Breaking promises.

Yesterday I had a woman in the store...she gave me a headache. She came in and told me that she had purchased two boxes of Norton softwear but didn't get her rebate forms and wanted them. I told her that they automattically print up whenever you buy an item that has a rebate with it.

She pulled out the flyer she had with her and pointed to what she should have had the rebates for. I look it over and it looks like it is a box rebate. I tell her such and she goes off on how that's only if it's an upgrade blah blah blah.

So I ask one of my co-workers to help me out as he is one of the electronic guys. He looks it over and then pulls up the sku from the item she had purchased on Sunday. Well it turns out the version she bought was not the one with the rebate. He told her to go ahead and bring in the softwear and we would exchange it out and get her her rebate receipts. She said the softwear had already been installed. He tells her it's ok it's the same softwear and we'll still exchange it out for the one that has the rebate. She is pissy but agrees.

THEN she hands me a jump drive so I ring it up and give her the total...."That is a return" she said her words dripping with distane (is that the right use of that word? I think it is.) Anyway I try not to roll my eyes at her as I ring it now as a return. I ask her for the card that she had it put on when it was purchased. OH...that was her husbands card, but she has one for the same account surely that will work...no it won't. But to try and appease her in some form I go ahead and ask my co-worker. No he says not on a different card. I tell her I can give her a cash card for it. She says just forget it and that she'll send her husband back to deal with all of this and they are "never shopping here again". Cue silent joy from me and my co-worker.

Do people really think that by saying that we will jump through hoops to keep their business. I mean she's not one of our regulars, yes I've been there a month and can already recognise about 5 people as regulars. She probably shops there maybe once a year and I am glad to say she is not coming back....though she probably will I mean people are always breaking promises like that.

Sorry

So I've been told that I need to update my blog more than once a month. I'm going to try and do that though I give you no promises. I'll do what I can.

Long time no type.

First off...I HAVE A JOB!! I started yesterday. It's retail but I don't mind that. It's money! I feel like this huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders.
My mom is coming up to visit me this week. First time we've had a visitor since we moved. She's bringing one of my best friends with her. It will be nice to see them both. Of course I have to work 27 hours next week but they will survive with out me to keep them company. My job means we'll be able to pay bills. I'm so happy.

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So nothing as of yet on the job front. I called the place with the assistant manager position and it won't be open until about the 1st week of June and they are going to be interviewing starting in about two weeks. So I'm gonna need a job before that for sure. Not saying I won't take that job if offered when it opens up but I need money before that.
I went out with one of my friends yesterday and we, well I, grabbed a bunch of apps. And I had an interview at Olive Garden for a hostess or server position and I have a second interview today so apparently I wasn't so bad that they just told me to go away as soon as they got done talking to me. *shrug*
My computer seems to be slowly dying and I'm not quite sure why. It turned itself off yesterday and wouldn't turn back on. One thought is that it's over heating but I have a box fan sitting at the side of the case and the side of the case off so it's blowing cool air right onto it. *shrug* I don't know what to do because at this point I can't afford to fix anything should it decide to break.

*sigh* I really need a job. Our finances aren't so awful that we're forever in the hole. I really think that just one month of us both working will be enough to get us out of the hole we are in. Hopefully a job happens soon and then we'll be doing much better.

Well that's all my ramblings for now. Seems I have a usual theme here. *sigh* I hope the theme changes soon. Bye

job search

So I applied for about 5 different jobs today at the mall. And one of them is my dream job (at least dream out of all that I've applied for since I've been in Missouri) it's the assistant manager at the Bombay Company. I would LOVE that job. It's the only one I've been excited about since I've been here. Even more so than the office jobs. The pay not be the best in the world. But it would give me the chance to get retail management experience that I need if I ever want to be a store manager.
I'm gonna be in the mall on Friday by "chance" and go in and see if they have any response for me. I don't know if the lady I turned it into is a manager but she was also the one I got the app from on Saturday and she remembered me when I turned it in today. That's a good sign I think. But anyway if anyone who reads this wants to send me good luck I would greatly appricate it. I hope they don't get a ton of apps and that mine is the best. I really really want an interview at the very least. I've been a retail supervisor so hopefully I can use this as a step to get to management. Well that's all I have for now I hope you are all doing ok.

Another Interview

I had yet another interview today. This one was the first of two if I make the cut. I'll find out next week if they want me back and I'll find out by the end of the month if I have the job. I'm not holding my breath and I am still looking for jobs.

Money sucks. Well rather worrying about money sucks. I know I will get a job I know I will. And I know we'll be ok but right now I'm worried. It's getting to the point that any job will do. Even the dreaded Wal-Mart, though that is still the last resort. Things will get better.

