Step 1: Throats a little weird, but fine still as long as I'm chewing bubble gum or drinking something
Step 2: Sneeze 8 Billion times.
Step 3: Go gome with fever and actual illness.
...who gets a cold in the summer????
Monday, August 15, 2011
Colds in the Summer
The progression of the cold vs. my evening at my favorite downtown restaurant:
Step 1: Throats a little weird, but fine still as long as I'm chewing bubble gum or drinking something
Step 2: Sneeze 8 Billion times.
Step 3: Go gome with fever and actual illness.
...who gets a cold in the summer????
Step 1: Throats a little weird, but fine still as long as I'm chewing bubble gum or drinking something
Step 2: Sneeze 8 Billion times.
Step 3: Go gome with fever and actual illness.
...who gets a cold in the summer????
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Shop Around the Corner
This week, Borders announced that they will be selling the store to a liquidator and would be closing after 40 years. In all fairness, it's not something that us employees were shocked by. Borders declared backruptcy last year and closed 200 some of the 600 some stores, leaving about 400 open. eReaders have done considerable damage in the world of books, just as Netflix and Redbox have done their part to force Hollywood Video into liquidation and Blockbuster video into bankruptcy.
All I can think about, though, is Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail, so sad about her "little shop" closing because the "big" chain around the corner put her out of business. It's weird, because we're the big store.
Although I've only been back in Borders a short time after a stint a couple years ago, I've always fully enjoyed working there. I always say I have two jobs, but I only enjoy one...and Borders is it. It's such a relaxed place to work, and also intellectually stimulating, and we've made strong friendships within each other. I don't think there is any retail job that can possibly be more relaxing.
But, now we have signs like these plastered all over the store. Giant signs hanging off the cielings in several places, at least one %off sign every 4 feet, all sales final, no checks, etc.
This is a sad time for all of us, employees and customers alike. This time is, however, made harder with some customers who fail to put things in perspective so, in the interest of all 11,000 Borders employees who are about to lose their jobs, I ask you to please remember a few things as you come through the final sales and get your good deals:
We understand that you may have paid to upgrade your card with us and are now upset that you are out $20. We have no control over this, and please remember that your $20 is a small inconvenience--we would gladly trade your $20 for our jobs.
Although we appreciate that you are sorry we are closing and you may be generally interested in what we, individually, are now planning to do with our umemployed lives, we can only hear such things so many times in the day before we get frustrated. It's kind of like when you make comments like "Wow, you're only 6 months?!" and "Wow, you're huge!" to a pregnant woman--it's good natured, but when you look back on it you realize it's really not a compliment. Plus, it's depressing.
We don't know what day, specifically, we will be closing. We don't know when the sales will be changing. We no longer have the ability to use coupons or give discounts of any kind. Everything is now under control of the company that bought us, and we have zero say in what we do or don't do. It's kind of like being held captive.
Generally, please just remember that although our closing is getting you amazing deals, it's also taking the livelihoods of thousands of people. And don't be a dick.
All I can think about, though, is Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail, so sad about her "little shop" closing because the "big" chain around the corner put her out of business. It's weird, because we're the big store.
Although I've only been back in Borders a short time after a stint a couple years ago, I've always fully enjoyed working there. I always say I have two jobs, but I only enjoy one...and Borders is it. It's such a relaxed place to work, and also intellectually stimulating, and we've made strong friendships within each other. I don't think there is any retail job that can possibly be more relaxing.
But, now we have signs like these plastered all over the store. Giant signs hanging off the cielings in several places, at least one %off sign every 4 feet, all sales final, no checks, etc.
This is a sad time for all of us, employees and customers alike. This time is, however, made harder with some customers who fail to put things in perspective so, in the interest of all 11,000 Borders employees who are about to lose their jobs, I ask you to please remember a few things as you come through the final sales and get your good deals:
We understand that you may have paid to upgrade your card with us and are now upset that you are out $20. We have no control over this, and please remember that your $20 is a small inconvenience--we would gladly trade your $20 for our jobs.
