I am in the running for the Mandeville or the Bluebonnet store. Please please please send warm wishes my way, I need to flee from the verbal abuse of the Hammond store manager.

For those who do not know, I have went and gotten myself a second job. I work in fast food now along with the full-time radioshack ass manager gig. I’m doing overnights at McDonalds during the week and keeping my weekends open for the rare possibility of being able to be off from radioshack and come into town to like, go to a party or something.

Yes I degraded myself down to a fast food job, yes I am working for less pay, yes I am working with morons who are not detail-oriented much less willing to even pretend to work much less do something. I am thinking that this second job is opening up my once ungrateful mindset.

I find it stress free, idiot proof, monotonous and relatively enjoyable. I know exactly what job needs to be done every night. I know exactly when I work. The only unique and changing variable in the equation are the customers. Now since I work the drunkard shift I get the bar crowds, the stoners wanting ‘them doublcheeze bergers’ and the other dumbasses that live in and around Hammond. I’ve already had two ‘situations’ with customers and I would love to share and apparently everyone in any sort of restaurant business has a tale to tell.

The first issue was a group of stoners who only apparent goal in life is to smoke and eat fries. They come by the store pretty much every night, always changing their order like three or four times before finally paying so that we can get stuff put together and kick them out of the line that they are holding up. This was no different occasion. They finally made their order and I knew they had to have hot grease-popping-in-their-eyes-because it is so fresh fries. So when they paid, I dropped some fries in the fryer and let it do its thing. They dawdled for several minutes and big shocker, their fries got cold because they kept changing their order again. I served them their meal, they bitched about the fries. The manager told me to take the ‘old’ fries and put them back in the fryer for a few seconds and then re-serve them…so I did. I come back to the window to find that the driver had gotten out of her car, placed her hands on her hip and proceeded to bitch and complain that I was not making her new fries. I shut the window on her and locked it because she was physically threatening me…over hot fries. She got her fries and drove off. It gets even funnier because after they left we found a bag of weed on the ground. They got cold burgers and lost their pot over hot fries…what a dumbass.

And the second issue happened Friday morning over a caramel sundae. Apparently by me adding a tiny bit more caramel at the bottom was not what the customer wanted. She bitched and complained that I did not put enough in there, that I was supposed to add more, that it did not even look like a sundae. Yeah she was probably right on that one because me and the ice cream machine have a hate hate relationship…I hate it and it hates to work for me so no, her sundae looked a bit lopsided. I went back and added more caramel to her sundae even though I’m not supposed to because I didn’t want to deal with her anymore, gave it to her and walked off to serve the next customer. She beeped her horn so I went back and asked if she needed any nuts or spoons or whatever and she proceeded to take a red drink and splash it all over me…white work shirt…yeah. Apparently I had an attitude with her or something. I calmly took it, told the manager who knew who this was and went to the restroom to clean off and recenter myself before I was going to walk out of the store and hunt down the bitch who disrespected me like that.

I would hope that all of ya’ll know that I am not a raciest in the least bit but at that moment and upon thinking several more times that in all honesty, white people are not meant to work in fast food. If I tell a darker customer that I cannot give them something because it is the rules or that I would have to charge them for something extra because that is the rule, then I apparently am being a racist and getting an attitude with them. If I was Hispanic or Asian then I would be able to claim the ‘I don’t know English’ thing. So blah, yay for dumb people.

That is really the only change that has happened in my life as of right now. When I’m not working I’m sleeping and when I’m not sleeping I’m passed out at work. I decided to pick up this second job because usually during the summer months radioshack’s sales go down and I wanted a buffer for the paycheck. Also if I put out my feelers with the McDonalds crew I can have a loyal cell phone fan base in the company because they do get a percent off any Sprint account. I cannot solicit but I can talk about what is already posted in the break room…yay for loopholes…yay for commission!

So the computer still hates livejournal and gmail so I am using the store's new blackjack 2 to get on here. It is sort of funny. Anyways nothing to update, still with the shack and living with the folks and using their car. Looking forward to the LoL ball and going to Texas for some great converdation with awesome leather peoples. Thats it, fingers hurt from typing on this tiny screen because I'm obviously not used to pda phones.

I'm just so very tired...there is so much to do, so many loose ends to tie up and it is just not happening. I didn't even make any new year's resolutions because I am in a rut right now and who knows if I'll be able to fullfill last year's stuff at all this year. That plus my computer being stupid is driving me bonkers! I get a day off and all I want to do is sleep...so I'm off tommorrow and sleep I shall. I may attempt to be productive and repump up my bed and do some laundry but beyond that, hah...I'm going to hibernate. Cold makes me cranky.

To those posts I can't read, I love you guys...hugs a million. I suppose I will have to be social and start calling people since I can't read about their lives on live journal.

So I'm on an adrenaline overload right now...have an irate and drunk customer up front that I may have to call the cops on/restrain. He bought a phone, was too drunk to remember where he put the charger so he's blaming us for losing it. Now he wants to return the phone and the minutes and of course noone can ever return minutes so he's all fussy. He cursed out the other assistant manager and is currently waiting by the door for our manager. I'm all on full alert, guarding customers from his presence and making sure that children don't go too close to them.

I'm waiting for shit to hit said fan...updates after boss comes in!

Oh and we found a new proxy for the work computers to be able to go to the blocked sites, bwahahahaha!!! Yay for technogeeks.

