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Some kid dropped a little bag of marijuana yesterday while he was buying a couple of cigarillos. A woman saw it on the floor while I was buying a soda and some snacks and pointed it out to the cashier, and when I picked it up to put it behind the counter, she looked at me with a shocked look and said "You work here?!" I realized she thought I had dropped it. 15 minutes later the kid came back to buy something else, but he got a really good look at the floor while he was in the store. Poor dude; we'd already handed it to the police. Apparently it was only worth $10ish, so whatever.
Only a few days until the new year. Guess I'd better start inventing some resolutions.
Only a few days until the new year. Guess I'd better start inventing some resolutions.
Missing two days in a row means I am a terrible person. This is something we already knew. In my defense, I drew on paper and just never bothered scanning it on one of the days, so I did get a little practice. I also cleaned/refilled my fountain pen; I'd like to practice my penmanship a little. My scrawl now is nigh unrecognizable. Normal pens, you say? Blasphemy!
Dewey's Readathon was yesterday, and I didn't take part. The first week it was on my radar it was just another "thing Nay's gonna do", then I realized "hey, this is something I can do!". I hadn't asked off of work, and didn't really have a stack of books I was burning to read, so I decided not to officially sign up this time. I did decide to try to read the massive volume compilation pt.1 of Sandman, but I ended up just finishing Twilight instead. At work. Half the book in two hours, which is pretty good for me (I'm a slow reader). I've taken books to work before, and it always ends the same way - I eat the book and neglect my work. It's not a good habit to form, but it is oh-so-satisfying.
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Dewey's Readathon was yesterday, and I didn't take part. The first week it was on my radar it was just another "thing Nay's gonna do", then I realized "hey, this is something I can do!". I hadn't asked off of work, and didn't really have a stack of books I was burning to read, so I decided not to officially sign up this time. I did decide to try to read the massive volume compilation pt.1 of Sandman, but I ended up just finishing Twilight instead. At work. Half the book in two hours, which is pretty good for me (I'm a slow reader). I've taken books to work before, and it always ends the same way - I eat the book and neglect my work. It's not a good habit to form, but it is oh-so-satisfying.
( Image is very small, but I'll cut for consistency. )
$1.6 million in sales yesterday, up from $1.2 million on Monday. I'm willing to say at this point that the lottery is a success. I voted for it back in November for all the obvious reasons: more revenue flow in Arkansas rather than Missouri or Oklahoma or Tennessee, support the scholarship, don't deny people options for how to spend their money, blahblahblah. I'm not sure who I thought would be buying most of the tickets, but at least here in this college town, it's been 60%+ frat boys. It turns out there's something they like better than beer (while there's still nothing I like better than stereotypes.).
I've worked days when I couldn't get off the register for the entire shift, but those days were a long time ago, and it's a rude awakening going back to that kind of business. So, lottery? I love you, but I'll never play you, and I really hope the explosion of customers settles down soon.
I've worked days when I couldn't get off the register for the entire shift, but those days were a long time ago, and it's a rude awakening going back to that kind of business. So, lottery? I love you, but I'll never play you, and I really hope the explosion of customers settles down soon.
My plan is complete!
Saturday, 26 September 2009 01:08I've gone from having consecutive days off to split days off, and I'm not sure whether I like it or not. Most of the time I only have to work two days before getting more time off, but errands that need to be done seem more time consuming. Yeah, whine whine whine. :D
I'm restarting Kingdom Hearts. I've wanted to play through these games for years, but I've never been able to get far enough into it to set the addiction. My plan this time around is 30 minutes a day, before I go to bed. Now if I had a similar plan for coding and drawing, I might really start feeling good about myself!
I haven't called my parents in a while. Maybe I ought to?
I'm restarting Kingdom Hearts. I've wanted to play through these games for years, but I've never been able to get far enough into it to set the addiction. My plan this time around is 30 minutes a day, before I go to bed. Now if I had a similar plan for coding and drawing, I might really start feeling good about myself!
I haven't called my parents in a while. Maybe I ought to?
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Monday, 6 July 2009 13:25My advisor sent me an email today telling me I won't graduate. He phrased it differently, of course, but that's what it amounts to. Something north of $500 for one last class. Depending on circumstances, I may use my 2009 tax return next year to pay for it in a summer course. Between now and then I don't think I have an alternative to working a second job, meaning the sooner I apply at one the better. I already knew this. I was just hoping I'd have a degree as a consolation prize.
Life is a word we use when we just. don't. know.
Thursday, 11 June 2009 20:22On May 31 a man walked into my store, went into the back area, rummaged through my backpack, and stole Nay's DS lite and all of her games. He was in the store for a minute and a half. It was a crime of opportunity by the pettiest kind of human, and caused various kinds of harm to both Renay and myself. Several events conspired to cause this theft, the absence of any of which would have been suitable prevention.
Tomorrow we're probably going to see the movie "Up" by Pixar.
Tomorrow we're probably going to see the movie "Up" by Pixar.
