Friday, July 25, 2008

Smelly, Slow-walking People Suck

Finally, a little time for a blog post! Work has been insane for the past two weeks. I still don't have a boss, so guess who gets to do all the extra work? I actually don't mind it since previously 85% of my days were spent on blogs and Facebook, but when it rains it pours. I have a meeting about the fashion show tonight, so I've spent all week preparing for it. I will be relieved when that meeting is over and I can go home and start my weekend.

The exciting news in my life is that since I have no boss yet, they are sending me to New York in less than two weeks to be a fabulous fashionista! Or at least to experience the glamorous part of my job. I'm way excited. I lived there for two months doing my internships two years ago and I haven't been back since. Plus it's all paid for by the company and I will be taken out every night to be wined and dined. No complaints there! Should make for good blogging.

This week has been way too long. I'm exhausted and starting to feel ill again. I need more sleep, but who knows when that will happen. I'm also very cranky. I had nothing to bring for lunch today so I had to go out to the food court.

[Time out: just got a call from the man who would be my boss's boss. Let's call him Mick. Mick just informed me his boss, who is a VP of the company, will be joining us Monday in NYC. I will have to be on my best behavior and will have to seem incredibly smart. She's the smartest woman I know! Makes me nervous!]

Anyway, as I'm walking to Subway, I get stuck behind two slow walking males. I cannot STAND slow walkers! I want to punch them in the back of the head. And not only were they walking slow, they smelled AWFUL! I couldn't get around them and I was stuck walking slowly behind a terrible stench. Never in my life have I wanted to run up to someone and yell, "WASH YOUR PENIS!" but today I really, really wanted to.

I finally got to Subway and was standing in line when this incredibly old woman came and stood RIGHT BESIDE ME. I could have leaned over and rested my elbow on her head. I'm only 5'4" and she came up to my shoulder, but that's beside the point. The point is that there was no reason she needed to stand that close!

And they only had two people working at Subway. This is during lunch, so one person was making sandwiches and one was ringing the cash register. I don't know who's genius idea that was, but it took FOREVER. Seriously, two people? During lunch? I hate people today!

This weekend should be good fun. The BF has friends in town and Saturday is CK's birthday. Drunken shenanigans are sure to be had!

15 comments:

Trixie Firecracker said...

Good luck at the fashion show and I totally agree about hating slow walking smelly people! I used to just blog and facebook all day too, but now I have real work to do. Ugh.

villageidiot said...

yeah, good luck at the show, and impress your boss. #1 Rule: do NOT get more drunk than she does. ever. And if she needs your help doing something cuz she's a little too tipsy, you score major points.

dead serious, chica...

Thomas said...

Sending you to New York for a fashion show? Sounds like "Devil Wears Prada" to me. Enjoy!

So@24 said...

Slow moving, stinking, masses?

Sounds like my weekend at Comic Con

Brian in Mpls said...

Good luck with the big boss in town:)

Coconut said...

Trixie: Thanks! I'm still waiting to hear if I got in. If I do, facebook and blogging will be very minimal :O(

villageidiot: Thanks for the tip. I would be waayyy to scared to get drunk around her, but a bit of liquid courage will definitely be needed.

Thomas: It is oh so glamourous. Most of the people aren't that scary, though.

SO@24: I think I just saw you on E! News! Oh, that was probably one of the other millions of asian boys walking around at Comic Con...

Brian: Thanks! I could use a little luck.

Bone said...

Hey, in response to a comment you left on my blog, I was wondering if you remembered any websites or other sources you used for your family tree research.

Scaramouche Jones said...

Just want to say the name of your blog amused me :)

Coconut said...

Thanks, Scaramouche! It...amuses me...too?

Mandy said...

Ewww, people who smell and are slow walkers? Not cool. Old lady invading your personal space? Again not cool. Two people working at Subway? Thats when I would have gotten out of line, hit up the nearest bar and had a beer.

Coconut said...

Ahh, if only I could drink and then go back to work. I've been tempted many times...Thanks for stopping by!

TC said...

If you should ever decide to tell men that they need to wash their penises (or other body parts) while in public, I think you should record the conversation and then blog it. Really, we all need this kind of stuff to get through the day :)

(Especially those of us who spend too many hours reading blogs, hanging out on Facebook and checking ESPN compulsively.)

Have fun in NY!

Coconut said...

Haha, I'm so glad someone commented on that! Thank you!

voiceinmyhead said...

last post = last month??
:(
hope all is going well!

Brandie said...

Well said.

 
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