The Zero Kid

I Feel Displaced

2009-07-12T00:50:50Z

I feel distant and lonely when I'm at home, and I feel distant and lonely when I'm abroad. I honestly wish giving up was a viable option, but I press on, press on, press on...

:Peace Love Unity:
It's me and the moon she says - Something Corporate

Detour On Trip

2009-07-11T17:58:07Z

So my mom, my brothers, my grandpa and I are headed to Cape Canaveral to see the space shuttle launch right? Well, by the time we get there, we get a call from my aunt saying they postponed the launch for 24 hours. WTF, we think. So, after pondering our options, my grandpa decides "let's go to St. Augustine for the day and then see the launch tomorrow". So that's where we are...St. Augustine. Definately, NOT what we planned, considering if we did I would've brought a bathing suit and my skim board for the beach. Shit.

:Peace Love Unity:
Yeyo: The check's $56
Brian: I'll pay
Yeyo: You have money?
Brian: Yeah...I have $3 dollars.
Yeyo: lol

My Comics Now Have A Home

2009-07-11T06:15:25Z

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you:

http://thehtweeklycomicstrip.blogspot.com/

All the comic strips will be posted there from now on. Whenever there is a new episode (and by new, I mean anything past Season 2), I will post the link here. When Seasons 1 and 2 are completed, I will post the link here informing everyone here that an entire season is now available. I will continue to be the source of sarcasm in the workplace, and the legacy lives on...

:Peace Love Unity:
BRUNO! - Bruno

My Comics Need A New Home

2009-07-09T23:07:41Z

So, like my last entry said, I can't do my comic strips at the store anymore because apparently, I'd get written up for them (no, I'm not fucking kidding). That being said, I wanted to get you guys' opinion: should I continue to post them on LJ or should I find another medium (website) to post them on? I am definately going to continue the series, but considering my LJ contains other things too, I was wondering whether or not I should make a seperate Livejournal or even a Twitter to showcase the new (and old) strips. What do you guys think? What should I do and where should I put them?

[edit]
I found this place: http://comicfury.com/. What do you guys think? I'm open to other suggestions too.

:Peace Love Unity:
:gurgle: - Alex's stomach

The HT Weekly Comic Strip, Season 2

2009-07-08T06:24:14Z

The 2nd season of The HT Weekly Comic Strip, in its entirety, can be viewed underneath the LJ cut.

While I do feel that Hot Topic is no longer the same place I onced loved, I have become deeply, intensly grateful for all the friends I have made, and there's not a damn thing a stupid apparaisal, retarded manager, or fucked up DMs can do about it. I was told to take down the HT Weekly Comic Strip, and I was told Jeff found out they were online. I took them down at the store, but I have absolutely no intention of stopping the comics. Season 3 will be posted here, followed by Season 4, and then the world primiere of Season 5. Now that they are online, I can now do the comics completely unresitricted...as if I had restrictions anyway. Mike made it clear to me and it all makes sense now: Hot Topic is just a job. There's no reason to try to stand up for the company's supposed values, because they don't have any values to stand up for. I will not compromise my values and my beliefs, but this company isn't even worth the fight. I'm still in the company, but I left the HTLJCommunity. I don't know how long I'm going to stay at HT, but I do intend to ride it out for as long as I can, until they either fire me or I leave of my own accord.

:Peace Love Unity:
Joowansomepastries? - George

What To Do With The World

2009-07-04T04:43:07Z

My mom had the pleasure of hearing me rant about work and how much JC is full of shit. I wish I had transcribed it, but I'll just say this: words just aren't enough to express my disdain for the people handing down the orders when they have no idea what it's like to be in my position. They have no right to get mad at me for being cynical when I've worked for a company for 3 years and I get treated like I'm standing in front of a fan while someone's pouring a bucket of shit into it. What do you expect me to say, "more please?". Give me a fucking break.

