Monday, January 05, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Damn! I must be Nostradamus!
Well, not really. But shit, I did predict my employment demise within 2 months of it's implosion. December 15th encrusted my last 2 hours of work. I believe that my official prediction was December 11, could have been the 5th though. I'm not sure if I predicted it before or after I was told of the 1 week bonus project, probably before. I do know that after my initial prediction was deemed inaccurate, I was teased for it. (Hola, Tony! Guess you'll be working the grill from now on.) But who cares, really? Just add me to the percentage of unemployed in Los Angeles; and the percentage of unemployed in California; and the percentage of unemployed in America; and the percentage of unemployed globally. Thanks to a neocon piece of shit I'll refer to as "W" and the entire entourage of espionage under that "rule of law".
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Fat People Should be Banned from having Children
I repeat: Fat people should be banned from having children. This should also include adoption. We all know people are not born fat, but looking at statistics, fat people choose to be fat and it's affecting their children. Have you ever seen a fat person with a skinny child? Neither have I, and statistics show that fat breeds fat.
Many may not understand the repercussions this dilemma has on our society, our environment and our economy. Millions of dollars a year in farm bills have been issued so farmers can accommodate for the "growing needs" of what is referred to in the media as "fat America."
I'd like to start a worldwide movement to change all that... and you should support it.
It's the right thing to do.
Many may not understand the repercussions this dilemma has on our society, our environment and our economy. Millions of dollars a year in farm bills have been issued so farmers can accommodate for the "growing needs" of what is referred to in the media as "fat America."
I'd like to start a worldwide movement to change all that... and you should support it.
It's the right thing to do.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Where the fuck have you been?
Okay, I mean me... duh. It's not like anyone knew about this blogging thing I haven't been doing anyway.
But to answer the question... "Where the fuck have I been?" Hmm... where the fuck have I been? Lemme think... Oh I know, I've been working and riding my bicycle. I've actually been riding my bicycle to work: It's about 7.52 miles there and 13.1 miles back, a whopping 20.62 miles a day, but who's counting? Oh yeah, mapmyride.com is! Sweet!
For the record, I'm not trying to pull some "parental in the snow uphill" bullshit, but "why the different distances?", you may ask. I'd rather do a loop than go back the way in which I came. Duh! And by the way, both are uphill.
So the first part of my answer was "working". And by "working" I mean I've been conveniently sitting at my desk, eager to accomplish any task that is put before me; I am a diligent worker; I love the process; I love the result; I love to be busy. I'm a much more interesting person when I'm busy. Bored? I might as well not exist.
But at "work": I'm bored. The problem is that the tasks that are put before me are... how can I put this succinctly? Oh! I know, non-existent! So therefore, I am bored. And I'll probably be looking for a job soon. My supervisor resigned on Monday(?) and the only other person in my department told me she was leaving too. I figured if I ignored what she said it wouldn't be true so we haven't had any more discussion about it. I suppose I should have that conversation with her before I forget to and feel left in the lurch.
Oh, the second part of my answer... the biking. Not so much. =(
I've been busted up with a sprained left foot... I haven't been riding anytime recent and won't be anytime soon. I do have an interesting story though (it's about time right?): my foot almost completely peeled up and melted off! More on that later, I've got a something to deal with right now...
But to answer the question... "Where the fuck have I been?" Hmm... where the fuck have I been? Lemme think... Oh I know, I've been working and riding my bicycle. I've actually been riding my bicycle to work: It's about 7.52 miles there and 13.1 miles back, a whopping 20.62 miles a day, but who's counting? Oh yeah, mapmyride.com is! Sweet!
For the record, I'm not trying to pull some "parental in the snow uphill" bullshit, but "why the different distances?", you may ask. I'd rather do a loop than go back the way in which I came. Duh! And by the way, both are uphill.
So the first part of my answer was "working". And by "working" I mean I've been conveniently sitting at my desk, eager to accomplish any task that is put before me; I am a diligent worker; I love the process; I love the result; I love to be busy. I'm a much more interesting person when I'm busy. Bored? I might as well not exist.
