Black Friday pre-work PANIC

Okay, so I thought today, I might try something different.

I'd do a post before work, and after work (which may get posted at midnight, depending on what time I get off tonight. We shall see). And right now, I'm just a teeny tiny bit stressed. I've done all my panicking the past two weeks, and actually been able to talk myself out of most of it.

In the end, all I can do is the best I can, and whatever is going to happen will happen. There's not a lot I can do about it. Yes, it's probably going to be insane. Yes, I am probably going to be a tiny (Or not so tiny) bit overwhelmed. Yes the store is going to be a mess at the end of the night and I'm going to be exhausted by the time the bell rings. But I signed up for this when I took my job. wait.... DAMMIT HOLD ON A SECOND GUYS.

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Did I mention we were having a potluck today? And per usual, I volunteered to bring my famous mac and cheese. And I JUST CURDLED THE SAUCE. -_______- So now I get to remake it and PRAY it works, otherwise, I'm screwed. And then, to top it all off, I'm sick! Luck is just not on my side today... Where was I before all of this mac and cheese drama? ....OH YEAH!

So anyways, I guess my advice to anyone who works today, be strong. Take some deep breaths, and remember that you only have to deal with this once a year. After today, it's busy, but it'll be tolerable. We can get through it. And trust me, I imagine I'll have something funny to post tonight. :P And if nothing else, I can find some cute cat videos for us to watch together. :)

NOW TO GO MAKE SURE MY SECOND TRY DOESN'T CURDLE TOO SO BYE.

Sincerely,
-Katie

The Meltdown Master. ;)

Alright that title turned out WAAAAAY dirtier than I intended.... O.o

Anyways, I love when I have good days. You know, the ones where your hair is FINALLY behaving, Your skin looks half-way decent.... And even when everyone around you is screaming, you can't seem to be brought down.

And I taught today. Which, of course, brings us to WHY I made the title what it is. :P See, I have one kid in my class who is.... let's just say he's a handful for his grandmother. And when he comes to my class, it's a toss up as to whether he's in a good mood or a bad mood. But somehow, I can get him to behave and play along. :) It makes me feel good. Like I can do SOMETHING, even if it is just getting little kids to color and make a craft.

Maybe I can change the world. But then I look at the mess that is my sexuality, and what my mom thinks about it all, and my work life, and I wonder how I can possibly change the world when I can't even get through one day without questioning every single thought I have. :/

Anyways, ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T CARE WHAT THE HELL MY SEXUALITY IS: I started a new blog! :D You can find it right here. I do hope you follow, because we're gonna have SO MUCH FUN over there. :)

Anyways, it's after 11 at night here and I do need to get to bed. So I leave you with this final bit of wisdom: Even when the world is completely and totally suckish and you can't find one reason to smile, try and make someone else smile. Trust me, it'll impact you more than you know.

Sincerely,
-Katie

Top five ways to piss off a fitting room attendant.

Okay, normally I LOVE being in the fits.

It's what I'm best at, and it's where I get the best chance to make my sales goal (Something that hasn't been happening a lot lately because it is DEAD). But, at times, and certain days, things are just..... really really irritating.  And I know I'm not gonna change everyone with this post, or make a difference. And I realize that these are just what pisses me off, and not everyone feels the same about some of these things. But I just need to vent. So, without further delay....

THE TOP FIVE WAYS TO PISS OFF YOUR FITTING ROOM ATTENDANT (Or whoever's working at the store you are shopping at).

#5:  EXPECT US TO BREAK THE RULES FOR YOU. Like seriously, rules are rules and they exist for a reason. I don't care if someone else doesn't do it that way when you come to shop. They are supposed to, and if I break the rules for you then I have to break them for everyone and then we have more shoplifting and my butt is the one that gets in trouble. SO DON'T COMPLAIN WHEN I PUT A LIMIT ON THE ITEMS I LET YOU TAKE INTO THE ROOM WITH YOU. You have two legs and can trade out whenever you want!

#4: DON'T STOP AND LET THEM PUT YOU IN A ROOM. Like seriously. I am PAID to take care of you. I am there for three reasons: to make sure you don't steal, to make sure you have excellent customer service, and to make sure you love that forty dollar jacket and twenty dollar pair of jeans. I don't care if you don't buy everything you take in, BUT LET ME HELP YOU.

