It's October. WHY is it snowing???

I spent the week in Western Montana, playing around in the rain and thunder.  I love this kind of weather.  Something about a light show and the slow rumble of mother nature.

But Wednesday, my mood sank.  My girlfriend sent me this picture, with the message "GUESS WHAT?"

Yes... not even a week into October, and the first snow of the season has come.  Last year it didn't hit until after Thanksgiving.  In fact, October 1 was my one-year anniversary in Idaho.  When we arrived last year, we were wearing shorts and t-shirts for weeks.

I check with some friends in Boise.  Rain, no snow.  I looked outside in Missoula.  Rain, no snow.  But in Eastern Idaho, the white was coming down in piles.

But that was only Wednesday.  I'm not due home until Friday.  It'll melt off by then... right?

...right?

I start my drive home Friday, and I can see snow in the distance as I approach the border.  Not a bit of snow in Montana, and weather in the mid 40's.

As I get closer to Idaho, the temperature continues to drop and drop.  The white on the trees becomes much more apparent.

Still... no snow in Montana at all.

It's almost funny, in a creepy way.

I finally see white covering trees on the road.  Snow from here on out.  Coincidentally, I see a sign:

Welcome to Idaho

Yeah, only snow in Idaho.  Karma is a bitch.

And now, 'tis the season to start looking at the weather reports.  I packed for sun this past week, and wasn't expecting cold weather.  Short sleeves and polos were not the best choice.

Oh well.  Fucking Idaho.  What'cha gonna do?

Target = Murlocs to me

Target.  Such an awesome store, even Michelle Obama shops there incognito.  

At one point in our lives, both my girl and I were cashiers at this fine red establishment.  Times we'd rather forget, but it's a part of who we are.  For me, it was over 10 years ago.  For her, it was about 2.

During her time (and still active now), the cashiers get to play a little game on their cash registers.  They get rated by the speed of their transaction, and either get a G for 'Green' or a R for 'Red.'   Greens are good, and you're supposed to have a certain percentage of G's by the end of the day...

...or it gets the hose again...

This is how the screen looks.  You've probably seen it...

Well, my girl and I were shopping at Target not too long ago, and went to check out.  I like to peek at this screen from time to time, and if the cashier is an ass, make them get an R.  After all, if you piss my off, I should be able to fuck up your stats, right?

Well, this guy didn't need my help.  At the end of the transaction he got a G from us, but his screen read:

RGRRGRGRGGGRGR

Now say that aloud...  I'll wait....

THIS is what I had in my head for the rest of the evening.  If you know what it sounds like know, you'll see why this is funny to me.

It sounds... like a murloc.

If you're not one of the 14 million who have played World of Warcraft, a murloc is an annoying little monster that tries to kill you.  Its warcry is "GRRRGRMRRRGRMRGRRRMRRR!" which is very similar to that dude's Target score.

I haven't played WoW in about 2ish years, but I laughed at this.  I gurgled and mrrgled to my gf's chagrin (she's a former player too) and all she could do is roll her eyes.

I wanted to go back into the store, take this guy out, and see if he dropped any phat loot.  But I didn't want to get arrested...

For those WoWheads out there, I'll leave you with this song.  Have a great weekend!   GRRRGRMRRRGRMRGRRRMRRR!