I hate Philly. No – yes- no I hate working in Philly with no help. Which is what I'm doing this week. My aunt helped out for 2 days but she has to go back to her real job today. So I am without help. My mother is like isn’t there anyone you could call, and I'm like “mom…my friends have lives and are currently going to college. I have no one left to call.” And she just kinda stared for a little while like she didn’t know what I was saying. AHHHH!!!! It makes me a little crazy when they pull shit like this. We get a good spot and they look to me for help. Why don’t THEY network a little bit and get some help. Rather than making me abuse my friends? “Hey wanna go hang out at the carnival?” I ask in complete innocence (well maybe not complete innocence since half the time I'm begging people to come so I wont be alone and bored or to scope out hotties for me ;-)) and not even an hour into they wind up working. I hate it. Well I love that my friends care enough to give up a day off to help me, that makes me feel special. But, I hate that they have to do it in the first place. What am I? Their daughter or their secretary? We’re not making a great deal of money at this spot, but we’re busy non stop really. People just buy the 2 cheapest things we sell – small sodas ($1.00) and popcorn. ($2.00) So I/we are/am moving constantly. I swear the only bright spot in yesterday was that Gumby showed up. Threw me for a loop. Literally. He came to the window, called me nurse Julie, and I blanked. I'm like…Uh….wait…I know this one…Right! Now I remember. *shakes head* Its just wrong for a guy to be able to do that to me….seriously. I'm spacey enough without the help! So that made me a little happy. I swear its like a curse – I speak about him and he appears! On the way down to work I was looking through a Dutch cook book with my aunt and I made a comment about cooking for people and I said something like “Yeah, there’s a guy I’d love to cook for.” Told her a 1 min summary and he freaking shows up. *CREEPY* Anywho, He stayed around for a while talking to me and my aunt. Then spent the rest of the night walking around and talking to people. Which was a good thing since we were busy. He’s coming to West End. I'm happy. We lost the location for the Watergun game. So I'm either gonna be working in the cotton candy trailer or the Oscar the Rat game with Rich. Suffice to say I might actually get to walk around and relax a little this year. My plan for coming early and avoiding my family so I get time to chill is definitely going into effect now. I don’t care if I have to sneak onto the midway. I will. :-p I'm evil and I love it. Also definitely going to see about maybe kidnapping Gumby and …no yeah that was it. Just gonna kidnap him and keep him….think I could get away with it? I’ll send him home for the next holiday….that's in January right? Blarg! Can't do that can I? No? Didn't think so...Ok if I can't keep him maybe I can atleast arrange some "alone" time during the fair ;-) I can live with that. Ah Thank you Goddess I have something to look forward to. This week is gonna make me crazy. Wish me Good Luck. ~ Sick of Work