the shopping trip has proven triumphant. target rules! i got a whole ton of junk and i still have $13.77 left on the gift card. my most exciting purchase is the new, soft-gripped, big pizza cutter. it’s just like the one we have at the bowling alley. i love that thing. i also bought a new lamp, so that i can throw the heinous owl lamp away. i will take a picture of the owl lamp for you before it voyages to the dumpster (please try to contain your excitement).