:Peace Love Unity:
JC: Just like everyone else, I aim to take over the world
Me: I don't aim to take over the world, I aim to take the world down with me

June's Quotes ('09)

2009-07-01T17:00:36Z

I'm not capable of love - The Ataris

Andy Richtor: Hollywoo sounds catchy
Conan O' Brien: Yeah? Well it's gonna have to be (referring to them accidently destroying the D of the Hollywood sign)

Me: Where are my keys?!
Jon: Ok...I guess you've suffered enough (reaches into pocket)
Me: ?!?!?!?!?!?!
Jon: I'm just kidding I don't have it
Me: SONOFABITCH

This song is about the undying love and undying hate that alcoholics have for each other - Me, introducing my cover of The Mountain Goats' No Children

HT Employee: Do you need a chair?
Me: Oh, no no, that's what the strap is for

The private does what the general says, the general does what the president says, the president does what the first lady says...so, so they say - The Dear Hunter

This is going to be a long trip - Me

I wanna pull you up from your hair and hang you up from the heavens - The Dead Weather

...He killed her - Alex

I feel like Jeff Goldblum - Me, while high

I got my Blink-182 tickets! Awesome. Brandon texted everyone to see if we could all hang out again. I said I was down, and that I'd control myself. I've started writing some new INHC material. Speaking of INHC, I may or may not be playing at my store again sometime soon. If I do, I'd really like people to come out. I haven't heard from Yanette in a while, and I miss her. Come to think of it, I haven't heard from Melissa in a while either. I miss her too. I'm about halfway done with The Complete Sherlock Holmes vol. I, and I must say, it's awesome. Since reading it, I have become alot more...deductive with things. Needless to say, I'm no Sherlock Holmes, I don't even have the cool accent. Anyway, that's what's been going on lately, atleast the interesting stuff. Anything else? Um...I learned how to use Microsoft Excell...woo, exiciting.

:Peace Love Unity:
I don't want to hear anymore about Kelly, her trip to Hawaii, or her lack of calculus skills - Me, refering to a hypothetical argument in philosophy class

They Always Come In Threes

2009-06-26T05:56:13Z

In the span of a week, the world lost Ed McMahon, Farrah Faucett, and Michael Jackson. My sympathies go out to their families. The world has lost 3 great entertainers. In other news, tomorrow is going to be something to remember. I'll update about it when it happens.

:Peace Love Unity:
...He killed her - Alex

The HT Weekly Comic Strip! Season 2, Episode VII

2009-06-19T14:28:20Z

I'm having a hard time juggling between Family Guy, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, and The Tonight Show. I'm trying not to miss an episode of Conan, but I haven't seen TDS and TCR in like a week, and completely missed with Stephen Colbert was in Iraq. I'm currently watching last night's Tonight Show, watching The Dead Weather perform (Jack White's 3rd band, AND he's planning a solo album. The man does not sleep!). I dunno what I'm gonna do today, but I wanna do something. The other day Alex, Danica, and I went to Jordan's house and had some Smirnoff Green Apple (which was awesome), some Hooka, and some arguments with Jordan regarding how he acts around Alex (he's too touchy-feely and he flirts with her like crazy, which makes Alex feel uncomfortable as well). He says he doesn't know what I'm talking about, but I think he damn well knows because he wasn't acting like that with Sonia or Sonia's sister or what have you. Either Krystal doesn't care or she's too dumb to notice (and I don't believe that because nobody can be that oblivious when you see your boyfriend doing it right in front of you). Anyway, so I spoke with him and I guess we won't be hanging out with them for a while. Alex and I need to find another couple that we're BOTH friends with and both know (I knew Bob and Alex knew Sonia prior to them getting together, so that worked out very well). Of course, there's always the curse that every couple we hang out with breaks up, so it's just a matter of time before Jordan and Krystal break up and we find another couple to hang out with. Maybe Alex wants to go to the beach today...

