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Yet Another List of Updates Because... I Want To Make Another List:
- So, a day or two ago, i was on my lunch break, and i went to McDonalds to order my usual Caesar Salad (grilled), and Fruit & Walnut Salad with a water, and i was driving to the tiny park that's behind SuperTarget (oops sorry... my place of employmentdontfireme), and as i was driving to get back there i was sipping on my water, and when i retracted the cup, i saw that on the lid, was a smallish grey spider that was THISCLOSETOMYMOUTH!!!!!!!!!! I completely went batshit (pardon my cussing, as i'm trying not to do that anymore, but that is EXACTLY what i did, i went guano.) and, as im driving mind you, my main goal was to kill that damn spider, or get it the hell away from me somehow. Well, i was trying to ram my cup into anything close by, and i failed so badly because you see, i was driving at the time. and when your driving, the majority of your focus MUST BE on the road. well, at the time 10, maybe 20% of my focus was on the road, and i ended up swirving so bad that the right side of my car was on the sidewalk. I was so embarrassed... and what's worse is, during this, the spider fell off of my lid, and into my car somewhere. I DID NOT KILL IT. This was a problem because if i dont kill spiders in close proximity to me, then my brain flicks this switch that causes me to believe a bug (in this case arachnid) is crawling up various parts of by body, when in all actuality, it was probably just a strand of my hair. I dont like spiders at all. And OMG... i was freaking out for like an hour or two after this because the scary ass spider (small it may be) was seriously like centimeters away from my MOUTH. I was having many cows. And it seemed like bugs were attracted to me that day because... working in a bakery... during the summer we attract a million flies. So flies were just driving me up a wall... there is a cricket that is in the backroom and has been trying to find a mate for three weeks now, and has failed... i know this because i hear him every damn day, and i saw him that day but couldn't kill him (as i oh so wanted to)... and i saw my first bee of the summer that day. It was too close for comfort. It was just a very buggy day.
-i went to a movie today with someone from work... unfortunately it was not Produce Guy (tear), but it was this woman in starbucks. Lets call her Sickly & Complainy Starbucks Girl, because she can get really really REALLY whiney and complainy, but at the same time she just got on the Transplant list for a new pancreas (i think) and new kidney. Her health is always her #1 issue, because even switching her meds can really affect her big time, and she always ends up at the hospital for one reason or another, mostly minor reasons. She's about 36 though, but i always forget. Shes really small, and really thin (because of her health issues), and i just always assumed she was around 28 or so but i never really knew until she said she was 36 and i was like... whoa... you were 15 when i was born. Tangent. Anyway, i went to see Nanny Diaries with her tonight, and i was just happy to have a person i can go to movies with now, even if it's not the most ideal friend i was looking to make.
- Just in case you were wondering, The Nanny Diaries is good... but probably worth renting instead of seeing in the theatre. I really really really like Scarlett Johannson (i dont know why really, but i find myself fascinated with her), and she was great, but the kudos go to Laura Linney (who was the PERFECT person to play Mrs. X), Alicia Keys, and Chris Evans (as Harvard Hottie). Laura Linney is so self explanatory. She's to Nanny Diaries like Meryl Streep is to Devil Wears Prada. No one else could've played Miranda Priestley... if that wasn't based on a real story, i'd say that role was written specifically for Meryl Streep, and the same goes here. If this was not a book based on a culmination of the two author's Nanny gigs, i'd say that the role of Mrs. X was written specifically for Laura Linney. No one else could've been Mrs. X and pulled it off with such flair. Alicia Keys really stood out too... i dont know if it was because i was really focused on her acting, or if she just did a good job, but i didn't know Alicia Keys could act so well. She flourishes in this role too. Also... i dont know what it was, but i think Chris Evans shines like a new penny... brighter than Scarlett Johannson even. I dont know what it was, but Chris Evans stole many scenes that were supposed to shine on Scarlett. Also, i've never really seen Chris Evans as an actor, more like a cute guy who has funny lines in movies...like Seann William Scott. I never expected him to really shine in movies... i mean, even in Cellular (which was a good movie) he was the main character, but he still was just the cute guy who has funny lines in movies... he's not an actor. After watching this movie, i can actually see it now. He's no longer just the cute guy with funny lines... he's an actor now. There was only one thing about this movie that bothered me really, and that was Paul Giamatti's presence. Paul Giamatti just isn't sleazy corporate always-working kind of a guy. I really really would have preferred Colin Firth instead. He would be much more believable, and paired with Laura Linney better. (in case you didn't know, Colin Firth was originally going to be Mr. X, but for reasons (money, schedule, who knows) he left the movie).
