Friday, September 30, 2005
Hamburger!
I hope I'm getting two things in the mail today. Three, technically, but two shipments.
Watched this last night. Really great. It was three hour-long documentaries with directors and actors of the '70s. I gained a lot more respect for the directors and actors of the time. They were all just kids who wanted to make movies. They didn't look glamorous or Hollywood, they looked just like your neighbors or friends.
The way that they went about borrowing film, actors, getting petty cash to make films with their friends and it ended up becoming hits. I didn't know that Jack Nicholson was originally a writer. Anyway, it showed how the studios were at the time and how it came to what it is now. It used to be not a money machine, but after guys like Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola made movies that people went to see again and again.
Then movies like Jaws made sequels popular and Star Wars made merchandising popular. Then Hollywood became a cash whore and everything went to money. I wish that I lived at this time, when movies were exciting and all about new movies and effects and stuff. Now nothing much amazes me. I like movies now, but it would be different like seeing all that Hollywood garbage and then you get things like Scorsese, Coppola, & all those guys at that time. It's funny that era the movies went to the underground. That's just like music in the 90's.
Watched this last night. Really great. It was three hour-long documentaries with directors and actors of the '70s. I gained a lot more respect for the directors and actors of the time. They were all just kids who wanted to make movies. They didn't look glamorous or Hollywood, they looked just like your neighbors or friends.
The way that they went about borrowing film, actors, getting petty cash to make films with their friends and it ended up becoming hits. I didn't know that Jack Nicholson was originally a writer. Anyway, it showed how the studios were at the time and how it came to what it is now. It used to be not a money machine, but after guys like Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola made movies that people went to see again and again.
Then movies like Jaws made sequels popular and Star Wars made merchandising popular. Then Hollywood became a cash whore and everything went to money. I wish that I lived at this time, when movies were exciting and all about new movies and effects and stuff. Now nothing much amazes me. I like movies now, but it would be different like seeing all that Hollywood garbage and then you get things like Scorsese, Coppola, & all those guys at that time. It's funny that era the movies went to the underground. That's just like music in the 90's.
Hey dude!
As soon as I walked into work the phones started ringing. I wonder if this is a sign for what's in store for me today? So hungry. I've been having a bad reaction to coffee recently, but I'm stopping. I'm not going to let coffee get the best of me.
I think Chad & Angela are coming into town this weekend.
I think Chad & Angela are coming into town this weekend.
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Hot Dog!
Man, have you ever eaten the Guacamole Six-Dollar Burger from Carl's Jr.? That shit is awesome. I bought a plunger today for work and home. I can't believe that at two places I frequent most the toilet got clogged and both had ineffective plungers. Ridiculous.
By the way I hate Home Depot. They're always busy, and stuff is hard to find and they are way too understaffed for the amount of traffic that flows through there. Personally I don't like asking employees for help, because I can usually find what it is I'm looking for, but at Home Depot I can never find it and it's hard to locate an employee that's free.
I had trouble finding the plunger today and the closest employee I found was in the paint department, mixing paint. I didn't want to ask him, because I know it's not in that department, but I did anyway and he said, "Have you checked the plumbing department?" No, Asshole. I never would've thought to check the plumbing department in the three aisles I just walked by to get to you, underneath the huge "PLUMBING" sign. Though I don't blame him, because people probably do that all the time.
I had to return some movies last night and this guy in an arm-sling was chilling on the steps. I rode my bike and got off by him to drop the movies in the drop box and he asked me for spare change (seriously). I did, and he told me about how he got hit by a car the other day and broke his shoulder, hence the arm in the sling. He told me three times during his conversation with me that he saw bicyclists earlier in the day wearing helmets and he thought that maybe he should go back home to get his helmet but didn't. Little did he know that later that day he would get hit by a car.
Yes, he did mention that a helmet wouldn't have helped him in that situation but blah, blah, blah.... Point is, saying, "Thank you," was suffice enough than to listen to that bullshit story about him being a bike rider too. There might be a slight chance that he was telling the truth but the chances of riding my bike to the video store only to end up bumping into a bike-riding homeless dude is about as likely as me seriously and totally straight-faced helping out at a Special Olympics event.
