Jaaaaaaaaimeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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leighblackUgh. Staying out until 1am on a school night is just not a good idea. I've already barely gotten any sleep this week, so I am now completely exhausted. I even broke down and bought a Red Bull for the first time in months. It's worth it though! We went to see one of our favorite local bands, Holiday, and they didn't disappoint. I finally bought their new CD last night and I already love it. Apparently I should have stuck around a little longer to see ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
duckduck gettin' down to George Michael, but I needed to get home. They're playing again on Sat night, but I don't think I can afford to go. Boo. I hate the bar they're playing at anyways.
Hopefully I can figure out how to upload the videos I shot last night somewhere, because they need to be shared. That is my task for the afternoon. Also tonight, I'll be going to dinner with some of the usual suspects, and then to my fifth *legal* viewing of Brokeback Mountain. Can't wait!
I absolutely wanted to smack a customer at Hallmark last night. She completely reminded me of the flightiness that is Amy O'Roarke, if you so happen to be an old school B&N'er, which most of you aren't, so really that means nothing. It started off badly when she started yelling questions to me across the store when I was already with a customer, and just got worse from there. She had to ask me about every single thing she wanted to purchase. Have you heard this CD? Was it any good? Do you think a mother would like it? What age group is it for? Which of these stuffed animals do you think is the cutest? If I send both this lion and these bears to my daughter, would it be too much? Argh!! Look lady, I'm sorry you can't make a fucking decision on your own, but that's really not my problem. I don't know your mother or your daughter, so how the hell should I know if they'll like it? YOU know them - YOU decide. If you're really going to leave it up to me, I'm going to pick out the most expensive things and tell you that they're the best. Plus, why do you want MY opinion? You don't know me at all. I could think serial killers are sexy for all you know. I collect things with bats and spiders and skulls on them. Chances are, I'm just not going to think the red & white Valentines bears holding a big red heart that says "With Love" are adorable. But your daughter might love them. Again, how the hell would I know? I always had the same problem in the bookstore, when customers would ask if I had read a book and whether or not I liked it. Really, I can guarantee that any of those Oprah Book Club books in your hands aren't going to interest me, but if they look good to YOU, then YOU should buy them. Why does it matter what I think? Really Mrs. Soccer Mom, I don't think you want to know what I read for enjoyment. Annoying Hallmark Customer ended up picking out a bunch of cutesy stuff, throwing a bunch of coupons at me that she obviously hadn't read because they weren't for our store, and then not getting half the merchandise anyways because she couldn't add in her head and hadn't realized how much she spent. The customer after her was obviously as fed up with her as I was.
Really though, I can't complain too much about Hallmark. Yeah, I don't get paid much and I'm scheduled an insane amount of days next month, but it's not too bad. Our store is small and in a dead mall, so it's not very busy. I don't usually get more than 10 customers in during the evening. I bring my cross-stitch to work on, or a book to read, if there's not any merchandise to put away or clean up. It's a no-brainer job, and pays for my cable, electric & phone bills with pretty minimal effort on my part.
I got tagged by the ever-sexxaypunkymuzzle, so it's the 5 Weird Habits Meme.
Ground Rules: The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 weird habits of yourself" and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about their 5 weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged.
1. I'm sure it would givecyberwuzzle a headache to watch, but whenever I get a package of SweetTarts or Skittles or Runts or such, I separate all the flavors. (not in a line - piles are acceptable) I then eat the flavors I like the least (orange & grape) first, and save the good flavors (anything red, lime, lemon) for the end. And yes, I have to eat them in pairs of two. If there are uneven numbers of a certain flavor, it can be combined with a complimentary flavor. If there is an odd number in the package, one gets tossed or given away, because I cannot eat just one.
2. Whenever I tap my hands or fingers or feet, I have a very specific pattern that I must tap out. I cannot stop mid-pattern; I must finish to the end.
3. I completely and irrationally freak out about being late. Even if it really doesn't matter whether or not I show up at a specific time. "Be there around 7ish, I guess" always translates to "Be there by 7 or else!!!!" in my mind. I am trying to get better with this one, really.
4. I don't really like chocolate, but I'll happily eat it if it's paired with something delicious, like peanut butter or caramel or raspberry. And I prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate about a billion times over. Godiva Dark Chocolate w/ Raspberry bars are very dangerous for me.
5. I always, always wear jeans to work on Fridays, even if - like today - I don't feel like wearing them. We had to fight SO hard to get casual Friday for our office that I feel bad if I don't participate.
