For the well-being of this post, I've asked Anaro to narrow down his reasons for why he hates working at Wal-mart to just 5. Why 5? Mm... Actually, I don't have a good answer for that. I could have just done 3. Anyway, reason 1 is that he didn't receive any training. They kind of hand you the equipment, point you in the general direction of where you're supposed to go, pat you on the back, and say, "Good luck, soldier." You may think that working at Wal-mart doesn't require much training. Think again. If there is an enemy out there.. it's based at Wal-mart. We need to defeat this enemy. How are we supposed to do that without training? Luckily, only the sturdy are hired at Wal-mart. Tattooed, pierced, long hair, some even missing teeth. (Not to worry, none of the adjectives in the previous sentence fit Anaro) These are our soldiers. Be proud, fellow Americans, be proud.
Reason number 2 is the odd rules these soldiers are placed under. In the barracks, during the small moments of time they aren't fighting the deadliest of battles with whole families of whirling amigos, they are not allowed to drink just anything. In the interest of these good men and women, there is a rule saying they may not drink anything other than the water provided in a plastic jug, using 4 ounce cone cups. This water contains what are commonly known as floaters at the top of it.. It is not appetizing. I'm sure there is a darn good secret reason for this, such as testing the endurance of the soldiers, ciphering out those with weak stomachs and the traitors that bring their own beverages. However... really? They do so much for us already, I believe they are entitled to at least 10 ounce regular shaped cups to drink the stuff with.
As a soldier, you never know when you will be called in to duty. Never. The hours vary and fluctuate, with no semblance of a pattern, which is reason numero 3 (or tres). The shifts of fighting will be 9 hours one week, and then anywhere from 4 to 6 the next. Going through all of this, to almost top it off, is the heaviest argument that reason #4 shouldn't exist: low pay. Yes, you read that correctly (or at least I hope you did ). They are paid $7.40 an hour. No normal cups, no tea, no coffee, no clean water, and whirling amigos to deal with.. and the man pays $7.40 an hour. That is just sad.
I hope this post isn't too long already, because now we come to reason number 5, which was the original reason I intended to write of. This reason was imparted to me last week on Friday, receiving a text from Anaro while he was resting in the barracks. This is how it went: Me, "Hey :) I'm sorry I didn't text earlier, I was kinda busy and running all over, but work has slowed so I've got time :) I hope your day is going well, and that you can keep going. I'll see you later today and I absolutely can't wait :)" (Yes, I know how mushy that sounds) His reply, "No worries. I just started lunch. And my gay manager has the hots for me." I texted back, "... Umm," and then called him. It turned out that while Anaro was being spoken to by his general, he stopped in the middle of a sentence, staring at Anaro's open collared shirt, and said, "che... mm, I forgot what I was going to say." Anaro quickly closed his shirt, and then buttoned it after leaving sir general's presence. ... Anaro is a manly-man, and he does not shave his chest hair off and away as most young men do these days (Why do they do that?!), so I know perfectly well why sir general was distracted. However, I was still slightly shocked. In fact, even though I called him, after saying first thing, "Are you serious?," I could say no more. Later that day, I asked over the phone, "Any more incidents?" He replied, "No.. although he did call me 'Anaro, my bro'."
Now, I want to say that I am in no way writing of this to say negative things about homosexuals/homosexuality. I have nothing against them, other than that I don't quite get how people think a couple is a couple even though they can't naturally produce babies, and that there are a few verses in the Bible that speak of such acts in a negative way. I am religious, therefor I don't plan on becoming a lesbian, but I have had friends who are. If they want to hear my views, I speak them, other than that.. it's their business. Also, I don't know enough about the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy to say anything about it. .. Except that.
Alright, now that we have that out of the way, what I wish to express in this post is my complete lack of knowing what to do in my situation. I've had competition in the form of other girls, sure.. but not generally in any guys. I know, I know that Anaro does not view sir general as competition for me... in fact, Anaro would wish to not view sir general at all (it's a rather awkward situation, you may have guessed). However, if the shoes were on the other feet, and my supervisor had 'the hots', as Anaro says, for me, then Anaro would be over at the library as often as he could to send home the message that I'm not available for that type of supervision. As a girl, I've never had to do that. Even with other girls, I haven't ever really competed in the way a lot of young women have. So what's a girl to do when her best friend is being eyed by the sir general of Wal-mart?
