October 15, 2009
Today starts off great! I am having a really good hair day! It is perfectly curled and set just right! I must admit, I do look a little like Farrah Fawcet--I had the graceful swoop going on! Someone once told me while we are out dancing, "You're 80's hot!" I reply, "Am I suppose to take that as a compliment?" I mean, who says that? Haha, yeah it's kind of funny. But what's even more funny, is the statement that I look like I'm time warped is true today. My wavy locks are flowing in the breeze, while I'm switching the music on my "mini" iPod I bought five years ago, that's the size of a man's wallet! I think to myself: I wonder if I look like a modern-day version of a 1980s working woman? Haha! Probably. But someone at work told me today that my hair was perfect! So, take that Mr. 80s man! Maybe I'm not so 80s after all! ;)
This hair sells thousands of dollars worth of jewelry today! That's exciting! It's so much fun trying to get wealthy people to buy and buy and buy--spending a few thousand dollars on 30 minutes! What's even more fun is making them contemplate the decision like it's the most important thing in their life! They are surprisingly very nice, but I still like to play around with it!
So, after ten hours of work, I go home and call my Aunt Tammy. We talk and talk, then all of a sudden my apartment phone rings. It's a phone that's connected to the doorman, so when someone comes to visit, they have to check in before being sent up. Sounds safe, right? Well, not tonight. The doorman doesn't follow the rules. He sends the man up, then calls me.
Doorman: "Delivery from Market Cafe."
Me: "I didn't order anything."
Doorman: "Well, he says it's for apartment 6B; this is 6B, right?"
Me: "Yes, but I didn't order anything." The door bell rings.
Doorman: "Oh...we shouldn't have sent him up."He hangs up the phone.
Shit! Is the first word that crosses my mind. I'm thinking, who knows where I live. Two options: the gorgeous Greek man from a couple weeks ago, and the psycho salesman from Culligan water. Oh my God! They're going to break in and attack me!
Tammy: "Don't answer the door."
Me: "I'm not."
Tammy: "Can you see who it is?"
Of course, I can't get the tab lifted to see who it is.
Me: "I can't get the damn thing open."
Tammy: "Well, don't answer it."
Me: "Oh my God, I don't know what to do." He keeps ringing and ringing the doorbell. I'm pacing from the phone, to the door, trying to look through the peephole; back to the phone, back to the door. Who the hell would know where I live? What if it's a random, crazy man?
He eventually leaves. It must be a random dude!
Tammy and I laugh because if something were to happen, she would freak out and yell on the other end of the phone. Thanks for the concern, but it will do no good screaming in a house by yourself, in Iowa. I can just picture it now!
Okay, so I break down and buy a few rides on the subway. It's so cold and rainy here--I'm not walking 45 minutes home! Forget it! It's actually quite easy--I take a train about four stops, then take a bus that literally drops me off right in front of my apartment building! How awesome is that?! Sign me up! Well...maybe when I get a real job and can afford it! Then...sign me up! ;)
Note to self: When someone tells you about great deals in the city, take it and run! Bumble&Bumble hair products has a beauty school where you can get your hair cut for free--even free highlights! Now when you go home, you won't look like Cousin It, and people may actually recognize you! Also, keep the ValPak's they give you for free in your mailbox! Now, when your little bro comes to visit, you can get two Thanksgiving pies for the price of one from the fabulous Little Pie Company and checks for $3.99! Among many other deals! And when you receive TWO Starbucks gift cards in the mail, be more than grateful! Now you can eat, drink, and be awake all day long thanks to the love and thoughtfulness from those back home! ;)