nijireiki

no i'm not getting a gift for the dog!! ...okay, let me see the ad... 4 bucks a gallon?! online black friday this year, gas too expensive. Okay, that's the last of them, I think. WHY AM I BLAZING WITH POETRY?

stingy scrooge's purse, almost as full as before he found b.f. deals! the grinch's heart was 2 sizes too small for the black friday shopping. Yup, there's a few more.

frugality's a way of life; it takes skills and a.m. sacifice. no warm bed for me nor hours of rest, when talking shopping, i'm the best when electronics shopping, watch out for products with obsolescence. drowning sorrows in cold gravy soaked turkey legs 'cause i was too late scheduled to work fri; it should be holiday pay! man, i'm missing out. filling out these forms but my time is better spent trolling GottaDeal... don't care who wins the presidential election; too busy planning! float like a butter- fly, sting like a bee, ali can't shop better'n me (NOTE: ugh, ugh, I hate these fake words, oh my god.) these deals almost make me wish I liked my fam'ly, THEY DON'T DESERVE ME (NOTE: okay, this... isn't as bad, because I actually say family with 2 syllables usually. no, it's still terrible.) the pecan pie is growing cold, the turkey's gone; it's time to go. My job is really boring, guys. I am still at work. Oh, it is so boring. ...Man I hope my boss doesn't catch me. The IT guys probably think this is hilarious. Hi IT guys!!

In line for pricematch Bought my stuff a week ago-- Ha! Who's laughing now?! Slept all day Thursday, Yawning in the minivan the kids are here to block O Blackest of Days! Your cups overflow with sales on Moste generous gifts Night vision goggles, maps of the building, but it's no spy movie... Wearing my old pads from football's not cheating, it's evening the odds. Economy's bad, Reselling the deals I get, Cash to pay the bills. Alternatively... Economy's bad, Gifts ahead of time '07, No BF this year. Third variant... Economy's bad, Getting the best deals 'cause we're Pinching our pennies! Keep the car running, we've got a lot of places to hit before 6. Circling the lines, "Limit one per customer"; There are six of us... Bobsledding with carts Plowing our way through the crowds, No rainchecks today Gold, frankincense, myrrh-- Wouldn't you prefer a Wii? (I've got it like that.) Practicing tackles and agility training-- an Olympic Sport. This year I'm getting a Blu Ray even if I have to kill you. Deck the halls with ads and coupons! Fa la la la, Black Friday is here! Stocking up for three teenagers, DS Lites are on my shopping list I'm a Mac and I'm a PC this year! Savings from Best Buy camping. Iron Man, Batman, could there be more toys?! (They're for dad, not li'l boys) .....argh. This last one was particularly awkward. I hate using "li'l" as a legitimate word, but there you have it. I wanted to express the plight of girls and women everywhere with the one grown man everyone has in their family who wants all the little boy's toys. My family deals with my father with a kind of judgemental ironic weariness, because we have no brothers/sons for him to pretend he's buying action figures for, and thus this poem with a really nifty improvised rhyme scheme! I am proud of it despite its weaknesses. I also think that snegrif's haiku deserves a nod of appreciation, and I have responded with my own haiku: You may be there first, but my kung-fu is better! Accept challenge? Y/N The syllable count is dependent on choosing one of the options, and not reading both out loud. Curse my shaky interpretation of east-Asian poetry forms!! HUMILIATION