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three ([personal profile] threeplusfire) wrote2001-08-24 12:04 am

new books

Fun day at work. Learned to price things, and hopefully I am doing well. Worked two hours at the register that went smoothly aside from one screwed up transaction. I don't mind working the register so much, except when it's horrendously busy.

My sections are all coming into order nicely, and I am quite pleased. Spent a lot of time working on the cookbooks today, and I think that's what I will focus on when I get Saturday.

Looking forward to having a day off already. Though it might be a bit strained since Karen's lame duck boy just flew away. I knew there was a reason I didn't like him, why his comment made me so angry and stuck with me. One of those out of the blue, inexplicable break-ups. She's very sad, and it hurts to see her this way. It provokes that weird sense of chivalry in me, that I should perhaps go challenge this boy to a duel or something.

Made use of my employee discount, three days into the job. A book on the history of cereal, which is fun reading already, and an old book about the Baptist beliefs for my grandfather. It will make a smashing birthday present.

[identity profile] todfox.livejournal.com 2001-08-24 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but apparently 05 has the most crazies because we're halfway between the university and the mental hospital.

Which says a lot for our employees, too.

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[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2001-08-24 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Anything on Guadalupe draws the weirdos I think. Damn street. I find myself losing patience and humor with that element of the Drag and beyond. Just too many years I suppose, seeing the same people, the same things over and over.

[identity profile] todfox.livejournal.com 2001-08-25 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'm not as jaded, but I love to sit at Mojo's and people-watch. So many weird, lovely freaks on the Drag.

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[identity profile] tsarina.livejournal.com 2001-08-25 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
There are a lot of people. And a lot of friendly, intelligent wonderful folks who wound up on the streets for some reason. I try to talk to people, to be friendly, to acknowledge them.

But I have no patience aymore for kids from the suburbs who come down and "pretend" or people dealing drugs or hassling folks for no good reason.

[identity profile] todfox.livejournal.com 2001-08-25 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
That's true, but I guess there will always be poseurs and jerks anywhere, and I'm just used to it.