Misery Loves Its Company

So I lost my job after only three days. Big deal. I was too good for that place anyway(Sorry, Amie-chan). I could tell you that it was because of an incident involving a latte machine, three cheese bagels, and a goat named Sam, but that would be a lie. A lie that's more interesting that the truth, but a lie nonetheless.
The Real Story, as told by the victim - me: It was Saturday morning, and I was manning the register at My Favorite Muffin and Bagel Cafe. Yup, that's me in the corner, over a little to the left... there I am. I'm the one snoring. Anyways, there I am, minding my own business when Charlie comes over(you remember the one, express train to senile land. Yeah, that's right I said it. Go ahead and read it Charlie! I am no longer under your heavy fist of tyranny! Na na!) and says "I'm stuuupid." No wait, sorry that's what he said in my head. What he really said was "You obviously don't want to be here. Why don't you clock out and you can come back on Thursday and get your paycheck." Er, well okay then, Charlie. If you insist. I don't want to say I left there with a smile on my face, because... I didn't. But I smiled on the inside. I also thought about how I'd missed breakfast and those blueberry muffins were smelling really good. Maybe I should have dashed back in, grabbed one the muffins and spat in Charlie's face, cackling madly all the while. That would have been entertaining. And slightly bizarre. Story of my life right there.
Something good happened this week too, though. I just happened to be in Barnes&Noble, mooching (now that I don't have a job and therefore cannot support my book addiction I am forced to resort to skulking around the bookshelves and getting eye prints all over the pages. Not much has changed.) when I happened to catch sight of a certain book. At this point, I'm certain that it was a divine act that drew my eyes to that bottom shelf. What did I see, you ask? I saw...[drum roll, please] Blade of Fire-the 2nd book in the Icemark Chronicles!! Wooo! I didn't even know he was writing another one so when I saw that hardcover book I nearly cried for joy. Then I cried because I remembered I didn't have any money. Luckily, my library had just ordered it. There is nothing quite like finding out there's a sequel to a book you really liked. And that it isn't crap. I also read the second book in the Dreamhunter's Duet by Elizabeth Knox(yay, Australian), Dreamquake. It was good.
I'm content. For now.
Oh, and I made pie.

A Hard Day's Night

So, I got meself a job at "My favorite muffin and bagel cafe". No, it is not my favorite, that is in fact the name. Stupid, I know. Believe me, I know... Anyways, my first day was last Saturday and it was pretty nerve racking because it was so busy for the first couple of hours. Not to mention the fact that Charlie, the owner, is the one training me and I'm almost certain he's just boarded the express train to senility. The creepiest parts were when he would be explaining something and then just break off, look up and stare straight ahead for a few minutes. Then he would come back down and go on as if he hadn't stopped talking."....As I was saying, if it's a large coffee, you have to press this stupidly complicated amount of numbers while rubbing your head and patting your stomach..." "O_O" Oh, and speaking of the the cash register; spawn of satan!
And it was completely humiliating that they only had a medium size working shirt and the aprons we also have to wear reach down nearly to my knees. When one of the customers asked how old you had to be to work there, you could so see she was expecting thirteen or fourteen. Well, it's sixteen, lady. Six frigging teen. That's right.
Not that I'm bitter or anything.