Oh yeah--a lot of the customers were completely obnoxious to us as cashiers (most of them were fine, but given the number you'd see in a full day shift...) acting like we were morons, assuming we couldn't add or subtract, etc etc. Which may have been the case for some, but I was like "HI. I'm going to Georgetown in the fall. Libby over there is going to be a sophomore at Northwestern. [Someone else I think was going to a big name school too]. We are probably smarter than you. Go ass yourself in the ear, ma'am."
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
meara - Apr 11, 2008 8:41:08 am PDT #4202 of 10001
lisah - Apr 11, 2008 8:41:10 am PDT #4203 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
GC! I thought of you when my friend posted this video (which has music, btw) to flickr the other day. This is part one:
Stephanie - Apr 11, 2008 8:45:04 am PDT #4204 of 10001
Trust my rage
Thanks, everyone! Ellie is generally, but not always, nice to Frisco so to see such total sweetness made me want to share.
I am writing thank you notes and I'm certain I've forgotten someone.
DavidS - Apr 11, 2008 8:45:08 am PDT #4205 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Totally cute with bangs, Sox!
lisah - Apr 11, 2008 8:46:26 am PDT #4206 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
love the bangs, Sox!
lisah, are they on the honfest site?
nah, it wasn't done as part of Honfest. It was for an entry in Baltimore Magazine's Best Of issue that year.
hippocampus - Apr 11, 2008 8:49:24 am PDT #4207 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
It was for an entry in Baltimore Magazine's Best Of issue that year.
and when I read that, I immediately brained it into Baltimore Magazine's Hottest Singles issue. what? I cut my hair & get stupider?
Jessica - Apr 11, 2008 8:52:14 am PDT #4208 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a pretty stereotypical "smart kid" work ethic - if I decide something's worth my time/effort, I'll be the best little worker bee in the world, but give me busywork and I will procrastinate my ass off.
(Case in point, this metadata spreadsheet I've been supposedly working on all week. DO NOT WANT.)
[eta: Yay, bangs! They look great!]
lisah - Apr 11, 2008 8:53:02 am PDT #4209 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I immediately brained it into Baltimore Magazine's Hottest Singles issue.
Oh, lord, that thing. I was hilariously rejected as a contender for that.
My favorite story from that was from a woman (very attractive, cool job, early 30s etc.) who was in the Bmag Hot Singles issue and the one ONE offer of a date she got out the experience was from an incarcerated guy.
Susan W. - Apr 11, 2008 9:00:35 am PDT #4210 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I have a pretty stereotypical "smart kid" work ethic - if I decide something's worth my time/effort, I'll be the best little worker bee in the world, but give me busywork and I will procrastinate my ass off.
Add in a tendency to procrastinate on things I care about as well, all the better to get the adrenaline rush of a tight deadline for fuel, and this is me.
amych - Apr 11, 2008 9:01:25 am PDT #4211 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I have a pretty stereotypical "smart kid" work ethic - if I decide something's worth my time/effort, I'll be the best little worker bee in the world, but give me busywork and I will procrastinate my ass off.
Sadly, this is me. Relatedly, I am also the geek who will spend an hour programming something to do something boring, rather than spending half an hour just doing the thing myself. Just because it's a cooler approach to the problem.