Monday, October 6, 2008

Cheers!!! The Sky is Falling!!!!

I'm feeling a little sore this week. Definately feel like a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. My business relates to the market which was down 700 points on Monday and anther 300 Friday and down 400 today. The only folks making money this week is the package stores. People who don't drink will start this week for sure and those that drink will have more than usual. I hope they are good shoppers and buy their poison of choice on sale. I was thinking a little grain alchol and fruit punch.....I would, of course, drink it out of straw. What the hell....I'll cut up some Oranges as a Garnish.

I so haven't been able to sleep.....and end up falling asleep in the man chair. TV really sucks after 12. The only good news is the Red Sox are up 2-1 over the Angles. The extra innings last night almost killed me. I don't think falling asleep in front of the tube is healthy. Those early AM info commericals can do some much damage to the sub-concious. I a woke up the other day craving the need for a cloth shammy, a non-stick pan to cook muffins and a desire to fly a mini-remote control helicoptor.

I will usually wake up around 4ish an crall into bed. One night the, Spousal Unit, thought it would be funny to put on MAX After Dark and leave the volume on a much higher setting before heading to bed. I woke up hours later to BAD Soft Porn. There must be a market for this stuff but I'm not getting it. I wondered how one ends up in the soft porn industry......failed model....fitness trainer...stripper that wants to act....failed actor looking for a big break to be on the big screen. Who knows?

Funny Story: You know things are bad when.........

I was grabbing a little lunch a Panera Bread down the Gold Coast of CT. They were very busy, so busy that people stared sharing 4 tops and 2 tops so those eating in could sit. I ended up sitting at a four top with a retired man anxious to read his paper and a attractive txt happy 20 something year old. I was amuzed because they seemed annoyed with the very presence of each other. Everytime she got a txt message her phone sang, "Hurt Me Baby!" or "Do I Make U Horney!". I reconized both clips from a song or movie. He jumped from one side of the paper to the other in need to perfectly fold his paper so he could read an article using on hand. On top of the constant folding he sniffled and and cleared his throat often. She ended up winning their little battle with a phone call from a friend. She was complaining to her friend about all the things her "Man" doesn't do. I could faintly hear her friend sounding off about her "Man" as well. The retired man had enough and walked away shaking his head. She finished her conversation shortly after and then asked me what i did for a living. I gave her the 30 second commercial and then she asked me some questions regarding the current state of the market. I gave her some long explanation but if you read through the bullshit answer I pretty much said, "things suck" and "no one know what's going to happen". She added to my commentary by stated that business is down for everyone everywhere. I couldn't disagree. I finally got around to ask her what she did for a living. She laughed and told me she is a dancer. Not knowing what this exactly ment I asked her what production or performance she is currently involved in. She laughed even harder and said, I'm in the business of topless dancing and lap dances. I paused for a second, after hearing her response and asked her, "So, How is business?" She looked at me and asked if I was making fun of her. I said, "No, I'm dead serious. We both work in sales just different products". She went on to tell me that over the last month business has been slowest she has seen in 5 years. Everyone seems tight with the money, not as many lap dances or VIP dances. She has been working more shifts

Well antoher pointless blogger. Have a great day! I'm tempted to pretend like I'm in England on the drive home....and use my cell phone and blackberry at the same time.

1 comment:

The Captain's Wife said...

You know times are bad when guys aren't even spending on the lap dances....

When we were up in Canada last week the Gentleman's Clubs appeared very slow too...it is hitting the porn industry just as bad I guess.