Feeding frenzy

[gordonzola]

Work this time of year makes talking to non-grocery workers a little alienating. Most people are busy with looking forward to or dreading their upcoming holiday, but starting to ease off and get ready for a little work break. How was my weekend? It was great if one can call it a weekend when one works both days.

I’m not complaining. I like it busy. Plus I had my full-on yearly buyer stress on Friday of looking at the cooler, stacked floor to ceiling with cheeses of varying perishability and thinking, like I do every year, "I fucked up. We can’t sell all of this." Luckily by now I know I think that every year so I try not to pay attention to myself when I get that way.

And I love that the gawths have started encouraging dress up days around the stressful times of year and that anarqueso loans me her derby hat so I can look distinguished and grey. One co-worker took one look at me and asked , "Where is the lactose –free ultra violence milk?" * Another asked after my missing cod piece.

I had to thank a co-worker for dressing like my teenage punk rock girl fantasies come to life but I won’t go into details. Another co-worker said, "I’m gonna wear a tie more often. People keep giving me their phone numbers."

As for the cheese department well, did you guys see "Grizzly Man"? Here’s the last thing the vegan saw**




*What did they call milk in that movie?
**oh, just kidding. And I know dairryiere posted this already but I love it too much not to do it myself.

Comments

[rfd.livejournal.com]

Moloko, which is the Russian word for milk.

[vestalvixen.livejournal.com]

I knew I'd be beaten to it!

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I love that it took like 30 seconds to get that answer. I love the internet.

[rfd.livejournal.com]

And from a gen-yoo-wine Russian, too!

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

Yes! And I got the "fuck off, Imperialist" icon too!

[slit.livejournal.com]

Is that your for-real grey hair? That is so hot.

Thanks

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

yes, that is my for-real hair. I'm mostly grey on the side so it really shows up when I wear hats.

Re: Thanks

[slit.livejournal.com]

Then you should wear hats all the time. Or dye the rest of your hair.

mmm...hmmm

[dirtylibrarian.livejournal.com]

I most definitely agree!

Re: Thanks

[rivetpepsquad.livejournal.com]

it's a GOOD pic, honey.

[kneidlach.livejournal.com]

I know retail holiday hell so I can only imagine grocery holiday hell. You all are saints.

And what a great picture.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

no, not saints... just hardworking folks trying to feed the city. ;)

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, the derby.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

is that good or bad?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Very good.

[smushy.livejournal.com]

You KNOW we were tearin' it up at the block party at my house, right? We coulda' used some cheese and a nice derby.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

yeah, I wanted to go but my housemate and I were both selling cheese. Her kids and mom went though.

Our mutual friend was the one who asked about the ultraviolence milk of course.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

and geez, that music was terrible when I was leaving for work at noon.

[smushy.livejournal.com]

ok. yes.

But tequila!

and it got better when the funk band got up there later.. It was like.. the rest of the Family Stone and En Vogue's vocal coach. They were really good.

It was fun. We had a good 3-400 people throughout the day. The burgers were perfect and we got enough in donations to fund a big ol' neighborhood watch. It was too easy not to do it again as soon as the weather warms up.

[gordonzola.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize you were helping to organize it. You probably told me and I forgot. We should really meet one of these days.

You weren't the person who came to my door, were you?

[smushy.livejournal.com]

dude! I just got this!

And it wasn't me at the door, but yes, when our apartment got burgled we stepped up with the watch program with our across the street ex-NOLA-cop neighbor. You've probably seen him in the neighborhood. Large dreadlocked gentleman in robes or some such usually.

Nice guy.

And also yes to meeting one of these days. I'm gonna' have to work that out.

new favorite phrase

[substitute.livejournal.com]

Lactose-free ultraviolence milk!
Lactose-free ultraviolence milk!
Lactose-free ultraviolence milk!

Re: new favorite phrase

[susannochka.livejournal.com]

yup, that's pretty awesome.
so's the photo.

[slutbunwalla.livejournal.com]

Hey, I haven't even thought about the holidays...so I don't fit into any of those groups.

I love that last picture.

[fightingwords.livejournal.com]

you guys are a-door-bell.

and yes, you should wear that derby far more often.

[chloesha.livejournal.com]

I take some comfort in the fact that you do not actually own that hat, so I'm just not feeling all these damned Derby diggers on your LJ. However, I love the idea of dressing up for work during the holidays, and I've been thinking about what travesty of good taste I could foist on my staff (myself included). How about little elf hats with book worms coming out of them? Really, I'd rather we all wear buttons with this Pete and Rayesque phrase: "Ask me about shutting your fucking mouth" or how about, "Don't bother me -- I'm reading"? Not to be confused with the panties we're making, which say, "Not tonight, I'm reading".

[dirtylibrarian.livejournal.com]

"Not tonight, I'm reading"

While I find this highly amusing, I want something that has the opposite message...like "yes I'm reading, but don't let that stop you".

[chloesha.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I feel like a grinch for dissing the derby. Just let me say that a)you look adorable, of course b) so does anarqueso. Now, what I really want is the details on the outfit -- did it involve a plain mini-kilt and fishnets? Also, dairyerre is a girl after my own heart with those braids and flowers!

Dairyerre is a Fox

[cuervolinda.livejournal.com]

I am looking at the flowers and the braids and I want to BE her. Or possibly make out with her.