Christmas Blues

Good morning all.

I took last night off from the blog to rest( go to bed early) I worked 10 hours yesterday and I just wanted to sleep the rest of my life away when I got home. But of course, there is always "factors" that just won't let the average person do such a thing. My two last night were, Hubby and Bathroom fixer guy. Not happening. Then there was the need to eat. Denny's took care of that. Not even the two cups of pipping hot coffee could keep me from dozing off in my scrambled eggs and hash browns.

So after the ride home I bolted into the house only to be held up from sleep by Hubby's obsession with stupid-comedy Internet clips. Mostly the Russian ones.

Half an hour later I'm in my bed, in my jammies, chipping away at the pages of Dean Koontz's Intensity. My Gosh, the first 100 pages flew by. Two of my cats nestled next to me and hogged the blankets. Bastards. After tearing the book away from my self, I got as comfortable as I could with the two furry ones pinning me down and wrapped in MY blankets, and I called it a night.

Yesterday was brutal. Not only did I have to sticker ever Sudoku book on a 7'x3' table which they were stacked 3 feet off the table, I had ring up customers and do customer service. I would not realize how much it helps to be in shape to escort customers and books around a big ass store.

I had the hand full of customers looking for a "blue" book, but didn't know the title or the author. The most annoying customers were the ones that didn't take the time to look for the price of the book. This customers would huff and puff in the customer service line, track me down in the bathroom (one lady even asked me while on the toilet), and follow me around the store or as I was working on a task. They would hold the book up like a five year old as ask "how much?" I would take the book as politely as I could and look at either the bar code or the front inside flap and quote the price of the book. I guess people are too busy or too lazy to look. What is this world coming to? I mean now you can even buy a car that parallel parks for you because people just never bothered to learn. Or even better, the rear cameras in SUVs so now you don't even have to look as you back up. I guess if you have issues backing up a SUV, maybe that is the crazy cosmic sign that you should invest in a Yaris.

So I got all my Winter Holiday shopping done. Yesterday started our store's employee appreciation. Which is an additional 10% off a transaction. Cool. I bought everything except holiday cards. Sorry, not happening. There will be no Christmas, Hanukkah, or whatever holiday cards coming from this chic! I was so tired after work and during my shopping, I just gave up and bought what I could remember and find. This morning I realize the errors of my quest. So I quick stop on our stores online site and my gifts were purchased and sent. Sweet! Now I don't even have to go to the post office.

Today I'm trying to talk Hubby into test driving a couple of cars. He really should began looking . Our diesel Jetta has been great, but it's getting some serious usage since he drives so much for work. I think we should start looking before it croaks. So maybe a stop by Mazda for the CX-7, VW for the Jetta maybe a Rabbit, and a trip to Honda for the civic and whatever their new cross vehicle is. My choice is naturally the CX-7. Not only is it the perfect size, I would look so hot riding in the passenger side seat. Plus, I fell in love with Mazda after buying my brand new Mazda 3. I think Mazda is definitely money! But I'm just a girl. What do I really know ;).

We actually started our day taking one of the brats to the vet. Maxx has a chronic claw problem. In-grown. It doesn't allow him to trim it back with the usual clawing he does for the rest of his talons. It causes him a lot of pain, irritability, and swelling. So $10 later, he is trimmed and his in grown is treated. Probably this summer we will have that claw removed. His a bit upset with us right now. I'm sure after he takes his afternoon dump and nap he will be his cheery self again.

I am finally at the end of my day. Nothing much to rant about except the snail's pace the guy doing our bathroom is moving at. He's, he's got some issues. His current skanky whore is fucking with his head which in turn fucks with he progress of my bathroom. Weird. Every contractor/handyman/carpenter/mason that I've met, always seems to be involved with a skanky whore in some way, shape, or form. Maybe working with your hands and being blue collar attracts them like moths to a flame, eh, who knows. Today, he accomplished an hour and a half of work and three hours of moping about his girlfriend who has a back up boyfriend. I told Hubby about hiring people we know.

So, I'm gonna give what I promised. Another hit of Tao Teh Ching as a send off tonight.

Peace be with you,

Yokai

8.

The highest form of goodness is like water.
Water knows how to benefit all things without striving with them.

It stays in places loathed by all men.
Therefore, it comes near the Tao.

In choosing your dwelling, know how to keep to the ground.

In cultivating your mind, know how to dive in the hidden deeps.

In dealing with others, know how to be gentle and kind.

In speaking, know how to keep your words.

In governing, know how to maintain order.

In transacting business, know how to be efficient.

In making a move, know how to choose the right moment.

If you do not strive with others,
You will be free from blame.