Weight Gainers

As one of my current occupations, I work as a health enthusiast at a vitamin supply retail store. Yesterday, I had a very fun customer, of which I thought I should share with the masses.

This 97 lb kid walks into the store asking for some help. He wanted to start to gain weight so he could lift weights and turn his puny little body into a god like muscle warrior. He said his friend told him about some protein powders that help with the fatigue and lessen the amount of recovery needed after a hard workout.

I brought him to our selections. I was in the middle of telling him about creatine when he RUDELY interuppted me and asked a VERY RUDE question.

"Well, which one do you use?"

Pause. REWIND.

<< Do I look like a body builder? Do I look like I spend hours of time at the gym? NO!

Stop. Fast Forward >>

I immediatly responded without missing a beat...
"I'm on a healthy diet of double fudge cupcakes and venti caramel lattes."

His face became red, I smiled and he appologized. I had to tell him I was joking (which I was not) and referred him to one of the better tasting products that we sell. He paid for the purchase and left.

The moral of the story is this: don't ask a fat girl what weight gainer she uses. She may become sarcastic (and if you're lucky, she won't sit on you!)

Graphic Designer??

As some of you may have noticed, [it's posted like 10 times on here] that I am, indeed, a graphic designer. When did this happen? What does it take to become a graphic designer? Who knows. Honestly, I make graphics. Some people buy them. I started making them in fifth grade. The first graphic I sold was in eighth. It was a header for a website, along with some small icons to be placed as ads on other websites. My fee was $130. Not bad for a 1/2 hour worth of work. But the last graphic I made was a desktop, for myself. It has three friends and myself made into M&Ms from makemeanmnm.com or something like that. Fun, whatever. However, a friend made a request to have two graphics made to be placed up as signs for a release of a new book coming out! Not since the time when I worked in the grocery store has some type of graphic hung up in a real public place. So my work is first being "published" at a big chain bookstore! Not bad for a high school drop out who only makes graphics to pass the time. So what if its for my place of business, and its for a friend. Although it doesn't feel like a big deal - it is! How many people (without a college degree in the field, who don't get paid mega $$$) can say they have their "artwork" framed as a sign - promoting a new release - in a large retail store - able to be seen by hundreds of people!? First stop, here... next stop, promoting Coca-Cola in Times Square! Hey, ya gotta dream, right?