Problems on the whole front

Why does bad stuff happen to good people? Now that I'm working with the general public, i see more and more that this really is the case. The world is set up so the only way you can get to the top is to backstab your way there. It's been known for a long time, i'm not really trying to bring new things to light. The jackasses that come into work with the "the customer is always right" are the ones that make our lives a living hell, but they're always the ones that somehow get the better end of the deal at the end of the day. Then the people that are nice, and pay what we ask, and chat it up with us and tip and all, really come out worse, financially at least. And since money rules the world.... Now, i'd like so much to change this, but again, just the fact that the customer has the advantage of being able to give a bad report to the boss, we have to stay in line and bend over every once in a while. I hate it.

Now, i'm not saying i'm the good person that bad stuff happens to, like i said before, but it's the customers.

Also, the way i grew up, it wasn't sheltered, but my parents aren't divorced, and everything just sorta worked out, i guess. Recently, i've seen more how weird the world is, and how quickly shit happens, and how quickly someone can be gone. About a week ago, my mom told me that their neighbors, who i've lived next to my whole life got a divorce. They'd been married for 32 years, and they just kinda did it, i guess. I always had a good relationship with the dad, who'll probably still live there now, but the mom and the kids will probably be gone indefinitely. That sucks because the son is my godfather, which these days doesn't mean much, but he was always a good friend, and it's stupid that i might not see him because of some weird differences after 32 years.

What's more, Barry, the guy who i worked with for a lot of this summer at my dad's kennel died early this morning. They're not really sure why, they think maybe an accidental overdose on painkillers, or maybe a heart attack, but it was pretty unexpected since he was still pretty young. I also got to know him more when i played poker with him and his brother and friends this summer, and they kind of developed into my adult friends, so it sucks that he's gone.

Well, that's probably enough downer shit for tonight. I hope everything's going well in everyone's lives, especially with finals and christmas coming up. Ooh, and we got some good snow falling last night, if you were up at 4 in the morning like i was. It was amazing. Laters.