Welcome, my son... welcome, to the fruit machine
My thought process at this hour of the morning (shut up I haven't gotten up this early in ages):

1. lol, the pictures on the front of this ASL textbook have one lady signing 'fruit' and the guy next to her signing 'machine.' Fruit Machine! Ha ha ha.... ha.

2. Fruit Machine, Fruit Machine... that's so weird to say. Hey, it sounds like a band name!

3. Maybe the lady and the guy are starting a band called Fruit Machine!

4. ...Wait, why would Deaf people start a band?

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First day of work today. Only a three-hour shift for training, but I'm still a little bit nervous-- I haven't worked in ages, either (sign waving doesn't count). There's a part in my employee handbook about not talking about $EMPLOYER online, but lol as if that's going to stop me. I need a better name than $EMPLOYER, though. I thought about 'Lamestop,' but I still like the store, so that doesn't really work. I wonder what the other 'Stoppers call it.

Hat Biz is chugging along. I've now got a lot of premade hats, and will put them up online so you all can have a look-see. Premades are cheaper than customs, but just as warm and fuzzy.

Now for another cup of coffee.

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