Monthly Archives: December 2008

Thanksgiving week was a [relatively] busy one for me, with a lot of time spent at work appeasing the hungry shoppers.  We did insanely well Friday, Saturday and Sunday despite the current economic slump – being fiscally conservative just isn’t possible during the holidays.

I was supposed to be off work yesterday, and was really looking forward to some personal time, but the store was under-staffed and I’m a nice guy.  I did get in a little bike ride in the morning though, which was a nice addition.  I was able to help an incredibly flustered blind man as he was walking down the middle of the I-35 access road, directly into oncoming traffic.  The cars would slow down enough, honk their horns, or stop to not hit him, but not a single person stepped out of their vehicle to help this man to the side of the road.  It was absolutely disgusting and disturbing.  I pondered about how sick our country is for a while as I rolled down the road, and then continued on.

I bought some new shoes yesterday, some low-cut Keen Targhee’s for $16.00.  I really, really didn’t need another pair of shoes, but I really couldn’t pass up the deal.  I guess I did kind of sort of have a hole in my shoe line-up; my old waterproof hiking shoes were a hair too small.  I still want a pair of full leather hiking boots – like these from Asolo, but that purchase will probably wait a little while.

I met a girl yesterday at work, as she was picking up some bike stuff and a roof rack for her car.  Super cute, great smile, friendly, road cyclist – and now I’m really disappointed with myself I didn’t express interest when she gave me a chance.  She’ll be back in a few days, so maybe, if everything aligns properly, I’ll get a second chance.

My accuracy might be off, but I’m pretty sure I’ve had my current beard for almost a month now.  It’s really coming to life, and I’ve even collected a few compliments on my scruff.  People have always told me I look good and fierce with a beard, but I never paid too much attention.  There’s something about this current incarnation that I like though, enough that it’ll probably stick though winter.

And that’s about the extent of my random tid-bits for today.  I need to finish up a job application now, as well as my cup of coffee.  Three in a row, amongst my facebook friends’ statuses this morning:

• Friend A is getting refocused here at work.

• Friend B is very late for work.

• Friend C hasn’t been at work this early for a while.

Me?  Daniel is not going to work this morning, and it feels great.