I needed to quote from The Princess Bride this week, and had to spend *so* much time searching my apartment to find out if I had it (I still haven't properly dealt with what books I lost in Katrina), that I feel I just want everything on my Nook right now. That's so much simpler. I didn't think I'd fall for the technology this hard.

But, my Princess Bride issue is now pleasantly resolved.

Oo thanks for the reminder Suela, I should go to BevMo while the sale is on. It's pretty much the only time I get there.

Can anyone tell me what's the deal with Intelligensia coffee? I've tried it several times now and I don't think it's all that. Why is LA in love with Intelligensia? Oo, that also reminds me, if I want to get some good medium roast coffee I should order it from Dale.

Intelligentsia has made it to LA? Huh.

Dang. My coffee is not intelligent.

So do you understand the love, brenda? What am I missing?

I need to figure out if I want to reup my Costco membership. Not sure what would tip the scales for me.

Cheapest gas in town? Admittedly, that can't be the only reason; it's not worth $50.

There's a Costco near-ish to work, but not one that near to where I live. Even if I did the math to determine if driving extra to get the gas was worth it, I know I'm sufficiently lame that I won't do it.

Then again, I haven't started pumping premium yet...

The cheap gas is a compelling argument actually. As is the fresh fish, I ate a lot more of it when I was dropping by there on a regular basis. And the ginormagon bags of fresh, cook-at-home tortillas. And the booze.

sigh. Look at that list. My life is just one big trip to the grocery store, isn't it?

Oo, did I mention the beauty store near my house that now carries Zoya? So excited!

God, I love Shazam. I'm so out of touch with current releases, and I can just point my phone at the Act of Valor trailer and find out Eminem is still releasing stuff I like. Great for the old folks.

What made me think that the "do math" option on my alarm was a good idea? I was up an hour before it went off, and the addition was still irritating to make it shut up.

I go to Costco once a week or so, and not even the Burbank one, the Northridge one that is 25 miles away. I drove there from El Segundo during rush hour Thursday. I go there more frequently than the Ralphs that is 20 feet away. Incidentally, Consumer Reports rated it best among chains in this month's issue.