must be a full moon
UGH. THE BOOKSTORE, INTERNET. WHAT EVEN?
Today was just... ugh. Internet, my job continues to be an exercise in Sisyphean futility. Apparently the woman who used to be my boss (but is no longer my boss, as we hold the same job title, even though I still sometimes think of her as my boss and need to stop, as per both the managers at the store and my therapist) and StoreManager got into it yesterday about a display that she thought was supposed to come down and he was pretty sure was supposed to come up. He said he remembered talking about it with me. She had them take it down.
GUESS WHO HAD TO PUT IT UP AGAIN THIS MORNING, LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER SHE PUT IT UP IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Ugh ugh ugh. Also, FormerBoss gave one of my workers all this shit to do yesterday so she didn't get to do any of the things I asked her to do. Which meant that, when I came in, I had to do all of yesterday's shit PLUS put up those two displays again PLUS do all of today's shit. And then, because I am competant and capable, I did all of TOMORROW'S displays because I will be gone for two days and I don't trust anyone to get things done in my absence.
It's just frigging crazy guys. It really is. And the worst part is that I am stuck in this nebulous middle ground. I'm not actually management, but I'm higher up on the ladder than the regular employees. It's kind of the same as where I am in life in general--more than a kid, but less than a "real" adult--and it's frustrating. I understand, frequently, where management is coming from when they ask certain things of it, but the people who work for/with me don't want to hear that, they just want to complain about how everything is the management's fault. And, yes, some of it is their fault, but many of their suggestions/complaints/whatever are valid.
Ugh.
But you guys don't want to hear about The Bookstore.
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I might have a thing to post later tonight. It will be of interest to neurotictealeaf. It's not quite a fic, because it won't be anywhere near done, but it will be... A Thing.
Anyway, just giving you a head's up.
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Meme time!
Day 16 = A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
So many to choose from! Because I am crazy and get emotional/hormonal fairly easily (but randomly and without any rhyme or reason). I am also much more likely to cry in person, at a concert, than I am when listening to an MP3, but it's been known to happen. I have narrowed it down to three.
Dar Williams - After All - This is the song I cried over most recently. When inocciduous and I saw Dar a few weeks ago, I just started bawling when she sang this song. It didn't help that it was surrounded by "As Cool As I Am" and "The Babysitter." (Also, I have probably cried at every Dar song ever at some point in my life. I am not even kidding, once "Southern California Wants to be Western New York" made me cry.)
Paul Simon - Father and Daughter - Okay, so, as I think I explained some other time, my dad is the reason I love Paul Simon and I will always associate his music with my dad. So, of course his song about how much he loves his daughter has special meaning to me. I have cried every time I've heard this song live.
Honestly - 9 til Midnight - I do not even know who this band is, guys, but the first time I took my freshman year roommate, Mandy, out to the city with me, she sent me this song when we got back. It will always be tied to the days I spent in those first few years of college hanging out with my Rent friends and loitering until all hours of the morning. For some reason, it's twilighted and Kay (who is no longer on LJ) who this song reminds me of the most.
There was another song I wanted to put up here, but I don't actually have an MP3 of it on this computer and I don't have time to go dig out my external harddrive. So just know that Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon never fails to move me to tears. A huge part of that is that the album came out the same time that my grandfather died.
ETA: Warren Zevon - Keep Me in Your Heart - Okay, I did have it, it just wasn't in the Warren Zevon folder for some reason. Anyway, this was a track off of the last album Warren Zevon recorded, The Wind, when he knew he was dying of cancer. The album was released the day that my grandfather died and Warren Zevon died less than two weeks later. Um, I am tearing up a little writing about this. Anyway, this song has a three tissue warning.
Day 01 = Your favourite song
Day 02 = Your favourite movie
Day 03 = Your favourite television program
Day 04 = Your favourite book
Day 05 = Your favourite quote
Day 06 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 = A photo that make you happy
Day 08 = A photo that makes you sad/angry
Day 09 = A photo you took
Day 10 = A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 = A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 = A fiction book
Day 14 = A non-fiction book
Day 15 = A fanfic
Day 17 = An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 = A talent of yours
Day 20 = A hobby of yours
Day 21 = A recipe
Day 22 = A website
Day 23 = A YouTube video
Day 24 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 = Your day, in great detail
Day 26 = Your week, in great detail
Day 27 = This month, in great detail
Day 28 = This year, in great detail
Day 29 = Hopes, dreams, and plans for next 365 days
Day 30 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Today was just... ugh. Internet, my job continues to be an exercise in Sisyphean futility. Apparently the woman who used to be my boss (but is no longer my boss, as we hold the same job title, even though I still sometimes think of her as my boss and need to stop, as per both the managers at the store and my therapist) and StoreManager got into it yesterday about a display that she thought was supposed to come down and he was pretty sure was supposed to come up. He said he remembered talking about it with me. She had them take it down.
