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- Título
- Joy
- Autor
- L'Henaff, Sheldon
- Editorial
- Trafford Publishing
- Año de publicación
- 2014
- Estado
- New
- Encuadernación
- PAP
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 1490749829
- ISBN 13
- 9781490749822
- Peso del artículo
- 383 gramos
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Joy
A Novel
By Sheldon L'henaffTrafford Publishing
All rights reserved.
The bus shifted gears and jerked a little, stirring Blake out of his sleep while he attempted to stretch out as far as the seat would let him. Through the sunlight peeking out of the clouds from the east, his eyesight shifted as he glanced down the Yellowhead Highway, trying to determine how far away from Saskatoon he was. To his left passed Saskatchewan Place, the hockey arena that also doubled as a boundary signpost signaling Saskatoon's outskirts.
Blake sighed and leaned his head against the window. The bus jerked a few more times as it slowed and careened onto Idylwyld Drive. The drive toward downtown was everything Blake remembered. And while he knew that nothing had changed since his last visit, instinct prompted him to still search for any significant changes to those familiar areas. When the bus stopped at the intersection at Thirty-Third Street, a huge Merry Christmas sign made of lights hanging from the street post in the center of the traffic island greeted him. It was almost as if the sign welcomed him home, the subsequent lampposts decorated with lit outlines of candy canes, signaling the way toward downtown.
He turned on his phone and waited a few moments while the bus inched closer and closer to the downtown terminal. Blake's phone vibrated and he quickly pressed one of the side buttons; the message I'M HERE appeared on the screen. He smiled as he adjusted his ball cap and continued to stare out the window.
The bus finally pulled into the terminal and Blake promptly hopped out and stretched. He adjusted the strap on his messenger bag while he grabbed his suitcase and made his way into the main lobby. After a quick scan of the area, he spotted his friend Dave waiting over by the entrance closest to the washrooms. He stood about five feet ten, his baby face still intact from high school. As soon as he spotted Blake, he adjusted his glasses on his face and smiled, Blake quickly heading over to give Dave a hug. The embrace was comically clumsy as Blake found himself trying to pull Dave close to him, his puffy jacket nearly pushing him away. "Merry Christmas, stranger." Dave beamed with a smile. "How was the bus ride back home?"
"It felt like forever," Blake deadpanned while Dave grabbed the suitcase and walked over to Dave's car. Blake then pointed out, "I used to do this trip quite often and it felt like I'd never get home." Dave chuckled as he put the suitcase in the backseat, and they both got in.
When Dave shut his door he asked, "What do you say about breakfast?"
Blake replied, "Breakfast would be perfect right about now."
Dave then said, "Denny's?"
Blake nodded while Dave began to maneuver the car out of downtown. Blake then asked, "Do you have any running around to do today?"
"I've pretty much have the day off today. Campus was closed up last night, so I don't have to be back unless I get called in to the lab on an emergency."
Blake then asked, "How is the IT job going anyhow?"
Dave explained, "It's work, and a fucking lot of it as well. Keep in mind that trying to update the university's aging infrastructure is a huge undertaking." Dave then asked, "What about you? How have things been?"
"I'm doing all right, Dave. Just ..."
As Blake fell, silent Dave asked a few moments later, "What time do you want to go to the house?"
Blake sighed. "Let me mull that over during breakfast."
Dave laughed and said with a smile, "Fair enough."
As they drove up to the restaurant, the darkness that had surrounded him upon arrival to Saskatoon had for the most part melted away. The glitter of Christmas lights had now faded as the sun cast a natural glow on the snow. As they talked, Blake found himself glancing around again for things that might have changed since he was away.
They finally pulled into the parking lot of Denny's, which was situated near the highway that branched out to the great northern unknown vastness of Saskatchewan, one of those back to Edmonton. Blake opened his passenger side door and stepped out, again stretching while Dave locked his car doors.
They walked into the restaurant. The front hostess spotted them immediately and plucked two menus from the slot on the side of the counter and motioned them to follow. She sat them in a booth and sweetly informed them, "Your server will be here shortly."
Dave pointed out as she walked away, "Is there even a point to opening a menu?"
