Today was just gorgeous! The store wasn't busy today, so I had a lot of time to reminisce... today seemed like the first day of summer. It reminded me of when I started my job 2 years back, back when I was too young to get a job that could pay better... I feel like I've grown out of this job now, but just remembering... paying for anything except food and gas... living in a house that I really cared about... seeing the fog come up the hill to the house... the refreshing trickle of summer rain... all the four wheelers and motorcycles... me and my brother modding fireworks (tanks with flowers in particular)... driving wherever I wanted, and taking my friends for rides since no one else had a license... A car I beat up left and right (not on purpose, but I had a lot of fun beating up that car)... A LAN party with the most clustering of friends I've ever had (I've been to bigger LAN parties, but I didn't know anyone at those)
I want to get a big LAN party going this summer. We'll need a log cabin or Hall or something this time around. Might cost too much, though if we can get enough people... but what of the mess? I just don't want to get screwed over. Oh well. I'm still working on it
Anyway, today was a great time to reminisce. However, when it got dark, LOOK OUT! I had to take on a shoplifter. I was getting carts in when I saw security and head personnel chasing a guy who was quickly approaching me. I repeatedly thought, "Oh shit!", Cuz I knew I had to do something.
I was always great at defense in soccer. People had a hard time getting around me.
But this wasn't soccer. Problem was, I had soccer reactions. When I went for this guy's legs, he threw the stolen good, a bottle of vodka, at me and hit my arm in two places. Stung like a bee. I reacted like a player who just stopped a ball from being in someone elses' posession, and stopped confronting him (I could have taken him down even with the pain, but
1) I don't like catching people, especially if we get our stuff back. I would rather have people learn their lessons a different way if it's possible (I'm sure there's some cases where it isn't)
2) I didn't want to get hurt really bad. You never know what kind of attacks may come. I'm NOT security!
). We found the thrown vodka, and determined it was in sellable condition.
I saw the look in that guy's face. He was just a kid. He was really scared. He probably would've been happy just to get out there with his skin only. I think he learned his lesson not only because he was being chased and banned from the store
but also because...
I GOT HIS GLASSES AND SHOES.
That's right, his flip flops (high quality too. Textured for comfort. Did he steal them?) and sunglasses are mine. They both fit. In fact, I was going to buy a pair of really nice sunglasses, but these sunglasses look good on me (I have never found a pair of sunglasses that looked good on me before. My eyes are a powerful asset, and when they're covered I look much worse. Not ugly, but just... not great). The head of the store was going to throw them away, but I took them. I don't need the flip flops, but they'll make a great addition.
2 bruises for flip flops and sunglasses is not a bad deal.
Just one step better than finding a radio that intercepts TV, and a Michael Bolton T-shirt.
the things we find in the parking lot...
(reminds me of the cremated ashes of some guy named Mike that we found. That was a weird one)
Anyway, I have to sleep for work and japanese lessons...
"I'm the King of Fat!""Oh yeah? Well I want to be a plump Mary!"
Sunday, April 25
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