Are You Kidding Me?

It’s no secret that I hate grocery shopping. I hate how big the stores are, how crammed they are, and I really hate getting hit by carts or being stuck behind a woman pushing a stroller AND a cart that feels the need to take up the whole aisle.

So today, I tried to get in and get out as quickly as I could. Of course, it was packed. Why it was packed at one in the afternoon, I have no idea.

So the second most thing I hate about grocery stores is when someone else bags my groceries. I like to do it myself, because I like to leave with the least amount of bags possible. Sometimes the baggers will put one or two items in a bag and I find myself carrying 10 bags out of the store when I only bought 7 things.

So today, I go in line and notice there is an old man bagging. I never tell anyone I’ll do it myself, I just let them bag it and rearrange everything once I get to my car.

I have to say, I was thoroughly impressed. I think I may have had the Bagger of the Year. This man, who was probably about 80 years old, crammed everything I bought into three bags. I was a little worried that he’d add another bag, but he didn’t. He filled those bags so full that I thought they were going to rip apart before I got to my car. And you know what?

It was great.

So I’d like to applaud the cool old man bagger I received today. I’m sure he manages to piss some people off when their groceries spill out all over the street from things being crammed in too tight, but for me, he was perfect.

I think I’m in love.

So, today at work I see this truck pull up (it’s still dark outside) and I half-notice someone staring at me from their truck. Even though people can see me inside, I can’t see too well when it’s still dark, so I didn’t think anything of it. After awhile this person got out of their truck and came inside. Figures, it was the Smooth Talker.

As I silently rolled my eyes to myself, I watched as he picked up items from around the store, while staring at me and smiling at the same time. When he came up to the counter, I said my customary greeting and asked him how his new roommate was working out.

He says, “It’s not, she decided she would rather cheat on me then be serious with me.”

Of course I don’t believe him, he always plays the pity party - that’s what his game is, to get girls to feel sorry for him.

So I laughed at him and told him he was full of it. He told me how he was buying the house next door to his and I asked him if he was going to store all his women in it. He laughed and said ‘No, just you, if you want it.’

Then he starts telling me that he really wanted it to work out between us. He just kept saying that over and over again as he walked out the door, then blew me kisses until he got into his truck.

UGH. I love that the weather is getting nicer, but hate it at the same time, cause that means he’ll be working around there more. If he comes in again, I’m just going to tell him that I’m seeing someone.

On a lighter note, I have a date on Saturday with this new guy that the customer wanted to set me up with. We’ll see how it goes. As it is now, I’m not looking forward to it. Not because there’s anything wrong with him, just because I’m settled in my routine right now and don’t have much time to spare.

So, the guy that a customer wanted to fix me up with texted me today. I’ve postponed our date for almost three weeks now, because I’ve been busy. He sure is patient! He asked me if my week was any better this week and if I wanted to go out. I haven’t responded yet, I will tomorrow.

I’m much less busier this week, but now the laziness factor has come into play. I have no problem going out with him, I’d rather be home in my comfort zone though.

I’ll make plans with him for this week sometime, and whenever I think I’m not going to have a good time, I usually do. I just have to talk myself into going, since I’ve become horribly lazy.

Besides, if he waited three weeks and still wants to go out, I think that pretty cool that he didn’t get mad or frustrated. If it were me, I would have never called that person again after being put off for so long.

So, I guess I’ll update soon about the date this week.

Wow, its been a hectic week. Working sucks.

I was out driving with my friend last night, and I was telling her how I’m really content right now and am so busy with this book I’m working on that I don’t have time to date. And I really mean it. I mean, sometimes people say they are happy being single but are just saying that until someone comes along, but I seriously am happy and content.

I don’t have to worry about arguing with someone, or ‘checking in’ with someone, or anything like that. I can do what I want and am free to go out with whoever I want.

So today, a cute guy that I’ve known for awhile asked if I wanted to go out sometime. I told him that I’m really busy right now, but when I have time I’d love to get together.

Before, I would have jumped at the chance to go out with this guy. But now, I’m so tired and worn out from shitty relationships, that I’m done and don’t want to deal with it anymore.

So maybe I passed up a chance to have something good, but right now, I’m more focused on myself and other things, and I would rather be alone.

Besides, when Angi and I write our bestselling book, why would I want to share my millions with anyone else?

So yesterday, the Smooth Talkers friend came in. He told me he was going over to my buddies house (Smooth Talker), to move ST’s girlfriend in or out of his house, he wasn’t sure. Then he tells me how ST’s girlfriend is crazy, psycho, etc., etc.

Why he started talking about the Smooth Talker, I have no idea, but whatever. So he comes back in later on and is on the phone. He hands me the phone and asks me if I want to talk, and I asked him who it was. He told me it was the Smooth Talker, so I just said nah, tell him I said hi.

So he did, and then hands me the phone. I ask Smooth Talker if he remembers who I am and he says ‘Yeah, my ex-girlfriend’. Well, didn’t know we were ever in a relationship, but I didn’t care. So I told Smooth Talker that I heard he’s moving in his girlfriend today. He’s like ‘Yeah, i’ve already kicked her out two times now, so we’ll see how this goes.’