Blake laughed as he reasoned, "I don't get out to Denny's much in Edmonton." Dave blushed as Blake added, "I've kinda saved that tradition for us."
Dave then shut his menu and then asked, "Is it Christmas?"
Blake explained, "I thought I was doing okay this season so far." While a server arrived and poured them each a coffee, Blake explained, "Every year, Dave, I think that maybe I'm overanalyzing the season. That maybe every year because I'm gay and single, I expect too much for the holiday season." He started to mix in a creamer and a bit of sugar to his coffee. "This year, more than anything, Dave, I feel so fucking disconnected from Christmas."
Dave asked, "Do you think that it has anything to do with the actual holiday itself?"
"In my years of retail, I always thought it was the sense of fucking entitlement customers harbored that choked me. People seem to check their patience and goodwill at the door and act like they suck at life." Dave nodded while Blake sipped his coffee and continued, "Then I thought that maybe it was the consumerism that's flooded the season. Obese white-trash fucks with their gazillion kids at Wal-Mart, all scrambling to find that perfect, ever-so-elusive gift for that special someone. That it's the holiday that Disney, Hallmark, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, and Sears have all capitalized on to ram the must-haves down their throats."
Blake then pointed out, "Or maybe it's how every musician nowadays has a fucking Christmas song out. I mean, there are a lot of musicians who need to stay the fuck away from Christmas standards."
Dave then asked, "You're still pissed off over that Christmas version of 'Hands' by Jewel aren't you?"
"No, that's a record company raping a song and reworking it for a Christmas cash-grab."
They both burst out laughing and Blake pointed out, "Christmas music is about Boney M., Vince Guaraldi, Enya, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and maybe Sarah McLachlan ..." Blake paused for a moment then elaborated, "Only because she does such an amazing rendition of Joni Mitchell's 'River' that nails out of the ball park."
Dave then asked, "What about Michael Bublé?"
Blake grinned. "You only like him because apparently he has a big cock."
Dave blushed as the server came up. She asked, "You two ready to order?"
Blake placed his order, and once Dave made his, Blake pointed out to her, "Make sure his has extra sausage with it." This caused Dave to blush even more while Blake laughed.
When the server walked away with menus in hand, Dave explained, "I can see where you're coming from when it comes to that thing called holiday disconnect."
Blake cocked his head to the side. "Holiday disconnect, eh?"
Dave nodded and pointed out, "It's what I call what I'm normally feeling during the holiday season. It pretty much sums up all the different things that seem to pick apart at me when Christmas arrives."
Blake then pointed out, "It's not that I don't love my family. I think they're the most amazing people on the planet." He then winced in pain and said, "And it's not like I completely hate the commercialization of the season. I mean, I drink corporate coffee as much as the next person, but it's almost like I'm being beaten over the head with the fucking season."
"At least you have an amazing family, Blake. Mine on the other hand is the bastion of dysfunction." Blake laughed and Dave argued, "I dunno, Blake. I'm sure everyone says this about how much of a big bag of crazy their family is. However, I think that this might be the year that takes the cake."
Dave then asked, "Can I spend Christmas with you and your family?"
They laughed again and the server returned with their orders. Blake glanced up at Dave and they started their meals. This was exactly how Blake remembered their friendship. It had begun at the Gay and Lesbian Center's Youth Night Out when Blake had just started to inch his way out of the closet. And while their friendship had strengthened past that support group, through the years they'd remained the best of friends. Blake would always be the voice of reason for Dave, while Dave helped with Blake's transition to Edmonton. Breakfast had always been their continual tradition that either occurred after one of their many nights out or just at any random weekend morning. Out of all the things Blake missed about being in Saskatoon, this had been the biggest one.
Once they'd finished, Dave leaned back and groaned, "Another one bites the dust."
Blake added, "It's been far too long since we've done that." He then asked, "So what else do you have to do prep-wise for Christmas?"
Dave explained, "Just some basic shopping and getting cards before I'm completely finished." He then added, "I'm going to Midtown. Does that work?"
