Monthly Archives: November 2002

Done.

Ahhh. . . Japan.

Monkeys attack Japan.

Well, not so much attack as generally annoy.

I really don’t have anything else to say. The article is genuinely entertaining on its own.

Just a quick NaNoWriMo update

I’m past the twenty-eight thousand word mark. This puts me somewhat behind. However, I feel that the thanksgiving holiday will give me ample opportunities to “catch up.” In fact, if I go for four thousand words a day, I could conceivably be finished in just about five days. Something to hope for, I guess.

And yes, my novel is about giant robots. No, it did not really happen.

Also, you’ll notice that there are two very subtle changes to the website. I hope you enjoy both of them.

You've got questions. We've got monkeys.

The Ad slogan generator. Too much fun to pass up.

Proof once again that everything is funnier with monkeys.

It's gotta be the people

I work in retail for four hours a week. This weekend marked the unofficial start of the holiday season.

A matter of trust
Customer 1: So, do you know if this copy of MS Train Simulator has the new engines in it?
Me: Hrm. I’m not exactly a big fan of those types of games, but you can look at the manual.

Ten minutes later. . .

Customer 1: This doesn’t say anything. Do you know if this has the two new engines or not?
Me: I’m sorry sir, I don’t really know anything about–

Customer 1 pounds on the counter. He starts to cry.

Customer 1 (Sobbing): I WISH THAT THEY WOULDN’T DO UNFAIR THINGS LIKE THIS!! I JUST WISH THERE WAS SOMEBODY I COULD TRUST!!

Beat.

Me: Well sir, it is Microsoft.
Me (Inner Dialogue): Heh, that was pretty funny–Oh crap. I should just shut up.

You sure enjoy that word
Customer 2 (emphatically): This store sucks.
Me: I’m sorry about the wait ma’am, but–
Customer 2: This store wouldn’t suck so much if the people behind the registers didn’t suck.
Me: Excuse me?
Customer 2: This line sucks, your store sucks, your registers suck, and your people behind the counter suck.

Customer 2 then goes on to wait twenty minutes in line to buy something from our store–something, that will undoubtedly suck.

I think the reason I have a retail job is to remind me just how good my other job is. I don’t know if I’d be able to do it forty hours a week. No wonder my coworkers all seem bitter. I’m rather flattered that Customer 2 thought it was my store, though.
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Point of clarification: Yes, these conversations actually occurred. I only wish I were exaggerating them.