Mormons and Polygamy

The history of Mormon polygamy begins with claims that Mormonism founder Joseph Smith received a revelation from God on July 17, 1831 that some Mormon men would be allowed to practice "plural marriage".

L O F'N L

Sorry, it's just hilarious to me.

So I did a some research and watched a couple shows on Mormons and their Polygamist beliefs. Very interesting I must say. I never knew what Mormons were about. Thought they were the same as Lutheran is to Methodist. Boy was I wrong. First of all did you know that they will "baptise" the dead? Oh yes. If they find out about your passing they will have certain people "take over your soul", so to speak, and baptise themselves Mormon in your name. So that you are the very best and closest to god you will ever be.. simply because you're Mormon. That alone should put up some red flags, but whatever. Ignorance is bliss I guess.

Except for what if you're Catholic or Jewish and have been all your life and your parents were and their parents and so forth? One older gentleman, with tears in his eyes, commented that "Both of my parents were murdered in a concentration camp, before my very eyes, simply because they were Jewish. They had the option to "save themselves" if they turned to the desired religion at the time but they both refused being strong in their faith and were quickly put to death. Jews have been getting prosecuted for thousands of years because they remained faithful to their beliefs. So now you're telling me these people can "turn" my parents in to Mormons to "save" them. Ridiculous and we take that offensive. "Who could blame him?

On a religion solely built on a sexist olden time David Koresh, Mormons do have quite strong faith. The belief is that "the family that prays together stays together". Men don't have to do anything but Marry any female they point their finger at from the age of 11years old and up. Girls at the age of 11 are put into a special book by their fathers which is then given to the "prophet" or what outsiders would call the "priest, father, elder, etc." He then would show this book to all the men in the congregation and they could have as many as they like and as young as they like. ( So you can bet that 65 year old chooses no one over the age of 25 ) Where is Chris Hansen now?

The women are taught as girls to cook, clean and make babies. They also must provide the financial support for the men. They are not allowed to date before marriage that is considered "Taboo" and they will burn in hell for all eternity. Women are not allowed to complain, smile, cry or show concern. Any emotion can be considered weakness and they will be punished by their husbands, sons and the church itself. Going so far as excommunicating them. They are not allowed to enjoy sex, they are taught to lay there and "take it". No birth control whatsoever. Remember your sole purpose on earth is to make babies. If your husband is not pleased with you or you are "too old" for him now he can simply talk to the "prophet" and he'll sign a paper and you're considered divorced and must move out of the house. Or if he likes your cooking and the income your bringing in he may keep you to raise the new kids he's making with his 15yr old new wife and her 12yr old sister.

Some runaways (all females-hrmmm, wonder why that is) were featured on the show saying it's the most horrible way to grow up. Any and all violence weather it's physical, mental, emotional, or even sexual is always on the account of you. Anything you do wrong is punishable in any way daddy feels he might enjoy that day. Growing up in families no less than 12 siblings, the parents hardly know their children's names or birthdays. One of the girls that escaped, Sara, now 17 years old, left because her father was trying to force her to marry HIS uncle that requested her hand and he's 71! She told him no and he beat her.

She ran away two weeks later. Meeting up with Faun, who rescues girls from these harsh conditions, she was warned about her growing up. The church telling these girls to look out for this lady, that she was a "she-devil". Faun had Sara take tests to see what her education level was at. At 17years old Sara has the equivalent intelligence of a 5th grader. She was put in a half-way home and is taking classes in a "normal" environment. She exclaimed, " I never knew Dinosaurs were real!". Sara was so happy to get out of that life style, she commented, " Don't be fooled by their fake smiles and covered up scars". (Referring to the children and wives of those who live in Polygamist famlies)

One of the sickest stories I heard was that of a girl named Amanda whom was put on the marry list at the age of 13 and was forced to be married by 14 and have a child by 15 by a man that was 34 years old. A stranger so to speak. She was married two years, and yes had another child. Her husband beat her almost on a daily basis and forced her to work 3 full-time jobs so that he could get a new truck and get the house ready for a 3rd wife. Being depressed and on the brink of killing her self she went to her "prophet" for help. When she told him of the abuse, he told her, "It's your fault. You were married to the Devil in a Previous life, and this is your punishment.".

Closely after her 2nd year of marriage, now 16, her step-father decided he wanted a piece. He wrote to the "prophet" whom destroyed the marriage and 2 weeks later she was forced to marry her step-father, sharing him with her own mother and 31 other wives. Amanda was 16, he was 65. When he came to her bed one night she finally said, "I can't do this". When he got angry and asked "why?" She told him she "just needed to work on my relationship with God.". He gently grabbed her hand and put it between his legs and whispered, "This is what spirituality means to me."

The women are retarded, but brainwashed. And the men are selfish pigs. I see no difference in what they are doing and picking out a hooker out of a book. The only difference in his mind is that there is nothing wrong with this, because he can do no wrong. The wife can take the brunt of it all. She will burn in hell before he does, ESPECIALLY if she doesn't perform her "duties".

The men claim this isn't about sex, it's about love. But how can a man that's 71years old truly love an 11year old girl whom he just picked out of a book to "marry"? There is no love bond between an age gap like that. She may love him as a "father" but you know he isn't thinking that way!

If it's not about men having all the power than why isn't there polyandry (one wife, several husbands)?

Faun, the lady I mentioned earlier that rescues children from polygamist familes, has had her house burned down, her half-way houses burned down, her car blown up, she's been shot at, tires slashed, you name it. Sounds alot like something God wants you to do. Attempted murder is condoned by the "prophet" to anyone that is against this religion, but remember, as long as you please your husband, it doesn't matter. You'll probably go to hell anyways since you're female.

So then it comes down to why aren't they getting arrested if polygamy is illegal? They have the highest cases of well-fare fraud around and they aren't doing much to help out the overpopulation we already have nor women's rights. And the last time I checked being a pedophile wasn't a good thing either!

This is truly f'd up!

What is it?

Werewolf?

I'll leave it up for a bit.. You guys throw in some guesses! ;P

Hunter's Photos Ignite New Debate Over Bigfoot's Existence

-This article was about a hunter (trigger happy person that shoots innocent animals for fun), that set up cameras to take "pictures of deer". (I'm sure). And just happened to get a picture, right in the center of the photo, of Bigfoot. A little too coincidental don't you think? Don't make me remind you people of all the faked Bigfoot photos and video.

Angelina Jolie Strips Down and Gets a Hit

Yes that's Angelina and her BROTHER, which carried into french kissing.

