fruitastic

i know, i know. i didn't put up fruit this weekend. but looks like no one's complaining so i'll see if anyone actually cares. i will now babble about what i think when i'm walking from class to class.

how do people who work at sex stores answer that eternal question "so, what's your job?" do they say "i work in a sex store"? no, that can't be. too crass. too bold. too freaky for the other person. how about "i work at a pleasure products store"? then the inquirer would ask "so what do you sell?" and they'd have to say "ohh, just lube, vibrators, dildos, ya know. same old shit. i think i sold your wife a vibrator last week." again, heart attack. perhaps "sales associate at a mom and pop shop"? safe enough, but too sterile. and sales associate! when did everyone at home depot start having the title 'sales (fucking) associate'? american culture is filled with too many euphemisms. euphemisms hide the truth. euphemisms produce false shame. it's horrific. next time someone asks where you work at, just say it. there's no shame in saying "i work at a sex store. would you like a buy one get one free coupon for a lube?"