idle musings

All rights reserved. Everybody carries a kingdom in their head. He’d had no expectations, coming here. How could he, being so ignorant about this place until only a few days before? He had stepped inside the first of the triple walls with no hesitations, feeling like a General ahead of his troops. Familiar ground in [...]

Have you ever noticed that the memory is a strange thing? I can’t remember most of what I paid to learn in university last year, but I sang along with Mariah Carey in the car today to a song I haven’t heard since I was 14 – half my lifetime ago. The best thing about [...]

I think cuntfetti also sounds like fun!

Good thing: out of nowhere, having two separate employees tell me how much they love working at the store and they think I’m an awesome manager. Bad thing: snow. On April 18. Do. not. want.

Credit for both the title and the link go to Justine. This kid has been bullied since the age of six because he likes to sing. He is in a competition in England, similar to American Idol since Simon Whatshisname is one of the judges. Poor little cutie comes out on the stage, so nervous [...]

Every Monday is admin day. I get the whole day off the floor to make my schedule, process payroll, have any meetings that are needed, catch up on paperwork and phone calls, etc. Today was my third Monday since the store opened and the third Monday I have had unforeseen circumstances rob my of my [...]

I’ve adopted the Calgary Flames as my team for the playoffs. I always root for the Canadian teams but Jarome Iginla is looking to take over the top spot of favourite NHL player if it’s true that Trevor is going to retire. Therefore, Canadian team + Iginla = my playoff team. They call it the [...]

A friend said that to me. “Maybe you just need to redefine what is normal to you, Erin. Your life has changed – why wouldn’t what you consider to be normal change too?” It’s something I have been mulling over since we had the conversation. It struck me as pretty insightful at a time when [...]

I want to live here

I try to stay away from articles or blog entries that talk about the company I work for. People are very passionate about the subject which is fine – I did my degree in two subjects that require debating. I like debate. I like to hear the other side. I like to be forced to [...]