(Good God, I wouldn't even look at my brother with a 20 foot pole, let alone, *vomit* kiss him.)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312071,00.html

Pretty fricken sad that this already weird and creepy actress has to go to that degree to get a "hit". That's what makes a movie a hit? Are you kidding me!? How many kids does she have now? Five? Good message to convey. "Well honey, if you can't act, like me, then take your clothes off and you'll be as good as gold!"

Even better is the MAN they had write the review for fox news which sounds like a horny 15year old boy with a celebrity crush, drooling from the mouth.

P.S. Angie, use some damn Carmex for once, you lips gross me out and make me cringe.

3-D Photo Could Be Lincoln at Gettysburg

Sorry, Ummm.. NO! Funny how every soldier in the pic is packed together like sardines all the same height but not old Abe with his hat and suit standing a good 2 feet higher than everyone fighting in the center. He's even several shades darker then everyone else. If you actually follow the link, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312098,00.html and check out the second picture you can clearly see the photo shopped blacked-out parts added by the idiot that sent in this picture along with it. Of course there are always morons that believe everything they see in front of them, but come on! You can see exactly where he placed him!

Don't believe me about how real photo shop can look? Check out some peoples attempts at ghost pics, most commonly used to trick people.

Oregon First-Grader Suspended From School After Violent Drawing

*This isn't the actual picture the kid drew, this is my AWESOME art work.

-Douglas Weathers, the boy's father, told the Mail Tribune that the drawing was harmless, and that 6-year-old Ryan was punished merely for copying something he had seen on an episode of "The Simpsons" TV show.
-The disciplinary report given to Ryan's parents listed the reason behind the suspension as a threat to "shoot two girls in the head," the father told the Mail Tribune.
-School officials declined to comment to the paper, saying they could not by state law discuss actions against specific students.

1. Nice of the school to make-up their own theory behind why the kid drew the picture
2. What do you expect the kids of this generation to be drawing? Puppy dogs and rainbows? Maybe take the violent/sexual crap off of television, video games, music, and the internet or at least make it not so easily accessible.
3. Be a PARENT!
4. Remember playing Cowboys and Indians or Cops and Robbers? Talk about blowing stuff out of proportion!

Craigslist Becoming Haven for Prostitution

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312042,00.html

Heh, no wonder my boyfriend talks about this site.

Good to know. :(

Malnourished 3-Week-Old Twins Found Under Bed Near Dead Mother

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312058,00.html

Uhh, where's the father?

Oh yeah, they have no responsibilty, I forgot.

In fact, is "Father" a real word anymore?

Here's a little education for you guys:

*Father* - pronounced "fah-ther"

- definition: a male parent

"Parent" - pronounced "pair-uhnt"

- definition: a protector or guardian

Do I need to keep going?

New Zealand Denies Immigration to U.K. Wife Because She's Too Fat

The article featured here, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312056,00.html, talks about how New Zealand that has people that want to come over, must undergo a complete medical exam including BMI (Body Mass Index). Supposedly restrictions were put in effect for "budget reasons". (Mmmkay. Whatever. We all know by now how much money is made off of overweight people in America) "The country's health care system cannot afford to open its doors to overweight immigrants". (Meanwhile thousands of Mexicans illegally just come over to our country with disease, drugs, rapists and murderers, and we get b*tched at from other countries that "it's wrong and racist" because we want just a little bit of a screening process!?! Is it too much to ask to just come over with proper paper work and no criminal record? ) Best part is this, "Over half of New Zealand adults and nearly one-third of New Zealand children are already overweight or obese, according to the group. Those figures are expected to rise, as are the health problems associated with being overweight, such as high blood pressure and diabetes." So what's the big fricken deal if they get one more? Oh my!

I find it hilarious that New Zealand is doing this. Would totally be awesome if they got a crap load of serial killers and rapists per result of allowing them threw because they fit the bill of a healthy BMI.

First Class

Yes this is an actual picture of the beds featured in some of the twelve suites, yes SUITES, that are aboard the new "Airbus A380" from Singapore Airlines. (Go Figure). They include, "Fully close able doors, an armchair almost three feet wide, and a separate chaise lounge/visitor seat." Round-trip from Singapore to Sydney starting cost of $7,343. Nice.

There's also the "Boeing 777-300ER" which features "Your own personal Champagne cooler for vintage fizz", Indian rosewood doors to each first-class sleeper suite, a 23" flat screen TV with over 500 on demand channels and the largest bed in the sky that measures almost 7 feet long! What's the cost you ask? Newark to Mumbai from $10,080 round-trip (with a stopover in Brussels) ..oh what a steal.. blah!

Then there's the "Boeing 747 and, next year, Airbus A380". Most of it's luxury crap is featured in the lounge BEFORE you get on the jet. Of course, just for the "UPPER-CLASS" only! They get a "A leather-floored library, old-fashioned click-clack departure boards, and marble-lined shower suites with individual stereo systems. Oh, then there's the Payot Paris day spa: Everything, from a 30-minute energizing facial to a 50-minute all-over massage, is free. Every FIRST -CLASS passenger is personally greeted curbside, checked in, and escorted upstairs by one of the two dozen newly installed concierges." On board you get "Lambswool blankets and bathrooms stocked with La Prairie lotions." Yayyyyy! And then in 2008 when the "Airbus A380" is available "FIRST-CLASS passengers will snuggle under sheepskin covers in L-shaped suites." Price you ask? Oh only $24,733 round trip from New York to Sydney.

The best part about all of this, is where I read the following: "And services that whisk you through security and customs in a fraction of the usual time." Umm, does anyone else see this as a potential replay for Sept. 11?

Like upper-class garbage really needs an ego boost! Go ahead and eat your Lobster and sip on champagne while I gulp down my diet coke and cheap pretzels. Enjoy your on-demand movie while I stare out the night sky into nothingness. Either way, when the plane goes down, we all die the same way. No Cashmere blanket is gonna save you then!

Ghost Hunters (Taps) Winner

And the winner is.....

...Mark..

Yeah.. Mark the Warrent officer.

You know, the one with 5 kids that works at NIGHT, lost the viewer's votes, and doesn't know a thing about the paranormal. Good choice.

I'm so pissed I .. I can't even type.

Monster Quest - BIGFOOT (Conclusion)

So here is what happened after the scientists got to Snelgrove Lake.

First the insurance footage was looked at by a Wildlife Biologist that specializes in Black Bear research. He commented on "How thorough the damage was done to the cabin." A lot of heavy things were broken up and threwn on to the floor. The most interesting, being the refrigerator. "When a bear is attacking a refrigerator, it's not so much the contents they are going after, but the insulation." A refrigerator's insulation is made with a chemical similar to formaldehyde, and when that breaks down it smells like an ant colony. What's interesting about this footage is that there appears to be no bite or claw marks ,of any kind, on the entire refrigerator."