Blake covered the bill, and they headed back into the car. Within moments they were headed back toward downtown and to Midtown Plaza. Blake had always felt a burst of excitement whenever as a child he and the family shopped at the downtown mall. Whenever they pulled into the underground parkade entrance on the north end of the mall, it was almost like a secret entryway to a completely different world. He would take the escalator up from the parkade into the vast openness of the plaza's main floor. It had always been a dazzling array of garlands, bells, and lights all carefully hung from the ceiling. Blake was very familiar with all the important spots. From Kapp's Toys to the theater to Eaton's, it was always a destination he'd found himself lost in.
Years went by, and a second floor was added. Kapp's Toys gave way to a stationery store, Eaton's to what would eventually become HOME Department Store. Despite Blake's world changing, the plaza had always been one of the sources of holiday wonderment. And despite moving from Saskatoon, there was always a minor reassurance that the plaza would be vibrantly decorated for the holidays.
Dave pulled into the underground parking lot and, after finding a stall, turned to Blake. "You sure you wanna brave the torrent of mass consumer culture?" Blake nodded and they took the elevator up to the main floor. The elevator doors opened to the mall, and upon first glance, Dave warned, "It's like Christmas threw up all over the mall."
Blake laughed and then asked, "Where to first?"
Dave explained, "Let's hit your old retail stomping grounds."
As they slowly walked through the mall, Blake commented, "I don't understand some of the couples that shop in the malls."
Dave asked, "What do you mean?"
Blake then explained, "Well maybe it's just me, but ... I don't understand some of the guys and their choice in girlfriends." He then nudged Dave as he glanced over in the direction of the couple that Blake was describing. Dave grinned as Blake commented, "A perfectly hot straight guy and a not-so-hot girlfriend. She parades him around like a fucking trophy. The funny thing is they must sense danger or something, 'cause the moment they see you ... wait for it ..."
At that moment the coupled girl noticed both of them and tightened her hand around her boyfriend's while Dave and Blake both laughed. Dave said, "Blake, you're too funny."
Blake explained, "It's a sad game, Dave. Those girls treat their boyfriends like shit. I saw it all the time while helping out in gift registry."
"Really?" he asked, and Blake nodded.
"Maybe it's just that I'm bitter because of my shitty luck when it comes to the same sex."
Dave then pointed out, "It's always your own luck that seems to augment everyone else's success."
Blake complained, "It's the holiday though that always seems to make it worse. This is when I feel at my loneliest." He then pointed out, "Life was so much easier when it was Christmas concerts, choirs, handbells, and bands. Christmas before adulthood was less complicated and busier."
They both entered the department store through the fragrance and cosmetics department, and Dave studiously looked over at the men's counter selection while Blake glanced around at some of the cosmetic displays. Dave then asked, "What do you get a man who wears nothing but Old Spice and Axe body spray?"
Blake asked, "New boyfriend?"
Dave grimaced, "My dad." Blake laughed while Dave explained, "Mom wants to get him something a little more masculine smelling but not ..." He paused for a moment then said, "Obnoxious."
Blake quickly glanced along with Dave, then pointed to the blue bottle on the counter. "Try that one by Chanel."
Dave quickly sprayed his wrist and gave it a quick inhale. He then grinned. "Never mind that. I might get it for myself."
Blake then pointed out, "Gay scent faux pas number one ..."
"Never get a fragrance that's going to smell like a parent."
Dave then said, "Just a heads up, Siobhan said the Christmas show is on the Twenty-First at the Odeon. She's second from the headliner on the bill."
Blake asked, "How many acts on the bill?"
Dave waved to the sales associate, then explained, "There's about two local acts then her. This means two things." He then pointed to the bottle on the shelf and said, "She is guaranteed an audience that night, and she at least gets an hour."
Dave then asked the associate, "Can I try this one?" She smiled and promptly handed him the tester bottle. Dave grabbed a card from the counter and sprayed a little on it and handed the card to Blake. Blake sniffed it, and he mused, "Dolce & Gabanna Light Blue? I think that would work just fine."
"Consider it done." Dave then nodded at the associate as she went to find a gift box and wrap.
Blake asked, "Do you want to come with me to the Roastery tomorrow to visit her?"
Dave replied, "Call me in the morning and I'll definitely tag along."
