I was given an interesting opportunity last night. I was offered the chance to travel to China for about 250 bones. A certain friend of mine, who has certain parents who work for a certain international airline, decided recently that he'd like to go to China before school began. Yesterday, with just one day to go before the very last possible day to get a visa to depart this weekend, this certain friend was still looking for someone to go with him.
I nearly shit a brick. I mean, honestly, I'm talking about freaking China! Actually Peking, China, but puns aside, I mean, honestly, China! I doubt I'll ever get a chance to go to Asia for less than I make in a week again, especially if I always work at a video store.
That being said, I can't go. Why? Because I work at a video store. Yep. One of my fellow supervisors decided a couple weeks ago to sign up to work at the Rogers tent at the CNE. Because we're short staffed, there is no way I can have any time off let alone a whole week. When he gets back I'm going to stab him.
I nearly shit a brick. I mean, honestly, I'm talking about freaking China! Actually Peking, China, but puns aside, I mean, honestly, China! I doubt I'll ever get a chance to go to Asia for less than I make in a week again, especially if I always work at a video store.
That being said, I can't go. Why? Because I work at a video store. Yep. One of my fellow supervisors decided a couple weeks ago to sign up to work at the Rogers tent at the CNE. Because we're short staffed, there is no way I can have any time off let alone a whole week. When he gets back I'm going to stab him.
This could have been me
Keep on Tranglin,
Anthony
18 comments:
golly, i'm first.
i'm sure you are understand these are the types of sacrifices you supervisory folk need to make for the greater good. i'm very sad, thinking about the skinny asian whores you won't be able to meet.
maybe it's for the best though. i'm reasonably sure the blogworld would spin off its axis without you.
While I'm sure that's true, it's not unusual for me to not blog for a whole week anyways.
time to keep my mouth shut
don't only stab that son of a bitch in the eye, poop in his shoes
You should have gone. There will always be another video store that you can get a job at, ambitious as you are. But there's only ONE China. I think one day you will look back on this and regret your decision.
I think he's afraid his nefarious past will catch up with him if they update his passport.
He hides things in his pants. So I've heard.
I agree with Nick. (who said that?) GO! QUIT YOUR SHITKICKING JOB AND GO!
manslave, that link for china is rather interesting. was i gone on the day of the chickin invasion?
Actually, there are two Chinas, regardless of whatever One China Policy you may prescribe to.
And while I agree I will probably regret my decision, the truth is I need a job to go to school, and school starts in less than a month.
There are lots of low-paying jobs, but there aren't a lot of low-paying jobs that are full time and let me take off time for school. Not many also offer sweet deals like 50% off highspeed internet so that I can blog...
Plus I can always convince my certain friend to take me some other cool place.
You are either very stupid or very, very wise. I can't decide which, but I'm very, very stupid. In your shoes, I would have gone to China. Maybe that covers just about everything, then.
I wouldn't worry about it too much - China isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
I too was offered the chance to go overseas (though I am already). A mate of mine is living in Paris, and he's renting a house with some friends of his, and they all moved out and back to England and he had a 3 bedroom house all to himself (rent paid) for a month. He asked me if I wanted to stay over and spend a few weeks in France during the summer break... if it weren't for my entrance exam in two weeks, I would have gone... Dammit!
Jeez dude just quit the place.
Not like there aren't other video stores....
good decision. you will find a way to go there and many more exotic places later in life..just because you want to.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about my new Blog name...
I noticed it, but as I have no idea what "trangling" means I figured I would ignore your potentially ingenious title.
I thought that said ingenuous, then I blinked, saw what it actually said and decided it was time to take the contact lenses out.
Tranglin means nothing at all. I feel I am forced to link to its origin yet again.
Ah yes, I had forgotten the infamous "luncch" by Larry Pat email. I am shamed.
i never knew what trianglin meant..now i do. thanks
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