A local Crpytozologist specializing in Bigfoot research claims that there are around 450-500 reports a year on Bigfoot sightings just in the U.S. Alone.

A Biologist that tagged a long for research commented, "Seeing as Canada has the largest unexplored bush in all the world, if Bigfoot was real, Canada would be the best hiding spot." An Anthropologist that came along for the studies commented that "There are very few trails and pathways in the woods, showing very little of human feet have touched these lands."

Two years ago the owner of the cabin, fed up with the attacks on the camp, set up a board embedded with tons of screws and set it up in front of the door to the cabin. When he came back to the cabin to check on it, the board had a huge bloody footprint and some hair on it. And that is what the scientists are here to collect. The scientists collected hair, blood, and tissue to be sent back with them to the lab. They measured the foot size to be between 17 to 18" long. A black bear's foot print max's out at about 9". Polar and Kodiak bear max out at about 14 to 15", However these bears are much more West and North of Snelgrove Lake.

Upon staying at the camp they set up cameras all around the cabin and one of them even spent a night alone in the woods a few miles away. Pretty silent except for the last night. The scientists attempted wood and rock knocking and got no response. That is, until Midnight. A nice size rock came spewing out of the woods at them. One of the camera crew grabbed it and pitched it back at the woods. Not even 10 seconds later an even larger rock came flying back and landed on top of the cabin. The whole crew and scientists were freaked out enough to pile into the cabin while listening/looking out the windows for any visual signs of Bigfoot. This was very fun to watch and I felt anxious during the entire nighttime visit. (Like I was watching the Blair Witch for the first time.) After awhile the noises and rock throwing subsided. And the crew retired for the night.

The next morning the scientists found one of the rocks on top of the cabin roof. They collected it and traveled back to America to analyze any DNA that may be present on both the rock and from what they collected from the nail board.

First of all they did have problems collecting DNA because the galvanizing on the screws mixed in with the DNA and inhibited the scientist from extracting any. So they figured out how to cancel that out and amplify the DNA to get a solid piece to analyze. The results were jaw dropping.

The DNA extracted from the Snelgrove lake nail board was "Identical to Human DNA, except it had one nucleotide polymorphism." (Human's and Great Apes share nearly identical DNA . In fact we share 388 base pairs and what sets us apart is just 35 differences. "The Snelgrove Lake DNA only had 1 Difference! That one nucleotide, that one difference, was shared with PRIMATE DNA!" The DNA says primate, but not quite Human and NOT quite Non-Human. The Scientist commented that "This DNA has a 1/5000 chance that it's Human."

Holy Crap! If there is another species we haven't found yet, this is the closest we've come to in a long time. Or perhaps it's just the Missing Link we've been searching for so long!

Monster Quest - BIGFOOT

Anyone catch the new show called, "Monster Quest"? Awesome, awesome!

The mission of Monster Quest: "Reveal the truth of legendary monster sightings around the world. Deploying the latest in hi-tech equipment, each episode scientifically examines the best evidence available, from pictures and video, to hair and bones, as well as the eyewitness accounts themselves. From pilots to policemen to ship captains, a number of seemingly credible people have seen things they can't explain. One part history, one part science and one part monsters, MonsterQuest discovers the truth behind these legendary monsters."

I usually try to catch any of the latest updates on anything related to cryptozoology. Though I generally don't believe many of these things exist I still love to watch the stuff. Plus there's a part of me that always reminds myself not to be so ignorant and conceded to think that there's nothing else out there. In fact there's parts of the oceans, forests, and jungle that have never been touched by human feet. So who are we to judge?

Episode 2, 11-08-07 9-10pm CST
Expedition: Investigate a report of a Bigfoot attack at a Canadian fishing cabin. Blood and tissue samples are said to be present from the beast.

Where: Small fishing cabin located at Snelgrove Lake, a pristine and remote area nestled in the wilderness, untouched by humans. Located 250 miles north of Ottawa. Closest town is 200 miles away with a population of about 10,000 people. Snelgrove lake can only be reached by float plane.

Why: The small fishing cabin has been a focal point for a series of seemingly aggressive incidents by what the Canadians call, "Sasquatch" (A.k.a. Bigfoot in America). Most of the reports around the area are of an 8'tall, 800lb, hairy, upright-walking being with long arms and a human-looking face.

Who: Chuck Mosbeck, owns the only single-cabin fishing camp on Snelgrove Lake and rents it out just a few times a summer (to visiting fisherman).

What Happened: One day in October, Mosbeck realized he forgot to add antifreeze to the drains of his cabin. His father went to the cabin to take care of the situation and when he got there he saw the cabin was broken into.

What They Found: Recording for his 2002 insurance video, Mosbeck does a walk threw. The first thing noticeable was that the Refrigerator had been RIPPED out of the wall, every single shelf and cabinet ripped down, including all it's contents. The Kitchen stove had been ripped from the wall and flipped onto the ground. Chuck thought he was somewhat lucky that whoever or whatever did this didn't get into the shower room, but he was wrong. When he opened the door he found his bathroom sink pulled to the floor and the door of his shower was bent. The stove pipes for his wood burner had been pulled down as well and there was soot everywhere. "EVERYTHING was on the floor!"

What Chuck Thought: "At first I thought kids did this, but then I realized there is no way they could get here". There is virtually no population around here. In fact there is hardly anyone year round, only the fisherman that rent from me in the summer. In any given season, your lucky if you see 50 people".

History of Bigfoot experiences at Cabin:

-In 2003, Joe Frascella and some of his fishing buddies were enjoying a week of walleye and Northern pike fishing at the camp. Joe stated that, " I have been coming here for years and years and I always felt like I was being watched. Like a zoo animal. I couldn't shake the feeling, every time I went back to that area." During the evening Joe and his friends started to hear distant wood knocking or pieces of wood being banged together. So they decided to knock back. Later that evening their fears became real. At about midnight, walking to the kitchen window, one of the campers was getting ready to brush his teeth and get ready for bed, when he heard a series of loud screeching noises outside the cabin. Following the noise the entire cabin started to shake and vibrate violently. The screeching and vibrating went on for several minutes and the campers described that the cabin felt like it was being, "Picked Up". Then just as quickly as it came, and to the campers relief, it suddenly stopped and silence fell.

