just...stuff
so, blockbuster's been okay. omg, they're going to fire me cuz i wrote a sentence with the word "blockbuster" in it! :X yeah, i bet. but seriously, i don't mind it much. i like checking in movies and putting them away, i like checking to see if any of our missing inventory came back, i don't even mind calling people to let them know they returned a movie with the wrong disc/no disc in it. what i don't like, and will never like in any job, is the pressure of selling things. that is, we need to have X number of rewards cards sold by tonight, and we need to push for giving out free online accounts, etc. sure, i agree that we're offering great deals and most customers turn down every offer they get without even thinking about it, but when a customer says "no," i respect that and don't like to ask them again. but that's because i am a regular person, not a business man in charge of making sure money is coming in. however, this also makes me seem like i'm not the greatest employee and am not especially helpful to them. but i'm on the people's side here, that's not bad, right?
my favorite part is that when it's slow i often end up in conversations about movies and video game with co-workers and/or customers. :] however, i'm not exactly up to date with movies...i haven't been going to the theaters very much for the past few years, so a lot of the new releases are things i wanted to see, but never did. so when customers ask me about movies, i usually have to reply with, "i've heard that this movie [i insert what i've heard about it or make it up here]" which can be annoying. i'd like to be able to tell them my personal opinion.
i wish i saw more movies, but you should try to see what it's like to convince bryan to watch a movie with me!! :[ in fact, i don't think i've ever been able to. when i ask him his reply is usually "uhh...." and nothing more. he usually only wants to go see the blockbuster movies, and sometimes when he mentions he's curious about a certain movie we can arrange to go, but never when i'm the one curious about a movie. someone on my friends list needs to move near me so i can have a movie-going-buddy! you guys are pretty intelligent/opinionated here, people i meet at school can be so...er, not like me? i've tried going by myself a couple times (i think i saw the bourne supremacy alone), but it's not very satisfying. i like to be able to talk about it after i get out.
let's see...i haven't been up to much else lately, except my usual addiction-of-the-moment type things. i'm keeping up with my online trading games every day, i've joined 8 so far (you can add +5 to my geekiness now), and i'm so close to mastering my sailor mercury collection!! *is too happy about this...* i've also discovered a love for nyan nyan nyanko and bryan bought me a plushie (shipped out today)! ^_^ actually, we've been making some random purchases lately. apart from the nyanko plushie, we also bought a large dry-erase board (with an easle and everything, plus a set of like 20+ colored markers for it), and we're buying a polaroid camera soon because we think it's cool. o_o;;; we're also buying a new sofa soon, but that's less random and more of something we were going to do eventually anyway.
i feel oddly comfortable with these purchases even though (insert fact i'm not disclosing). it's just that we honestly don't have anything to worry about for at least a little while. i'm not sure what will happen after that time, but i'll do my best to deal with the circumstances if that's what it comes to.
still, even if things get ugly...i'm happy. :] i like the idea that even if things go wrong, it will be our problem, and our responsibility to deal with. we are independent now, and free to make our mistakes and deal with the consequences ourselves, and to enjoy the things that work out as our personal victory. well, actually, i guess i'm still depending on my parents for school funds, but that's always been the plan. i wish they didn't have to fork out cash when they can't afford it, but they're only too happy to do something for my future. they're also pretty good about knowing when to help and knowing when to leave things to us, so i always appreciate their judgement when it comes to respecting us as a couple. ^_^ i also really love them for having love to spare for bryan. <3
yes...things are alright.