When I was little my mom used to take me to a store called Frys. It was right next door to the grocery store and they had all kinds of yarn and crafty stuff. Also – there was a popcorn machine so every time we went my sister and I got popcorn. Those bags came in handy too when I barfed in the car on the way home but I digress. Frys was a good fun place.
So when a random Sunday came and Dave wanted to go to Fry’s I was like Okay! I hadn’t been in a long time and thought it would be fun.
My bad.
Fry’s is not the same as Frys. I’m not sure if it has something to do with the apostrophe or what but it is no bueno! Fry’s is THE computer Mecca. A virtual be all end all to all things technical and nerd related. I should have known that my nerd did not want to go to a craft store with popcorn – he wanted to go to his Holy Place. The motherland of motherboards.
On my first visit I learned a lot.
Me - “Why is there like all this computer stuff and also huge aisles of porn and candy?”
Dave – “What do you think nerds do all day? They’re not on dates. Plus the sugar helps you stay up late for gaming.”
Me – “Oh.”
Also as a sidenote – All Fry’s have a theme. We have two close to us and one is Alien Invasion and the other is Alice in Wonderland. And seriously - there are giant aliens on the walls or giant playing cards hanging from the ceiling. What the?
I try to avoid Fry’s now at all costs (Seriously – I drop off my nerd and go to Nordstrom.) but yesterday Dave promised to buy me a new alarm clock and a rhinestone wireless Hello Kitty mouse, so I went willingly. My bad. Again.
I asked the girl in the mouse row if they had any Hello Kitty mice and she nerd shamed me! She actually laughed in my face and said maybe in software. Even I know that a mouse isn’t software. Bitch just wanted me to ask someone in software so they could laugh too.
And then I got busted for trying to text my sister a picture of the alien on the wall.
“Ma’am – you can’t be taking pictures in here!”
Or what the dorklore will escape via picture message?
I like Best Buy better where the salespeople only know like a tiny bit more than me. But Dave says the HDMI cables there cost twice as much. And thank god we got that cable because although I don’t know what HDMI means I know it makes my new Jenna DVD from Fry’s a lot more clear.
Pass the Twizzlers please!
6 comments:
I will suggest to Fry's that they give popcorn to the kids.
Don't hate on me but I have that mouse. Joe says he got it at the Sanrio store in the mall. Also, your Fry's is way cooler - ours is an Aztec pyramid theme. There is more fake styrofoam rock in there than the Indiana Jones ride.
The bathrooms there are really peaceful and quite (because of the lack of other women)...and I think I was the prettiest girl there :)
You are always the prettiest girl ... duh!
My how times have changed.
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