-2007 a diary of a fisherman from more than a decade ago (8-09-95) was found. This is what his entry read. "We found an unidentified footprint on the Portage of Broken Mouth River. It appeared to be about a size 16EEE. It looks to be a Bear-foot/Human-type print."

What does Chuck Mosbeck think now: "This creature visits regularly, seemingly angry about the cabin and, sometimes, the occupants".

I will update in next post on what they found!

Rockstar Games

I don't know what their problem is, but they keep pushing their luck with the nasty games they come out with. Always targeted towards teenagers, but with the content only fit for an adult. Even the adult content seems too much for most adults as well. Every game seems to have some form of sexual nature, anarchy, gangs, theft, pretty much everything and anything that is deemed "immoral".

I was speaking to my fiance and his cousin about these games to see what they thought of them and they both said they hated Rockstar Games because they always seem to be the same game, with a different title. And all the content is just disturbing. Especially because in most of these games, the more you do "bad" things the more you are rewarded. Whether it be with sex, a new gun, an execution style kill, the new mob moss, etc. (www.manhunt2.com)

Their games are always being pulled from shelves and questioned by parents everywhere. So I asked the question, "What kind of person are you when YOU are the one putting this into a game? How can you put slitting the throat of someone or raping a woman into a game without felling wrong, or at least awkward about it?" The response I got, shocked me. My fiance's cousin, an ex Marine, used to be stationed in California. A friend of his worked for Rockstar Games and complained often of extremely long, if not illegal, work hours. When the crew got tired, they were given speed by their Manager to stay awake! I couldn't believe it. But that answered my question. The type of twisted company that forces drugs on their employees to stay awake through their gruelling work hours is the same type that makes these twisted games!

Luckily for his friend, after he finished his part of the job, he quit and moved out of state.

Aqua Dots Recall

I've never scene Aqua Dots before, but when I heard about this on the news, I thought I'd see what they were all about.

Aqua Dots are craft kits that contain small multicolored beads that when sprayed with water will fuse together and hold their shape. Well, for the parents that don't watch their kids, as usual, the kids felt the overwhelming urge to put these little beads in their mouth and swallow. A few moments later the child would become dizzy, start to vomit, and possibly go into a coma for several days. This lovely toy, Made in China, contains a coating on the beads, "Which can convert into a chemical compound called the "date-rape drug" gamma hydroxy butyrate when ingested. An overdose of gamma hydroxy butyrate can cause death, a coma or seizures."

One word. NICE. I have three things to say about this:

1. Why are infants playing or in the vicinity of a "craft kit"

2. Where are the parents during this time and why aren't they watching their child?

3. Why does the U.S. not test these toys before they are put on the shelf?

If I were to buy my 15 year old brother a car modeling kit that's for his age range, and I walk away and don't watch my toddler and he goes and eats the paint and gets sick, that is my fault and not the toy makers. Retarded people, retarded.

Not that long ago, a popular toy, Thomas the Tank Engine, was recalled because there was a high dose of lead paint on the toy train. Kids were apparently licking this paint, because that's fun, and got violently sick. The point is, this could have been prevented if it was tested first, before being put on the shelf!

The Spice Girls

The Spice Girls are back and showing more skin than ever before. I never was a fan before, and I sure as hell ain't one now. Their new song, brilliantly titled, "Friendship Never Ends", is slow and sweet and sounds like it would be something coming out of the speakers of a seven year old girl's headphones.

More like the new hit on a christian rock station, with out the rock. Yet, the video itself looks like a soft lipstick lesbian porno. I know the guys out there are crazy for this but come on, do you really like the song? I had enough of the bad music by chicks that can't sing (Spears/Simpson) and just show up half naked to get an audience. Not saying some of these ladies don't have a good voice, but the song stinks and the video does not, or at least should not, go along with the video. I don't know many friends that sit around in their undies stroking each other's hair. If you wanted a video on friendship and the stroking of hair they should have done a scene where one was in some sort of pain (loss of a loved one, illness, etc). What where they thinking?! As always, sex sells.

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start

Ohhhhhh Yeahhhhhh!

Contra. Just the word makes me want to dig threw my attic past all the spider webs, dust, boxes and bat nests. But all of that is worth just one little taste of Contra.

Anyone that grew up in the 80's, I guarantee, they have played this game. And it's a memory that sticks with you forever. Kinda like Duck Hunt and Super Mario Brothers, this was every ones "Next Game". Using the code above, (Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start) you automatically started the game with 30 lives. Otherwise you only got three and didn't get much farther than the first level, if at all. But once you've mastered the game with those 30 lives, and steal lives off of your friend, you can do it with just three. And when you proved to your friends that you could do it with just three, and in under an hour conquer the game, you were king, or in my case, Queen of the video game world. I could have started my own religion. People just don't believe it can be done with three lives. It takes skills! ;p

Game Gear

Does anyone remember Sony's Game Gear? I had one, and not many other kids I knew did. In fact I didn't know anyone else that did.

While most people opted for Nintendo's Game Boy, I told my parents for Christmas I wanted a Game Gear. And I couldn't figure out why so many other people liked the Game Boy so much. Sure it had a decent selection of games, but the quality of the game and the Game Boy itself felt like I was playing a game from the local Kmart Digital Game Shelf. The color was Pea Green and you could only see the game if you held it at a certain angle. Now, however, they do have Game Boy color.

Game Gear was a nice 8-bit colored screen with lots of great games. I had a load of Sonic the Hedgehog games, Ecco the Dolphin, Mortal Combat, Pool, Racing, etc, etc. Besides the "accessories" of being able to plug it into the wall, plug into the car, and use headphones, this puppy had an attachment that was basically like a large magnifying glass you could put over the screen and made the characters about the size of your thumb and you could hold the Game Gear a distance from you, as you were playing, instead of holding it up to your nose. It even had an attachment to tune in TV and watch it from your Game Gear screen. That is AWESOME! (Especially if you're grounded in your room with "No Television" - Haha Mom!)

Target Pulling Manhunt 2

The ever awaited video game sequel to Manhunt was released for the Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable this past October 31, 2007. However Target has decided to pull the game from the shelves. When we questioned "Why?" This is what Target had to say, "Target strives to provide merchandise that will appeal to a wide variety of guests. We also want guests to be comfortable with the purchasing decisions they make at Target. All video games and computer software sold at Target currently carry ratings by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)--from early childhood through mature audiences. While Manhunt 2 was given a Mature rating by the ERSB, we received additional information that players can potentially view previously filtered content by altering the game code. As a result, we have decided not to carry the game."

