• The Habitual Customer-  This is the customer that comes at the same time (i.e. every Monday) and buys essentially the exact same items every week. My favorite habitual customer is the truck driver who comes through once every 2 weeks. He always buys the same thing, and breaks into random Mickey Mouse impressions at odd intervals. He is extremely weird, but highly entertaining. Another example of this is the customer I call pleated shorts guy. He comes EVERYDAY. Really. I always see him, and he usually wears those nice work shorts and a polo even though it’s winter.
• The Over-Sharing Customer- This customer somehow translates a friendly “How are you today?” to mean “Please tell me everything about your life!!!! In detail!!!!” It’s amazing some of the things people are willing to tell some random stranger across the counter. As I scan their groceries I learn about divorces, financial trouble, how much they hate their in laws, court proceedings, their children’s grades, the list goes on! These customers can be really entertaining, but they often hold up your line, and make the people behind them grumpy. Sometimes it’s worth it.
• The Husband Shopper- This customer is a husband with a list written in suspiciously girly handwriting, and no idea where to find anything on the list or in most cases even exactly what that list item is. Conversations with these shoppers usually go like this “Do you know where the juice isle is?” “Yes I do! Are you looking for frozen concentrate juice or bottled juice?” “Um…. * panicked look* one second…. *pulls out phone and frantically starts dialing wife*” I find these shoppers to be hilarious.
• The Sunday Shopper- Sunday customers are different than other days of the week. You can pretty much split the Sunday Shoppers up into 3 groups. People wearing church clothes, people wearing pajamas, and people with tattoos (not sure why there are more tattooed shoppers on Sunday).
• The Rude Customer- This customer is pretty self explanatory, and no fun at all. They either get mad at things out of my control (usually prices) or they just answer all your questions in a grumpy voice, and when you tell them to have a nice day they say “Ok.” instead of “Thank you!” or “You too!” Luckily most customers don’t fall into this category.
• The Technologically Impaired Customer Trying to Use the Self-Checkout- If you fall under this category it might be easier for all parties involved for you just to go through a regular checkout line.
• The Couponing Customer- These customers spend a lot of time cutting up little bits of newspaper and buying 10 of everything. It’s no big deal most of the time, but sometimes it gets a little extreme and can be annoying. Although I have been pretty impressed by how much money they can save.
• The Cell Phone Customer- This customer can not be bothered to set their cell phone down for two minutes in order to complete their transaction leading me to have to use some form of unofficial sign language and mouth words to them. One step worse: The Bluetooth Customer (Not only are they otherwise engaged, but it always takes a second before I figure out they aren’t talking to me, and it gets confusing).
• The Jokester- This customer is always good. Either they are actually funny and you laugh or they are actually not funny and you laugh after they leave. Either way you end up laughing so I say it’s good. There is the cutest little old man who comes in and tells me a joke every time. It’s usually something along the lines of “What did the tie say to the hat? …  You go on ahead, I’ll just hang around”. Sort of like something you would read on a popsicle stick or something, but I love it when he comes in.

Dear Missionary,

Hi, how are things in the ______ Mission? I hope the weather is nice. I just wanted to tell you that I’ve been stringing you along and have actually been making out & going out with this new boy.  He’s really nice, He comes and sleeps on a little floor bed in my room every night. SO SWEET. I know I sent you a giant valentine and that you are going to be crushed by this news, as we never actually broke up, and I told you I would wait for you. I lied. Sorry!

Sincerely,
your (ex?)girlfriend

We LOVE Valentines Day!  Actually love it. All the way. Not just a little bit. So here’s a little Valentines Day advice for you….. don’t complain about it. Seriously! No need to get all cynical. Just have fun with it!

Valentines Day Playlist

• Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
• All You Need is Love- The Beatles
• Secret Valentine- We the Kings
• Lessons in Love – Kaskade (Ft. Neon Trees)
• Don’t Hurry Love- The Supremes
• Let Love In- The Goo Goo Dolls
• Heart Vacancy- The Wanted
• We Found Love- Rihanna
• Hopeful Romantic- This Century
• Love Song- The Cure
• Stop in the Name of Love- The Supremes
• Stay Young, Go Dancing- Death Cab for Cutie
• Last One You Love- Breathe Electric
• All About Us- He is We
• Let Your Heart Do All the Talking- A*Teens
• If My Heart Was a House- Owl City
• Love Story- Taylor Swift
• Victim of Love- Cash Cash
• I Will Possess Your Heart- Death Cab for Cutie
• Love You Like a Love Song- Selena Gomez & The Scene
• So Much Love- The Rocket Summer
• You Belong Here- Anberlin
• Nomads- Les Sages
• Tu Amor- RBD
• Calling You- Blue October

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But the store brings up another problem I have, my refusal to get a cart. If I can’t carry it I don’ need it I always tell myself. but I’m pretty sure myself might be wrong considering the sad state of my pantry shelf.