I get my first real paycheck tomorrow.
By the way I hate Home Depot. They're always busy, and stuff is hard to find and they are way too understaffed for the amount of traffic that flows through there. Personally I don't like asking employees for help, because I can usually find what it is I'm looking for, but at Home Depot I can never find it and it's hard to locate an employee that's free.
I had trouble finding the plunger today and the closest employee I found was in the paint department, mixing paint. I didn't want to ask him, because I know it's not in that department, but I did anyway and he said, "Have you checked the plumbing department?" No, Asshole. I never would've thought to check the plumbing department in the three aisles I just walked by to get to you, underneath the huge "PLUMBING" sign. Though I don't blame him, because people probably do that all the time.
I had to return some movies last night and this guy in an arm-sling was chilling on the steps. I rode my bike and got off by him to drop the movies in the drop box and he asked me for spare change (seriously). I did, and he told me about how he got hit by a car the other day and broke his shoulder, hence the arm in the sling. He told me three times during his conversation with me that he saw bicyclists earlier in the day wearing helmets and he thought that maybe he should go back home to get his helmet but didn't. Little did he know that later that day he would get hit by a car.
Yes, he did mention that a helmet wouldn't have helped him in that situation but blah, blah, blah.... Point is, saying, "Thank you," was suffice enough than to listen to that bullshit story about him being a bike rider too. There might be a slight chance that he was telling the truth but the chances of riding my bike to the video store only to end up bumping into a bike-riding homeless dude is about as likely as me seriously and totally straight-faced helping out at a Special Olympics event.
I get my first real paycheck tomorrow.
R.E.M., Part II
Jukebox: Irving - "Crumbling Mountain Tops"
I couldn't bare to finish Monster. I'm never listening to that one ever again.
I couldn't bare to finish Monster. I'm never listening to that one ever again.
R.E.M.
Currently I'm listening to R.E.M.'s Monster that I found a while back. Not found as in found in a record store; found as in found it on the ground. Anyway, I had never heard this album before so I thought I'd give it a try. This is one of the stupidest albums I've heard. One song on here is all right, but the rest I don't know what the fuck they thought while writing/recording/whatever. Is this a joke album?
Phewww!!!!
Jukebox: Rancid - Life Won't Wait
It got really crazy in here for a while, but it's all right now.
I've got A Decade Under the Influence and Manchurian Candidate to watch tonight.
I think there was something else I was going to say, but I'll be back. I keep getting interrupted by phone calls.
It got really crazy in here for a while, but it's all right now.
I've got A Decade Under the Influence and Manchurian Candidate to watch tonight.
I think there was something else I was going to say, but I'll be back. I keep getting interrupted by phone calls.
le Crue
Jukebox: Motley Crue - "Looks That Kill"
This reminds me of that day Rick and I were working at California Tacos and "Looks That Kill" came on while the store was empty. Rick went into the non-smoking room and blasted this at I think full volume. He was enjoying it and I started yelling it and running around the shop. Then jumped up on the table and started air guitaring. No one came it, but it would've been hot if someone did.
I watched this highly overrated movie last night called Memento. It was an all right movie, but I don't think I'd be itching to watch it again. Not to say that I wouldn't watch it, but let's just say it'll be the dustiest DVD in my collection. And for those of you out there thinking I didn't get the movie, I did. But that doesn't make a movie a good movie.
This reminds me of that day Rick and I were working at California Tacos and "Looks That Kill" came on while the store was empty. Rick went into the non-smoking room and blasted this at I think full volume. He was enjoying it and I started yelling it and running around the shop. Then jumped up on the table and started air guitaring. No one came it, but it would've been hot if someone did.
I watched this highly overrated movie last night called Memento. It was an all right movie, but I don't think I'd be itching to watch it again. Not to say that I wouldn't watch it, but let's just say it'll be the dustiest DVD in my collection. And for those of you out there thinking I didn't get the movie, I did. But that doesn't make a movie a good movie.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Bandits
Currently watching Snatch. I just had to blog this from the LA Times:
San Diego
Arrested Man Says He Is FedEx Bandit
A 40-year-old Iranian national has confessed to being the "FedEx bandit," who robbed 43 banks in Southern California over two years, taking an estimated $300,000, officials said Tuesday.
