What A Day

Very surreal. First of all the dusting turned into a good couple inches by the time I walked out to catch the bus. Then I spent nearly a half hour waiting for the first bus. There was another that stopped but wasn't the right number. So it started up and pulled out, slid and banged it's back end into the bus stop sign. It kept going no real damage. Finally the other bus came. I got on and rode to where I had to transfer. Waited another 15 minutes for another bus. Finally came. Straight to my place of work right? Wrong. Turns out I got on the bus that only goes to the lightrail transit station. So off I get to stand and wait once again. Here comes the train which finally arrives at my destination. Now I have to hurry in and make a quick purchase before I head to work. Turns out I forgot to put on my blazer this morning. So I buy a sweater instead to wear. Darn dress codes. Thankfully I got waited on right away. Now I have to sprint to the other side of the mall. I arrive and get ready to open my locker and throw in my coat and purse. New locker just assigned the other day. Haven't used it yet. Stuff all over the inside of it. Never cleaned out from the last user. So I hang my coat up in the hall, take my wallet out of the purse and leave the purse in place where employees have to leave bags of purchases and rush downstairs to finally clock in with seconds to spare. Good thing I always leave a couple hours early!

The Holiday Shopping Begins

Well it's here once again. Crowds and holiday tunes and lines to see Santa. Funny how all this would get me all excited when I was a child. Now if it wasn't for my job I think I would stay home and hide under the covers til it was all over. Can't do that though. I'll just put on a brave face and put myself right smack dab in the middle of it all. Hope I don't get run over by the frenzied shoppers. Have a great and productive day everyone.

Snowfall

The big snowfall they have been predicting has turned out to be a mere dusting. Got up this morning and looked out the window and thought 'Oh good. I just need a broom instead of a shovel.' It looks like it will just melt away eventually. The job hunt has finally paid off. It's part time and seasonal but there's a chance it could become permanent if I impress them enough with my customer service skills and punctuality. I don't think any of that should be a problem.
It'll be good to look forward to getting up and getting ready for work once again and feeling productive.

The Mega Mall

I have an interview tomorrow so once again I shall be away from the computer most of the day.
I'm looking forward to it and dreading it as well. Dreading it because there's predictions of a major snowfall here so I'll have to trudge through all that and then come back and shovel all that. My back hurts already!

Faults

I was watching "In The Attic" on WhoTV today. Rachel Fuller performed a song she had written for Pete Townshend called Imperfection. It's always been one of my favorite songs off her CD (along with all the rest of them of course) but this one always struck me because I always think of this short poem written by Sara Teasdale when I hear it.

Faults

They came to tell your faults to me,
They named them over one by one
I laughed aloud when they were done
I knew them all so well before
Oh they were blind, to blind to see
Your faults had made me love you more


The show was terrific as always. Full of treats. Another thing that made my day is I actually won a competition prize. The Poetry Olympics book. Autographed by all. Yay me. :-)

Pictures

Since nothing earthshattering is going on in my life right now I thought I'd post a picture.
These are my nephews. Looking out the back door at a deer that wondered into the yard in the early morning.

The other is of big brother Luke with the twins Nicholas and Joshua.