We currently own a Playstation 1 - which was given to us by the B. Monkeys father when he bought a PS2. Well, with the new nintendo game out we had decided it was time to upgrade. After 2 months of scoping out numerous retail stores and even attempting to win a bid on e-bay we are now the "proud" owners of a Nintendo Wii.
The story is long and short. Having worked at Zellers at one time in my life I begged the merchandise manager to atleast tell me if they had any Wii's when they appeared in this weeks flyer. With reluctance he gave me "yes I have some". Not too descriptive but there was hope.
I started making my plan. Okay Zellers opens at 8 in the morning. I MUST be there by 7:30 on a Saturday morning or else there is no hope. Sitting at my desk at work I discussed with Drang how he might have to wait at one set of doors and me another and then it happened. Drang has hockey at 7:45. Oh no, I am on this mission by myself. I must now be there even earlier to ensure my first place spot in line. So, after a restless night of sleep due to the anticipation of finally getting this damn game and a stop at Tim's I was on my way.
It was at this point that I realized that I was a consumer! And hooked on the need to get this piece of merchandise. Why? I don't really now, because the hype told me I had to have one because it is cool or maybe I just wanted a new toy.
What ever the reasons I was successful!!!! After racing to the HE dept with the other three early shoppers the clerk says:
"Umm, We don't have any" at which point I started thinking I did not waste my Saturday morning sleep in to hear this and replied with "Actually you do, I spoke with your manager yesterday and there are some in the back". After she looks at me like a deer stuck in a set of headlights she calls the manager and guess what I GOT A WII!.
Ofcourse, I apologized for being that bitchy know it all consumer and told the clerk I felt sorry for her as now she had to tell people for the rest of the day that they were already sold out at 8:03am.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
A new glove!
I have a new glove!
Thats right a new baseball glove. As we walked in Drangs favourite sporting establishment it hit me. The last time I had a new ball glove I was 12. WOW! I am so excited to play ball this summer that I can hardly wait. I just about bought a bat as well but did you know that a baseball bat is like 200 - 300 ON SALE? The only ones that were less than 200 were PINK, okay so the girls get cheap pink ugly ass bats. Then again why am I making the assumption that only girls would be buying a pink bat. I wonder how many 12 year old boys will be walking up to the plate with their 49.99 pink bat.
Anyways, I am super psyched about ball. Plus their curling supplies were on sale so I now have an ORANGE curling broom. I am going to play with Rilla and Drang next year. I have warned Drang that I have not curled since I was 15 and then I was pretty darn bad at it. Our curling coach actually asked us to quit. I don't think that many high school students can say that their curling team was dismantled at the coaches request.
Excited for ball and curling!
Thats right a new baseball glove. As we walked in Drangs favourite sporting establishment it hit me. The last time I had a new ball glove I was 12. WOW! I am so excited to play ball this summer that I can hardly wait. I just about bought a bat as well but did you know that a baseball bat is like 200 - 300 ON SALE? The only ones that were less than 200 were PINK, okay so the girls get cheap pink ugly ass bats. Then again why am I making the assumption that only girls would be buying a pink bat. I wonder how many 12 year old boys will be walking up to the plate with their 49.99 pink bat.
Anyways, I am super psyched about ball. Plus their curling supplies were on sale so I now have an ORANGE curling broom. I am going to play with Rilla and Drang next year. I have warned Drang that I have not curled since I was 15 and then I was pretty darn bad at it. Our curling coach actually asked us to quit. I don't think that many high school students can say that their curling team was dismantled at the coaches request.
Excited for ball and curling!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Not about work!
Today was an exciting day.
I left work early to spend a few extra minutes with my family tonight as I have been missing them all lately.
We had an amazing dinner together (as Drang is an amazing cook) and then went grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is always an experience with the littlest monkey. If you are lucky you get to be one of those people who stand in the middle of the aisle not letting anybody by because she needs to hug you very tightly as you are pushing the cart. Or, you get to listen to her yell about how desperatley she needs grapes. You may be thinking oh my goodness that sounds like one of those families I dislike being in the grocery store with. But we are not. L. Monkey may be vocal and sometimes bossy, but she is listens to toddler reason and who doesn't want a huge hug from their baby anywhere they are?
L. Monkey has now gone to bed and the B. Monkey and I were hoping to watch our favourite Tuesday night show. Gilmore Girls! Unlucky for us, Global does not have Gilmore Girls on this week (or last). This is really stressful as you are waiting to see if Lorelei and her mother finally bond and if Rorie is leaving Stars Hollow for bigger and better adventures in Seattle or Detroit. If anybody has any insight please share and if Global has just taken GG off the air please tape it for me.
Ciao.
I left work early to spend a few extra minutes with my family tonight as I have been missing them all lately.
We had an amazing dinner together (as Drang is an amazing cook) and then went grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is always an experience with the littlest monkey. If you are lucky you get to be one of those people who stand in the middle of the aisle not letting anybody by because she needs to hug you very tightly as you are pushing the cart. Or, you get to listen to her yell about how desperatley she needs grapes. You may be thinking oh my goodness that sounds like one of those families I dislike being in the grocery store with. But we are not. L. Monkey may be vocal and sometimes bossy, but she is listens to toddler reason and who doesn't want a huge hug from their baby anywhere they are?
