Well I have fully recovered from being sick, I think. And my sleeping has normalized so it must have been the meds causing me insomnia. Don't get me wrong, I still go to bed way too late and get up way too early.
Work is good (except, see rant below). I'm still doing okay on my "not eating cheese" and "not buying things" mission. There are good moments and there are bad moments, but April 11 is not that far off, right?
MB is leaving on her spring break tomorrow, leaving me home alone for a week with Chaser who will love me unconditionally for about three days and then continue ignoring me once MB returns. Which always makes me mad because I always want everyone to love me best.
Work Rant:
Yesterday a woman called the store and asked if we had books about pediatrics. Yes. Do you have books about facts about pediatrics? I'm not sure, but what are you looking for? I'm looking for a book about raising a child from birth to like age 14 and the advice for doing that. Well it doesn't look like we have anything specific to the things you are saying as far as a key word search of the title goes. However, there might be something on the shelf with a different title. Can you go look? (Big sigh from me, which is rude) I can, but it will take a while. Well I'll call back in ten minutes. (So I go up to the parenting section and browse around). There is a book about raising your child from birth to age five and one for age five to age twelve. I didn't find anything else similar to what you are describing. (I said when she called back). What is the book about? (I read her the table of contents). Can you look in the medical section? Can you look through all the titles on the shelf? (I wanted to say - sure. And I will make you a razor blade sandwich while I am at it). I could but I think you really should do some research on your own and come into the store. I would be happy to help you when you come in.
What I should have said was, All you need to know about how to raise your kid you can learn from watching The Sound of Music and Roseanne. All you nned to know about how NOT to raise your child can be learned from watching episodes of Cops and The Brady Bunch.
Let me give you a little advice about calling the store and asking us to do your personal shopping for you.
1. The first words our of your mouth should not be "The parking there sucks, I liked you better when you were across the street. Can you find these books so I don't have to waste my time finding a parking space?"
2. Have a general idea of what you are looking for. Don't say, I'm looking for a book but I don't know the title or the author. Unless your book happens to be something I've read, something a million other people have requested (like an Oprah book) or sitting right in front of me - I can't help you.
3. You should be sort of witty, maybe a bit charming. Flirting helps, and for the love of god - be specific.
4. Don't give us an excuse or a story for why you are trying to make us do your shopping. We don't want to hear it. It makes you sound disorganized and lazy.
Yesterday I mailed a copy of High Times magazine to a man living thirty minutes away from the store. He said he had AIDS and was had a medicinal growers permit. It was a horrible long story and at the end of it I was convinced I was actually talking to AA's exboyfriend J.
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