Hubby likes to go to the mall on Christmas Eve. It's a weird sort of rush.
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Nov 22, 2010 11:13:31 am PST #6804 of 30001
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Kathy A - Nov 22, 2010 11:24:20 am PST #6805 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember going to the mall one 12/24. I will never do that again. Mom's talking about doing a bit of shopping this Friday, and I nipped that idea in the bud--after working retail for years, I flat-out refuse to go anywhere near a store on that day. (Although grocery stores do tend to be empty that day, so that's the only place I'd go.)
Oh, and a quick reassurance about the sick Thanksgiving weekend--after finding out I was ill, I made it a point to stay in the back room and away from customers as much as possible. I was just there if the other employees needed me and then for closing the store.
sumi - Nov 22, 2010 11:28:02 am PST #6806 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Tornado sirens are going off.
I don't have to leave because my office is our shelter.
Sue - Nov 22, 2010 11:37:12 am PST #6807 of 30001
hip deep in pie
ita may be on to something with this people are stupid thing.
Warner Bros announces Buffy reboot without Joss:
ETA: I see ita has beat me to it in the Buffy thread
erikaj - Nov 22, 2010 11:43:02 am PST #6808 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
They were serious? Medellin of fantasy reboots.
sumi - Nov 22, 2010 11:46:36 am PST #6809 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
And the alarms are off now and everyone has left.
tommyrot - Nov 22, 2010 11:48:49 am PST #6810 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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brenda m - Nov 22, 2010 12:06:38 pm PST #6811 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I remember going to the mall one 12/24. I will never do that again.
The secret is to go out for drinks first. And possibly during. Definitely after.
Amy - Nov 22, 2010 12:08:32 pm PST #6812 of 30001
Because books.
And possibly during.
One word: flask.
Kathy A - Nov 22, 2010 12:15:38 pm PST #6813 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The last time I worked on Christmas Eve was a few years ago at B&N. It got really slow after 3:00, and we were glad to leave after closing at 5:00. The regular staff were all leaving after finishing cleaning the store at 5:45 (the manager was helping the cafe manager with some last-minute stuff), and as we were opening the door to leave, a customer was trying to come in. We had to stop and tell him that we had been closed for 45 minutes already, and if he was shopping for the next day, he'd have to go elsewhere.