L. Monkey has now gone to bed and the B. Monkey and I were hoping to watch our favourite Tuesday night show. Gilmore Girls! Unlucky for us, Global does not have Gilmore Girls on this week (or last). This is really stressful as you are waiting to see if Lorelei and her mother finally bond and if Rorie is leaving Stars Hollow for bigger and better adventures in Seattle or Detroit. If anybody has any insight please share and if Global has just taken GG off the air please tape it for me.
Ciao.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Too Much!
I need this, I need that, can we do this, can we do that? Sound like a child? Well its not.
Sometime when the goal is to get all that can and when you have reached the maximum and you can't give anymore one or another has to realize that the goal of everything and anything is not possible. I have always thought myself to be intelligient, proactive, and able to problem solve just about anything (except ofcourse on an LSAT). But when two things keep pulling in opposite directions on the same piece of rope or string (heck even a shoelace licorice) it is going to break eventually. I think this week I was the one to break. I have not been exceeding at my new position as I had hoped I would. I can't really pinpoint anything down except that when I say something to someone and they just blow it off or don't communicate it effectively to another than my team is put in a position of scarcity and pressure to do the impossible.
I guess I can take from this week the lesson that you can't try and please everyone and a mandate that is unrealistic is not your fault or your goal per say either.
Wow, that was long. On another note, my big sister has proposed a business plan to my lovely Drang. I don't know his thoughts on it as of yet but I think it might be kind of neat and worth while a little exploration. Thanks to all who have supported Drang over the past couple months and your words of encouragement to him while he continues to search for his new direction in the work force. He has been a little discouraged even though he gets to spend his days watching the most amazing two year old grow and explore. I am envious. Once again thanks.
Sometime when the goal is to get all that can and when you have reached the maximum and you can't give anymore one or another has to realize that the goal of everything and anything is not possible. I have always thought myself to be intelligient, proactive, and able to problem solve just about anything (except ofcourse on an LSAT). But when two things keep pulling in opposite directions on the same piece of rope or string (heck even a shoelace licorice) it is going to break eventually. I think this week I was the one to break. I have not been exceeding at my new position as I had hoped I would. I can't really pinpoint anything down except that when I say something to someone and they just blow it off or don't communicate it effectively to another than my team is put in a position of scarcity and pressure to do the impossible.
I guess I can take from this week the lesson that you can't try and please everyone and a mandate that is unrealistic is not your fault or your goal per say either.
Wow, that was long. On another note, my big sister has proposed a business plan to my lovely Drang. I don't know his thoughts on it as of yet but I think it might be kind of neat and worth while a little exploration. Thanks to all who have supported Drang over the past couple months and your words of encouragement to him while he continues to search for his new direction in the work force. He has been a little discouraged even though he gets to spend his days watching the most amazing two year old grow and explore. I am envious. Once again thanks.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Butterflies and Knots
It has been quite awhile since my last post.
Work, work, and work. The last 6 days have been filled with change, stress, and unimaginable amounts of support. Decisions had to be made and then actions taken based on those decisions. I kind of always thought that one of the hardest decisions somebody could make was deciding to spend the rest of their life with another person. I am not sure I believe this anymore and I have come to realize that you can't always believe in humanity either. I have always tried to be an honest and approachable person who tries to do what is best with a given situation. I never thought that I would experience ruthlessness or feel like I was a "ogre" because of anothers actions.
I guess what I have learned over the past week is that as the saying goes, keep my friends close and my enemies closer. I have been able to push through these recent events with the support and love from Drang and words of encouragment from others like "chin up" or "it will be me before you" or "I wish I could be there for you" and others like "don't worry it will be all over in a couple of days and we can move on" and "I brought you some homemade chocolate".
Butterflies and knots in your stomach can be easily removed when a weight has been lifted off of you and you know that those around you support you 100%. The time that leads to the cause of the butterflies and knots can be so intense that you can't focus on anything else and at times you begin to feel like who are is being lost, left behind, or ignored.
I thank all of those that helped me get through this tough time.
Work, work, and work. The last 6 days have been filled with change, stress, and unimaginable amounts of support. Decisions had to be made and then actions taken based on those decisions. I kind of always thought that one of the hardest decisions somebody could make was deciding to spend the rest of their life with another person. I am not sure I believe this anymore and I have come to realize that you can't always believe in humanity either. I have always tried to be an honest and approachable person who tries to do what is best with a given situation. I never thought that I would experience ruthlessness or feel like I was a "ogre" because of anothers actions.
I guess what I have learned over the past week is that as the saying goes, keep my friends close and my enemies closer. I have been able to push through these recent events with the support and love from Drang and words of encouragment from others like "chin up" or "it will be me before you" or "I wish I could be there for you" and others like "don't worry it will be all over in a couple of days and we can move on" and "I brought you some homemade chocolate".
Butterflies and knots in your stomach can be easily removed when a weight has been lifted off of you and you know that those around you support you 100%. The time that leads to the cause of the butterflies and knots can be so intense that you can't focus on anything else and at times you begin to feel like who are is being lost, left behind, or ignored.
I thank all of those that helped me get through this tough time.
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