souped up
I hate floorsets. I thought I hated overnights, but you know what? I think I hate doing a new floorset during the day more than I do at night. At least at night you can have the music you like playing, plus there aren't annoying shoppers and shoplifters every ten seconds asking if you have a certain pair of shorts in a certain color in a certain size.
Also, do not EVER ask me what denim is. I will smack you. Oh yes, I will, don't even think for a second that I won't reprimand you for being an idiot....okay, okay, I won't call you a fucking idiot in public, I'll just merely stare at you with an incredulous look on my face before getting out "Uh, JEANS" and hoping that you walk away, embarassed, quickly.
This happened around noon today. Some guy came in asking about winter coats, which I kindly told him we were now sold out of, but I did offer to pull out some "great denim jackets" from the back stock room. The guy first asked "What's denim?", I gave him a funny look, squeaked out "Uh, JEANS" and then was asked "So, uh, is denim blue?" I wanted to smack the guy silly. I really did. He wanted a winter coat though, so there was no need to give him a lesson on denim jackets. I think I've only ever seen a non-blue denim jacket once in my life - they're typically blue, as are most pairs of jeans. Oh well.
I got some cute new spring-y clothes to wear to work now. I'm sick of the same old bulky sweaters, the same old tank tops, and certainly sick of wearing jeans and a henley every day. At least now, with the spring stuff out, there's a lot more for me to choose from. Jeans and cute tees, jeans and cute tanks, shorts and cute short-sleeve sweaters (sounds weird, but trust me, it's quite cute, even on me). It's scary, I walk around the mall, or anywhere for that matter, and can almost instantly point out the clothes from Hollister, and in some rare cases Abercrombie. Plus I actually plan out my work clothes. I always thought my first job would require me to wear nice suits or nice business clothes...it's nice being able to wear jeans and flip-flops. Of course, having said job means that my mother did not help me to buy my "work wardrobe," as she put it. I think she was planning on getting a good suit for graduation. So much for that. Maybe later.
Okay, enough yakking about work. My work life is certainly entertaining at times, but it does get dull when being written about.
In sad news, my grandparents second senior kitty, Extra, was put to sleep yesterday. No kidney failure, no cancer, no thyroid issues...she just started to give up on life. My grandparents miss Extra, especially because her sister, Smudge, passed away only in September, but they are lucky enough to have Inky II to care for and help fill some of the void.
In good news, my parents have FINALLY bought a house! The house is in Lusby, i.e. bumfuck Maryland (that's how both my mom AND my step-dad refer to Lusby) i.e. half an hour from the nearest grocery store, gas station, or Wal-Mart but it's cute. I took one look at the first picture and instantly new that an elderly couple had lived there before. How? The fact that the front of the house is actually the side of the house, and the horseshoes on the front steps were upside down. Oh, and in the second picture, the gorgeous wood ceilings are coupled with some really hideous cheap wood paneling. It's definitely a very good find, and they hope to move in before the end of this month. Only a two-hour drive to visit them now!
I've been reading a lot lately. When I visited Nehal on Tuesday, after dinner we stopped by her apartment. I discovered that she has "Darkly Dreaming Dexter," which I completely forgot about when I was at the bookstore a week ago, looking for stuff to read so as to stop stuffing my face while watching TV. It's the book that the TV show, Dexter, was based on. I absolutely loved that show, so I'm looking forward to reading the first book and the sequel, both of which Nehal's getting for me!
Oh, and Little Miss Sunshine is a FANTASTIC movie. I'm glad I bought it. Of course, I have to exchange my copy I got form Target because the stupid DVD freezes about 20 minutes from the end, but hey, at least I got to SEE the end, albeit through some pain-in-the-ass moves.
Also, do not EVER ask me what denim is. I will smack you. Oh yes, I will, don't even think for a second that I won't reprimand you for being an idiot....okay, okay, I won't call you a fucking idiot in public, I'll just merely stare at you with an incredulous look on my face before getting out "Uh, JEANS" and hoping that you walk away, embarassed, quickly.
This happened around noon today. Some guy came in asking about winter coats, which I kindly told him we were now sold out of, but I did offer to pull out some "great denim jackets" from the back stock room. The guy first asked "What's denim?", I gave him a funny look, squeaked out "Uh, JEANS" and then was asked "So, uh, is denim blue?" I wanted to smack the guy silly. I really did. He wanted a winter coat though, so there was no need to give him a lesson on denim jackets. I think I've only ever seen a non-blue denim jacket once in my life - they're typically blue, as are most pairs of jeans. Oh well.
I got some cute new spring-y clothes to wear to work now. I'm sick of the same old bulky sweaters, the same old tank tops, and certainly sick of wearing jeans and a henley every day. At least now, with the spring stuff out, there's a lot more for me to choose from. Jeans and cute tees, jeans and cute tanks, shorts and cute short-sleeve sweaters (sounds weird, but trust me, it's quite cute, even on me). It's scary, I walk around the mall, or anywhere for that matter, and can almost instantly point out the clothes from Hollister, and in some rare cases Abercrombie. Plus I actually plan out my work clothes. I always thought my first job would require me to wear nice suits or nice business clothes...it's nice being able to wear jeans and flip-flops. Of course, having said job means that my mother did not help me to buy my "work wardrobe," as she put it. I think she was planning on getting a good suit for graduation. So much for that. Maybe later.
Okay, enough yakking about work. My work life is certainly entertaining at times, but it does get dull when being written about.
In sad news, my grandparents second senior kitty, Extra, was put to sleep yesterday. No kidney failure, no cancer, no thyroid issues...she just started to give up on life. My grandparents miss Extra, especially because her sister, Smudge, passed away only in September, but they are lucky enough to have Inky II to care for and help fill some of the void.
In good news, my parents have FINALLY bought a house! The house is in Lusby, i.e. bumfuck Maryland (that's how both my mom AND my step-dad refer to Lusby) i.e. half an hour from the nearest grocery store, gas station, or Wal-Mart but it's cute. I took one look at the first picture and instantly new that an elderly couple had lived there before. How? The fact that the front of the house is actually the side of the house, and the horseshoes on the front steps were upside down. Oh, and in the second picture, the gorgeous wood ceilings are coupled with some really hideous cheap wood paneling. It's definitely a very good find, and they hope to move in before the end of this month. Only a two-hour drive to visit them now!
I've been reading a lot lately. When I visited Nehal on Tuesday, after dinner we stopped by her apartment. I discovered that she has "Darkly Dreaming Dexter," which I completely forgot about when I was at the bookstore a week ago, looking for stuff to read so as to stop stuffing my face while watching TV. It's the book that the TV show, Dexter, was based on. I absolutely loved that show, so I'm looking forward to reading the first book and the sequel, both of which Nehal's getting for me!
Oh, and Little Miss Sunshine is a FANTASTIC movie. I'm glad I bought it. Of course, I have to exchange my copy I got form Target because the stupid DVD freezes about 20 minutes from the end, but hey, at least I got to SEE the end, albeit through some pain-in-the-ass moves.