TODAY WAS MY FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK FROM MY VACATION. HMMM. JUST A BLAH DAY. NOT TOO BUSY BUT KINDA HUM-DRUM. DID MY NORMAL ROUTINE, OPEN GATE, CHANGE SECURITY TAPES, UNLOCK VAULT, SET UP CASES, DO COUNTS, CHECK GOALS, FILL THE CLEANER, MUSIC, LIGHTS, AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

MAYBE I WENT A LITTLE TOO OVERBOARD WITH THOSE DETAILS. ALL OF THAT DOES TAKE 1 HOUR. ANYHOO, THEN AFTER OPENING, I LOOK THROUGH THE NOTES PEEPS HAVE LEFT ME, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CUSTOMERS TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR BUSINESS WHILE I WAS AWAY. I SIGNED FOR THE FED-EX DELIVERIES, READ SOME INTRANET CORPORATE EMAILS, CLEANED PEOPLE'S JEWELRY, CHECKED IN MERCHANDISE AND START TO PUT THEM AWAY, AND THEN IT WAS LIKE 12:30. THE TWO GALS WHO CLOSE CAME IN.

OH AND I DID HELP A LESBIAN COUPLE CHOOSE AN EGAGEMENT RING. THANKFULLY IT WAS BEFORE THE RELIGIOUS FANATIC CO-WORKER CAME IN. I JUST STILL CAN'T FATHOM HOW SHE CAN JUDGE PEOPLE BASED ON WHO THEY "LOVE." YET, SHE HAS TOLD ME ABOUT HER WICKED PATH. SHE HAS GONE ON TO SAY HOW WILD SHE WAS AND ALL THE SEX SHE'S HAD, AND HOW MANY TIMES SHE'S GOTTEN PREGNANT, ETC. OH AND NOT TO FORGET THAT HER CURRENT HUBBY, HIM AND HER BOTH WERE HAVING AFFAIRS WITH EACH OTHER WHILE THEY WERE STILL MARRIED TO THEIR OTHER SPOUSES! HMMMM. VERY CHRISTIAN LIKE. SHE IS NICE, BUT VERY ODD. I DON'T CARE IF I SELL TO A LESBIAN COUPLE, A FLAMING QUEER COUPLE, A JEHOVA WITNESS, A TRANSVESTITE/TRANSSEXUAL ETC. I....DON'T...CARE...HOW...THEY...LIVE...THEIR...LIFE...AND...WHAT...THEY..DO...FOR...LOVE..AND...BEHIND...CLOSED...DOORS!!!!!! IF THEY'RE PEACEFUL, WHO GIVES A SHIT. I DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THEIR EVERY MOVE. HONESTLY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD OF A VIOLENT GAY PERSON, UNLESS YOU CALL A BITCH SLAP FOR WEARING THE WRONG OUTFIT IS CONSIDERED VIOLENT! IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS, JUST LIKE WHAT I DO IS NONE OF THEIRS. HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO DISCRIMINATING AGAINST SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BE AT PEACE, LOVE, HARMONY, AND RESPECT? BUT THEN AGAIN THE KKK CAN GET AWAY WITH CAUSING TORTURE, AND OTHER HATE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND THEY CLAIM THEY'RE CHRISTIAN? HMMMM. I THINK WE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT THAN WHAT PEOPLE DO IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR OWN HOMES. IT'S NOT LIKE HOMOSEXUALITY IS BRAND NEW. IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE AGE OF MAN. SEX IS SEX. LEAVE IT ALONE.

OK, ENOUGH OF THAT. BASICALLY I WAS TRYING TO GET AT, THAT I'M GLAD I COULD PROVIDE THEM A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT JEWELRY WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM TO FIND A SENTIMENTAL PIECE OF SYMBOLISM. I KNOW SHE WOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN THEM GREAT SERVICE. IT'S NOT FAIR. YES, I'M NOT PERFECT ABOUT NOT JUDGING PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE RUDE TO ME OR OTHERS. BASICALLY, IF I'VE ALREADY HELPED THEM IN THE PAST AND ENCOUNTERED THEIR "FLAIRS" I CAN THEN JUDGE AND CHOOSE NOT TO HELP THEM, SINCE I'VE ALREADY DONE THAT. I ALSO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE JUDGED. I DO TRY TO REMIND MYSELF NOT TO BE TOO STEREOTYPICAL ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HERE. THEY ARE HARD WORKING FOLK, PROVIDERS, AND FAMILY. LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT PERFECT, BUT I THINK AS LONG AS I KNOW AND CAN ADMIT TO IT, I THINK I'M OK TO SAY THAT, AND WORK ON BEING A BETTER PERSON. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?

THE DAY DRAGGED ON. MY FEET HATE ME FOR PAMPERING THEM FOR 11 DAYS OF WEARING FLIP-FLOPS, AND SNEAKERS. I WORE THE FLATTEST PAIR OF SHOES I HAVE, AND I WAS DYING. I STOOD A LOT TODAY, AND I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BACK.

I'VE NOTICED I HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS MOVIE MODE! SO FAR WE HAVE WATCHED: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3, XMEN 3, CLICK, PIRATES 2, LITTLE MAN, CARS, SUPERMAN, JUST FRIENDS, THE NEW WORLD, GETTING PLAYED, WAITING, AND MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION. I LOVE MOVIES, OBVIOUSLY.

I FEEL WEIRD TONIGHT. MY BREATHING IS FUNNY. HARD TO EXPLAIN. I'VE BEEN WHEEZING A FEW MONTHS, BUT FIGURE IT'S FROM EXCESS WEIGHT AND FITNESS INDUCED ASTHMA. I'D HAD ASTHMA IN MY CHILDHOOD.

I'VE JUST BEEN THINKING A LOT LATELY ABOUT A BIT OF EVERYTHING. I'LL GO INTO IT LATER I SUPPOSE. RIGHT NOW, I'M GETTING A LITTLE SLEEPY.

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