Not Quite Dead Yet

I would like to apologize and explain why this blog went on a temporary, unannounced hiatus for over a month.

1) The 7 Eleven Blog has completely disappeared. I will admit this freaked me out quite a bit. True, the guy did make it quite obvious which company he worked for (he even used the store colors as the theme for his blog) but he made fun of his customers far more than he did the company. It was a good read. Here's to hoping he didn't get fired for it.

2) I'm going to be switching stores soon. My current store isn't really that far away distance-wise, but with traffic it can take almost an hour to get there. Sitting is said traffic tends to eat up my gas money, which is part of why I work there in the first place. This new store (which will hopefully be opening in mid-February) will take half the time to get to.

It was actually a hard decision to make. Do I introduce you all to my current coworkers and customers because I love them, or do I save my future readers the confusion of starting with one cast and then switching to another just as soon as they get to know the first one? My ultimate answer was found through procrastination. As the time to make the jump draws nearer, it would be ultimately impractical to stay on the business of the current store with a new beginning (and thus the real beginning of this blog) in less than a month. Sometime around the middle of January I should be called in to help with constructing the inside of the new store and stocking the shelves with everything needed for a new store.

It'll be interesting to see what kinds of animals they give us, if any.

So for now any posts about people from the current store will be one shots, and will only involve customers and peripherals (vendors, representatives, adoption volunteers).

3) Insert stupid excuses here. School, work, finals, going home for the winter holidays, helping my younger sister set up a fish tank, all that jazz. Real Life interfering with the syrious bizness that is the internets.

And now for a Random Anecdote:

Our Nutro Lady is a really awesome person. She isn't pushy, knows her subject, and is always willing to debate current dog nutrition/health issues. Plus, she runs a French Bulldog rescue and is also involved with Boston Terriers. She is undoubtedly a very smart woman, but sometimes her knowledge on other subjects is a little sketchy.

Nutro Lady: *comes jogging up, urgent sounding* Are you the Avery girl?
Myself: *confused* Uh... no, nobody who works here has that name. Are they looking for-
Nutro Lady: No, no, are you the one with the birds?
Myself: *cottons on* Oh, you mean avian?
Nutro Lady: Yes, that's it.