Although we appreciate that you are sorry we are closing and you may be generally interested in what we, individually, are now planning to do with our umemployed lives, we can only hear such things so many times in the day before we get frustrated. It's kind of like when you make comments like "Wow, you're only 6 months?!" and "Wow, you're huge!" to a pregnant woman--it's good natured, but when you look back on it you realize it's really not a compliment. Plus, it's depressing.
We don't know what day, specifically, we will be closing. We don't know when the sales will be changing. We no longer have the ability to use coupons or give discounts of any kind. Everything is now under control of the company that bought us, and we have zero say in what we do or don't do. It's kind of like being held captive.
Generally, please just remember that although our closing is getting you amazing deals, it's also taking the livelihoods of thousands of people. And don't be a dick.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
To Facebook or Not to Facebook
Lately, I've been thinking about the benefits versus the issues that come with having a facebook. I recently read an article by someone who spent a year without using facebook--to my surprise, she lived. I don't, for the life of me, remember what I did before Facebook. But, the superficial friendships and the lack of any commonly accepted rules on the site get to me every once in awhile.
I mean, do I really have 387 friends? No, no I don't. And I've deleted some 100+ friends in the past month. And do I have to add my boss if they ask to be my friend? Do I have to add my grandmother? My husband's aunt? My 10 year old nephew? If I add all those people, then I have to watch what I say because what I'd like to say may not be condusive to what my grandmother and my 10 year old nephew should be reading, or my boss to be knowning. And doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of having a profile when nothing you say or do is actually what you'd like to say or do?
But, if you don't use facebook, it's like your missing out on everything. You can't see when other people get married, have children, move, or (the worst) die. And how am I supposed to know if my child is cute without 300 people hitting "like" on their pictures?
I try really hard to keep my profile private. Everything on it is set to "friends only" and my profile is unsearchable. But, that doesn't seem to really matter--I can't stop myself from showing up in other people's "people you may know" section, I can't stop friends of my friends from seeing things I put on their walls or pictures they put up of me. Everytime my friends and I go out we have "posting rules" with photos--we can't risk the whole world seeing everything we do.
Keeping connected is great, but I often wonder if it's truly worth the stress and the fakeness that tends to come along with it.
Thoughts?
I mean, do I really have 387 friends? No, no I don't. And I've deleted some 100+ friends in the past month. And do I have to add my boss if they ask to be my friend? Do I have to add my grandmother? My husband's aunt? My 10 year old nephew? If I add all those people, then I have to watch what I say because what I'd like to say may not be condusive to what my grandmother and my 10 year old nephew should be reading, or my boss to be knowning. And doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of having a profile when nothing you say or do is actually what you'd like to say or do?
But, if you don't use facebook, it's like your missing out on everything. You can't see when other people get married, have children, move, or (the worst) die. And how am I supposed to know if my child is cute without 300 people hitting "like" on their pictures?
I try really hard to keep my profile private. Everything on it is set to "friends only" and my profile is unsearchable. But, that doesn't seem to really matter--I can't stop myself from showing up in other people's "people you may know" section, I can't stop friends of my friends from seeing things I put on their walls or pictures they put up of me. Everytime my friends and I go out we have "posting rules" with photos--we can't risk the whole world seeing everything we do.
Keeping connected is great, but I often wonder if it's truly worth the stress and the fakeness that tends to come along with it.
Thoughts?
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Good Ole San Antone
A few weeks ago, I went to visit the hubs who is down in San Antonio for the summer. Yes, I know you are confused. We, also, have no idea how to answer the question "where do you live?" at the moment.
But we had a great time in San Antonio! We went to the riverwalk and used our Heroes Salute pass to go to Sea World (thanks!) and really enjoyed ourselves. Seaworld, by the way, also has a waterpark...which was AMAZING since it was 107 all day! Mostly, though, we love that there are actually things to do in San Antonio, unlike in Alabama where he was most recently. That place was boring. And it smelled. True fact.
