Monday, January 2, 2006

"There's battle lines being drawn/
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong/
Young people speaking their minds/
Getting so much resistance from behind/
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound/
Everybody look what's going down..." -Buffalo Springfield (For What It's Worth)

Well. I hope you all had a fun New Years. Didja have a drink for me? Because I was too sick to go anywhere or do anything. Heh. Spent three days alternating between sleeping and coughing (Owww... my lungs..) and trying to keep my germs to myself.

Shouldn't have bothered going to work on Saturday. The sick made it hell and the fact that I had to work with new girls didn't help a whole lot either. No common sense, I tell ya. 'New boss' made a call over the intercom to tell everyone that we were closing. Problem was he did it from up in the office. And I had to call him down to the floor to maybe think about locking the doors so that PEOPLE WOULD QUIT COMING IN!! Durh. Would have locked 'em myself, except I was too busy doing all the work while the new chicks were standing aroung doing jack. *cough* Could have killed them.

Anyways.. here's a little snippet from SuperCon's latest transcripts..
***WARNING! ADULT CONTENT!!***
Guest141: so you into guys
SuperCon!: That's hip..
Guest141: i am into both
SuperCon!: Really? And how'd you manage to pull that off?
Guest141: well i have threesomes all the time so no one can tell
SuperCon!: Well why not?
Guest141: because in a threesome u fuck every one
SuperCon!: Well, that's cool, I guess..
Guest141: have you had one be4
SuperCon!: Well, not lately...
Guest141: do u wanna
SuperCon!: Do you have the proper safety gear?
Guest141: well michael does
SuperCon!: *sigh*
Guest141: so do u wanna have a threesome with me and that guy over there
SuperCon!: What kind of training do you have to have for that?
Guest141: you dont have to do any
SuperCon!: I know. Aren't I pathetic?
Guest141: yep

Aaaanyways.. Happy New Year. A day late, I know but I missed it! *cough* I'm goin' back to bed...
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Saturday, December 31, 2005

   "I dig my toes into the sand/
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket/
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless/
And in this moment I am happy/
Happy/
I wish you were here..." -Incubus (I Wish You Were Here)

I feel like I have been run over by a bus. The coughing at least has subsided, but still, my first thought upon waking up this morning was "yeah I am SO not going to work today". They weren't surprised when I called in. But my supervisor snapped at me on the phone anyways. That bag. I have to go to work on Saturday though or I won't be able to justify going out somewhere for New Years. Not like it's going to be a huge event this year, but whatever...

I am now going to go watch some Invader Zim with my sister. I bought her Volume 1 for Xmas because she wouldn't shut up about it. Hopefully it's good for a few laughs. Then I'm going back to bed. *snxx* Happy New Year guys!
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Friday, December 30, 2005

"Half of the time I pretend that/
I'm fine and I/
Keep it inside I keep it inside/
But every inambition is dying/
Crying outside, I'm crying outside..." -The Trews (Every Inambition)

Thanks for all the "get betters" guys. But I think they may have had the opposite effect. I got up for work having had slightly more sleep, but feeling crappier and coughing more. Ehhh... But I went to work anyhow since I know there's no one who will get up in the morning to cover for me (meanies..), but I said, "I'm only staying until 1:00. After that, deal with it." So the morning was spent all doped up again. Heh..

On my way home, I actually bought Buckleys. Tastes (REALLY) awful, and it does work, surprisingly. Is Buckleys just a Canadian thing? Or do you Americans have it too? It's this absolutely nasty tasting stuff, but if you can stand to swallow it you do feel a little better. Anywho, I'm getting a heck of an ab workout from all the stupid coughing. Heheh.. Happy Friday everyone..
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Thursday, December 29, 2005

   "Died in a motor crash/
I came back for you/
The perfect version of myself/
Tomorrow we start again/
Tomorrow came and went/
I'm indestructible, how..." -Matthew Good (Indestructible)

Good news kids. I got an 89 on my last history of R and R test. So that evens things out to a B for the course (only a B because I nearly bombed the third test, whoops..). And I also got a B (a low B, mind you) on my Apocalypse final paper. *sigh of relief* So that miraculously works out to a B in the course as well. Yay.