The game takes you on a journey as your character is trying to escape from an insane asylum and remember your past. As you get further in the game bits and pieces of your memory come back to you. Along your travels you pretty much have to kill anyone that comes in your path. And this is where it gets nasty. You can pretty much kill in any style you want with any weapon you want, and may even use the environment for execution type kills. Including, pushing an enemy face-first into a live fuse box, use telephone cords to strangle an enemy or you can beat an enemy to death in a toilet. This can all be done in the asylum, on the streets and, oh yes, lets not forget the dirty strip joints and porn theatres. The game has two alternate endings and you can play as one of two characters. However, in order to get one of the alternative endings (dark ending) the more violent the game has to be played (more environmental executions).

Understanding why Target made the decision to ban Manhunt2, I am still confused as to why they would sell the Grand Theft Auto Series, which are just as bad.

Happy Peanut Butter Month!

Did you know that the average American kid eats a 125 foot stack or about 1500 Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches by the time they graduate High School?

Whoever said a hot dog or hamburger was America's favorite food? Maybe the key to bring Baseball back is to serve Peanut Butter sandwiches at the Ballgames!

When reading the statistic on how much Peanut Butter we consume as children, at first I didn't believe it, but then I look at my fiance who eats this stuff like it's going out of style. Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches are his number one, followed by Peanut Butter and lettuce, peanut butter and jelly, and even Peanut Butter and Pickles. Yes Pickles. I didn't believe it either until my mother told me her sister Loves Peanut Butter and Pickle sandwiches as well, along with Peanut Butter and Mayonnaise. (Eww to me) Yet there is my future mother in law that I hear liked to feed the kids Peanut Butter and Butter sandwiches. Very healthy.

On the subject of healthy, peanut butter in fact is good for you, IF you get the peanut butter without all the salt and added sugar. You're best bet is to always head to the Organic aisle. Although so many of us are used to the old fashioned "Jiff" or "Skippy" it's hard to like the Organic taste. ( Keep in mind that the most natural peanut butter would be made with peanuts only ) Peanut Butter was originally created as a meat substitute for people with poor teeth, had a trouble chewing meat, and/or people that couldn't have meat. This product took off as more and more people purchased peanut butter because it was cheaper than meat back in the day and now today the stuff just can't stay on the shelves.

*And YES it's OK to give your dog peanut butter, but ONLY if you feed your dog the organic peanut butter without all the additives (sugar/salt). *

I came across a health website that listed the top 3 healthiest and tastiest all natural peanut butters. The panelists consisted of six people, including one "connoisseur of high-end organic brands", one "daily consumer of Fluffernutter sandwiches" and one sixth-grader.

Results:

#1 Nut ‘N Better Organic: Creamy. Won all three categories of taste, appearance and texture. Made in Canada and unfortunately can only be found on shelves of Costco or under the O Organics label at Safeway.

#2 Smucker’s Natural: Creamy. Won second in all three categories. One of the contestants said that it was a "Great choice for a natural Peanut butter" and another said it had "More of a Peanut butter taste". Smucker's, as we all know, is much more common and can be found at most grocery stores.

#3 Woodstock Farms Organic: Smooth/Salted. Won third in all three categories. Most panelists said this peanut butter was far too "grainy", "thick", and "bitter". Yet there was one other panelist that said it had a "nice sweet taste". The appearance was that of Dijon Mustard. The article did not feature where to purchase this peanut butter.

Other Natural Peanut butters that came close:

-MaraNatha Organic: Creamy & Roasted
-Peanut Butter & Co.: Smooth Operator
-Teddie Old Fashioned: Smooth

Remember, If it doesn't taste like peanuts it's probably not very natural. If it's not very natural, it's not very healthy.

This post is dedicated to my fiance!

Hershey's Gifts

Mmm, Hersey's chocolate. I can't help but think of that smooth creamy texture melting on your tongue. Or the taste of the velvety chocolate combined with marshmallow and a crispy graham cracker. I'm not the biggest chocolate lover, but I have a soft spot when it comes to Hersey's chocolate. They just do it right!

My stepmother is the biggest chocolate lover I have ever met. Every birthday it's a chocolate cake. Every Christmas there are stockings filled to the brim with chocolates. Every pretzel, fruit and even other candies are dipped in chocolate at her house. No complaints here. Well her Birthday snuck around the corner a few months ago and I was clueless on what to get her. I know she loved chocolates but I felt like my gift of a box of chocolates was getting to repetitive. I thought to myself, " I'm going to just check out a couple of sites and see what else is out there." And voila! I found Hershey's Gifts.

Hershey's Gifts has everything from the standard milk chocolate to dark to white, to "special extra" dark chocolate. You can have a card made from chocolate saying "Happy Birthday" in chocolate. Collector's tins filled with the chocolate of your choice. T-shirts, sweatshirts, even "It's a Girl/Boy" crystal candy dishes, boxes and personalised candy towers. This site is simply amazing. You can build your own gift box with candy you pick out and a personalised message inside as well. They even have milk chocolate candles and bath gel!

I picked out a candy tower. It had three separate tins with each tin holding her favorite chocolates inside. And I had a chocolate card made for her wishing her a happy birthday. She loved the gift and told me she had to fight off her coworkers from stealing chocolates off her desk!

A great gift for anytime of the year! Even the little kisses you find in the store, you can order on at Hershey's Gifts and have them personalize the messages found in each little "kiss".

Call Your Play

Pepsi is running a code program as well as Coca-Cola called " Call Your Play ", but it's much different. Under your cap, you either have "Buy one get one free" or you have a code.

These codes are to then be entered at, http://www.callyourplay.com/ where you get to watch a scene from the Madden 2008 NFL game. If you score on the game THEN you win something. Usually being a T-shirt or Hat. But I have known people that have won digital camcorders. The Grand Prize being a GMC Truck.

Although I'm not as in favor of entering these codes as I am with the Coke Rewards, it still is fun to try out and as I always say when people ask "Why do it if you only win sometimes?" My response is, "If you're drinking it anyways, why not?"

Coke Rewards

In Case you're not familiar with the Coke Rewards program, and you drink a lot of coke products then you may be interested in my post.

The Coca-Cola Company or Coke for short, has been throwing "codes" onto their caps and tear out sections of the cases of their ever so popular beverages. At first it was just on the classic Coca-Cola drinks and the diet version. But now it's pretty much on all the other sodas they produce as well. Some being Sprite, Barg's Root Beer, Pibb, Fresca, A&W Root Beer, Powerade, Vault, Crush, the list goes on and on, Including Dasani Water. Under these caps are "codes" that can be entered into their website and each one of these codes is equal to a certain amount of points. When you buy a Twelve or 24 pack, these codes are most commonly found under the tear out section of the cardboard. The caps are each worth three points. The twelve pack is 10 points and the twenty-four pack is 20points!
You can enter up to ten codes a day. ( So submitting ten, 20 point codes would give you 200 points right off the bat!)

