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    …I don’t know. I’ve never been this conflicted before. Or tired. Or just… I dunno. It feels weird.

    Time for a story…

    So, got up just after 9:30am, figured I could make it to EB Games by about 10am… of course, factor in getting dressed, making sure I have everything, getting myself ready… takes a bit longer. Left around 9:45/50am.

    The walk to the store was actually kind of nice. Not too terribly cold, and no wind. That’s the best part. Trust me, it could be -10 celsius, but as long as there isn’t any wind, I don’t care. Windchill is a bitch :P. As someone who used to live in Alberta, windchill is the bane of your existence out West :x.

    Got the store a little after 10:15am (half an hour walk). Okay, here’s a funny thing. Since today is the day when both Pokemon ORAS and Smash Bros. Wii U are released, it basically wound up being, "Pokemon or Smash?". Of course, for me it’s Pokemon, so that went well. First disappointment: box was still white :P. I’ve seen pictures of the boxart being a different colour, so I thought, "oh cool", they’re colouring the boxes now! NO! Of course we get shafted… again!

    *big sigh

    Anyhow…

    Walked over to Wal-Mart, figured they probably wouldn’t have any more of the Super Mario 3D World bundles, so I wouldn’t have to worry about spending money today, hehe. Of course, that’s exactly what happened… then I remembered something. On the website, the bundle is with either the Mario 3D World bundle… or the Mario Kart 8 Bundle… which they had plenty of. I figured I’d ask anyways, wouldn’t hurt to check, right? They said it should work, and I figured, "if it doesn’t work, oh well, not getting it today. Next time". Of course… it does work…

    And of course my backpack is just slightly smaller than the bundle :P.

    Then the walk back involved snow, lots and lots of snow. Falling.

    So… let’s just end it with my "tax" for this…

    No, no Smash yet. I already spent more than I was supposed to today.

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