Friday, December 31, 2004
It's the end of the year. I had two New Year's resolution. One was not to put clean clothes on my dirty body or dirty clothes on my clean body. The other one was to swear off beef. I had gotten upset with the way the whole beef industry had handled Mad Cow Disease. This year, I ate beef intentionally 13 times. That's it. It's not a perfect record, but show me a smoker who swore to go cold turkey and smoked less than a pack.
Of course, there's always MeMa's encouragement. "You may as well give up. It's not like you're going to make a difference." I can always count on MeMa for encouragement.
Speaking of MeMa. I had to make two trips to Wal-Mart today. It's amazing the people that I saw there. I had some pictures to scan into digital. Three that were older than I and seven that were taken with MeMa's Polaroid. (Polaroid? I've got to get her out of the sixties.) Anyway, I had a long day yesterday learning how to create copies, but did it on the wrong machine to get a CD. I ventured back into the madness that was and still is the "After Christmas Rush." I even helped a lady through the process of getting copies of her photos. When done, I said, "There's your receipt. They'll be ready in an hour."
"You mean they aren't instantaneous?"
"No, that machine over there is the instant one, but it doesn't make CD's. I learned that yesterday."
"I was wanting them now."
"It only takes an hour, or you could just come get them tomorrow."
"An hour, I've got a sick husband in the car."
What priorities! I know you are sick, but come with me to Wal-Mart while I make some copies of these pictures. The lady at the photo counter showed her the one hour machine because it was cheaper. I tried to help her out. She tried to help her out by saving some of her money. There is just no pleasing some people.
Then during my second trip to Wal-Mart. I decided to pick up some things. I decided to get various items before picking up my CD. After trying to wade through the crowds with my buggy. I left it in the main aisle while I waded in to get some deodorant. I walked back to my buggy and threw the deodorant in it, I looked up to see someone about to drop four boxes of discounted Christmas chocolates in it. Amazing! I saw some one about to buy 12 pounds of chocolate. It wasn't planned. If it was they would have brought a buggy and not tried to take mine. There was even stuff in mine. Her husband had three boxes himself. That means that they were purchasing 21 pounds of chocolate.
It says to me that they couldn't go get a buggy and come back. Then some body might take it and then it wouldn't be there. We'd miss out on our $1.72 boxes of chocolate. It's consumerism at it's worst.
After leaving Wal-Mart, I decided to stop at McDonalds. I saw a true monument to consumerism. McDonalds had placed a sticker over the super in "super size." It's now called large size. All because of that guy and his goofy film.
I was shocked that anybody puts any stock in that film. I want to release a film where it's just two hours of me turning down the super size offer. It's a fact of life that if you offer enough sales, then some one will take you up on it. His movie states that no one has will power. We are all fools that can't resist anything.
While I was thinking about all of this, I proudly walked up and stated my order. I ordered a number 2 super sized.
Now I don't know how much you know about the McDonalds menu, but that's a combo number that I can give in my sleep. Unfortunately, it's my old combo. It's the one with two cheese burgers.
It didn't hit me until I was pulling out of the parking lot. So, I intentionally at beef 14 times. Sue me. It was still a pretty good year as resolutions went. I think that I will take a brief hiatus and then resume my beef boycott.
Later...
Of course, there's always MeMa's encouragement. "You may as well give up. It's not like you're going to make a difference." I can always count on MeMa for encouragement.
Speaking of MeMa. I had to make two trips to Wal-Mart today. It's amazing the people that I saw there. I had some pictures to scan into digital. Three that were older than I and seven that were taken with MeMa's Polaroid. (Polaroid? I've got to get her out of the sixties.) Anyway, I had a long day yesterday learning how to create copies, but did it on the wrong machine to get a CD. I ventured back into the madness that was and still is the "After Christmas Rush." I even helped a lady through the process of getting copies of her photos. When done, I said, "There's your receipt. They'll be ready in an hour."
"You mean they aren't instantaneous?"
"No, that machine over there is the instant one, but it doesn't make CD's. I learned that yesterday."
"I was wanting them now."
"It only takes an hour, or you could just come get them tomorrow."
"An hour, I've got a sick husband in the car."
What priorities! I know you are sick, but come with me to Wal-Mart while I make some copies of these pictures. The lady at the photo counter showed her the one hour machine because it was cheaper. I tried to help her out. She tried to help her out by saving some of her money. There is just no pleasing some people.
Then during my second trip to Wal-Mart. I decided to pick up some things. I decided to get various items before picking up my CD. After trying to wade through the crowds with my buggy. I left it in the main aisle while I waded in to get some deodorant. I walked back to my buggy and threw the deodorant in it, I looked up to see someone about to drop four boxes of discounted Christmas chocolates in it. Amazing! I saw some one about to buy 12 pounds of chocolate. It wasn't planned. If it was they would have brought a buggy and not tried to take mine. There was even stuff in mine. Her husband had three boxes himself. That means that they were purchasing 21 pounds of chocolate.
It says to me that they couldn't go get a buggy and come back. Then some body might take it and then it wouldn't be there. We'd miss out on our $1.72 boxes of chocolate. It's consumerism at it's worst.
