Halloween Costumes

So as i tried to put a Halloween costume together today, I began to think about the more memorable ones that I've seen over the past few years...

The Banana Suit. Although many people have worn this over the past few years, my friend Donald pulled it off perfectly last year. Especially when he gave it a makeover two months later and wore the banana suit with a toga OVER it to a toga party.

The Lego Robot. (Senior Halloween 2006) My friend Mike made a colorful robot costume out of boxes and ended up winning most creative costume. It was also pretty amusing watching him trying to walk in that thing.

The Sesame Street Gang. (Senior Halloween 2005) Four seniors obtained Sesame Street costumes and walked around school all day hugging everyone in their way. I was harassed by Big Bird.

The Jolly Green Giant (from Green Giant Vegetables). I thought this was a pretty original costume. The funny thing about this is that the boy dressed as the Green Giant was only about 5 feet, 4 inches.

Why can't I think up original costumes like these?

HAHA

I love random advertisements like this one!! Can anyone tell me what the Red Sox mascot has to do with Bigelow Tea??? I have no idea but I think it's pretty funny.

I love how I find these completely random things. I'm probably the only person amused by this.. oh well. =)

Clowns

Another boring day at work. I stood at my register listening to the monotonous beeping of the register. Little did I know that someone was about to scare me half to death.

Apparently, every person in the store knew what was going on. It should have been most noticeable to me, but I was oblivious. As I finished with my customer I automatically looked up already speaking, "Do you have your Stop & Shop card?" And there he was. A tall man, maybe about six feet tall, was glaring in my face. He was the unhappiest clown I had ever seen in my entire life, not to mention the scariest.

Now I am not a fan of clowns to begin with and this guy just creeped me out beyond belief. I didn't run or make a scene, just jumped back a little and stared at him. I turned around and everyone in the entire store seemed to be watching the commotion at my register . When I turned to face the clown again all he said was "EVERYONE IS STARING AT ME LIKE I'M SOME KIND OF FREAK!" A clown usually doesn't phase someone if you're at a circus or something similar, but when you're nearly six feet tall, wearing shoes the size of my forearm, and shopping in a grocery store, it tends to grab people's attention. I proceeded to ring up his groceries as fast as possible to get him away from me.

When the clown left I started laughing along with many other people in the store. It became the joke of the day. Things never cease to amaze me at Stop & Shop. At least it's always entertaining.

Sharing is caring- and a nuisance

I'm getting rather sick of not having my own car. Sharing one car between two teenagers and a mother is not working out. I get to use the car 99% of the time since I have the most going on but it's still a pain. My sister is always complaining because she "never" gets to drive. I also have to pick her up from everywhere. I feel bad for my mom too since she barely ever uses the car.

I'm excited though because I went car shopping on Saturday. I think I'm going to get either a 2005 Corolla or a 2005 Civic. Too bad I didn't like the ones I came across. Maybe I should stop being so picky.

Well I'm off to start my trek to work now.

Gotta Love It.

So here comes another rant about Stop & Shop!! Ugh, I feel like this is going to happen all the time...

Can somebody explain to me why in God's name my brillant manager would schedule someone to perform in a position she knows diddly-squat about???? I'd really love to know the answer to this question because it ends up screwing ME over.

I walked into work today to witness total chaos. The line at the customer service desk was up the kazoo and I couldn't even get through the door because it was such a mess. I finally made my way through the barricade of U-boats, boxes, and empty cigarette cartons (which were carelessly thrown onto the floor) to deal with customers who were already aggravated by the long line, not to mention the clueless employee I showed up to relieve. The phones began to ring off the hook and I was stranded.

Now I completely understand the fact that this poor girl was pretty much screwed since she was left to fend for herself without proper training, but it's not my fault that when i tried to teach her the ropes two days ago she didn't pay attention. It's not fair that I had to clean up her entire mess and do the required tasks for the day. The way she left the place was completely unacceptable- trained or not. It's really not that difficult to toss the empty cartons in the trash instead of chucking them on the floor. What ever happened to having respect for other people? If I was ever to leave my shift with the area looking even remotely as bad as it did today, I would hear an earful from the manager. Oh wait, I forgot- no one will say anything to this girl because they don't want to listen to her. HA.

The best part about this entire situation is that I'm the blessed employee who gets to relieve this twit for the rest of the week, which means way more aggravation for me.

I think that I'm going to have it out with the manager tomorrow.

Be Optimistic.

I hate when people don't make good plans. About a month ago, my friend Justin from work decided that we should all go to Fright Fest at Six Flags on October 5th (yesterday). So we all thought this was a great idea and six of us requested off from work. Now we're all anticipating this day because we thought we'd have so much fun. Thursday night, I was standing in aisle 20 at work putting back returns when my phone rang with a text message. I checked it and it was Toniann (one of the other girls who was coming) telling me that she had just found out Six Flags was closed! Since Justin made the plans, I walked over to the deli department where he works and asked him if he had ever checked the Six Flags calendar. The answer was not surprising- of course he didn't!

So now the six of us were stuck with nothing to do. For the remainder of my shift at work we all tried to figure out something to do. There was no point in doing nothing since we all had off anyway. One girl came up with the idea of going to Atlantic City. That was quickly shot down because only 3 of the 6 of us are of age to gamble in AC. We eventually decided on going to a restaurant in the city. Plans were made to leave Staten Island around 1:00 and i thought all was good.

So yesterday I had my friend John pick me up around 2:30, because God forbid anyone got up early enough to leave at 1. Now when John and I met up with everyone else we found out that first we were going ot the Staten Island Mall and then to the city to see an IMAX movie.

It annoys me so much when people make plans and don't stick with them, or don;t have the courtesy to at least discuss things with the other people. At the time, I was very annoyed and aggravated because we ended up not leaving the Island until 5:30.

When we got into the city I ended up having a lot of fun. The movie was good and we had a lot of laughs along the way. When we got home I had even better time because I saw friends that I haven't seen in a few months. Overall, the day was a pain in the ass to plan, but I had a lot of fun.

I guess sometimes it's good to deviate from the plans.

Stolen.

"We watch the season pull up its own stakes
And catch the last weekend of the last week
Before the gold and the glimmer have been replaced,
Another sun soaked season fades away
You have stolen my heart."

- Stolen, Dashboard Confessional



Somtimes, a summer romance can turn into so much more. =)

Memories

Without a memory, we would be nothing. We wouldn't have friends because we wouldn't remember anyone. We wouldn't have a recollection of the good or the bad times we've experienced. Some may say that forgetting the bad memories would be a positive thing, but i disagree with this. A memory is a part of you. It is a part of who you are. You became the person you are today as a result of what you went through. At the time, an awful memory may have been the worst time of your life. However, it may have made you stronger, or taught you a life lesson. When you reflect on these good and bad memories, you come to appreciate this wonderful gift.