the anti-retail idea

12-31-99

I decided to get today's entry up early, since I'll be over at Rob's tonight. John and I are heading over there for some alcohol abuse and other New Year's etc. With any luck, I'll be updating tomorrow night like normal. In all probability, even. I've been tuning in to CNN off and on all day, and nobody in the eastern hemisphere seems to be having issues with the big old, all-bark-no-bite Y2K.

Hey, speaking of bite, a llhasa apso attempted to take a solid chunk out of my foot today. I dislike that little dog; his name is Bo, he has a stupid little ponytail on top of his head, and he growls comically every time I get near him. Today he went out to poop, then when I tried to get him back in his cage he thought it was the wrong cage. Dumbass. He kept trying to climb into a different, locked cage. I nudged him toward the right one with the toe of my workboot and he whipped around and sank his tiny teeth into a mouthful of man-made leather.

Mmmmm!!! I used his death-grip on my toe to drag him around the door and kick him into his own cage. What a little piece of crap he is.

I was totally wrecked this afternoon, barely possessing the energy to go over to Becky's and feed the cats. John and I had Sustained Silent Reading for a while.

I've decided to begin recording my retail stories. The horrid customers, the store politics, the gross mistreatment of retail employees, customer service, and the social structure of employees within a store. Some in fictionalized accounts. I may present snips of the writing here, or I might make some of it available on separate pages. I'm not sure what the final outcome will be, a novel, set of essays, or just a bunch of anti-retail propaganda. Anyone with stories to share, please do. Maybe I'll create a page of reader feedback, or a forum. What do you think?

Oh, and Happy New Year!