went to portland with emily today, it was quite the adventure....first i take a random exit that says Congress St (not paying any attention to the direction on the sign) and end up practically in Westbrook, so i randomly take a left and after a bit arrive at the plaza with a Goodwill and a drum shop, so we go in the Goodwill and i drop off a resume and get a cute purpley plaid skirt, then we walk around a bit trying to figure out which way to go from there, i drop off another resume at Dogfish Co. (its a bar/restaurant, they had a help wanted ad online and it was just lucky that they happened to be right there, i'd never heard of them before.) so we turn down Park Rd. and walk to the end of the park and i notice a right turn that says South Portland so i figure we'll go there and skip the Old Port since i have no idea how to get there. well we get back to the car and head out, take the right, and i decide NOT to take the obvious signs pointing to the bridge. so then we realize we're in the Old Port and stop to drop off resumes and get food and shop more (dropped one off at Mexicali Blues, one at Condom Sense, bought a wallet and a pin and something else that i won't divulge since the person its for may be reading this and its a surprise). we stop at a little pizza place and get slices then we head to the car and cross the bridge. since i have no idea how to get anywhere in that city and theres no huge flashy sign that says MALL on it i take a left and soon realize i shouldn't have, so i manage to loop back around and try going right, then go straight, not having any idea what neighborhood or anything i'm in, but i'd made up my mind to keep going till i hit a sign that tells me i've gone too far or something to that effect, but i finally come to a familiar looking road and take a right....TADA i'm on Maine Mall Road!! so that worked out very nicely. and now i (sort of) know my way around Portland. so we go to Newbury's, i buy the last Lenore keychain, a skully air freshener, and the latest Lenore comic (which is sadly disappointing, very short, but whats there is cute) and they tell me i have to fill out an application and should staple my resume to it when i bring it back. then we go to the mall and it turns out the Jelly Belly store is hiring so i give them a resume, then on to Spencer's where they take my resume for the file but give me an application anyway which i also have to bring back, then to Thatcher's where they say they're probly not hiring but their other location is (i didn't bother paying attention to where it was since i wouldn't find it anyway) and they accept my resume, then on to Hot Topic where they give me this 2 page (front&back) application which has inane questions such as my drivers license number on it....oy. its hardly worth it, the only perks about that job would be me getting to pierce, tattoo and dye to my hearts content and getting a kick out of the elitist little black-clad brats who shop there. Ben & Jerry's was also hiring so i got an application and their manager will be there Monday till 6 so i can bring it back then with my resume, so before work on Monday i'll be heading back to the mall, if anyone wants to come you're welcome to, i WON'T need a navigator cuz i know how to get to the mall and back....but if you've got any desire to spend a couple hours with me in my cute car and at the scummy mall then let me know....