After leaving Wal-Mart, I decided to stop at McDonalds. I saw a true monument to consumerism. McDonalds had placed a sticker over the super in "super size." It's now called large size. All because of that guy and his goofy film.
I was shocked that anybody puts any stock in that film. I want to release a film where it's just two hours of me turning down the super size offer. It's a fact of life that if you offer enough sales, then some one will take you up on it. His movie states that no one has will power. We are all fools that can't resist anything.
While I was thinking about all of this, I proudly walked up and stated my order. I ordered a number 2 super sized.
Now I don't know how much you know about the McDonalds menu, but that's a combo number that I can give in my sleep. Unfortunately, it's my old combo. It's the one with two cheese burgers.
It didn't hit me until I was pulling out of the parking lot. So, I intentionally at beef 14 times. Sue me. It was still a pretty good year as resolutions went. I think that I will take a brief hiatus and then resume my beef boycott.
Later...
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
I saw a guy at Hickory Hollow Mall standing on the corner with a couple of crutches and a sign that read "Will work for food." Now the thing is that he had one leg propped high up on one of the crutches and, while I was sitting there at the light, lifted his other leg and balanced himself on only the crutches. Pretty able for a guy posing as crippled. What's amazing is that I saw someone give him money.
But the funniest thing of all was that while he stood on the corner with a "Will work for food" sign on the opposite corner was a person holding a sign advertising Bill Heard Chevrolet.
Wait a minute. I think that I know how we can kill two birds with one stone.
But the funniest thing of all was that while he stood on the corner with a "Will work for food" sign on the opposite corner was a person holding a sign advertising Bill Heard Chevrolet.
Wait a minute. I think that I know how we can kill two birds with one stone.
Monday, December 27, 2004
Read today on Fark, 2004's worst gadgets. It's a pretty interesting list and inspired me to compile my personal list of worst gadgets. (Well, not just gadgets. Just junk that I've gotten or purchased.)
My very fist DVD. It was The Terminator. I was so excited. I couldn't wait to test it out on my new DVD-Rom. I love new technology. When I tried out the DVD there was a menu option that was labeled "About The Sound." I tried it and it said, "As not to interfere with the director's original intent, this movie has been released in it's original monophonic sound." I swear I remember the exact phrase to this day. Five years later. I had to break it down. Mono means one. Phonic means...
"What?!?!?! It's not even in stereo." Ghostbusters was released the same year and it was in stereo, and it is a comedy. Of course, I calmed down after a couple of years and came to realize that Ghostbusters was a major Hollywood production. James Cameron still had long time before he didn't have to shoot on a shoe string budget. But still, it's a new medium. You think they could have thrown something in. Fortunately, my second DVD still remains as my favorite.
Another sill gadget that I bought was my first DVD-Rom. I bought it back in 1999. It never did work right. I got sound but never could see anything. Of course, I eventually bought a DVD player and watched Walking with Dinosaurs for weeks on end.
On my eighth birthday, I had a birthday party at Chuck E Cheeses. I got many presents that I had no idea what they were. The main one I remember was a HeMan. I didn't even know what HeMan was. I never have cared much for HeMan. Of course, the craziest present that I got that day was a Barbie Corvette. With a bit of ingenuity, I taped all my broken G. I. Joe bits on it, strapped in Lady Jane and Cover Girl, and rolled over some Cobra agents. It was my hot pink Corvette of death.
The TI calculator that I bought in high school seems kind of silly now that I think about it. Did I ever use it after high school? Did I ever use it for anything besides trying to create cool patterns with parabolas and hyperboles? Why wasn't it that I could never make a circle? I think that my most common equation was X=Y. And it was cool for entering things a little more complex than 66045508. I could type cool things now like 3ATM3.
That stupid singing dog that I got for Christmas a couple of years ago. It croons out some silly song. I was tired of it in three seconds.
Every watch I've ever bought. I tend lose watches within the first three months that I've bought them. My schedule changed at Wal-Mart for a couple of weeks and I know that I if I didn't have a watch I would be screwed. When my schedule resumed back to normal, I just gave that watch away. That was the last watch I bought. I know I would never need it again. At least not before the batteries ran out.
Coal-powered socks. I kept trying to stoke the fires hotter. I burnt my skin three times before I eventually burnt the socks one morning before I put them on. I'm not even sure why I thought these things up. I'm sure that I would have been sued by some one related to Ben Franklin for attaching his name to these. Plus the exhaust turned all my underwear black.
My Lego lamp. One day it's my dream to have all my furniture made of Legos. Need to change your bed from a queen to king? Break it apart and add more Legos. Out of drawer space? Add more drawers. Unfortunately, my furniture collection never got any further than a single lamp. It was big, bulky, and really not that cool looking. If I ever get rich enough, I may still try this, but nothings got to hurt worse that stubbing your to on the sharp, plastic edge of your bed. Of course for a color blind guy like me, knowing that you only have basic colors to match is a dream come true.
Of course, it's up to you to figure out if any of this stuff is true.
Maybe one of these days, I'll list the coolest gadgets I ever had. Of course, by the time I do that. Those gadgets may make the worst gadgets list. All I know is that list will contain something to do with Legos.
