So, I couldn't fall asleep last night.
I decided to turn on the TV and see what was on the one channel that I get, the WB. It was an informercial for the Magic Bullet. It seemed to be the best thing since sliced bread! It could make almost anything blended in less than 10 seconds. And it is only the size of a coffee mug!
Sadly, it did indeed put me to sleep watching it, but it made me dream about putting my brother's cat (he doesn't really have one) in a blender. After realizing what I dreamt, I decided that I would never purchase it. Could that little bullet have made me think bad thoughts?
I AM 7% WHITE TRASH!  I, my friend, have class. I am so not white trash. . I am more than likely Democrat, and my place is neat, and there is a good chance I may never drink wine from a box. |
Usually the Word of the Day on Yahoo! isn't very appropriate, like contagious, or filament, but today of all days, the word is actually something that I can relate to a little.
I am currently diligently working so I can have tomorrow off. Yes, for the 3 people who actually follow this blog, I will not be posting tomorrow. Enjoy your weekend.
Back to working diligently.
Apparently I am not in tune with the magazine business nowadays because while I was waiting to be checked out at Sheetz today, I was gazing over the magazine rack. Since it is Johnstown, you have your car mags, bike mags, girl mags and what I took to be a sign that I was in Hickville USA. Easyriders magazine, motorcycle magazine for men.
I interpreted it to be the biker guy's version of Maxim, but it struck me as odd that it was wrapped in plastic. Curious of why this magazine was so special that it got wrapped, I decided to look it up when I got to work. And well, I didn't get too far because the site is blocked out by the company. Perhaps that is a sign that it isn't something that I want to see anyway.
Hickville, USA ... my town of employment.
Oh joy.
Many of you may think this is kinda boring, but I have been working on C# a lot lately and developing an application in ASP.net. I am slowly picking up the language, but at least it is going smoothly. We are about to do another iteration of the ADL web site which they want to absract all kinds of data out of. Great fun - well how about, NO.
I was unsure about the decisions that are being made on this development effort so I decided to speak up at the meeting this morning and voice my concerns. Now the team is adopting my implementation suggestion.
Donna, just because you crack more things than an old lady doesn't make you one at heart :p.
Dan, you aren't an old lady either. Honestly Donna looks older, which would make you, what, a whole 20 or 21.
Vandye, I'm not that much younger than you. I'll be 22 in 113 days.
Thanks a lot to Donna, I have had the pleasure of feeling old lately. We were talking on the phone about good movies we've seen lately. I enjoyed Lindsay Lohan and her performance in Freaky Friday, which I saw onDemand Tuesday. We got to talking and Donna looked her up online.
Donna: "Born in 1986."
Brian: "Oh, wow, she IS young. Wait, ... that's like 18."
Donna: "Makes you feel old doesn't it to hear 1986."
Brian: "Yeah."
(P.S. I'm also accepting advice on how to feel young.)
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The Zamboni Driving Fantasy Clinic at Robert Morris University is coming up. Driving around the ice. I imagine it would be a cross between driving a tractor in the hayfields and driving a riding lawnmower in your yard, but colder of course. I wish I could go. But alas, I need to save money.
Damn bills.
I am sad to be the one to point this out, but I must say that the honors program at Seton Hill might not be all it is cracked up to be. If you look at their website you will find that their study was "Greensburg City-as-Text."
Click on their mission statement.
We ... are studied "City-as-Text of Greensburg" during the spring semester of 2004.
Is is just me or is this not proper English. I am not going to name names in the picture but let me just say that I hope none of them are Honors English.
I must however give props to the people who put Pizza Delivery phone numbers at the bottom of the Restaurants page. :)
A New Jersey woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering her brother-in-law with an antifreeze-spiked drink. According to prosecutors, Maryann Neabor's weapon of choice was a blended concoction of pineapple juice, maraschino cherries, and several ounces of the deadly automotive additive. As in similar past cases, the victim was oblivious to his drink's lethality, since antifreeze actually tastes pretty good. Why is something so deadly so delicious?
How many people go home, park their car in the garage and start looking in the garage for a tasty drink? I'm betting not a lot, because most people are sensible enough to go to the fridge and get a drink as opposed to being lazy and drinking the anti-freese bottle that is on the shelf in the garage.
Now Congress is going to pass a bill to make the Anti-freeze manufacturers make the liquid bitter so it isn't as pleasant to consume. Is it just me or are we at war? Shouldn't Congress look for other things to be worried about? There are people dying all the time overseas, but one person here in the US dies from anti-freeze and there is need for congressional action.
Support your Congressman? - Like heck I will. More like when hell freezes over.
It is a party toy popular with kids and adults alike, but soon "Silly String" could be banned from L.A. City Streets and parks. Police are finding "Silly String" to be a hindrance to keeping the peace.
Watch out, soon Pez dispensers will be banned because if pressed just right, the toy can be used to launch candy almost a foot from the toys mouth. The value of the Pez collectibles will skyrocket. Score.
Perhaps it is just me, but the One Day Diet doesn't make sense to me. If it is just a 1 day diet, then why do all of the testimonials have more than 1 day in them?
I bet there are no mathematicians in the group because they would know that
From what I understand, the way it works is that you diet every other day. Um, okay. That's just bizarre.
1 day = 24 hours.
So does that mean if I wake up late on Sunday, then I can have a full breakfast on Monday morning before I get back on my 24 hour cycle? What about, "my tummy hurts because I've eaten complete crapcakes all day long. I'm gonna eat something instead of going to sleep."
