Last night proved the old adage 'if there is a full moon, there will surely be someone to howl at it'. It probably would have been alright if it was only 'someone' not 'everyone'! We were fairly busy for a Sunday night when about 11 PM, all hell broke loose along about the same time as the commissary delivery arrived. The store filled up with large groups of customers all clamoring for attention at the same time. We sold 6 or seven pizzas in the span of about 5 minutes, selling them so fast I ran out of boxes and was making the boxes as the pizzas cooked. (In our turbo chef oven it only takes 2 minutes to cook a refrigerated 14" pizza.) Of course while this was going on we were trying to check in the commissary delivery and keep the great unwashed from overwhelming us at the same time. One stellar nut case made himself a small Slurpee and left the tap open so that a snowman of watermelon lime Slurpee built up in the drip tray before we caught it, but not before it had proceeded to fall over and melt all over the floor. Meanwhile various customer groups were vying to see who could make the most noise, distract you the most with their 'divide and conquer' method of thievery (you can't watch everyone at the same time!) and generally trash the place as best they could. The cops showed up and even they were amazed at all the bluster and confusion that was going down. They were actually looking for a certifiably insane transient who had visited the store about an hour prior before he wandered off to whatever planet he was looking for. It never really calmed down at all. By the time the night crazies had gone into their drug or drunken hibernation stupor, the morning workers rush started, so we were basically slammed all night resulting in sales figures roughly equivalent to a Friday or Saturday which is twice what we would normally do on Sunday. I know as a merchant, it is a good thing to be a busy store, but there is also such a thing as too much of a good thing. By the time all was over and done with, Shan and I were both slap happy and worn completely out. I was definitely ready to head for the hills when the first of the day shift finally showed up about 20 minutes into the shift. (I was ever so glad it was my turn to get to be the first to go instead of having to wait until whatever time the second person decided to show up) The second person scheduled was pissed off because her second shift relief the day before was an hour and a half late, so she was 'evening things out' by being late in return. Believe me, I am glad I am Gay, as I can not understand feminine logic (I know, it's an oxymoron) or female standard time and if I was to be in a heterosexual relationship, I would probably be up on murder charges just from the sheer frustration of dealing with such an irrational thought process on a daily basis. OK, end of rant, just had to get that off my chest.
If you are as big a Vivaldi fan as I am, then you will really enjoy today's video presentation. The video is rather long at 6 hours, but it is comprised of the complete catalog of works by Antonio Vivaldi as recorded by I Solisti Veneti and Claudio Scimone. You may want to open it in its own tab or window so you can listen as you go about your day, you can do that by clicking on this link. Then I have some yummylicious young men cavorting about the page in their Monday's Undies just under the video to improve your mood and mine! Thanks for listening to my rant, come on back tomorrow to see what happens next! Until next time as always, Enjoy!
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