Well an "omg" is really over the top for this, doesn't merit it at all, but why not, that's what I typed and lord knows I'm too lazy to amend it. (I always hop on the bandwagon and write a post on NYE.) I'm aware of the date on the calendar but it doesn't feel any … Continue reading Omg almost forgot it’s New Year’s Eve.
How would YOU have gone about writing it?
I so wanted to write a post about my boss retiring. I waited ten years for it. I wrote a tepid piece that turned into a rant about academia and then it petered out and died on the vine, as well it should have. No one bothered to read my last post or they didn't … Continue reading How would YOU have gone about writing it?
Still alive, y’all
Yes, I'm still alive. Very much alive. You might even say, twice as alive. Maybe this is why books and movies end with weddings and "Happily Ever After." I sit here and wonder, Who am I if I don't have stuff to complain about? Can anyone sit down to write if they aren't writhing in … Continue reading Still alive, y’all
Oopsie poopsie
I can't know everything. They expect me to know everything, but I can't know everything. Yet people have become accustomed to the belief that I know everything. Some associates won't even deal with their own manager and will only come to me. I'm not a manager, I'm only a peon just like them, just a … Continue reading Oopsie poopsie
Been married a month and already moved back in with my parents.
Yeah, I know, isn't it a crying shame? I suppose that's what you all figured would happen but no, that was a joke. What follows is some rambling updates about what I’ve been up. It’s barely edited but at least ChatGDP or whatever didn’t write it. Our wedding day was really meaningful and better than … Continue reading Been married a month and already moved back in with my parents.
Fine, it was stupid I did that. (And other wedding tidbits)
So maybe writing a weepy post at two o'clock in the morning wasn't the smartest thing in the world to do. But I think someone would be hard-pressed to say that getting married and moving out isn't an emotional occasion. We've moved past it now. And my parents are annoying the heck out of me … Continue reading Fine, it was stupid I did that. (And other wedding tidbits)
Starting to panic (or, the tears of a clown)
Yeah. It's 2am in my corner of the pathetic world and I'm sitting here by myself in my room, having a cry. And I thought, why sit here crying by myself when I can go online and tell the world I am crying? As many of you know, I'm getting married Saturday. Which means moving … Continue reading Starting to panic (or, the tears of a clown)
Is this fair? You be the judge.
As you don't recall, I have had a steady upward trajectory of wage changes over the years. In fact, they have skyrocketed with my time and experience. I used to make 6.6% above minimum wage, now I make 1.5% (4/17/21) I went from 6.6% to 1.5% to 18.1% above minimum wage. (8/8/21) But it gets … Continue reading Is this fair? You be the judge.
Hoppin’ on the New Year’s Eve Post Bandwagon
Gotta try and squeeze in one last 2022 blog post just to say I did. I think I'd grade myself a B+ for 2022. Didn't accomplish great things, made no progress at work, and didn't write as much as I hoped I would (real life dramas sapped my brain--didn't wanna imagine new ones), but I … Continue reading Hoppin’ on the New Year’s Eve Post Bandwagon
Christmas as told in Santa letters
My store has a mailbox that people drop letters to Santa in. I empty it when hopefully no children are around to see. (Even though Gen Z is probably more jaded than I am, sad to say.) The letters run the whole gamut of human experience, everything from wishes for one's departed mother to laundry … Continue reading Christmas as told in Santa letters
Random craps #51: Retail Christmas Edition
One cannot overstate the deleterious effects the holiday season has on a retail worker. Did you know that holiday music has been shown to induce a months-long psychosis (four thousand versions of all I want for Christmas is my heart I gave you last Christmas... God help us all). If you think it's annoying how … Continue reading Random craps #51: Retail Christmas Edition
Play nice.
A sales manager walks into my office and stops. She looks at me. I look at her. She says nothing. I raise my eyebrows. "You know who you look like right now?" she asked. "No. Who?" "Amber Heard. You look like Amber Heard sitting there at your desk." "Oh. Okay." (Was it the dirty look … Continue reading Play nice.
sticker shock
On someone's bad advice, we went shopping at a certain clothing "boutique" to buy a suit for my fiancé. And boy did I encounter some sticker shock as soon as I walked in and made a beeline to a lovely cashmere coat: It's a little blurry, but that's almost twelve thousand dollars. Twelve thousand dollars?! … Continue reading sticker shock
It’s been a minute (random craps #785)
You know what your brain looks like on drugs. This is what your heart looks like on work: My FitBit is so proud of how I do forty-five minutes of exercise a day. Too bad it's just my heart racing. The orange peak is how I start my work day. I didn't realize I barely … Continue reading It’s been a minute (random craps #785)
I will never let you see my pain.
It doesn't matter how deep you drive your rusty hook into me, or how many times you ask me, does this hurt? and twist harder: does this hurt? I will never let you know it did. I will not accept a drop of water from you to wash myself clean of rivers of blood, the … Continue reading I will never let you see my pain.
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