Atmospheric Cataract

So the last 3-4 days or so have been spent here with a -5 temp & this crazy thick fog thing going on. Very strange for SK...we're usually struck by -40 weather by now & cold cold winds. Getting anywhere has been surreal since you can't see jack. I wish however the conditions would keep people from shopping but alas they have not. It's been an insane week at work...I had the MOST angriest dreadlocked dude ever yesterday. So angry in fact that we had other customers in line tell him what a jerk he was upon leaving the store. I was whatever with it. If he's an asshole his whole life that's fine by me cuz I'm not!

But I'm off to attend a funeral today. My pet comet, Dave, whom I've had for 4 yrs passed away this morning. Damn for being so busy! *sniffles*

Yup...the two days off are long forgotten...
Maybe if I had kool people like Lil Jon poppin by my store I'd feel the urge to go on....naw I just get Andrea Menard calling me & bitching why her cd isn't in our computer system. Oh Saskatchewan.

Yay I did it! I managed to get all of my shopping done this weekend; you know what's strange? I wasn't stressed ONE bit! I guess it helped alot that I was only in a mall for 25 mins to pick up my sister from work (poor grrl, it was NUTZ at Lawson on Sat!)
I cannot get over the amount of stupidity however in people trying to get around the city. We must've seen at least 3 accidents & some a-hole almost mowed me down in a crosswalk downtown. (what's with people in vans?? they don't like me) I'll say my life flashed before my eyes, thank goodness the ice made me slip kinda backwards. I've never seen Jordy so freaked out in my life (or yell like that hehe) & the guy didn't even notice of course due to the evil appendage stuck to his ear! I HATE BLOODY CELL PHONES!

I'm starting to get really excited to see my family! Everyone arrives on the 23-24,we all haven't been together in sooo long!!

Well off to work I go. I feel much more capable to face it now that I've had two solid days off in a row. We'll see how I feel at 3pm!

Every year!

So I got Saturday & Sunday off coming up tomorrow & sadly I have to spend it Xmas shopping. I tend to always do this every year, even though I promise myself after the meltdown I have from dealing with the throngs of people that it'll be the last time!

Hopefully I can get my act together & at least make some sort of plan as to where I'm going & what I wanna buy. Hopefully I can do most of the shopping on Broadway...I'll die if I have to be in a mall the WHOLE time! It's already consumed my life enough already...I've figured I've worked a total of 165 hours this last 3 weeks. EESh!

So folks that live out West...expect your gifts a lil bit late...Natty the Procrastinator strikes again!

Sometimes you just gotta yell

Well I don't know how professional it was, but today I yelled at my boss. Yup, Natty lost her cookies & professed her frustration of being overloaded at work. (How did I start talking in the 3rd person??) I guess 3 months worth of doing my boss' job & NOT getting credit finally took it's toll. I told him I was done with it (but in much nastier words) Not too sure what tomorrow will bring but damn it felt better to get it out. (Well not at 1st...I get so emotional after a confrontation. I HATE THAT!) I fear my HMV days may be coming to a close sooner than I thought. Oh joy to the world...it's hard to feel christmas-ey this year...although this picture here makes me feel a bit better...

PS...oh heh check out my bro's blog (the one who plays with makeup)...it's some good reading & a freaky pic of him when he's 75!

Hurting Ow

So I've been going to the gym to try & develop some upper arm strength as well abdominal muscles so I stop complaining of my aches all the time. It's been kinda working out for me, although I haven't been able to dedicate as much time as I've wanted lately due to my slavery to retail. But oh man I went yesterday & am I ever hurting today! I've been trying to work on my pectorals to help with my posture; sadly 15 lbs I guess was too much on the machine (I know I know...) It was a long hard day trying to put out cds.

One day....I'll have pipes of STEEL!

(you all can stop laughing now)

Thrice w/ Circa Survive & My Chem. Romance 12/06/05

We (being Alyssa, Vanessa, Rob, Justin, Jordy, cousin Vanessa & myself) got to Credit Union center just in time to find our seats & catch Circa Survive. I was anticipating them all day being I LOVE the album (I'd slot them in the same cat. as Mars Volta for ethereal quality with Perry Ferrell vocals). ANyhoo they were good but not great being their sound levels were WAY off with the vocals way too echo-ey & overpowering. But man they still rocked it for me & even blitzed out a few longer solos in some tracks which had such a spaced out feel. Jordy loved them enough to buy a scarf of their's, good times!

.... Thrice. Wow, ok if none of you have Vheissu yet GO BUY IT!!! Have you ever been to a show, & you've seen a opening act or two, then another band comes on that's just so tight, almost like a breath of fresh air? *ooo* Thrice was incredible. They've made my top 10 list of live shows this year for sure. I love the fact that being a hardcore/screamo band, they're so versatile & NOT pigeonholed which unfortunately so many bands in that genre have become. They pulled out alot of the more experimental tracks off Vheissu which the crowd ate up. They were so well balanced with hard/soft new/old. Kudos!!!

As for MCR...what a bloody joke. If it weren't for the sheer fun of my friends whom accompanied me, I would've thrown my drink at the band & left. We however stayed to the end to make fun (& oh did we ever). It felt like a timewarp back to an Elvis show where you see all the screaming girls falling over in front, jumping up & down, my ears hurt so bad. It was strange. The frontman for MCR was so horribly arrogant & filthy mouthed (which was sad being the combined age at the show was maybe 13 yrs old? I would not want my young daughter being called a "motherfucker") He constantly all show demanded love from the audience & to "pump your f'n fists in the air like you just don't care" (Yes he sadly did say that TWICE) If I didn't know any better it felt like we were at a Nazi conference. At one point for Ghost of You, he demanded that everyone get their cellphones out (yeah instead of LIGHTERS how freakin LAME!! LOL) I could go on & on...

Sadly though, musically the band was the best I've seen them. The drummer & lead guitarist are ever so talented. In my opinion they need to lose lead singer man (he's so FAT now! I guess stardom agrees with his belly) & bass player. I was so torn, because I love their songs...I just hate for what they've become.

My Chemical Romance was SO 2 years ago....isn't how that always goes with things that become too popular for their own good?

COunt Blah

I don't even really have much to say but I kinda missed my regular posting...I worked a total of 60 some hours last week...isn't that nutz? It's starting to get really crazy at the store...I get the pleasure of working til midnight tonight Boo.

Ah well, some Thrice-y goodness is coming my way tomorrow night!! Horray! (who says that anymore?)

well i'm off to the gym. I need to stay motivated being I dont work til like 3pm

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