Genius or Madness

I feel very connected to this guy.

I bet the people on the flight were awful, annoying, demanding, rude and inconsiderate.

Most people are.

I don't blame him one moment for wanting to get out of that plane ASAP.







I think maybe my job is making me jaded.

I hope something new, better comes along soon...

Scum of the Earth

Today I learned a very valuable lesson:


I am solely responsible for the temperature of my work place (according to a little old lady it's too warm) and I am to blame for the lining color of Coach handbags.



Feel free to rant and scold me.



But you might have to take a number and get in line.



Maybe bring a snack.



It's going to be quite a wait.

Monday Update

I'm thinking I will start updating once a week on Mondays.

We like Mondays, right?

The start of the work week, the end of the weekend...

Ok, we don't like Mondays.

Very bad idea, forget I said anything.

But I *do* need to update more.

I hope everyone had a fantastically patriotic 4th of July filled with grilled food, drinks and fireworks. I managed to escape the city for a few hours and head to Plainfield, IL where we drove on part of old Route 66 and nearly got lost in a cornfield. It was amusing, especially when some shouting and scolding was done in Spanish. Not at me, but at the navigator. Can anyone tell me why I didn't take Spanish classes in High School and/or college?

After several hours of food, sun and pool I found it extremely difficult to head back to work today. Unfortunately, my place of employment doesn't feel the need to observe in anyway, shape or form National Holidays. Weird, right?

One day I will have a real job.

One where customers wearing black rhinestone tank tops with blue velor pants don't come in and call a $400 purse tacky. (I wanted to hand her a mirror and tell her to take a look at herself. It was the pot calling the kettle black!!!!)

Happy summer, I hope you all enjoy the warm weather! (My friend Jerry does too!)

You seem unhappy. I like that.

I had another celebrity sighting today!!!!

It was this guy. You know, from "Scrubs"!

I am sure he thought I was crazy as I stared at him while I tried to place him. His face was so familiar!

I swear, the only thing that keeps me from going crazy at work is knowing that I could see someone famous.

Gooci? L.V.?

So, a funny thing happens to me at work. I am asked all the time for specific designer handbags, Dooney and Bourke, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, and others and I just direct them to the correct floor.

Fairly simple, right? But what about:

"Gooci?"

"L.V."

"Gucky?"

"Lee Vee?"

Apparently Gucci and Louis Vuitton are really hard to say. After I figure out what the guest is trying to say I become an incredible snob (I try not to, but it's so hard) and say to them:

"Do you mean Gucci?"

or

"Do you mean Louis Vuitton?" (I may not speak French fluently but I can say Louis Vuitton like a Frenchman!)

It's so awful, but I would really like to know why they are looking for a brand they can't even pronounce!?

I feel like I am dealing with this:

James Franco: Gucci Commercial Outtakes from James Franco

Except my inquiries do not come from someone as adorable as James Franco. He could mispronounce it all day and I'd be fine with it!

It is a truth...

• "...universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces." -Bridget Jones
• that I've spent half of my beautiful day off job hunting.
• that I love this bullet point format.
• there is nothing, I mean NOTHING to eat in my apartment. I'm going to have to go shopping, a girl can't live on coffee alone for more than a week or two...
• No matter how hard I try, I am always wrong.
• the general public is crazier by the day...
• people judge too quickly.
• I am in need of a tan, but too scared of skin cancer to go in the sun without sun block.
• I am sick of wearing black to work EVERYDAY.
• that I only seem to update this blog when I'm in a crabby mood.
  

Obsessed?

I think I need a new job.

My current one is breaking me, both mentally and financially.

I keep finding things I want to buy! Today's find:



Isn't it cute? It is absolutely huge, I love it!

I also love this one:


I have a thing for cross-body bags.

Oh, and this one:


Which is also adorable, and cross-body (but I can't find a good picture. Trust me, it is adorable!)

Why is it that handbags are so tempting? Don't even get me started on shoes!!!!

Marching in Time

Today is my mom's Birthday. Happy Birthday mom!!!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Tonight I have to work, hopefully it will be calm and quiet. I really prefer to work when it isn't too busy, because when it is busy the crazies tend to come out. Seriously, the crazy people show up from nowhere. I am beginning to think that a psychology degree should be required for all retail employees. That way they can know how to deal with the nuts that are out to shop.

