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November 30 Painted Face and other thingsOkay, so I'm sorta kinda over the whole Steve getting fired thing. Still think it was a bad decision, but not like I can do a lot about it or anything. I'm not a letter writing campagne type of person. I bitch, whine, and complain alot, but don't actually do alot about anything that doesn't affect me personally. So, sorry to see him go.... just won't be the same watching the games without seeing his gorgeous self there on the sidelines.
So, I'm walking out to have a ciggy today and I happen to look at the escalator and see this woman on her way down. Holy crapmobile, Batman! Her entire face was painted on!!! Not like someone who maybe had facial disfigurements and was trying to disguise it.... oh no! This woman was more like a misguided clown! Most likely in her late 60's or early 70's and probably one of those women who in her younger days was a knock-out and just never figured out how to let herself age gracefully. Her foundation was caked on, strips of pink on her cheeks most likely in an attempt to get that high-cheekbone effect that only works on bone-thin models, but it was her eyes that really got my attention. Even from a distance of twenty feet I could see the thickly applied black eye liner, fifty swipes per eye of mascara... and drawn-on eyebrows that were unflatteringly arched in a single thin line. I had the opportunity to see her up close and it was even worse! NO, I did not laugh.... until I was far enough away to not be heard.
What else? Oh.... looks like I requested a transfer a little too soon. The manager at my old store ... remember the one who thought he was God?... resigned. Had I even suspected he'd be leaving before the end of the year I would have found a way to stick it out. Okay, I know.... things happen for a reason.. yeah, yeah, you don't have to remind me. YES... it was a good move despite the travel. But still....
Hmmm... and what's with this weather? Freezing cold on Thanksgiving, then a real nice warming trend that saw 65 degrees, and now it's back to the low 30s again with freezing drizzle and snow. Thought maybe I'd get some decorating done tomorrow, but now.... the inside might get done, but the outside... no way, Jose...not spending my day off freezing my ass off. Why didn't I put them up in October when it was warmer? All my neighbors did! *hits head with hand*
November 28 *cry me a tear*OMG!!! THEY FIRED STEVE!!!
They kept Joey, but fired Steve!?! WTF????
It's a sad sad day
 lol... maybe this is why.....
November 26 Talking about Turkey cars: Great pictures of un-great cars - The Driver's Seat - MSNBC.comOMG... I've owned two of these and currently own a third - and for the record, I DO NOT think the Aztek should be on the list, it's a great car! Maybe it's not the prettiest car on the road, but she handles fantastic, has lots of room, and in the two years I've had her she's never given me any problems. Quote
A bit of this and thatSo today is my baby's sixteenth birthday. I worked all day, but the little shit invited like 15 people over to celebrate. Mama was not happy! The house was still standing when I got home, was reasonably clean, so he'll get to survive the day out. Besides that, he was gone when I walked in (spending the night at his buddies house).
I just can't believe he's sixteen already! My baby!!!! Of course, that he's sixteen now doesn't bother me as much as the fact that my oldest will be 30 in six and a half years! OMG! No shit, that thought crossed my mind the other night and I nearly sat up in bed in shock! It was like... there is no way in hell that I can be the mother of a 30 year old! No f'ing way! Then I took 3 deep breaths, let them out slowly, and told myself he isn't there yet, so it's okay. I know, I know... it really isn't that big of a deal... it's just.. you know!
Despite the fact it freaks me out a little to think of that, or to realize that my baby just turned sixteen, I could never imagine myself with any more small children. Women who wait till their late thirties or early forties to start a family... what are they thinking???!!?? I have a difficult enough time trying to deal with my 12 year old very immature step-son, I could never deal with having a younger kid around. Not that I don't like little kids.. I love little kids... just as long as they aren't mine and I don't have to deal with them for more than a few minutes at a time.
With that said, let's make sure it's clear I'm looking forward to grandkids. And although my oldest is clearly old enough to be a father, I truly hope he never is. My reasons for that are the same as why I'm glad my brother and sister don't have kids despite the fact I've always wanted nieces and/or nephews. Some people just should not pro-create. The youngest son will most likely be a good dad... but not for quite a few years I'm hoping. I can wait.
