Gratis

Today was a good day for reasons other than not having to use my A-K.

1. When signing up for yoga today, the woman told me she had students graduating and offered me a free one-on-one yoga class. You know I'm all over the free shit.

2. I'd never ask, but I always wonder if stores allocate money for the random loose fruit that people take to "taste" before buying (or not buying). Thus, I'm always hesitant to take from a little dish of blueberries or strawberries or whatever. Never mind the whole "wash before eating" issue. While at Whole Paycheck tonight, there was a table that had a chocolate fountain dripping chocolate and flats of strawberries.

The sign said strawberries were $2.99, but there was a guy standing there clearly finishing one. I was confused. Free, or not? Luckily a woman working at the bakery came over and saw me hesitating.

"Go ahead," she said, gesturing to the chocolate fountain. I looked again at the price sign. "If you want one take it, because I'm taking the fountain down now."

That was all I needed to hear, and even though I hadn't had time to think about whether or not I would like the taste of a strawberry with chocolate on it, I grabbed a 'berry and stuck it underneath some dripping chocolate.

What are the odds? I liked it. A lot. Screw those zen fountains, I should get a chocolate fountain!