Today I was scheduled as a cashier downstairs. Things were going fairly well except that I was asked to gift wrap but sucked at it. Near the end of my shift, the downstairs customer service person was on break, and someone was looking at Nook cases. I talked to her and ended up making the sale despite being as far from the Nook desk as I could be in the store. It was pretty cool!

Last night I worked customer service for a while. And I covered music twice. It was pretty horrible. It was overwhelming doing a bunch of new things all at once. Also, no one I knew was around. I closed, and the computers went down before I could punch out. I had to log it by hand.
It’s cold and rainy today. Normally I like the rain, but it’s not so desirable when waiting at a bus stop. It’s a bit warmer on the bus at least. I couldn’t find my headphones, so no podcasts for me, but I’m reading a Star Wars book on my phone. Okay, time to go read more.

I had a fun day at work today. I picked up my paycheck and worked at the cash regster most of the day. I did some stickering but mostly stayed up front with Jason and John. Jason talked to and helped me quite a bit. He’s pretty cool.
Before work I listened to the Joystiq Podcast and had a turkey, chipotle, and cheese sandwich and pepsi. And after I got off work? Pizza pretzel and pepsi! I’m listening to the Joystiq Podcast too!

Today was my cash wrap training at Barnes & Noble. They actually put the register into a training mode and allow new hires to go through various sample encounters. It’s a pretty cool way to get people used to the system. Getting to try out the system is much better than jumping into it like Albertson’s made people. After I finished training, I got to actually work the register for a while. Friday is Nook training, and then I start real shifts next week.
In the evening I went to dinner with gem. The waitress was very familiar, but I couldn’t recall how I knew her. Then she brought it up as well, and she realized we had a mutual friend – Allison. She was Allison’s friend Alice, who I’d met multiple times. It was pretty cool because we weren’t super close to home or anything. It’s not like we’re close friends or anything, but it was cool to run into her and talk.
We also went to Larysa’s house in San Juan Capistrano. It was incredibly dark in her neighborhood. A stupid rabbit tried to get itself killed by running out in front of us! Anyways, Larysa’s cat was super friendly and loves to be pet, so we spent a long time petting him. He loves shoes, which was a little weird. He sniffed and licked our shoes that we left in front of the door. Then he rolled around on them, chewing on them at the same time. Weird, but cute! I realized that I lived very close to Larysa’s house when I a newborn through four years old, so we found my old house. I didn’t really remember any of it, but the hill in front seemed vaguely familiar (except much smaller in actuality).
Action packed day!

I am now a Bookseller at Barnes & Noble! Today was technically my second day of work, although I’m still doing training. I did straighten some books on a few shelves though! Yay! I really like the people I’ve met so far, and I keep seeing things that interest me. It’s too bad there are so many good books. Also, I wish I didn’t like their e-book reader so much. The food at the cafe is pretty tasty, and I get 50% off there. Yes, I think that’s the biggest perk.
Sadly, I don’t know how much I make yet!