Mall Madness

As I indicated in my last post, I took bethje to the King of Prussia Mall yesterday. That mall is full of stores I've never heard of, despite the fact that I've been there many times. I have to wonder whether these stores are just appearing and disappearing at random. I suppose it's also possible that I've never heard of a lot of them just because I have no real knowledge of clothes or the fashion industry, but what fun is that?

I was correct in my prediction that I wouldn't end up buying anything at the mall. Beth always likes to go to the Sanrio store, and she ended up buying a new Chococat purse there. There was a point when we were the only two customers in the store, yet there were about five employees working there. I'm not sure whether it was the day for an employee meeting or what.

After shopping, we ate at Bennigan's, which was good. They seem to have cut quite a bit out of their menu, though. For one thing, they no longer have dinner rolls as a side item. Now, their rolls were never that great, but I liked the idea that I could get bread with my dinner. Not enough places offer that. When I go to Denny's, I usually get the Moons Over My Hammy, and I've gotten into the habit of ordering a bagel in place of the hash browns or fries that usually come with it. I haven't actually tried that anywhere else I can think of, but maybe I should. I think Bennigan's also discontinued their spinach dip appetizer.

Tonight is the Ben Folds concert in Philadelphia. Expect some comments on that in the near future.

Another Music Survey

I got this survey from 3x1minus1:

Last song you heard?	Ben Folds Five - Eddie Walker
Last CD you bought?	Sgt. Major - Rich Creamery Butter
Last download?	Probably that new version of "Particle Man" from tmbg.com
Last band you saw live?	Tori Amos (okay, she's not really a "band" per se)
First band you saw live?	Um...I think it might have been John Flynn.
Next gig?	Ben Folds tonight
Worst gig?	I didn't much care for Voices on the Verge (although I like Erin McKeown solo).
Favourite gig?	Wow, tough choice. Maybe the first Joe's Pub They Might Be Giants show I saw, back in February 2002? The Camper Van Beethoven shows I saw were also particularly good.
Favourite local band?	I don't even know that I KNOW any local bands.
Current favourite band?	TMBG. Hasn't changed in some time.
Band you wish would reform?	XTC. I guess they never officially split up, but when's the last time they did anything together?
Band you wish would split?	Eh, there are some bands I wish would stop playing, but none that I really wish would split.
Favourite music video?	The Guitar. (Bear in mind that I haven't seen very many videos aside from ones by bands I really like, though.)
First music you remember buying?	Some Weird Al cassette. Not sure which one. Maybe Off the Deep End?
Group people wouldn't imagine you listening to?	I can't think of a good answer to this one. Do they mean a band I DO listen to that people wouldn't expect, or one that people don't expect me to listen to and I really don't?
What group did you listen to a lot at 14?	I can't recall listening to much at that point.
15?	Then, either
16?	I think that was around when I really got into Weird Al.
CD you'll never sell?	Most of them. Definitely not the ones that were autographed.
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