And now...an update

I still don't have a tv. I've been forced to watch my 'Family Guy' dvds on the computer or the portable dvd player. I'm not sure that I even miss television, really, since Bravo has started showing shit now. I mean, 'Jo and Slade: Date My Ex'? Really? And now I've heard that they will show a 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'. I guess they realized that their other two 'Housewives' shows were lacking, um, diversity, and so they decided to go full-on stereotypical by showcasing video hoes who just happened to marry into money. Um, no thank you. Bring back my classy Orange County ladies, Bravo!! Please! Or at least show me some Michelle Obamas. There's a fine example of a lady with money who doesn't look like she just stepped out of the club.

Moving on...

After much arguing and lobbying and watching the demise of two "treasured" co-workers, I was finally able to wrangle a promotion out of Cheap-Toys-Made-in-China-That-Contains-Lead-in-Their-Paint 'R' Us. After applying for the position of Human Resources Manager, my boss told me that, although the District Manager was going to give the job to someone with a Human Resources degree (I honestly didn't know people went to school for that), she was willing to cut a deal with me. She made me a shift manager, which is only a step or two above where I was before. The only difference is that now I get to boss teenagers around and I don't have to be bothered with shitty customers unless it is utterly necessary. By season (Christmas), I'll be a floor manager, which means I won't have to deal with customers at all' I just have to make sure my area of responsibility is on-par with corporate standards. After Christmas, if I stick around and if I do a good job in those two positions, I'll have the option to apply for a corporate job.

This may not seem impressive to most folks, since it is just retail and we all have crappy retail experiences, but I actually enjoy working there most days, even when dickhead customers yell at me. Plus, now I'm spending more time at work instead of at home, staring at a blank tv screen, wondering why the mayor had to go and break it.

Since I've been without a tv for a month, can someone fill me in on who the Jonas Brothers are? Are they important? And should I care? I'm not being sarcastic. I just get a lot of questions about them at the 'R' and I have no idea who they are.

For Labor Day Weekend, Halbastram and I ventured to the Bristol Renaissance Faire in Kenosha. It's like going to Six Flags, but with no rides and weird hippies and nerds everywhere. It costs about $40 to get inside (for the two of us) and then once you're in, the only thing left to do is spend money. Even the performers ask for money, during their show I might add. At first I thought that they were being funny, pretending to be beggars. But after the show, the guy stands at the back of the aisles with a bucket, seriously collecting monies. Um, what?? And he was encouraging upwards of $20. Anything lower would just be "ok."

The highlight of my day at the Faire was having some large wench with ginormous breasticles shove a strawberry in my mouth. It was quite erotic, indeed.

If only everyday could be like that...