Twas the day after thanksgiving
And all through the world
Not a sane creature was stirring
‘Cept for the coupon clippers

On coats and sweaters
And mittens and gloves
A fool’s wardrobe
In the state of Louisiana

On bargain shoppers
The soccer moms dance
To a tune of dollar signs
In a turkey-induced trance

The pop kit, the ads
Floorstacks and sales
ADA compliant?
Not these aisles today

Morning darkness brings
A zombie crowd
While the elves of retail
Just laugh too loud

On cheap gps, karaoke
Prewrapped shavers and toys, toys, toys (and did I mention TOYS!!!)
Fights over the last ipod
Fun for all ages, girls and boys

Bring on the sales rush
You want to return what?
The holiday straight smile and cheer
“Good luck with that”

The dumb customers
Grin ear from ear
While stacks of work
Go tumbling near

One hundred or two
Tags fly through the retail land
Elves work their bootys off
The manager never lifting a hand



So treat your salesman/woman/person like royalty
While thoughts of turkey and ham
Make you want to vomit
For after all, it’s 6am!

While the retail elves
Rather watch ESPN play
Are chained to the registers
There will be no turkey today



It has already started and yet I'm excited for some odd reason. Even though the pay plans are pennies for this year compared to last I shall strive to make the big bucks so that I can attempt to pay off the bills from last year. I tire of people asking for prices when we have so graciously marked every...single...item with a price tag. LOOK people seriously. I am annoyed with the browsers and those that I know will be returning items on hot friday. Bring on the customers!!!

Okay seriously people...I work retail. Stop asking me if I can do this or that or hang out or any of that. Not to be a bitch but if I had the time/will/energy/funddage to hang out with you, I will contact you.

That is enough.

Short funny story...

I got carded today.

For what you say?

For white out...



Who sniffs white out?! I swear to god this is hillarious. Now I have to get carded for not only alcohol and cigarettes and lotto tickets but if I want to cure a cough or fix my disertation.

OH MY GOD!!!

Stupid cold making my entire body feel as if it is like eighty years old...

God I hurt, all over... even more crunchy/poppy than usual. My joints hurt, my BONES hurt but strangly enough the muscles are good... go figure. I had helped dad tear up old 'tile' (that stick on stuff that they plastered the kitchen floors with in th 70s stuff) so scrapping with my entire body and back didn't do it, the freeking cold did.

*grumbles*

I cannot wait until tonight when I'm running on nothing but caffine and adrenaline while I pack the car and prep for the prepping tommorow. Then it won't hurt! I will probally bring a pill to the party though if it gets too bad, then I'll be all loopy in lala land, ah well.

Now if I could find my knee brace....

Note to self, take a me day...or at least a few hours thursday night to compose yourself. Must knock off the jitters, all things will work fine and dandy. You have prepped for months and all of that. Just breathe.

*spazzes out*

Okay I'm done now.

Stupid work, I wanna go home and sleeeeep!

Just because it is easier to post it up here then send out at least 10 emails...here's my work schedule for the week. And surprisingly so, this boss..though it takes him until friday to let you know when you are working sat, he typically doesn't change the schedule in midwee. I luffs this.

Oh and now I work in hammond, yay for saving gas and no more ff jerk at the mall of la. I now realize how much that I missed the hammond store...I actually get customers!!!

Monday 3-8pm
Tues 3-8pm
Wed 9am until 8pm (will be in br until noonish, will have time for a quick lunch, I'm broke though)
Thurs 1-8pm
Friday 4-8

Sat off (will be at club early in morning) - I got plans that night obviously
Sun off (yay for vacation hours) - I shall be sleeeeeeeping!!!
Mon off (yay for vacation hours)

Ever since I've decided to not give a damn about this store, the nails have suddenly started to grow...long. Main reason is that since I'm not going all of the extra stuff that I usually do, well, they havn't broken. Yay!!!

Having long nails doesn't exactly make me feel girlie even though I have a realllly light shade of pink, looks white, on them. It makes me feel feral...animalistic and of course, I'm always itching to find flesh to claw bloody tracks into..I mean...caress...softly...yeah that.

I'm going to be the hottest male at the halloween party, yay!!! Yummy claws of doom.

Only problem is having to relearn how to type with them, its been soooo long. First there was martial arts and then horticulture so couldn't have long nails.

Yay for random posts. Bored at work and refusing to do anything extra.

Blah is definetly the word of the day, man I'm exhausted. Not the most brillant idea to be back at work for a 12 hr shift, at least I was out yesterday cause that would of been two 12 hr shifts back to back, joy! Coworker was going to try to let me go home early but she has to watch her kid, at least she tried! So no matter how much I eat or how many cokes I guzzle...I'm still reallly lethargic.

Note to self, get home, pop a bath bomb in tub, turn up heat of water, boil/simmer while reading a nice book, heater on until I cannot stand the heat any longer...then read another chapter.

Then bed!

Hi,

In most states, you can be fired for being gay, lesbian,
bisexual, or transgender, regardless of your performance or
qualifications. That's just not right.

The Human Rights Campaign is leading the charge to end this
injustice by passing a federal bill called the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). But Congressional leaders
recently decided to change the language of ENDA so that it only
includes sexual orientation and NOT gender identity.

I wrote to Congress to make sure the entire GLBT community is
included in ENDA. We have a short window of opportunity on this
one. Please join me at:

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/enda_oct?rk=Gd1dg4Y1YIZAW

I slept pretty much all day yesterday, I'm still exhausted. But I'm still in that happy mellow place so, not so much complaints. Yay for another 12 hr shift today!!! If you are bored, come visit me at the shack, mall of louisiana.

Okay back to your regularly scheduled day, I have to play manager now.