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This past Friday, Yush (and his family) opened a smoothie store in a mall in Charlotte. Wanting to be the first customer there, I drove Han and Moonie (picking Eurie up about halfway) two and a half hours to the opening. Since the opening was 10am, I had wanted to leave at 7am, but due to delays (what Asian-Americans affectionately call "Asian Standard Time") we didn't leave until 730. But fear not, my loyal readers. Even with this delay in leaving, we managed to get to the mall by 9:58 AM! How's THAT for timing?!

We strolled into the mall, feeling victorious and giddy. We would be the first people to willingly hand over money to the Scion (Yush) in his conquest of the corporate world! However, when we got there, the lights were still out and there were a few workers milling inside the store. There were a few delays, so we decided to chill on some couches (it's a really nice mall) outside the store.

It was then I spotted them. A couple, probably late twenties, milling about the smoothie store. They looked like trouble to me. They kept eyeballing the store, They brazenly asked the workers if the store was open (the lights are out! have some manners!) ... and the workers decided then to turn on the lights and open the store! THEY WOULD BE THE FIRST CUSTOMERS.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! FOILED!

I MEAN, WHO BUYS SMOOTHIES AT 10AM?! WHO WALKS INTO A MALL AT 10AM AND ASKS FOR SMOOTHIES FOR A STORE THAT HASN'T EVEN OPENED? IT'S NOT AS IF THEY KNEW THERE WERE SMOOTHIES. IT'S NOT AS IF THEY SAID TO THEMSELVES, "GEEZ THIS WORKOUT HAS TIRED ME. LET'S GO GET SOME SMOOTHIES FROM SURF CITY SQUEEZE." NO, THE MALL WASN'T EVEN OPEN. AND IT'S NOT AS IF THEY WERE SHOPPING AT POTTERY BARN AND THEN DECIDED "HEY I COULD USE A NICE SMOOTHIE." THEY HAD JUST ENTERED THE MALL!!! IT'S LIKE THEY LITERALLY CAME TO THE MALL TO FOIL ME.

I think God/fates/Flying Spaghetti Monster has a pretty good sense of humor, no?