Thursday, September 25, 2008

When existential angst strikes, go shopping

A recurring them in Blood Culture is the ways in which we attempt to fill our aching need for satisfaction and fulfillment. And the most common way to make ourselves feel better is to go shopping. Buying things both distracts us from our problems and provides a short-lived rush of satisfaction. I have something new! I couldn't be happier!

Here, Edgar went out to find out who he was, what he stood for, what his life meant in the grand cosmic play that is life, and he decided to buy a pair of running sneakers instead. Now doesn't he look happier?

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