To relieve some serious boredom that has plagued me the last couple of days (or my entire lifetime) I have been channeling my energy into haikus. Grab a tissue....I think you will find that my beautiful works of art will move you to tears.
I see the snow fall
Little white flakes drift slowly
My God, this day sucks
New Jersey is home
Every day I awaken
I think "Just shoot me"
Gallons of water
I drink each and every day
Excuse me, must pee
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Monday, February 06, 2006
Dante's Inferno
I figure a day like today pans out to be somewhere near the third level of hell. I have been "sentenced" to work in our customer communication center. This may not mean much to you who have never work on the other end of the phone in a call center, but let me promise you, this is not what I was put on earth to do. This job should be harnessed and used as some sort of POW treatment ( BTW- I have a lot more ideas for that line of thought, that would be effective and pass the Geneva Convention).
Ok, different tantrum now. I am continually amazed at the epidemic levels of incompetence in this world. And to top it off, not only does it go unnoticed but is frequently rewarded. Rewarded out of pity or for the simple fact that the supervisor doesn't want to deal with this person any more thes people get moved to higher positions and better jobs. This to me is outrageous. Somewhere along the way in our PC world, it became against the law to fire someone simply because they can't do the job. They have to be tied to some sort of sexual harassment or other illegal behavior. In the spirit of Chris Rock, whatever happened to DUMB? Can't you just fire people for being DUMB?
I have another beef but will hold that for a later date........ as I feel as though I have done the requisite bitching for today. Please excuse me, the flames are calling my name.
Ok, different tantrum now. I am continually amazed at the epidemic levels of incompetence in this world. And to top it off, not only does it go unnoticed but is frequently rewarded. Rewarded out of pity or for the simple fact that the supervisor doesn't want to deal with this person any more thes people get moved to higher positions and better jobs. This to me is outrageous. Somewhere along the way in our PC world, it became against the law to fire someone simply because they can't do the job. They have to be tied to some sort of sexual harassment or other illegal behavior. In the spirit of Chris Rock, whatever happened to DUMB? Can't you just fire people for being DUMB?
I have another beef but will hold that for a later date........ as I feel as though I have done the requisite bitching for today. Please excuse me, the flames are calling my name.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
So to meet my "quota"
of quality posts I will pose this question to you? How hard do you think it would be to get a job as an ESPN sideline reporter? I mean, I can ask questions as good as Holly Rowe. "So coach, your team is down. What are you going to tell them going into the locker room? " After the half when I interview the winning coach "So, coach, your team is winning. How do you keep your guys motivated and focused to close this game out?" See, that's all. Oh and my hair is so much better than hers. Well, maybe not right now, but it will be as soon as I finish growing it out.
On that note, can you believe that I have stuck to growing my hair out this long? I have even impressed myself (and we both know how hard it is to impress me.)
Back to the job at ESPN, I think they could use a couple more sideline reporters anyway. They have two. Erin and Holly. I think Tiger Chick fits in that line up nicely. Perhaps I will write ESPN a very carefully worded letter on my qualifications. Do you wanna help? I am open to suggestions.
On that note, can you believe that I have stuck to growing my hair out this long? I have even impressed myself (and we both know how hard it is to impress me.)
Back to the job at ESPN, I think they could use a couple more sideline reporters anyway. They have two. Erin and Holly. I think Tiger Chick fits in that line up nicely. Perhaps I will write ESPN a very carefully worded letter on my qualifications. Do you wanna help? I am open to suggestions.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Look at me
Ok, so I guess its my turn again to get this thing going.
College rings are just a status symbol to let people know “hey look at me, I have a college degree, Im smart, I can comprehend stuff”. I too have one so Im not picking on anyone, Im just stating the obvious.
Everything in this country is looked at as a status symbol. Your house, car, cloths, spouse, kids, kid’s cloths, kid's school, restaurants you eat at, the food market you shop at.
Seems like all we care about is what others will think of us, and we are so afraid that we won’t be accepted that we are willing to give and spend whatever it takes to get there. Again Im just as guilty but at least Im smart enough to realize how stupid this is.
Why is it that we try to impress others and make them believe we have more money than we really do? And most of these people that we are trying to impress don’t even know us. Like the guy at the mall or the girl that works at the Gap. Do these people really care about the fact that our shirts have a guy on a horse playing polo or an alligator on it. I guess we’re just hoping they see us and say “oh look she has those Jimmy Choo’s on, she must be famous or an actor or something” (ok that bit might have been picking on Tigerchick just a little).
To me it should all be relative to the amount of income that one brings in.
For example, if someone makes $40,000 a year, and they buy a pair of jeans for $50, that’s .12% of their salary. If you prorate this out, someone who makes $250,000 can buy a $300 pair of jeans and that’s ok. The problems comes when people who make $40,000 want $300 jeans. Live within your means people.
Two arguments can be made against this and Im willing to hear both of them.
“Well what if I find it on sale for 50% off, then It not such a bad deal, right?”
This all depends………..I can take a dump in a box and mark it 75% off but im willing to bet you won’t think its such a good deal.
“Well, what if Im willing to give up on some other stuff like jewelry, food,
furniture, then is it ok to buy these jeans?”. In this case I guess it ok, as long as what your giving up, isn’t going to make life miserable for you. But keep in mind your giving up these things to make people believe you live a luxurious life. How ironic.
So with all this said, next time you see me wearing a name brand or something that might look like its expensive, don’t chastise me, just know that I probably didn’t pay full price and that Im trying to impress you, so please act like your impressed.
K Out
College rings are just a status symbol to let people know “hey look at me, I have a college degree, Im smart, I can comprehend stuff”. I too have one so Im not picking on anyone, Im just stating the obvious.
Everything in this country is looked at as a status symbol. Your house, car, cloths, spouse, kids, kid’s cloths, kid's school, restaurants you eat at, the food market you shop at.
Seems like all we care about is what others will think of us, and we are so afraid that we won’t be accepted that we are willing to give and spend whatever it takes to get there. Again Im just as guilty but at least Im smart enough to realize how stupid this is.
Why is it that we try to impress others and make them believe we have more money than we really do? And most of these people that we are trying to impress don’t even know us. Like the guy at the mall or the girl that works at the Gap. Do these people really care about the fact that our shirts have a guy on a horse playing polo or an alligator on it. I guess we’re just hoping they see us and say “oh look she has those Jimmy Choo’s on, she must be famous or an actor or something” (ok that bit might have been picking on Tigerchick just a little).
To me it should all be relative to the amount of income that one brings in.
For example, if someone makes $40,000 a year, and they buy a pair of jeans for $50, that’s .12% of their salary. If you prorate this out, someone who makes $250,000 can buy a $300 pair of jeans and that’s ok. The problems comes when people who make $40,000 want $300 jeans. Live within your means people.
Two arguments can be made against this and Im willing to hear both of them.
“Well what if I find it on sale for 50% off, then It not such a bad deal, right?”
This all depends………..I can take a dump in a box and mark it 75% off but im willing to bet you won’t think its such a good deal.
“Well, what if Im willing to give up on some other stuff like jewelry, food,
furniture, then is it ok to buy these jeans?”. In this case I guess it ok, as long as what your giving up, isn’t going to make life miserable for you. But keep in mind your giving up these things to make people believe you live a luxurious life. How ironic.
So with all this said, next time you see me wearing a name brand or something that might look like its expensive, don’t chastise me, just know that I probably didn’t pay full price and that Im trying to impress you, so please act like your impressed.
K Out
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