The bad news, I got the SICK! I can't seem to quit coughing. Seriously. I can taste blood. Owwww.. I was up until 3:30 Tuesday night having a nice coughing fit and then I finally took something to help. Unfortunately it took another half hour to kick in so I managed about three hours of sleep before going to work. Ugh... It wasn't busy at all though, so I just kinds hid out and did price changes and that kind of crap. And I get to do it all again tomorrow (thursday). Yippee Skippy... (note sarcasm)But hopefully with more sleep and less cough-age. Night night everyone!
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Monday, December 26, 2005

   "Oh it looks like the war was in your head/
Not your heart/
Just when you think it's figured out/
Well it all falls apart/
It's like the calm before the storm/
You better swim..." -Our Lady Peace (Angels Losing Sleep)

Well, the day was a bit of alright. I was up pretty late Xmas eve, so of course I slept late. I was still the first one up though. Weird.. We did the usual "wake up put the turkey in, have brunch, open presents, try to hide the fact that we don't like them, pack the food up, take it to my grandma's place and be nice to each other for the night" thing. I actually liked all of my gifts. Oh, but.. my cousin sent me a quilt with butterflies on it. It's yellow. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that. It's pretty, but not "me"...

So. The day was alright. I got home and read about a few things. They bothered me, I admit it (hence the eye-rolling smiley up top) Even though I probably have NO right to be mad about any of them. I'm not going to talk about them here though. Learning about this stuff resulted in a slightly angry LiveJournal post. That's the only place I CAN put it, really...

So, to quote Sita: "Merry Boxing Day!" I plan on avoiding everything going on downtown. I refuse to get into a fight with a little old lady over an X-Box or anything like that ("that's MY x-box, ya bag! *punch*"). The easiest way to avoid it is to stay home... Have a good one all..
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Sunday, December 25, 2005

   "The reindeer will be staying in their pens this year/
The elves haven't built anything/
Cuz Santa got arrested last Christmas Day/
The Police got calls on 911/
About a red-suited man who weighed a ton/
There was a clear trail of evidence pointing North/
It was the seventh time this happened on December twenty-fourth..." -The Arrogant Worms (Santa Got Arrested)

***And so ends Arrogant Worms week. Happy? I'm sure they'll make a comeback someday soon. Heheheh...***

Merry Christmas kids. Not too much to say today. Just have a great day. Hope Santa is good to you. Since he didn't actually get arrested and all. Heh.. HAve FUN!!
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Saturday, December 24, 2005

"Dad threw up on Christmas Day/
He puked on the serving tray/
The stuffing's come right out of Daddy dear/
Now everybody's Christmas vacation/
Will be filled with a viral infection/
Maybe we'll all be better by next year..." -The Arrogant Worms (Dad Threw Up on Christmas Day)

***Yeah, it's gross. What're ya gonna do about it? Huh?***

I didn't even SEE the boss today. I don't know if he's avoiding me or what, but I am still rather annoyed by the whole situation. Apparantly I will be able to have that day off, so I can actually be at the party to pay for everything and be the director of operations for the night. But they still won't close early. What a bother...

I hope no one had to go shopping today. I hear that it was pretty insane where I live, so I would assume that it's pretty much nuts everywhere. I did a $7,000 cash-out today. That's like $3,000 more than usual. Exhausting. But now I have a mini holiday. 3 whole days off. *blissful sigh* One more sleep until Christmas, kids....