#3: STICK SOMETHING WHERE YOU KNOW IT DOESN'T GO. Like seriously, do you not see EVERY OTHER PERSON HANDING ME THE STUFF THEY DON'T WANT?!?!?! It doesn't go on the chair with all the hangers still in your fitting room or on that extra rack I have!!!! One step worse is when you try and put things back yourself. No offense, and I truly appreciate the thought, but it's never up to hanging standards, and you don't know where it goes, so it just makes a bigger mess for someone else to clean up. JUST GIVE IT TO ME. PLEASE.

#2: EXPECT ME TO KNOW EVERYTHING OR MAKE SOMETHING APPEAR OUT OF THIN AIR AND THEN GET MAD WHEN I DON'T OR CAN'T. Seriously! I don't have more in the back, I don't carry extra large or extra small, and I can't pull the dress out of my ear in the exact size you want!!!! And I don't know when I am gonna get more dresses or sweaters in or whyy we do things the way we do or why I can't let you take earrings or shoes into the fitting room. I just know that those are the rules and I have to follow them. And I don't appreciate you getting all huffy with ME because you are just a little too late and you can't get exactly what you want. IT'S NOT MY FAULT. And now, the whole reason I made this post, something almost every single person did yesterday, the one thing that pisses me off more than anything else.....

#1: LEAVE ALL YOUR CRAP IN THE FITTING ROOM YOU WERE IN WHEN YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE OVERFILLED RACK OF GO BACKS BECAUSE THREE OTHER PEOPLE LEFT ALL OF THEIR STUFF IN THERE. I am not kidding you, almost every single person did that yesterday and I was about to rip my hair out. It is the most disrespectful, rude, and lazy-ass thing you can do! I realize some places may actually WANT YOU to leave the stuff in the fitting room. That's cool if you are in their store. BUT MOST PLACES I GO TO DON'T WORK LIKE THAT. We may be paid to clean up after you, but it's kind of mean to just assume we will and that we don't care and stuff like that. It's mean and it makes our job harder. SO DON'T DO IT. Especially if you want us to actually WANT to help you or give you good customer service and not complain about you behind your back.

And now that I have THAT all off my chest, I want to know if you liked this kind of thing. Would y'all like to see more top five lists? More complaining about retail? Some survival advice for black Friday or just some general suggestions for making your retail job less.... awful? lemme know here or on twitter or instagram! :)

Sincerely,
-Katie

Twitter: @Thatcoolrusher
Instagram: @Cupcakerusher15

PART 3: What I wouldn't give...

Alright, The next bit of time that passed was kind of inconsequential.

We had about two hours before they opened the doors and let us inside. We could hear soundcheck from where they had us waiting. It was absolutely perfect in my ears. I talked with Megan more. I learned that fanfiction writers earns you MAJOR street cred (Which reminds me, I need to share some of mine on here some day). Finally, they put us in line. They gave out wristbands to those 21 and older (Something I am DYING to be), and then they let us in.

Guys, I was in the exact same spot we were in for soundcheck, just the opposite side of the stage. I am not kidding. I just.... the feeling inside of me was pure excitement, like electricity. Finally something changed, and the opening act came out. I think his name was Mike Tompkins (?). He was cool. He was an acappella (I have no idea how to spell that word) artist.

When he finished, my chaperon found me (Yes, I am nineteen and my mom won't let me go to a concert by myself. I don't understand it either.) We asserted our spot and we waited. And then.... it happened.

He walked on. I hate to sound weird/slightly stalkerish, but.... It was as if everything was just.... perfect when I saw Kendall. And then they played. Guys, It was the best time since I saw BTR in February. I just can't describe how happy I was.

They played pretty much everything off Happy mistakes, and some of their old stuff too. :) AND APPARENTLY KENDALL TOUCHED MY HAND DURING PARALLEL AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT. Oh, and when I upload my pictures, I have video of Kendall twerking. ;) You're welcome.

And then it ended. And I haven't ever quite felt post-concert depression like I did when it ended. I didn't want it to end. Although I traded numbers with Megan AND I met James' worldwide girl from the February concert. :D It was an amazing day and I honestly would not change anything. It was perfect.

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PART 2: Shaking is normal and encouraged. :P

Forgive the title. :P

Anyways, my dedication to BTR has, from the very beginning, been vastly different from any other dedication or interest in any other artist. And maybe that's why I was just so incredibly happy when I saw Kendall walk onstage at soundcheck.

