tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post4414994045706008158..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Retail Bluzbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-24165010221747728872012-09-14T18:13:12.089-04:002012-09-14T18:13:12.089-04:00Working in a newsroom would be as cool to me as th...Working in a newsroom would be as cool to me as the record store. I'd have loved it.<br /><br />My dad taught me that lesson long ago. I'd be going on about how much one of my beer cans or albums was worth, and he'd say, "Tell me about it when you have the money." An item is only worth what someone will give you for it. That's Word. I never made anything off all the "valuable" crap I had.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-65218616774120594462012-09-14T18:10:53.976-04:002012-09-14T18:10:53.976-04:00The O's are giving them a good tussle, that...The O's are giving them a good tussle, that's for sure. But I just hope your Sox don't return the favor to us, for last year. We finish the season with them.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-77314909542303389172012-09-14T18:08:16.736-04:002012-09-14T18:08:16.736-04:00My manager at that record store used to be able to...My manager at that record store used to be able to destroy a bathroom. You couldn't even go into the back room. We called him "King Colon."bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-56974142796148545982012-09-14T08:44:26.496-04:002012-09-14T08:44:26.496-04:00My high school years were spent working in a newsr...My high school years were spent working in a newsroom. I had to hear about all kinds of things I probably shouldn't have been hearing, and learning how to tell people to fuck off in a kinder, more professional manner. It did, however, teach me that people are willing to sell you anything if you're willing to buy it.<br />Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-63149888221344380122012-09-14T03:01:44.607-04:002012-09-14T03:01:44.607-04:00I always hated retail, but that's probably b/c...I always hated retail, but that's probably b/c I worked at the wrong place at the wrong time, and for the wrong people. A record store in the 80's and 90's does sound like a dream job. <br /><br />And I know what you mean about those kinds of dreams; I dropped out of HS, got my GED a couple years later and graduated from community college, yet I still have dreams about being in school. I'm 32. Wtf, brain?<br /><br />BTW, Go Orioles! Hope they knock those damn Yankees out of the playoffs like they did to my Red Sox last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-33909248711843156982012-09-13T22:18:10.121-04:002012-09-13T22:18:10.121-04:00I would much rather clean dog poo than the employe...I would much rather clean dog poo than the employee bathroom. The one at my job is rank. People disgust me.<br /><br />Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463173488099670688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-25068106643049022442012-09-13T19:10:30.697-04:002012-09-13T19:10:30.697-04:00OMG, you could have fit a bowling alley in that pl...OMG, you could have fit a bowling alley in that place... huge high ceilings, 64K feet... it was unreal. Too bad the original company ran out of money, trying to keep it full of product. It was a lot more fun to work there before the big corporate take-over. We had more autonomy. <br /><br />Of course, after the take-over, it was nice to be getting product in again... bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-21851410373829684392012-09-13T15:05:29.065-04:002012-09-13T15:05:29.065-04:00Loved reading this. I spent so much time at recor...Loved reading this. I spent so much time at record stores as a kid and later was exposed to so much more music working at a library where we would pop in CDs from the collection every morning while shelving reserves.<br /><br />That store looks to be about ten times the size of the B&N I worked in here. Ohhhh, endless Midwestern space. Unapologetically Mundanehttp://www.unapologeticallymundane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-21377608065300858942012-09-12T17:52:46.355-04:002012-09-12T17:52:46.355-04:00I only ever write about dreams if they’re 1) Reeea...I only ever write about dreams if they’re 1) Reeeally weird (and I can remember them) or 2) recurrent. Up next, The Tornado Dream. (OK, not really, but that’s another one I get several times a year for the last 40 years.)bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-77559554832470165052012-09-12T17:52:33.115-04:002012-09-12T17:52:33.115-04:00I wouldn’t be long for any job that entailed getti...I wouldn’t be long for any job that entailed getting up at 4:30 every morning. It could be a job applying body paint to SI models, and I’d still be grumpy about it.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-81230568545297708122012-09-12T17:52:22.106-04:002012-09-12T17:52:22.106-04:00Mine are ripe for analyzing as well. It’s just fu...Mine are ripe for analyzing as well. It’s just funny how often the variations of the retail dream keep popping up. (Just like the “Exam Week and I Forgot to go to Class all Year” dream.) bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-86711455459797600362012-09-12T13:05:36.156-04:002012-09-12T13:05:36.156-04:00Man, if I started writing about what I dream about...Man, if I started writing about what I dream about, everyone would think I was crazier than they already do. By like A LOT.<br /><br />That is an interesting tale of your formative working years. Looking forward to part deux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-10640963962258293932012-09-12T13:00:16.971-04:002012-09-12T13:00:16.971-04:00I worked for a short time in the Eurodollar pit at...I worked for a short time in the Eurodollar pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It was like Eddie Murphy in Trading Places. All the colored jackets and screaming and paper on the floor. I still don't know how any business was transacted. Anyway, it was rough because I constantly dreamed about being in the pit with the roar of people yelling. Then, I had to get up at 4:30am. Didn't last long. Like you, I'm not a numbers guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-74511455426131658662012-09-12T08:30:11.434-04:002012-09-12T08:30:11.434-04:00Rod still has those dreams about being back at wor...Rod still has those dreams about being back at work, and the circumstances are always very bizarre. I don't think I have ever dreamed about the best job I ever had as an international flower broker. In fact, I don't think I have ever dreamed about ANY job I have had. Most of my dreams tell me that I should seriously be in long-term therapy! Hahahahahaha!!!Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-68463051856053987052012-09-11T22:37:37.153-04:002012-09-11T22:37:37.153-04:00Yeah, those are practically the same dreams I have...Yeah, those are practically the same dreams I have. It must be a "same birthday" thing. I still have the school dreams... 30 years later... Sorry if I can't give you any hope that they'll go away.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-32212047284616861502012-09-11T22:33:16.160-04:002012-09-11T22:33:16.160-04:00I have dreams all the time that I still work at th...I have dreams all the time that I still work at the grocery store I worked at when I was 16, but can't remember any of the produce codes. I also have dreams that I've managed to miss going to a class in school for weeks.<br /><br />Crazy how that stuff sticks with you.Jessica R.http://www.leelafish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-28820873666159137372012-09-11T22:18:50.863-04:002012-09-11T22:18:50.863-04:00It's funny how that stuff sticks with you. Bu...It's funny how that stuff sticks with you. But I've had a lot of crappy jobs, but I never had to clean up poo. Cleaning the employee bathroom was bad enough.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-23360924034266026992012-09-11T21:40:46.507-04:002012-09-11T21:40:46.507-04:00I used to work at a pet store cleaning up dog poo....I used to work at a pet store cleaning up dog poo. Every now and again I'll have a dream that the dogs keep pooing and I can't get it clean. Then a child poos in the cat litter aisle. Followed by all the chinchillas escaping into the walls. True Story. Sadly enough, that's still better than my current job in insurance. <br /><br />Hugs!<br /><br />ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463173488099670688noreply@blogger.com