The Alamo. Which really surprised us. We figured it would be in the middle of nowhere but it's not--it's right in the middle of the city. In fact, we walked to the riverwalk from there and it was a super short walk in itself.
We ate at this place on the riverwalk called Dick's, where the waiters are rude to you on purpose. We all ended up wearing paper hats with dirty phrases on them, which was funny. It was no Ed Debevics, but it was still pretty good. But, good ole texas, it was 9pm and it was still 103 outside so it was a rather warm outdoor meal.
And then, of course, there was the highlight: SeaWorld. Which was huge, hot, and busy. But definitely awesome!
Plus, we got to see each other for the first time in 4 months, which was also awesome ;)
But we had a great time in San Antonio! We went to the riverwalk and used our Heroes Salute pass to go to Sea World (thanks!) and really enjoyed ourselves. Seaworld, by the way, also has a waterpark...which was AMAZING since it was 107 all day! Mostly, though, we love that there are actually things to do in San Antonio, unlike in Alabama where he was most recently. That place was boring. And it smelled. True fact.
The Alamo. Which really surprised us. We figured it would be in the middle of nowhere but it's not--it's right in the middle of the city. In fact, we walked to the riverwalk from there and it was a super short walk in itself.
We ate at this place on the riverwalk called Dick's, where the waiters are rude to you on purpose. We all ended up wearing paper hats with dirty phrases on them, which was funny. It was no Ed Debevics, but it was still pretty good. But, good ole texas, it was 9pm and it was still 103 outside so it was a rather warm outdoor meal.
And then, of course, there was the highlight: SeaWorld. Which was huge, hot, and busy. But definitely awesome!
Plus, we got to see each other for the first time in 4 months, which was also awesome ;)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Fee-hee-hee-heeeny!
This post is brought to you by Writer's Workshop at Mama Kat's Losin' It!
..well, and it's also brought to you by me, since I'm writing it. ;)
Prompt:
A list of 10 old TV shows you’d like to make a comeback.
1. Boy Meets World (REUNION please?!)
"What are you, new?!"
2. Friends!
"Crap Bag. No middle name. First name Crap, last name Bag."
3. Gilmore Girls
"I'm going to make out in the coat closet. Don't eat my chicken."
"That's going on your tombstone."
4. Will & Grace
"Knock knock, anybody homo?"
5. Reba
"I've got one word for you: letitgo!"
6. ER
I'll ignore the cast photo here, since there were like 8 billion people on this show. Oldschool ER though, not the last few years.
7. Dawson's Creek
8. According to Jim
9. What I Like About You
10. Still Standing
..well, and it's also brought to you by me, since I'm writing it. ;)
Prompt:
A list of 10 old TV shows you’d like to make a comeback.
1. Boy Meets World (REUNION please?!)
"What are you, new?!"
2. Friends!
"Crap Bag. No middle name. First name Crap, last name Bag."
3. Gilmore Girls
"I'm going to make out in the coat closet. Don't eat my chicken."
"That's going on your tombstone."
4. Will & Grace
"Knock knock, anybody homo?"
5. Reba
"I've got one word for you: letitgo!"
6. ER
I'll ignore the cast photo here, since there were like 8 billion people on this show. Oldschool ER though, not the last few years.
7. Dawson's Creek
8. According to Jim
9. What I Like About You
10. Still Standing
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The Great Swimsuit Debacle
I have boobs.
There, I said it.
I have boobs, and they are large. I blame BOTH of my parents for this. But, either way, they are there and I have to accept that.
This fact becomes especially important when bathing suit shopping. There are a couple types of "girl" I am not when bathing suit shopping. I am not a "one-piece" kind of girl, nor am I a "tankini" type of girl, nor am I a "just cover the center with my bikini top" type of girl. Basically, I want a bikini top with an underwire that covers a decent portion of my boobs--enough to make me look like I don't belong in playboy.
The right style (because when a person with real size boobs wears this, there is still a decent amount of prominent cleavage):
This is not an easy task to accomplish. I've only found two stores that I can accomplish this, well...50% of the time, and those are Everything But Water and Dillard's. And what do these stores have in common? One bathing suit=my entire bank account.
