ayase’s day, a short story.
it’s time to put that Gall Force poster in a frame so I can display it
it’s the same size as another clip frame I have, but that one already has another picture in it
let’s go buy a frame
go to Wilko, find clip frames
dimensions are apparently 1cm bigger in each direction
surely that must be a mistake?
even if it isn’t, a 5mm border won’t look that bad, right?
purchase frame
it’s apparently £9 rather than £7 because they had been put in the wrong place
mildly annoyed
frame is slightly too wide to carry underarm
have to carry it in my hand
against the wind and in the heat
now mildly annoyed, too hot and my hand aches
get home, cut open frame
it’s flimsy as crap compared to the other one I have
the plastic front is somehow already scuffed under the shrink-wrap
and so thin the little metal clips don’t want to stay in
getting more annoyed now
go to get poster
start unrolling it, the frame is wider
guess the dimensions were correct
who makes frames that are odd sizes from standard poster si...
the poster is sticking out of the top of the frame
look back at the bottom
the poster is sticking out of the bottom of the frame
scream escalates in both volume and pitch until no longer audible to human ears
Edit to include the last five minutes:
open fridge
open back door
open beer
sit down
realise I could have bought another pack of ten beers for what I wasted on that clip frame
