Christmas Wish List...

Another year - Another Christmas! So here it is... my Christmas wish list that I sent off to Santa just yesterday.

Ipod nano - preferably with the clock docking station and some kind of adapter for the car! And hopefully at least 4 gbs of memory :) Any color (don't really want a white one) would be great!

Bosendorfer Piano - a grand would be great, preferably no bigger than 7' - black finish or a rich mahagony would be ideal. I think they run about $60,000-$85,000. I saw one that was $1.5 million - but it was covered in alligator skin - I don't need that... that would be overkill.

Chocolate - pretty self explanatory I think... mmmm... good.

Money - I would like about $25 or $30 million, but I would settle for $50,000. Or what ever you could spare :)

TV - One where I don't have to get off the couch to turn it up or off and on. How am I supposed to be a couch potato if I have to keep getting up and moving? A flat screen plasma 42 " - right.

Cute Sweaters - Black/Brown/Bright Colors - pretty much anything. It's snowing right now and I'm cold.

Silver Jewelry - I love silver - rings, earrings, necklaces. Other colors wouldn't hurt either... just no eigthies bobbley jewelry, Sick!

No More Snow - It is dumping a lot of snow right now and my co-worker who was on his way up to relieve me of desk duty - slid off the road. Now I am stuck here. No more snow would be great. Don't worry he's okay, but his car might not be...

So there it is... I don't think that I'm asking a lot. Just a few little things that are necessary and would make my life easier!

Don't Question Me...

Have you ever met people that you truly believe are (in the sincerest sense of the work and for lack of a better one) stupid? I'm sure that you have, but lately they seem to be coming out of the wood work. I'm sitting here at work - WORKING - minding my own business when I was suddenly attacked by stupid. A lady just called up and wanted to know pricing, information and if she could schedule a pedicure for tomorrow. I graciously complied and told her our hour pedi starts at $60 or $70 and we have a 1/2 hour that is $45 and explained what each pedi included (nail cutting and painting, exfoliation, massage - the whole nine yards).

She replied, "For a pedicure? I want a pedicure."

I assured her that I was talking about pedicures and yet she didn't seem to grasp the concept. She proceeded to describe to ME (keep in mind I work at the spa she wants to come to and had just told her all about our pedicures) what a pedicure is and what it entails. "A pedicure, you know? (yes, I do) When they clean up your feet and then paint your toe nails? A pedicure."

Once again - I kindly (without losing my cool because I'm that good) reconfirmed that these were our prices for a pedicure. After 20 seconds of silence she decided she was going to have to think about it. What was she doing for those 20 seconds? Blindsided by stupidity. At least she didn't make me explain it to her all over again. That probably would have killed me... and maybe her.

Why The Job I Love Sucks This Month...

I just thought that I would get it all out now, you know, before I explode. That way I don't have to worry about my imminent death. Work sucks. Please don't get me wrong, I love my job. But I'm sure that you've had those day too. When all of the world seems like it's having a party and you weren't invited because you had to work. It seems like it wouldn't be too bad since you absolutley love your job (most of the time) BUT this was the week that IF something could go wrong - IT DID! Allow me to put the crap into list form in no particular order:

1. The ceiling fell. Not just fell, a square foot of it fell on a guest. Nice. Yes, I comped his massage.
2. Other receptionist was fired - not that I'm not relieved or somewhat happy (probably too
happy) - I just have 4 days off this month and it looks to be less because of #3
3. Leave of Absence - what does that even mean - It means I have to find people to cover 10 shifts this month - including Thanksgiving. Right...
4. Re-decking the Hot tub. It's right outside the door... lots of drilling, hammering, etc. What a fabulous spa atmosphere. Ready to relax?
5. Electrician came by and we had no electriciy for 4 hours. Always blissful... at least the computer and stereo still worked.
6. Mold - Cause of problem #1 and #3 and #7 and ultimately #8 and #9 - something about a burst hot water pipe. Okay...
7. All of the wall paper on the lower half of the wall was ripped off. Nothing like moldy bare walls to really get you fired up for that massage...
8. Mudding, Sanding and Painting. After #7, we now have to mud the walls, then sand them down to be even and then paint. Nothing like some paint fumes to get you high so you can relax better
9. Because of the vigorous sanding (don't take this wrong, they are doing a wonderful job getting the spa back to running order) there is a light sheen of dust on EVERYTHING throughout the entire spa. All surfaces including all of the product that we sell, carpets, walls, desk - all of it. I can't wait to clean... (that was sarcastic).
10. Our housekeeping staff hasn't been here in at least 3 days. They suck. They think it's haunted. I can promise it's not, but I'm sure that I could set up something unbelievably horrifying to give them a reason to be really afraid of the spa.

So, I think that's it. I could probably come up with a few (and by a few I mean several hundred) other contributing factors, but that about covers all the bases. Just use your imagination for the rest. Think of crappy things that could have happened and they did! I have Sunday off and I can barely wait!!! Don't call me on Sunday... I won't answer. I have recently given up on life because of past life events, but that is a post for another day... Tchau...

Latest development in the suckiness of it all... it just started to snow! I hate it here today...