:Peace Love Unity:
I wanna pull you up from your hair and hang you up from the heavens - The Dead Weather

The Dear Hunter/MewithoutYou @ States Theatre, And Disney

2009-06-15T15:57:21Z

I've been in Orlando since the 10th in a combination trip of going to Disney with Alex, Jordan, and Krystal (I'll get to that later) and going to see The Dear Hunter and MewithoutYou in St. Petersburg. The show was definately the highlight of the trip. Let's get to the pictures first, before I talk about the rest of my trip:

Bear Colony was the first band. They were good, had a nice indie sound.

The singer guitarist of Bear Colony

Casey and Nate, both formerly of The Receiving End Of Sirens, now currently in The Dear Hunter

Erik, of The Dear Hunter

Nick Crescenzo, of The Dear Hunter

The Dear Hunter played (in this order) In Cauda Venenum, What It Means To Be Alone, The Church And The Dime, The Oracles On The Delphi Express [acoustic, with the full band doing vocals!], Mustard Gas, Red Hands [new arrangement], and He Said He Had A Story. Since Act III leaked, I was one of the only people who were singing along to most of their set, since it was mostly comprised of Act III songs.

Aaron Weiss, of MewithoutYou

MewithoutYou

Me, Erik, Matthew, Michael, Casey, and Brian.

So that was the show. Now onto the trip. I had spent the week prior filled to the brim with stress and frustration about the trip, with my mom wanting me to spend time with Chris and Michael and Alex wanting me to spend time with her, Jordan, and Krystal. Guess who I spent most of my time with? The trip, while having it's nice and awesome moments, I feel, was a total failure. If Alex and I weren't fighting about one thing, we were fighting about another, not to mention that Jordan constantly flirted with Alex and, while she didn't flirt back, she didn't do anything to stop it either. This was usually in front of Krystal, Jordan's girlfriend, but God forbid that I even utter one word to her, lest Alex get pissed. By the end of the trip, I was sick of the both of them (Jordan, yeah. I don't know Krystal very much, and it's not like she was annoying, but I wouldn't mind not knowing her). I'm sick of only hanging out with Alex's friends. I'm 20 years old, what the hell am I doing constantly hanging out with these fresh outta high school kids? Alex wouldn't want to hang out with any couple I know. All my friends we've both hung out with have all been guys, and she gets pissed if any other girl is brought into the mix. While up there, she got mad at me, and I got so frustrated and overwhelmed that when we got to the hotel, I stayed outside the room, smoked several cigarettes and cried. ACTUALLY cried, for the first time in years, and just when it seemed that she finally understood what I go through, the internal suffering I undertake in order to keep this relationship afloat, she gets mad at me again over something on the way back home. So I left her house and waited outside for my Mom to pick me up since I left my car at home. I had to work that night doing inventory (which is the WORST shift EVER), all while not being sure if Alex and I could ever function again. The status of our relationship is still up in the air, but here's what I told her last night: "I can't be with you, and I can't be without you. I'm stuck and I don't know what to do". If I'm the one doing to the breaking up, why am I the one who feels like shit? It's like she doesn't care that she's losing me. She tells me that she's never going to be the one I want so she's letting me go. I don't want her to let me go. I want her to fight for me like I had to for her. I don't want to be with anyone else. I guess we'll find out if I'm single in the next couple of days, this relationship will either build itself back up or collapse for good.

:Peace Love Unity:
This is going to be a long trip - Me

The HT Weekly Comic Strip! Season 2, Episode VI

2009-06-10T12:57:27Z

And now, for the exciting conclusion of The HT Weekly Comic Strip! 2-Part Special: Adam Vs. Josh!

I'm going on a trip today, a trip that has caused me ALOT of stress. I'm gonna be seeing The Dear Hunter and MewithoutYou in St. Petersburg with my brothers, Chris, and Michael. I'm also gonna be at Disney with Alex, Jordan, and Krystal. I just hope the trip goes smoother then planning for it did. I'm looking forward to it. Oh, The Dear Hunter's 3rd album, Act III: Life And Death, leaked on the 8th1 I got it yesterday and I'm in the process of listening to the whole of TDH Act I and II before delving into Act III. If you haven't heard of The Dear Hunter (this is for any of you who have added me and haven't heard of this awesome band or read any LJ entries I've had praising how awesome this band is), it's time you checked them out: http://www.myspace.com/thedearhunter. Seriously...go check it out. See you guys later!

