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Ahhh, ok so working at Hollister is so much more tiring than you'd think. But before I get to that....I've worked two days since my last post, and so far things are going well! The managers are all really nice (and pretty funny) and have been nothing but awesome since I've started. This one manager, Marlon, worked everyday this week without a single day off. I want more hours as much as the next guy, but that's Hollister overkill. I'll stick to my part-time-couple-shifts-a-week-gig, thank you very much.

So, what's so tiring about working at Hollister? Two words, USR and BACKSTOCK. See, when we sell an item, we need to refill it (so to speak.) That empty spot in the store needs to be restocked so we can continuing selling things. There's this list of things we sell and it's my job to make sure those items get refilled. Today was super-busy for some reason and I spent two and half hours just refilling those clothes. It was insane. Now, backstock....adsfjsdg, backstock is a gigantic pile in the backroom where all the extra unpurchased clothing goes. THE CLOTHES YOU LEAVE IN THE FITTING ROOM AND AT THE REGISTER, YEAH, THAT. There was soooo much to put back today; I must've restocked at least a hundred different items back onto the shelves. Needless to say, it's a time-consuming task. Think about people like me next you don't feel like putting something back where you got it from

Overall though, working at Hollister is simple and fun. You can't be lazy though. (Three people were fired today because of their long-term laziness. Good for me, cause now I get an extra shift this week!) It also depends on the people you work with too. Luckily I haven't had to deal with any (as Diddy would say) bitchassness.

In other news:
• the Rewindd Store is going nicely. I've made a few awesome graphics that I'm really proud. If you've got a couple dollars to spare and want me to whip up something for you/your site, give it a look here. Thanks a ton!

• I've been getting new music like crazy lately. My favorite songs of the moment include:
+ "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga
+ "Chasing Pavements" - Adele
+ "Sick" - Sam Sparro
+ "We Break The Dawn" - Michelle Williams
(I recommened all these songs. They're so great.)

• Ok, America's Best Dance Crew. Any other Fanny Pak fans out there?! I've been a huge fan since the casting special and have been voting like crazy every week to keep them in the game. Did you see them completely smash the speed up challenge?! America needs a slap if that crew is in the bottom again. A giant, stop the presses, shock to the system, bitch slap. (I love this crew in case you couldn't tell.)

Mkay, still workin' each week to bring you new content! Keep checking the updates section of the sidebar for all that's new. I update it everytime something new is added. Thanks again for the support everyone

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[EDIT] I just posted...another new site layout. The last one wasn't even a month-old but I was already tired of it. I need to slap myself everytime I use the color gray. SRSLY. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the new one. Things at home have been really depressing lately (long story) so it put me in the mood to give Rewindd a facelift. It's more playful, I hope you like it! [/EDIT]

Exciting! I've been working on The Rewindd Store for two days straight and now it's finally done. For those of you who want requests and are willing to purchase them (they're affordable, promise) then do give the new Rewindd Store a visit. As usual, you visit it simply by going to Rewindd.com/store. I'm only offering banners and buttons at the moment, but with time I plan on offering layouts, premades, logos, etc. I really hope you enjoy the store, I'm excited to start working on those new projects for you and/or your site

In other news, I got a job! You're looking at the newest Hollister Co. employee. -nods head- (Hollister is only in the United States I believe, but for those who don't know what it is, it's a clothing store branch of Abercrombie.) Simple job really, all I have to do is be enthusiastic for customers, keep the store tidy, and just overall be awesome. Simple! My first day is June 30th, I'll let you know how it goes, haha.

