Most of the time when I am with Victor, he comes up with errand after errand which, takes me further away from my house in an effort to get me to stay over his house. This caused a considerable rift in the relationship with my now ex-girlfriend. (Was it because of Victor, no I can't blame him for that) He would pick me up at my house or apartment, when I lived in an apartment and I would often not return hom until morning. Most of the time I was in a really bad mood too, regreting that I had even called Victor in the first place, just to see what he was doing.
Now, I am not a very impressionable sort of fellow but, when I get around people I have a tendency to lean toward mob violence and peer pressure (especially if I am drinking or on some kind of drug, which is most all of the time). Don't get me wrong, I do my own thing and it is usually something pretty weird and freaky. I'm not the type of person who jumps in a fire just because someone says "Jump in the fire, dude! Jump in the fire!", when I am camping. I am the type of person who will throw someone in the fire and just SAY he jumped in, due to peer pressure. I can't help it. It's a sickness. I guess I am insane.
So anyway, went with Victor and I came to learn that he was a compulsive BUYER. He wasn't a compulsive shopper but, a BUYER. That's just what he does, he buys things weather he can afford it or not.
On the way home from the store from which bought something, he attempts to validate his purchases with an hour long diatribe about why he should have what he bought and the benefits of what he bought and how it will improve his life. Now, I am not talking about simple $100 or $200 purchases. NO SIREEE. I am talking about more than $500 dollars or upto (but, not limited to) $5000 purchases.
So, this continues every week. Day in, day out. I don't know how he does it but he does. I guess we are going to have to get Leonard Nemoy out of retirement to do another episode of "In Search Of".