I can't decide whether I'm more hungry or sleepy. I got home from work at 12:15am, and immediately changed into my pajamas. I'm freaking exhausted. Retail sucks. Customers are stupid and rude (most of the time), and my feet are in pain.

A Quick Note to my Customers of the Day:

Hey, woman who walked in, pointed to the shirt way up high and said, "Size 18," to me, without so much as a "please," "excuse me," or "could you maybe..."? Yeah. You suck!

Also? Please watch your very small child who is sitting in the stroller instead of ignoring her, and please, please, for the love of god, keep her from tearing all the clothes within her reach off of the clearance rack!

And you, lady who stood, arms crossed, and told me in front of your children, "I'm just waiting for my stupid husband!"? Hmm. Classy. Please don't come back. I don't like you so much.

Lastly, kids with candy shouldn't be allowed in clothes stores.

Thanks for your attention.

Not so lovingly,
Me

P.S. Lady who bought her sister a gift card secretly while said sister was in the fitting room? You are cool. Come back any time! Thanks for not sucking!

Anyway.

My co-workers are still nice, and they still think I'm doing a good job, even though I feel like it's painfully obvious that I'm no salesperson. It's still weird there. I mean, dude, get this: we stayed late tonight to clean the store because some bigwigs are coming by to inspect it tomorrow. They're all, "See how important it is that we do this?"

And I'm like, "Hmm. No."

They made it sound so important and they truly cared about it so much. Clearly, they're insane.

Also? Working until after midnight is INSANE. Unless I'm staying overnight at a zoo, watching an animal who is either sick or about to give birth, I'd rather never work after midnight ever again.

That's all I have to say about work for now. Oh, wait! One more thing:

BLAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

All right, time to move on.

Earlier this afternoon (my mind still thinks it's Tuesday, Dec 9, so when I say "today," that's the day I'm talking about, okay?), I went out to a very nice lunch. The wildlife center held a special lunch for all the teachers. They fed us rolls, salad, and chicken lasagna. It was amazing!

We talked about childhood memories of snow days and ice days. We talked about teaching. We laughed a lot. We ate yummy desserts. Then we learned about the California Tarantula, and I learned how to handle her (a little different from the Chilean Rose Haired Tarantula who I'm used to). This tarantula was really cool, and did not make my eczema freak out. I like her.

It was nice seeing some of the teachers I hadn't seen in a while. One of the ladies there spoke to me about her horses. Soon, I'm going to be able to go riding with her. I can't even tell you how excited I am about that! The last time I even saw a horse up close was when I was at Best Friends. I miss them terribly, and to be able to ride a horse again... Wow. Well, I'm sure I'll be writing about it!!

Speaking of writing, I feel bad that I didn't last night. I didn't write before work, and I got home from work at 11:00pm. Then I fell asleep on the couch! Eventually, I dragged myself to bed and realized a post for the 8th was simply not in the cards. So tonight, I thought I'd write when I got home, expecting to be home at 11:00pm or so again. Well I didn't get home when I thought I would, but at least I'm writing now. It's nice writing daily, even when I miss a day here and there. I like Holidailies! It's inspired me to write much more often than I usually do, and doing so makes me feel focused and happy. I'm glad we've got a few weeks left yet.

Oh! Hey!! Did you know that it's only two weeks until Christmas??? Well, I didn't! When did that happen?! I'm totally freaked out! I've got to buy presents and do all my Christmas cards and get ready for London and order transcripts so I can send in my last college application!!! Egads! Where will I find the time to do it all? These next two weeks are going to be busy!

(Must pause to take deep breath. ....... Okay.)

I can't think about it anymore right now. I'll save those worries for the morning. Right now, as the rain is pouring down, I'm going to curl up on my couch with a bowl of Cheerios and some Nick at Nite. Maybe my husband or a kitty or two will curl up with me.

Ahhhhh... It's good to be home.