I've Made a Decision

I think all weekends should be three days long.

I know, not a controversial decision, but it's all I got. Last weekend's three-day break spoiled me and I want tomorrow to be a day off, too. Ah well, you're probably reading this at work anyway, so I'm sure I'll be at work bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.

I see in the comments regarding my post about my visit to the Battlestar Galactica set, that everyone is appropriately jealous. I have to admit, I'm not one to get starstruck. It was cool to see the sets and meet the actors, but they're just people doing a job; sometimes it rocks and sometimes it's just work. I often get people who think I have the ultimate in cool jobs, but sometimes it's just work. I know everyone who has a cool job must feel the same way.

The weekend? It was good. It was another relaxing couple of days that involved hanging out with Katie and Beth Friday night at the house Katie was housesitting. (I won't mention that we locked ourselves out and had to break in. We'd make good thieves.)

Saturday I did comics with Shane and Cathy, got a $35 parking ticket because I was about two minutes late getting to my car, and then checked out a bunch of game stores I haven't been to in a while; Gary's Games in Greenwood and the Game Wizard in Ballard. Regarding Gary's; how much do you have to spend in order to have the clerk actually thank you? I spent $60 and the woman "helping" me didn't say a word to me. I doubt I'll go there again. I bet Gary would be upset to hear that.

Here's the thing. The gaming market is a niche. If you don't offer your customers a reason to come back to your store, they'll find someplace else to go. When I walked into the store the clerk and her friends were all gathered around a counter chatting. She didn't say hello, didn't ask if I needed help, didn't ask me if I'd found everything I wanted, and didn't say thank you when I paid for my books. She offered me absolutely no reason to go back there, so I don't think I will. How many specialty stores fail because of too many instances like that? Heh, considering that I constantly hear that at any given time there are roughly 3,000 specialty stores in our industry and roughly 500 close every year, I guess I know the answer.

Anyway, Saturday evening I had a late dinner with Shane and Cathy at the B&O. And Sunday I read, watched DVDs, and went for a walk. There you go.

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad, I forgot to tell you that on the phone Sunday.