The Ripped Soul

Word of the day: Psssssssh.
Phrase of the day: Is this nice or not?

If I said "yes," she'd buy it, no second thoughts.

And that's what happens when you go shopping on impulse with your best friend.

So I met Lyn today since she was all "eh. I suddenly feel like getting Skullcrushers for MYSELF."

That one line was enough to make me laugh out loud, pretty literally. But I went ahead with it, even though we ALL know better...

Met at OC and walked around. I was looking for the Snoop ones, but you know, they're all Boho and shizzam. Not up to her taste. If she could she would get the pink ones with earmuffs. Good Lord.

Thank God HMV at 313 actually had the different headphones for SAMPLE testing. Awesome or what? And true enough, the rest of the headphones SUCK. The only ones up to par would be the crushers and the SK Pro DJ headphones, but the DJ headphones have lame colors.

So we walked around town, she shared her smokes with me, she shared her water with me, she shared her cash with me to buy shades [NOW I GOT AWESOME BLACK AVIATORS!] ..shared Macs as per usual, shared everything and anything. And I guess I learnt something about myself, that I love hanging out with people who share and who... aren't really calculative.

Guess it's upbringing.

All the way while walking, while hanging out and waiting for her, I couldn't help but wonder if it's fun to actually hang out with me. Am I a fun person to be with? Hmm. If I went over and met Shea, would she find that I'm fun to be around with?

What if I'm boring and she doesn't like me? D:

Anyhoo, walked around 313 and she was trying to find stuff for herself. She wanted a pair of shoes, but they didn't have her size. She wanted leather fancy slippers, no size either. She wanted a wallet with a coin compartment and a notes compartment but she wanted something small, nothing either PLUS the sales guy at Fossil sucked.

Okay, one thing in the service line, if a customer were to say "I don't need this, it doesn't have what I'm looking for [a coin compartment/notes holder/whatever]" and if they so happen to add a word or two that's harsh, say, "I know you're trying to recommend so you have a sale for your company.. etc."

YOU. Sales boy. Sales girl, even.

Customer is right, even if they're wrong, arrogant, or stubborn. Don't correct them, don't say things like "I am just doing my job. You want [whatever] but we don't have it, unless if it's a bigger size. I'm not doing this to make a sale or to do it for the company."

You wanna bitch later about the certain customer that slammed your idea flat, do it later with your colleagues. Don't do it in front of the customer, don't do it in the customer's face. You're just asking for trouble.

So Lyn walked around a little more, and even though the belt perhaps looked nice, I told her not to buy it, simply because the service sucked. Yeah, that's how I am.

I mean, c'mon, we KNOW the mirror is there. Sometimes people just need a personal opinion from others. A mirror can't tell you "yeah, you look awesome" - only you, or another person's opinion can.

I don't know why I'm so angsty.. I just felt like punching the fucker in. Walked out, and didn't spend anything anyway. Nice wallets, nice belts, nice stuff Fossil. I've always thought of the brand as awesome. But your sales assistant sucks, despite the 'nice' welcome and goodbye. Rest assured, it's blacklisted in my books.

Then Lyn was whining that she had money, but nothing to spend on. So money was actually pointless. Lol.

Walked to Far East for MORE shopping.

She got us both aviators. Mine black, hers like an Italian brown. I picked it out! :D
She also got her lacoste perfume. Said she would get me a banana republic so I can shove it in my brother's face, but it wasn't the same one. Plus, I'm better than that, and I wouldn't shove it.. directly like he does ALL the time. I do it indirectly.
She got herself sandals, a bottom with a belt, and another bottom at Cotton On. Don't think she got a top...

Met up with Joce and Wayne later on before having dinner @ Macs.

Talked about loads of stuff. My 21st, work plans, birthday plans, more nonsensical talk about Lyn getting SKcrushers for herself... because she's all Boho all of a sudden and she wants to get the headphones I'd had an eye on.

That's my best friend for you..

Walked to PS and I was telling them about Vengaboys and that 'Vengabus' song which I found lurking in one of my folders. Joce started singing it and then I jumped in the chorus and mumbled throughout the rest of it. Feels awesome when EVERYONE knows the song. Lol. PS and we went up to the Audio place which had the crushers, and we tested out the phones.

When Wayne had the first feel of the SK Pros listening to Vengaboys, the look on his face was priceless. Then since Lyn and I knew they were noise cancelling, Sherlyn started with calling him ALL sorts of names. LOL. Everyone had a turn. Wayne, Joce, Lyn, and me. Everyone got called all sorts of names... lol.

*Jocelyn wears the headphones*
lyn: WAYNE now's your chance to say something bad about her! She can't hear you!
me: bro, don't do it!
*Jocelyn takes the phones off*
Joce: can you make the music softer?

I adjusted the volume and Lyn told him the SAME thing again. And Joce took it off.

Wayne: I better listen to Jess, listen to you TWICE and I'd have had got into shit.

LOL

Then the sales guy offered to let us test out the crushers, so WHY the hell not, right?

And it was almost like heaven on earth. Lyn was squealing because the headphones VIBRATE. Lol. Wayne just looked as orgasmic as I was. Joce... wasn't that impressed. She was walking around, looking at other stuff.

Sherlyn and Wayne just kept going on with the sexual innuendos of the idea since the headphones vibrate. PEOPLE! DO YOU NEED TO GET LAID OR SOMETHING? LOL

So she wanted to pick one for HERSELF, lol. And asked me for my opinion.. when I already know they're getting me an early birthday present which they're gonna keep till May.

So I told her straight, "if you're getting it for me, then you do the picking." :)

Wayne's vote was the Racer designed headphones. Joce piped "for her? PICK THE UGLY ONE!" Which was loud and had all sorts of funky colors. Lol.

In the end they settled for the black and white design.. or something. Fun stuff.

Got out and went to Spotlight. Walked around, made a fool out of everything. Feathers, funny suits, hats, cuddle-me pillows.. then we headed downstairs since Joce wanted Anderson's. The way she deep-throated that ice cream cone....

Even Sherlyn and I couldn't help but think. And throughout the day she was already filling my head with thoughts and images about camel toes, vaginas... now for Joce to close up with her sexual innuendo of deep throating... God.

Wayne kept saying how he's the proudest man alive.

I BET YOU ARE!

And after conversations and laughter and skullcandy and singing random songs, we went home.

I had fun. Thanks for everything guys! ..And especially you, Lyn. I love you fellas.