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[doublefrick]

I'm addicted to late night television.

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/shoves Matthew Johnson her way to stop her mad shopping spree...! lol~

[discipuluschaos]

Oh yes? And... what shows are you viewing, anyway?

[doublefrick]

Infomercials. Where they sell you all the stuff that you want but, don't need.

[discipuluschaos]

Ahh... I see... [And he does, he really does!]

Eli, give me your credit card. Like you said: you do not need any of that-- crap!

[And he flushes a touch at the profanity that comes out of his own mouth!]

[doublefrick]

[She's got a death grip on her card.]

True, but it's not often I get to buy anything for well me. Even if I don't need it.

[discipuluschaos]

Indeed, but-- don't you think you would get more satisfaction out of -- I don't even know... Having a late-night milkshake at your favourite hole-in-the-wall 24-hour diner? Buying something like a book, that you might actually still want by the time Amazon ships it out...?

[doublefrick]

I'm lucky enough to have time to even be doing this. Besides I told somebody I'd keep an eye out for this potato peeler thingy.

[hostile_experience]

The friend and enemy of all insomniacs.

[doublefrick]

Got to love wasting money on things you don't need. Though, I did need the Snuggy.

[hostile_experience]

For something that gets mocked all the time, the Snuggy does actually work.

[doublefrick]

I turned a few of my fellow co-works who were naysayers in Snuggy lovers.

[hostile_experience]

How'd you manage that?

[doublefrick]

Christmas gifts. They were hesitant at first, then tried them. A couple even wear them at the hospital in the winter.

[hostile_experience]

Major victory and easy Christmas gift.

[doublefrick]

Exactly. Was nice to walk around feeling smug that week.

[hostile_experience]

And a little bit every time they bring them to the hospital?

[doublefrick]

[She smiles.] Not to mention, I get to pull out my I told you so dance as well.

[hostile_experience]

You've got a dance?

[doublefrick]

Yeah.

[hostile_experience]

Well, you did win them over to the snuggy...

[doublefrick]

You want to see the dance, don't you?

[hostile_experience]

It's probably better in my head, really.

[doublefrick]

More than likely, it is.

[hostile_experience]

Besides you have to save it for when you mean it.

[doublefrick]

Sadly, it doesn't come out often. That Snuggy thing was a small victory.

[She offers a hand.]

Elliot Reid.

[discipuluschaos]

Sorry but -- potato peeler... thingy? I -- that is, do you really need to peel the potatoes so badly that you need a special device with which to do so? I think that the skins add texture to mashed potatoes, myself...!

he doesn't remark on the question of Time, of course, patting her arm gingerly in deep empathy, or so he imagines that's the emotion that's coming across, at least! Very probably it's coming across more like "silly girl, quit wasting your money, and GIVE ME THAT CARD!" because that's what he's really thinking, deep down, as he considers how long it must take to actually watch an entire infomercial, and then to sit on the phone, or online, to order the bloody product. One could easily enjoy a milkshake at the local hole-in-the-wall diner, in that amount of time, and it would no doubt be more relaxing than dealing with outsourced customer-service representatives during the same stretch of time...]

[doublefrick]

In case you haven't noticed, I tend to be a klutz. Something like this peeler will actually help me not cut myself when making dinner. Not many people enjoy blood in their potatoes.

[And since Johnny had brought up the damn thing, she was finding herself wanting to get one.]

Also peels apples and the like as well.

[She won't give up her card Matthew.]

[hostile_experience]

Small victories add up.

[Nore returns the gesture with a warm shake.]

Elenore Evans.

[doublefrick]

Especially in medicine.

[Once their handshake breaks, she smiles softly.]

You have any advice for one who is addicted to buying junk, that they do not need?

[hostile_experience]

Any field where you're fighting the odds.


Get more sleep. Which is admittedly nearly useless advice.

[doublefrick]

[She chuckles softly.]

Too awake to get sleep. Brought half my charts home to finish them up and now I'm wide awake.

[hostile_experience]

Charts and the Nanny?

[doublefrick]

Charts and the who?

[hostile_experience]

The Nanny. TV show. Fran Drescher.

[doublefrick]

Oh. Yeah, the woman with the annoying laugh.

[hostile_experience]

Painfully nasal voice in general, that one, but it's still a pretty cute show when you're bored and killing time.

[doublefrick]

I've seen a few episodes. It's pretty cute, when I'm able to get into it.

[hostile_experience]

It tends to be, but I have a secret soft spot for genuinely sweet things.

[doublefrick]

Like puppies and kittens?

[hostile_experience]

...Baby animals can utterly undo me.

[doublefrick]

Welcome to the club. Babies and baby animals for me.

[hostile_experience]

Babies don't always make me go all soft. But that's more about my issues than them.

[doublefrick]

I love babies, think it's an illness.

[A curious head tilt.]

I know it's not my place to ask but, I'm kind of curious.

[hostile_experience]

Or a strongly conditioned and evolved reaction.

[Gentle shrug.] Mostly the parents put me off so I keep a distance because of how it can affect the kid.

[doublefrick]

[An understanding nod. Hey, least she doesn't have years of repression built up thanks to her parents like Elliot does.]