David Bowie Comic

I'm Tired of this Crap

OK, I'm tired of people in my life telling me they're going to kill themselves.
Some people might say, "But Josh, you shouldn't be mad about something as serious as that." Well you know what? Yes, I should.
The thing is, 99% of the time saying something like that is just a ploy to get attention. I know that to be the case with these people because they've been saying this for months or years and haven't done anything.
But screw them. Well, I take that back. Screw the ones that aren't blood-related. My family's here to stay, but everyone else can just go. Just get out of my way and stop moping, Jesus.

I need to do stuff

I need to pick up some hobbies. I'm afraid that I'm losing touch with social reality, by which I mean that I don't interact with people very much outside of work. It's really frustrating, and I'm pretty sure I keep getting depressed because of it. I sit at home every weekend and play games with my brother on the 360, but it gets so frustrating after a while.

I need hobbies. Unfortunately, this isn't the biggest city in the world, so my choices are limited. Apparently there's a very large hiking group nearby, but I don't know if I'd be into that too much. I've found one--yes, one--book club in the area but have yet to attend a meeting...I'm afraid I'll be too disappointed by it. I could be wrong, but right now I'm not willing to take the chance. I'm half-tempted to start my own book club and get some different people involved. The problem with book clubs is that I hate pretentious, elitist bastards, and more often than not those guys will show up to the meetings. That sort of thing happens a lot in college especially. I always felt like an outsider, even among fellow English majors. I guess that's why I didn't keep many friends after I graduated.

How's This For An Angry Letter

Dear Comics & Games Management:

I am writing to tell you that I am unsubscribing to my comic box (Box #84). Recently, I was overcharged for my comic books. Let me explain:

I went into the store tonight and bought 7 $2.99 comic books and 7 bags/boards, which are $.20 apiece. This is what I SHOULD have paid:

• 7 comic books=$20.93
• 7 bags/boards=$1.40
• 10% Discount (for having a box in the store)=$2.23
• Sales Tax=$1.41
  
• Total=$21.51

However, I was charged $27.26.

This situation is partly my fault because I should have inquired about the price disparity immediately. I had just gotten off work, though, and at this point I wanted to relax. I bought a couple more comics than I usually do, so I figured I was just doing the math wrong because I was tired. I realized when I got home that I had, in fact, been charged the wrong amount.

Maybe your worker's rose-colored glasses obstructed his vision.

Another problem with this situation is that your antiquated register doesn't scan items, much less identify each item on the receipt. I have a receipt that says I paid $27.26, but that doesn't prove that I only bought 7 comics and 7 bags/boards. There's no way I can argue that I was charged the incorrect amount.

This fiasco goes beyond that, though. Why should I have to argue about it at all? Why can't your worker just do his job correctly? Comic books are for entertainment purposes; you aren't selling medication, health insurance, shelter, or anything of the sort. This shouldn't be a difficult process: I give you money and get charged the CORRECT amount for a few hours' enjoyment. Furthermore, I could have waited for trade paperbacks to come out and bought them from Amazon at a discount. I haven't done this in the past because, frankly, it was more convenient to buy single issues from a local store. It is no longer convenient.

Thus, I no longer wish to do business with you. You can keep the deposit from my comic box as a gesture of goodwill.

P.S. My friends and I have agreed for years that the workers in comic book stores should read and be familiar with most comics that come out. You could make a lot more money in the store if you were familiar with what's coming out and if you could recommend books to customers. Chances are, if I see a comic I'm unfamiliar with at the shop, I won't buy it and I'll just forget about it afterward. However, if I could approach a worker and ask him/her what it's about or how good it is, that would go a long way in selling the book.