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My Life Thus Far
2008-09-12 07:10:33 (UTC)

Vim and Vigor

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I'm feeling stronger and more lively today than I have in
awhile. Finally, I'm starting to get back some of my vim
and vigor. The old knee is still making itself known, but
I've accepted that this is just a part of my life now.
Eventually I'll get myself back into an exercise routine
and the physical therapy that it provides should help me
out a lot in that regard. Now, if I could just figure out
what, where, when and how I want to get that exercise.
That's always the tricky part.

I'm dropping weight slow and steady. Nothing amazing. I'm
averaging a few ounces a day, totaling about a pound a
week. A snail's pace really, but considering I've spent
about 85% of the past few weeks sitting on a couch or
laying in bed, I think that's spectacular. Nursing is a
great workout! I'm getting antsy, though. I was just
starting to get active again when all these medical
ailments befell me. Now I'm starting over again. I'm not
discouraged, though. I'm at a great point in my life and
my happiness isn't hinging on what the scale says every
day. I don't think about it most days. Don't get me wrong,
I want to get back in my size 8's. But it doesn't have to
be tomorrow.

I had a fabulous evening at work. It had a few weird
moments, but otherwise it was great. It was creepy guy
night at Victoria's Secret and I was the main attraction.
Not because I'm god's gift or anything, but because I was
positioned in the vulnerable location that is the cash
wrap. I worked with a couple new girls that kept their
faces buried in panty tables most of the night (because
they don't have the confidence to sell yet and are too
scared to do anything else) and Alicia, who was doing
something or another in the back office and wasn't on the
floor much. I was the primary greeter, which meant I got
to meet all the colorful folks that decided to stop by
first.

A shifty-looking man came in and bought some lingerie,
left, came back and returned it for something else. Which
wouldn't have been all that strange, if he hadn't done it
four times in a row! He'd leave and come back only to buy
something else, which he'd turn around and return. He
wouldn't look me in the eyes, he wouldn't touch anything.
I had to handle all the garments for him. It was strange.

Then there was the man that came in and asked for an
application, but when I told him we didn't have any
positions open for men right now, he asked me out on a
date and said he wanted to sit back and relax with me, get
to know me better (what? He didn't know me at all to begin
with)! When I told him I was married, he apologized, but
said "I still think you're very beautiful, thank you, bye"
and ran out like his pants were on fire! I couldn't help
but laugh.

The third creepy guy was normal-looking enough, until he
got to the register. He wouldn't talk. He mouthed words,
but he wouldn't speak them. So, I had to read his lips to
understand what he was saying. Maybe he had some sort of
impairment, I don't know. I couldn't help but think of a
mime as I was trying to figure out if he needed a gift
receipt or not.

Creepy guy number four was high as a kite. He smelled of
weed and his eyes were bloodshot. I didn't help him, one
of the new girls did, but I was on cash wrap. When he got
up to the register, he didn't say hi or hello. He just
said "damnnnn". There's a certain way thugs and gangsters
say it that can't be expressed through writing, but if
it's ever been said to you, you'd understand. I was
wearing a slightly low cut top tonight. Nothing shocking,
just a little cleavage, but I've got ample bosom. So I
guess even a little is a lot. He started asking me strange
questions like "does your husband watch you get dressed"
and "does he treat you like he should"? Sometimes I think
I have VICTIMIZE ME written across my forehead or
something. Why me? I wasn't the prettiest girl working
tonight. I'm not that attractive (I'm not putting myself
down, I just don't get why I was the target). There's just
something about me less than sane men gravitate towards.

Because I was in such a safe environment, I didn't feel
threatened or upset. I thought it was funny more than
anything. Otherwise work was same as always. We did get a
nice gratis tonight. Very Sexy Dare. It's the newest
perfume coming out. I like it. I think it has a very
similar scent to Very Sexy Now (from last Summer). Kind of
bold and citrusy, but I like it. Not to mention getting a
$39.00 bottle of perfume for free is nice.

Snookums has gone to bed without me. It's after midnight,
I should be getting off to bed, too. Ciao.




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