What are the codes for? Well unlike Pepsi who also has a similar set up going, Coke allows you to build up points so that when you find a prize that you like you may turn in your points to redeem that reward. When the site was still young, they had plasma TVs available, but now those are featured as contest prizes. Basically like a raffle, the Prizes in the contests require a certain amount of points be submitted before you can be eligible to win that prize, however you can submit as many times as you like.

I'm at about 1245 coke points right now. I don't enter the contests because I have no luck in those things. This way I can save up and get whatever I chose. Hopefully they will put the plasmas back up in the "reward" section instead of in the "contest reward" section, but if not I have tons of other choices, including a year of blockbuster rentals, PlayStation and Xbox games, lots of Adidas clothing and sports wear, designer clothes, snowshoes, skis, they even have car rentals you can turn your points in for! You can also turn your points in for a charity. My personal favorite which I'm going to claim as Christmas gifts is a Simon Gift Card that can be used for Internet and mail order/telephone purchases.

Some people complain that the rewards cost too much. That you'd have to drink A LOT of coke products to equal a 1/3 of the value of the product. But I see it as, "Hey, if I'm drinking it anyways, why not use the points?"

My Crazy Addictions

GAH!

No Alcohol, Drugs, or Gambling for me. Try Lotions, Shampoos, Candles Bubble Bath and Soaps. Yes, it is an expensive addiction. Every time I go and get my hair cut I feel the overwhelming urge to buy brand new shampoo and conditioner...at least. If it's right after a payday, I'm grabbing hair "treatments", styling products, finishing products and anything else the sly little stylist can talk me into. (I did go to cosmetology college and learned the trade, and let me tell you there IS a difference in quality and products.) I get home and have to hide the bag or bags behind my back and sneak them into the bathroom so my boyfriend doesn't see them and give me "the look". He hates for me to "waste money", yet he comes to bed at night after a hot shower and smells of "cherry blossom".

Then comes Lotion. You don't even want to know how many different lotions I've got growing in my bedroom. I have the lotions for the "dry" skin, "itchy" skin, stuff that "just smells good", stuff with "fake tan inside", lotion with glitter inside, sparkles, smoothing beads, the list goes on and on. This is the only time my boyfriend won't put "just any" lotion on himself. First of all he "needs a really good reason to use lotion first" and if he does (sunburn, dry skin, etc,) then it's got to be unscented and in a huge bottle that was $2.00 or less. If it's hinted with a touch of fragrance or the lotion comes out pink he won't touch it. ( May turn him gay)

Oh yes.. Candles. One of my hugest weaknesses. Why? I don't know. They're pretty, come in all different fragrances, light up the room, are decorative and my personal favorite reason, you can blend them! Light up a strawberry scented candle and a vanilla one, Strawberry-cream! How about Pumpkin and Vanilla, Pumpkin pie! My neighbor, who also happens to be my boyfriends cousin, loves... LOVES the smell of coffee, but doesn't drink it. So he buys coffee candles. Some smell like you've just walked into a Starbucks.

Soaps. I know.. a weird fetish of mine. It all started when i worked for an all natural skin care company. As I learned that the sudsing agents in the bar soaps we buy at the typical grocery stores are an additive, which in turn are way too harsh for our skin. I started to purchase a few bars at a time from the place I worked. Every month they had a new "special" soap. My favorites were: Lilac, smelled exactly like you standing in a lilac bush, very relaxing and reminded me of spring. Then there was ginger-papaya a very sweet - full smell and they had little papaya beads in there to exfoliate, this one smelled so good I wanted to eat it. Then Christmas time came and they had a peppermint-sage. It was actually green and red! The peppermint helped to really make you feel clean and cool all over, while the sage offered a warm feeling to the soap. I handed these out to all the females in my family over Christmas and they all wanted more as soon as they ran out. Ever since I worked at this company I cannot get over buying homemade or all natural soaps where and whenever I see them. They smell yummy and they are way better for your skin than a commercial soap bar. And in being natural they all have something to contribute to your skin, leaving all natural oils behind. Lavender is perfect for every skin type.

Bubble Bath. I'm sorry, I just can't get enough of this stuff. Even if it's a scent that appals me, I would still use it, just because I love bubble baths that much! The bubbles ,the light fragrance. The fact I can use my natural soap with a lavender scented soy candle on the counter and some music playing while I lay back with cucumbers on my eyes.. I can't think of a better feeling. I remember to turn the phone off more often while bathing then while sleeping. Comes in infinity amount of fragrances, with an infinity amount of skin soothing benefits, I love the stuff and will ask for bottles and bottles of it for Christmas!

So although i may not splurge into things which most people fall prey too, i have my own little battle going on with these goodies. Sorry about no room for your stuff in the bathroom honey!

Speaking of Mullet

Now I have to go throw up.

"Dream Weaver"

Before...


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Don't believe me? check it out.. Will make your lonely 80's fantasies fulfilled with matching male mullets . "Dream Weaver"

Managers

Too bad that fake smile is JUST FOR CUSTOMERS!

When i think of the word, or title, of "Manager" I can't help but think of it's equivalent, "Slime Bag".

I have worked in Customer Service most of my life. And it's not the people that piss me off as much as it is the managers. The middle man (what I like to call the customer service people) always get the short stick of every pile. First of all, we are responsible for the communication between customers and cashiers, customers and products, and customers and managers. While the manager sits in the "lunch room" for 4 hours having his "meeting" or "lunch" and we get 20 minutes with no relief to run back and forth from service desk to a bite out of our sandwich. Most likely that's all we get to eat during our 8-10hr shift while he sits on his a*@ staring at you and shaking his head the whole time. Or if he's "nice" he's at least reading the paper.

Several times I couldn't get anyone to cover my lunch break and was forced to sit off to the side of the service desk to eat my lunch. However I was never able to finish it because there would always be a customer at the service desk. There is never NOT someone standing at the damn service desk. So I punch out for lunch, grab my lunch bag and just as I'm ready to sit down. "Excuse me, can I get some help here?" "Sure." I go back and help the customer "check out" five bags worth of merchandise simply because they "don't feel like standing in line at the checkouts". Before I even finish with their purchase there are five people behind them and in comes another person with a pissed off look on their face because there is a line at the service desk. By the time I get done with everyone, my lunch hour has been over for 50 minutes already. Not only did I work threw my entire UNPAID 20 minute lunch, but I also am 30 minutes late punching back in. While I run over and throw my sandwich and apple back into my lunch bag I look up to my manager while he's clearing his throat and tilting his head towards the service counter as there are behold, three more people standing at the desk looking like no ones been there for hours. When the day is done, I explain to my manager how I didn't get a chance to punch back in after lunch until 30 minutes after it was over. His response, "That's not my problem".