My very fist DVD. It was The Terminator. I was so excited. I couldn't wait to test it out on my new DVD-Rom. I love new technology. When I tried out the DVD there was a menu option that was labeled "About The Sound." I tried it and it said, "As not to interfere with the director's original intent, this movie has been released in it's original monophonic sound." I swear I remember the exact phrase to this day. Five years later. I had to break it down. Mono means one. Phonic means...
"What?!?!?! It's not even in stereo." Ghostbusters was released the same year and it was in stereo, and it is a comedy. Of course, I calmed down after a couple of years and came to realize that Ghostbusters was a major Hollywood production. James Cameron still had long time before he didn't have to shoot on a shoe string budget. But still, it's a new medium. You think they could have thrown something in. Fortunately, my second DVD still remains as my favorite.
Another sill gadget that I bought was my first DVD-Rom. I bought it back in 1999. It never did work right. I got sound but never could see anything. Of course, I eventually bought a DVD player and watched Walking with Dinosaurs for weeks on end.
On my eighth birthday, I had a birthday party at Chuck E Cheeses. I got many presents that I had no idea what they were. The main one I remember was a HeMan. I didn't even know what HeMan was. I never have cared much for HeMan. Of course, the craziest present that I got that day was a Barbie Corvette. With a bit of ingenuity, I taped all my broken G. I. Joe bits on it, strapped in Lady Jane and Cover Girl, and rolled over some Cobra agents. It was my hot pink Corvette of death.
The TI calculator that I bought in high school seems kind of silly now that I think about it. Did I ever use it after high school? Did I ever use it for anything besides trying to create cool patterns with parabolas and hyperboles? Why wasn't it that I could never make a circle? I think that my most common equation was X=Y. And it was cool for entering things a little more complex than 66045508. I could type cool things now like 3ATM3.
That stupid singing dog that I got for Christmas a couple of years ago. It croons out some silly song. I was tired of it in three seconds.
Every watch I've ever bought. I tend lose watches within the first three months that I've bought them. My schedule changed at Wal-Mart for a couple of weeks and I know that I if I didn't have a watch I would be screwed. When my schedule resumed back to normal, I just gave that watch away. That was the last watch I bought. I know I would never need it again. At least not before the batteries ran out.
Coal-powered socks. I kept trying to stoke the fires hotter. I burnt my skin three times before I eventually burnt the socks one morning before I put them on. I'm not even sure why I thought these things up. I'm sure that I would have been sued by some one related to Ben Franklin for attaching his name to these. Plus the exhaust turned all my underwear black.
My Lego lamp. One day it's my dream to have all my furniture made of Legos. Need to change your bed from a queen to king? Break it apart and add more Legos. Out of drawer space? Add more drawers. Unfortunately, my furniture collection never got any further than a single lamp. It was big, bulky, and really not that cool looking. If I ever get rich enough, I may still try this, but nothings got to hurt worse that stubbing your to on the sharp, plastic edge of your bed. Of course for a color blind guy like me, knowing that you only have basic colors to match is a dream come true.
Of course, it's up to you to figure out if any of this stuff is true.
Maybe one of these days, I'll list the coolest gadgets I ever had. Of course, by the time I do that. Those gadgets may make the worst gadgets list. All I know is that list will contain something to do with Legos.
Sunday, December 26, 2004
The word for the day at work was sucker. Everybody that I sold a computer today was sucker.
What happened to last weeks $599 laptop? This week it's $150 more. Christmas are over. So are the deals. When do the new deals come up? Well, Wednesday is the last day of the week. These deals last until then. Possibly. Nothing is set in stone at Dell. I don't know if they will improve then. This weeks deals were worse than last weeks deal. What do think they will be?
People that ask right of the bat for the financing plan means that they can't afford it and probably won't be buying anything today. The legal speech ends with, "Would you like to place today's on a credit card instead?" Half of the time, the answer is that they don't have a credit card. The other half spend a minute or two trying to find another way before giving up. I'm sorry. But that's it.
No the desktop prices went up. I can't help it the fact that we had it just four days ago. Do you want to buy today? Prices may go up again.
Anyway, it was a slow day. We got sent home two hours early. People were surprised at this. Christmas is over. Of course business slows down. Of course, Dell is going to cut back in hours. I guess I know that from working retail for so long. Of course, the fact that when there 57 agents waiting to take a call and no calls in queue, that should have been a hint.
Anyway, I know I am getting cut back to 35 hours a week for three of the next four weeks. I think I will survive. After all, I've been working 61 hours a week for the past month.
That's all I've got today. I'm off to do some Amazon shopping and am trying to figure out why I can't get a keyboard with a built in mouse of some sort. Later.
What happened to last weeks $599 laptop? This week it's $150 more. Christmas are over. So are the deals. When do the new deals come up? Well, Wednesday is the last day of the week. These deals last until then. Possibly. Nothing is set in stone at Dell. I don't know if they will improve then. This weeks deals were worse than last weeks deal. What do think they will be?
People that ask right of the bat for the financing plan means that they can't afford it and probably won't be buying anything today. The legal speech ends with, "Would you like to place today's on a credit card instead?" Half of the time, the answer is that they don't have a credit card. The other half spend a minute or two trying to find another way before giving up. I'm sorry. But that's it.
