E.T. phone home

I had a talk today with one of the coolest people I know. I work with him and he is also a supervisor. His name? Eric Taylor. I go to him for all my advice. He is literally the only person I can really trust with everything I tell him. He doesn't spout off to anyone else, and is always willing to give an unbiased opinion. Recently I talked with him about my problem I was having. Luckily, he straightened it all out and put everything into perspective. He is one of the greatest friends I could ever have. I know a lot of you that work at Best Buy think he's too strict or sometimes too mean and whatnot, but honestly he's just doing his job. And that's all everyone should be doing. Eric, you're a great man and one of my heroes. Thank you sir.

Please sir, can I have some more?

Okay seriously. I'm up to here with management at Best Buy. As well as angry customers. As well as lazy coworkers. I'm pissed off. And we're not talking bathroom behaviors here either. I get bitch-slapped. We're not talking hoes not paying their pimps. We're not talking about a catfight between two rival women. We're talking open-palm nine-to-five here. I'm fed up with it. I am not everyone's little bitch. I don't mind covering a lunch or two. But three to four in one day is ridiculous. I didn't sign up for my position to be treated as a pawn. Just because you don't wanna pay your employees to work, don't expect me to fill in. I'm done with this shit. I'm supposed to be out there helping other employees when they get busy. Not the one who gets piles of customers just because supervisors create one-on-one coverage. I'm gonna have a little chat with my supervisor when I see her next. Either this shit stops, or I change departments. And if I do and they still ask me to help out other departments even though I won't be a Customer Assistant anymore, then I'll quit. Simple as that. If I wanted to be treated poorly, I would work at a circus cleaning up elephant poo. Really.

I am so confused

I don't know why. Yesterday I was thinking about it all day. I'm very confused about something. My friend told me something and ever since she did I've been questioning it. And so far I can't seem to come up with the reason why. And it's killing me. It shouldn't take this long to have a response, but so far it is. I wanna tell you guys what it is, but I can't. Damn. Friends can say the most truthful things sometimes. Really makes you wonder about things.

Everybody was kung-fu fighting

Tonight at my mom's house we played two board games. The first one was kinda fun. It was called "Red Dragon Inn". The point of this game is to try not to get too drunk. It takes place after an adventure with dwarves, elves, orcs, and clerics. What happens after the adventure is they all go to a bar to try to get drunk. I got knocked out after drinking dragon wine. Oh well.

Now the second game we played was a game called "Kung-Fu Fighting". This game was really fun. I destroyed my brother with a spinning kick. But my mom got revenge on me by doing a fast wild running up the wall magnificent tripping. It was pretty intense. I'm so excited for next Monday. Because I believe we are either playing a game called "Humans!!!", which is a spoof on a game called "Zombies!!!". It's either that or "Hannah Montana's Mall Adventure". Oh please god let it be "Humans!!!".

Wanna go on a date?

Just kidding. Today after work I took Tanya to the Date Festival. Unfortunately it was the very last day and of course the last few hours. But since I was under the weather all week, today was the last shot. I got off work at about 8:15 because I had to close computers. I guess Sylvestre called out and it was up to me and Alex to clean up their mess. I must say we kicked a lot of ass together. We might have even made budget. Who knows? Afterwards I brought Alex with me to pick up Tanya to go to the Date Festival, but I guess Alex left her phone in the bathroom. So we went back to Best Buy to get it back. And that was a trip well worth it because I got to see my best friend Rebeca who has been missing in action as of late. She has a lot of stuff going on what with school, work, and Abram. But as soon as everything slows down for her, I hope she'll find time to hang out again.

But yeah, we went to the Date Festival and Alex split after we got in the gate to hang out with family. Tanya and I went to ride the Ferris Wheel and ride the haunted mansion wannabe ride. It was pretty funny going up in the Ferris Wheel with her because this is the first time she learned about my fear of heights. That was a fun experience. But she was there for me. Then we walked around and I played two different games at their booths. And I won both times so Tanya received two more stuffed animals. She's gonna have quite the collection after awhile here. We went to the photo booth to get some pictures taken, but it was pretty funny that she didn't realize that you're supposed to do a funny face 4 different times. She has the same face every time. Aye chipotle. They turned out really cute though. Then some grilled corn for her mom as a gift and that was it. We watched Kill Bill at my place and that was the end of an action-packed day. She really is awesome. And a half.

I am Asneeze, father of Ahchoo -- bless you

Thank you. Wait -- what? Just a little Robin Hood: Men in Tights for you there. But yeah, I'm still sick. But I went into work anyways. I have to pay the bills and eat somehow right? I mean, I could always just go to Indio Blvd and sell my body, but I don't wanna get rich here. I would charge like $200 a pop and I would have $10,000 by the end of the night. Damn, I'm just too sexy for that kinda work. Oh well. Maybe I should just keep my day job.