:Peace Love Unity:
The private does what the general says, the general does what the president says, the president does what the first lady says...or atleast, that's what they say - The Dear Hunter

The HT Weekly Comic Strip! Season 2, Episode V

2009-06-05T21:05:42Z

Totally forgot to do this! My bad.

:Peace Love Unity:
HT Employee: Do you need a chair?
Me: Oh, no no, that's what the strap is for

HT Local Static @ Sawgrass Mills

2009-06-05T21:00:45Z

I got invited to play again some time in the future. This was the first time I played in front of the big HT and Shockhound banner. Here's the setlist:

1. Jack Terricloth
2. Careless
3. The Optimist And The Razorblade
4. Mrs. Ellison
5. There's A Ghost (In My Head)
6. Handguns/Blue In The Face [/Alkaline Trio cover]
7. Money Back Guarentee
8. No Children [The Mountain Goats cover]
9. No One Here Gets Out Alive
10. Everyone Loves Yanette (Reprise)
11. Leaving Here, pt. I

Yesterday was nice. Alex and I went to the beach with Jordan, Krystal, Madelina and Carl. Then we saw Up with Jordan and Kyrstal. Up was awesome, Pixar can do no wrong. It's just really sad.

:Peace Love Unity:
This song is about the undying love and undying hate that alcoholics have for each other - Me, introducing my cover of The Mountain Goats' No Children

HT Local Static @ The Falls

2009-06-03T03:28:17Z

Here's what I played:

Jack Terricloth
The Beatles Took All The Good Song Titles
Blood & Wine [Dustin Kensrue cover]
I Won't Stand For That
Hate The Next Big Thing
Two Headed Boy [Neutral Milk Hotel cover]
No Children [The Mountain Goats cover]
See America Right [The Mountain Goats cover]
At This Point...
Leaving Here, Pt. I

I lost both my cell phone and my car key while I was working. The week from Hell just got worse.

:Peace Love Unity:
Me: Where are my keys?!
Jon: Ok...I guess you've suffered enough (reaches into pocket)
Me: ?!?!?!?!?!?!
Jon: I'm just kidding I don't have it
Me: SONOFABITCH

Apparently, Nothing Up For Download!

2009-06-02T16:04:09Z

You can get the new album by I'm Not Holden Caulfield Apparently, Nothing right here, through this link:

http://www.filesavr.com/apparentlynothing

It should work as long as people are still downloading it, which, I don't know how long that will last. Anyway, other new albums that come out today are Let The Dominoes Fall (Rancid's 7th studio album), New Again (Taking Back Sunday's 4th studio album), and The World Outside (Eyes Set To Kill's 2nd, techincally 3rd, studio album). All of them good, for their own reasons (psst...Rancid trumps them all). Of course, you know me, I got the leak a little while back of all three albums. Anyway, I'm so glad to see Conan O' Brien back on the air as the new host of The Tonight Show. The very first episode was awesome, he's awesome, and it looks like it's gonna be, you guessed it, awesome. It saddens me that Late Night With Jimmy Fallon isn't nearly as funny, but then again, Conan has had 16 years to hone in on his talk show skill. I'm confident that Fallon will find an edge and not be as hit or miss as he is now. Anyway, just letting you all know, I have a show at the Hot Topic at The Falls at 4:00pm today. I bolded it so you all could see. Well, gotta go donate blood to get my warped tour ticket. Later.