Ok I'm rambling with out making any sense and though my friends know this just happens with me most of the internet doesn't know me and since anyone might happen upon this blog....well I'm gonna end it here for now.

No job

Welp I didn't get it. They decided to "go in a different direction" what ever the hell that means. I could have done the job and done it well damn it. Why make it sound like you are intrested if you aren't? Or better yet don't give any inkling at all during the interview. That'd be better than saying you really like what I'm saying then go "in a different direction" bah. Sometimes I feel like I'm never gonna get a job. I'm gonna end up working at Wal-mart.

The waiting game

So I had an interview last Thursday. And now today I play the waiting game. They said they would have their decision by today. I really want this job. It's an office manager job by title (which will look great on a resume) but in reality it's more of a administrative job. Which I am actually hopeing will work in my favor. There were a couple of other ladies interviewed and I'm hoping that if they find out the job isn't so much manager as admin they may decline the job if offered to them first. I'll be second best. At this point it doesn't matter I just need the pay check coming in. So on pins and needles I sit today. I'll let you know what I know once I know something.

So yeah...

So yeah...
I haven't been around in a while. Most people who read this probably already know why.
My fiance's mom passed away last week....Or was it this week? My days have all been running together. Yeah I think it was this week. It just seems like ages ago that we were back in CA.
It was a sad occasion of course. We will all miss The Mama. But at the same time we are all relieved that she is now in a better place and done with the pain and suffering that she had to endure while in this realm.
It was hard for me because first off I did/do love The Mama very much she was there for me when my mom wasn't able to be due to the miles between us. But also because my dad passed away just a couple of months ago and it was a very sudden thing for everyone in my family. My dad got sick about 10 days before he passed away and about 4 days before he passed away they found that it was cancer and sent him home to die. So watching what The Mama had to go through I kept seeing my dad and wondering if the same thing happened to him.
I cried for both as The Mama passed away. And I cried for my fiance and his siblings.
The past year has been full of things to overcome. And the year ahead of us only seems to have more chalanges. Now don't get me wrong. Some of them are very good. Buying a house and getting married are both things I'm looking forward to but I'm smart enough to know that neither task will be easy. It's been a full couple of years and I can't say that hasn't been a fun ride. I know that may sound strange considering so many deaths and no those weren't fun. It's hard to lose a parent, even one you aren't that close to. But the trip of moving was fun. The closness I've found between me and my friends was fun. So while there are the downs there are also the ups and those are a great time.
So yeah...

New Job?

...Perhaps. I will hopefully find out tomorrow. I signed up with a Temp/placement company today. They may have a job for me hopefully I'll find out tomorrow. So cross your fingers it works out.
I still hate my job now. I really want to get out of there. It just drains a person.

Terri Schiavo...wow

This is being blogged simply so I can say...
oh...my...god
to this quote

"Many of those supporters are making parallels between Ms. Schiavo and Jesus, describing "the passion of Terri" as Easter approaches."

That is at the end of the article on page 2. My goodness now people (and I'm assuming it's random supporters of Terri not anyone in politics or the media) are comparing this woman who has been braindead for the past 8 years to Jesus the Son of God. Wow that's impressive to say the least. So if the tube stays out and she dies should we expect her to rise three days later? I'm sorry but that, in my opinion, is a bit extreme.

The New York Times > Washington > Supreme Court Refuses to Hear the Schiavo Case

My Job...

...SUCKS

Terri Schiavo

This has been in the news quite a bit recently and while I don't have all the details from what I understand Terri told her husband before that if anything were to ever happen she whouldn't want to remain a vegetative state. But the parents continue to push the courts to keep her alive with a feeding tube. She's been in this state for almost 15 years now. I know there are times when people can make it back from that lenght of time but usually everything works fine they just aren't consious. Terri on the other hand can't do anything for herself. I just feel it's sad to keep her like that.
I guess my main thing is we don't know what happens to a soul when the body is like that. Perhaps she is traped in her body unable to leave because the body is still alive even if it's not going to get better. On the other hand if the soul has already left because of the brain damage they are just using state money to keep alive a body that nothing will happen to. And on the 3rd hand (if there is such a thing) If she does get better so much time has passed and so much more time may pass the world she will wake up to will be completly different. And who's to say if she does wake up she'll wake up compeletly. Anyway just posting this to get my thoughts out there. Enjoy or not just still my thoughts.

Yahoo! News - Gov. Bush Seeks to Take Custody of Schiavo

Books to read

Well I need a list of books I want to read and why not post it here so other people can also see what I want to read and also give their own suggestions.

There are two I received for Christmas that I need to read after I finish Gai-Jin by James Clavell they are Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire and The Painting by Nina Schulyer.

