I wuv my new job but I had expected some relaxation in my hours. I don't really have as much freedom as I did when I was part-time. But I'm figuring that I gotta tough it out. After all, this is what I want my career to be. A manager of a book store. It looks like HPB is defintely the way to go. They promote amongst the workers (one of the main major guys at the head of the place worked at HPB for 30 years while the CEO herself actually started working when she was 15 at the very first location) and from what my manager was telling me it seems that they promote fairly fast.
Thanks to the shit I had to log through Pat Catan's, I know better than to hold my breath. I know to expect some setbacks 'n disappointments. Regardless, I can't help but feel excited. Even though I've been working since I was sixteen, I guess I'm still guilible about the idea of good companies that are fair to their workers.
I was really excited when I got my first paycheck. It was more money than my account's ever SEEN in my six-year retail/food career. I'm hoping that this means that saving up money's gonna be a lot easier 'n at.
I know that my planning is selfish and is far from my ideal goal, but I figure... I'm young. There's back-up plans. And what I want really isn't all that much money. I first wanna save up some dough to go to Otakon in August. One, because I've never been there and I'd like to see what a HUGE anime convention's like. Two, Tekko was a bust and I really want to have fun at an anime convention. Three, this super creepy guy who's known my friend only online for 'bout a month or two now plans to take her somewhere private and ask her out.
Uhm,
NO.
I don't care if he's a youth group leader or if he's an innocent guy who's never had sex or has never been on a date before. In the past women have been taken advantage of situations like this and, as sexist as I'm about to sound, I can't trust him. Chiibi is TINY. Under a hundred pounds and under five feet tiny! I'm not gonna fuckin' trust some stranger to take her to a
private area to "ask her out"!
I've already explicitly expressed my dislike of his actions to him, but he still seems resolved. So even though Chiibi's already going with a few friends (one female, three BIG MALES who used to love her but now consider her a sister), I'm coming along as added insurance. I'm not too sure why, but I'm feeling really close to Chiibi lately. I think it's 'cause when I told her that I would be sure to follow her and her friends since I didn't want to impose on their tradition (they've been going to Otakon for years), she immediately piped with "No way, I'm going with you! ^.^". I was touched.
Anyway, the second item I want to save my money up for is... is... a
Ball Jointed Doll. >.< I still can't understand my irrational desire to own one. My friend, Lin, invited me over to her house where I played with one of her dolls.
OMG THEIR CLOTHING IS SO CUTE. I was looking at a wicked pair of boots and thinking "Why can't they make these for PEOPLE?" And when I thought about owning a Melbourne MSD (the size I want), I got really excited. It'd be cool to have one, y'know? I know it's gonna sit on my shelf and collect dust sometimes, but... They're really fun to dress up.
I already have a fashion doll thanks to Lin. Her name is
Ellowyne Wilde, the one in the pretty white dress. I really fell in love with her and Lin said that she was up for adoption, I was all "Oooh, really?!". When it was time for me to go home, Lin was all "Don't forget your doll" and I felt super happy. She's on my dresser next to my super sexy Squall figurine.
I think I might be turning into a doll person, no matter their creepy factor.
Regardless, there's whole bunches of other shit in the summer too. Summer's can be too damn fun. You have Kennywood, concerts, camping, and it's just BLEGH. I wanna do fun shit but I wanna save money as well...
I guess I'll just cross that bridge when I get there, as unreasonable and immature as that sounds.