This being-friends-with-my-co-workers thing is sort of surreal.
Granted that's because my two other jobs never involved working with potential friends, but. It's still strange. Wonderful, but strange. I'm not sure how I got adopted into the group so quickly, but yay.
I didn't have to work yesterday, but there was a meeting for everyone on the crew, so I went to that. Afterward Jen and Margeaux asked what I was doing, and they told me I was going shopping with them and Kelly, another server. We went to the mall first, where we spent most of our time in Victoria's Secret, and then we went over to College Books, which is the creepy adult bookstore where I originally wanted to work (until I actually went in there).
Margeaux inadvertently handed me a golden moment for coming out as we were leaving Steak 'n Shake after the meeting, so I took it. I had to drop food off at the apartment before I could go to the mall, and the conversation went something like this:
Margeaux: Who's the food for?
Me: My ex.
Someone else: Who's the food for?
Margeaux: Her ex-boyfriend.
Me: Ex-girlfriend.
Margeaux: Oh, okay. I didn't know that.
Kelly: What?
Me: I'm gay.
Jen: I think I just missed a whole conversation.
Margeaux: Sam has an ex-girlfriend. Thank you for telling me, by the way.
Kelly: I have a fake ex-girlfriend.
Margeaux: They were pretending, so a guy would leave them alone. By the way, you're at the right store. Andy (manager) is gay, and so is Hugo (production).
Me: Hugo, really? Huh.
Margeaux: Okay, we'll follow you to your apartment and then you can ride with Jen to the mall!
So it was a non-thing really, and then we went underwear and video game and sex toy shopping. I didn't buy anything, it was vicarious shopping for me, but I had so much fun. I found out that Jen (and her mom!) are big BtVS/AtS fans, and that Jen loved Serenity and has Firefly (but hasn't watched it yet). And they all watch a lot of movies, many of which are pretty dorky. (Margeaux really likes the Bring It On sequels, and Jen wants to buy them even though she hasn't seen either one.)
In line at the video game store, Jen and I got into a discussion about the quality decline in voice actors from Kingdom Hearts to Kingdom Hearts 2. (For me, this primarily means the loss of David Boreanaz.) Margeaux stared at us for a while, and then she said, "You guys are going to get along well. Wait you already do. No wonder."
Kristin was in a weird mood when I got back, which may or may not have had anything to do with the fact that I went out and was social and happy, but I'd say there's at least a 50% chance that they were related. I start moving tomorrow though, so it doesn't really matter at this point. She was also in a really bad mood this morning. She hasn't been that grouchy first thing in the morning in a long time. It's sort of funny that it's flaring up now.