no air, no aaiiirr

good gravy! it's been a tic. in the last three months, i've been working at a shoe store, investigating my life, traveling up home and back a lot, and just generally livin'. i really dislike selling shoes (but not some of the people i work with who are awesome and a ton of fun) so i've been looking for another job. i found something that might pan out which pays more and has better hours, but we'll see about that tomorrow. it's not really what i want to do, but i'm looking into going back to school within the next year and getting a pastry arts degree. so i can make money and go to school in the meantime, and start my "dream career" (or whatever) in a few years. we'll see.

yesterday was my birthday, and it was a good one. i got a bike, and a new stand mixer, a scarf, and some lovely cards. my friends and i went putt-putt, bowling, and then to hookah. three of my favorite activities, all in one night. it was definitely better than last year. it'll be interesting to see how 23 pans out.

speaking of panning out, my a/c is on the fritz again. boo. i'm not so much a fan of being cold, though, so i don't mind it much. my housemate hates it, though, and is trying her hardest to fix it. it's funny because she's planning on moving to florida sometime this year. where it's hot.

another funny thing. about two weeks ago, a customer came into the store looking for sandals. he wanted a versatile and nice pair for under $100, and i showed him a pair in black and brown for $44.95 each. i told him for that price and even after tax, he could get both. he then asked if i was sure, and i did the math in my head to verify (i was correct). then he said, "oh, i didn't know if that was light brown or blonde on your head!" thanks for the insult, jerk. he goes on to talk about his outdoor adventurist lifestyle and the more he talks, the more his douche comes out. he's the guy in the bar that will. not. leave. you. alone. he finally decided on the brown pair and while i was ringing up the sale, he asked for my number. i told him that i would definitely not be giving him my number, and my fellow co-worker said, "Just call the store and ask for her!" this woman knows that i have a boyfriend, so i have no idea why she would encourage this idea. i don't like to play the boyfriend card because i think i'm strong enough to refuse to give someone my number without using that as an excuse, so i didn't say anything about it. so the dude called me today and told me all about how he went camping last weekend and he was sorry he didn't call me earlier and blah blah blah, "How about you and I get together sometime this week?" needless to say, at that point i whipped out the card. he took it pretty well, though, even going so far as to assume that customers ask me out frequently. not so much. hopefully i'm out of there before he comes in again. that would be super awkward. and i might be inclined to counsel him on his dating tactics.