There's not a doubt in my mind that grandkids are special... being one myself and being the mother of two, I have first hand knowledge, lol. I'm thinking that grandkids will be like having kids of your own... only better. Because they're not your kids, and you get to do the fun stuff with them, and spoil them rotten, and then send them home. .. well, unless they live with you. Anyway, I'm hoping I get a couple good ones because I'm counting on the grandkids to take care of me when I get old while their dad supports me.
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I survived the weekend. Well, the two roughest days, anyhow... and Sunday is gonna be relatively short compared to the last two. Seventeen hours on Friday, fifteen on Saturday... and nearly thirteen on Wednesday (damn Royal.. jinxing me with the stupid comment about being there until 3am... grrr!)
Actually, Friday was fun. We were all pumped up, energetic, enthusiastic and ready to roll. We kicked ass in sales, up by 8k over last years' numbers... but the hours and the hard work kicked our asses and we all felt it Saturday.
I was five minutes late Saturday morning, but that's still better than everyone else (except for E, who is usually always late but was five minutes early for her shift). The manager was an hour late... two others were 2 1/2 hours late, one was 5 hours late, and two just didn't show up at all (one claimed car troubles and the other, who takes the bus, said he just didn't have a ride in). Anyway, except that we didn't crave human flesh and look a bit pale and decaying, we were all zombies.
Thankfully I looked at the schedule for the mall hours for Sunday... turns out we're closing at regular time and opening only an hour early. That means it's only going to be a nine hour day. Yay!!!
I am just so thankful to have the roughest weekend of the season out of the way now. Maybe by Tuesday I'll be able to feel my toes and my shoulders will relax. I can only hope! November 24 Just a MemoryDon't ya just hate when you know you're supposed to get over a person or event, but ya just can't? It's like, everywhere ya go, there's a reminder. Stupid stuff that you probably would never have noticed or paid attention to before, but all of a sudden it's like whatever the reminder is is in bright neon flashing lights seeming to scream: NOTICE ME! And no matter how you try, you can't ignore it. Then you start thinking about that person or event, and remembering things you know are better off locked up in the past somewhere. And if it's a person you start wondering... are they thinking about me? Does s/he have regrets? Could anything have been done differently? You know in your heart things happen for a reason, but that doesn't help. The questions are still unanswered and the nagging what if....'s are hounding at your brain and heart. You know from experience that it gets easier, but it's the waiting for that to happen that hurts the most. Was listening to the radio on my way to work the other day and this is the song that stuck with me... Joe Diffie... Downtown, Stoplight... November 22 T DayMe and my boys went to Judy's Sunday for Thanksgiving dinner. Had a wonderful time. Thanks, Judy. Alex raved about how good that ham was for at least half the ride home! The other half was me raving about the ham and the potatoes! So, while the rest of you are having the big dinner with your families, I'll be baking some cookies to take with me to work Friday.
In our company, this Friday isn't referred to as Black Friday... it's HOT Friday. Every one of us will be in our stores to greet the shoppers ALL DAY!!! Saturday and Sunday as well... and it kinda sucks 'cause Saturday is Alex's 16th birthday and I won't get to spend any of it with him. Oh well, guess I was there on the most important one, right? Even he has to agree with that.
Found out our DM is going to be working in our store all day with us. Which means that the RD will most likely be making a stop at some point in the day as well. I'm not going to mention that to the associates, they're all freaking out over DM being there with us. It's all... 'he's gonna take our sales..' and 'you don't know what he's like to work with!' (from the snotty sarcastic little girl who's worked for the company the longest of us all... she's a story for another time). Anyhow, it will definitely be a new experience for me, no doubt. New experiences are good, right?
So anyhow, I've promised to bake some chocolate chip cookies to take in. Maybe I'll make some other goodies as well, not sure yet. Plan on gettin up nice and early that day so I'll be too tired to keep my eyes open by eight that night... have to be to work at 4:45 Friday morning, which means leaving my house by 4:15. Yay.
Will tell y'all how it went on Monday... provided I survive the weekend. November 21 Big Trouble and other funniesA middle school science teacher, Mrs Parks, asked her class, "Which human body part increases to 10 times its size when stimulated?"