You know what else I hate about cooking at college? Dishes. Dishes are the worst. I hate it when I cook something that you shouldn’t eat out of the pan… (which might be everything) but seriously. I don’t want to have to cook something in the pan, put it on or in a dish, eat it, and then get another container to put leftover in the fridge. So I either A. eat it out of the pan, unless I can’t or B. Eat it out of whatever it will go into the fridge in. This helps solve the dishes problem, which for as long as I’ve been a room mate has been a problem. Because someones dish was in the sink and now it;s lost or you didn’t do your dishes fast enough or it’s your turn to unload or we ran out of dish soap again. College living goal #1 Make as few dishes as possible

I hate being serious. I LOATH it. No one wants to read SERIOUS… ly boring stuff not even me, and I’m the one writing this. ALSO I may be completely ignorant on this subject because hey, I’m not married. I don’t even have a boyfriend. I barely even date. But as it turns out I have A LOT of thoughts on this subject. So If you don’t want to read something long and probably  boring and a little bit ranting, don’t.

So here is a quick back story. Someone who I’m extremely close to ended up getting cheated on by her husband. With someone they both knew. In fact, It was his employee. Disgusting. I was actually around both of them for a great deal of the time during this period. And I was Horrified. It basically rearranged my priories in life. Also you thought I was kind cynical before? Just try me now.

A cheating spouse should be no spouse of mine. (or yours)
I can’t even think of an action I would find more despicable than this. … (scratch that. Physical abuse is very bad. In fact it’s on another level all together. And honestly I could probably write some girl power post about that too.) ANYWAYS. Cheating. Horrible. and honestly if my husband cheated on me? He would find himself walking out the door. And then I would ruin his life. I cannot understand a woman who stays with her husband if he has cheated. So you made a commitment? He broke it! So you can’t support yourself without him? Time to learn to stand on your own? So you love him? He obviously doesn’t love you enough. I’m pretty sure that lady will stay with her husband which brings me to my next point.

Money cannot buy happiness. (but it sure pretends too)
And really if you know me at all one of my main goals in life was to be rich basically until this past year. I would laugh in my head when people said this to me. but I stand behind it now. Yeah money can buy you nice stuff and you can be happy with your stuff. but all the stuff in the world isn’t going to make you happy. It doesn’t matter if your car is really really nice, if your spouse isn’t nice t you and makes your days less than stellar all the time. I’m pretty sure she a little bit married him because she knew he was going to be rich. Don’t get me wrong. I know she loved(s?) him. Really. I also think that they were both really into each other based on looks.  And I think it was more important to them then it should have been. I’m not saying marry someone ugly. by all means find someone you find attractive but don’t put it at the top of your list.

Arrogant people will stay arrogant (Even when they should be begging for mercy)
Admittedly I did something I shouldn’t have. I tried to listen in on every single conversation they had after he got found out.  But honestly I’m kind of glad I did. Because I’m pretty sure He’s not sorry. And I’m glad I know that. Because it makes me stand even firmer in my position. I remember once saying to someone. “you know what? I think I’d like my husband to be kind of cocky” Um you know what past self? YOU’RE A MORON. What is the draw of someone arrogant, Who thinks they can get away with anything? I guess maybe it’s exciting because they live life on the edge. But I have no idea where I was coming from.

So they Cheated…. So they’ll cheat again.
Fact: I don’t know of any person who has taken their cheating spouse back and not been cheated on again. This always happens! because they think they can get away with it! the did once, and so they will try again. I Try to put some separation between a one night stand vs. and affair. but I find a debate in this because I feel like one is just as two. BUT. I feel like you can actually be sorry about a one night stand. You are not sorry about an affair. Because it was an AFFAIR!! It happend over and over. And you know what else? people support people who leave cheating spouses. In fact I feel like people will always say “oh I would get a divorce if my spouse cheated on me even once”. And then it happens to them. And then they stay with the cheater. WHY??? It’s easy to say, Oh we need to stay together for the kids. Oh their lives will be ruined. No. They won’t. they probably know something is going wrong. and if one, or both of you are unhappy? They aren’t going to be happy either, Because kids are smart!! Kids can tell!

*edited to add: Rally your supporters.
No one does. Because they don’t want to have that conversation. It’s awkward, it’s depressing, and maybe you feel extremely embarrassed. All with reason. But if your spouse cheats on you? Tell someone. you need support, and honestly I think they need people that hate them. Seriously I would tell everyone.

To the people who stay with their cheating spouses? I do not get you. I do not get you at all.

*P.S. After reading this post you might assume I hate school. I don’t. I actually love school a weird amount. What I don’t love is paying too much money for books, and waking up at 6 am.

**Update – I switched my Geology Professor. It’s still at 7 am, but my new professor is way better. No more monotone, and he’s kind of crazy. He walks on the desks and is obsessed with a pony he rode in Mongolia while doing geological field work. He’s almost bald, but then has this HUGE bushy beard, and does a little dance sort of thing when he gets excited. Way easier to stay awake for.