I could go over and beat him up... except that, as a general rule, I'm against violence. This isn't self-defense.. this is keeping a hold of a good thing. Defending Anaro. Does he need defending? Probably not.. I could do what he would do and be at Wal-mart most days of the week, hanging around Anaro and being seen by sir general enough to let him know to keep his eyes off the hair; that there is no point in pursuing, so why bother. I could write him death threats, .. and land myself in juvie. I've heard it's not quite as bad as the Wal-mart barracks. Honestly, I've thought quite a while about this new position I'm in. I've gone over ways to kidnap and/or murder sir general. I've cooked up schemes to get him sent overseas to supervise the building of a new Wal-mart in Pakistan. Yes, I've even thought of services to swing him from sir general to SIR general. None have passed the rational, logical, realistic half of me.
In the end, with where I've been placed in this uncharted territory, I've come to the conclusion that... it's downright hilarious that Anaro has a sir general with an attraction to him, and you know what... I think I'll keep doing what comes naturally: laugh a lot, and make fun of him. Of course, I do hope that sir general does not abuse his authority (though then Anaro would have a lawsuit against him and gain thousands of dollars), and I do feel sorry for him for every reason mentioned in this post. But honestly... how many times in one's life are they placed in a position to make fun of someone they are attached to for receiving puppy love by a manager of the same sex? Yes, indeed, I laugh and say, ".. Office affair anyone?"
Now, I want to say that I am in no way writing of this to say negative things about homosexuals/homosexuality. I have nothing against them, other than that I don't quite get how people think a couple is a couple even though they can't naturally produce babies, and that there are a few verses in the Bible that speak of such acts in a negative way. I am religious, therefor I don't plan on becoming a lesbian, but I have had friends who are. If they want to hear my views, I speak them, other than that.. it's their business. Also, I don't know enough about the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy to say anything about it. .. Except that.
Alright, now that we have that out of the way, what I wish to express in this post is my complete lack of knowing what to do in my situation. I've had competition in the form of other girls, sure.. but not generally in any guys. I know, I know that Anaro does not view sir general as competition for me... in fact, Anaro would wish to not view sir general at all (it's a rather awkward situation, you may have guessed). However, if the shoes were on the other feet, and my supervisor had 'the hots', as Anaro says, for me, then Anaro would be over at the library as often as he could to send home the message that I'm not available for that type of supervision. As a girl, I've never had to do that. Even with other girls, I haven't ever really competed in the way a lot of young women have. So what's a girl to do when her best friend is being eyed by the sir general of Wal-mart?
I could go over and beat him up... except that, as a general rule, I'm against violence. This isn't self-defense.. this is keeping a hold of a good thing. Defending Anaro. Does he need defending? Probably not.. I could do what he would do and be at Wal-mart most days of the week, hanging around Anaro and being seen by sir general enough to let him know to keep his eyes off the hair; that there is no point in pursuing, so why bother. I could write him death threats, .. and land myself in juvie. I've heard it's not quite as bad as the Wal-mart barracks. Honestly, I've thought quite a while about this new position I'm in. I've gone over ways to kidnap and/or murder sir general. I've cooked up schemes to get him sent overseas to supervise the building of a new Wal-mart in Pakistan. Yes, I've even thought of services to swing him from sir general to SIR general. None have passed the rational, logical, realistic half of me.
In the end, with where I've been placed in this uncharted territory, I've come to the conclusion that... it's downright hilarious that Anaro has a sir general with an attraction to him, and you know what... I think I'll keep doing what comes naturally: laugh a lot, and make fun of him. Of course, I do hope that sir general does not abuse his authority (though then Anaro would have a lawsuit against him and gain thousands of dollars), and I do feel sorry for him for every reason mentioned in this post. But honestly... how many times in one's life are they placed in a position to make fun of someone they are attached to for receiving puppy love by a manager of the same sex? Yes, indeed, I laugh and say, ".. Office affair anyone?"
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