Always White Trash...Always

This is what our new place looks like.

So we recently moved to a town called Marysville. It's about 30 minutes to an hour north of Seattle, depending on traffic. It's an interesting place to say the least. There are your normal places: Safeway, major banks, good restaurants, etc. But then we also have a tractor crossing sign at the end of our street. The high school down the road (which I may eventually teach at) has a Future Farmers of America program and there are farms all around here. It's nice and quiet though and our place kicks ass. But there is one aspect of our new surroundings that shines above all others.....the Super Walmart.

Let me back up by saying that I despise Walmart. They are the biggest corporate assholes on the block, besides McDonalds, and they actually have combined forces because every Walmart has a McDs in it. They run smaller, local grocery chains out of business and force mom and pop stores to raise their prices, move or shut down all together. They treat their employees like crap and bully their suppliers. If you can stomach all of that you still have to contend with the other patrons: people with visible stink lines, poor dental hygiene, filthy ill-behaved children. But here's the kicker:

You can get everything there, and most things are so cheap they are irresistible. I've always lived closer to stores like Target, so my boycott of Walmart was pretty easy. But around here it's kinda the only game in town, and it's right down the road (next to a casino and the greatest outlet mall ever). I'm ashamed to say it but I've buckled and joined the white trash masses. I feel all dirty inside, but the really good kind of tofu that I buy is only $1.50 there!!!! It's insane. How can I say no to that?

....i hate myself...