CityScape: Have I become un-funny?

Today I came across my original blogsite on Yahoo360 (I left that blogger for this one because it was too hard to use and access). I was only using it for about a week, but as I read my entries I decided I was much more amusing in my original blogs than I tend to be now. For this reason, and because I know you are all interested in seeing what I mean, I will re-post those original few entries here for your viewing pleasure:

Check one off the list: What I have learned working Retail:

1. Humility

Many, many people will assume that a.) you are still in school (high school mostly), because real adults cannot possibly work at the mall for a living, or b.) you never finished school and therefore could not find a “better” job.

2. Self-Control

At first I thought I didn’t need to have lots of fancy skin care lotions and potions, but then I became a master-seller. I can sell like the wind. And, as a result, I oftentimes talk myself into “needing” something I never even would have known existed until I started working at Bath & Body Works. Now I spend my down time convincing myself why I don’t need the newest, prettiest, best smelling products in the store… and I am worried about what will happen when my associate discount is no longer available.

3. Impartiality

I first thought the customers with the Louis Vuitton bags and large diamonds would be the big spenders. Surprisingly, that is not always the case. I don’t really know what makes people spend their money and I have stopped trying to figure it out. Too many 12 year olds come in with platinum discover cards in their own names for me to work out a system.

I think everyone should work retail at least once. It changes the way you think about the checkout girl at Target and makes you want to smile more at the person behind the counter. It also allows you to realize that some people are determined to have a bad day and its not worth letting their bad mood change yours. Plus you get the perks of a great discount- what's not to like?

Saturday August 6, 2005 - 05:56pm (PDT)

Who was I kidding?: At first when I created my blog I thought I wouldn’t know what to write about. But as it turns out, I had so many ideas in my head that first night that I couldn’t focus or sleep until I made a list (yes, an actual list) of topics I planned to write about in days to come.

Then it occurred to me that I might seem a little attention starved if I wrote about too many things too quickly, all at once. So I thought I should probably rank my topics according to what I thought was most pressing… certainly not in terms of importance, because nothing on the list seemed terribly important… rather in terms of what would be best-received by my readers… what might make me appear most witty, wise, or well-versed. This cannot be a normal reaction to starting a blog.

Perhaps I should retitle this page “peachy’s pride”.

Friday August 5, 2005 - 07:35am (PDT)

Let's get it started: I have considered following the crowd and getting a blog for a while now. It has espeically weighed on my mind since I had to take AIM off my computer and can't get it back- life without the opportunity to create profiles is just so limited (Christy really came up with that idea, I just stole it because I have a blog and she doesn't).
So here I am. Not that I have any idea who might stop by and read my musings, but it is certainly nice to know I have an outlet if I anything brilliant flashes through my mind and I feel the need to record it for the world to see.
One of the first things they wanted me to do was choose a theme to summarize what will be posted here. I don't do themes. But, since you are my adoring public, if you have ideas about what needs to be included I am certainly open to fan mail.
Stay tuned- this is about to get exciting.