Farzad Naroli was arrested Monday as he tried to walk across the border from Mexico at the San Ysidro port of entry.
Thirty of teh robberies were in San Diego County. the rest occurred in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
The FBI dubbed him the FedEx bandit because he gave tellers a FedEx envelope and then ordered them to fill it with cash. Naroli is scheduled to be arraigned today.
I just had to do a follow up on the other bandits I blogged about. Those are some clever guys over at the FBI. I guess that's why they get paid to do what they do. Because at first I was thinking the "FedEx Bandit" was named that because he came in with a Taco Bell bag.
I wonder if Bush is handing them those names. He names all those stupid politicians stupid pet-names all the time.
San Diego
Arrested Man Says He Is FedEx Bandit
A 40-year-old Iranian national has confessed to being the "FedEx bandit," who robbed 43 banks in Southern California over two years, taking an estimated $300,000, officials said Tuesday.
Farzad Naroli was arrested Monday as he tried to walk across the border from Mexico at the San Ysidro port of entry.
Thirty of teh robberies were in San Diego County. the rest occurred in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
The FBI dubbed him the FedEx bandit because he gave tellers a FedEx envelope and then ordered them to fill it with cash. Naroli is scheduled to be arraigned today.
I just had to do a follow up on the other bandits I blogged about. Those are some clever guys over at the FBI. I guess that's why they get paid to do what they do. Because at first I was thinking the "FedEx Bandit" was named that because he came in with a Taco Bell bag.
I wonder if Bush is handing them those names. He names all those stupid politicians stupid pet-names all the time.
September 1981
Jukebox: Henry Rollins - Get in the Van, disc 1
I've decided that I'm just going to read Henry Rollins books and listen to only Henry Rollins songs. I'm going to go through my own militant-Henry Rollins school of philosophy.
I'm not, but I am definitely ordering some of his CD's. They're really cheap; it's like $10, and it's guarenteed fun. My disc 2 is still stuck in one of the town cars.
Our toilet here at work is clogged. It sucks, because we have this shitty plunger. The plunger's good for sinks, but for toilets it barely does anything. I watched My Own Private Idaho last night. The Pogues' "The Old Main Drag" played at the end.
It was an all right movie, though I wasn't really paying attention to it, because I wanted to watch a movie, not fucking learn Shakespeare.
I've decided that I'm just going to read Henry Rollins books and listen to only Henry Rollins songs. I'm going to go through my own militant-Henry Rollins school of philosophy.
I'm not, but I am definitely ordering some of his CD's. They're really cheap; it's like $10, and it's guarenteed fun. My disc 2 is still stuck in one of the town cars.
Our toilet here at work is clogged. It sucks, because we have this shitty plunger. The plunger's good for sinks, but for toilets it barely does anything. I watched My Own Private Idaho last night. The Pogues' "The Old Main Drag" played at the end.
It was an all right movie, though I wasn't really paying attention to it, because I wanted to watch a movie, not fucking learn Shakespeare.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
High School Kids, In General
Jukebox: Eminem - "Without Me"
I hate this about high school kids, but it doesn't stop with them because it applies to adults too. It's just high school kids are the ones I've been dealing with recently.
They call for rates and I give it to them based on what they're doing. They get all sad and/or upset about the rates I give them. Obviously we're going to give competitive rates being that limo companies in LA are all over the place. So if we give you a rate, that's our rate. If you don't like it, call someone else. We're not the universal limo quoting headquarters.
I hate this about high school kids, but it doesn't stop with them because it applies to adults too. It's just high school kids are the ones I've been dealing with recently.
They call for rates and I give it to them based on what they're doing. They get all sad and/or upset about the rates I give them. Obviously we're going to give competitive rates being that limo companies in LA are all over the place. So if we give you a rate, that's our rate. If you don't like it, call someone else. We're not the universal limo quoting headquarters.
National Asshole Day!
Jukebox: Aimee Mann - Magnolia Soundtrack
It's an official day.