If you read my blog about my financial situation, there's really not much progress on that whole issue. I haven't been too involved with the whole mess, but my parents are assuring me they'll handle it. If worse comes to worse we'll have to declare bankruptcy (which would.....suck.) On the brightside, if that happens, think about all the financial-based-need college scholarships I could get! Hahaha. Whatever happens though I'm sure we'll be fine. I've got this website for my own personal income so that's something right? It could be worse, it really could. -holds head up high-

Lastly, just wanted to say a big thank you to all the visitors here at Rewindd! I know I say that a lot, but you've all been so supportive lately and I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate it. I've got big plans for Rewindd this summer, I hope I can repay you that way. I'm trying hard to expand the site in case you haven't noticed. I just want to create a bigger and better Rewindd.com for everyone

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Just to do something a little out of the ordinary, I thought I'd show some of my really old graphics along with some of my newer ones. It's unbelieveable how much my style's evolved, huh? Click:

(lmao at flashback #3.)

Anyways, just wanted to give a huge thanks to those of you who have known about (and stuck with) the site for these past two years. (Extra bonus points for those who knew me back when ZA!D was still "za!divs" on MySpace.) To those of you who are new to Rewindd, I hope you'll realize how much time's gone into this site (and that you'll stick around for a while.)

So, two long years. I'm still wrapping my head around that. I'm gonna be in this for a while, don't expect me to just fall off the face of the planet anytime soon. See you at ZA!D/Rewindd's third birthday!

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[EDIT] I posted a new site layout! I'm (once again) experimenting around with organization and layout style. I realize it's pretty different from Rewindd's usual organization, but give it a chance, I think you'll grow to like it. You'll also notice the new motto at the top, "Every style, every attitude." What I'm trying to say with that is that Rewindd has a lot of variety. I try really hard to do a little bit of everything so that there's something for everyone. The character cutouts represent the different styles people have and how Rewindd.com tries to cater to them all. I do hope you like it

One last thing, you guys are absolutely amazing. Reading all your comments and seeing your support makes me feel like a million bucks. Thanks so so much.
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First off, my friend E. Bennett Jone & I opened up a request-type site! Over at diFRACTURE.com we'll be doing custom websites/banners/layouts (for a price of course), so do check it out if you're interested.

In other news, my family has run into a bit of a financial snag. In a nutshell, one of my dad's old business partners has completely screwed us over. They owned a company together, but turns out that this business partner was pocketing the money and evading taxes. To make things worse, he took his name off all the documents and now MY FAMILY is responsible for $58,000. The most frustrating thing is that we had no part in taking that money and now the IRS is all over us because of it. We're taking this to court soon so hopefully we'll get all this behind us

This means I'm no longer going to the MICA Pre-college program in Maryland (yeah, the one I've been raving about for the past couple months.) It sucks, but financially we're just not capable of it right now. Instead, I'm going to be getting a summer job and doing my best to help out the family. That also means putting more time into this site, since it's (as of now) my only income. Good news for all you I guess, haha, that means much more content this summer

Things will be fine for us, just need some time to get things together. Thanks for all your support!

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So it's summertime at Rewindd.com! (Actually, summer doesn't start for me until May 30th, but it FEELS like summer so I'm celebrating early. Shhh.) I love making sunny, bright stuff so I figured I'd open up a new part to the site just for the summer season. For fresh content with a summer twist, just visit Rewindd.com/Summer over the next couple months. I'll be adding stuff to it randomly

Alsooo, my birthday is May 28th! (I'm gonna be 17 years old jsyk.) Should be fun, I think the family is going out to dinner to this nice italian restaurant that night. Then I can have the waiters/waitresses all walk around the table having to clap and sing for ME. Hah, I love it, the whole restaurant will know it's my birthday.

In other news:
• "Golden Skans" by The Klaxons has recently become my new summer anthem. Along with "L.E.S. Artistes," "Listen Up," and "Check Yes Juliet." (Oh come on, you expect me to pick just one?)
• I'm finishing up all the paperwork for the Pre-College Program in Baltimore! It's finally sinking in that I'm going. It's going to be soooooo amazing.
• Yes I now realize "Je Veux Te Voir" is a scandalous song talking about scandalous things in a scandalous foreign languange. I love it more now

So in the spirit of it feeling like summer, I'm off to the beach now. See ya!

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