Today was a decent day. I had a really busy day at work like always. I only got one break towards the end of the night, but even that was cut short by lack of staffing. The work I do is never over. Oh yeah! That reminds me. Last night, I had a dream I walked into my Best Buy but it had changed into like a Wal-Mart!!! Seriously, when you walked in there were clothing racks all over the place. We still sold tvs and stuff, but I had to walk through the khaki pants to get to them. I went up to a coworker and was like, "Hey. I've only been gone one day cuz I was sick. What did I miss?" I guess Best Buy wanted to compete more with Wal-Mart and Costco so we expanded into a multi-item store. It was scary. The good news is if I wanted to buy new work clothes, the pants were only an aisle away.

Don't breakdown, unless you're in the 21st century

You like punk rock? Well I sure do. And I must admit I was quite pleased after listening to the demo "21st Century Breakdown" for legendary punk band Green Day's new album coming May '09. The title has the same name. So far it sounds very American Idiot-ish which is fine by me. I really enjoyed that album. Then they came out with the Foxboro Hottubs side project, which was good, but definitely not Green Day. I am glad that they're coming out with a new album. I'm so excited. I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it. ;)

I was sick today and had to call out from work. I felt bad for my coworkers I had to abandon, but even worse for my nose who got tortured today by all my sneezing and coughing. I hope this medicine shall cure me and allow me to go back to work tomorrow. Let's all pray for Brian. Okay, you don't have to. But that would be awesome.

They're after me lucky charms

I don't know what it is about the Irish. They are probably the most annoying race of people I have ever met. They always walk in and ask the most random questions to me. Almost as if it were a game to them. For example: "Hey there laddy. Is this a television?" No sir, what you're looking at is actually a window into another universe. We are so crafty, we can invent such a machine. "I see you got a nice picture on that one. Why doesn't my tv at home look like that?" I dunno sir. Let me come over to your house and investigate the matter. I'm sure you won't try to murder me or keep me captive while I look, right? "I'm interested in knowing, does this tv have sound come out of it?" That noise coming out of the machine you mean? Nah, that sound is all in your head. Seriously, these are the kinds of questions I get. And the accent? Aye man. I can barely understand what they are saying. So usually I just nod my head and laugh. Yeah.

Unh-unh-uh, you didn't say the magic word

Today before I went to work I decided to watch an old movie that I haven't seen for about 8 years. The movie? Jurassic Park. I've been wanting to watch this again for quite some time because I remembered how when I was a kid everything looked so real in it. The verdict of the movie was I loved it again. Now that I'm older I actually understand the storyline behind why they go there. And I must say it was quite enjoyable. And as for Dennis Nedry? Man that guy squeals like a pig. I love it. Haha!

Then I went to work and what are they watching in the break room? Jurassic Park. Now what are the odds of that? This truly is a remarkable world we live in. Work was really busy today. I was mostly covering every department today. So of course I went to lunch late and I got no breaks. I was so tired that when I got home I kinda fell asleep talking to my girl. It was that bad. But as went well. Have a great day everyone.

Strike while the iron is hot

Back away from me. Seriously. I don't want you to heat up because damn I was hot tonight! I don't know what happened to me, but I was throwing strike after strike after strike. I was on fire I tell you. It didn't matter how I decided to release the ball. Or what angle I threw it at. It was simply amazing. No one could touch me. Oh yea! Score one for me. :)

Other than that, today was a somber day. I have been sick the past few days and it's really starting to catch up with me. I have a sore throat and I'm losing my voice. I know, it's terrible right? Pretty soon I know my throat will swell up on the inside as I get a runny nose to go along with it. I can't wait. Really. I want it to be over with already. I'm missing time I could be spending doing other things. This sucks major.

Great scott!

I'm at the very end of the game I've been playing recently. The game is called Chrono Trigger and it was remade for the Nintendo DS. Now, I've beaten this game plenty of times in the past, but the fact that there are more dungeons, hidden side stuff, and just to be able to play it again... man it brings back memories. Have you ever wanted to go back in time and change an important event that could have drastically changed the course of your life? Well, in this game there are seven individuals who feel that altering history is better for the planet as a whole. And I couldn't agree more. Phenomenal soundtrack, amazing storyline, great Super Nintendo graphics. What more can I say about a classic RPG? I say get this now. You'll like it.

They're creepy and they're kooky

It always seems to fascinate me how interesting my job truly is. I get to meet all sorts of people. Some of which are strange, others very cool people. Today would be the previous of the two. I was walking through the television department when I noticed something quite peculiar. I saw a couple who were looking at televisions. They were dressed all in dark clothing, had dyed their hair black, and wore a depressing look on their faces. I'm not discriminatory in any fashion, so I decided I'd ask them if I could assist them. That's when I got closer and realized they had brought along their parents to help them make a buying decision. The odd part was that they were dressed in an almost identical fashion. And they were carrying a baby. The baby was so adorable, but he wouldn't smile. Even when I made funny faces. Which got me to thinking, what am I doing here? I was becoming depressed by simply being around these people. So I left to find Jake or Devin to see if maybe they'd be willing to help that family out. But when they asked why I couldn't help them, I simply responded with the fact that I'm too sad to help out the family of death. My job is never easy. But in the end, I ended up helping them find the perfect television for their main room, and they were very pleased with my service. But after they left, I just had to take a break to warm up. That was a very uncomfortable moment in the life of Brian.

