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I know I have mentioned experiences I have had while working, but it's what I do.  I just work and am trying to pay off things to have a better life so I don't have to work so much...in reality I just need to get a career.
Ok, so on to the work experience.  I'll have a bunch so you just wait.  I am also working at a local hotel at the front desk.  I'm a board certified butt kisser, but I really do enjoy meeting and helping out people.  This last weekend I had a lady come to the front desk to ask a question about a fish in the fish tank.  I told her what it was and then she started to tell me what we needed to have in the tank.  It went something like this...
Lady: You should really get a seahorse in the tank.  It would be so lovely to see a seahorse in there.  They are just so graceful.
Me: That would be nice if there were a seahorse in there, I'll see if they are open for any requests.
Lady: Well I'll just send one to you guys.  I live in Florida and there are tons in the ocean.
Me: No I don't think it would be a good idea to just send one.  I'm not sure it would be allowed and we don't want a dead seahorse to come.
Lady: Oh I'll figure out how to send it.  If it comes dead just flush it down the toilet.
Me: No I don't want to flush a seahorse down a toilet.  It doesn't sound like a good idea.
Crazy Lady: Well we should really get 2 seahorses in there.  A boy and a girl.  Then they can have babies.
Me: No we don't want babies in there.  When you put a snail in the tanks the reproduce like crazy and we don't want anything that does that.
Crazy Lady: What's your name?
Me: Rachel
Crazy Lady: We'll name the girl one Rachel and the boy Ron.
Me: ha ha I don't think I want it named after me and I don't like the name Ron (personal reasons)
Crazy Lady: Well we have to think of another R name.  Hmmm Randy, Rick,...
Me: Why would you want it another R name?
Crazy Lady: You know R & R for REPRODUCING!
Me: ....blank stare....
Me: I don't think it will work.  We can't have cross contamination going on and killing our other fish.
Crazy Lady: Oh that's too bad.  Rachel and Ron would have made great babies.

On another note.  Tonight some kid came to the front desk to exchange some money.  Later he came back and said have you seen my brothers that we with me?  I said not since you guys left.  The other girl that is working tonight with me had a different view than me and said is that them and pointed in a direction.  The kid, who is about 10 or so, turns around and yells "YOU DOWNS SYNDROMES!"  I got the widest eyes I have had all day.  I was shocked that he said that.  Is that what the kids are saying these days?  I'm not innocent.  I say "Retarded" all the time, mainly in refering to myself and I am trying so hard to stop because I know it is so not apporpriate, but is this the new "Retard" term?  It made me so mad I wanted to have a little talk with the kid. 
Slap me the next time you hear that word come out of my mouth by the way.