Hi! Can I help you? Did you find everything you needed? Would you like to renew your overdue items? Would you like your receipt? Have a nice day. Hi! Can I help you? Did you find everything you needed? did you return some movies today? Would you like your receipt? Have a nice day. Hi! Can I help you? Did you find everything you needed? You have six books out. Would you like your receipt? Have a nice day. Hi! Can I help you? Did you find everything you needed? Just so you know, you're fines have reached $4.50. Would you like your receipt? Have a nice day. Hi! Can I help you? Would you like your receipt? Is there anything else I can help you with? Have a nice afternoon. Hi! Can I help you? Would you like your receipt? Would you like me to put that on hold for you? Is there anything else I can help you with? Have a nice afternoon. Hi! Can I help you? You can always put those in the return slot but I'll be happy to take them now. Are you ready to check out? Would you like your receipt? Is there anything else I can help you with? Have a nice afternoon. Hi! Can I help you? Would you like your receipt? Is there anything else I can help you with? Have a nice afternoon. Hi! Can I help you? Would you like your receipt? Is there anything else I can help you with? Have a nice afternoon. Hi! Can I help you? Would you like me to renew your overdue items? Would you like your receipt? Is there anything else I can help you with? Have a nice afternoon.*
*So I guess you'll have to excuse me if I'm feeling a little bit drained and this feels like a lame post... the one from yesterday was good though! And it's my son!
gosh this sounds a lot like MY saturdays. only i talk about vegetables instead of books, bags instead of receipts.
ReplyDeleteactually, i don't think this is a lame post at all. far from it. i got a snapshot of the state of your mind after word -- one that i think a lot of people can relate to. to me, it was a kind of poetry....
ha-- i meant "work" not "word." obviously. the quality of my mind is, perhaps, not what it could be. going to bed.... :)
ReplyDeleteYou probably feel like a broken record, but, if you said it with a smile each and every person probably thought they were the only one you said it to.
ReplyDeleteOuch! I hope you had a chance to unwind tonight. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like your day sometimes settles into a hypnotic rhythm, like a train on a track. My days are anything but like that, no rhythm, constant changes in direction, and that gets exhausting too.
ReplyDeleteSarah, I think it felt lame because it wasn't in the context of a larger piece. I do write this way sometimes, using repetition to show how mundane the atmosphere may feel but there's other stuff around it. So thanks!
ReplyDeleteDelores: I try to make everyone feel like they've had a moment at the library although sometimes it's not possible, there's too much stuff going on but sometimes I can do more than just pete and repete.
Carrie: I was pretty tired. I came home feeling like I'd been helping bunches of people and needed to rest. I don't know if I feel rested today! And tomorrow is another work day!
Botanist: I like it when my job is a bit more mixed in the day (Saturday's are just more customer service) but I can see that having it be too tumultuous would be draining.