A Funny Film. I had a busy and fun day. It didn't start off terribly spectacular..I woke up around 10 and got ready for work. Talked with Mom and J and we sang some of our favorite songs, ending with the ever-funny, If I Had $1000000 by The Barenaked Ladies. I then went off to work for my 1:30-6:30 shift. Even work was more interesting today, because I got to work with someone. Most days of the week aren't that busy so my boss only has one person working, but on Fridays when most people get paid and many go to the store, it can really get hopping, so she has two of us work. I worked with Morene, she is really nice and a hard worker, we had alot of good laughs and shared some crackers and pineapple twizzlers. It did storm though which really slowed business down, so it got pretty boring just watching people drive by too fast in the pouring rain.
I impressed several people today at work. A few people asked what the date was, and I told them it was Cinco de Mayo. They were impressed, and one lady said she'd never heard of it, I thought that was odd. And this man came in and told us his $20 bill was counterfeit. He said that he was telling the truth, then quoted George Orwell saying that "to tell the truth will be revolutionary". He then asked me if I knew who George Orwell was and I said I did. He didn't believe me and challenged me to name his two famous books. He was amazed when I replied 1984 and Animal Farm. Thank you Mrs. Spencer! I then told him I'd read the latter. We spent several minutes discussing Orwell along with Brave New World, a book I've read and that he owns but hasn't read. Oh, and he also explained why his money (which did not turn black when marked with the special "counterfeit detector pen") was indeed counterfeit. He said that if we didn't believe him, we should take the bill down to the bank and ask for the equivalent amount in gold and see just how "real" it is. It was a very interesting and stimulating conversation, if for no other reason that it didn't involve me answering one of the many stupid questions that I am asked daily...like how much is a gallon of these strawberries? (the ones all around the sign with the strawberry prices).
After closing things up at the shed, I headed home. I was especially excited to come home because my Dad was supposed to be back. He has been working in Dover, New Jersey for the last week and a half. His flight got in around 6. Shortly after I got home, J and him drove up. I was very glad to see him, we'd all missed him and since all sorts of things mysteriously break anytime he's gone, we really needed him home too. Welcome back Dad! He brought us T-shirts from Jersey too, thanks!
After dinner, J and I decided to go see a movie. Niether of us were really feeling the newly released and greatly hyped MI:III; we were in the mood for a comedy. So we decided to see RV with Robin Williams. I hadn't really heard much about it, and it had mediocre reviews, but decided to give it a chance. I'm really glad I did, because it was really funny. Will it go down in history as a classic? Probably not, but it was a very fun movie to see. The kind of movie that makes everyone in the theatre laugh at one point or another. A movie that just makes you forget about anything serious as you sit back and laugh out loud. I highly recommend it, if you want to see a good screwball comedy (my favorites).
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My computer is being really stupid..well, not my computer exactly, but my internet. It takes forever to load pages, and it won't let me go to certain pages at all, especially my blog posting page...so here's a quick update...
I've decided not to go to CA. There are many reasons, but ultimately it just isn't what I feel I should be doing right now. All they were offering was an office job, and flying out to CA just to spend months cooped up in an office wasn't exactly the adventure I had in mind. Sorry Rob..I will truly miss the time with you, but this is just what I think is best.
I am going to work full-time at the Orchard.
I joined the choir at church finally this past week. I had my first practice tonight, it was great, I should have joined sooner! Also a new women's Bible study began last night, I think it is really going to be a great thing to be a part of.
Z and his Mom stopped by for a visit Saturday and they had dinner with my family. It was a great visit. It was nice for my family to spend some time getting to know his Mom. My only complaint was that the visit was too short!
I was hit on at work yesterday..haha. The guy really looked pretty good but was Russian or something, and hit on Jamie (a co-worker) last week, so of course I politely declined the offer! Still it's always nice to be asked.
I'm working on getting the internet working right again, and then will resume regular blogging, please bear with me in the mean time!
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