Today at work I mailed a 17-pound, 57" PVC mailing tube to Peter Jackson.

Other than missing out on potential festivities, I liked going to work on St. Patrick's Day, one of the few days nobody would complain about my bringing music from home, even the managers who generally frowned on that. I'd load the playlist up with Pogues, Boiled in Lead, Irish Rovers, and the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. Plus, how often do you ( Read more... )

Today at work it was brought to my attention by a co-worker that one of our most irritating regulars has found himself a new shopping haunt (see watermark).


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Today at work I once again had cause to wonder who writes the copy for our DVD pre-order displays. Witness this compelling argument for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, season 1 ( Read more... )

Yesterday at work I finally got around to something I've been meaning to get to for quite a while. It was met with confusion.


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Yesterday at work I bought some CDs for the first time in ages, so here's a small haul post. I keep meaning to do a DVD post but I've been buying them too fast and can't keep up.

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This evening at work, the phone:

ME: Hi, ___, [obligatory sales pitch], what can I do for you?
GUY: Uh yeah, what's the earliest you guys open tomorrow?

Today at work I officially placed an order for Night of the Creeps, on DVD 10/27. It's about time.

How do I put this? Tonight at work a lady with a white dog came into the store. No, let me clarify that. A White Dog.

I'm sorry, Paul Winfield. I am so sorry.

Today at work I had to put out this guy's album, which came out yesterday.


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