No the desktop prices went up. I can't help it the fact that we had it just four days ago. Do you want to buy today? Prices may go up again.
Anyway, it was a slow day. We got sent home two hours early. People were surprised at this. Christmas is over. Of course business slows down. Of course, Dell is going to cut back in hours. I guess I know that from working retail for so long. Of course, the fact that when there 57 agents waiting to take a call and no calls in queue, that should have been a hint.
Anyway, I know I am getting cut back to 35 hours a week for three of the next four weeks. I think I will survive. After all, I've been working 61 hours a week for the past month.
That's all I've got today. I'm off to do some Amazon shopping and am trying to figure out why I can't get a keyboard with a built in mouse of some sort. Later.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Merry Christmas every one. I hope everyone is having a great one. Christmas isn't a great holiday in my family. We have a pretty hard time getting together. I've got one uncle that I went two or three years without seeing him. This is the second year that my brother hasn't come to Tennessee. I've still got to go to MeMa's today. Elaine and Vic, my aunt and uncle, will be there. My mother and I will be there. MeMa will of course be there, but that seems to be it.
There will be exchanging of gifts, even though we swore that we weren't buying anything. I just want to see everyone. That's what Christmas is to me. Being around family is the greatest thing at Christmas time.
Of course, it wouldn't be the same without peas, corn, and egg nog. The greatest Christmas foods. Forget turkey. Leave the stuffing. It just isn't Christmas without the trifecta.
Later folks. I'm off to shave and find some Christmas Specials to watch.
There will be exchanging of gifts, even though we swore that we weren't buying anything. I just want to see everyone. That's what Christmas is to me. Being around family is the greatest thing at Christmas time.
Of course, it wouldn't be the same without peas, corn, and egg nog. The greatest Christmas foods. Forget turkey. Leave the stuffing. It just isn't Christmas without the trifecta.
Later folks. I'm off to shave and find some Christmas Specials to watch.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
So here's how my day went. People would call into Dell. I'd take the call. I'd open with "Thank you for choosing Dell home sales and financing. This is Chris what can I build for you?" They'd say something. It didn't matter. Then I'd ask, "Are you wanting this by Christmas? Because it's not getting there by Christmas." They'd say that we have two day shipping. I'd inform them that we don't build it until they order it. They'd ask what they could get by Christmas. I'd tell them I could send them a card saying that their computer is being built. They'd end the call.
Of course, some of them asked if we had any stores. I guess that some of them had trouble with my previous explanation of our production process.
Of course, they think we are crazy for the way we do business. Of course, they were the ones waited for three days before Christmas to buy their biggest gift.
Did you ever see anything funny coming up. I was in Wal-Mart and used the restroom. I watched a guy prop his soft drink can on the urinal. Halfway through taking care of business, the can fell off and rolled across the floor. I just laughed and told him to wash that can well. Of course, what I thought was to just throw it away.
Somebody asked me how I had been doing in the stock market. I told him that I hadn't been doing anything in the stock market since I had been working at Dell, I'm currently considering if I can do technical analysis on a weekly instead of a daily basis. It'll still be a couple of months before I can figure out which stock I want to play. With working 55-60 hours a week, I haven't had much time to figure it out.
Of course, you can tell that by my lack of blogging.
Of course, some of them asked if we had any stores. I guess that some of them had trouble with my previous explanation of our production process.
Of course, they think we are crazy for the way we do business. Of course, they were the ones waited for three days before Christmas to buy their biggest gift.
Did you ever see anything funny coming up. I was in Wal-Mart and used the restroom. I watched a guy prop his soft drink can on the urinal. Halfway through taking care of business, the can fell off and rolled across the floor. I just laughed and told him to wash that can well. Of course, what I thought was to just throw it away.
Somebody asked me how I had been doing in the stock market. I told him that I hadn't been doing anything in the stock market since I had been working at Dell, I'm currently considering if I can do technical analysis on a weekly instead of a daily basis. It'll still be a couple of months before I can figure out which stock I want to play. With working 55-60 hours a week, I haven't had much time to figure it out.
Of course, you can tell that by my lack of blogging.
Friday, December 17, 2004
So here it is my day off. I haven't begun to Christmas shop. That's my goal for today. Shop. I'm not sure what to get everybody, but I'll figure it out.
Christmas is a funny holiday. Originally, the Christians felt left out because all the heathens around them were celebrating the winter solstice. They decide to have Christ's Mass so that could celebrate as well. They took the fir tree, sign of life since it's leaves never turn, and placed a star on top of it. A sign of the star that burned when Jesus was born. Some where along the way, they adorned the tree with ornaments. Then one of the saints, nicholas, started dispensing presents to good little boys and girls.
And somewhere along the way, it all got lost in the mess. Christ was taken away from Xmas, (Actually, Christ is spelled with an X Latin.) and every pop song and simple joke had a Christmas special made about it. The holiday has turned into consumerism.
If I don't buy you something then obviously I don't care about you. I at least ought to send you a card. Just so you know. I don't want any cards from anybody. I'm not sending any out either. If you send one it will be in the trash within a week. Just tell me Merry Christmas and that's good enough. I know that I am being a jerk for saying this, but if I am going to see you on Christmas anyway, just tell me. That will actually mean more to mean than any Hallmark card ever can.
