lol, so much occurs in a day sometime that there's too much to journal in depth.

work is getting hard. The workload is increasing considerably, but that isn't really the difficulty. I have a very hard time working under poor management. One manager that I work under is great, he's pro-active about running his shift, and helpful in lightening the workload, and in general it's easy for me to work for him. Another manager is inactive in running his shift -- stuff that is his responsibility, he carelessly will pass off onto someone else to take care of. And another manager is brand new to the store. He is a very respectable person, very formal, polite, and orderly -- however, he is slow at completing his tasks. Which is quite awkward. On one hand, take as long as you need to, especially being new and still learning the ropes, and finding your own style to get it done swiftly and efficiently. However, this is the busiest time of the year for the store -- practically speaking, there is no time available for someone to still just be learning the ropes. But, the Lord will provide all i need. he gives me joy when i need it, strenght when i need it, endurance when i need it, and anything else that i ask for in his name.

This morning, lol, I think some guy tried to pick me up.. o.o;;; there were three key elements to the conversation, 1) What kinda stuff do you do in your spare time [fair enough friendly conversation question] 2) Would you be interested in hanging out sometime? [eh.. a bit random but still fair enough I guess] 3) Are you gay or straight? [o.o;;;] what the crap =P lol... I don't know wether to be more flattered or frightened that a guy likes me. i'd rather not go there... scary thing is, before he added the 3rd element into the conversation, i gave him my cell number... <.< (note for future reference: never give out the cell number...) we'll see if anything happens there...

God is good all the time. the manager above my managers, just under the head manager of the store, was ready to chew me out for not doing a good job at work -- i sorta just braced myself for it, prayed about it, and was ready to take it. He really didn't assult or insult me verbally in the least, he pointed out something I didn't do right, and I admitted that it wasn't done right, expressed a bit of what hindered me from completing it right, and said that I would fix it next time I come in to work. What I thought was going to be a huge angry expression of his dissatisfaction of my work, turned into a small, 'you didn't do this right' 'i'll fix it' comment.
Proverbs 15
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.

--i just read that whole passage... wow... that is my newest favorite passage in the bible. i'm going to memorize that.