The Job

I think I am really going to miss this job. I mean when I think about it, I get paid to smoke, go talk to friends of facebook, and people watch. What more can you ask for? And you get discounts at lots of stores. So even with the kids telling me I can't smoke in the mall, the dirty looks, having someone make fun of your Pansy cigarettes, and the religions nuts, this is still the best job I have ever had. So thanks guys for making it chill and fun.

A Day at the Zoo

Today the power went out at the mall. Actually, it went out in half our town. The first thing managment had us do was shut down all the shops. So I locked up the kiosk, and called the Boss and she said to stick around the mall til it opened up again. So I pulled out a sample kit of our product and went from store to store seeeing if anyone wanted to try it while they were stuck inside their shops. (This was the second part of the mall's declaration, that employees in stores must stay in said stores.) As I was touring the mall, passing closed gates, I felt like I was in a very empty zoo, with the animals sleeping in their cages. How droll.

Melo-undramatic

Today has been a most uneventful, mellow day. No complaints.
I sold about $15 worth of merch so far, which really isn't too bad for a Monday at our kiosk. I'm pretty happy about it.

I'm going to miss this job. I loved the sweet seldom times when I would get to talk to customers and the other mall workers. The mall employees I've come to know are really awesome. It's really too bad we have to leave.

The only complaint is about Mother Nature. Why'd she decide to be grumpy and dump a bunch of snow on us?

In other news...get ready Disneyland, here I come!
I haven't been to the big DL in about five years. I can't even tell you how much the level of my excitement has gone up on the last few days.
I get to see my Jack, Reid and Lucy (nephews and niece) for five days and we even get to fly out (SUPER DOOPER excitement)!

Update: there was some drama today! Ugh, I spilled my Diet Coke all over the floor by our trash, because I thought I would be able to make it in by throwing it at an awkward, difficult angle. Yeah, that worked wonders. Maintenance always gets to put out when we have to call them about messes and spills, so I feel bad.

Oh, Wednesday, you are definitely not Friday.

Dear Mall Designers,
Why did you place the sky lights over almost the entire top floor? I don't think people would have been too upset about having artificial light while they are in a MALL.
love, Erin

It's so hot in the skylights. Our kiosk gets the sun for about 3 hours a day in the morning. It's especially fun when it's raining outside and then the sun gets hot and the mall turns into a weird, warm humid place. If only the palm trees in here were real, they'd really be thrivin'!

In other news, I am listening to weird early 2000s pop music. Kelly Clarkson's first hit, to be exact. I get in this phase of only listening to terrible 90s and early 2000s pop every once in a while. I just need to get it out of my system. It's certainly drowns out the weird muzak and acoustic renditions of 60s songs the mall plays though.

Sidenote: I get great satisfaction out of seeing people from high school here with a bunch of kids. Yes.

Enough ramble. Back to e-shopping.

The Kiosk Collective

Absolutely no one is in the mall weekday mornings. It's more of a giant mix n' mingle for mall employees. You get to really know the people around you. Our kiosk is centerally located in the mall with two other kiosks. Our nextdoor neighbor is run by any combination of the following three different people; nicknamed here as Jack Skellington (for his height and striped pants), Xander Harris (From Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and Jane Doe (I don't really know her very well and she seems demure). The other kiosk is usually manned by this guy in jeans, let's call him.... Chuck (no last name). Anywho, during the mornings we usually sit around talking and trying to entertain ourselves. Today I made paper airplanes and stashed them underneath our tablecloth. One day, when they least expect it, a torrent of paper missiles will assail them! Mwuahahaha...

Day one of The Log.

I guess we should start this off by first telling you what the tasks of Kiosk working are.

There aren't really any.

We get paid to sit, people watch, sell stuff occasionally, Facebook/blog (I'm at work right now, duh.) people watch and people watch.

It is. Awesome.