All I have to say is may God bless the Seven Day Adventists. They may be kooky about a lot of things, but at least they whipped the whole consumerism thing. (sarcasm) Well, God bless them and those poor misdirected Jews. And Muslims. (/sarcasm)
Anyway, I'd like to present you with the lyrics of a song.
Christmas is a funny holiday. Originally, the Christians felt left out because all the heathens around them were celebrating the winter solstice. They decide to have Christ's Mass so that could celebrate as well. They took the fir tree, sign of life since it's leaves never turn, and placed a star on top of it. A sign of the star that burned when Jesus was born. Some where along the way, they adorned the tree with ornaments. Then one of the saints, nicholas, started dispensing presents to good little boys and girls.
And somewhere along the way, it all got lost in the mess. Christ was taken away from Xmas, (Actually, Christ is spelled with an X Latin.) and every pop song and simple joke had a Christmas special made about it. The holiday has turned into consumerism.
If I don't buy you something then obviously I don't care about you. I at least ought to send you a card. Just so you know. I don't want any cards from anybody. I'm not sending any out either. If you send one it will be in the trash within a week. Just tell me Merry Christmas and that's good enough. I know that I am being a jerk for saying this, but if I am going to see you on Christmas anyway, just tell me. That will actually mean more to mean than any Hallmark card ever can.
All I have to say is may God bless the Seven Day Adventists. They may be kooky about a lot of things, but at least they whipped the whole consumerism thing. (sarcasm) Well, God bless them and those poor misdirected Jews. And Muslims. (/sarcasm)
Anyway, I'd like to present you with the lyrics of a song.
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Chistmastime is here by golly. Disapproval would be folly. Deck the halls with hunks of holly. Fill the cup and don't say when. Kill the turkeys, ducks and chickens. Mix the punch. Drag out the Dickens. Even thought the prospect sickens, Brother, here we go again. On Christmas day you can't be sore. Your fellow man you must adore. There's time to rob him all the more The other three hundred and sixty-four. Relations sparing no expense'll Send some old useless untensil. Or a matching pen and pencil. Just the thing I need. How nice. It doesn't matter how sincere it is. Not how heart felt the spirit. Sentiment will not endear it. What's important is the price. Hark the Herald Tribune sings, advertising wondrous things. God rest ye merry merchants may ye make the yuletide pay. Angels we have heard on high, tell us to go out and buy! So, Let the raucous sleigh bells jingle. Hail our old dear friend Kris Kringle Driving his reindeer across the sky. Don't stand underneath when they fly by! | This was taken from
A Christmas Carol by Tom Lehrer It's available on the following album. |
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Sorry about the not posting guys. I've been working 55-60 hours a week at the new job. It's been a routine of get up. Spend an hour eating breakfast, watching the news, showering, shaving, the third S, and then heading on into work. I've also had only one day to get my running around done. Oil changes and clothes washing have primarily occupied my one day off a week. I'm going to cheat and just copy something that Big Stupid Tommy did. He got it from smoking toaster, whatever that is. Anyway, my selection is very limited. When my computer got hit by lightning the sound card got hit as well, which means that I can't actually listen to them unless I download them into my MP3 player. Actually, I don't know that it's the sound card. Sound on a computer isn't that vital to me, so I've just done what I've always done.
Anyway, the idea is that I place all my MP3s on random shuffle and then list the first ten. Of course, there are repeats since I don't have my whole CD collection converted.
1. Hong Kong Blues by Junior Brown - Semi-Crazy
2. Don't Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley - Keith Whitley - Greatest Hits
3. Space Cowboy - Steve Miller Band: The Best of 1968 - 1973.
"Some people call me the space cowboy/Some call me the gangster of love" Sing along. You know you love this song too.
I bought this thing because of this song. It's cracks me up
4. She Has A Girlfriend Now by Reel Big Fish - Turn the Radio Off
I heard this group way back in 1997 back while I was visiting my brother in Texas. It's ska. Well, pop ska. The song I heard was Sell Out. I was hooked from the beginning. This CD has explicit lyrics. Consider yourself warned.
5. Mannish Boy by Hank Williams Jr. - somewhere in the The Bocephus Box
This box set seems to be perpetually doomed. I bought it on CD only to loan the first CD to some one and never see them again. I then bought it again, but only lost it while I was dating that demon many years ago. The one that Weslee says that I hold that grudge against. I needed some gas money. I bought it again last year, and downloaded it into MP3 format, but the first CD seems to be lost to my player. I think that there is a curse on that CD. I wish it were the second. The first one is the best one. I love that hurting music.
6. Polkas On 45 by Weird Al Yankovic - somewhere in his Permanent Record.
This is another story. I was fishing with a friend when he was flipping through my CDs we watched it roll right into the lake. Never to be seen again. He asked what that was. It was part of the four disc box set. It has been replaced since. That's when I quit taking CDs out of the bedroom.
7. He Stopped Loving Her Today - Vol. 2-Super Hits of George Jones
8. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen - Greatest Hits
9. Love Delicatessen by The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Pure Frosting
I didn't like Presidents until I heard Back Porch. That's a great country tune if there over was one. I still don't like Lump, but the rest of what they have is great.