:Peace Love Unity:
Andy Richtor: Hollywoo sounds catchy
Conan O' Brien: Yeah? Well it's gonna have to be (referring to them accidently destroying the D of the Hollywood sign)

May's Quotes ('09)

2009-06-01T14:27:51Z

Boogaloo! - Some weird psychedelic band from the 60's that Mike was listening to

Go tweet about it - Erin

Paparazzi! - Me (drunk)

So fucking useless! - Bloc Party

Bitches... - me and Mike

I am drowning, there is no sight of land, you are coming down with me hand in unlovable hand, and I hope you die, I hope we both die - The Mountain Goats

Bad luck comes in from Tampa - The Mountain Goats

I don't think he likes you at all...no, I don't like you either - C3PO to R2D2

Jon: Yeah, we only had 16 transactions, that's like a new low.
JC: Oh well, that'll change.
Me: ...I like his optimism, however unfounded it might be.

Make it slower - Leathermouth

What?! Nonononononononono! - Me, after the LOST season finale ended and the big white logo showed up

JC: He's my boss (referring to me)
Me: I'll acknowledge that when I see it on my paycheck

It's good to be king - Me

Me: Come on! You're cutting into valuable food time!
Jon: You're cutting into valuable drinking time!

Jon: Think the spicy chicken sandwich, but with a bone
Me: Oh, I don't like bone, in more ways than one
Jon: ............
Me: See what I did there?
Jon: Yes, I saw what you did there

I dreamed of vultures - The Mountain Goats

I'm a bug on its back, kick legs in the air, on a sidewalk in a city somewhere, seconds from thundering steps and ten ton shoes - Straylight Run

Me: (noticing JC's annoyed look after helping out a fat, annoying bitch) You see, when you encounter these things in the wild, you gotta create some kind of diversion.
Jon & JC: LMAO
Jon: This is why we keep Adam. He sucks at folding, not big on customer service, but he's funny as hell.
Me: At your service...it's probably why I haven't been promoted in 3 years.

The way those eyes I've always loved illuminate this night like a trash can fire in a prison cell, like the searchlights in the parking lots of Hell, I will walk down to the end with you, if you will come all the way down with me - The Mountain Goats

All of them, all of them - The Mountain Goats

I'm so fucking broke. I just spent $65 on an online textbook for a class (I needed it since the tests are taken on it). I doubt I'll be able to do anything until my next paycheck, and that includes going out of town. I'm gonna haave to go to my grandma's house in order to get money for gas because my mom doesn't have any money either. This sucks, I hate money (particularly not having it).

:Peace Love Unity:
I'm not capable of love - The Ataris

The HT Weekly Comic Strip! Season 2, Episode IV

2009-05-30T15:52:18Z

I'm so bored!!! Hopefully work will be better today than it was yesterday...but I doubt it.

:Peace Love Unity:
All of them, all of them - The Mountain Goats

I Should Be Happy To Just Have A Job, But I'm Not

2009-05-30T04:47:49Z

A $141 check?! Are you fucking kidding me?! I feel like I've been working my ass off these past 2 weeks and this is what I have to show for it?! It's bad enough that they shafted me for the position and raise that I've wanted since I first started complaining. The problem, I think, is that the people above me don't give a shit about people in my position. They only care about themselves. They see people in my position as disposable, ready to be replaced for whatever other stupid kid comes in thinking this is the best job ever (the sad part is, that it really CAN be, but it isn't). If I was working under people that actually held regard for the people under them, I wouldn't be in this position anymore. It's all the same, and it seems like it only gets worse. I need to either find another job, or seriously take this to another level. Hot Topic policy states that "employees are encouraged to talk to one another about anything" but they won't listen to you unless it's a new way to stuff their pockets. I'm tired and now I know that this check is gonna go to shit because I have alot of things to pay for. Fuck all of them, I feel so alone in this company, nobody's gonna give a shit if I leave and I get the feeling that nobody even listen when I voice my grievances.

