Friday, April 17, 2009

Well, aren't we funny.

I'm at Nordstrom and I'm buying some pantyhose. I'm holding my wedding dress, which I've just picked up from being altered.
Cashier: "What's the gown for?"
"Oh, it's for my wedding!"
Cashier: "Oh, how exciting!"
"Yeah." awkward silence... I decide to inject a little levity into the moment: "I'm more excited to wear these (pantyhose) with some cream pumps!"
Cashier: "Well, aren't we funny."


Is there any way to take "Well, aren't we funny" as a positive remark? I mean, she didn't say it insincerely... but wtf.

Geography, Current Events

Girl at work who scans the internet for cheap baby stuff all day says something worth repeating!

"This lady on KSL is selling Enfamil (baby formula, for those uninitiated) for 4 dollars a pack! That's a really good deal! ... but she lives in Logan... where the heck is Logan!?"

I pondered asking her whether she'd heard about the recent infant deaths in China due to bootleg formula with no nutrition in it. Then I realized... of course she hasn't. She doesn't even know where Logan is.