Damn. It’s only Wednesday. I am so eager to put Black Friday behind me this year. It feels like some huge speed-bump or hurdle that I need to cross this year! And I have been so exhausted the past few days from all the stress and labor of preparing for it at work. I have either gone to bed early or fell asleep on the couch while watching TV all week! Last night I fell asleep while playing Flamingo with my cat (it’s a game we play every night in an effort to tire her out so she’ll actually sleep). I woke up in the middle of the night and my light was still on, Flamingo was still in my hand, and my cat was sleeping!
Anyhoo, I gots to go get pretty for work. Just wanted to check in, since I feel totally productive this morning.
April Fools’ is one of those days that I have a love-hate relationship with. I am sooo glad I am not at work today. A few years back at my other job the associates all slowly turned in resignations all day. The first 15 minutes of that was torture because it was so believable the way they did it. Then yeah, it was just funny. I think it was nice that they cared enough to ‘fool’ me, but really I hated it. My earliest memory of an April Fools’ joke was one my father pulled on my mom. She was at work. I think it was her first time back in the work-force since me and my brother had been birthed and junk. Anyway, my father called her in an absolute panic and told her the fish tank had fallen over. Hilarity ensued. My poor mother. She is still pissed aboot that.
Many people enjoy the romance of Valentine’s Day and go to great lengths to celebrate. Others find it totally torturous that a day exists. Some just like the candy. Heh. I myself am somewhere in the middle. It depends if my work schedule allows me to celebrate (this year it doesn’t). I actually moved in with Richard on Valentine’s Day. Isn’t that cute? I do have to wonder why, as retail folk, we ended up with the 2 most relationship defining events on holidays. It is so hard to get time off!
Anyhoo, I was wondering. How are y’all celebrating V.D. this year?
Did you see that? Did a tumbleweed just blow through? Can’t be. It’s winter! Even here in San Diego! But I do have to admit, it has been quiet in this place. I swear, every time I sit down to chat with you all, or type something interesting I just find that I am too tired. Tired and burnt out. To tell you the truth, no matter how ‘easy’ I claim my December to be, it is always the same as far as mental burnout. Something about the holidays, or winter, or my birthday. Something about the whole thing just makes me tired. Plus I hate this month.
Anyhoo. So yeah. Hi! I missed you all. I am sorry for all the link-tastic content. And the You Tubes. How has your December been? Really, I want to know. Does it kinda suck for the non-retail folk too? It has to. I mean unless you are independently wealthy with a staff of your own, I cannot imagine December to be one of the ‘fun’ months. Like July. I love July! It has to be my favorite! And I don’t even like the heat so much! Well, I like it better than I did. Something about a convertible in San Diego made me see the light on that one. So what else? Why was I here up in your face for today? *thinks* .. Hrm. I dunno. I really don’t have a lot to talk about since I am like 90 percent at work lately. I could tell you stories about that but I think we all know the gist of what goes on… selfish, self-important, slobbish, rude, messy.. you know. You see it when you shop!
So, did you know it’s my birthday tomorrow? Srsly. In like 15 minutes I will have aged one more year, officially. I hate that shit. Oddly enough, this year I had to go in to the DMV for the license renewal bit. New picture and prints, right? Well I went thru the whole procedure. I followed all the steps correctly. What did I get in the mail today? My new Driver License. I look like a bloated lesbian. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But still. Talk aboot fugly. I am contemplating pretending I never got it for a re-take photo. I am quite sure I do not look like that. And I think the photo is too cropped. You cannot even see my hawt new Levi’s. I look good in those!
But enough about that. I was talking about my birthday. It’s tomorrow. But at work they got it into their head to do a singing thing today. Why? I do not know. It was clearly last minute. I don’t eat cake. They got nachos. Would have been fine, but they got beef on them. I don’t eat beef. Ever. Then it turned out to not be beef nachos but carne asada fries. Basically like a nacho but with fries instead of chips. Ew. Kinda gross. But they sang. I served them the fries I wouldn’t eat. Weird. It was all kinda uncomfortable. I do appreciate the gesture tho. I hate having a December birthday. It sucks more than one would think. Every year. Even my parents couldn’t even get a good birthday gig for me that time of year. And, any gift had holiday wrap. Or comics. What the hell with the comic pages? Cheap much? I’d have rather had holiday wrap. Even as a child.
Turns out there is no plan for tomorrow either. I was originally working all day, 12-9… I told Richard I was moving my shift, but he forgot and assumed I’d just be at work. So he asked me what the plan was!? I think he’s taking me to our usual little Mexican place for dinner, since that is what I told him I expected. At least, anyway. No plan for my birthday! Not even a stand-by! Has this happened to you? So now I am having to wake up for an ugly 7 AM start time, with no reason. No dinner plan. Nada. I wish I had kept my 12-9. At least I could’ve slept in.
I fucking hate December. [/self centerd bitch-fest]
Or is television sucking ass lately? The holidays have been over, can we let up on the reruns? Or at least show one that wasn’t just on a few weeks ago? I mean. I feel like I am taking crazy pills here. To top it off, my TV listing keeps promising new programs. No, not a 3rd party widget.. my actual cable provider’s site! Sheesh.
All I wanted to do was veg in front of the boob-tube tonight and relax. Instead it has made me frustrated. Spooty television.
And so I was chatting online with a good friend tonight about how I was trying to enjoy my holiday decor, you know.. post holiday, now that I have time. I have been having a really hard time with that! It all made perfect sense when he pointed out that every time I looked at it now that we are past Christmas, it just reminds me that I have to take it down. Shit. You know what?
He’s totally right. It is making me go a little crazy.
I have to take all that shit down. Heh. That tree has easily 2 times as many ornaments as last time. Not only that, but we like these ones, and they are fragile! They have to be packed carefully and junk. By me. Richard has to work.. Again. Although last year my state of mind was a bit different, the pressure is still there. I just wish I had the same adrenaline! Okay, not really. But I have decided that tomorrow is the big day. As nice as it sounded, leaving it up for an extra week for some party, the fact remains that time gets limited again, and I don’t want this chore to do on one of my only 2 days off! Right? So it has to be done. Before the New Year. Tomorrow.
I have to get pumped. I have to get in the right state of mind. Hell, I want help!! Anyone? I’ll serve cocktails….
She’s back!! My BFF Betty Nicole is back from.. well she didn’t actually GO anywhere. She had parents visiting, and taking up all her time and being parental and junk. Eew.
sour, bitter, and jaded. 