No one answered until little Mary stood up, angry, and said, "You should not be asking 6th graders a question like that! I'm going to tell my parents, and they will go and tell the principal, and you'll get fired!". She then sat back down. Mrs Parks ignored her, and asked the question again, "Which body part increases to 10 times its size when stimulated?" Little Mary's mouth fell open, and she said to those around her, "Boy, is she gonna get in big trouble!" The teacher continued to ignore her and said to the class. Anybody?" Finally, Billy stood up, looked around nervously, and said, "The body part that increases to 10 times its size when stimulated is the pupil of the eye." Mrs Parks said, "Very good, Billy." Then turned to Mary and continued, "As for you, young lady, I have three things to say: First, you have a dirty mind. Second, you didn't read your homework. And third, one day you are going to be VERY, VERY disappointed."
 Two guys are wandering about in Wal-Mart when their carts collide.
One says to the other: "Sorry, I was looking for my wife." "Yeah, so am I, and I'm getting kinda pissed." "Well, let's help each other out. What's your wife look like?" "Kinda tall, long blonde hair, long legs, good boobs, tight butt. What's yours look like?" "Never mind, let's look for yours." Two men were talking. So, how's your sex life?" "Oh, nothing special. I'm having Social Security sex." "Social Security sex?" "Yeah, you know: I get a little each month, but not enough to live on!" A wife went in to see a therapist and said, "I've got a big problem, doctor. Every time we're in bed and my husband climaxes, he lets out this ear splitting yell." "My dear," the shrink said, "that's completely natural. I don't see what the problem is." "The problem is," she complained, "It wakes me up!" Tired of a listless sex life, the man came right out and asked his wife during a recent lovemaking session,"How come you never tell me when you have an orgasm?" She glanced at him casually and replied,"You're never home!" A man was in a terrible accident, and his "manhood" was mangled and torn from his body. His doctor assured him that modern medicine could give him back his manhood, but that his insurance wouldn't cover the surgery since it was considered cosmetic. The doctor said the cost would be $3,500 for "small", $6,500 for "medium", $14,000 for "large." The man was sure he would want a medium or large, but the doctor urged him to talk it over with his wife before he made any decision. The man called his wife on the phone and explained their options.The doctor came back in to the room, and found the man looking dejected. "Well, what have the two of you decided?" asked the doctor. The man answered, "She'd rather remodel the kitchen". My husband came home with a tube of K Y jelly and said, "This will make you happy tonight." He was right. When he went out of the bedroom, I squirted it all over the doorknobs. He couldn't get back in. One night an 87 yr old woman came home from Bingo to find her 92 year old husband in bed with another woman. She became violent and ended up pushing him off the balcony of their 20th floor assisted living apartment...killing him instantly. Brought before the court on charge of murder, the judge asked her if she had anything to say in her defense. She began coolly, "Yes, your honor, I figured that at 92 if he could have sex...he could fly." November 18 BalanceOnce upon a time, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael,the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God.
"Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction, and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made." Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?" "It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going To call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance." "Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused. God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be A place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over there I've placed a continent of white people, and over There is a continent of black people. "Balance in all things," God continued pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice." The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land mass and said, "What's that one?" "Ah," said God "That's Washington State, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful streams, hills, and forests. The people from Washington State are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent and humorous, and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, and high achieving, And they will be known throughout the world as diplomats, and carriers of peace." Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance." God smiled, "There is another Washington...wait until you see the idiots I put there."
