And so it begins

So I was working at my part time job at the store the other night. It was busier, obviously, now that it is "officially" the holiday shopping season. It really wasn't a bad time at all. I spent most of the evening pointing people in the right directions.

As I was doing just that, I was grabbed on the arm by an older woman who was there with her husband and grandson who was about 6 years old. She had questions about the bear.

Every year the store has a stuffed bear it sells at Christmas. It's always a little different each year and has a name. It also goes with the theme of the holiday decorations in the store. This year its a polar bear named Marshmallow.

The woman who stopped me wanted to know what movie Marshmallow was from. I explained exactly what he is and that he isn't from a movie. She didn't believe me and proceeded to pick a fight with me about his origins. She even asked her grandson what movie he was from and he told her, just like I did, that he wasn't from a movie. Only then did she finally decide that there was a slim chance I have been correct.

So, the lesson is...if ever in doubt, find the nearest child and ask them.

Swimsuits

So last Friday afternoon as I'm trying to get things wrapped up to go home, a co-worker who sits near me says that she just received an email from Victoria's Secret saying that the new 2008 swimsuit preview was now available to look at.

#1 - Hellooooo, it's November. I know there are some places that you might be able to get away with wearing a swimsuit in November but none of them are anywhere near here.

#2 - Does it really seem fair to send that out to people just one week before Thanksgiving? I mean, for women, there's nothing like ruining your once a year big turkey feast like thoughts of Heidi Klum in a bikini. Not to mention that that picture could randomly pop in your head at any time during the next 6 weeks as you eat and drink yourself into the blissful state of "fat and happy".