So, when I find one that I like, I buy it and hold onto it for a long time.
This year, I needed a new set of bottoms to go with my perfectly fitting top from Everything But Water. I decided to go with Land's End because they are cheaper and bottoms aren't as difficult as tops.
I thought.
I like the little mini-skirt idea. So, I bought this cute little scrunchie bottom:
It looked HORRIBLE. And then I realized that it really doesn't even look good on the model--you just can't tell as much because of where her arms are. I took it back.
Then, I ordered this one:
It doesn't look bad on the model. But it looks horrid on me. So I give up...I'm just wearing the old ones. Maybe next year, bathing suit season!
There, I said it.
I have boobs, and they are large. I blame BOTH of my parents for this. But, either way, they are there and I have to accept that.
This fact becomes especially important when bathing suit shopping. There are a couple types of "girl" I am not when bathing suit shopping. I am not a "one-piece" kind of girl, nor am I a "tankini" type of girl, nor am I a "just cover the center with my bikini top" type of girl. Basically, I want a bikini top with an underwire that covers a decent portion of my boobs--enough to make me look like I don't belong in playboy.
The right style (because when a person with real size boobs wears this, there is still a decent amount of prominent cleavage):
This is not an easy task to accomplish. I've only found two stores that I can accomplish this, well...50% of the time, and those are Everything But Water and Dillard's. And what do these stores have in common? One bathing suit=my entire bank account.
So, when I find one that I like, I buy it and hold onto it for a long time.
This year, I needed a new set of bottoms to go with my perfectly fitting top from Everything But Water. I decided to go with Land's End because they are cheaper and bottoms aren't as difficult as tops.
I thought.
I like the little mini-skirt idea. So, I bought this cute little scrunchie bottom:
It looked HORRIBLE. And then I realized that it really doesn't even look good on the model--you just can't tell as much because of where her arms are. I took it back.
Then, I ordered this one:
It doesn't look bad on the model. But it looks horrid on me. So I give up...I'm just wearing the old ones. Maybe next year, bathing suit season!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Blogging Failure
I realize that I stink at blogger this year. So, here's a quick overhaul of the major happenings lately:
I got a new car!
I graduated college.
...and so did my sister, so she went to graduation and I stole her cap and gown to take my own pictures as if I went to mine :)
B and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! 2,000 miles apart. He sent me these pretty flowers:
And Brady started playing soccer. For approximately 2 minutes a game. And then she picks flowers and plays in the dirt. What can I say...she's 3.
And that's about it! Maybe I'll get back into this soon...
I got a new car!
I graduated college.
...and so did my sister, so she went to graduation and I stole her cap and gown to take my own pictures as if I went to mine :)
B and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! 2,000 miles apart. He sent me these pretty flowers:
And Brady started playing soccer. For approximately 2 minutes a game. And then she picks flowers and plays in the dirt. What can I say...she's 3.
And that's about it! Maybe I'll get back into this soon...
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Car Shopping is for the.......Humans
I'm finally doing some serious car shopping! After my failed Cash for Clunkers attempt where I decided on a Saturday to trade my car in for a new, tiny one and then they decided Saturday night to end the cash for clunkers deal a couple years ago...B and I have finally decided (well, with the Air Force and the 18 hours my car has to go to get to our new home) that it's time to get a new car for me.
Hopefully, my car will hold on until May/June-ish, and I'll be getting one then. But, I've been doing some serious research and I've narrowed it down to two vehicles that are highly similar that are both 2 wheel drive, automatic, 4-cylinder, small suvs. Only difference is about $3,000--however, one is a little bigger than the other so the difference makes sense. I'm going to try to test drive both in the next couple weeks.
The nominees are:
Toyota RAV4 (yes, this color)
OR
Hyundai Tuscon (yes, this color)
Thoughts?