Also on my list
The Africa House by Chrisstina Lamb
Ill Equiped for a Life of Sex byt Jennifer Lehr


just got out of the mood to write so I'll edit this later.

Female Gamer

So I'm a female gamer. It's true. My fiance considers himself very lucky. I'm not old school sorry. I did play NES as a kid but didn't really get into gaming until my jr year of high school. I play computer and console games. I do play Game Cube, PS1 & 2, and Dreamcast. I don't play XBox. I like adventure games, I like racing games, I like fighting games, I like MMORPG.
People don't seem to be as shocked when the find out a girl is gamer as they used to but I still help my fiance get some envious looks. I also shock people with they find out I have a sword collection and that I like daggers. Maybe I'm weird.

Stolen from another Blog

This is a little quiz I found on someone elses Blog and I'm stealing for myself. So here goes.

13 Random Things You Like:

1. bookes
2. web surfing
3. Sims 2
4. shopping
5. shoes
6. nice clothes
7. my phones
8. Pringles
9. my digital phone
10. my wedding dress
11. good food
12. GameCube
13. Cake (the band)

12 movies

1. Lord of the Rings (all three)
2. Rocky Horror Picture Show
3. Lion King
4. Nightmare Before Christmas
5. Moulin Rouge
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7. Pirates of the Caribbean
8. Pretty Woman
9. Clueless
10. The Transporter
11. Hackers
12. True Lies

11 Bands/Artists

1. Cake
2. Korn
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Bif Naked
5. Enya
6. Daft Punk
7. Tenacious D
8. Black Eyed Peas
9. Garbage
10. Aphex Twin
11. Cake (yes I know they made the list twice I really like them)

10 things about me physically

1. 5 foot 4 inches
2. glasses
3. hazel/green eyes (depends on what I wear)
4. big smile
5. naturally brown hair
6. currently red hair
7. 2 tatoos
8. 2 piercings each ear
9. stronger than they look arms
10. pouty bottom lip

9 good friends (in no paticular order)

1. Spencer
2. Norma
3. Rachael
4. Angie
5. Theresa
6. Kyle
7. Joseph
8. David
9. Terri

8 Food/Drinks

1. Pho
2. Sausage pizza
3. Curry lamb
4. Strawberry Daiquirie
5. Vanilla shake
6. Parmesan chicken
7. Garlic bread
8. Chicken flautas

7 People I've kissed

1. Spencer
2. Richard
3. Aaron
4. Henry
5. Rickey
6. Jason
7. that guy in college who's name I can't remember

6 things that annoy me

1. lying
2. people who think they are always right
3. when people can't be original
4. our president
5. ignorance
6. *shrug*

5 things I touch every day

1. my keyboard
2. Spencer
3. my glasses
4. my cell phone
5. my hair

4 shows I like

1. Futureama
2. Family Guy
3. Gilmore Girls
4. What Not To Wear BBC version

3 things I wear every day

1. my engagement ring
2. my glasses
3. my underwear (yes a clean pair thank you very much)

2 Celebrities I have a crush on

1. Vin Diseal
2. Viggo Mortesen

1 person I love

1. Spencer

Books you should read

The Last Harald Mage by Mercedes Lackey
The Dark Tower Series by Steven King
The Asian Saga by James Clavell
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
The Mayfair Witch series by Anne Rice
The Sleeping Beauty Novels by Anne Rice
Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Zen and the Art of Motercycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Those are just a few to start you off. I'm sure I missed a lot. They are all good. Some are an easier read than others but I love them all.

My friends are nuts

My friends are having a Blog war to see who can bloginate the world first. If you want to keep up check their blogs out.

Desk of Angie VS Teh Aubsy Life

Hope ya'll enjoy.

Sims 2

Sims 2 is VERY addicting. I have been playing it quite a bit the last few weeks. I love being able to marry this sim off to that sim. My friend said it's because I like being in control. That's probably true. I think it's also because in my head they have stories and I like to act them out and I can in Sims 2. Luckly I'm not the only one of my friends who plays and likes it. My old roommate has it and shes actually the one who got me playing it. My friend has been playing it at least a little everytime she comes over. She's taken one of my Sims into her household. It's neat to see who has kids with who and where they end up down the road. Ok I think this has become ramblings, though it may have been that all along. In either case I'll end this hear and well probably go play Sims.

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Grinningcomb

Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Shadowscapes - Fantasy Art

I absolutly love the art of Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. She does mostly fantasy art and it's all just beautiful. I would love to get a couple of her origional pieces some time. Right now I do have a couple of prints and I have one of her paintings as my desk top. Acutally for the past 2 or 3 years I've always had one of her paintings on my desk top. I wanted to share this with all of you. I hope you enjoy.
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Shadowscapes - Fantasy Art

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Grinningcomb