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Friday, December 23, 2005

   "George has been drinking a lot/
He just can't keep out of the sauce/
He says his wife's been screwing her boss/
Christmas, Christmas is here!/
Margaret throws her food in his face/
People are hungry, it's really a waste/
Then she screams, "How does that taste?"/
Christmas, Christmas is here!.." The Arrogant Worms (The Christmas Song)

So the good news is that I made it to work on time and was coherent the whole time. The bad news is that the schedule for the week of the Christmas party was up. Guess who is supposed to work that night? *points to self* That's right. This girl. The guy who has been helping me plan also got scheduled for that night. So, with neither of us able to go to the party, there IS no party. Someone has to pay for everything, after all...

The real kick in the ass though is that they are not closing the store early. That means that there are at least five people that wouldn't be able to go, since they'd be working until close. It means nothing to say "oh, we'll run a skeleton crew" because WE ALREADY ARE! Every day. We on;y have a staff of about 40 people, so when five can't come that seriously bashes the numbers since I can only ever manage to get half the staff to come to a function anyways. And now they're all new people, most of which I don't like much. So it's just a fan-freaking-tastic situation. It's really discouraging to have gone to a lot of work to plan something for everyone to enjoy together, and then have it completely backfire.

Anywho.. I think I'm through now.. I shall have... words... with 'new boss' tomorrow. I have calmed down a bit, thanks to Teh Zappa Slave. I was in a bit of a rage for a few minutes.. The "cheer-up" worked. Two more sleeps kids..
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Thursday, December 22, 2005

   "The holidays are over, you’ve gained twenty pounds/
The cat’s choking on tinsel, pine needles stalk the ground/
There are no cards in the mailbox, just a stack of bills/
Yes, the holidays are over and you are feeling ill/
Have a happy Christmas hangover/
It’s the most miserable time of the year..." -The Arrogant Worms (Christmas Hangover)

Well... in retrospect... that was probably one of the worst ideas ever. Last night, some friends and I drove up to C-Town (about 2 hours north of where I live) for a Christmas type party. The girl I drove up with had to be at work at 11:00 this morning. So she had to leave there at 6:30am to avoid rush hour traffic. I didn't want her driving through the city and all the way home all alone, so I got up and came home too. But the traffic was ridiculous already! That city is known for having some of the worst drivers in Canada. Not even kidding. But really it was the best thing for me to come home at that time. So, I'm running on maybe an hour or two of sleep myself right now, and I'm surprised I can kind of, sort of type coherently right now.

Anyways, the point of all this is that the party wasn't that great, and the drive there and back was totally not worth it. I had some bits of fun, but nothing special happened that coudln't have happened when those guys come down here for the Christmas holiday. So if anyone ever asks you to drive two hours to go to a Christmas party, the correct answer would be 'no freaking way'. 4 More sleeps...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

   "It's just five days till Christmas, I haven't done a thing/
Don't even have a Christmas tree, I am panicking/
Most lots are all sold out, I search until the night/
I end up with a grubby shrub with a case of blight..." -The Arrogant Worms (Christmas Is Almost Here)

Not enough people know about the Arrogant Worms. Therefore, I declare the last days up to and including Christmas, "Arrogant Worms Week". *nods*

I am ridiculously happy today. I can't remember the last time I was so happy. I went down to the Uni to pick up my long essay. Sat and had a bit of a chat with the prof aout it, and what else I could have talked about or what i thought about some other things.. and when he finally gave it back to me he said.. "so, I gave you an 82" and then trailed off, meanwhile I was thinking "what?! 82?! Really?! Can I hug you?!". Heheh.. so when I got home, I had to spill the news to someone, so I IMed Winn (turns out he wasn't even there! XD ) Oh well..

Then I had to rush off to work, and ended up working all night with one of my supervisors who I usually try to avoid lest I get snapped at. But since she didn't have anything up in the office to do, she stuck around on the floor with me, and we actually had a fun time. Laughing at stuff and cracking jokes.. Haven't seen that from her in a looooong time... I don't think I even THOUGHT the phrase "oh for f***'s sake" at all. It's become kind of a favourite, so.. It was a good day. Four more sleeps kids.. Excited yet?


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