I still think of my job as my primary activity, like my life is meant to revolve around it and whatever I do outside of the Kum & Go station is secondary, various hobbies and time-killers. It's a perspective I really have to lose, because K&G is just a stepping stone, a supporting job that has helped me to this point but is no longer really useful. I have to start thinking of what I do when I clock out as the start of my real day, my real life. Unless I think of it that way, it won't be true.
Religious Witnessing
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 04:16Customer: Before I leave, and I ask this everywhere I go, if you died this very day...
And I knew exactly what was up. It's funny, I do the "New Atheist" thing (kinda, sorta, not really) on YouTube with no problems, but offline this kind of random religious confrontation doubles up my heart rate, I get lightheaded, and my mind goes to mush. Anyway...
Customer: ...do you know for absolute certain that you'd go to Heaven?
Me: As an atheist, I don't believe Heaven exists.
Him: Oh, come on, an atheist?! You may think you are now, but there aren't any in foxholes. (I am so not lying, this is what he pulled out.)
Me: So I've been told, so I guess we'll see!
Him: [disjointed speech on emotions, the clockmaker argument, there HAS to be a higher power of some kind!!1]
Me: I admire your convictions, but I can't share them, and I don't have time to have this conversation with you right now.
At that point there were two guys behind him in line, and he promptly shook my hand and left. These events are weird and leave me shaken for a few minutes, like someone not the mailman drives by my mailbox, opens it, and leaves. I am befuddled. I've told at least one other customer who brought up the topic that I don't believe in God, and he was shocked too. It'd be so much more fun to watch if it weren't always at my workplace, when I have important things to do and bathrooms to clean. o_0
And I knew exactly what was up. It's funny, I do the "New Atheist" thing (kinda, sorta, not really) on YouTube with no problems, but offline this kind of random religious confrontation doubles up my heart rate, I get lightheaded, and my mind goes to mush. Anyway...
Customer: ...do you know for absolute certain that you'd go to Heaven?
Me: As an atheist, I don't believe Heaven exists.
Him: Oh, come on, an atheist?! You may think you are now, but there aren't any in foxholes. (I am so not lying, this is what he pulled out.)
Me: So I've been told, so I guess we'll see!
Him: [disjointed speech on emotions, the clockmaker argument, there HAS to be a higher power of some kind!!1]
Me: I admire your convictions, but I can't share them, and I don't have time to have this conversation with you right now.
At that point there were two guys behind him in line, and he promptly shook my hand and left. These events are weird and leave me shaken for a few minutes, like someone not the mailman drives by my mailbox, opens it, and leaves. I am befuddled. I've told at least one other customer who brought up the topic that I don't believe in God, and he was shocked too. It'd be so much more fun to watch if it weren't always at my workplace, when I have important things to do and bathrooms to clean. o_0
Nothing fits.
Saturday, 9 December 2006 03:05Spent the last thirty minutes writing the function that will weigh ratings based on feedback metarating. It wasn't as hard as I'd been expecting. I do of course have other bits to write so I can frankenstein them together later, so it may very well grow to be some sort of monster. If I hadn't put all of this off for so long, I'd already be done. I'll try harder.
I'm told the upper management once again cut down (indeed, quite crippling them, the callous cads) how many hours my illustrious leader is allowed to allot. So I'm probably going to be losing 2-3 hours a week, starting the next. This makes me sad in my pants.
I'm told the upper management once again cut down (indeed, quite crippling them, the callous cads) how many hours my illustrious leader is allowed to allot. So I'm probably going to be losing 2-3 hours a week, starting the next. This makes me sad in my pants.
Just a thought.
Friday, 6 October 2006 14:23There's something very strange about listening to a man from Africa talking to a Mexican in Spanish. Well, trying anyway. I'm told he knows 4 languages already; I guess he's going for lucky number 5?
For those of you who may not know: picking up a coin you see on the road is not necessarily lucky, even if it's heads-up. Cars don't really subscribe to karma.
And finally, the blasted DSLite quit working. It's acting like the charger is not working, so I'd like to buy a new charger to test that. Of course 1) if I'm wrong, I'm out the cost of a new charger (i.e. adapter) and 2) I'll still have to mail it to Nintendo for repairs. I just don't want to mail it out if it's something that simple.
EDIT: HEY, the new adapter works! Apparently the cats chewed a hole in the last one, no wonder it wasn't charging. Hrmph.
For those of you who may not know: picking up a coin you see on the road is not necessarily lucky, even if it's heads-up. Cars don't really subscribe to karma.
And finally, the blasted DSLite quit working. It's acting like the charger is not working, so I'd like to buy a new charger to test that. Of course 1) if I'm wrong, I'm out the cost of a new charger (i.e. adapter) and 2) I'll still have to mail it to Nintendo for repairs. I just don't want to mail it out if it's something that simple.
EDIT: HEY, the new adapter works! Apparently the cats chewed a hole in the last one, no wonder it wasn't charging. Hrmph.