...I'm a big kid now

So, for the last few weeks, my life has been crazy.

I quit my job in typical Claire fashion: i.e. I woke up one day and said 'fuck this shit; I'm not doing it any more' and went unemployed for a good 2-3 weeks. I was going crazy during that time. I read every single book in my apartment (and there are a LOT of them) at least twice, including the whole entire Harry Potter series and Jane Eyre. In that time I did a lot of thinking and decided that if, as a student, I'm forced to work a shitty retail job, I should at least get paid for it since I've got the mounds of experience under my belt. So I filled out some applications to be manager. My first interview was with Nautica (some kind of nautical apparel store. Don't ask me what that fad's all about 'cause I could not tell you...) and that was what I was talking about in a post a little while back. It went well. Could've gone better but I was a bit rusty (I haven't had to sell myself for a job in 5 years). I didn't get the position. A couple of weeks later, I move in with my parents (yeah, it was that bad). By that point, I'd nearly resigned myself to winding up like the comic book guy from the Simpsons'; a tubby loser and social pariah, but I got a call earrrrly one morning that turned it all around.

I am now employed as an asst. manager (which means I'm second in command to the store mngr.) at a kinda well known woman's apparel store (yay?). The good thing is, I'm doing a lot of the same things that I used to do back at my old job (boss people around, schedule breaks, calculate sales goals) but I'm making twice the money and working twice the hours. This is my eighth straight day working. Fucking A. My feet are not accustomed to shoes that aren't my Converses, New Balances, or flip-flops so they are bruised and swollen^infinite degree. Bad thing of course is that it's a 30 minute drive and that when some crazy person comes in and demands to speak to the manager, I get to deal with them. Which is going to be fun for me, cause I just love to do haughty disdain, heh.

You what's funny about living in tornado alley?

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That's right, nothing, heh. We've been slammed with tornadoes lately. And to that I say a resounding Boo! We had a hail storm to beat all hail storms here last year and I lucked out because my car was parked in a friend's car port. About two nights ago while closing, my boss' fiancee calls to tell her that a severe thunderstorm with nickel-sized hail was headed our way. Lucky for me, my apartment complex has a garage. My mom called me at seven this morning telling me we were supposed to have a repeat today. It poured and my little car blew all over te highway but no hail (whew). By 10AM, it was 80 something degrees and sunny; nary a cloud in the sky. WTF?

Lastly, my good computer is on the fritz so I'm using my backup; so to all my forum/boards peeps, that's why I've been hitting and running, sorry! By the time the site loads, and I click on a topic and that loads, and I hit reply and that loads and I hit add reply and that loads at least five minutes have passed and Claire does not have the patience for that. So! I'll be back when my computer stops acting like a p.o.s.

So what have I learned from all this?

For one; that I can be wee bit impulsive. I've never thought of myself as the type when it comes to important stuff. I mean, I'm the kind of person who when she's on the highway, mentally calculates the likelihood of car C in the far right lane switching lanes and causing a collision if my car (car A) attempts to go around car B in the far left lane (and as crazy as that may sound, I'm proud to say I've had zero accidents in the 6-7 years I've been driving).

For two; the weather in this state is ridiculous. This state is ridiculous. I need to move...

It's 11. I have to go to bed so I can limp to work and open the store at 8 tomorrow. Good lord. I almost sound like a grown up don't I? Scary.

~Claire over and out~

Virgess Es

Now I remember why I stopped watching TV. It's the same reason why I rarely listen to the radio. Media today talks about the same thing, over and over, and it accomplishes nothing. I've been having a rough week to say the least, so I left my apartment to stay with my parents, visit friends, and during this time, I've been watching TV. Not just Adult Swim, but the news. Yeah I know, that's already where I screwed up.

I swear I can recite every Obama/Clinton sound byte word for effing word. I've been hearing the "what's your reaction to what he/she said?" and the "what's your reaction to his/her reaction?" crap so much I want to puke. Between the "shame on you Barrack Obama", and the "bitter" fiasco, to mispeaks on numerous occasions about Bosnia, to Bill Clinton being Bill Clinton cycled on all the major networks over and over and over is equal to me to having the back of your seat kicked while sitting in a movie theater. The first time it happens, you may think, 'well that was annoying' and then maybe it happens again and you think 'okay, it's too early to freak out, maybe I'll just turn around and give that person a look and it'll all stop' and then by then, the offender has built themself up to kicking your chair in a steady rhythm, slowly driving you to the brink of an outburst. That's where I am right now. I'm standing up in my seat at this point and saying "I've frickin' had it"; I'm so tired of politics and political parties.

It really makes me sick that the Democrats can't or won't frickin' realize they're tearing their party apart; both Clinton and Obama really need to keep in mind that the object is to beat McCain, and there's no way in hell that's going to happen if they keep splitting up the party between Obama and Clinton supporters. We all need to unite as "Pro-economy and anti-Bush". Right now, we have Democrats saying, "I'd rather vote for McCain than Hillary" and vice versa. It's pathetic and childish and it's really no freakin' wonder why we the people don't have an ounce of faith in our government.

Firefly

Finally got around to watching Firefly.

Wow. Just...wow.

All hail the awesomeness that is Joss Whedon. I'm just irritated that it took me so long. And now I finally understand the true meaning of "chain of command" LOL. Good times. Now I've just got to get my hands on the movie...