Sometimes during Christmas gift buying time I run out of ideas for my curmudgeonly, alcoholic uncle. Two years ago I bought him a Mervyn’s gift certificate, then when it came time to give it to him I was like, What the hell am I thinking? So I kept the gift certificate and bought him something more suited to his tastes (in alcohol). But since I only shop at Mervyn’s for bras and underwear and since I only buy bras and underwear for life milestones I haven’t needed to go there in a while. Now I have this gift certificate that I should use but I don’t want to be in a department store mirror wearing a bra and underwear and feeling lumpy.
I hope Mervyn’s can avoid complete annihilation until I get into UCSF or something.