In a related story, I fail to see the significance of companies that establish a three to four interview process for hiring. I know their bureaucratic regimes think it's the right way to do it or something, but I just don't understand.
It seems rather unfair to the interviewee to wait a month to see "IF" they get hired. Make them wait a months with no work, and then tell them they're not hired so they have to go through that same process at another place. I feel one interview with reference checks is enough, at most.
Well, in some cases I can see it. Like here, there's a three part process but there's the owner & me to see how they are, but it's done at the same time. Then, if they're for driving, they talk to Tony, who takes car of the cars and all that jazz. But that's all neccessary stuff.
But places like Enterprise Rent-A-Car is dumb. They are pretty much looking for chumps to work there. They won't hire people with graduate degrees and all that stuff. I know of two people already who've tried out there and were way qualified. They like to hire chumps and Enterprise themselves told Jeanne that they have a high turnover rate.
So that means that Enterprise, with their long and arduous weeding out process with three extensive interviews (which used to be four. Seriously) are doing something wrong. If they spend all that time picking the right candidate, you would think that they would stay there. I don't know about them, or other places.
I still think the best thing to do is take the applicant our for drinks. You get to know the real them and in a comfortable environment.
Enough of that. On to good news. My cell phone bill this month is $350. Hahahahahahahahaha! Yeah. The month is from a week before moving from Omaha to here so it was our prime source of communication. That's quite a jump from $55/mo. to $350, even if you had money. I need to extend my plan again, because last time I had this job my phone bills jumped and then I got a bigger plan and although it's $30 or so more a month, it's better than $300.
Speaking of cell phones, I have this person's one on my desk. Should I change her voicemail?
We watched Theremin last night. It's an all right documentary. Brian Wilson's part in it is awesome, and it's right after the Eugene Landy era, so he's just learned to be himself again. Robert Moog is in it also.
I need a cotton swab.
It's an official day.
In a related story, I fail to see the significance of companies that establish a three to four interview process for hiring. I know their bureaucratic regimes think it's the right way to do it or something, but I just don't understand.
It seems rather unfair to the interviewee to wait a month to see "IF" they get hired. Make them wait a months with no work, and then tell them they're not hired so they have to go through that same process at another place. I feel one interview with reference checks is enough, at most.
Well, in some cases I can see it. Like here, there's a three part process but there's the owner & me to see how they are, but it's done at the same time. Then, if they're for driving, they talk to Tony, who takes car of the cars and all that jazz. But that's all neccessary stuff.
But places like Enterprise Rent-A-Car is dumb. They are pretty much looking for chumps to work there. They won't hire people with graduate degrees and all that stuff. I know of two people already who've tried out there and were way qualified. They like to hire chumps and Enterprise themselves told Jeanne that they have a high turnover rate.
So that means that Enterprise, with their long and arduous weeding out process with three extensive interviews (which used to be four. Seriously) are doing something wrong. If they spend all that time picking the right candidate, you would think that they would stay there. I don't know about them, or other places.
I still think the best thing to do is take the applicant our for drinks. You get to know the real them and in a comfortable environment.
Enough of that. On to good news. My cell phone bill this month is $350. Hahahahahahahahaha! Yeah. The month is from a week before moving from Omaha to here so it was our prime source of communication. That's quite a jump from $55/mo. to $350, even if you had money. I need to extend my plan again, because last time I had this job my phone bills jumped and then I got a bigger plan and although it's $30 or so more a month, it's better than $300.
Speaking of cell phones, I have this person's one on my desk. Should I change her voicemail?
We watched Theremin last night. It's an all right documentary. Brian Wilson's part in it is awesome, and it's right after the Eugene Landy era, so he's just learned to be himself again. Robert Moog is in it also.
I need a cotton swab.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Oogah!!
Jukebox: Beatles - "Helter Skelter"
Last week I bought Jeanne two mice. They are pretty awesome, but one of them died this morning. His name was Oscar, but I just called him Little Dude. He was very tiny (for a mouse) and looked like a miniature chinchilla. He would climb all over the place and hang out on my shoulder under my hair and play with it.
Sorry Dude.
