Chipper moods make for awesome days

I have to say that today has been a fantastic day so far! I woke up at the ass crack of dawn, around 630, which for me is a miracle. I've stayed quite busy as well. Last night at around 1am, my buddy got into town from the Detroit area, so I was happy to let him crash on my couch. It was nice catching up for a little bit this morning but we had to cut it short so I could make it to a doctor appointment. Traffic there was wonderful, I got a close parking spot, only had to wait two or three minutes to get called back and my doc was in right as my nurse left! Out of the twenty minutes I was there, my doc was in listening and speaking with me for 15 of them. Plus, because I'm broke as shit, my doc gave me a 4 month supply of most of my meds. Geez, he fucking rocks!! Not to mention, he has a magnificent curly petite handlebar mustache. After being treated so well by this doctor and his staff every time I've been in...I can't imagine going anywhere else. 

After my appointment my day continued to be swell. I ran to the bank and wasn't horrified when I saw my balance and as always, I shocked the teller when she saw how meticulous I kept my checkbook register. That always gives me a good chuckle. Since the weather is so damn beautiful out(A nice sunny 34 degrees), I decided to take the long way to the pharmacy. As I was driving along, I saw my tattoo artist driving and waved like a mad man at him. That man is such an amazing guy and I love the crap out of him and his wife. Their son was my first and main tattoo artist before he passed unexpectedly last spring. I miss Zak so very much. I hold that whole family so close to my heart. We have all been through a lot together. They are my family. I love them so. 

At this point, as if I wasn't hyper enough, I decided to allow myself to be side tracked and stop at a Starbucks. I had a gift card burning a hole in my wallet and was ready to use it. Everybody in line for their coffee was the stereotypical cranky 'I need my coffee NOW, or else.' Then here I was hyper and friendly, they probably thought I was getting my third double shot of the day or something. I'm pretty sure one of the gals wanted to rip off my head, but I wasn't about to let that determine my mood. Knowing that I had to swing by the Walgreens, I picked up a treat for my pharmacist from Starbucks as well. (Can you tell that I have to go in all the freaking time?!)

When I got to Walgreens though is when I hit a little wall. Pun not intended, but I'm keeping it anyways. See, there is a tech there that I can't stand when she has to help me. I'm sure she's a nice girl, but she has zero customer service skills. I can never get a "Hello, how are you." or anything of the like out of her. On top of that, she has the skill set of someone on their first day and she's been their for years. I expect the pharmacists and pharmacy techs to be knowledgeable in what they do. That isn't much to ask in my opinion. The thing I needed to pick up was a small pre-packaged jar of burn cream because I was a dumbass and accidentally touched a heat lamp when I picked up a turtle a couple days ago. ALL that was needed to be done was grab it off the shelf and put a sticker with my name on it. Simple right? Nope. She asked if I would be waiting, I replied yes and was then told that it would be 15 minutes. It ended up being 25+ minutes!! Mind you, I'd understand if they were busy. But while I waited, I was legitimately the ONLY customer in the entire damn store and there were no cars in the Rx drive through. Further more, there were not one, but three people working in the pharmacy standing in a circle talking about the exciting vacation that one of them has planned to Florida next week. Are you kidding me?! I'm a patient and understanding person, but that is just ridiculous. 

Anyway, enough of that. My day is still going well. I made a Philly cheesesteak for lunch and now I think I'm going to relax and watch The IT Crowd. I have to admit, I've adored Richard Ayoade and Chris O'Dowd for 6 or 7 years now. Do yourself a favor and watch this, or at least minutes 56-58. http://youtu.be/nTMCy6wIvlk?t=55m59s It's from a show called Big Fat Quiz of the Noughties(00's) It is wonderful.

Anyway, I hope you have an awesome day whenever you read this!

-Gayle