Hopefully, my car will hold on until May/June-ish, and I'll be getting one then. But, I've been doing some serious research and I've narrowed it down to two vehicles that are highly similar that are both 2 wheel drive, automatic, 4-cylinder, small suvs. Only difference is about $3,000--however, one is a little bigger than the other so the difference makes sense. I'm going to try to test drive both in the next couple weeks.
The nominees are:
Toyota RAV4 (yes, this color)
OR
Hyundai Tuscon (yes, this color)
Thoughts?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Dude, Just Close the Closet
Writer's Workshop!
Although I'm rather late on it this time around. But I'm avoiding grading super long character diaries (in retrospect this was a horrible assignment to give--I have to spend wayyy too much time grading them).
This week's topic: One pet peeve that shouldn’t drive you crazy, but does.
My pet peeve?
Open Closets.
They drive me insane.
I don't know why. I hate when the closet is open. It bothers me a lot. I mean...it has doors for a reason. You opened it, why can't you close it?
Closets always feel messier than the rest of the room to me. But, when it's closed, no one notices and everything looks clean and shiny.
This applies to every room in every type of building. If there's a closet, it should be closed. End of story.
I mean...doesn't this just look like crap?
It would look so much nicer if it were closed.
Dude, just close the closet.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Tidbits and Things
Not too many exciting things have been going on lately. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Exciting! Unfortunately, B and I aren't even in the same state so it will kind of be a bust. Maybe I'll hang out with my single friends? I think that's a viable option.
However, I get to see this shining face ALL next weekend:
B just went to Alabama for a training, and that's a minor 10 hours from here compared to the 18 hours Wyoming is, and I have a 4 day weekend so I'm going to see my hubby! I'm excited!
In other news...
Brady was sick not this last weekend but the weekend before that, slept with me, slept on my face, and I STILL have some of her illness.
I've decided that I need to move my chapstick because Brady knows it's location too well. When I cleaned yesterday I found three stray chapsticks stuck around under furniture and stuff. Usually, she just gets some out, holds it up and says "Mammay did you buy this for me?" My thought is usually something like ...yes, and that's why I put it wayyy back in that drawer so it would be easily findable--surprise! But I just say "yes" and she goes "thank you for buying this for me Mammay. i love it." And then we go shopping and she tells me everything I try on looks "beautiful" on me while doing this...
And all is forgiven.
I got a new smartphone. Much different than my basic slider with no keyboard was. However, it's autocorrections are simply fantastic. I tried to type something about my mom being home to take someone to the airport today and it replace "mom" with "abduction".....good times!
And, lastly, I discovered that I'm missing a Reba CD and a Sara Bareilles CD case. I'm pretty sure they are together having a super awkward party. But, in any case, I'd like to rediscover both of them!
See what you haven't missed in my seriously pathetic lack of posting?? ;)
However, I get to see this shining face ALL next weekend:
B just went to Alabama for a training, and that's a minor 10 hours from here compared to the 18 hours Wyoming is, and I have a 4 day weekend so I'm going to see my hubby! I'm excited!
In other news...
Brady was sick not this last weekend but the weekend before that, slept with me, slept on my face, and I STILL have some of her illness.
I've decided that I need to move my chapstick because Brady knows it's location too well. When I cleaned yesterday I found three stray chapsticks stuck around under furniture and stuff. Usually, she just gets some out, holds it up and says "Mammay did you buy this for me?" My thought is usually something like ...yes, and that's why I put it wayyy back in that drawer so it would be easily findable--surprise! But I just say "yes" and she goes "thank you for buying this for me Mammay. i love it." And then we go shopping and she tells me everything I try on looks "beautiful" on me while doing this...
And all is forgiven.
I got a new smartphone. Much different than my basic slider with no keyboard was. However, it's autocorrections are simply fantastic. I tried to type something about my mom being home to take someone to the airport today and it replace "mom" with "abduction".....good times!
And, lastly, I discovered that I'm missing a Reba CD and a Sara Bareilles CD case. I'm pretty sure they are together having a super awkward party. But, in any case, I'd like to rediscover both of them!
See what you haven't missed in my seriously pathetic lack of posting?? ;)
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