Archive for December, 2005
and now for the memes
December 22nd, 2005 Posted 8:22 pm
| You Were Naughty This Year |
![]() You Were 75% Naughty, 25% Nice You may not have been good this year… |
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thieves, christmas and why i hate working in retail
December 22nd, 2005 Posted 8:13 pm
this week has been… hectic. (i have no pound sign so please assume the “$” is a pound sign)
on tuesday some idiot kids stole a $79.99 mp3 player and we thanked all the gods it wasn’t the $179 ipod nano… then the next day some idiot child stole the live D600 from our live display… the alarm failed to work and thus we are now one D600 short… so we called the police and the thief is still at large…
today i had, for the millionth time, to explain to some idiot customer that in fact the only ipod nano we have is on display so technically, yes we do have them in stock and besides… it’s not like you can’t get better value for money by buying a f***ing creative zen 6gb thing… AAAARRRRGGGGHH!!!
it’s not that i care about my commission, i really don’t it’s just when they threaten to sue _me_ personally because our shop window says something i think “hey, it’s supposed to be christmas”
and another thing,
IT’S CALLED CHRISTMAS! NOT XMAS AND I SURE AS F*** AM NOT GONNA NOT WISH A HAPPY ONE TO SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOK NON-CHRISTIAN.
christian or not most people at least acknowledge the fact that it exists and if you’re gonna be pathetic about it then just move away to a non-christian country that doesn’t have a predominantly christian way of life and a predominantly christian government.
we have religious festivals for a reason, and we like to celebrate them. granted i don’t… but by and large i am willing to at least wish a good one to any passing creature.
like it or not, christmas is here and it’s gonna be here for three weeks every december and then it goes away and becomes just something else that you look forward to…
*shrugs* perhaps the other religions aren’t seeing the bigger picture and in attempting to boycott christmas will eventually realise that it will end up in them finally putting the straw on to the back of the already over-laden camel that is british patience… after all, it’s very rare these days that i have a customer who doesn’t wish me “merry christmas”, and when they do i smile back and say “yeah, you too!” it doesn’t matter for that small second whether or not either of us celebrate it, all we care about is that for that one second we connect, and we have a moment which will probably die out if christmas is gone.
that kind of moment is the thing that keeps me going through the last week before christmas, where every customer is stressed and whiny, where every product that they want is sold out and we have to try and convince them that they _really_ wanna spend out an extra $10-$20… and secretly i think it’s the thing that keeps them grounded while their whole world is in an uproar because the phone they’re buying might not be the right colour or it might have gooby rays or whatever… at the end of the day, christmas is a good thing, especially if you don’t work in retail.
so i for one don’t want to see it gone… after all, how unwieldy would it be to say “merry generic winter festival” or even to hand out “generic winter festival cards”… it just does not work
to all you non-christians who whinge and whine about christmas, please reconsider your whining… if we change christmas then it’ll not only sound stupid but we will lose the one thing that keeps hope alive…
…and that one thing is the glow in people’s eyes as they look at all the boxes beneath the christmas tree and spend hours trying to figure out what could be inside… i must admit, i’m guilty of that one
so “happy generic winter festival” or even “happy (insert winter festival here)”
have a good one,
yuletide blessings and merry christmas
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coool
December 16th, 2005 Posted 8:05 pm

Oh Great Cthulhu!
I have been an extremely sedulous devotee this year.
Last week, I bombed a cultist gathering (-100 points). In February, I defiled the grave of that traitor, Lovecraft (90 points). In June, I burnt my copy of the Necronomicon (-75 points). In April, I wore an Elder Sign (-10 points). In January, I made a burnt offering to the Dead Dreamer (100 points). In March, I visited my relatives in Innsmouth (100 points).
In short, I have been very good (105 points) and deserve to be promoted to High Priest.
Your humble and obedient servant,
eric_the_girl
Submit your own plea to Cthulhu!
