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With me starting this new job soon, my intent is to try and keep both my new and current jobs at the same time. But, for obvious reasons, I am going to cut back the amount of hours I work at my present employer. However, in doing so I found out I would end up losing my several vacation days in the process.

It would be a total lost on my part, I mean they don't pay out for the days or anything. That shiz would just be gone! And that ain't cool, but that is one of the many ways they take great care of us, "their people."

So this coming week, I will not have to lift a box or check in deliveries or have people try to bitch me out because the 1.4oz package of kiri konbu isn't in stock for whatever wide range of reasons we tend to give.

But still I get questioned and huffed and puffed at by "adults" of all ages, for whatever it is that they are looking for. These days, even if I know a product is not in stock, I'll go and look for it anyway. It seems that is the easiest way not to get hit by a wall of complaints. What I wish some people would understand that we aren't your typical grocery store. The bulk of our stock comes from Japan and if the F.D.A. stops it, that will either hold it up for at least a week or, should they deem it a hazard or whatever, it's game over.

And from what I understand, the F.D.A. can be a little random on their holds.

Yet even after I assure said customer that the product should be in at (insert a time of week here) with the promise of a rain check of the item in question, I still get that scoff and an occasional comment said only to the wind ("We should go to Daiei!)...

I wonder if people realize that Daiei is long gone? Maybe I should suggest Holiday Mart as a worthy alternative....

But really, I don't get too mad or frustrated over this stuff as it might seem. It is a grocery store and we do draw a lot of old, old Japanese people (among many others too) to the place. Gotta expect the worst, in my opinion. And you've gotta have thick skin or else a lot of this shit would end up getting to you. Especially when you get asked about the same product, all day long.

Wow and then I was sidetracked to no end, which certainly derailed my whole original train of thought. Anyway, yes I am looking forward to having the week off and resting up my sore back (Rice will be the death of me) and a pair of sore knees. I guess walking back and forth, back and forth, back and forth for at least 8-9 hours a day, five days a week will do that to you. Then again, my shoes have been through hell so that could explain something as well.

In any event, maybe I'll get back into the groove of writing while I am at home in the coming week. Maybe I'll even finish a game or two that I've been meaning to play (Final Fantasy IV, Crisis Core, Lost Odyssey, Oblivion, Super Smash Bros. Brawl...). Or maybe I'll just prank call my workplace for a while...

Or maybe I'll just get the hell out of the house and keep my brain busy somehow. Yes, yes... that does sound promising. I'd sit around, but I don't want to get -too- lazy. August is going to be a busy month, no doubt about that.

Then Dragon Gate wrestling is coming in September! Which reminds me, I wonder if I'll still get to go...

Isn't this just random?