Hiding from the Joneses

I saw her again.  MJ from my shoe selling days. I was at a different Metro Market and I saw her skirt past me fast like she saw me and couldn't get away fast enough.  Why?

I did find her on Facebook and found out she has "gasp" a nice life.  She lives in another suburb north and has young children.  She actually looks like she's doing fine in my opinion.  Does she think I'm going to terrorize her for working at a grocery store?  No!  There's no shame in that.  Hard work is good work.  I don't know her story now but she doesn't need to hide or look embarrassed.  I don't get her.

She was almost out of high school and very haughty when we worked together.  We would have good conversations about movies or clothes we liked at the mall, but there was always this competition she had and not just with me, but with everyone.  That was 1996.  I'm over it.  I'm not going to say hello or say anything.  And I'm the one that should be hiding in an aisle, for crying out loud. I think I was wearing the same outfit the last time she saw me when she was pushing carts.  I like this cat shirt.  Shut up.  Don't judge me.  At least I didn't have my Fetterman hoodie on.  In all honesty, I think she looks great and I like her glasses.

I hate to disappoint her but she may spot me a few more times at that Metro Market on a weekend or a day off.  Normally I start my Shopkick off at the Pick n Save in my neighborhood but it's not on my list.  It was actually under Kroger but it's gone.  I don't know if it's a fluke, but I'm like you people are ruining my side hustle.  Maybe MJ can get me a gig at her store.  That's what I was doing there!  I was Shopkicking!  I found a few items and picked up a few things. I didn't shoplift them, don't tell the guy at Metro Market in downtown.  I seem to have an affect on people in that store.  Either they zoom in on me or run away from me.  Go figure.  I flipped the app on when I waited at a red light and got 10 points being by a Wendy's.  And MJ was running from me?  Should have been the other way around.

For some stupid reason, mail clerks seem to have an issue with me buying postcard stamps.  Yesterday, I tried to buy some at a post office downtown and the girl went on about how their postcard person only allows so much to be sold and she's never here and I got a long list of reasons why this person really sucks.  Thanks, Patty.   I didn't need to know the office gossip. No works as an answer.  I would have been ok with that.  I am glad that she mentioned that they're only allowed a certain amount to sell.  That might explain why a clerk at my post office in West Allis tried to tell someone helping me no.  I guess there's an allowance and shortage.  Still dumb but I get it.  

So I got my stupid stamps from the Shorewood one.  I just never have issues with them nor do I hear about worker conflicts.  One time I had asked a woman for a selection of just plain stamps that they had gotten and she explained the Sitting Bull stamps to me. I told her that I wrote letters to voters encouraging them to vote in elections and I kind of like to find the stamps that have meaning, like Love.  I told her how someone tried to sell me a pack of Nancy Reagan stamps and I said I don't think that would encourage voters and laughed about it.  I said that would be me putting Trump stamps on it.  The clerk said you would have to be deceased to be on a stamp.  Another clerk gave an answer that made me find that particular branch endearing.  I won't repeat the comment.  

I am almost done with these Michigan postcards.  The woman wanted them out on Monday.  Well that didn't happen.  I didn't get the instructions until less than 2 weeks ago?  And I got the addresses for Georgia first.  These postcards have a lot of information about voting and their hotline. I got a couple of packs with stamps that were paid for and I'm thankful.  Maybe I can get my letters done.  I'll be glad when the election is over and I am worried about what will happen.