So then he proceeds to ask me when we were going out again. I’m thinking ‘Umm, dude, you’re moving your GIRLFRIEND in today and you’re asking me when we’re going out again?’

I just ended up saying bye and handing the phone back to his friend.

Ugh, I don’t want springtime to come, that means he’ll be back in the store. So let’s see, I have about two months until they start working again, think I can get married in that time? I MAY be able to pull it off, depends on if anyone dares me.

Well, I’ve been so busy this past week it looks like I’ve forgotten to update.

My parents are out of town, so I’m watching the store and having to deal with employees that don’t want to show up for work. PLUS, I’ve been super-busy working on my book, so I’m happy I’m making progress, but I’m exhausted.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about one of the customers that wanted to set me up with her brother. We met once, when he stopped into my work, and after that he’s been text messaging me, wanting to go out.

Today he asked if I was free this week to go out, and I wrote back saying that I hoped he didn’t hate me, but that I’d have to push it back to next week because I’m so busy. And also that I’d understand if he didn’t want to go out. (This was the second time I’ve pushed our date back, so I figured he’d give up or get annoyed.)

He wrote back saying That’s fine, he’s very easy going and we can go out whenever I have time. I thought that was pretty cool, and I want to go out with him, but I’m just super busy right now that I really don’t want to go on a date or anything.

I’m content going out with a few certain friends, but other than that, I don’t want to do anything else. Maybe it’s because I’m busy with this book, or maybe because I’m just tired of things never working out with anyone and just don’t care to start something with someone new.

Whatever it is, I’ll probably go out with him next week sometime, even though I’ll have to force myself. Only because I want to stay in my routine right now and because it’s winter and cold.

So, a friend of mine emailed me today all mad at me because I haven’t responded to him since I got back from Vegas. He wrote that he assumes I have a boyfriend now because that’s usually why people disappear.

He said he’s back with an ex, but he doesn’t ditch friends like I do.

First of all, I try not to ‘ditch’ friends when I ‘get a boyfriend’. Second, I do not have a boyfriend nor do I want one right now. Lately, all men annoy me, (except Kev of course!) and I can’t stand to say two words to most of them.

Third, the reason I haven’t been jumping to talk to this guy is because before I left for Vegas, while I was on the phone with him, he asked me what I was wearing. And this was out of nowhere. AND, we are only friends, and I’ve never said anything or done anything to make him think I want any more than that.

So when he asked me what I was wearing, I was like ‘Umm, sweat pants and sweat shirt’ and he told me I need to be more exciting. When he asked me that, I was kinda surprised, because I think I had just been talking about crappy customers, so it really did come out of nowhere. And believe me, I can be exciting when I want to be, but I’m just not that into him like that, so I don’t even want to go there.

But I haven’t told him that’s why I’m pissed off at him, so maybe I’ll tell him, maybe I won’t. I just don’t really care to tell him why, because really, he’s not a real friend if he only wants to talk sex on the phone.

So, I won’t get all bent out of shape about this, because right now, I’m kicking my mom’s ass on Facebook Scrabble.

I found a link to a job that anyone can apply for. It’s a 6-month job on an island where some of your duties would be to feed the turtles, keep an eye on the whales, and picking up the island’s mail.

How awesome would this job be? I might actually apply. You have to submit a 60 second video, and they want you to be creative.

Think about this though. You could be the Caretaker on an island of the Great Barrier Reef. After performing your daily duties, you could sit back and lounge around in the sun and warm weather all day if you wanted to.

It would be six months of heaven. That’s it, I’m totally going to apply. Now I’ll just have to see how weird I can get on video. I don’t think it’ll be that difficult.

Island Reef Job

So, I’ve been thinking about the book and movie He’s Just Not That Into You.

I loved the book, but really didn’t like how every reason as to why a man does something shitty is ‘Sorry, he’s just not that into you.’

Why can’t it be that the guy is a total shithead and something is wrong with him? By saying he’s just not into me, that sort makes it sound like it’s my fault. And I’d rather think that something is wrong with them, and not me.

In the book, after awhile it just started to annoy me that every reasoning was ‘he’s just not that into you’. It was repeated over and over again like we were supposed to burn it into our brains, as if we were indeed, crazy.

I don’t like that. I think there are a lot of crappy men out there, and there are many times that I’m just not into them. But that doesn’t give me any excuse as to why I wouldn’t call them back or anything. It’s like the book is saying it’s okay that they are doing what they’re doing, because they just don’t like you, so move on.

I don’t know, the more I think about it, the more it pisses me off. Sure, many girls get crazy over guys, but it happens the other way around too. Any thoughts? Or have I completely lost it?

Working graveyard shift tonight. I wonder how many weirdos will be in the store tonight. There’s always one or two that stumble in from out of nowhere about 3am. They usually stay for a little bit, then wander out off into the distance.

I will hopefully be able to get some work done tonight,  but there’s always a regular customer or two that lingers around and talks for hours because they don’t have anything else to do. That’s when I usually kick them out and tell them I’m got stuff to do.

But with my luck, I’ll probably get all the customers that I try to avoid during the day. I bet every single one of them will stop in and this time I can’t run in the back because there will be no one to save me!

Anyways, while you are all comfortable in your warm beds snoozing away, just remember poor old me, up all night, dealing with the drunks and jerks.