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all is well or so it seems
December 16th, 2005 Posted 7:48 pm
i have a tummy bug… my brain is infected with christmas music and everyone i know is happy
all is good…
(lj user= “tsuki_chama”) and i have spent much time together and all is still good
i love being eric
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meme day
December 12th, 2005 Posted 9:00 pm
| You Are an Orange Rose |
![]() You represent desire and enthusiasm Your vibe: Sexy yet familiar Falling in love with you: happens instantly – it’s a fast ride |
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the song of the day…
December 12th, 2005 Posted 8:23 pm
Slipping with ease from my feet to my knees
I will please no one else but myself
You are the life force, the lover and saviour
I offer my soul as the prize
You cool lips corrupt with a kiss of desire
That will burn with the fire of delight
Take me and sate me, I love you, I hate you
A taste, then another, another, another
Destruction tastes sweeter each time that you meet her
She’s reckless and gives as she takes
I would have more, I would drink more, I would eat more,
I would take more, I would love more
I would live more, I would give more, I would use more
So much more, oh so very much more
Love me and leave me, destroy and deceive me
My destiny’s written in blood
Drink and consume, lead me far from this room
I’ll escape like a bird to the sky
Crush your intolerance, your stinking abhorrence
Of pleasures and laughter and life
The essence of life is to share our delights
Drink it down for there’s more still to come
a thought goes out to all those who live in hemel hempstead…
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meep
December 7th, 2005 Posted 8:42 pm
1) Was 2005 a good year for you?
vaguely…
2) What was your favorite moment of the year?
i have too many…
3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?
also too many
4) Where were you when 2005 began?
in bed sleeping so i could get up at 5am the next day
5) Who were you with?
myself
6) Where will you be when 2005 ends?
unknown
7) Who will you be with when 2005 ends?
see previous
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2005?
i guess… i cannot remember
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2006?
yeah… to learn how to save money and move out of guildford
10) Did you fall in love in 2005?
no, but i fell in love in 2003… so i guess it is a yes…
11) If yes, with who?
oh he knows and all those who need to know know…
12) If yes, do they know?
well yeah!
13) Are you still in love with them?
yup
14) Do you regret it?
not regret… never regret
15) Did you breakup with anyone in 2005?
erm… yes
16) Did you make any new friends in 2005?
yup
17) Who are your favorite new friends?
well there’s dieddead46, and my coworkers and all the random people i never knew before
18) What was your favorite month of 2005?
august, and december
19) Did you travel outside of the US UK in 2005?
once or twice
20) How many different states did you travel to in 2005?
i will never go to america so none
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2005?
not really
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
i always do and pretty much always will, such is my fate
23) What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2005?
corpse bride
24) What was your favorite song from 2005? FROM 2005?
hounds of love by the futureheads
25) What was your favorite record from 2005?
the futureheads
26) How many concerts did you see in 2005?
a few
27) Did you have a favorite concert in 2005?
the modern and the sweet chap
28) did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2005?
YUP
29) did you do a lot of drugs in 2005?
no
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2005?
more than 2 but less than 10
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
yes, but admitting to it is too shameful
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2005?
i don’t know
33) What was the worst lie someone told you?
well… seeing as he who told it to me is to be kept in the past, repeating it would dredge up memories
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2005?
yes, i think… :S i don’t remember (as usual)
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2005?
hmm… i would say yes… they would say no
36) How much money did you spend in 2005?
all of it and a little more
37) What was your proudest moment of 2005?
when i learnt a valuable lesson
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2005?
my nervous breakdown in the middle of a maternity ward
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2005 and change something, what would it be?
i’d have quit the nhs so much sooner than i did
40) What are your plans for 2006?
find a flat, move away from guildford, get a better paid job
and so… thus concludes my looking back on the past session… tune in next year to see if i have changed any…
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makes sense really
December 3rd, 2005 Posted 8:27 pm

Dragon-powerful,tough,misunderstood. no one really
gets you, some even fear you without getting to
know you. You strike out violently against
those who hurt or offend you, but can make the
loyalist and greatest friend to those who
bother to look past your tough exterior.
[♥][x]What Mythological Creature Dwells Within your Soul [♥][x]
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deviant art
December 2nd, 2005 Posted 10:10 pm
it is now possible to find me at: http://ericthegirl.deviantart.com/
i got bored and no-one really sees my pictures so i figured i might as well start submitting
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