GUESS WHO HAD TO PUT IT UP AGAIN THIS MORNING, LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER SHE PUT IT UP IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Ugh ugh ugh. Also, FormerBoss gave one of my workers all this shit to do yesterday so she didn't get to do any of the things I asked her to do. Which meant that, when I came in, I had to do all of yesterday's shit PLUS put up those two displays again PLUS do all of today's shit. And then, because I am competant and capable, I did all of TOMORROW'S displays because I will be gone for two days and I don't trust anyone to get things done in my absence.
It's just frigging crazy guys. It really is. And the worst part is that I am stuck in this nebulous middle ground. I'm not actually management, but I'm higher up on the ladder than the regular employees. It's kind of the same as where I am in life in general--more than a kid, but less than a "real" adult--and it's frustrating. I understand, frequently, where management is coming from when they ask certain things of it, but the people who work for/with me don't want to hear that, they just want to complain about how everything is the management's fault. And, yes, some of it is their fault, but many of their suggestions/complaints/whatever are valid.
Ugh.
But you guys don't want to hear about The Bookstore.
***
I might have a thing to post later tonight. It will be of interest to neurotictealeaf. It's not quite a fic, because it won't be anywhere near done, but it will be... A Thing.
Anyway, just giving you a head's up.
***
Meme time!
Day 16 = A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
So many to choose from! Because I am crazy and get emotional/hormonal fairly easily (but randomly and without any rhyme or reason). I am also much more likely to cry in person, at a concert, than I am when listening to an MP3, but it's been known to happen. I have narrowed it down to three.
Dar Williams - After All - This is the song I cried over most recently. When inocciduous and I saw Dar a few weeks ago, I just started bawling when she sang this song. It didn't help that it was surrounded by "As Cool As I Am" and "The Babysitter." (Also, I have probably cried at every Dar song ever at some point in my life. I am not even kidding, once "Southern California Wants to be Western New York" made me cry.)
Paul Simon - Father and Daughter - Okay, so, as I think I explained some other time, my dad is the reason I love Paul Simon and I will always associate his music with my dad. So, of course his song about how much he loves his daughter has special meaning to me. I have cried every time I've heard this song live.
Honestly - 9 til Midnight - I do not even know who this band is, guys, but the first time I took my freshman year roommate, Mandy, out to the city with me, she sent me this song when we got back. It will always be tied to the days I spent in those first few years of college hanging out with my Rent friends and loitering until all hours of the morning. For some reason, it's twilighted and Kay (who is no longer on LJ) who this song reminds me of the most.
There was another song I wanted to put up here, but I don't actually have an MP3 of it on this computer and I don't have time to go dig out my external harddrive. So just know that Keep Me In Your Heart by Warren Zevon never fails to move me to tears. A huge part of that is that the album came out the same time that my grandfather died.
ETA: Warren Zevon - Keep Me in Your Heart - Okay, I did have it, it just wasn't in the Warren Zevon folder for some reason. Anyway, this was a track off of the last album Warren Zevon recorded, The Wind, when he knew he was dying of cancer. The album was released the day that my grandfather died and Warren Zevon died less than two weeks later. Um, I am tearing up a little writing about this. Anyway, this song has a three tissue warning.
Day 01 = Your favourite song
Day 02 = Your favourite movie
Day 03 = Your favourite television program
Day 04 = Your favourite book
Day 05 = Your favourite quote
Day 06 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 = A photo that make you happy
Day 08 = A photo that makes you sad/angry
Day 09 = A photo you took
Day 10 = A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 = A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 = A fiction book
Day 14 = A non-fiction book
Day 15 = A fanfic
Day 17 = An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 = A talent of yours
Day 20 = A hobby of yours
Day 21 = A recipe
Day 22 = A website
Day 23 = A YouTube video
Day 24 = Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 = Your day, in great detail
Day 26 = Your week, in great detail
Day 27 = This month, in great detail
Day 28 = This year, in great detail
Day 29 = Hopes, dreams, and plans for next 365 days
Day 30 = Whatever tickles your fancy