10. Hell Yeah by The Bloodhound Gang - Hooray for Boobies
You know why I bought that CD. You know you find it funny, too.
I took some liberty with this stuff. I only reported the first track that an artist came up with. Twenty percent of my MP3 collection is Weird Al, so I just listed his first one.
Anyway, the idea is that I place all my MP3s on random shuffle and then list the first ten. Of course, there are repeats since I don't have my whole CD collection converted.
1. Hong Kong Blues by Junior Brown - Semi-Crazy
2. Don't Close Your Eyes by Keith Whitley - Keith Whitley - Greatest Hits
3. Space Cowboy - Steve Miller Band: The Best of 1968 - 1973.
"Some people call me the space cowboy/Some call me the gangster of love" Sing along. You know you love this song too.
I bought this thing because of this song. It's cracks me up
4. She Has A Girlfriend Now by Reel Big Fish - Turn the Radio Off
I heard this group way back in 1997 back while I was visiting my brother in Texas. It's ska. Well, pop ska. The song I heard was Sell Out. I was hooked from the beginning. This CD has explicit lyrics. Consider yourself warned.
5. Mannish Boy by Hank Williams Jr. - somewhere in the The Bocephus Box
This box set seems to be perpetually doomed. I bought it on CD only to loan the first CD to some one and never see them again. I then bought it again, but only lost it while I was dating that demon many years ago. The one that Weslee says that I hold that grudge against. I needed some gas money. I bought it again last year, and downloaded it into MP3 format, but the first CD seems to be lost to my player. I think that there is a curse on that CD. I wish it were the second. The first one is the best one. I love that hurting music.
6. Polkas On 45 by Weird Al Yankovic - somewhere in his Permanent Record.
This is another story. I was fishing with a friend when he was flipping through my CDs we watched it roll right into the lake. Never to be seen again. He asked what that was. It was part of the four disc box set. It has been replaced since. That's when I quit taking CDs out of the bedroom.
7. He Stopped Loving Her Today - Vol. 2-Super Hits of George Jones
8. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen - Greatest Hits
9. Love Delicatessen by The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Pure Frosting
I didn't like Presidents until I heard Back Porch. That's a great country tune if there over was one. I still don't like Lump, but the rest of what they have is great.
10. Hell Yeah by The Bloodhound Gang - Hooray for Boobies
You know why I bought that CD. You know you find it funny, too.
I took some liberty with this stuff. I only reported the first track that an artist came up with. Twenty percent of my MP3 collection is Weird Al, so I just listed his first one.
Sunday, December 12, 2004
So the latest addition of my adventure to see those movies that every one ought to see was Singin' in the Rain. Actually, this movie is the ultimate definition of irony. Basically, this movie is about when Hollywood switched to sound.
The studio in the film has to start making sound films after the success of The Jazz Singer. Pretty much all studios had to follow suit. Well, the studio converted their movie to the a sound film. The film tanks with the test audience because the sound is terrible and the leading lady has a terribly grating voice, a common career ender for many silent film stars.
They come up with the idea to rework the film and make it a musical. To cover up the leading lady's terrible voice, they dub Debbie Reynold's voice over hers. They piece together a plot to work out how to fit in musical numbers. They even figure out how to work in a "modern" dance number.
Now here are the ironic parts. Remember that after this, I am talking about Singin' in the Rain. MGM wants a musical with their stars and songs and hammer out a plot to string together the scenes they want. They even steal a song. They take the song "Be A Clown" and rewrite it as "Make Em Laugh." They have to dub over Debbie Reynolds voice on a couple of songs with the voice of Betty Noyes. The colors of this movie are so vivid and distracting that I could help but think one thing...
This would be really cool to watch if I were high.
If you should catch it on TV, watch it. It is interesting to watch even if it is just 103 minutes of music videos. I've seen infomercials with deeper plots. But whatever you do, do not buy it.
Of course, that's just my opinion. If you want to see a great musical, then watch Fiddler on the Roof, The Nightmare Before Christmas, or even The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The studio in the film has to start making sound films after the success of The Jazz Singer. Pretty much all studios had to follow suit. Well, the studio converted their movie to the a sound film. The film tanks with the test audience because the sound is terrible and the leading lady has a terribly grating voice, a common career ender for many silent film stars.
They come up with the idea to rework the film and make it a musical. To cover up the leading lady's terrible voice, they dub Debbie Reynold's voice over hers. They piece together a plot to work out how to fit in musical numbers. They even figure out how to work in a "modern" dance number.
Now here are the ironic parts. Remember that after this, I am talking about Singin' in the Rain. MGM wants a musical with their stars and songs and hammer out a plot to string together the scenes they want. They even steal a song. They take the song "Be A Clown" and rewrite it as "Make Em Laugh." They have to dub over Debbie Reynolds voice on a couple of songs with the voice of Betty Noyes. The colors of this movie are so vivid and distracting that I could help but think one thing...
This would be really cool to watch if I were high.
If you should catch it on TV, watch it. It is interesting to watch even if it is just 103 minutes of music videos. I've seen infomercials with deeper plots. But whatever you do, do not buy it.
