Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 


In less than 24 hours, many young and unimpressed children will find themselves sitting inside a classroom. And I for one have never been so happy. Yes indeed, the worst of the "back to school" season will be over, and I will be free of the crowds of people who have only just realized that, "Holy crap! School starts again in less than a week!" While I hold little doubt that our store will still have significantly busy moments for the first week of school, at least I can smile in knowing that the store will still be mostly quiet until the later afternoons and early evenings.

I'm just impressed that we've survived without really needing to resort to tasers. Though I wouldn't have minded to have that around for the one or two stupid nits we encountered. And this year, the number of screaming kids was down by at least 60% (at least on my shifts), which means that sadly, we had no one to stuff into luggage and mail to our warehouse.

Now it's the tail-end of the Labour Day weekend. I'm resting, I'm recovering, and more than anything I'm wondering just why the hell our cat feels the need to put as much weight as he possibly can on my wrist, thusly pinning my hand to the keyboard and preventing me from writing altogether.

Dammit, Chance!

Oh well, I suppose it could be worse: he could be having another tawdry moment with my sandals again. (The number of times he's had flourid affairs with my footwear...I shudder to think.)

So here mostly ends the saga of one semi-maniacal little sot discovering that yes, it is possible to survive the "Back to School" season. And all you need is a little rest, a lot of Prosac, and as many episodes of Infinite Ryvius as you can squeeze into a single night.

Okay, fine, be the harsh critic about me so lightly making reference to perscribed medication. I was kidding about the Prosac. (It was actually a lot of Malibu Rum & Coke. Mostly the Malibu Rum. Ah, coconut flavouring...)


Today's Lesson: taking a break from writing is always a pleasant thing. Just so long as you don't take too many breaks, or your breaks don't become indefinite.
posted by Phillip at 9:26 AM