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Burning The Candle At Neither End

I realized today that part of the reason I haven't done much in my life is -not only do I have a fear of failing- I am extraordianary lazy. I've taken vacations where I didn't leave the apartment or talk to anyone for 2 or 3 days. I've wasted days taking Middle Tennessee State to multiple national championships in PS2 Football. I've watched a complete season of Star Trek Deep Space 9 in a single day. I've played a full game of Civilization III in one sitting (and anyone who's played that game knows how long that it). Its not that those days were completely wasted, I was able to try a hobby which works well with sitting around for hours. Candle making. Put wax on heat. Wait. Pour melted wax into mold. Wait. Add more wax to heat. Wait. Pour more wax into mold. Wait. Repeat. Wait. Candlemaking is a hobby made for lazy people. And people who like fire/melting things. That's a perfect 2-for-2 for me. So, if you ever get a candle from me, know it was made whi

No Old Gary Either

Well, first things first. No might Boosh shirt for me. :( Secondly I need to get out of my job. I'm just not having a good time anymore. Work shouldn't be all fun, but it shouldn't suck the life from you like a bad ST:TNG energy monster. Sometime in the last 4 or 5 years the job started to change, and crap really hit the fan in the past 18 months. Home office doesn't listen to us (as if they ever did), but our district people don't listen either. Why should they? I mean, I've only worked at this store for the past 13 years, I think I know how our sales trend and that staying open until 9pm on fourth of july is a complete waste of time and payroll. Or that opening at 7 am on Black Friday was another payroll waster. No, lets paint all stores in NC and TN with teh same brush and have everyone fall in line. There's a reason that our companys stock on Dow Jones high this year is just north of $4, I know its not my fault. We go through CEOs like the Raiders go thr

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