Wake up with the king

Today was one of the funnest days I've had in a long time. As I'm sure everyone knew, today was Valentine's Day. Now most couples will either go out to a nice restaurant for a fancy dinner, or maybe just spend time at home together. Well, I decided to go a more entertaining route. Tonight I took Tanya to Medieval Times in Buena Park for dinner and a show. One of the best ideas I've had in a long time. Now slow the clock for a bit. You might be saying, "Wow. How romantic. You get to spend the most loving day of the year smelling poop and eating poor food." Well, you'd be damned wrong if you said that. To start off, I'm quite the romantic. If you're my girl, I take very good care of you. That being said, I gave the usual vase of flowers like most guys do. And of course the standard heart-shaped box of chocolates and a card. But I am a little more interesting than that. I stuffed the chocolate and the card, as well as a stuffed animal, into a huge birthday gift style bag. But I didn't just stuff it with boring tissue paper. Oh no. I stuffed it with 1500 lollipops, which are of course Tanya's favorite candy. And the card was a pre-made card, but I made some 'alterations' to it to fit us better. :)

And I have to say, she is quite the amazing girl. Most girls drown out conversations when guys talk about themselves. Not her. She listens to everything I say. Which is amazing because I think half the things I say don't even make sense. For Valentine's Day, I got a card and a mystery present from her. The card had some of the sweetest things anyone has ever written for me on it, and the mystery gift? My favorite candy: Reece's. In a jumbo-sized box of course. She is simply an amazing person. I'm so lucky to have a girl like her in my life. I wouldn't change today for anything.

Two in the pink, one in the-- what?

So, it seemed to me that today shared a common element among consumers. It's almost as if they were programmed to think one idea. "MUST GET PINK THING FOR MY VALENTINE!" And like mindless mobs of zombies, they massed throughout the store hoping to fulfill their hunger. Oddly enough, there were no real promotions throughout the store to help celebrate the holiday of Valentine's Day tomorrow. You know, Valentine's Day? That holiday filled with love that was actually based on the martyrdom of multiple Christians who refused to convert themselves to Roman paganists? Oh yeah, now you remember. Gotta love February 14th, eh?

Today seemed to go by pretty rapidly. I was kept busy with a multitude of customers. There was never a dull moment. Why today I even sold $200 worth of headphones to a couple whose ages combined would probably equal how much money I have in my wallet right now. Which I would estimate to be around the $140 range. Yeah, I'm pretty damn surprised too. The only thing I dislike about helping out the older generation is the seemingly endless question they ask me. "Would you mind slowing down? I can't understand what you're saying." Me, slow down? Sure. And why I'm at it, would you like me to grab you a chair? Maybe bring you some hot cocoa and rub your feet? I can even wear a special uniform just to fit your needs... NO! I will not slow down. Look, you come into my store. An ELECTRONICS store, and you want me to slow down? If I speak any slower, things around me will change faster than I'll be able to keep up with. So to keep the whole time/space continuum thing intact, I'm just going to continue at my own leisurely pace. And if that's too fast for you, you can always go to Wal-Mart. Good luck trying to find anyone willing to help you there.

Sonic, he's the fastest thing alive

And that's not all he's good for. He also decided to have a little talk with Sega into making a compilation of every good game I can recall on the Sega Genesis. Why? Because Sonic needs money too. You don't think those shoes he wears last long after him running so much? Silly, silly people. But thanks to all his hard work (Sega had NOTHING to do with it... ahaha) I can now enjoy all those very same games on my XBOX360 at home. Wee! Almost like I already was on my computer for free. Wee! Lol well, at least now all my favorite games are in high definition. Which reminds me, I need to buy a high definition tv. Like seriously. Anyhow, besides that there are some interviews with the creators of the games they made. All in all, I'm happy. And it only put me back like $30. That was the best part. Videogames are getting expensive, no? Go Sonic, Go.

Besides me getting that game, today was a good day overall. I sold like 2 tvs, a few cameras. Although I must admit I felt bad selling a really complicated cd recorder to a 90 year-old lady. I have a strange feeling that doing so is gonna bite me back in the ass. Haha >.< I live a dangerous life. Oh yeah before I forget. All my preparations for Tanya on Valentine's Day are finished. Part 1 wasn't too hard to pull off, but part 2 took me forever to put together. I hope she really has a blast. I know I will. ;)