As taken from the famous Christmas song entitled "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", the lyrics describe pretty much how I feel: they're singing deck the halls, but it's not like Christmas at all. Okay, I know that I'm taking the context in a different way from the original song, but given just this part, it's holding true for me this year.
I'm not used to working during the Christmas holidays; heck, I'm not used to working at all. But it's still surreal for me to think that tomorrow is Christmas Eve and in two days it will be Christmas. The real sad thing is that I have to work tomorrow, which basically sums up what I've been doing this Christmas "holiday". I guess this is the world of working full time: no real holidays. Normally, you want to have some time off and feel all Christmasy during this week of the year, but it's not the case this year. That's why I find it strange for Christmas to be in two days, because it sure doesn't feel like it, even with the snow and cold weather. However, I don't have to work on Boxing Day, so I'm happy.
Two things at work have come to mind and are worthy of sharing. The first one is pretty odd. I will be working on the floor, dealing with my rack of clothing or whatever. Then, I'll be approached by a customer, and this is how they greet me: "do you work here?" The first time I was asked this question, the response I had ready was "what the..?", but of course, I saw that it was an elderly lady that needed help reaching for a shirt, so I was glad to help her. A while later, it happened again. And eventually, it happens at least a few times a day now. This is the conclusion that I have to everyone that asks me this question. If you are looking at me, and I'm wearing a black shirt that says "Sportchek" on it, standing with a bunch of security tags, price guns, PDT, etc., I am doing Sportchek work, and you're still retarded enough to ask me if I worked there, then I should be allowed to say no. I know it may sound very angry, but it really isn't; it's just something that I find humorous.
Here is the story of the week. I have about an hour left in my shift, and the store is packed busy. I'm walking through and my boss pulls me aside and asks me if I can do him a favor. As it is almost impossible to tell if my boss is joking or now - same with quite a few coworkers - I said something really cheesy. So after agreeing to do the favor, he handed me a twenty dollar bill to go buy him a cheeseburger and a nugget kids' meal. I had to make sure that the two meals gave two different toys as my boss has two children. So I march along to McDicks and line up, trying to remember everything my boss told me to get. So after what I thought was a successful attempt to have the order exactly the way my boss wanted, I dodged my way through many crazy shoppers back to the store. As I pass through the "employee's only" sign, I'm excited to meet my boss' kids and deliver their meal to him. However, when I entered the manager's office, he told me to just leave the stuff on the table and give him the change. My boss then rubs his hands together and starts devouring the cheeseburger and the nuggets by himself! At this point, I'm sure the expression on my face would have been a cross between Homer and Peter Griffin when they're hungover. Then my boss looks up at me and says, "man, thanks so much, I've been craving these all day." Then I laugh, and proceeded out the door realizing the kids' meals were for himself but the toys were for his kids. I thought it was a pretty awesome adventure and thus I went to tell a few coworkers about the encounter. In the end, it provided good entertainment to a long, long shift; and plus, I got a free coke for my efforts because my boss didn't want both of them!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Crazy Ambitions
Well, what more can you ask for? There is just about enough of everything for people in Edmonton to just about shutdown and go into hibernation until the new calender year hits. The weather reports kept saying that today should've hit -40 degrees including the wind chill, but oddly, it didn't feel to me as if it were that cold. I found that there were probably two reasons: the first one being that I'm starting to get used to this horrid weather that comes around once a year; the second would be because of the awesome new jacket I bought most recently.
Now, speaking on the topic of the new jacket, my brain almost would not have it when I bought it. Here I am, working to save money for school, and I go to blow a big chunk of my paycheck away by buying things that satisfy my hungry appetite for clothing. However, I must admit that I am probably most happy with this jacket; it adds on to my Christmas shopping, which I'm really trying to hold back this year, but it has served me extremely well - even if it has only been a few days. I finally feel like I'm growing up. I'm spending, I recently applied for a student visa (partly because my dad told me to), and I'm freakin' working. I don't know if I'll be going back to school in January anymore.
Anyways, it's always awesome to see everyone get into the holiday mood. You live your life to create the memories of it, and every Christmas has something new to offer. I hope that people don't become broke because of this "must spend" attitude that media and commercial outlets are planting into their brains; there's actually much better ways of gifting than just with the material, you know. I always told people that the best gift you can give someone is by spending time with them; so, why not do that instead?
So, what have I bought so far? Let's update it a bit.
Happy spending! I'm sure your credit card companies and bank will thank you for it.
