crash advance

fade in: steph and i are sitting on the couch watching the illusionist, starring edward norton, paul giamatti and a hawt chix, when we're startled from the action by a loud crashing sound outside. we rush to the window only to see a woman walking hurriedly away from Advance America Cash Advance and into Purple Pepper Pizza while a shopping cart careened off on a perpendicular trajectory through the parking lot.



i noticed that one of the cash advance windows was shattered just as the woman came back out of purple pepper, went to the broken window, leaned inside and hollered "hello! anybody in there?!"

while we mulled whether or not to call the police, she went back to purple pepper, grabbed a trash can, dragged it over to the broken window, threw it inside, asked again if "anybody (was) in there" and retreated once more to purple pepper. this was certainly a convincing argument FOR making the call.

as i returned with the phone, she was heading back to cash advance where she inquired as to whom might be inside again, reached in to grab the trash can, pulled it out, spilling some contents, threw those contents back in the window and then dragged the trash can back inside purple pepper.

that's pretty much the end of the story... i proceeded to call the non-emergency police line, described the situation and was assured a patrol car was on the way. after a few minutes of nothing happening, we returned to the film. when it had ended, we noted that there were a couple of police cruisers in the parking lot with no obvious evidence of any more strange goings-on. so, how was your sunday evening?