so scary

today, at work, one of our regulars came in and told us that one of the bridges over the mississippi river collapsed a few minutes ago. a few other people came in and talked about it, and i went around and spoke with all my employees to make sure that they could call their loved ones if they needed to to make sure they were safe. i didn't see any pictures until i got home at 10:30, and the goosebumps i got earlier turned into a stomach ache.

my heart and prayers go out to the families who lost a loved one in this horrific accident. i am also grateful to the many heroes that risked their lives to save those who went down with the bridge.

what the...

so this guy who looked sort of like quasimodo came up to me today and wanted my district manager's phone number. normally, we do not give out her # unless it is something that we cannot handle at the store level. i kept trying to explain that her # was private, and asked if i could help him. he wouldn't say anything but he would stare me down...perhaps trying to stare me into submission? i don't know. it was weird and kind of creepy. i wasn't really buying the scare tactic though.

he continued to ask for the number, and i continued to say "no" and asked if i could help. he said something about hiding things and corporate b.s. and politics...and some more staring. i stared back and waited for him to tell me what i could do to help. then, he left.

ah, the joys of retail.

chill out

i understand that harry potter creates a certain kind of mania, but "chill out" people. our store and my employees did an amazing job of taking care of you. think of it as christmas in july, because that's what it was like. expect a line. expect to wait to get your book. don't yell at us, because you decided to come on the night that 1500 other people were going to be at too.

all i can say now....is "i'm glad it is done." my feetsies and my legsies hurt a lot afterward. and i probably smelled like a bear in the wilderness.

nice dream

the other night, i dreamt that i was in high school again. it's sort of a reoccuring dream for me, but i think it was mostly sparked by the upcoming 10 year reunion.

anyway, i was back at my old high school. except...it didn't completely look like my old high school. you know how those dreams go. so i was walking up to the lockers, and i stopped in front of a row of lockers blocked off by some velvet rope. i stop and do some weird turns, and then i start speaking. i mean, people are asking me questions and i am answering them. and then i give this speech about what i will do for them....yada yada...if i were elected. by this point in the dream, i am assuming i am running for class president.

the weirdest part of the dream, though, was that everyone that was in the audience was not anyone i recognized from high school. it was more like going to high school with a bunch of people that were really good friends with tim burton and helena bonham carter.

well, whatever i said appeased the people. i won. senior class president. eat it.

so it is

i sort of figured, but i wanted to make sure...

Your Score: Joe Normal

43 % Nerd, 43% Geek, 47% Dork

For The Record:



A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.


You scored less than half in all three, earning you the title of: Joe Normal.



This is not to say that you don't have some Nerd, Geek or Dork inside of you--we all do, and you can see the percentages you have right above. This is just to say that none of those qualities stand out so much as to define you. Sure, you enjoy an episode of Star Trek now and again, and yeah, you kinda enjoyed a few classes back in the day. And, once in a while, you stumble while walking down the street even though there was nothing there to cause you to trip. But, for the most part, you look and act fairly typically, and aren't much of an outcast.



I'd say there's a fair chance someone asked you to take this test. In any event, fairly normal.



Congratulations!





Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

for laura

this is the most recent picture of our house that i took. it was in march during that freak snowstorm in the midwest. can you say "suck?"

why wasn't it like a john hughes movie?

so my class reunion is nigh. this summer actually. when i first heard about it, i was so turned off by the idea. but now...i am intrigued. one of the girls i went to high school with is in charge of it, and she started a myspace page for it. i am amazed at freaked out by what everyone looks like and does now. some went really far and others stayed in the same place.

anyway, to tell you the truth, i really hated high school. it was all the stereotypes of a john hughes movie, but with no happy ending where the popular girl falls for the criminal or the jock for the freak. if only. there were just a lot of mean people, administrators & teachers included, and it was tiring. at one point, i just gave up on trying with most people. i just concentrated on getting out of there--focusing on just school and watching lots of movies by myself.

but now i am torn. should i go? should i keep away? there are a handful of people that i'd like to see, but at the same time i feel like it would be completely weird. anyone else go to their reunion yet?

maybe, just maybe...i should pretend i invented something...like post-it notes...