Porcupine in my side...

today was a rather different day. i swung from mood to mood as quickly as a metronome set at 100. at least, that is what i felt like.

i woke up this morning feeling bored. 9 am and already bored! so i stayed in bed until 10:30. when i got out of bed we had tea and croissants for breakfast. then i vaccumed upstairs and downstairs--a chore i loathe to the core of my being. when i buy my first house or apartment or town home or what have you, i will make absolutely certain that there is no carpet. the level of my abhorrence is considerable. then i showered and readied myself for the guests that were to be over.

come 3:45 i had to leave the little get-together to go to work. i got there and everyone seemed to know about my huge sale the night before. i got certificates from my manager to be spent in the store and plenty of acknowledgement. i sung into giddiness. then i see all the people milling around the store and i swing into dread. i walk around asking people if they've been helped and they say "yes", leaving me with little opportunity to prove that i can consistently sell merchandise. i swung to disappointment and some irritation. then a stray piece of furniture is found by the register missing a section. i explain that a man the night before wanted another one of the same piece because that one was damaged. the manager gave me this look and asked me where the damage was. it was apparent that he, and another sales associate was vexed. i swung into mulishness. so i busied myself with minor, mindless tasks like cleaning things and setting furniture right and putting objects in the right places. i ended on an amused note when the manager left and only the other funny sales associates were there with me. now that i've writ this i don't know why i did so. its stupid and mindless.

ah well. i feel drained. i shall forget that i ever went on this tangent.