The Demonweasel Speaks

This week I:

-watch the original “Last House on the Left.” It’s a shitty movie, and it should be remade into one that actually makes sense.

-dodged jury duty. It was canceled, thankfully.

-did more training for our new POS system at the store. It’s going to be so awesome, but I’m going to have to relearn how to do everything that we do, which sucks. Plus, way more making sure everything goes into the system according to Hoyle, and less just winging it and talking about it with folks later. This is good and bad. I’m good at winging it, but it’s unreliable and now that we have two employees and are busier there is less time to tell everyone what you’ve winged. This causes problems down the line. However, training was irritating because it’s via the phone and the guy forgot about us on Tuesday and we had to do it on Wednesday. Y’know, New Comic Day/Busy Day of the Week. Balls.

-lost all our inventory data that we’ve had since 2005. This is…not good. Ultimately, a lot of this will be resolved when we scan in all our existing inventory into the system and put it against what we’ve ordered the last 6 months, but that’s when the system gets up and running at the end of the month. Until then, we have to wing it (see earlier winging it statements). Found a back-up though, from November, but that’s not super helpful. At least it’s a template that we can work from.

- discovered that RGIS is prohibitively expensive to hire and have scan in all our barcoded stuff for us. It only took four emails, a visit and three phone calls (not all this week, thank god) to even get the quote, and if it was even hinted that it’d be that much we could’ve saved everyone a lot of time and hassle. This means we’ll be closing down one day to have a good, old fashioned scan-off. THAT’S RIGHT, A MOTHERFUCKING SCAN OFF! 10 hours (probably), of scanning everything we have in the store into the system with only the two scan guns we have (counting the one we haven’t bought yet). Being closed for business while you’re still there working is a great to both spend and loose money at the same time. Plus, time.

-Nursed Kenzie being sick on Monday and Tuesday. It meant I got to fight off sickness yesterday and today. She continues to be baffled and irritated at my inability to get sick. I am a Terminator robot from the future.

- Made four separate appointments over three days to pick up our new big lighted sign in Springfield. Spent a lot of time planning things around these times we were supposed to pick it up (like phone training and new comics) only to be thwarted each time. Finally got it today, but it now won’t be installed until sometime next week. However, discovered the switch in the store that turns the box on and off. This means not paying an electrician to install a new switch. He did, however, have plenty of time to put new ballasts and bulbs in the box. We did get a free big store info poster out of the hassle, because the guy in that print shop is kind of awesome when he’s not being kind of frustrating. I think we’re going to have a good long term collaboration on our hands.

- Watchmen. Watchmen, Watchmen, Watchmen. Went to the big theater in Beavercreek to pass out flyers and store-promote at the midnight show, and then saw it. Then spent all day today talking about it. Tony puts it best. “If you have to make a Watchmen movie, this is the best Watchmen movie we can get.” True, although when someone brought up the idea of a HBO miniseries or a one time filmed, two movie deal (like they’re doing for Harry Potter 7 and did for Kill Bill) I got sad and irritated that they didn’t do it. Ultimately, they cut too much out, and that leaves the mystery of whodunit as the driving force in the movie, and I think that ultimately is not as good a story. But the acting and the casting and effects were great, the opening credits and a couple of scenes that did just for the movie were really good (except for one, that was painfully horrible to watch. Look, I like to watch people fucking, but how the hell do you fuck up filming people fucking? It was laughably awful.) Plus, I don’t think that the things that happen in the new ending would actually work like that. I started rereading the novel because it’s been several years since I’ve done it. Read the first issue and man, if you *just filmed that,* plus the “Under the Hood” stuff, that’s a solidly great hour of TV.

- Increased beer consumption by 200%. Necessary to keep the workers happy.

- Got haircut and increased prettiness by 200% as well. Necessary to keep America happy.

- Downloaded 200% more Fall Out Boy, Lady GaGa and Richard Cheese. Necessary to keep music collection eclectic and stupid.

- Tonight I discovered a loose, chipped tooth way in the back of my mouth (yes, where else would it be, I know). I can’t wait for it to snap off with great pain and irritation. Or do that thing where a sharp piece of hard food jabs into it while I’m eating and shock the shit out of me. Literally.

- Felt bad about all the people (friends, family and long lost acquaintances) I haven’t called, emailed, spoken to, asked about or had sufficient “face time” with.

- Hey, it’s 2am. Awesome.