- I think i got Sickly & Complainy Starbucks Girl in trouble, and i dont know how to break it to her. I've just learned that i talk really loud (oops!!) and one day i was working with the girl who manages starbucks (i like her but she is a big eavesdropper) and this other starbucks girl who just got married. Hell, lets give them names while we're at it. Starbucks Team Lead Girl is the girl who manages starbucks. She's like 23, really happy, peppy, and i talk to her all the time. What's hard for me is i can really get into a good discussion with her, and i forget she's a Team Lead and is higher than i am, though she doesn't have control over my job. One of those boss-cannot-be-your-friend type situations ish. The other i'll call Washington Starbucks Girl. She's from Washington state originally (never did quite catch which city, but im sure it's not Seattle) and she moved down here with her then fiancee, who is in the military and is stationed at Offutt. I really like her. She's funny, smart, and fast at closing Starbucks. She just recently married the guy (about a month ago if i'm right). Back to the situation at hand, In previous conversations with Washington Starbucks Girl, we've talked about how we sometimes get sick of Sickly & Complainy Starbucks Girl. I had just had one of those nights with Sickly & Complainy Starbucks Girl the day before, so i greeted Washington Starbucks Girl, and said that i was glad i was working with her instead of Sickly & Complainy Starbucks Girl, and the second after i said that, i saw Starbucks Team Lead Girl and knowing i was speaking WAY too loudly, and that she's got such impeccable hearing that she probably picks up radio stations, i knew i just did a terrible thing. I've been regretting it for awhile now... but a few days ago, Starbucks Team Lead Girl and Demon Boss (she really isn't that much of a demon anymore, so i feel bad that this is her name after all the nice things shes done for me lately) took her into the office and told her that people have been saying that she's been too negative lately. When she told me this, i about died. She really takes these things personally and i knew she would just flip a gasket over this and wondered who it was, and why they didn't confront her instead... and i reminded her of our bosses impeccable hearing but she wasn't interested in that. She figured someone complained to them. I have a guilty conscience and im too afraid to confront her. I really feel awful. The only good thing is i dont think it was all me... i think a chunk of it was, but most of it is other people.
-i was watching Friends season 1 recently (i forgot just how truely funny it is) and later in the season, there is this valentines episode where Chandler calls up Janice. Instantly regretting this... he dumps her for the fourth time that year, and she pretty much goes, "You need me Chandler Bing. Why do you think you keep calling me up? because you love me, and you need me. " It was great. Anyway, that season ended with the HORRIBLE (aka heartbreaking) season finale of Rachel finding out Ross loves her, and her waiting for him at the Airport as he arrives from China, but we know that he came back with a girlfriend... oh that hurts me even now... Anyway, in the season 2, there is no time gap, and it starts back up where it left off, with Rachel in the airport. About five episodes later in Season 2, Chandler once again breaks down and calls Janice for some thing or another and she arrives with a HUGE pregnant belly. I'm instantly confused, because in Friend's world, this would've been like four months after Valentines day, and her belly is pretty much blaring 8 months pregnant, and she's married. I love continuity errors. I just seriously love them.
- Im really nervous because on Friday i'm going to be interviewing for the Baker position. This means i'll work overnight until it switches to a 4am - 11am shift. I'm nervous but excited. I'm nervous because i'm not a great at interviews. I stumble my words a lot and say "um" as much as a valley girl says "like". At the same time though... i think they are favoring me for this position over anyone else (as bad as that is to say for many reasons) so i'm not so nervous because part of me believes that even if i botch this interview i'd still get it.
- i love it when i catch Produce Guy looking at me. He came in tonight to help grocery, so i didn't seem him all that much, but he came over to talk to us (meaning me and sickly & complainy starbucks girl) twice... yay... and when they were leaving, i was checking movie times so i was on the phone ish, but i heard Produce Guy saying "And i'll see you Alisa... whenever it is we work again" which to me says, he knows it's going to be awhile for when we next work together, but he checks... or that he's now checking. Melt.
-omg... my denver trip is in less than a week and it's freaking me out. in both a good and bad way.
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PEOPLE WE MET IN THIS ENTRY:
Sickly & Complainy Starbucks Girl: She's 36, small, and thin. She complains and whines more than is necessary. She is very sickly as she's on the transplant list for a new pancreas (?) and kidney. She has diabetes really bad, and she has to do three dialysis' a day. She always winds up in the hospital for one reason or another (mostly minor reasons though.) A bad reaction to her medicine could be really serious, and she has blood pressure problems. She's got everything wrong with her and she'll be the first to tell you that. She's probably the best Starbucks employee that they have.
Starbucks Team Lead Girl: She is 23, and is very peppy and happy all the time. Sometimes i think her peppy happy attitude is fake, but i've come to believe that on those days, there is still sincerity behind it. She and i can get into long conversations about one thing or another. Recently it was about our hair and our techniques for getting it to do the things we want it to go. One time she came up and said "you know that cricket in the backroom?!?" and i said "And how completely annoying it is!?" and then we both went "YAH!!!" it was hilarious. The only problem is, she's still higher in the food chain than i am even though she is not my boss, and it's kind of that whole boss-cannot-be-your-friend type situation. She also has impeccable hearing skills that she may even pick up radio stations. She's a big eavesdropper... not that i can blame her. The Cake Decorator thinks that she spys on us and tells Demon Boss what she hears. We also think she tries to spend as little time as possible IN starbucks. I only really see her working in there when her co-worker is on break. Also, we think she tries to get out of work on purpose... like she always leaves at 3pm or 3:30pm no matter what she is scheduled to. One time she went home early with the excuse of... oh what was that... gimme a min... i believe it was emotional issues. Hell, that pissed even me off. I have emotional issues too but i still come to work... and i dont leave early ever! I think she just may be a little to young to be a team lead of an area. I think it's clouded her judgement a little.
Washington Starbucks Girl: She's 19 years old, and is from Washington State. She came to Omaha because her, then fiancee, got stationed at Offutt Air Force Base. He's in the military. She seems like shes so much older than 19. She's very nice, very funny, and smart as a whip. She is currently married to the guy... i think it's been a month already. She's really fun to close with, but she walks too fast. She got it from her dad she said, but still, i dont know how possible that is because she doesn't have very long legs or anything.