Last week I bought Jeanne two mice. They are pretty awesome, but one of them died this morning. His name was Oscar, but I just called him Little Dude. He was very tiny (for a mouse) and looked like a miniature chinchilla. He would climb all over the place and hang out on my shoulder under my hair and play with it.
Sorry Dude.
Round Two
Let me first post this:
This is a request verbatim: "i want paciffico beer and shampane and orange juicy 4 drink"
I don't think this person should be drinking anything but "orange juicy." I don't even think this person should be going out, but rather staying home and studying.
12:39pm.
The Blogger was busy or something, earlier, it wouldn't post. I don't know what I'm going to do on break today. I guess I should go home. I didn't have time to make my lunch today. Ack! I need to get back to all these emails.
This is a request verbatim: "i want paciffico beer and shampane and orange juicy 4 drink"
I don't think this person should be drinking anything but "orange juicy." I don't even think this person should be going out, but rather staying home and studying.
12:39pm.
The Blogger was busy or something, earlier, it wouldn't post. I don't know what I'm going to do on break today. I guess I should go home. I didn't have time to make my lunch today. Ack! I need to get back to all these emails.
On a Monday...
Jukebox: Shelter - "Here We Go Again"
Back in the ol' Limo company. Nothing much going on, but I hope later in the day it gets busy. Sometime after 11am. Jamming a CD that Jeff made me like 10 years ago. I've been listening to this since Saturday.
I need to figure out how to handle being stern with clients without losing them. For example, we have a new one that had cars scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday which totaled about $2,000. They signed the service contract and everything and called on Friday to cancel their cars for said days.
Because they signed the contract there is no cancellation policy. Especially this close to the service date and after a lot of time we put into it. This is also a potential future big client and it may be disagreeable to them. I sort of don't care because on the contract, it says, "NO CANCELLATION!" We also have a business to run and blah, blah, blah.
We're going to charge them, so I don't know why I'm pretending to have this inner struggle.
In lighter news, I watched Big Trouble this weekend. Super good movie. Even though Jason Lee's character is a two hour Fritos advertisement. Great story and there's like a million characters, all of which are excellent. The greatest part of the movie is the radio call-in show that keeps going on about, "You said no Gator fan would call. I'm a Gator fan, and I called."
This whole weekend has been movie weekend. We're going to watch this tonight, maybe. Brian Wilson gets interviewed in it about using it on "Good Vibrations." Although the one they use isn't really a Theremin; it's a cousin of it or something. Ask Grant.
The depends, on watching the movie, all depends on a) what time I get off of work. 3) Whether or not I meet up with Mike tonight. *) If I do hang out with Mike, what time I get home. ===)Blah, blah, blah. Point is that Jeanne has an interview tomorrow morning so we gotsta get to bed early.
====D>--->0@<<<---anyone figures out what this is and they win a prize. It was much funnier and much more elaborate when I did this with Chris Fischer and Andy. I can't remember where we kept going.
Back in the ol' Limo company. Nothing much going on, but I hope later in the day it gets busy. Sometime after 11am. Jamming a CD that Jeff made me like 10 years ago. I've been listening to this since Saturday.
I need to figure out how to handle being stern with clients without losing them. For example, we have a new one that had cars scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday which totaled about $2,000. They signed the service contract and everything and called on Friday to cancel their cars for said days.
Because they signed the contract there is no cancellation policy. Especially this close to the service date and after a lot of time we put into it. This is also a potential future big client and it may be disagreeable to them. I sort of don't care because on the contract, it says, "NO CANCELLATION!" We also have a business to run and blah, blah, blah.
We're going to charge them, so I don't know why I'm pretending to have this inner struggle.
In lighter news, I watched Big Trouble this weekend. Super good movie. Even though Jason Lee's character is a two hour Fritos advertisement. Great story and there's like a million characters, all of which are excellent. The greatest part of the movie is the radio call-in show that keeps going on about, "You said no Gator fan would call. I'm a Gator fan, and I called."
This whole weekend has been movie weekend. We're going to watch this tonight, maybe. Brian Wilson gets interviewed in it about using it on "Good Vibrations." Although the one they use isn't really a Theremin; it's a cousin of it or something. Ask Grant.
