Caught two kids with faked IDs trying to buy booze. (one apparently from Arizona and Washington State took his now-defunct ID while giving him the temp. The other had an obviously altered ID).
Had three guys hit on me. (Hey, I like light flirting, but blantant "will you go out with me" at the register is terrible behavior.)
Caught a guy trying to buy two GreenDot cards for the maximum amount. All went well until cash collection... and the serials were all. the. same.
Retail sometimes sucks. But when you break the hearts of two kids trying to buy booze... and not even good stuff at that... it makes my heart melt a little.
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Kind of a semi-gaming post finally. It's been a long time since I've done a real personal post besides the smaller status update-y things ala Facebook or Google Plus so it seems a new post is in order.
TL;DR: Lots of shit going on. All hobbies seem to be paused for the time being but hey, it's all gonna come back full swing "soon".
The rest is under a cut since many of you do not like long posts. I do apologize in advance for app users.
The Monetary Base Issue
But as some of you know, I deal with a lot of stress which has seemingly manifested into a pretty strong form of anxiety. Most of this stress revolves around my work as a lowly retail clerk and some of it is familial in nature. Most of it revolves around the fact I owe my family a bit of money from some horrid life choices made a few years back. Although it's nearly paid off, I had to add more fo the 'fund' by having to replace tires on the car. Again, another payment to make and yet another stress to deal with on a weekly basis when the paycheck comes in.
Putting these issues aside, money is tight for the hobbies. Gaming, cosplay, ball-jointed dolls... all that is pretty much on a hold. I can do little things here and there to get some of the doll stuff sorted out (like working on Sparrow) or using some old jeans to make doll clothes from to possibly sell online later. But even this time is short. As of late it's nearly expected for me to work 40+ hours a week and with the new issues rising at work - not to mention some of you work folks do watch me here so please no more begging for gossip as this gal is trying to say out of the thick of it.
I nearly walked out of my job a few days ago thanks to the anxiety attacks. The work drama literally hit a crescendo a couple days ago and it took nearly two days to hit that apathetic spot where there are two options: walk or stick it though. I can do either option, but then again it all comes down to the fact I owe the family. So if the stress is at an all time high, may as well make money from it.
The Games Situation
The backlog of games has hit an all time high as well. I've been wanting to replay many of the PSOne/PS2 games I own since the original save cards went extinct a couple years back and was lost. I also have no less than fourteen games on Steam waiting to be played. (15 if you count the poker game that kind of ties in with Borderlands 2.) Not to mention the MMOs.
For MMOs I've stepped back highly since quitting World of Warcraft nearly a year ago. Aion is again on the back burner as is Guild Wars 2. The Secret World is still being worked on occationally as many of my RL friends play it. I've tried multiple times to pick up Rift but the same issue happens every time. They mostly feel the same nowadays. Gain XP, hit "end-game" and raid to get the best gear, expansion comes, start over.
Which is why I'm back to mostly single player games. But the time is hardly there to work on those. But no more new game buying until the list is caught up... unless it's a couple on the wishlist then I'll buy as soon as I can... and play them later.
The BJD Situation
I recently purchased another doll, a ResinSoul Li from a wonderful Tumblr user and plan on modifying her into my character from an RP blog I run, Sparrow Surana. The milliput to modify her ears, nose and help with modifying the chest joint and hips in case things go south is on the way and I do plan on finishing that before summer is out. I also need to purchase a new nozzle for the airbrush to start a different method of sealing akin to what Andreja uses. This will seriously help with creativity throughout the winter and will definitely help the winter blues.
For now, it seems my next major BJD purchase will be on hold until the beginning of next year. This is mostly to finish the current dolls I do own and possibly sell one or two (I'm debating on selling my Megurine Luka Pullip once more and possibly my Hujoo Sleepy Wings). For some of the outfits though, it will come into contact with my other hobby, cosplay due to needing Worbla to make the armor.
The Cosplay Situation
We won't go into detail... I'm a newbie at cosplaying and wish to get into the hobby more. The ones I do have are pretty lackluster and basic, although I still get a few photos taken. Shimizu is officially retired and I'm looking into selling the wig in a few weeks. Quatre is more of a back-up cosplay since I love the wig... although black hair plus blonde wig can be quite amusing to work with.
But there are plans to start a new lineup next year with five cosplays but no conventions unless I try SpoCon. I am hoping for three of them to be completed by that time so we can hope. Right now I'm on the fence about going severly into the hobby due to me not being thin nor severely overweight. (Yes, even slightly fluffy people get their fair share of "abuse". It's sickening, not to mention the other drama going on in the hobby.) And by severely going into the hobby I mean having it take up the majority of the time I have off of work, which right now seems to be RPing.
Last but not least:
The RP Situation
I only have on RP blog and I love the group there, but two people in a thread that was the lifebood of my roleplaying prior to San Diego ComiCon this year has all but gone stagnant. There's still a lot to do, but right now I'm taking a hiatus until Tuesday at the least to figure out what I want to do with Sparrow as well as straighten out the stress going on in my life.
But I am coming back to that blog soon. And I expect to see some posts going on to work with by then!
There's a lot of stuff going on. but in time it all seems that life will work itself out.
It has begun. The drama cup overflows and a river of hatred tinged with fear and tears flows.
It is possible a mass exodus is about to happen. It's hard to contemplate the linchpin holding everything together gone.
The last month I've been dealing with panic attacks after work. Hell, I haven't even had the energy to go out and see people and bailing out on stuff that would be awesome but I'm too fearful of breaking down. Just really hope things do get better in time.
Turns out I'm allergic to the developer on the kit I bought. I've had my hair professionally dyed a while back and I could deal with that developer. So maybe I just need to get it done pro once and then use my Ed Wyse account to get the stuff I need to keep it up. I'll go around and price it out probably today.
Or at least buy the same brand I had before. Gotta talk to my stylist on what products she uses.
There's a good reason as to having a stylist as your mother's best friend though. She's pretty chill.
Oh I love it when everyone in my department thinks I'm superwoman.
Like I can do an opening shift and do ten additional big tasks on top of helping every single customer. Of course something is going to be forgotten. I'm the furthest thing from perfect.
And now I'm nearly too exausted to write or draw. That was the goal today: catch up on replies then work on a dress pattern. All I would like is a nap.
These 5am days are going to kill me. I love them to death, but man I feel gone by the time my feet get out of their shoes.
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By the way, I'm probably going to continue being MIA for a few more days. My mother is out of town and taking care of my father is kind of a full-time job after my normal job.
Yay for diabetic ulcers to take care of on his feet again. This is why I should be the one to pick out work boots for him. And to make sure he takes his pills, showers (doesn't get drunk too late he snuck one) and fed? Yeah...
So to be honest, my dad has mild accident-induced senility syndrome. Thanks to this he's very routine-oriented and any change in said routine is seen as threatening. He doesn't get violent, thankfully, but he can sure fuss!
Oh, and he's stuck with 50s prices. He things $20 for a salmon dinner for three is expensive. That's including strawberry shortcake for dessert! And wild-caught salmon!
