My journey into the beast.

July 25th, 2006 § 5

I survived a very dangerous trip today — I went to Wal-Mart.

I’ve been on the hunt for half-size index cards lately, and I thought they might have them at Wal-Mart. Even though I didn’t buy anything at Wal-Mart last year, and I have the same resolution this year not to shop there, I decided this was serious enough business to give them a chance.

I didn’t get that tense when I walked through the doors, but I did have this irrational fear that I would be spotted at any moment, setting off alarms and summoning security guards to hoist me out. Fortunately, I was able to complete my mission without being identified as an anti-Wal-Mart operative, and I was both happy and sad that they did not have half-size index cards.

It really was strange being in there. Something about it looked different than the last time I went into a Wal-Mart, possibly over a year ago. It struck me as cavernous and disorienting, but above all, hideously synthetic.

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