The depends, on watching the movie, all depends on a) what time I get off of work. 3) Whether or not I meet up with Mike tonight. *) If I do hang out with Mike, what time I get home. ===)Blah, blah, blah. Point is that Jeanne has an interview tomorrow morning so we gotsta get to bed early.
====D>--->0@<<<---anyone figures out what this is and they win a prize. It was much funnier and much more elaborate when I did this with Chris Fischer and Andy. I can't remember where we kept going.
Funny As Shit
I don't know if anyone out there would've gotten as much of a kick out of this than me and Jeff. But I was watching the Ring 2 tonight (or last night as the case is), and the funniest shit.
There's a scene when Naomi Watts' character goes to this house to retrieve a video tape. She tries the door - I don't know why she would've thought the door would be open to visitors, especially after it was deemed a crime scene. The door's locked and then she looks down with a bunch of rocks that's she going through. I should mention at this point that the door was those wooden ones that are mostly glass. So going through my mind the whole time is that she's looking for a rock to break the glass and unlock the door.
Better than that. She grabs a rock and it turns out to be those rocks that are a key holder. Seriously!
There's a scene when Naomi Watts' character goes to this house to retrieve a video tape. She tries the door - I don't know why she would've thought the door would be open to visitors, especially after it was deemed a crime scene. The door's locked and then she looks down with a bunch of rocks that's she going through. I should mention at this point that the door was those wooden ones that are mostly glass. So going through my mind the whole time is that she's looking for a rock to break the glass and unlock the door.
Better than that. She grabs a rock and it turns out to be those rocks that are a key holder. Seriously!
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Ralphs
The Ralphs on Sepulveda just north of LAX is awesome. They have these ledges that are lined with sharp nail-like things to prevent birds from hanging around on there and pooping on people below.
They also have palm trees that grew up past those nails where all the birds hang out in, where they poop all over the area right below there.
They also have palm trees that grew up past those nails where all the birds hang out in, where they poop all over the area right below there.
Finally!
Jukebox: Snapcase - "Incarnation"
For the past four hours, it's been non-stop phone calls and changes and coordinating car switches with drivers and dealing with this very disgruntled lady for an event that we were going to help out with tomorrow.
We never promised her anything, and we never got back to her, so I don't understand why she waited this long to depend on us helping her out when we didn't promise anything. I understand her being in her situation, but with tomorrow's schedule there's really nothing we can do.
Anyway, everything is done now, and I'm just waiting for the next job to pick-up and then I'm out of the office. I go home and get ready for a drop-off I'm doing tonight and then enjoying the evening with Jeanne and tomorrow's day off.
So basically I can just fuck around here and enjoy a much earned payed hour of relaxation. I'm not taking anymore reservations or anything.
For the past four hours, it's been non-stop phone calls and changes and coordinating car switches with drivers and dealing with this very disgruntled lady for an event that we were going to help out with tomorrow.
We never promised her anything, and we never got back to her, so I don't understand why she waited this long to depend on us helping her out when we didn't promise anything. I understand her being in her situation, but with tomorrow's schedule there's really nothing we can do.
Anyway, everything is done now, and I'm just waiting for the next job to pick-up and then I'm out of the office. I go home and get ready for a drop-off I'm doing tonight and then enjoying the evening with Jeanne and tomorrow's day off.
So basically I can just fuck around here and enjoy a much earned payed hour of relaxation. I'm not taking anymore reservations or anything.
Give Me a Break
Today is a never ending series of phone calls. Everything imaginable. Most of them are the jobs today, because the drivers are dumb. Some are the passengers, though.
For example, the call I just took was: "Hello. I ordered a car for 1:45pm and it's not here yet."
I look at the clock. It's 1:40pm.
"It's not 1:45 yet, but I'll get the driver's status."
I do and he's a couple houses away.
For example, the call I just took was: "Hello. I ordered a car for 1:45pm and it's not here yet."
I look at the clock. It's 1:40pm.
"It's not 1:45 yet, but I'll get the driver's status."
I do and he's a couple houses away.
A Little Help...