:Peace Love Unity:
The way those eyes I've always loved illuminate this night like a trash can fire in a prison cell, like the searchlights in the parking lots of Hell, I will walk down to the end with you, if you will come all the way down with me - The Mountain Goats

The Shape Of HT To Come

2009-05-27T03:10:21Z

So far, JC's growing on me as a store manager. It's not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. We'll be getting a new Part Time Assistant Manager, Lizzy, who's really good friends with Sarah from Dolphin, so if that's any indication, then I have no problem with that. There's also a rumor going around that Rox (from Alex's store, The Falls) might be promoted to keyholder and transfered to my store. I've met her, she's nice and all, but wtf, when the hell am I gonna get promoted?! I mean, I thought Yanette was my best bet, but she moved, and then Mike and I were pretty cool but he got transfered. JC seemed like a good bet since he's been trying to get on everyone's good side and I've voiced my desires to get a fucking pay raise and get promoted after nearly 3 YEARS of service. Of course, I get screwed over in the end. I just wanna get paid more, $200 or so per check is a fucking joke.

:Peace Love Unity:
Me: (notticing JC's annoyed look after helping out a fat, annoying bitch) You see, when you encounter these things in the wild, you gotta create some kind of diversion.
Jon & JC: LMAO
Jon: This is why we keep Adam. He sucks at folding, not big on customer service, but he's funny as hell.
Me: At your service...it's probably why I haven't been promoted in 3 years.

The Ataris @ Sandbar Grill

2009-05-24T05:25:51Z

I went to a local show...with The Ataris. They were awesome. The band played right on the floor, real punk rock like, lol. They played a hell of alot of songs from So Long, Astoria which was great since that's the album I'm most familier with. I was right up front, next to the mic, and got to sing along REAL close a couple times. Afterwords, I told Kris Roe thank you, that I was going through alot of shit when So Long, Astoria, and that that album really helped me through it. I shook his hand and headed home. I'm exausted, I just ate, and I'm talking to Alex. Good night!

:Peace Love Unity:
I'm a bug on its back, kick legs in the air, on a sidewalk in a city somewhere, seconds from thundering steps and ten ton shoes - Straylight Run

The HT Weekly Comic Strip! Season 2, Episode III

2009-05-22T12:41:29Z

I forgot to do this on Wednesday.

:Peace Love Unity:
I dreamed of vultures - The Mountain Goats

Hot Topic Employee Contest

2009-05-21T13:26:48Z

Ok, so there's this contest happening at Hot Topic, company-wide, to try to get people to sign up for Shockhound. Shockhound, in case you didn't know, is like Hot Topic's version of iTunes, only it sells merchandise as well as music. It's all centered on music, so you won't see any of the "scene" bullshit clothes (like those douchebag scarves) there, it's all music shirts, cds, vinyl, mp3s, all the stuff. Anyway, on to the contest: the store who gets the most people signed up for Shockhound gets $10,000!, to be split amongst the other employees in the store. Considering that only 4 people work at my store, that means there's more money to go around. So I'm begging you guys, everyone HELP ME OUT! Here's what you do, go to http://www.shockhound.com and sign up (it's free, damn it!). When it asks if you were referred, type this in: 0260-59871. That's my store number, a dash, and my employee number. Help my store (specifically me) win this and I might just give some of it away, who knows. Please help me out!

http://www.shockhound.com
0260-59871

:Peace Love Unity:
Jon: Think the spicy chicken sandwich, but with a bone
Me: Oh, I don't like bone, in more ways than one
Jon: ............
Me: See what I did there?
Jon: Yes, I saw what you did there

Of All The Famous Faces In The Museum

2009-05-20T03:35:00Z

Try to see if you can spot the famous musician as he walked in on a photo in a museum.

How fucking ridiculous is that?! That's Thom Yorke of Radiohead!

:Peace Love Unity:
Me: Come on! You're cutting into valuable food time!
Jon: You're cutting into valuable drinking time!

