Today I went to Subway for dinner, and there was a very long line. I
came to realize that the register/computer had gone down, and while I
was mildly annoyed I knew it was no fault of the workers. I've been in
the business, I know what it's like when the computers fail in the
middle of a rush. I waited patiently in line. What really drove me
crazy was the leather-skinned woman in front of me in line with her
insanely needy and obnoxious girl-child. The girl ordered her sandwich
thusly (I'm paraphrasing, but it's pretty damn close): "I want a
chicken breast sandwich on parmesan bread. No, on the parmesan... THE
ITALIAN! I don't want it toasted, just warm. Can I have two slices of
bacon on that? Can I have red sauce? No, not that red sauce, the other
red sauce. Is there meat in the red sauce? Oh, I don't like meat in my
red sauce. I guess it'll be okay though. Can I have cheese? No, the
shredded kind. No, the other shredded kind. Will that melt on my
sandwich? Oh, can you warm it up again so it is melted?"
HOLY HELL IN A HANDBASKET. If my kid is ever that freaking needy I will knock her head right off her shoulders.
Anyway,
I finally got to the front of the line with my two sandwiches. As the
gal at the register was manually trying to ring me up, their tech
support called and she was able to reset their computer (not in any
real timely fashion) and get me out of there. I tipped them a dollar
for their stress... because I know how much it sucks to have problems
beyond your control and be punished by customers for it.
Then,
this evening, the four of us (Matt, Dan, Joe, and I) went to Caribou
for some coffee beverages. I had a Java Co flashback: there was a
preppy blonde student set up with her laptop one measly coffee drink,
and school papers at a six-person table. Just her, no one else. Then,
at one point, she got up and asked the gals working to fill her water
bottle for her... with ice, of course... Oh, memories!
I'm also so incredibly annoyed by this stupid mother with 14 kids. I feel so bad for those children, but at the same time wonder if they'd be better off elsewhere. I think the doctor should have his license revoked. I think that at least 10, if not 12, if not ALL of those kids should be removed and put up for adoption. That woman is like a dog or cat collector... it's sick. And the sickest thing of it all, the thing that
REALLY pisses me off more than anything else is that this parasite of a human being vowed she'd take care of these kids on her own, but 1) uses food stamps, 2) is on disability (along with some of her kids, from what I hear?!), and 3) set up an
EFFING WEBSITE allowing people to make online donations to her and her family. Really,
REALLY?! Can I set up a donation website so people can send me money, or do I have to have 14 kids and suck the government for all its worth first? Maybe she caused this economic crisis... I choose to blame her.
In other news, I'm hoping that tomorrow at work will be smooth and easy (that's what he said), but I have a feeling it won't be. For some reason this weekend and next weekend are busy considering the economic slump. I guess I can't complain too much... I just hope that things go off without a hitch (giggity).
Holy mother, what's wrong with me tonight?! I guess I'm just exhausted. I can't wait till Saturday. Yes, it's Valentine's Day, but Matt and I aren't planning to go anywhere because it's a Saturday and we don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of people. We think we'll make a nice, quiet dinner at home instead. I'm excited because I get to sleep in... and I hope to sleep FOREVER... I'm aiming for at least 10:00 am. I'm also hoping to get our taxes done, or at least started, or at least try to do something involving the taxes... I don't really know what we'll do. We can't afford the $100/hour charges to have them done for us, and we're nervous about doing it on our own as we got married just a few months ago. My sister recommended a free tax service I will probably look into... I guess it's that fine line of wanting to make sure we don't get screwed and wanting it all to be done right versus the pain of trying to do it on our own.
And that's all for now. It's time for pajamas and lounging on the couch. Last night I was asleep by 11:30... maybe it'll be by 11:00 tonight...!
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