In a Rich Man's World

Today during my lunch break I had planned to call my mom, but my mom was at Costco and couldn't talk (surprise!), so I walked to Haagen Dazs, bought some ice cream, and sat down on a bench to think about my life. But really all I could think was,

"When did I become the person who spends $6.35 on two measly scoops of ice cream? I can't believe I just spent $6.35 on two scoops of ice cream. Who am I? I am ridiculous."

Seriously, living in Bethesda has done this to me. $15 is fine for dinner, $13 is fine for a movie, and apparently $6.35 is fine for two scoops of ice cream.

I am not rich! This is not okay! I have grad school to save for for crying out loud!

But don't worry. I felt so bad that, in order to compensate for my lack of self-discipline during lunch, instead of getting on the metro at the Bethesda stop to go home, I walked aaallll the way to Medical Center and saved 50 cents.