July 19, 2007

• Anyone miss me?

  Wow…. so it’s been almost a year and a half since I last posted. Obviously I survived my birthday, and the next. This past birthday wasn’t too bad. I got an IPod, which is all that I asked for. I adore my IPod. I was just thinking about IPOD cases and had a great idea….  an IPod case in the form of a big stuffed animal. You would slide the IPod into the belly of the beast (as it were) and then you could cuddle your IPod. Eh… is there such a thing as loving your IPod too much? If only I was better at sewing. I’m not a bad seamstress, but certainly not up to par for making a stuffed animal IPod holder. I hope no one steals my idea…. because then I might have to buy their creation.

  Let’s see…. since the last time I posted I got a promotion at work (Borders). That was way back in October 2006. That’s kept me quite busy which is one of the reasons I haven’t been around. I’m now the merch supervisor, a fancy title meaning: “the one who makes the store all perty.” I’m making more money now than I ever have before, which is really not saying a lot since I still can’t afford to live on my own even as frugal as I am, but maybe in a few years after a few raises…

  I have managed to put away a little money every paycheck (as well as pay a little extra on remaining bills), so hopefully when I am ready, no new emergency bills will have reared their ugly heads. Doesn’t it always seem like you finally manage to get ahead and put away a little money for a rainy day and then that rainy day turns out to be a flood? Well, I hope I don’t get any floods any time soon.

  If it wasn’t for my micromanaging manager, my job would be a cake walk. For the most part, I just have to put up the various displays as corporate dictates, but my immediate manager (one-of-three) constantly seems to be doing my job. She’s constantly either doing my job for me or going back over what I’ve done and changing it. It’s infuriating. While my predecessor may have been alright with that kind of “leadership,” I like to think that I can do my job well and I don’t need a babysitter. To be completely honest, I really don’t know what her job is. All she ever does is my work. I’ve complained to my general manager about it, but I just really can’t put into words how much my evil overlord irks me.

  Ah so anyway… Harry Potter gets released tomorrow night. As much as I love the series and really just books in general , I am just not looking forward to the feeding frenzy. Last year I volunteered to cashier (since I’m speedy) and this year I have as well. I may not be as badly agoraphobic as I used to be (like shaking in a corner physically ill, turn out the lights and leave me alone), but that doesn’t mean I want to be surrounded by the crush of a couple thousand people as they surge to and fro like a hungry sea. Honestly people, calm down. It’s a book and not a particularly well written one. Entertaining, sure, but nothing special. It’s what I like to call a popcorn novel…. something to consume with little content to weigh you down. They’re good, but nothing to go gonzo over. It certainly doesn’t compare to the Hobbit or Sherlock Holmes. If we’re talking about children’s books, Artemis Fowl has more merit or Barker’s Abarat. Harry Potter is of course way better than Paolini’s books (I can’t understand the hype with those stinkers), but it’s time to get over it people.

  In short, there’s no reason you should be keeping me up till 4 in the morning because you need a book the second it’s released.

  I’m so very happy that there are still people in the world who read, and who get excited about the release of a book, but go to bed and get it in the morning!

  Another book people should get over is The Secret.  This book is to literature what Spam is to emails. The secret is…. it’s no secret, and if you thought it was, then you’re obviously not bright enough to be trusted with it. It’s getting to the point that I loathe Oprah. First she unloaded Dr Phil on us, and now The Secret. Argggg! Stop it. I should write a self-help/metaphysics book called You Don’t Need This Book, But Buy It Anyway. If I could get Oprah to plug it, I’d be an overnight millionaire. Dr Phil’s a big bully and his books make me cringe almost as much as Schlessinger, Coulter, or Savage. Granted some people need to be ordered around because they can’t be trusted to make adult decisions, but I really didn’t think there were enough to make Dr Phil such a big man. But I should have known better with as popular as talkshows are. Blech

  So I guess I’ll try to update on Sunday if I survive the final chapter in the life of the Harry Potter. 

  

  To all those planning on going to one of the international Potter Parties…. just try to treat your booksellers kindly. You have NO IDEA what we’re going through over this or what we’ve already been through. It’s almost worse than the holiday season.

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