where the humidifier filters were and he was actually able to tell us (in English even! GASP!)

3) Parents were actually shopping at 11pm WITH THEIR KIDS! Ummm...shouldn't they be home in bed? I mean, it was way passed my bedtime and I'm 27!

4) Most of the Wal-Mart shoppers were very "East County" looking. For my non-San Diego readers, "East County" is a term we use to describe people who live in the eastern part of San Diego County (El Cajon, Santee, Lakeside, etc). They're kinda red-neck, kinda white-trash, kinda people who go to "the desert" on the weekends to drink beer and ride their 4 wheelers, etc. If they were Barbie's, this how they would be described:

Santee Barbie - This pale model comes dressed in a shirt, and a Tweety Bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six-pack of Coors Light and a Hank Williams, Jr. CD set. She can spit over 5 feet and kick mullet-haired Ken's back side when she is drunk. Purchase her pickup truck separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker absolutely free.

Lakeside Barbie - This tobacco-chewing, brassy-haired Barbie has a
pair of her own high-heeled sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased Beer-Gut Ken out of Lemon Grove Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low-rise acid-washed jeans, fake fingernails, and a see-through halter top. Also available with a mobile home.

East County Barbie - Was a cheerleader in middle school but now only rides with Desert Rat Ken in his California lifted Ford F-150,
complete with white unfinished flair fenders, bed floor removed for
spare tire holder, and no carburator. F-150 can only be purchased by
parents who live in Alpine. Both come with optional Weed from Harbison Canyon and/or barbed wire tattoo. Will party in the desert all through her 20s and then finish her AA at Grossmont College when she's 35.

In conclusion (I feel like I'm writing a paper for a Soc class!), my Wal-Mart experience wasn't so bad. I'll still take Target over Wal-Mart any day though...