I Peed In Your Hat

Good morning blokes? Is "blokes" an insult? Or is it a term for you friends and comrades? I am not sure actually. But I meant it in a friendly way nonetheless. Haha. Jimmy told me the other day that we should start reffering to each other as comrade. I am not sure what I think of the idea yet. But so far I don't like it. Last night was the staff meeting at my Manager's place. All official business was conducted in about fifteen minutes. The rest of the time was spent getting drunk and eating good food. We did some blind tastings. I got two out of the three reds right. Both the grape and the wine brand name. And three out of four whites right including the grape and brand name. I was actually quite surprised. I thought I would do terrible. Really terrible. I have never had to know what I am drinking, because I just always know what I am drinking. There has never been guess work to it. We had a gorgeous Select Late harvest Vidal by Inniskillin with our cheese cake along with some Icewine. I generally don't like really sweet wines. But it just pairs perfectly with desert.

We had amazing greek salad and burgers and such for dinner. We got to finish the wine we were tasting throughout the rest of the night. And it was all nice expensive wine. I think that is why I knew what it was. I drink a lot more pricey wine then I do cheap wine. The Unity Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot was incredible. You can always tell when there is merlot in wine. It has a cherry finish. Cabernet Sauvignon is pretty distinct too. You can taste blackberry and hints of tobacco, Very smokey long finish on it. Very full bodied red. It is quite amazing. We had a new person there last night. Apperently she was hired just the day before. She hasn't done a shift yet. She seemed really nice. By that, I mean she was hot. I don't really know her so I don't know if she is nice. But she doesn't hurt the eyes so she is good in my books. She will sell well. I am glad my boss is hiring good looking women. It will really help our sales. She has hired two in the last little while. This girl seemed confident too. Something that is very important in sales. You have to come across as very confident and sure of yourself.

Because the customer usually isn't and they are looking to you for that. Which is why sales will always be 50% bullshit. You won't always know the answer to every question they ask. But you should always act like you know the answer to every question. You have the tools to bullshit better. If you know something about something, then you can act like you know everything about something. Just mix it with what you know, fill in the holes with creative bull. This of course isn't something really voiced in the workplace. But you know it is there. You witness it. You do it yourself. The result. Very satisfied customers. Speaking of customers. People were incredibly bitchy at work yesterday. I have no idea why. Not my regulars though. I mean just the random folk. I had never had a day of such poor reception to my greetings and shit as yesterday. Some people where even just downright rude. I don't let them get to me though. I figure if I just keep smiling and keep being polite, there bad mood might register that they were an asshole to me and I was still kind and helpful, yet winning another customer and more steady business.

My regulars never take their shit out on me. Even though some of them seemed in a bad mood too. Maybe it was the rain. But your regulars don't take it out on you. They just talk to you about it and are actually very nice. They seem relieved to talk to someone about their day. I think it has to do with the fact that they knowq this conversation ends in a couple minutes. It is just an as long as a transaction conversation. Nice and short and sweet. But you can fire out out a few personal things in that amount of time and not have them over analyzed by an overly curious person. I am just the wine dude. Today I have a huge fucking load to do. Huge! About 290 to 300 cases. All moved twice. Moved off the skids into a cart, then from the cart, either into the store, or into the storage shed. I am going to be wrecked after today. But I love the exercise of load days. Repetitive hard labour I seem to like for somereason. Now I wouldn't want to do this everyday that I work. But once a week getting out of the store for a bit to bust my balls is enjoyable.

I love dealing with people. But getting a break from them once in a while is nice. I hate these pasty white skinned bohemian bitches. The whole dresses and jeans look. That putrid green colour they seem to love to wear with those princess slipper looking shoes. Ugh. Style doesn't seem to even have a right to be called that anymore. I got asked yesterday if I considered myself a "revolutionary". By some middle aged fellow buying wine. I said "not in the slightest. Why do you ask?" He replied, "your hair." Haha. Sad. People think that revolutions and revolutionaries are changing something because of how weird they want to colour their hair. I actually said something along those lines. Told him I wish people would stop complicating things. I just like my hair how it is. Just because my preference is different then the majorities, doesn't mean I am trying to change things by doing it. I am not idealistic. I am not looking to change things. I am just trying to survive and get by.

Not all that different then most people out there. I think Morgan is going to be at Summerfolk. I know some people surrounding me will probably be dramatic or at least try to drag me into some of it. But I am just going to be civil and polite and stay out of it. I hate how Owen Sound never changes and everytime I go back there there is potential for a bunch of stupid bullshit. But I won't fuel those flames. I figure if I just don't acknowledge it too much and don't fuel those flames I will be all good. Hopefully people will grow up soon enough. Us white people can be far tooo whiney I must say. "Oh fuck our broken hearts!" Haha. Jesus. Someday maybe we will get over ourselves. I think we just need to be productive to do that. If we have nothing to do with our lives then we perpetuate stupid bullshit. I know my most dramatic days where the days when I had nothing to do from day to day except hang out with friends. Now I don't have the time nor the will for it. I love my friends too much to get involved in that kind of shit with them.

Though sometimes they will drag me into it nonetheless. Ahhhh people. So cute. So adorable. So incredibly annoying. Oh I think Jon is moving to Toronto. That kicks ass. I read it in his blog I think. Well he said he was moving away from there to a place where he has just as many friends. So I assumed it was here. I think it will be good for him. Well I think a move out of Owen Sound is good for anyone really. Unless you are set on retirement. But you people I know are too young for that yet. I think I am going to wrap this shit up for the day. Finish the prep for work. Have a lovely day everyone. Cheers!