Blake mentioned, "She texted me as soon as I broke the news I was on my way home on Facebook." Blake plucked a tester from the counter, and as he sprayed a little on his neck, he said, "I hope that she gets a label deal soon. She works tirelessly on her music when she's not superbarista."
Dave explained, "She's actually done not too badly with her online sales. What she could really use is an actual tour."
Blake added, "Yeah, we're hoping for some sort of major break for her for Christmas."
As the associate handed Dave a bag, he asked, "Do you think there'll be some A&R at the gig?"
"If the headliner is indicative of anything, absolutely."
As they walked back into the mall, Dave asked, "So how much reprieve do you need before you see the family?"
Blake sighed out, "Grandpa's still gone until late tonight. I figure I will have some time before he gets back and I can at least get a little sleep."
Dave then asked, "And Chloe?"
"I'll hopefully get to see her soon. I've at least got the chance to see her this time around, not like my annual thirty-six-hour blitz from Edmonton to Saskatoon and then back again."
While they continued down the main mall aisle, Blake glanced over and spotted from behind what he saw was a familiar head of carefully styled red hair. When he tried to get a better view, the head had disappeared in the opposite direction back toward the department store. Blake then turned his attention back to Dave. "So how is the love life?"
Dave let out a sigh, "You know the answer to that one." He then explained, "At least you have room to make mistakes in Edmonton. Here I don't even get the chance."
Blake confirmed, "So in other words, single?" Dave nodded as they both entered HMV. Blake then explained, "I always thought that running away to Edmonton would help me find exactly what I was looking for. Instead I probably fucked up more than I care to admit."
They were both silent for a moment, and Dave blurted out, "There's kinda someone. It's too early to tell ..."
"But ..."
"But it's like all the signs are there. I build myself up to feel things, and then when it comes apart, it really comes apart." Dave plucked a CD from out of the stack and began to inspect the back cover. He then said, "Even I, the eternal optimist, is starting to feel jaded."
Blake said, "I understand completely. Tie it in with Christmas and it leaves one pissed off."
They finished up their shopping and they began the drive toward the west end of Saskatoon. Dave asked, "Do you have any Christmas shopping that you needed to do?"
(Continues...)
Excerpted from Joy by Sheldon L'henaff. Copyright © 2014 Sheldon L'henaff. Excerpted by permission of Trafford Publishing.
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Wood Dale, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Accuracy;
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that inaccurate data is rectified; and
that your personal data is, in certain circumstances, erased or restricted.
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We collect and process data for the following reasons:
personal data collected and created in relation to our selling books and other items; and
personal data relating to our people (which means those people working for our company, or providing services to us, or potentially working or providing services to us, including employees, consultants, temporary or casual workers and contractors).
All of our people are required to abide by our Privacy Policy when handling personal data, and are provided with appropriate data protection training. Any breach of data protection will be taken seriously, and may result in disciplinary action.
Selling books and other items
COLLECTION:
We will collect personal information which may include names, addresses and other information for our customers. This will be done for the management of the commercial relationship with our customers.
We may collect this personal data from you directly, and also from third parties, including publicly available third party sources. Additional personal data will be collected as it is created by or supplied to us in the course of anything we do for you.
USE:
We will use the personal data in the course of making sales and to comply with requirements that we are required to undertake.
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
in performance of a contract (the agreement to sell books and other items); and/or
compliance with a legal obligation; and/or
vital interests of the data subject; and/or
where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
We may also use your personal data in the following situations, which are likely to be far less common:
where we need to protect your interests (or someone else’s interests);
where it is needed in the public interest or for official purposes.
DISCLOSURE:
We may share personal data with third parties as is necessary in the sale of books and other items, including to third party providers who deliver services to support the operation of our company.
In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.
RETENTION PERIOD:
We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. Normally, our retention period for personal data collected for this purpose is a minimum of 6 years after the end of the period that we are selling books and other items.
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COLLECTION:
We will collect names, addresses, contact details, education and employment history, identity and other background checks (which may include appropriate criminal and financial checks and confirmation of the right to work in the UK), marital status and information on next of kin and dependents, financial information (such as bank details and NI numbers), date of birth, gender, a copy of your passport and driving licence, performance information and compensation history, recruitment information (including references), salary, benefits, pension and annual leave information, disciplinary and grievance information, photographs, information about your use of our information and communications systems and CCTV footage or other information obtained through electronic means.
