so, by now, you may be worried about me and my plan to become a test subject for the drug companies. so i thought i would fill you in on plan b. plan b is a two part plan the most immediate part is the less savory of the two, in my opinion. part one of plan b consists of me getting a seasonal holiday job through the end of the year. this, more than likely, means the mall. and anyone who knows me knows i am not looking forward to it. working at the mall at christmas. i know one thing for sure, it’s not going to be at hallmark. no way. i’d sooner sell an eyeball than work at hallmark at xmas. especially the day after. no freakin’ way. there are two stores that are hiring holiday help that i am considering. one is the candle store, Illuminations. i figure i might as well work where i might enjoy the discount, should there be one. it’s only temporary, i keep telling myself. only through the holidays. and the time will go so quickly.
part two of plan b is the long term solution. long term meaning, i figure i will have to do this for several months. i am going to go to bartending school. with bartending, i think i can make enough money for it to be worth my time to work a second job. the hours are mostly evenings, which is good. and it could be good for me socially. to get out the house and meet people. i think i could make a pretty good bartender. it’s in my blood, thank you grandpa nelson. and i grew up playing in the bar of the ivanhoe inn, pre-open for business hours. i love the smell of a bar. the smell of hot, super clean glasses and sweet liquors. it takes me back. i’m friendly and people tend to find me amusing, i’m good with the public. and hey, i even have a psych degree, in case that myth about bartenders being good listeners should come into play.
so that’s plan b. don’t get me wrong, play a – test subject for major pharmaceutical companies, may still come into play. who knows. i’m not counting it out. but even though i am an extremely lazy person, and i am not proud of the fact that i have gotten to a point where i need a part time job, i am feeling good about the fact that i am doing something about the problem. i’m looking forward to not being so worried. i’m also looking forward to practicing my cocktail making skills on evildeb. she loves sitting around and drinking cocktails.