Now, speaking on the topic of the new jacket, my brain almost would not have it when I bought it. Here I am, working to save money for school, and I go to blow a big chunk of my paycheck away by buying things that satisfy my hungry appetite for clothing. However, I must admit that I am probably most happy with this jacket; it adds on to my Christmas shopping, which I'm really trying to hold back this year, but it has served me extremely well - even if it has only been a few days. I finally feel like I'm growing up. I'm spending, I recently applied for a student visa (partly because my dad told me to), and I'm freakin' working. I don't know if I'll be going back to school in January anymore.
Anyways, it's always awesome to see everyone get into the holiday mood. You live your life to create the memories of it, and every Christmas has something new to offer. I hope that people don't become broke because of this "must spend" attitude that media and commercial outlets are planting into their brains; there's actually much better ways of gifting than just with the material, you know. I always told people that the best gift you can give someone is by spending time with them; so, why not do that instead?
So, what have I bought so far? Let's update it a bit.
- Burton Hoodie: ~$57
- Oakley T-Shirts x2: $21
- Thin Finn Dry Black Coated: ~$210
- Salomon Winter Jacket: ~$130
Happy spending! I'm sure your credit card companies and bank will thank you for it.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Never Knew
I knew that Ryan's blog name would come in handy one day; so, he deserves some props for inspiring the latest blog title.
Who would've known that I would completely forget about blogging for a few weeks? I don't know; there have been a lot to talk about in the last while, but I just never got to it. But since I'm bored out of my mind right now, I think it might be a good thing to do.
Life mainly consists of working right now. My usual day goes like this: I wake up, and depending on the day will either bus to work or have a ride; I work my ~8 hour shift, and come home; I am usually pretty tired so I just spend the rest of the night on the computer or watching hockey; rinse, and repeat. Even through all this working, there is still quite a bit of stuff that is going around that I'm trying to keep up with.
The sky must have been constipated and took some laxatives or something, because we just got dumped over a foot of snow over the last two days. However, with all this excretion, we can finally feel and get into that winter mode that we have every year in Edmonton. There are always little things that remind me of a classic winter day, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, even though it really is cold and bitter all the time.
Along with winter usually comes the mad scrambling of everyone to try and find Christmas gifts. Working retail allows me to see how hectic and desperate people really get. From the month and a half that I've been working at Sportchek, I realized a few things: they should carry more curling equipment, a lot of people don't care too much for prices, and hanging clothes is not an easy task even though repetitive. But with seeing the way people behave from my corner everyday, I can kind of get a sense to why December has the highest suicide rate; okay, that's kind of random, but still.
So, as my hands get more and more beat up, I still think that more people should blog and let others know about it. It's a great way to learn about other people without having to directly talk or interact with them one on one, because we all know those times can get pretty awkward. Yeah, I said it.
My "Christmas" spendings so far:
Who would've known that I would completely forget about blogging for a few weeks? I don't know; there have been a lot to talk about in the last while, but I just never got to it. But since I'm bored out of my mind right now, I think it might be a good thing to do.
Life mainly consists of working right now. My usual day goes like this: I wake up, and depending on the day will either bus to work or have a ride; I work my ~8 hour shift, and come home; I am usually pretty tired so I just spend the rest of the night on the computer or watching hockey; rinse, and repeat. Even through all this working, there is still quite a bit of stuff that is going around that I'm trying to keep up with.
The sky must have been constipated and took some laxatives or something, because we just got dumped over a foot of snow over the last two days. However, with all this excretion, we can finally feel and get into that winter mode that we have every year in Edmonton. There are always little things that remind me of a classic winter day, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, even though it really is cold and bitter all the time.
Along with winter usually comes the mad scrambling of everyone to try and find Christmas gifts. Working retail allows me to see how hectic and desperate people really get. From the month and a half that I've been working at Sportchek, I realized a few things: they should carry more curling equipment, a lot of people don't care too much for prices, and hanging clothes is not an easy task even though repetitive. But with seeing the way people behave from my corner everyday, I can kind of get a sense to why December has the highest suicide rate; okay, that's kind of random, but still.
So, as my hands get more and more beat up, I still think that more people should blog and let others know about it. It's a great way to learn about other people without having to directly talk or interact with them one on one, because we all know those times can get pretty awkward. Yeah, I said it.
My "Christmas" spendings so far:
- Burton Hoodie: ~$57
- Oakley T-Shirts x2: $21
- Thin Finn Dry Black Coated: ~$210
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