And chatty! We chittered at each other for a good 10 minutes. It was awesome.

I want to live in this world.

I don't know why it's always THIS storm drain and no other, but it's always full of raccoons. I counted four in this one. I imagine these two are standing on the shoulders of the others down there.

The cat on the floor next to my desk is attempting to demonstrate the technique and value of napping and... yeah. I've run out of counter-arguments. We're almost there.

@kim_harding This is quintessential Portland, Oregon nonsense right here. I love it. 😆

Are you sure you want to do that? With your luck today, it will burst into flames as you pull into the driveway.

Oh yeah, also factor in the cost of a roundtrip to University of Washington campus to collect this haul.

OH! And also consider that eBay has DOA protection. There's nothing to say that some of these wouldn't have been damaged, BIOS-locked, or bricked.

So here's what we did... We popped in ahead of time (last week, actually) and picked up gift certificates for each of them. With those in-hand and assurances that we wouldn't bail them out if they went over, we hit the shops when they opened. No time limits, no stress. Easy.

On to Red Castle in #PDX. Great shop. Don't tell Dice Age, but this is my favorite game store and well worth the drive. Christmas shopping is completely done.

#blackfriday #smallbusiness #buylocal #jeffbezoscangetintothesea

@amd I sure don't, though I'm sure I'll have no problem selling off the extras on eBay where the competition is fierce. I might even turn a small profit, though that's not my intent.

OMG ❤️❤️❤️❤️