It's Konata's birthday, and her family sets up a surprise party for her when she gets home from work. All goes according to plan until Konata calls and says that her coworkers are throwing her a party and that she'll be coming home late.The girls discuss what their goals in life are.Kagami has a bad day when she gets bothered by little annoyances and ends up going to a store to buy a drink but forgets her wallet.Things get worse for Kagami when her older sister Matsuri scolds her for neglecting to buy groceries for dinner.On Lucky Channel, Akira and Shiraishi have a special guest: Meito Anizawa, the manager of the anime store that desperately wants Konata to buy something from his shop. He talks about the three factors that determine an anime's success.