Oh, and the happy news, I will be in MI this weekend! Hurrah! for three day weekends!

Excitement in the City

Today has been very fun filled. First, I had a package slip in my mail box and wouldn't you know it, but I received a free bra from one of the vendors at work. Then I ventured to Target where I bought a water filter because I read this story a few weeks ago. I haven't been able to enjoy a glass of water since. Next, I had my pictures developed and they actually turned out pretty good, but I will let you be the judge. ( I will include them in a later post because the photo shop didn't give me a cd even though I asked for one, so now I will have to scan them in). Then, to top off my day I found a new way to wear my hair:


What do you think? I like it, it's kind of old fashioned!

Oh, and I saw "Julie & Julia" and loved it! Julia Child continues to be one of my favorite people. I will have to go buy all of her books!

I don't know how many French people you have met over the years, but most of them are insufferable.

This week has been one of those weeks that makes me doubt the human race.

I have dealt with demanding French women (who had saggy boob and blamed me for the sagging), and a French woman who couldn't find her size and claimed it was because "American women are strong" aka "Fat". Both felt the need to talk very condescendingly to me. I'll be damn if I will allow a french person to treat me like crap in my own country.

There was also the man, from who knows where, who wanted a girdle for his over indulged aka "fat" daughter. But to get the right size for her demanded I stop what I was doing and grab a tape measure. I had to walk away so I wouldn't scream.

And of course there is always the older women who come in wanting a new bra that doesn't make them look fat. You know, they want me to get rid of that side fat that hangs under their arms. Ya, I have nothing to fix that, besides getting some kind of nip or tuck or just watching what they eat.

And I still have to work Saturday.

I need a new job.

And I think a new city.

End of the Week Round Up!

This was the longest week ever! I think it seemed so long because I knew I had three days off in a row! That, and my soul is being sucked away little by little every time I walk into my place of employment.

Anyhow, I think I might have been sexually harassed today. I was strange. I was at work walking down a hall and this guy, who is a co-worker, comes up behind me and half whispers in my ear "lookin' sexy". At first I didn't realize he was talking to me so I slowly turned around and looked at him. He just smiled and leaned in closer and said:

"Your not who I thought you were, but your still sexy" and he laughed and walked away. It was really weird.

I need a new job.

One that doesn't make me lose faith in the human race.

Parlez-vous francais?...Non

Today I had an awkward french moment. This girl came in and told me she was from Lyon and asked if I knew it and I said yes in French and then began to babble in French about studying in Perpignan. It was completly embarrassing because my accent was as horrible as ever and then after my little out burst I was so shaken that I couldn't speak anymore even though she was asking my questions. I kept thinking:

"You sound like an idiot! Why would you do that? Holy crap now she is asking me questions and I am an idiot who doesn't understand!"

Anyhow, I also had the funniest thing ever happen at work. A woman put a bra on upside down and to the side and asked me if there was something wrong with the bra because it didn't feel right. I laughed about that all day. At least I wasn't that big of an idiot!!!

I want to see this movie:


Who's going with me?

Minor Frustrations...

The past few days I have felt like I've been surrounded by idiots. Everyone has just been really dumb. Most of these incidents have been closely related to public transportation.

Example 1:

My bus drove past my stop because the 148 was stopped because it was too full and the driver yelling to the people in the back of the bus to move more. I then had to catch the "L" and a very creepy man stared at me and I had to run off the train at the last moment as the doors were closing so he wouldn't know were I lived.

Example 2:

I had to help a grown woman pick out slippers. Seriously, slippers. She didn't want them to be "too big" What difference does it make. They are SLIPPERS!! I had a horrible thought that if I got a running start I could have pushed her out of the window down the the street below. I know, awful, but wouldn't have even noticed. She was about as smart as a rock.

Example 3:

I had to help an older woman pick out pj's for a girl she knew was graduating from high school. When she found out that young people don't wear their pants "at their waist" she totally flipped and called it "vulgar" and acted as if I had insulted her.

I just don't know what I am going to do with all these silly people.

