MY LIFE - OCTOBER

Saturday, October 28, 2000

In case you haven't figured out the opening page that has in rather large, yellow letters the most significant part of the year for me, it's almost my birthday. Two more days before I turn 20 years old and leave the part of my life known as my teenage years behind me. I'm just so upset to have this phase of my life gone. Let's face it, whoever said the teenage years were the best years of your life must not have made it to his or her twenties.

Yes, I've had some fun, but I'm sure that my twenties hold even more possibilities. Or I could be a real shithead and say that age doesn't really mean a whole lot in terms of how much fun you might have. I don't think it really matters to be honest with you. Every age is going to be filled with different things. I'm sure a lot of people think the teen years are the best.

But you'll also find people who think their twenties, thirties, forties, and so forth were their best. It's all in who you are and how you adapt as you grow older. A lot of people were more popular when they were in their teens and twenties. Some people weren't. Everyone's different and everyone's going to have a different opinion.

I'm going to wait until I'm like really old and dying before I decide what I thought were the best years of my life. Even then, I don't know if I'll really be serious about it. I'm not all that concerned with it anyway. Being a little kid was fun at times, but it wasn't always that way. Being a teen was also fun at times. But the restrictions and conceptions held on teens made it difficult at times.

I'm eager to move on into the next phase of my life. This is the part of my life that will determine where I'm going in the future. My career and my personal life will more than likely take shape over the next five to ten years. So with that perspective, I'm not all that upset over turning twenty, nor do I feel the best years have passed me by.

I think they're still to come.

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We were open at 9am today, and the pharmacist was a bit of a surprise. Steve, from #3035 in Berea was filling in today. If you've been reading and paying attention, you'd remember that Steve was the pharmacist in charge at my current store up until last January when he transferred. I was surprised to see him, but it gave me a chance to go over what my schedule might be over at Berea.

It felt like old times though. Steve in the pharmacy with me, we were at it like it was the old days at the store. Picking on the other employees, talking about various aspects of life, and just having a good time while filling scripts. He had to get used to working in a slower store again, but it was a lot of fun for both of us. It also made my day easier since I didn't have to deal with too much nonsense.

I'm off the next two days though, Sunday and Monday. I'm taking Monday off for my birthday and I wish I would've asked for Tuesday off too. But I didn't and it's too late now. I guess it doesn't really matter anyway. I don't really want three days off in a row. It's harder to go back to work after something like that.

It was somewhat busy today, at least compared to last Saturday when we did practically nothing. Nick was being annoying up front at the register, which is something he's become good at. Just what is it with 17 year-olds from Brunswick? Are they all idiots or something? Nick just doesn't seem to really care what people might think too.

He seems to have a grasp over what to do, but he just doesn't seem to want to do anything without specific directions. That's at least what Carol seems to think and I won't argue with her. Steve even said he was getting annoyed by Nick after a while. Of course, this is the same kid who three nights ago had a toy bike that he had bought (I'm talking a little kid's toy) and was making all sorts of motorcycle sounds while pretending to have it roll around the entire front register area.

It was mildly amusing at first, but that kind of thing gets old. After a while, you just want to cram the damn thing up his ass and see if you can get him to roll on it.

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I don't have a whole lot to write today though. Maybe tomorrow will be more interesting or I'll remember something from today that was noteworthy. I doubt it though.