Of course, that's just my opinion. If you want to see a great musical, then watch Fiddler on the Roof, The Nightmare Before Christmas, or even The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Saturday, December 11, 2004
Yesterday's Final Jeopardy question was a hard one. Name two of the five states whose mottos are not in English or Latin. Man, that's a tough one. I mean one of them is easy, but I guessed that Louisiana was in French. I was wrong. I would have also figured that a couple of southwestern states were in Spanish, but that was also wrong. Of course, Alaska's motto could have been in Eskimo, (Or what ever it is that Eskimos speak.) but that's not true either. I have to admit I was shocked by the answer.
Click the comments for the answer. Thanks to 50states.com for the assistance in locating the mottos. Of course, I was lucky to remember which state it was.
Click the comments for the answer. Thanks to 50states.com for the assistance in locating the mottos. Of course, I was lucky to remember which state it was.
Friday, December 10, 2004
Maybe I've sat on my haunches to long. I've worked at Wal-mart for over nine years. I've watched people work there for all their lives and do not much else. Of course, that can happen in any job not just Wal-mart.
The truth is that we are creatures of habit. We follow the path of least resistance. I could have worked at Wal-mart for the rest of my life. That's why I quit. I was told by some to ask for a "leave of absence." Then if I didn't like Dell, I could come back. I decided that I should quit. I'm not going back. No one ever got anywhere by laying down.
I'm going to make it. Dell is hard. I'll become harder. I'll fight back. Dell will not kick my ass.
There's a high turnover at Dell. I've been there for four weeks. There were 32 in my starting class. At least a quarter of us are gone or on the way out. It's just obvious. I will not become one of those people.
My brother has a habit of reading a book a month. I think that's a great idea. That's going to be my new years resolution. 12 books. I may start eating beef again. I don't know. I'm getting used to it. I've only eaten it 11 times this year. I think that I may take up a resolution next year of not drinking carbonated drinks as well.
But my number one resolution is to not let Dell kick my ass.
The truth is that we are creatures of habit. We follow the path of least resistance. I could have worked at Wal-mart for the rest of my life. That's why I quit. I was told by some to ask for a "leave of absence." Then if I didn't like Dell, I could come back. I decided that I should quit. I'm not going back. No one ever got anywhere by laying down.
I'm going to make it. Dell is hard. I'll become harder. I'll fight back. Dell will not kick my ass.
There's a high turnover at Dell. I've been there for four weeks. There were 32 in my starting class. At least a quarter of us are gone or on the way out. It's just obvious. I will not become one of those people.
My brother has a habit of reading a book a month. I think that's a great idea. That's going to be my new years resolution. 12 books. I may start eating beef again. I don't know. I'm getting used to it. I've only eaten it 11 times this year. I think that I may take up a resolution next year of not drinking carbonated drinks as well.
But my number one resolution is to not let Dell kick my ass.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
My senior sales associate has often brought around his special coffee. It's his own blend of special spices and two different types of coffee. He takes great pride in it. Today, he put a cup out for the coffee fund. I guess he hasn't learned his lesson from working a Dell. People are cheap. He just as may as well quit bringing the coffee. His coffee is so popular because it's free. Once he starts charging, it'll be as popular as the coffee stand coffee.
ESPN is showing a movie about Dale Earnhardt. Of course, I've always thought that Jeff Foxworthy looked like Dale Earnhardt. I guess it's just the big bushy mustache. He doesn't even need to work on his accent.
God bless channel 30. There is nothing better than back to back Jeopardy. Of course, one of the categories tonight was "I-I-I-I". All the answers would have four I's in them. When I heard that, I hollered out "What is indivisibility?" Alas, it was never used.
Tomorrow is my day off. I mean my day off. Thursday and Friday are my normal days off, but I had to work half a day today. The Christmas rush is upon us. I'm having to make a list as to what is making things come late. Of course, people are pretty pissed off in the next couple of weeks. They just can't understand that how there can be a three week lag in orders.
ESPN is showing a movie about Dale Earnhardt. Of course, I've always thought that Jeff Foxworthy looked like Dale Earnhardt. I guess it's just the big bushy mustache. He doesn't even need to work on his accent.
God bless channel 30. There is nothing better than back to back Jeopardy. Of course, one of the categories tonight was "I-I-I-I". All the answers would have four I's in them. When I heard that, I hollered out "What is indivisibility?" Alas, it was never used.
Tomorrow is my day off. I mean my day off. Thursday and Friday are my normal days off, but I had to work half a day today. The Christmas rush is upon us. I'm having to make a list as to what is making things come late. Of course, people are pretty pissed off in the next couple of weeks. They just can't understand that how there can be a three week lag in orders.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Boy have I been working a lot of hours. I've been working ten hour days and they still want me to work a half a day on one of my days off this week. I'm getting better at selling. I'm not at the top of the group. Actually, I'm closer to the bottom, but I'm getting better.
I had a guy call yesterday and he said that he had a double name. I thought it was a hyphenated last name. I feel kind of sorry when I see guy with them. I always think that a guy is silly with a hyphenated last name. Of course, so are women with the same. It's like they couldn't make up their minds, so they go by both. He then told me his name was Richie Richey. I laughed and told him I was sorry. I guess he gets that a lot. I know I keep getting people ask me where I am. People frequently drawl out to me, "Whar you at?" I tell them Nashville. They say, "Naesh-vul?" I don't find it insulting, but it's not nearly as funny as they think it is. It's like Jeff Foxworthy's redneck jokes. They aren't funny either cause he's talking about family.
