rambles on bras, Harry Potter promotions, and new coworkers

[edenfalling]

I feel that I should write something clever in here, but I have been curiously brain-dead with regard to writing over the past two or three weeks.

I could tell you about having to buy a strapless bra for the fancy evening party/dance/thing that is somehow involved in my little sister's college graduation, but really all the story involves is me griping about ridiculous overpricing. (Also, I don't like padded bras, but all strapless bras in my size seem to be padded. Unfair.)

I could tell you about having to sign a nondisclosure agreement since the shop will be one of the umpteen zillion stores selling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows come July, but again, it's not much of a story. Scholastic is doing a weird promotional campaign involving seven bookmarks, each with a question people hope DH will answer. Each new bookmark goes on display at a pre-set date. So far we have two up.

Question 1: Who will live? Who will die? (Which is really two questions, or one question repeated with different phrasing, but we all know I quibble about that sort of thing, so whatever.)

Question 2: Is Snape good or evil? (You know, he could be both; you have heard of moral relativity, yes, and of situational ethics? *sigh*)

MS put the bookmarks on display in cleverly relabeled plastic mugs that we get gratis each time we order individually wrapped Black & Mild cigars (the ones that have plastic mouthpieces that make me think they're attempting to be miniature tin whistles). She thinks we could sell the leftover ones on eBay. I dunno -- people will buy all kinds of crap, but bookmarks? Which we are handing out for free?

(And would that even be legal?)

...

I'm rambling like a crazy person. It comes of being braindead. Anyway, PM finally hired a new person for the shop. He starts tomorrow afternoon/evening, and DB and I get to train him. I feel vastly unprepared. Also, I don't know what to call him since his name also starts with a D, but D means my current coworker DB. Maybe I'll call the new guy D2?

Comments

M. Is glad.

[warholzprodigy.livejournal.com]

I didnt know P. hired somone! Yay! STUFF!

Re: M. Is glad.

[edenfalling]

Yeah, he's all right, he has some previous cash register experience, he has glasses and one of those not-exactly-a-beard-but-a-bit-more-than-just-stubble beards, and he smokes. He is, theoretically, Jim's replacement.

Also, I have a horrible cold and want to be unconscious so I don't have to be aware of feeling like crap. Blech.

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

re: questio n2? i wodner if 'good' and 'evil' are subjective thigns also, i.e. depend on who's side your'e on yoruself or what you find good or evil. (oh i love this. it remidns me of big discussio nthreads where all i ended up sayign was' doen'st this depend on yoru taste?" or 'isn't it jstu a matter ofdifferent personal opinions?"

[edenfalling]

What I think the marketing people mean is: "Is Snape ultimately on Voldemort's side or Harry's side?" but they're phrasing it in terms of moral absolutes. Which, considering that Harry has done some rather questionable things himself, seems a bit shallow to me. *sigh*

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

(i guess if we too kenoug htiem we coudl pic kthese paart even oh exactly. that's even goign further than i thoguht
I'm thinkign the marketing is mostly aimed at kids? notthatthat soudns like a good excuse to me either.