Guest Blog Entry #8
Nicole M. writes:
I had a bizarre day yesterday.
I work in the recruiting office at the call center – I mean, Customer Service Center – of a well-known clothing catalog. This week we scheduled a number of interviews for Order Consultants. These people answer the phone when you call in to order some overpriced, preppy-trendy clothing and help you decide what polo tops go with the cropped pants you ordered. So this woman comes in yesterday for her interview, and as I’m taking her to the hiring manager, I swear I smell alcohol on her breath. A half hour later, the hiring manager comes back into my office with the interview paperwork noting that the woman was clearly not sober. She was sent on her way, and the more I thought about it during the day the more I wondered what kind of responsibility the company had putting a non-sober person in her car to drive away. Then I wondered what it would be like to try to order clothes and have some drunk person take my order. Fortunately, I didn’t have time to think about it much when I got home, since my husband had an old friend over to give us an estimate on painting our hallway and living room. A quick estimate and a case of beer later, my husband’s friend and I had the following conversation.
Him: Hey, remember the first time we met?
Me: You mean, the only time we met before tonight?
Him: Yeah. So….remember when I tried to kiss you?
Me: Uh, yeah…heh.
Him: Yeah, I couldn’t stop thinking about that on the drive over here…
Me: Oh…Okay….
Him: ……..Can I have a hug?
Me: Uh, um, oh look! My dog is doing something really cute! Hey, where is
my husband?
At least my life hasn’t been boring.
Nosy Personal Question #6
Jackie D. asks:
1. Would you ever like to have a daughter? (I wouldn’t want one, because she’d probably be like me, and I think girls are harder to raise.)
2. Sanrio deathmatch: Hello Kitty v Badtz Maru — who wins?
3. What’s the most bad ass stationery you’ve ever seen and/or owned?
1. I’ve always said that if I get rich, I’ll either adopt a girl or else try to give birth to one. But the older I get, the less appealing the idea.
2. Hello Kitty triumphs over Badtz Maru because her happiness swallows his negativity. She’d probably bust out the rainbows and shit on his ass. I mean, he might get a few good punches on her, but in the end, she’s going to win, even if it’s only by living well as the best revenge.
3. Stationery. Hmm. I’ve owned so much of it — so much of it still in a box on my bookshelf, never to be used. I’m gonna have to say it’s this pink stuff with a bunny and a bear and a castle and some cupcakes or something. By San-X, I think. And it comes with bunny and bear stickers, and they’re fuzzy. For stationery, it’s very mellow and soothing.