His hair, it was just.... so fluffy. :P Yes, that is the first thing I looked at. sue me. But seriously, it was so incredible. To just hear him talk, to hear him sing..... I could listen to it all day. And now, for some much needed highlights of soundcheck.

Like one girl asked Kendall who the female vocalist was at the end of "That's what makes you mine." The answer? It was Kendall and his lovely falsetto. :P And then the very important question of whether or not Pluto was a planet. Dustin's answer? "Well, if I deny that it is a planet, then that pretty much means my childhood is a lie, sooo....." :) I love Dustin sometimes. They also played a couple of songs, and they worked out a new verse for "Nicotine" at soundcheck. :D Then they put us in a line for *MEET AND GREET*

Now, there is a universal fangirl language. I'm not kidding. And I speak it FLUENTLY. I guess you could say it's a little different from fandom to fandom, but I speak Rusher (And thus, Driver) with ease. And that is literally what I did while I waited in line. Like I was talking with Megan, Talking with this other group of girls about when I met him last summer, talking with this guy about Ranel and how the security guy for this tour was a lot like him... And then suddenly I was next in line. I got butterflies in my stomach. I started shaking. I couldn't think straight. And then the guy who was telling us when to go started talking to me.

He was so nice. He'd been doing tours for a LOOOONG time. We talked about my necklace, How much Kendall means to me, and finally, it was my turn. And guys, I had the hardest time not just darting into his arms. But, because of the whole Ranel conversation, I made a concentrated effort.

Everything is still so clear. I hugged him. They told us NOT to, but he broke that rule. He hugged me back. He smiled. He smelled amazing. He put his arm around my shoulder. He signed my necklace and my VIP pass. He and Dustin both told me to enjoy the show. I had trouble breathing afterwards. I couldn't even form a coherent sentence when I called my mom. I'm not kidding, I would do it again given the chance. I just.... I can't put it into words.

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PART 1: I am so impatient. :P

Okay so to be honest, it felt like time just CRAWLED by for the first half of my day. :P

I'm not kidding. But FINALLY, it was time to get ready. I decided on this dress with my combat boots and a lace sweater I got at work. 

We got to the house and babysat.. Blah blah blah THEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE!!! :D My dad took us a roundabout way to downtown, but once we got in Downtown Dallas, we kind of got lost. At least we left early enough to give us enough time to be lost, me have a panic attack, and for us to find our way there (THANK GOD FOR CELL PHONES).

I honestly could have been a few minutes late, As it was, people were still showing up and it took the people inside until I'd guess around four to get badges, get people checked in, and get us all herded inside. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed at how few of us there were, But then again it was a Tuesday afternoon, and not many parents are as lenient as mine (Plus I'm technically graduated).

Anyways, once we were inside, they directed us to the.... I'm not quite sure what you would call it. It wasn't a stadium, or an auditorium, but it was DEFINITELY more than a bar or a club. Hmm... We'll just call it a music hall for now. Anyways, they directed us in there, and I was so freaking close guys. Like I'm not kidding, it was even closer than when I saw BTR in 2012. I could see EVERYTHING. If there hadn't been a gate in my way, I could have climbed onstage.

Oh, and I seemed to have forgotten that I made a super awesome friend at this point too. ;) Her name is Megan, and you can check her out here. :) Anyways, back to the point: I WAS AT SOUNDCHECK. They came out and explained how things were gonna work, and they were exactly as I predicted they would be. And then, he walked out.

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KENDALL SIGNED MY NECKLACE

SO I GOT TO HUG KENDALL YESTERDAY. :D

It was amazing. He still smells amazing. xD Alright, I feel like we COULD do this in one post, but I feel like we should at least break this into three parts. So without further adieu, MY HD VIP STORY. :D

PART 1
PART 2
PART 3

HD CONCERT POST EXPLANATION

I KNOW IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE THE HD CONCERT.

I just can't seem to put the last part in to the right words. :/ I PLAN TO POST IT THOUGH. I promise. And if you are reading this, HOLD ME TO IT.

Other than that...... not a lot has happened. ASIDE FROM 1989 BY TSWIZZLE SO GO GET IT. Oh, that's what I was supposed to get from walmart. :P

Baiiiiii!

Sincerely,
-Katie