Jul 17, 2005 15:06
hokay! so trina and i are super cool and have various construction projects going on right now, so we made our first big home depot run today. steve (old dude who works in lumber) is an idiot. after we sorted out what exactly we each needed, trina got her stuff (they were going to take a while to cut mine) and then we realized trina was late for work. so i decided to go to the mall with her and take the shuttle home. the timing was perfect and the shuttle pulled up just as i walked out of the mall, and it only took 30 minutes to get back to campus (did you know the shuttle goes to whole foods/boarders and wal mart now?) i was very happy to escape the shuttle at malinckrodt because we picked up a load of prefrosh on the 40 who were babbling about freshman things. on my walk home from campus home depot called me to say that my stuff was ready, so i finally got back home, jumped in my car, and went back to home depot. then i got mcdonalds b/c i was starving. picked up my wood (yay!) and drove home. when i got home i realized that the wood that steve said he couldnt cut for me (they only cut straight lines, no L-shapes) wasnt there. i specifically told him when he called about that problem (while i was still in the store the first time) that if he went ahead and gave me the wood i would cut it myself, and he didnt. so i just called them and decided that i would go pick that up tomorrow because come on, i dont want to go to home depot 3 times in one day unless its lot week or something. i also realized that i dont think i paid them to cut the wood, but hopefully i can sneak out with the pieces they forgot without them noticing. im glad i got them to do it for me though, the lines are all pretty and straight. also i prefer to minimize my table saw exposure. so i cant wait to start building! its going to be beautiful once its done and i figure out how to install the wine rack portion. chalkboard paint! woot.
anyway, tonight i have to do a floor set at express from 6-?. literally - the schedule said claire: sunday - "6pm-?". so im going to have a third caffinated beverage for the day, get some food, and go over to express and NOT look cute. for my last 2 shifts they have stuck me in the back room doing stock, which is fun when kurt is working but not fun when mike and darren (totally not sure if thats his name b/c he mumbles) are b/c mike is kind of a jerk and darren does not talk. in an hour i tried to start 3 conversations and he did not say a single word that wasnt related to hangers or boxes. kurt is fun to work with, he's a super senior at wash u and is obsessed with beer. mike is talkative but manages to insult you every other word. kurt has established a system similar to the way priya and i delt with julia on the drive to east st louis (blasting ashlee simpson) - he purposefully plays music that we know mike hates. yay!
here is a sample conversation with mike:
(talking about why i hate fort worth v. why he loves fort worth - somehow led to topic of willie nelson)
M - i have willie nelson in my car right now (meaning cd not actual person)
C - nice, im a fan, you dont get much cooler than willie nelson
M - actually his music really isnt that good
C - well really im more a fan of his personality than his music
M - but he doesnt do anything
C - then why do you like him?
notice that he went from discussing why he liked willie nelson to bashing willie nelson. he also insulted new orleans. hes generally a suck up prick.
ANYWAY if they keep sticking me in the back room im going to call crate and barrel and see if i can interview afterall, yeah they called me last week and i turned them down and then had instant remorse over my decision. ugh. i need a shower like woah.