If it isn't Atkins irritating the hell out of me, then it is people who can't count to 1.
Does anyone want to try an online game with me? I want to try a competition at the Virtual Stock Exchange.
I've never done anything like it, but now that it is free, I'd like to take a stab at it.
Anyone else?
Something for everyone. If you can think of how you would use them all together, then I give you credit!!
Since I took Friday to bash on the females a little bit, I figured it would be only fair to have a day for 'making fun of the boys.'
Boys are dumb, throw rocks
This link reminds me of Sara, my dysfunctional (she isn't dysfunctional herself, but together, her and I, no one is more dysfunctional) Seton Hill Web Site work study buddy.
I found the game to be quite amusing. Take 5 minutes out of your day and play it.
So I'm working on a document for work. Here is where I am. I need to go through the 13 page document and make sure everything is in the correct tenses.
What am I? - an English major
Anyway ... I'm having an English dilemma.
If the word 'login' is a verb, then why is the present continuous tense, 'logging in,' two words. Shouldn't it be loginning?
Should I be using 'log in' instead of 'login' ??? Dictionary.com says that login is one word.
Help.
As I was walking down the street one dark and dreary day, I came upon a billboard and much to my dismay. The sign was torn and tattered from the storm the night before. The wind and rain had done its job and this is what i sawr ...
Drink Pepsi Cola Cigarettes, Chew Wrigley's Spearmint Beer
Ken-L-Ration dog food makes your complexion clear
People over 21 are not allowed in bars
And Texaco's the beauty soap that's used by all the stars
Sooooo..
Take your next vacation in a brand new Frigidaire
Learn to play piano in Grandma's underwear
Doctors say that babies should smoke until they're 3
And people over 65 should bathe in Lipton Tea.
A carpenter I'd be
6 by 4. You nail it to floor.
6 by 4. You nail it to floor.
If I were not at 4-H camp, this is where'd I'd be.
If I were not at 4-H Caaammmpp ...
A plumber I'd be
Plunge it. Flush it. Lookout below. Swish
Plunge it. Flush it. Lookout below. Swish
6 by 4. You nail it to floor.
6 by 4. You nail it to floor.
Continue pattern with
A chicken killer I'd be
Kill that chicken, kill that chicken, ring it's little neck *Squawk*
An ice cream maker I'd be
Scoop that ice cream, scoop that ice cream. Cherry on top.
A hamburger maker I'd be
Ketchup Mustard Put it in a bun. Squish.
A flight attendant I would be
Coffee, tea or me sir? Here's your little bag. Blech!
Hands down, the best site on the internet for digital imagery and wallpapers has got to be Digital Blasphemy.
The images that this person develops are high quality and worth the browse. Check out the site, download some freebies, or even become a member.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 280
Calories from Fat 120
Total Fat 13 g
Saturated Fat 10 g
Cholesterol 35 mg
Sodium 90 mg
Total Carbohydrate 38 g Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar Alcohol 0 g
Sugars 23 g
Protein 4 g
Vitamin A 8% DV
Vitamin C 0% DV
Calcium 10% DV
Iron 6% DVLet's try this one more time. Only yes or no questions. And I'll try not to give it away in the first couple minutes.
project-blog 2004:: because we care is sponsoring a blogathon.
Project Blog is here because we care and because we want to make a difference. On July 24th, bloggers from all around the world will be updating their own blog every 30 minutes for 24 solid hours all in the name of each blogger's favorite charity.
Hey, its a Saturday night. Most of you are in south-western PA. You know its gonna rain. Come raise some money. It sounds like fun and I think we should put our little blog server to the test. Comment if you want to do it with me (I need someone to stay up with). The more the merrier. Just 18 days left. Sign up now!
Also, if you have any good charities, then send the suggestions my way.
Guess what this nutrition label goes to and win a prize. I will answer yes/no questions and will send a package to the winner. Just something fun and different for my blog.
Oh and to my few followers, I apologize for not blogging over the long weekend. I took Friday off and yesterday was a holiday.
Women Are Less Tolerant of Bad Customer Service, Survey Says
Don't you just hate it when you go to call a customer service number and the person at the other end doesn't even speak good English? It is a pet peeve of mine. I dread ever having to call a customer support for the main reason of - it takes me too long to explain the problem because they don't understand the English that I am using (at least while talking at a normal speed).
The best was:
Customer Service: What city you call-ing from?
Me: Johnstown
Customer Service: J - ohns - town. Is that two words?
Me: Um, no.
... after the rest of my contact info ...
Customer Service: You are having problems with a server? Tell me.
Me: Yeah. The power supply died.
Customer Service: What you mean it died? Please explain symptoms.
I wanted to say: Well it grabbed its heart and fell to the ground. It stopped breathing and my dog started licking it.
Grr. Is it too much to ask that a customer service person speak proper English? Sometimes when they make you press 1 for English, I wonder if they just pop open a <insert customer service person's native language> to English dictionary in front of the caller. The same for Spanish.
As for the article, I get just as irritated as a woman when it comes to customer service. Granted we males can keep our cool a little longer on the phone with the customer service representative, but we get just as irritated with them.
The next move also broke along gender lines, with men venting their feelings in a more public manner: More women than men said that they would send a complaint, or tell friends about the bad service. Men, on the other hand, were more likely than women to "do something to impact the company" or contact the media. (Men were also more likely than women to shout or use foul language.)