I don't feel like tagging anyone, but do it if you feel like disclosing your deep, dark habits. ;)
duckduck gettin' down to George Michael, but I needed to get home. They're playing again on Sat night, but I don't think I can afford to go. Boo. I hate the bar they're playing at anyways. Hopefully I can figure out how to upload the videos I shot last night somewhere, because they need to be shared. That is my task for the afternoon. Also tonight, I'll be going to dinner with some of the usual suspects, and then to my fifth *legal* viewing of Brokeback Mountain. Can't wait!
I absolutely wanted to smack a customer at Hallmark last night. She completely reminded me of the flightiness that is Amy O'Roarke, if you so happen to be an old school B&N'er, which most of you aren't, so really that means nothing. It started off badly when she started yelling questions to me across the store when I was already with a customer, and just got worse from there. She had to ask me about every single thing she wanted to purchase. Have you heard this CD? Was it any good? Do you think a mother would like it? What age group is it for? Which of these stuffed animals do you think is the cutest? If I send both this lion and these bears to my daughter, would it be too much? Argh!! Look lady, I'm sorry you can't make a fucking decision on your own, but that's really not my problem. I don't know your mother or your daughter, so how the hell should I know if they'll like it? YOU know them - YOU decide. If you're really going to leave it up to me, I'm going to pick out the most expensive things and tell you that they're the best. Plus, why do you want MY opinion? You don't know me at all. I could think serial killers are sexy for all you know. I collect things with bats and spiders and skulls on them. Chances are, I'm just not going to think the red & white Valentines bears holding a big red heart that says "With Love" are adorable. But your daughter might love them. Again, how the hell would I know? I always had the same problem in the bookstore, when customers would ask if I had read a book and whether or not I liked it. Really, I can guarantee that any of those Oprah Book Club books in your hands aren't going to interest me, but if they look good to YOU, then YOU should buy them. Why does it matter what I think? Really Mrs. Soccer Mom, I don't think you want to know what I read for enjoyment. Annoying Hallmark Customer ended up picking out a bunch of cutesy stuff, throwing a bunch of coupons at me that she obviously hadn't read because they weren't for our store, and then not getting half the merchandise anyways because she couldn't add in her head and hadn't realized how much she spent. The customer after her was obviously as fed up with her as I was.
Really though, I can't complain too much about Hallmark. Yeah, I don't get paid much and I'm scheduled an insane amount of days next month, but it's not too bad. Our store is small and in a dead mall, so it's not very busy. I don't usually get more than 10 customers in during the evening. I bring my cross-stitch to work on, or a book to read, if there's not any merchandise to put away or clean up. It's a no-brainer job, and pays for my cable, electric & phone bills with pretty minimal effort on my part.
I got tagged by the ever-sexxay
punkymuzzle, so it's the 5 Weird Habits Meme.Ground Rules: The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "5 weird habits of yourself" and people who get tagged need to write an LJ entry about their 5 weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 5 people to be tagged.
1. I'm sure it would give
cyberwuzzle a headache to watch, but whenever I get a package of SweetTarts or Skittles or Runts or such, I separate all the flavors. (not in a line - piles are acceptable) I then eat the flavors I like the least (orange & grape) first, and save the good flavors (anything red, lime, lemon) for the end. And yes, I have to eat them in pairs of two. If there are uneven numbers of a certain flavor, it can be combined with a complimentary flavor. If there is an odd number in the package, one gets tossed or given away, because I cannot eat just one.2. Whenever I tap my hands or fingers or feet, I have a very specific pattern that I must tap out. I cannot stop mid-pattern; I must finish to the end.
3. I completely and irrationally freak out about being late. Even if it really doesn't matter whether or not I show up at a specific time. "Be there around 7ish, I guess" always translates to "Be there by 7 or else!!!!" in my mind. I am trying to get better with this one, really.
4. I don't really like chocolate, but I'll happily eat it if it's paired with something delicious, like peanut butter or caramel or raspberry. And I prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate about a billion times over. Godiva Dark Chocolate w/ Raspberry bars are very dangerous for me.
5. I always, always wear jeans to work on Fridays, even if - like today - I don't feel like wearing them. We had to fight SO hard to get casual Friday for our office that I feel bad if I don't participate.
I don't feel like tagging anyone, but do it if you feel like disclosing your deep, dark habits. ;)
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Date: 2006-01-27 05:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-27 05:49 pm (UTC)I'm still sad I missed out on seeing you dance though. I would have totally went up there with you, if you had wanted to dance earlier. Like to 4 Non Blondes.
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Date: 2006-01-28 04:13 am (UTC)Oh, and I love the Conan icon with the Walker, Texas Ranger lever very muchly! I miss that thing.
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Date: 2006-01-28 06:57 am (UTC)