But at "work": I'm bored. The problem is that the tasks that are put before me are... how can I put this succinctly? Oh! I know, non-existent! So therefore, I am bored. And I'll probably be looking for a job soon. My supervisor resigned on Monday(?) and the only other person in my department told me she was leaving too. I figured if I ignored what she said it wouldn't be true so we haven't had any more discussion about it. I suppose I should have that conversation with her before I forget to and feel left in the lurch.
Oh, the second part of my answer... the biking. Not so much. =(
I've been busted up with a sprained left foot... I haven't been riding anytime recent and won't be anytime soon. I do have an interesting story though (it's about time right?): my foot almost completely peeled up and melted off! More on that later, I've got a something to deal with right now...
Thursday, October 18, 2007
1933 v2
Don't ask me why I didn't attempt some sort of shower Wednesday night when the hot water was back on... I had a phone call. A long one. Turns out my mom told my niece I was going to fly her here for her birthday. Moms... just not good at keeping a secret. I suppose that was her way of making sure that my niece was out of her hair just long enough to move away.
By the way, my mom is my nieces mom. And not in a sick disturbing way... in a "my brother ain't quite mom enough even though he may be taking more sausage than he'd ever admit to" kind of way, but I'll leave that up to your imagination.
Anyway, wasn't I talking about my lack of a bath or something? Yes I was.
I called my neighbor from work after I had emailed her about some dumb "Prison Break" not so breaking news: Fox at last has given Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles a premiere date: Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at 8 pm/ET. To make room for the big-screen spin-off, Prison Break will serve up a fall-finale cliff-hanger on Dec. 17, then return four months later on April 14. At that point, just as 24 will, the babes-behind-bars drama will air all original episodes into June. — Ben Katner
Do we have hot water yet?
Answer: yap. This is kinda stupid from a marketing standpoint. I realize they put the new show IN PLACE of a successful one in order to lure the successful show's viewers in, but in effect they LOSE viewers of the successful show who never know when or even remember WHEN the popular show is coming back. Also, considering how many lead-ins and lead-outs tank when sandwiched between a popular show, the reasoning behind this baffles me. Case in point? Chuck and Journeyman, both sandwiched between heroes, have not had stellar ratings. I think Journeyman might have even been canceled ... that's the rumor anyway.
After numerous unanswered calls to my neighbor... I'll just refer to her as 407. I'm sure she wouldn't approve of me calling her "the 32 year-old virgin", even though she is. and I can't call her a lesbian because her lack of grooming proves otherwise. Anyway... this is the first email I sent to her regarding the heatless water situation and regarding her revised blog (not her fluffy bush):
Looks fuller... some of your headings are lowercase and others are title case... get some consistency... speaking of consistency... a nice hot fucking shower in the AM would be nice. The dude that lives in 112 turned the water heater off. Michele couldn't get it back on. I think he blew out the pilot light on it too. Bastard. Doesn't he realize that doing that affects 48 people. I had to bathe using a washcloth and the microwave and a few baby-wipes.
407: okay dude, that was TOO damn funny.....
302: You should have seen Michele this morning. She answered the door in one of her button up shirts... no pants... just the shirt. She said she had been up until 4am, and I could tell that she was telling the truth by the looks of her chin. Must have taken hours to pick her face silly like that. Plus it looked like she had eaten some blackberry jam or something. Her lips were stained in the places where they touch, it was cakey and dry... she went downstairs without putting on pants... went to inspect then came back with an update. Told me about 112 and attached the note he wrote onto her door. I guess that was to let people in the building know that she didn't turn the water off.
Has it been fixed yet? I have to do laundry and pack tonight. I think I may take 2 showers when I get home if everything is working.
By the way, my mom is my nieces mom. And not in a sick disturbing way... in a "my brother ain't quite mom enough even though he may be taking more sausage than he'd ever admit to" kind of way, but I'll leave that up to your imagination.
Anyway, wasn't I talking about my lack of a bath or something? Yes I was.
