when i was a girl, you could get that for a nickel!

so i realize that this post alone is going to age me about twenty years, but i am just in shock. i went to mcdonald's last night for dinner because i'm really healthy and found to my utter dismay that a #7 (classic chicken sandwich) meal cost $6.38. $6.38!!! is it just me, or did this same exact meal cost like 4 dollars when i was growing up? this inflation is outrageous! $6.38 for a crappy chicken sandwich, some wimpy fries, and a drink? fast food? more like fast RIP-OFF. that's right, i said it.

not a big deal, you say? over-reacting, you say? sarah, i'm not saying anything, you say? well here are some things online you could get for that $6.38 instead splurging on that mcdonalds meal:
- 1 pair of lycra opaque tights by Motherhood Maternity
- 12 copies of In Concert with Tammy Wynette, the VHS
- 250 tablets of vitamin B-6
- a like-new copy of Better Day Coming: Blacks and Equality, 1890-2000 (paperback)
- 1/59 of an Orion SkyQuest XT8 Dobsonian Reflector Telescope
- some chick in Alabama's virginity
- a piece of toast that sort of resembles John the Baptist
- How to Subtly Slip a Plug for Your Own Book Into a Blog Entry by me
- a third of The CollegeHumor Guide to College, on Amazon! buy it now! i promise it'll be better than all three mcdonalds meals COMBINED, or your money back*.

*and by 'back,' i mean 'will have been wasted.'