Summer Adventures '05 Part I: Work

It seems that a common question I get from friends via various IM services is, "What have you been up to this summer?" I figured the long answer to this question would also serve as an introduction to yours truly for those who might have just stumbled upon this corner of the web. So, without further ado I present Part I of my summer adventures.

Once upon a time, in fall '04, I saw myself taking a couple of summer classes this summer. But, midway through the spring semester, I realized that I did not need to do this. And so, I found myself with an empty summer and not enough time to acquire an internship to keep me busy. Thus, I made the dreadful trek back to north-central Iowa to where my parents reside. There I ended up back at Hy Vee as a checker and stocker, where I have worked on and off since the summer of 2001.

This summer at work started fine enough: 20hr weeks (give or take a few) and 5hr days. In the first week of July there was the yearly motorcycle rally that takes place near here. It brings in lots of business to the area and the bikers are usually pretty darn nice. I wouldn't want to go out to the club campgrounds..... Anyways, everyone got an increased number of hours to help with the crowed. That's when it started to happen...

What happened? I grew tired of working there. Happens every summer. It's not that the job is hard, that's the problem. The job is darn right boring. After a couple months of it I start to lose it. I've found myself spouting off a mathematical discussion of the express sign that reads, "Approx. 12 items," singing out tunes from the Legend of Zelda to ones from Star Wars to ones by Host amongst other things to keep me from going crazy. Oh well, Lord willing, I'll be back to school for another year of college in August and after that I should be able to get a real job. :-)