I called my neighbor from work after I had emailed her about some dumb "Prison Break" not so breaking news: Fox at last has given Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles a premiere date: Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at 8 pm/ET. To make room for the big-screen spin-off, Prison Break will serve up a fall-finale cliff-hanger on Dec. 17, then return four months later on April 14. At that point, just as 24 will, the babes-behind-bars drama will air all original episodes into June. — Ben Katner
Do we have hot water yet?
Answer: yap. This is kinda stupid from a marketing standpoint. I realize they put the new show IN PLACE of a successful one in order to lure the successful show's viewers in, but in effect they LOSE viewers of the successful show who never know when or even remember WHEN the popular show is coming back. Also, considering how many lead-ins and lead-outs tank when sandwiched between a popular show, the reasoning behind this baffles me. Case in point? Chuck and Journeyman, both sandwiched between heroes, have not had stellar ratings. I think Journeyman might have even been canceled ... that's the rumor anyway.
After numerous unanswered calls to my neighbor... I'll just refer to her as 407. I'm sure she wouldn't approve of me calling her "the 32 year-old virgin", even though she is. and I can't call her a lesbian because her lack of grooming proves otherwise. Anyway... this is the first email I sent to her regarding the heatless water situation and regarding her revised blog (not her fluffy bush):
Looks fuller... some of your headings are lowercase and others are title case... get some consistency... speaking of consistency... a nice hot fucking shower in the AM would be nice. The dude that lives in 112 turned the water heater off. Michele couldn't get it back on. I think he blew out the pilot light on it too. Bastard. Doesn't he realize that doing that affects 48 people. I had to bathe using a washcloth and the microwave and a few baby-wipes.
407: okay dude, that was TOO damn funny.....
302: You should have seen Michele this morning. She answered the door in one of her button up shirts... no pants... just the shirt. She said she had been up until 4am, and I could tell that she was telling the truth by the looks of her chin. Must have taken hours to pick her face silly like that. Plus it looked like she had eaten some blackberry jam or something. Her lips were stained in the places where they touch, it was cakey and dry... she went downstairs without putting on pants... went to inspect then came back with an update. Told me about 112 and attached the note he wrote onto her door. I guess that was to let people in the building know that she didn't turn the water off.
Has it been fixed yet? I have to do laundry and pack tonight. I think I may take 2 showers when I get home if everything is working.
1933 v1
This morning i didn't take a shower. Didn't take a bath either. well, not a legitimate one. It was more like a "ho bath."
Apparently, one tenant in the building had some sort of water problem. something about a snaking of the sink or something. Anyway, on Wednesday morning, not only did I have zero hot water, I also, for once, had a note taped to my door that read like this:
"ATTENTION TENANTS - NO HOT WATER
LAST NIGHT MAJOR FLOOD IN BASEMENT. THE HOT WATER
TANK HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE IN
THE MORNING. SO SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE AND THE
LACK OF YOUR MORNING SHOWER THIS WAS UNAVOIDABLE."
Let not the all caps persuade you into thinking that was my way of delineating the difference in my words versus the apartment managers words. No, she speaks IN ALL CAPS AND DOUBLE SPACE, she is a large woman you see...
Anyway....
I was denied a shower. And I was pissed.
Apparently, one tenant in the building had some sort of water problem. something about a snaking of the sink or something. Anyway, on Wednesday morning, not only did I have zero hot water, I also, for once, had a note taped to my door that read like this:
"ATTENTION TENANTS - NO HOT WATER
LAST NIGHT MAJOR FLOOD IN BASEMENT. THE HOT WATER
TANK HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE IN
THE MORNING. SO SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE AND THE
LACK OF YOUR MORNING SHOWER THIS WAS UNAVOIDABLE."
Let not the all caps persuade you into thinking that was my way of delineating the difference in my words versus the apartment managers words. No, she speaks IN ALL CAPS AND DOUBLE SPACE, she is a large woman you see...
Anyway....
I was denied a shower. And I was pissed.
untitled
i think every blog*slash*initial blurb i've ever written, on any medium (myspace, et cetera) has always started with an entry entitled "untitled". i believe that this is because whatever i write about is so "all over the place" that dwindling it down to one subject is virtually impossible. so i've decided to just explain that with this entry and just. move. on.
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