So!

[eliyes]

I took back the headphones and got my money returned -- and fortuitously, just before I went I remembered a set of perfectly functional headphones I had tucked away, so I didn't need to pick up new ones! Yaaaay! And then I went to my other destination, a clothing store on the other side of town, and bought two pairs of pants for work for under $80! Yaaaaay!

Also, I read all of Atlas. It's really good.