"Prom" Weekend

2009-05-19T15:52:58Z

As you all may know, I was banned from Alex's Senior Prom which occured over the past weekend (If you didn't know why, scroll down a couple entries in my LJ and you'll read why). Well, while she was out partying with her friends in the limo they rented, I was at the Deuville Hotel (that place is old, The Beatles stayed there) with her parents waiting for her. Her parents reserved the room for us since you have to be 21 (I can't believe that I'm 20 and theres STILL shit that I can't be trusted, according to the law, to do by myself with apparently). When they got there at 1am, her friends (Steven, his g/f, Jordan and Krystal, Amanda, and some guy) all came up to the room. People were supposed to come by with drinks, but rumor has it that a who9le floor got kicked out because they were noisy and drinking. I became paranoid that I'd lose my $300 room, so I told everyone to keep it down and that I'd prefer no drinking or no extra people. So, while some might've called it boring, we all just hung out, at a hotel room. Alex, Jordan, and I went over to the Walgreens across the street and bought condoms and doublestuf oreos. Jordan's the one that used the condoms and made use of my bathroom by having sex with his g/f, Krystal. I was more excited for the oreos (I am not a big fan of condoms, personally) lol. Anyway, they left at 3:45am and Alex and I went to sleep. The next morning we woke up, chilled in the room, made use of it. We went across the street to this place called Norman's and had burgers (they were good) for lunch. We came back and went to the pool and the beach (I went to the beach, Alex stayed in te pool area mostly). Afterwords we went back to the room and after we woke up for a little "nap", we went across the street to a local pizza place and ordered a pizza. We took it to the room and ate on the balcony, looking out at the ocean. Alex says that's her favorite part, and it definately sticks out. It's like we were living together and we were just hanging out. Alex wanted to go down to the beach and lay there, but I just wanted to stay in the room. So we did. We watched TV then fell alseep. The next day we packed up all our shit, including her big prom dress (she looks beautiful in it by the way) and put it in the car before using the pool one more time. It had to be cut short, however, because I realized I had to work at 6:30. We got home with enough time for me to take a shower, change for work, and eat at Chilis (oh, how I've waited so long to eat at Chilis again). I closed with JC. So far, he's been trying to fit in and be cool with everyone, but I'm on the fence about it. After last night closing with him, he knows where I satd as far as Jeff, my views on the music industry, and respect in the workplace. He seems optimistic about his position and the "challenges" of working in a new environment (dude came from Pac Sun), and he's also showing signs on wanting to promote me or at least get me on that track since I've been helping him with nearly everything (by now, I know how to BE a store manager), including returns, ordering supplies for the store, pointers on the conference call, POG, all that nonsense. Anyway, aside from the fact that I had to work, it was an awesome fucking weekend. I'm gonna sang some of the pictures from Alex when they get posted up. I love her to death.

:Peace Love Unity:
It's good to be king - Me

New Store Manager

2009-05-16T05:03:43Z

I got to work with JC, our new store manager, today. He seems pretty cool. He's obviously trying to fit in and be cool with us, and so far he hasn't given me any reason to dislike him. Of course, first impressions are almost entirely wrong, so we'll see, but so far so good. Nobody can replace Yanette or Mike though, that's a fact. I also made some very vague statements regarding the system and how it works, so if he ends up jumping on the cool train to chillsville, then "the cable" is a good go. He says he's been a store manager in various places for 15 years, and he seems to like me, especially how I handled a local static by myself (and I think I did a pretty damn good job keeping the band to their time and keeping a close eye on the fans and other customers). Who knows? Maybe the promotion and payraise I've been wanting will come with him. But again, too soon to call anything, he's just gotten off on the right foot is all. Anyway, the new Green Day is officially out. They're never gonna go back to the Dookie days, that band is long gone. That's not to say anything bad about 21st Century Breakdown. It's a great album, and certainly more ambitious than American Idiot (which is also a great album). It has replaced Leathermouth as my employee pick. So far, my top 5 picks for 2009 are (in no order): Leathermouth (XO), Thursday (Common Existence), The Decemberists (The Hazards Of Love), Green Day (21st Century Breakdown), and Mastadon (Crack The Skye). I'm pretty sure, though, that they will change by the time 2009 is out. After all, there's still the new Blink-182 album!

:Peace Love Unity:
JC: He's my boss (referring to me)
Me: I'll acknowledge that when I see it on my paycheck