A DAY...

that's all it is until i get to go home.

myLove was in a small car accident. he's alright, but his bumper is bent.

i finally got to meet and work with our new assistant manager.

SHORT DAY

today was a short day at work...meaning...

we were only open from 9-6 because it was sunday. and...
there were only 6 people scheduled to work and only 4 of us for the last half of the day.

but...

my manager gave me a ride home so i didn't have to walk. on the way, he showed me where a nice restaurant is called moxie that i'm supposed to have myLove take me to the next time he visits. he said that on the bottom of the menu it says that if there's something that's not on the menu, then let them know and they'll go out and buy the stuff to make it. i'll have to try it out sometime.

oh yeah, and wendy called, but i missed her call. :'( now we're playing phone tag. :)

FORTUNE COOKIE SAYS:

Something interesting will happen soon at work.


(this one made me laugh. something interesting always happens at work)

by the way, the creepy guy who came in last night and tonight asked for an application. he keeps asking me kinda creepy questions. he's so... creepy!

PORK & BEANS

so, the employees at work have nicknamed the homeless bum pork & beans. he's the same one who was kicked outta the store a few days ago for getting aggressive with one of the employees, the same one who started following around a couple of our employees. he's the one that always came in to buy crackers and sardines, who smelled really bad and took forever to count out his money to pay. well, anyways, he was hanging around our trash cans out front again today and so our store manager went out there to tell him to leave, and i guess he was telling him things like, "get off my street, punk!" meanwhile, back in the store, jed came by to visit. today must've been reunion day, because later, mario came by with his wife and i got to meet her, then, yvette and alex came by. so, there was this loud screeching of tires out front and then this older gentleman comes in exclaiming, "i almost got hit." poor guy. well, tonight must not have been his night, because on my way home, i stopped to pick up some chinese food, and as i was ordering, there was this yelling outside, and i look out to see pork & beans and the older gentleman in some kind of a yelling/pushing fight with pork & beans threatening he's going to kill the other guy. the other guy comes into the restaurant and pork & beans is outside. the guy taking my order goes out after he's finished, and by that time, a policeman shows up and after some guys talk to him, he takes off, like he's going to go after pork & beans. earlier, the guy taking my order asks me, "are you going to hit me with that?" referring to my flashlight, and i tell him that i carry it because i have to walk. after all this happens, he tells me, "now i know why you carry your flashlight with you." but hey, my food was good, and maybe pork & beans is off the street now.

ANOTHER STORE LOSS

today was another sad day at work. our assistant manager, mario, is being transferred to another store in elk grove/florin, and today was his last day. we had balloons and a cake (that was pretty darn good cake--i had two pieces). i was sad because i really liked working with mario, just like i really liked working with jed. on my way out, i shook his hand and gave him a hug and told him that he would be missed. he told me, "it was nice working with you." it was nice working with you mario.

stupid rude people who come into the store. it's all YOUR fault!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA!

today is nana's birthday. she's 73, but still checks out cute guys with my friend angelica. haha!

happy birthday nana! love you!

!JULIE BIRTHDAY HAPPY

today is julie's birthday. wish her a happy birthday while you still have time. it is almost tomorrow, which is when my birthday is. don't miss julie's birthday. you have under an hour. don't call her though. she hates talking on her phone. especially to you.

SEPTEMBER 23 to SEPTEMBER 29

FRI - 4:30-9
SAT - 3:30-9 AD SIGNS
SUN - 1:30-6
MON - OFF
TUES - 4:30-9
WED - OFF
THUR - 4:30-9

CASHIER'S LAW NO. 1

the worse someone smells, the longer it takes for them to count their money out.

HAPPY ALEX...

birthday, to you!

today is alex's birthday. wish my future dancing partner a very happy birthday.

3:52-6:08, with a short interruption as my phone died. it sure has been a long time.

LAUGHS... AND THEN NOT SO MANY

last night, angelica and vince came by and we went to laughs unlimited and saw stand-up comedian stephen b. perform. it was a funny show, and the opening comedian kept picking on angelica's friend jaime. anyways, afterward, we walked around old sac trying to find someplace that was open to eat at, but couldn't find anything, so as we were driving back, we saw a dominos and stopped there to order some pizza. there were some scary people in that neighborhood, which is not too far from the neighborhood where i'm currently living. anyways, there was only one guy in there making the pizzas and answering the phones and it was taking quite a long time. even when the delivery drivers got there, there were still only three guys working in there and only one guy was actually making the pizzas. as we picked up our order, the guy desperately asked us, "do you know anyone who wants a job? we're hiring!" we felt bad for him. plus, there was this girl that was dealing right there on the corner and another guy who tried to get vince to buy a $200 gold necklace. what a scary horrible place this is!

SEPTEMBER 16 to SEPTEMBER 22

FRI - OFF
SAT - 11-3:30
SUN - 1:30-6
MON - 10-2:30
TUES - 9-6
WED - OFF
THUR - 10-7

MY LOVE LEFT...

... and he only got here just yesterday.

SEPTEMBER 9 to SEPTEMBER 15

FRI - 4:30-9
SAT - OFF
SUN - OFF
MON - 4:30-9
TUES - 7-11:30
WED - 4:30-9
THUR - 6:30-11

SAD DAY... BUT WITH A FEW HAPPY THINGS THROWN IN...

i could not help but feel a bit sad today... read more to find out about it.

today was jed's last day. he was promoted as department manager at another store. jed was always extemely helpful whenever i had any questions, and there were a whole lot of them. he would always take the time to explain things. he will be missed.

luckily i was able to tell him goodbye (and even get a hug) because although i was scheduled to work from 6:30-11, my manager asked me if i would work a full shift, since our assistant manager called in sick. so i ended up staying until 3:30.

for lunch i went to chipotle, yum yum! after work i got a smoothie from jamba juice. i finished it just now. another yum yum.

a bird flew in the store again today. this was the third bird that's come into the store when i've been there, and the second bird to come into the store this week. except this one stayed for quite a while and flew around to the different walls and sang so we would know it was still there.

my fingers hurt. jed called me to the front to blow up some balloons for a customer. she had 22 balloons. i really only blew up and tied 21 of them, since jesse blew one up for me. i popped one, and it was really loud. i think my heart skipped a few beats. anyways, the silver ones are the hardest ones to tie. they're extra thick. it took quite a while, but like i told the customer, we don't specialize in balloons. i wonder how long my fingers are going to hurt.

i get to work another 5 days this coming week. my schedule will be posted soon.

HAPPY HAPPY...

birthday to bryon willett!

today is his birthday. wish him a very happy birthday!

THE "I WANT A SHOPPING CART/RAINCHECK" RUDE GUY

another rude guy came into work today. i think i'll just add a page to my site on the daily life of a longs cashier. it'll be here, so go read it after it's out (<-my gay reference of this post).

by the way, i definitely won't forget to add the "english teacher" lady to the site!

SEPTEMBER 2 to SEPTEMBER 8

FRI - 10-2:30
SAT - 11-3:30
SUN - 9-1:30
MON - OFF
TUES - 6:30-11
WED - OFF
THUR - 6:30-11

THANK GOD...

...that's over!