*thanks Dean, I did get a kick out of this In case you missed my rants....Watched The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . Also watched Madagascar…. Disappointment. Traveling Pants…. Wow! Rented it thinking it would be a sweet little no-brainer movie, a nice way to pass the evening. I should have kept the box of tissue next to me because the last 45 minutes or so I was bawling like a baby. No, not like a baby.. More like… well, gut wrenching bawling. Thankfully I was by myself. It is a sweet little no-brainer movie, but it’s also very touching, and … oh hell, maybe it was the damn hormones getting to me, but dammit, it was a good movie! So, what else has been going on. Hmmm, lemme see…. Oh, yeah…. The weekend the radio station decided to invade the area just outside the store. OMG! All freakin’ day Friday and until around 6-ish Saturday. First off, not my kind of music. Then they had these R&B guys come in to make an appearance. I have no idea who they were… the only names I remember right now are Ray J and Marcus Huston, and … Ginuwyne or something like that. Yes, I’m sure I have the names spelled wrong, but do I care? Hmmm…. No. Friday night the crowd got a bit rambunctious… and a little 11 yr old girl, who has had numerous brain surgeries, was knocked down. Did the DJ’s do anything to get the crowd to settle down? Did these “stars” do anything to get the crowd to settle down? Hmmm.. .. NO. This little girl is lying on the floor, her body seizing for like 20 minutes while we waited for the EMTs to arrive, and nobody did anything. I offered to let them use the back room of our store, where it was much much quieter, if she wasn’t going to the hospital… so she could calm down, away from the noise and the crowd. When the EMTs arrived, she was carried in the arms of one of the paramedics… they couldn’t even get the gurney to her. The next day, the DJ’s made comments about the behavior of the crowd, asking the girls to act like ‘ladies’ and not a mob, but please… where was that when it was needed? The little girls’ mother and grandmother came into the store Monday to thank me for the offer of help, and to let me know she’s doing okay. I thought it was very nice of them to come back to let me know how she’s doing. I think legal action may be taken against the mall. The other thing that really pissed me off about the station being there and bringing in these “stars” was that mall security and their personal security blocked off the area in front of our store so no one was allowed to venture past, unless you walked around the play area enclosure… but even then you got caught up in the crowd that was assembled right in front of our doorway. I had to tell the security guys I was trying to get to work so they would let me through. It was just a pain in the ass. Oh yeah.. Santa Claus landed Saturday evening, too. So the parking lot where most of us park was cordoned off. I guess there was a fireworks display that evening, but I left work at 6, so I missed it all. Oh damn. Heartbroken, can you tell? So anyway, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet and Santa is sitting on his throne in center court at the mall. Okay, some good news. The car is finally fixed!!!! Yay!!! Okay, bad news…. It was the alternator that Mr Wonderful had taken off months ago and took in to have checked, only to be told it was fine and there was nothing wrong with it. So today, because I’ve been nagging him (and he’s been walking to work, five miles, and it’s getting cold), he charged up the battery and drove it to the place where I get the oil changed on my car (they do repairs there, too, and I trust these guys). One of the mechanics checked the alternator and lo and behold! It was defective! So, guess what? Yeah, that’s right boys and girls… free replacement because it was still under warranty… and the car that’s been collecting dust in the drive way for five months is on the road again. Hmm, gee… and if he’d taken it to the mechanic say…. Oh, I don’t know… five months ago….it would have been fixed before today. Anyway, I’m over it. I’m just sooo glad I don’t have to play chauffeur anymore, running out to pick him up at midnight no matter what time I have to be up in the morning. What else? Oh, yeah…. Found out that not only do we all have to work open to close the day after Thanksgiving (5:30am - 11:30pm), but we have to work open to close that Saturday and Sunday too. The DM says we can send people home as business slows, but all managers and MITs have to work the entire day. Was kinda looking forward to that Friday, but the entire weekend??? Um, gee… not too thrilled about that idea. At least Saturday and Sunday won’t be quite as long as Friday, thinking it’s 8-10 on Saturday and 9-8 on Sunday. And that’s the re-cap for now. The other three weeks or so I’ve been gone, like I said…. Busy working and getting stuff done around the house that might have been neglected.
November 13 Soon to be returnedHey y'all..... looks like 'a couple of weeks' has become a bit longer. Yep, stuff happens. Anyhow, lookin' like another week before I'm back up and running again. Hoping by next weekend, if not.... the week of Thanksgiving.
Yay! I'm going to Judy's next weekend!! Can't wait! Been busy, busy, busy..... between work and getting the house ready for Jack Frost and his buds, I need a break from the same old same old.
Okay, will be checkin' in with y'all soon as possible. Oh... and if I forget, remind me to tell y'all what it was like when the radio station decided to broadcast outside our store this weekend. Grrr.
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