Chix Chat

Hi Anne!

Well, it’s been day two of being stressed out.  It was me and Mary until Nora got there at one.  So here I am, busting my hump trying to get everything done before Nora got there and wouldn’t you know it we were busy!  I was just so fuc*%$# annoyed!  Nora acted ok with me, but I could just feel that "bad vibe" between us today.  Who knows, maybe it’s me.  Another thing that annoys me sometimes is that Mary is really tight with Nora, so in Nora’s eyes Mary can "do no wrong."  I really wish Nora would stop pointing out everything I do wrong and commend me on the things I do right!

Please don’t think I resent my co-workers.  I like both Nora and Mary and 95% of the time I don’t have a problem with either one of them.  It’s like your relationship with Sara or me with Danielle.  There are times when Dani can really get on my nerves and I just want to slap her!  But we’re soon fine with each other.  I know when I go to work tomorrow Nora will be fine with me.  She was fine with me today, I was just getting all freaked out!

What a nice way to start my letter, huh?  I am so glad I have you to talk to.  Once again, I feel that God guided us to each other.  Now, if only He could do that with our future husbands …!

The weather here is progressively getting colder.  I held out until the bitter end about wearing a jacket.  Well, I finally did this past week.  When I need to wear a jacket, then you know it’s cold!

One more thing about the whole Nora situation (and I’ll shut up about it, I promise).  Maybe in a way this is good that this happened.  Well, that  and the fact that every person was getting on my last nerves today.  I’ve been so nervous about flying to Floridia these past several weeks, and today I thought for the first time in awhile, "I can’t wait to get away from this place for a whole week and just relax and have fun!"  I’m hoping by the time my trip comes, I won’t even think about being afraid!

So it’s two for two for Arnold Vosloo bald.  I’ve seen him bald, with hair, with a moustache and with blonde hair and any way you look at him he is beautiful!  Ok, since you saw the Mummy Returns (more than once I hope!), you know the scene where he’s out on the balcony with Meela and he’s still that disgusting corpse and he leans in to kiss her and they both "morph" into themselves in Egyptian times and he is now in his human form?  I think it’s the first time in the movie where you actually see AV. Well when Danielle and I saw it in the movie theatre for the first time, I actually gave out this orgasmic gasp.  I couldn’t help it!  I mean when I see that man, my body just reacts!

Have you ever done inventory at a ***** store?  What is the biggest store you had to inventory?

ANother question about baldness- do you perfer slick, clean shaven heads (like AV in the Mummy) or hair on the sides (like Mitch Pileggi).  I lean more towards the former.  Yes, I know I’m strange!

Since you spoke of having a crush on your professor that prompted me to ask this,  Is there anyone in any of your classes with any potenital?  What about that "cute ponytailed guy" you mentioned several e-mails ago?  How old is DR. Tutanji?  What does he look like?  You have a picture of him you can send me?  Yes, I’m very nosy!

You know we can kid around about "what if Arnold Vosloo was my professor " and all, but in a way it’s scary.  I mean, I know I am going to be incredibly turned on by my future husband and I can’t see me passing any tests God might give me unless my future husband is as strong in his convictions as I am.  That’s why we must make conscious choices reguarding our physical relationship.  Things like "we will not be alone anywhere"  and limiting any physical activity to hand holding, side hugs and kisses on the cheek.  I mean, that would be like this big bowl of the most scrumptous, red, plump strawberries right in front of me and  I’m so hungry and I’m dying for one.  But there’s a sign that warns "Do not eat unless you place $1 in the bowl next to it".  Well, I’m gonna eat the damn strawberry, regardless of whether I have the stupid $1 or not.  It’s just too tempting!  I hope you understand what I’m trying to say here!  The strawberries are like making love and the $1 is like marraige.  SO I want to make sure I want to stay as far away from those "strawberries" as possible before I have that $1 to pay for them!  So how can my future husband and I "eat strawberries" if we’re never alone together or if we haven’t kissed passionately?