Okey Dokey

My friends,

I appreciate your comments of reason. I *know* deep down that it isn't very probable that I will catch the Swine flu and die, but every time I watch the Chicago news they make it sound TERRIBLE!!!! Just think about all of those people who come into Chicago via O'Hare! Anyways, I don't know why I am letting the flu bother me when global warming is going to do us all in!

I am trying not to freak.

But, it's not really working...


In work related news, I think I helped pick out tights for a gay wedding. The guy was really funny and cute about making sure the tights matched the dress. I like friendly customers!

In family news, my dad is going to have his gall bladder removed. Apparently he has gall stones. At first they thought he had an ulcer, but after his recent hospital visit on Friday they decided it was his gall bladder. I guess it's a good thing you don't really need your gall bladder!

I hate being far away from my family when things like this are going on.

I have a three day weekend coming up! May 9, 10, and 11!!! Yay!!!

Stuck in the Middle

Work was a bit annoying today. Corporate was there, so everyone was really weird. Especially the one manager. She doesn't seem to like me, she always glares at me and I always feel so intimidated by her. Plus, my two coworkers who ALWAYS fight were back at it today, fighting and putting me in the middle of their spat.

And now for my confession. I am reading Twilight and kind of liking it. I am so ashamed, but I can't put it down. I don't know why!!! I can't wait for my electric bill to come so I can take it to the Library and get a library card. ( I need to prove I live in the city).

Where are you from?

I often ask people at work where they are from because we have a lot of international guests. It's cool, especially when they have a good grasp of the English language. I love hearing about there stay in Chicago. But the odd thing about our guests is that they often ask me what my nationality is. So far my favorite guesses are Russian and Greek. I am neither of these, but I guess it's cool to look very diverse!

I've also had a lady tell me that I reminder of Vera Wang, which I thought was really weird. But I think it was because of the outfit I was wearing.

Tomorrow I don't have to work! Yay!!!!

Smak It To Me

I mentioned in a previous post that my co-workers don't really get along. I had hoped that it was mainly a one day thing and today would be better. I was wrong. There is a lot of tension. I just want everyone to get along. I guess this means I will start looking for my new job. I can't handle this tension. I get enough crap from crazy customers, I don't want it from my co-workers too.

But until I find that new job I am here, trying my best!

Did I mention that this past week a company from Grand Rapids called me in for an interview? Yes, many months after I had applied they decided that wanted to meet with me. I find it very, very annoying. They had my application for MONTHS and now, after I've relocated and taken a job that is kind of annoying, they want to meet with me. Jerks. Why doesn't the world work in a timely manor?

Alrighty, I've ranted enough.

Tap Dancing Elephants!

I didn't see Tim Gunn today. I was really hoping since he was in Chicago he would drop into WT, but he didn't. Plus I don't think he would stop by my department. Maybe next time, or maybe someone else will stop by!!

I love knowing that in a big city there is a very real possibility of seeing a famous person. It makes life more exciting. I feel like if I ever meet someone famous it would be like the whole Mark Ruffalo thing all over again.

Speaking of work, the other girls in my department don't seem to get along. Great fun, especially since everyone complains to me about the other person. I really hope they work things out and get along.

Blurred Vision

Today I spent over an hour with one customer in a bra fitting. But at least she opened a credit card when we were done. But I think the worst part of my day was that for the last 3 hours of the work day I had a headache. Not just any headache I think it was a migraine because it is still with me. (But I don't have to be to work until 1:30pm tomorrow so I can try to sleep it off!)

I am happy and feel so lucky to have a job, but at the same time I feel like what I am doing is below me. That sounds awful, but I think I feel this way because I don't feel challenged intellectually.

I just realized today that I am going to be 23 in only a few weeks. It seems weird.

Mamma Mia!

Something very random happen today. I was at the morning meeting at work and who should be standing there but a fellow college alum. That's right, someone I know works at my work. I will give you a hint, she played a pig in a college production. It was completely crazy!

I have a new couple things I would like to rant about:

1) Wind. I hate you, well not all the time, but when you are freezing and strong you annoy me.

2) People who need you to look through all the bras or undies for their size instead of doing it themselves.

3) Mean people. Why can't you just be nice? I'm nice and I expect you to be nice back!

I will leave you with this classic music video, just because this song has been in my head.