or, How McDonalds Raised My Hopes and then Crushed them to Dust

I was so going to win it this year. And not just another stupid small drink. Who drinks a small drink? I was going to win, dammit.

I had a plan, man, I had a plan!

And lo, my dreams were dashed to bits on the rocky shore of reality.

Um, deadline? There’s a deadline? What deadline?

I guess I should just stick with a sure thing:

I should go ahead and redeem my points now…