Boys and Jobs!

[kirby1024]

Sooooo...

Me and proxyryan had our first official date last night. He came over to my house, and I arranged the delicious meal (after which we sat and watched DVDs (well, okay, we watched DVDs some of the time)), and I kinda went flat-out. I ended up making Mushroom and Cashew Stroganoff, because Stroganoff always sounded like a delicious dish. I also ended up buying a nice bottle of wine to go with it, because hell, that's just me. Of course, I also made delicious desserts of peach slices in jelly, with candy sprinkles on top. As one might naturally expect, it all went down a fantastic treat, meeting my boy's seal of approval. We ended up watching The Incredibles, drank some very nice wine, and then retired to bed. And I'll leave it tasteful for my dear readers by noting that last night was a fucking awesome night!

Honestly, I cannot begin to describe how fantastic he makes me feel. But I'll try anyway. When I'm with him, I honestly feel like I can completely relax. He makes me feel totally at ease. I feel completely safe around him. In a lot of ways, he makes me feel so safe that I can be myself again. I think I commented to him that I felt like he'd found a part of me that I feel like I'd lost for quite some time. In a lot of ways, he reminds me so much of me, which I guess is why I'm so at ease with him - how can I possibly distrust myself with me? I can just sense from him that he has a good heart, a beautiful soul if you like. Hell, from the moment I met him I knew it. He feels like a good person. How can I not love that?

Of course, many of my readers have been clamouring for photos... So, I present to you me and my proxyryan...



Of course, today was my first day at the new job. proxyryan was generous enough to drive me down to work, of which I'm eternally grateful for. At the very least, I got to show my boyfriend off to my boss. :)

In theory I'm supposed to be training, but I much prefer to call what I went through today a baptism by fire. Today was the first day of Santa at Southland, so naturally tons of adults and kids were lining up. So naturally, the first hour of work was absolutely flat out. The number of kids coming through, the number of sales, the speed at which I was forced to learn to use the register... insane, I swear. Heart-pounding stuff. Still, as is natural in working with kids, some incredibly cute moments. It's very cute watching the kids being scared of Santa, and even cuter watching the kids who, after walking off, suddenly running back to hug Santa. Also, thingalon and Bec came down to say hello, which was a wonderful surprise.

And oh my god do my feel hurt. I mean, it wasn't that long a shift, but even so, 5 1/2 hours of standing up was a very evil reminder that I haven't worked in retail for a very long time. Ah well, I'm sure I'll manage to toughen up. But my god...

Comments

[laurenmitchell.livejournal.com]

You look demonic. I hope it's just the red-eye effect and that you have not acquired the half-demon template.

proxyryan has a lovely smile.

I'm happy that you're happy (and possibly half-demon).

[the-starshadow.livejournal.com]

So.. combined with other recent events... is this another sign of the upcoming Apocalypse?

[kirby1024.livejournal.com]

I'm not a demon yet. Haven't gone through the final paperwork :)

My blue eyes are the bane of photos. They always see red at my blue eyes...

[aeduna.livejournal.com]

Lee always has that happening. He claaaaims its just an artefact of the camera, but I don't believe:
http://gallery.arsimagica.net/image/7353/
http://gallery.arsimagica.net/zoom/7081

[kirby1024.livejournal.com]

Ah, you've discovered the secrets of us blue-eyed kin - behind our boyish good looks are in fact minds and souls of pure evil...

[proxyryan.livejournal.com]

Actually, I really hate the way I look in that photo.

[laurenmitchell.livejournal.com]

Also, I just went and read proxyryan's userinfo, and he has opalmist friended. I AM SURROUNDED BY RYANS.

[simma14.livejournal.com]

Go you good thing!! Keep on truckin' big fella :) Also while you are working at Southland make sure your retard buffer is empty because you will meet some truly terrifyingly stupid people, I mean lobotomised Liberal voter stupid!!

(If anyone is offended I challenge you to come up with a better analogy)

[goldengrove.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo! Go you! (:
You deserve more shiny-happy-fun things in your life...

[delphaeus.livejournal.com]

*bounce bounce* see above

[kunoichi-chan.livejournal.com]

*smile* That's wonderful.

It's a pity that as you're starting work there, I'm moving out of the area!! I won't get to see you at Southland...

[taiba.livejournal.com]

Yay for new love :-) Hope it works out wonderfully!

Like Simma said, You'll need your retard goggles set to "full block", at pretty much any shopping centre. I hate stupid people.

If you're standing up for long ours, get 'flight' or 'compression' stockings from your local pharmacy. They'll help prevent varicous veins later on, which can be extremely painful.

[ikona-rakasha.livejournal.com]

sweet

[virtual-olav.livejournal.com]

Jolly good show! Like the pic; very cute.

[designadrug.livejournal.com]

Both myself and jacquic79 say:

SQUEE!!

And I think that is the first time I have seen Ryan smile like that.

We're happy for you both, really happy. It's truly wonderful :)

[proxyryan.livejournal.com]

Shut up. I smile all the time. Admittedly, it's normally when someone else has done something stupid, but it's still smiling.

[designadrug.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[proxyryan.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. When you take away the tone of me actually saying it, my self-deprecating humour doesn't seem to work. Sorry about that.

Look! Another smile: :)

[designadrug.livejournal.com]

Ah :)

[lukeii.livejournal.com]

It's the skill of the photographer, in being able to get his subjects to smile naturally, instead of looking forced.

Not that anyone bothers to credit the photographer these days...

[designadrug.livejournal.com]

Fair point.

Probably why I don't take pictures of people, just things.

Stroganoff?

[originaluddite.livejournal.com]

The way to a loved-ones heart is via the stomach. You must share your mushroom and cashew recipe with the world! Sounds yum.

[proxyryan.livejournal.com]

And...

from the moment I met him I knew it

For the sake of my records, which time was this? :)

[damien-wise.livejournal.com]

*adds to the chorus of "woot!"* :)

[(Anonymous)]

Me too! Congrats, that's really cool - and proxyryan, I reckon you look good in that photo..
-Polly

Huzzah!

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations guys! Great news.

Please post the strog recipe: it would make a great slow dissolve, as the image gets hazy and suddenly it's the next day.

There must be other ways to Daniel's heart beacuse I am pretty sure I bypassed his stomach ;-)

Well done

Yolande

[lukeii.livejournal.com]

Man - that's a great photo!

The photographer is obviously a genius! I wonder who he was...

[forsakendaemon.livejournal.com]

*dies of teh cute*