I was thinking about getting dressed up for Halloween.  Tell me what you think of this.  I have this really pretty green dress.  It almost looks medieval looking.  I was thinking about wearing that, green nailpolish, green lipstick, and really heavy green eyeshadow and spraying my hair with green glitter.  I don’t know what exactly I would be maybe some kind of celtic faire priness or something like that.  You think that sounds corny?  I don’t know if I have the guts to do it though.  Knowing me, I’ll probably chicken out and then I’ll regret it.  Yes, we do get trick or treaters at Hallmark.  We do give out candy.  My neighborhood usually gets bombarded with trick or treaters.  I hope it will be a good turnout this year.  You know with all those anthrax scares and everything.  I just wish these kids can enjoy Halloween and not worry about anything!  When I worked at ***** it seemed that the day after Halloween was when all the kids were in the store and bought candy.  I remember I looked perplexed as one lad all of eight or nine plunked down his several candy bars  at my counter so I asked him, "why are you buying candy today when last night you must of gotten enough free candy to last you for months?"  He looked at me and said with all seriousness, " You can never have too much candy!"  Hmmm … wise words from such a young mind.  To be that young and carefree again!  ONe halloween I worked and one of my coworkers brought her change purse with her and said to anyone in coustume who came in the store, "I’ll give you a dime if you give me a piece of your candy."  She had enough at the end of the night that she was able to share with her fellow co-workers.  I got a reeses peanut butter cup and a tootsie roll out of the deal.  Sweet!

It’s been so cold in here for the past few days. Today, I boldly went to check the thermostat - it was turned completely off. Well, now it’s on and it shall remain such. It’s been gorgeously sunny and clear-skied outside lately but cool. How is the weather there? About what degree range is the temp? Here it’s in the forties in the morning and may warm up to the low sixties.

Yes, Arnold Vosloo is so incredibly fine! What is it about a handsome bad guy that makes me think all sorts of deliciously wicked things? I especially liked the scene where he was stepping out of that river, and he walked by and patted the kid on the head. And I definitely prefer him bald. It’s so raw and primal!

The inventory gig went pretty smoothly; we were counting beauty supplies at a store that only sells to beauticians and cosmetologists. To answer your question; I don’t usually work with exactly the same people every time. They have about fifty employees and usually 10 or less work at the stores that I get.

Re: domain expenses, I thought the one I got was pretty reasonable at about $9 a month. Let’s face it, you can’t buy much at all for that, and that site gives me 200 Mb of space. Yahoo! wants to charge $9 for 25 Mb of space. Do they even know what other companies are charging? If people shop around at all they’ll find a better deal than Yahoo. Except of course for the free stuff; you can’t beat free!

Ah, yes, Dr. Tutanji. Yes, he does have an accent. Sigh* . . . I know he has a kid because he mentioned it. He also mentions his wife frequently; they say that is a sign of a committed person if they bring up their significant other in casual conversation. For example, if you’re chatting with a guy and mention a great new restaurant, he’ll casually remark, "Oh, yes, Gina and I have been meaning to check that place out. I hear it’s really good." Then you think, "Darn that lucky, lucky Gina!" But I digress. Back to Dr. Tutanji, you are absolutely right: if he wasn’t married I wouldn’t find him nearly as attractive.

Let me pause here to revel again in that Arnold-Vosloo-is-my-professor fantasy. Can you imagine him turning and looking at you and saying, "Do you know the answer to the problem?" I’d be so intent on looking at him I probably wouldn’t realize that he was speaking to me. I’d definitely want to stay after class for some …. er… tutoring. Yep, this is why God doesn’t put me in situations like that because I know that I would fail that test miserably!

I’m sorry to see that you’re stressed. I know how tough it is to live up to impossible expectations. Doesn’t Nora know about how long it takes to do all of the store’s tasks? I would think she does, so she should know that y’all did what you could. I feel the same as you: people know what their job is, and you don’t need to stand over them barking orders. I think that is a sure way to tick people off and be counter-productive.

Oh, yes! Are you dressing up for Halloween? I’m planning to come to work dressed as Anuck-su-namun, in her outfit from the first Mummy. Just kidding! (But if I thought I would see a dreamy cop . . . maybe . . .? ) Seriously, I would love to come to work dressed as something off-the-wall, but maybe I’ll just wear blue jeans. (I will be "Someone who has a Cool Boss.") I wonder if we’ll get any trick-or-treaters here. I’ll bring some of the candy that Sara brought from home. Do you get any trick-or-treaters at the ***** store? I know that’s a silly question, but I’ve seen some kids that would go anywhere if they thought they would get more candy.

Got another question for you: do you have any experience with Avon products? I’ve ordered some from a lady that I see at work and she’s left the next brochure with me. I wondered if you have any opinion about Avon one way or the other. I see most of their lipstick is about $4 - that seems like a pretty average price. I ordered a few things for mom for Christmas. (Thanks! As I sat here typing this paragraph I thought of something to get Sara: earrings! But not from Avon …)

That’s about it for now. Talk to you soon! God bless!
Anne