No Thank You, No Help, and no understanding. But guess what happens the next day when i get called into work again, because the lady that is supposed to be working that's been there 20 years calls in sick again, though we all know she's out at Las Vegas blowing her money. I come in on my ONLY day off and as soon as I punch in, the telephone is ringing at the front desk. I answer it and it's the STORE manager yelling at me for working threw my lunch hour and off the clock. HE can get in big trouble for that. I also get scheduled 39.9 hours a week because my damn store doesn't hire full-time unless you are a manager. But low and behold i get called in to work for the millions of people that never show up because they have a hangover on a Tuesday! The next day I am getting a phone call from my STORE manager again, because "NO ONE SHOULD BE WORKING OVERTIME!" They can't afford it. Yet I have no control. But I can't win this argument.

On my first night alone on the job. I am to close down all the registers and make sure I have a set amount of money before I turn everything off. I have to make announcement of the store being closed. Print off reports lock all the doors and turn in all the keys. I had very little idea how to do all of this and the lady that was supposed to be training me on how to do this, called in sick. I was told by the manager that was there was a binder 'somewhere' that explains how to close down the service desk properly. I can start closing at 10:00pm but only after I have all the other tills in from all the other cash registers, in the WHOLE store. Well because you always have to have that "one guy" that's still in the store at 9:59pm, I couldn't start closing the front desk until he was checked out, and the register he used could then be closed down, and the money w/the till handed to me. That was at 10:15. Earlier, at 10:05, the night manager called me from the back of the store and asked me if I was "done closing?". When I told her "No, I don't have the last till yet", she loudly sighed and hung up the phone. At 10:15 when the last till was brought up, and i could lock the doors, my manager was walking up at the same time. Even though she saw me lock the doors after that last customer left, and even though she saw the cashier bring up the last till, she still felt compelled to ask me if I was "done yet?". When I said " Ah, No, I just got the last till". She raised her voice and said "Well, Hurry up, Jeez". And walked away.

I rushed threw as fast as I could double and triple checking the money to make sure I didn't screw this up. At 10:20 I was all set to go. Then she called. "Oh my God, You're still up there?!" "Uh, yeah, but I just finished". "What is taking so long?" "I am done, I'm on my way up" She hangs up on me. So I walk the cart with money, keys, and tills inside and knock on the door for her to let me in. She asks again, "What took so long?" I started to get defensive, but It was my first night on the job and I didn't want to screw this up, so I refrained from saying anything I regretted. ( Though now I wish I had just to see the look on this be-otch's face.)

I responded, "Well this is my first night alone, the person that was supposed to be training me called in sick, we had a customer that didn't leave the store until 10:15 which was the same time the cashier first brought me the till, I had to lock the doors, get all the keys...." She interrupts, "But what took so long". I didn't know what to say, I felt like I was talking to a rock here. " I don't know, I'm new at this, I needed help up there". She pulls her head back, "Are you Slow?" I asked, "What do you mean?" She replies "Are you slow?" I said, "Well, yeah, I had to read threw the close down procedures out of the binder and it's my first night here". She stares at me with disgust on her face. "No, no, no.. I mean.. are you.. S-L-O-W?" While she twirls her index finger around her temple. I felt my face turn red, my heart drop to my stomach and felt extremely nauseous. I was fighting tears hard, but just blinked a gazillion times to hold them back as I responded " No, I just had a rough night". She stared at me and then shook her head and looked away, "Let's get this done'. We put the money away in silence and she turned off the lights. Cracking jokes to other employees and acting like she never said anything to me. Everyone went home in a good mood that night, but me.. who was already planning on how to quit.

The next great experience was with the other manager I always got stuck working with (probably because everyone hated him). I think this one actually liked me. I had a great work ethic and I only missed one day (Jury Duty). But he started to open up to me far too much. One day while I was helping him organize the front of the store, he told me to help fold the T-Shirts in front of the "Fashion's Department". As we're doing so, I felt compelled to strike up a conversation and I asked him how his son was enjoying Boy Scouts. "Fine, fine." Well that was MY attempt at a conversation. A few minutes of silence, then he yells for a fellow coworker of mine to clear out the fitting rooms. He looks down in front of him and grabs a pile of shirts. "Those Damn Mexicans!" He yells. I was so embarrassed, my face was probably as red as my shirt. Plus I was pretty ticked off since my sister in law and nephew (whom I love like my own son) are both part Mexican. I offensively went, "Joe! Oh my, you can't say that!" He replies, "Well it's the truth! They come in here, mess things up and then leave. They know how to push all of my buttons." And he says this while a close-by Mexican family is shopping. Seemed like he wanted them to hear. I said, "Joe, I was at the service desk all day, and the only people I saw by these T-shirts were white people". He looks up at me, "Just keep an eye on them".

And this isn't the only time he uses racism. A few months go by and my store starts to hire people like crazy for the Holidays. My boyfriend couldn't get lucky with any overtime at his Full-time job and we needed money for Christmas. Not to mention we recently got engaged and want to start saving for our wedding/honeymoon. I mention the idea of him working in the stockroom or electronics, paint..etc.. He had prior experience in retail before he got the factory job he's in now. He goes for it and fills out an application. A few weeks go by and the store is hurting so bad for new employees they put a banner outside, inside and signs up all over the store. I got promoted to work in the money vault, but somehow more work = same amount of money. (I guess they figure the more you do there the happier you'll be but the pay will always be the same.) The HR manager starts to complain that we aren't getting many applicants, though I see at least Five every shift I work at the front desk. A numerous amount were African Americans and from the looks of their application many of them sounded perfect for the job openings. But what do we take instead? A guy (white) named "Buck" that lost his three previous jobs and spent time in jail for stealing out the cash registers. Good Choice! Well I mention to my manager that my boyfriend is looking for some extra work and her face lights up, "Tell him to apply, we'll get him in for an interview right away!". I explained to her that he already did and she looks threw the piles of applications. She couldn't find it and told me to give her a day or two to locate it and he'd be getting a phone call. We wait for 3 weeks, nothing happens. I thought maybe she forgot, but I didn't want to hassle her. After hearing her and the Store manager complain and worry about the holidays with no help I nonchalantly bring him up again. "Yeah, umm, I couldn't find his application, have him fill out a new one if he doesn't mind." So I explain to my man the situation and he agrees to fill it out again. I personally put this application on the HR managers desk. I get a phone call a few hours later and she says that the Store manager looked at his application and wants him in for an interview asap. I was so excited as soon as I got back to the service desk I gave him a call to let him know that the store might be calling and to watch the caller id. Well... you guessed it, that day never came.

