songs about falling, falling......and some Greek dude

Dec 20, 2005 21:27

"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."
-Aristotle

So the saying goes, "the more things change, the more things stay the same". I read that today after an exhausting day of work, and felt somehow comforted that at least what I am feeling is a universal part of the human experience.

The xmas season is winding down to its dramatic conclusion this weekend when basically we just bend over and hope that the customers don't stick it in too deep. This has been a strange December for me. I have been just as stressed and overworked as I normally am at work, but I haven't rung up a single customer at the register in like 2 weeks. I've just had a million other tiny things to do as the "visual merchandiser" and toys/accessories person. I am basically in charge of 2 full time jobs. I did not have a chance to even sit down for a second today except on my lunch. I worked nonstop from the time I got there, until the second I left the store. All of this on 5 hours of sleep nonetheless. I fell asleep at 1130 or so and woke up at 5am and couldn't go back to sleep. At least it is almost over. My body is starting to just shut down and my mind is turning to mush. I haven't been reading at all the last couple of weeks and I have been feeling like a zombie for the last 72 hours or so. People have been talking to me and I am trying to respond, but all I can manage is a short grunt and zone out. Maybe I need more vitamin c in my diet.....

So nothing else is going on right now. Working too much, drinking a little bit more than I would like to, and eating terribly. I went to Henrys and Trader Joes today and bought 6 different kinds of fruit to try to brighten up my lifestyle. Someone pointed out how terrible I eat, and I had to agree, so I guess in a way I got shamed into buying better food. I'm also getting a barbeque for xmas, so I can start actually cooking again. I have never been a fan of oven baked food, so hopefully the barbeque will help out. It has to be a propane gas grill though because my apartment complex doesn't allow charcoal grills, and food always tastes better with charcoal. But I can make do with the gas grill I guess. I also was playing with some of my spice rack and seeing what they actually do to food. My mom bought me a crazy spice rack filled with about 30 spices that I have absolutely no idea what they are supposed to be used for. So basically I am bored and have decided to take up cooking. One thing I have been somewhat good at this month has been keeping up with my excercise. Of course I haven't done anything today, but I can take a day or two off a week. The thing that is probably ruining it is that I excercise for a good hour or so, than go out and drink my weight in alcohol. It is December though, so I need to unwind somehow. I'm still a skinny little bastard, but I have noticed a slight muscle buildup in my arms. I'm sure I am the only one that can see it, but it is there. My .25" pythons may reach 1" soon........the world will soon be mine.....

I'm tired and have to wake up at 7am tomorrow.......make it go away........
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