hohoho, eh?

it's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. however, when you work in retail, this is certainly not the case. now, i have complained enough in this journal about my ups and downs of job, and that is not what i am going to do today.

i had a day off. a day off on a weekend day is a VERY rare thing to have. i initially had every intention of not moving my ass from the couch, and watching bad tv all day. but roseanne hadn't seen me in awhile, and she motivated me to get off my ass and see the world outside the doors of job. and she meant that quite litereally as we made our way to the mall. now, it was incredibly strange to be a visitor of the mall rather than an employee, but i found myself being sympathetic to every single worker in any of the stores we went into. this also included the mall santa. roseanne and i spotted the santa on our way out, and he was standing and waving to people rather than sitting in his chair being jolly and rosy with children screaming on his lap. so roseanne had the brilliant idea to give him something to do, and we decided to take our picture with him. now, santa wasn't as jolly and happy as i was expecting him to be, but as soon as he took our picture and roseanne was going to pay, he said:
santa-"so you have a long drive back tonight?"
me- "no?"
santa- "oh, you aren't from toronto or canada?"
at that moment, i realized why he wasn't jolly or rosy as i completely understand what it is he had to deal with that day. and just laughed and told him that i work at job in the mall and completely understand what he is going through. he gave a little laugh (sadly not a hohoho) and wished me the best of luck at job in the holiday season.

we mall employees have to stick together as much as we can and brave our neighbors from up north. even santa.

~annalisa

ps. see that smile on roseanne's face? that is the most sincere smile i have ever seen her take in a photograph. she was SO happy to take this picture.

it's turkey lurkey time...

i just had three days off. and it totally didnt feel like it AT ALL. and now it is back to job where i go in with a positive attitude and leave with no voice and a desire to kill canadians.
what did i do in my three days off? well after a dinner party on tuesday night, i almost got into a car accident where quite honestly, i thought i was going to die. seriously, i have never been so scared in my life. we laughed later on because we were joking that my last words were going to be "hold on girls". seriously, i need to work on something better to say before i die.
i also ate. a lot. and i sat on the couch a lot. because i am ill. OH, and i read a lot which i am happy about (currently i am reading "ps, i love you" and am psyched about the movie). and i sniffled, sneezed, and blew my nose A LOT. probably more than any of the other stuff combined. and with that being said, i need to get my sick ass to bed so that i can be suzy sunshine for the crazy black friday shoppers. and effing asshole canadians*.

~annalisa
* i would just like to reiterate the fact that i LOVE my canadian friends and family. they are not involved in this mix.

ps. i realize i am in a state of my life where i am not content with where i am right now, but as it is thanksgiving i just want to say i am thankful to those who have been so incredibly supportive these past few months, and i am really really thankful for my family. because without them, i would truly be lost.
pps. my face in this picture is absolutely horrific. but no other photo of me in the past two months has even been remotely attractive enough to put onto the internet. ANNALISA: MOVE

crackberry

i could kill someone for some pinkberry right now...


~annalisa

oh canada

quite honestly, i think this blog is done. i have nothing to report other than that i work 5-6 days a week, and i am getting sick. on my days off, i just lie on the couch and remain immobile for the entire day. at work, i wait on 293740273408302497029347092374 canadians and like 2 americans. i really do feel like i am in canada. and while i love the neighbors up north, i have never hated them more than i do right now. seriously, go home and purchase your own goods and leave us alone.

aaaaaaaaaaaaand scene.

~annalisa

drama drama drama

isn't it sad when some things never change? like drama CONTINUES to follow you when you are taken out of a situation for a long long time??? wow wow wow.

some organizations don't cease to amaze me.

~annalisa
ps. life is still job. such that i have nothing to take pictures of, and edgrr will have to do.

winter

ok, so i started a new job. no, i am not allowed to talk about where on the internet, so from now on, i work at what i will call "job" (this actually has more meaning to it than just the word, so cookie if you figure it out). i work at job full time and job will now be my life. as it is, i was at job from 1-11 tonight. i will be so good at selling job's products that i will probably dream of them. such is life.

this blog is going to get so boring. because my life is job.

~annalisa

ps. first snowfall today. hello winter. let it not be like last fall (see picture).

a fairytale

once upon a time, there was a girl who always dreamt of bright lights and bigger and better things. "she has a bright future" everyone would say. "she's different. she really is going to BE something". the little girl didn't think much about it. and like every other little girl, she didn't want to be different. she just wanted to be like everyone else.

as time went on, the little girl realized that being different could actually be a good thing. but this realization didn't come easy. the little girl, with the love and support of her family and friends, learned not to take everything so seriously, and to do what your heart tells you. take all criticism like a grain of salt. and the little girl grew stronger and stronger into a confident young lady. this young lady was ready to take on the world on her own. she was ready for those dreams of bright lights and bigger and better things.

the young lady went off on her own. she found herself able to take care of herself for the first time, and to evaluate any bumps that came her way. she formed her own little family away from home, and pushed herself to do well while still allowing time for fun. but the dreams of the bright lights never faded, and she made a promise to herself to never give up no matter what.

the young lady finished that phase of her life, but can not seem to reach for the bright lights, no matter how hard she tries. sometimes she is so close that she can touch the flame. and other times the lights are so dim that she can't see what is ahead of her. for the first time, the young lady is having a hard time pushing forward because she has nothing to fall back on. she is stuck with so many choices, many of which just take her away from the bright lights. recently, there has been a block in the road, and the young lady has decided to take a detour. but no matter how long the detour takes, no matter what road this detour takes her, the young lady hopes that soon enough the detour will lead again to the bright lights and big dreams. after all, years ago she promised the little girl that she would never give up...

~annalisa