Thinking to myself they must have NOT liked his application or maybe the idea of the two of us both working in the same building on similar shifts, I dropped the topic and my boyfriend gave up on the idea of working there. Which coincidentally his other job started to offer overtime again so that worked out. Being bothered by this whole ordeal, I asked the HR manager who they got for electronics since no one was applying. She must have took that as a hint and she said, "Oh I know, I know.. You're wondering about your boyfriend right?" I nodded my head. She said "I couldn't find his application, would he mind filling out another one?" She laughs, "I never done this before, I never lost an application.. at least not twice!" When i told my boyfriend about this, he just said, "Forget it". Well I couldn't, this bothered the hell out of me, so I talked to one of the "nice" managers that I barely got to work with. She told me she would look for his application because this just "didn't seem normal" to her. Within two minutes of her disappearing from where we were just standing, she paged for me to call her at such and such extension. I did so, and she says to me "I have it right here." "What? You do?!" "Yeah, it was right in her drawer, along with his first one". "Interesting".

The next day

I get to work in the early am. The jerk (racist male manager) walks up to me with a smile on his face and I knew he was up to something. *Inner thought* (Noooo, don't walk over here...NO!) "Oh, hi Joe" "Heyyyy, I heard that Julie found your boyfriends application." "Yeah, weird huh?" "And I heard his first application was in there too". " Mhmm" What was your boyfriends name again? "John *******" Ahhh, yes that explains why Jody (HR manager) didn't call him. "What? Why?" "Well", He pauses, "I think, she thinks, he's black". I stared at him and dropped my mouth. "WHAT!?" He starts laughing, "Yeah!" I said, "Well, he's not, you guys have all seen him, he's been in here a million times. I even introduced you to him a few times." Joe looks at me and shrugs, "No... I never met him, but I can't think of any other reason of why we wouldn't call him". I was pissed now. I said, "OK so, he's not black, but even if HE WAS, what difference does that make?!" He shook his head and walked away.

That same day

I was so steamed up about this (again I was ready to walk out of this job) I found Julie (the nice manager) and I explained everything to her that he just said to me (Julie hated Joe) her mouth dropped and she called him a racist "a-hole". I left it at that and only answered store related questions to Joe from then on. I was done with him.

A few weeks later

Joe marches to the front desk along with his wife (who was shopping at the time), his mother, and a few employees who he had follow him to the front desk. He gets in my face and says, "What's this I hear you telling people I'm racist?!" Hands on his hips of course. "What Joe? What do you mean?" "Yeah, I hear you telling people in the store I'm racist! I'm not racist!" His wife and mother are glaring at me. The other co-workers (some high school kids) look embarrassed but extremely interested in my response. I look at him, "Joe, remember when I went threw that whole ordeal with my boyfriend, and his application, and having him do two of them and Jody kept losing them?" Joe: "Yeah, So!?" "Well you're response to the reason why he wasn't getting called, getting hired, and Jody losing them was because his name... his LAST name sounded black. That is what you said. And the only person (he's shaking his head NO at me) I told was Julie because she's the one that found the applications". He put his finger in my face and told me "that never happened and I shouldn't make things up".

Working Outside

One of the high lites of the job, was that in the summer I got to work outside with flowers and fruits and vegetables. Though it was a trillion degrees, humid as all hell, make-up melted and hair frizzy,it was all worth it, just to get outside. A whole new world. I could care less if I had to pick up a 40# bag every few minutes to help an old man load his truck. The "Garden Manager" was Jerry. The nicest manager (next to Julie) that you'd ever meet. When I didn't know something, he taught me. If I couldn't lift something he'd help. And he always made sure I got in my breaks and lunches. I never knew I would be put in the garden center. I always thought I was strictly service desk, and the occasional cashier (usually filling in for a call -in). But one day while I'm checking the schedule I see my name under "Garden Center". I was pumped. But my first day out there. There's Joe. "You? What are YOU doing out here?" "Uhh, I was scheduled out here". Joe: "Do you know anything about flowers, plants or fertilizer?" Me: "Not really, no". Joe: " Then WHY are you out here?!" " I don't know Joe, I don't have the authority to manage my own schedule! Ask Jody." He shakes his head and walks away mumbling "She shouldn't be out here".

The "Promotion"

As I mentioned earlier I got "promoted" to the money vault in the back of the store. I thought "They must think pretty highly of me to throw me back here, seeing as there were employees trying to get back there for years, but they presented the idea to me, they came to me! What a nightmare. The lady previous to me was trained for four months back here before she was left alone to do all the work. (And believe me it's not just counting money). I was trained for 3 days and left alone. I got the money part right, that was easy, the hard part was printing all these crazy reports off for practically every employee in the store and saving certain parts and not others, figuring out what goes where and making sure this gets filed, this gets tossed and that doesn't, etc etc, and I only had a few hours to do this. Well the first few weeks of this sucked so bad. I was calling the other two ladies that normally do this a few times a day for help because none of the Managers knew how to do any of this. Nor any other employee. So when these two went on vacation I was screwed big time. And every time Joe was there asking me "Why" I "can't figure out how to fix this". Or "Why" is this certain cashier "Short $40" I don't frigging know! Why don't you Asshole!? (That's all I wanted to scream) But when I asked him nicely, "You don't know how?" His reply was "Ha, ha, NO, that's YOUR job!". He would pick on me and pick on me. It got to the point that when I came in for work an hour earlier than the store opened and he knew I was working in the vault he would go "Oh my God, YOU are back there today?! Great my whole day is shot!" I would say "Thanks" and walk away. As soon as I got my stuff put away in my locker, he'd be waiting for me in the vault with his cup of coffee and leaning against the wall asking me what I was "going to put" him "threw today". I immediately felt like crying then and there, and I knew he was picking up on that because I wouldn't face him and was quiet. Then he said, "You're not going to cry, are you? Ahhh *stretching* I could always get Stephanie to cry". With a smile on his face. (Stephanie was the girl that I was replacing).

Within three weeks of getting this lovely "promotion" I was done at 1:00pm one day, cleaned out my locker, said "Have a good day" to any fellow co-workers and never returned since. Not even to shop.