It's eight thirty. And that means it's bed time. What a wild one I am.
I had a guy call yesterday and he said that he had a double name. I thought it was a hyphenated last name. I feel kind of sorry when I see guy with them. I always think that a guy is silly with a hyphenated last name. Of course, so are women with the same. It's like they couldn't make up their minds, so they go by both. He then told me his name was Richie Richey. I laughed and told him I was sorry. I guess he gets that a lot. I know I keep getting people ask me where I am. People frequently drawl out to me, "Whar you at?" I tell them Nashville. They say, "Naesh-vul?" I don't find it insulting, but it's not nearly as funny as they think it is. It's like Jeff Foxworthy's redneck jokes. They aren't funny either cause he's talking about family.
It's eight thirty. And that means it's bed time. What a wild one I am.
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Christmas is coming up. That means that there are somethings coming up. Like shopping. I hope you're prepared because here is my list of top ten Christmas activities.
10. Decorating of the Christmas sponge.
9. Taking down the Easter lights.
8. Watching the The Last Dragon.
7. Frightening Charles Nguyen Of Napierville, Ohio by unexpectedly showing up in his house in full reindeer costume.
6. Putting up the Christmas lights.
5. Launching my army of robot squirrels.
4. Trying every flavor of egg nog and boiled custard that I can get my hand on. (Which is torture when you are lactose intolerant.)
3. Ritual burning of Olive, the Other Reindeer.
2. Writing and mailing my letter to Santa Clause. Because this could be the year that I get that horse.
1. Opening of the Christmas GIFs.
With that said, I'd like to wish everyone an early Merry Christmas.
10. Decorating of the Christmas sponge.
9. Taking down the Easter lights.
8. Watching the The Last Dragon.
7. Frightening Charles Nguyen Of Napierville, Ohio by unexpectedly showing up in his house in full reindeer costume.
6. Putting up the Christmas lights.
5. Launching my army of robot squirrels.
4. Trying every flavor of egg nog and boiled custard that I can get my hand on. (Which is torture when you are lactose intolerant.)
3. Ritual burning of Olive, the Other Reindeer.
2. Writing and mailing my letter to Santa Clause. Because this could be the year that I get that horse.
1. Opening of the Christmas GIFs.
With that said, I'd like to wish everyone an early Merry Christmas.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Blogger was down yesterday. I don't know what happened. I'm not paying anything, so I'm not sure what kind of threat that I can offer them. I try to get congress on them. Everybody deserves to blog. It's my God given right. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of interactivity.
Apparently, somebody famous called me. He gave me his real name, but didn't want to give me his nome de plume. The funny thing was he had to discuss it over with someone and wanted to know how to get hold of me in about an hour. I gave him my extension. The funny thing was I asked the trainer what happens when they call my extension, "cause he's not paying for it. He's got to get his... Um... Er... Well, let's call a duck a duck. His boyfriend to call in and pay for it." My trainer just winced. I told him, that I wasn't sure, but that's the impression that I get. Anyway, his boyfriend talked to no end about how great of writer that he was, but never told who he was. The man wanted to remain anonymous. I wanted to respect that.
I'm starting to get to be pretty laid back in the job. I'm not making the sales that I need to yet, but I am getting there. Of course, my neighbor is so loud, that I have trouble hearing the people through my headset because of him.
I'm sure you know this. You've seen Jeopardy before today. You need to form your response into a question. This is the one that took down Ken Jennings, champion for 75 shows. He's now the record holder with a total winnings over 2.5 million dollars. Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal, white-collar employees work only four months a year. Ken got a standing ovation as he lost to a new champ who had won 14,400 dollars.
Anyway, that's all I've got for today. Until tomorrow...
Apparently, somebody famous called me. He gave me his real name, but didn't want to give me his nome de plume. The funny thing was he had to discuss it over with someone and wanted to know how to get hold of me in about an hour. I gave him my extension. The funny thing was I asked the trainer what happens when they call my extension, "cause he's not paying for it. He's got to get his... Um... Er... Well, let's call a duck a duck. His boyfriend to call in and pay for it." My trainer just winced. I told him, that I wasn't sure, but that's the impression that I get. Anyway, his boyfriend talked to no end about how great of writer that he was, but never told who he was. The man wanted to remain anonymous. I wanted to respect that.
I'm starting to get to be pretty laid back in the job. I'm not making the sales that I need to yet, but I am getting there. Of course, my neighbor is so loud, that I have trouble hearing the people through my headset because of him.
I'm sure you know this. You've seen Jeopardy before today. You need to form your response into a question. This is the one that took down Ken Jennings, champion for 75 shows. He's now the record holder with a total winnings over 2.5 million dollars. Most of this firm's 70,000 seasonal, white-collar employees work only four months a year. Ken got a standing ovation as he lost to a new champ who had won 14,400 dollars.
Anyway, that's all I've got for today. Until tomorrow...
