So,havn't written on this in a while.Nothing particularly exciting or embarassing has really happened over the last few weeks as I have been doing exams.
Yesterday was my first day shopping in months.Some of my friends and I braved the crowds in Dundrum.Gun hoe we arrived,eager to throw money at anything we could find.(My friends are the-d4-but-not-actually-from-d4 type and when I say I was throwing money I had 30euro).
Anyway,we wandered 'round the shops.Dundrum is huge but you have to be selective about where you go.Hollister is a deathtrap and I wish somebody would tell them to switch the lights on and it'd be cheaper to take a trip to the rainforest than shop in Monsoon.We had picked out where we would go,classy as we may be we avoided the above shops.We walked around the usual,River Island,Awear,Bershka.I have to admit the Dundrum novelty has kinda worn off.I thought I'd never say that but I found myself...almost...bored!!I picked up a few things to try on and then reminded myself of the hard work that had earned me that 30euro.After little contemplation I decided I would prefer a heavy pocket than an orange t-shirt I would never wear.
We stopped for lunch(admittedly I was a bit cranky at this stage).I'm a happy shopper but only for the first half an hour.We sat and chatted and annoyed the waiter and it became clear to me that I have a lot of growing up to do.(I do realise this is becoming a bit like an afternoon tv show,I'm explaining my monotonous life.Don't worry I'm just setting the scene).
Following that we headed to Penney's.Penney's is interesting.It's so hit and miss.Personally,I don't really buy much in there because as soon as you do you begin to notice that everyone else has the same thing(of course,not in Trinity,gosh no,far too hipster for that!!)It's annoying though so I try to avoid it.We walked in anyway.We all went our separate ways.Before long I was lost and my friends were nowhere to be seen.The thing about these places is that they try to appear very 'up-to-date' and 'hi-tec'.Reality is, however, that they never have any phone signal.My friends and I cannot be seen above clothes rails and we are too cool for a designated meeting point should someone go missing.Alas,I was left wandering,like a child who has lost their Mum in a supermarket I panicked but I decided I must remain cool.(As cool as you can be when you're an awkward,red-faced,frizzy-haired worrier!)
I picked up the closest dress I could find.I knew it wouldn't fit and my Mother always warned me about horizontal stripes.I grabbed it all the same and pegged it to the changing rooms.They had to be in there!!
Penney's changing rooms are always dull and cramped.They have two separate sections with long corridor style passageways.I walked up and down calling my friends names.Nobody responded.I repeated them again and again and before long I was greeted by an inner city Dublin lady who reassured me "I don't think your friends are here,love"I thanked her for stating the obvious and made my way towards the exit.It was at that point that I realised that should my friends have been Deaf this situation would have been worse.
The floor was littered with hangers and bags and I was walking quickly.I did my best to avoid them but to no avail.Within a few minutes my left foot was captured by the strap of some young one's school bag.I fought hard with it,I tried to shake it off.I tried and I tried but before long I had hit the ground.That's not so bad surely?I know that's what you're thinking.
There I was on the floor but I was not alone.Lying beside me was the royal blue cubicle curtain I had grabbed on to for balance.That's bad enough!I was mortified and I slowly got up.I had heard a scream as I fell to the floor but I had remained silent.I had assumed that the scream was that of shock from the inner city lady but infact it was that of a middle-aged,half naked lady who's cubicle curtain had been ripped away from her.She looked at me in disgust,my face shone more red than usual.There was nothing I could do.I offered the woman my apologies and handed her the curtain for a cover.She was unimpressed but I couldn't blame her.
I swiftly exited the changing rooms dumping the stripy dress with the assistant as I passed.I was mortified but continued to play it cool.I walked quickly across the shop,I began to regret wearing my coat.I peered around every rail in search of my friends and became progressively warmer as I resided in the fact that they may have left without me.
I ran through the accessories section and to my huge relief I found them.I mentioned nothing in regards to changing rooms or curtains for fear the security man might hear me.I kept it to myself although I still feel guilty about it.About 20 mins from home and stuck in traffic I muttered that I startled a woman in the changing rooms but got little response or sympathy.At that I left it.
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