We may collect and use special categories of personal data as required in the carrying out of obligations and exercising specific rights of us or the data subject in the field of employment. This may include information relating to matters such as health, racial origin, religious belief and offences or alleged offences.
Personal data may be collected from you during the selection process (for example via your application form and CV) and during your employment (including holiday forms, expense claims, performance reviews, any disciplinary or grievance processes), or from third parties, including referees, health service providers, background check providers.
USE:
Personal data of our people will be used for HR administration and management, both in respect of the selection of people to work for us (including suitability, eligibility and/or fitness to work), and those who do work for us, to include learning and development, disciplinary and security (of people, offices and data) requirements, providing and liaising with benefits providers, business management and planning (including accounting and auditing), paying you and dealing with tax and NI deductions, assessing and deciding on salary reviews and compensation, conducting performance reviews and managing performance, dealing with legal disputes involving you or others, preventing fraud, monitoring your use of our information and communications systems, ensuring compliance with our policies, and equal opportunities monitoring.
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
In performance of a contract with you; and/or
compliance with a legal obligation; and/or
vital interests of the data subject; and/or
where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
We may also use your personal data in the following situations, which are likely to be less common:
where we need to protect your interests (or someone else’s interests);
where it is needed in the public interest or for official purposes.
In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.
In respect of special categories of personal data, we may process this in the following circumstances:
in limited circumstances with your explicit written consent; and/or
where we need to carry out our legal obligations and in line with our policies; and/or
where it is needed in the public interest (such as for equal opportunities monitoring or in relation to our occupational pension scheme), and in line with our policies; and/or
where it is needed to assess your working capacity on health grounds, subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards.
Less commonly, we may process this type of information where it is needed in relation to legal claims or where it is needed to protect your (or someone else’s) interests and you are not capable of giving your consent, or where you have already made the information public. We may also process such information about our people (or former people) in the course of our legitimate business activities with the appropriate safeguards.
The special categories of personal data may be used in the following ways:
in relation to leaves of absence, to comply with employment and other laws;
in relation to your physical or mental health, or disability status, to ensure your health and safety in the workplace and to assess your fitness to work, to monitor, manage and administer benefits and absences;
in relation to your race, national or ethnic origin, religious, philosophical or moral beliefs, or your sexual life or sexual orientation, to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting.
DISCLOSURE:
Personal data may be transferred to service providers who support the operation of our business (such as payroll service providers), to other third parties reasonably necessary in the conduct of our business (including insurers, professional advisors, regulators). These third parties may be acting as processor, or controller of personal data in their own right.
In respect of all disclosures of personal data, we will only share the personal information which is necessary for the particular purpose for which it is provided, or where we have another legitimate interest in doing so, and we will ensure that the personal data is appropriately protected.
RETENTION PERIOD:
We will keep personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. We will normally keep personal data of applicants who we do not employ for six months after we receive it.
We will keep personal data of employees throughout your employment and normally for a minimum of six years after your employment ends.
Changes to your personal data
It is very important that the personal information that we hold about you is accurate and current. Please tell us if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.
Data Security
We have put in place measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those of our people and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and where they have agreed to treat the information confidentially and to keep it secure. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breach and will notify you and the ICO of a suspected breach where we are legally required to do so.
Where we store your personal data
We principally store data, both electronically and on file, at our office.
Personal data may be transferred outside of the EEA by processors acting on our behalf. For transfers to countries not considered adequate by the EC, we will ensure that personal data is adequately protected, as required by the GDPR. This would include by use of the Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the EC to protect personal data.
Your rights
Under certain circumstances, you have the right by law to request:
access to your personal data. This enables you to ask to receive a copy of the personal data that we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.
correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
erasure of your personal data.
object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on our legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
restriction of processing of your personal data.
transfer of your personal data to another party.
Links from our website
Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties that we permit to make such links. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We recommend that you check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on our website, so please ensure that you are viewing the correct version.
Please contact us if you have any questions, comments or requests regarding this Privacy Policy.
Last amended May 2021.