Jeff sent me this game yesterday that's on Excel. What it is movie stills with no bodies in them. The the clothes and everything is there; it's everything that you would see watching the movie, just without the bodies.
When I first looked at them it seemed as if it was an exhibit featuring sets and costumes.
Anyhow, I need help with two of them, I'll be back if there are anyone out there. I'm still not using the internet for help with them, but I am using lifelines.
When I first looked at them it seemed as if it was an exhibit featuring sets and costumes.
Anyhow, I need help with two of them, I'll be back if there are anyone out there. I'm still not using the internet for help with them, but I am using lifelines.
Extreme Bowling II
Crooked Balls. Pins that run around the alley in the dark and you throw the balls at them, in the dark.
Saturday
Jukebox: Helmet - "In the Meantime"
"Hold It!!!"
So I'm not planning on doing much at work today. Just sort of a chill day. Tonight's Jeanne's birthday, so we're going to dinner somewhere. Somewhere cheap, I suppose.
I forgot to mention this, because I haven't been back since. The $.99 Only Store on Washington blvd. has bottles of PBR there three for a dollar. I need to go buy a bunch.
I need to really get some speakers for this computer. It sucks without it. The only radio I want to listen to I can't.
"Hold It!!!"
So I'm not planning on doing much at work today. Just sort of a chill day. Tonight's Jeanne's birthday, so we're going to dinner somewhere. Somewhere cheap, I suppose.
I forgot to mention this, because I haven't been back since. The $.99 Only Store on Washington blvd. has bottles of PBR there three for a dollar. I need to go buy a bunch.
I need to really get some speakers for this computer. It sucks without it. The only radio I want to listen to I can't.
Friday, September 23, 2005
X-Treme Bowling
I forgot to mention this. I went to Ralphs on my break today to get lunch. Driving past the bowling alley at Loyola & Lincoln. It had a sign out front that said "Extreme Bowling."
I thought quickly and wondered if that meant Cosmic bowling. Underneath the sign it said, "Come bowl in the dark."
What does that mean? I need to go check it out. I wonder if it is pitch black and that makes it "Extreme." Balls flying all in the air.
I thought quickly and wondered if that meant Cosmic bowling. Underneath the sign it said, "Come bowl in the dark."
What does that mean? I need to go check it out. I wonder if it is pitch black and that makes it "Extreme." Balls flying all in the air.
Stranded!
We had a passenger scheduled to be picked-up from Burbank airport at 1pm. Our driver was there but never met up with him. I called his number, which turned out to be his home number and his wife called me back and said he was on a different flight.
I got a hold of his production company who was paying for this and the lady who booked the reservation, as soon as I told her who I was, remembered that there was a flight change that she forgot to tell us about.
For the past hour I've been waiting for driver's responses to see if they'll make it, which I doublt because it's LA traffic and it's Friday-LA traffic which is worse. Sean seems to think we can make it, which isn't totally impossible, but I think that we shouldn't even try.
We did what we could and it's not our mistake. We still get paid for the job that we did, but this one I think we should let the company deal with it. We are supposed to meet him at the baggage carousel and I don't think he has our number, so if the driver's not there he may just leave.
Then the driver we send will be there with no passenger and then we'll have to call up the client and try to get them to sign an authorization for charges for the missed reservation as well as the second one. It'll just be way too much work and headaches.
Aside from all that today's been rather slow.
I got a hold of his production company who was paying for this and the lady who booked the reservation, as soon as I told her who I was, remembered that there was a flight change that she forgot to tell us about.
For the past hour I've been waiting for driver's responses to see if they'll make it, which I doublt because it's LA traffic and it's Friday-LA traffic which is worse. Sean seems to think we can make it, which isn't totally impossible, but I think that we shouldn't even try.
We did what we could and it's not our mistake. We still get paid for the job that we did, but this one I think we should let the company deal with it. We are supposed to meet him at the baggage carousel and I don't think he has our number, so if the driver's not there he may just leave.
Then the driver we send will be there with no passenger and then we'll have to call up the client and try to get them to sign an authorization for charges for the missed reservation as well as the second one. It'll just be way too much work and headaches.
Aside from all that today's been rather slow.
Dead Head
I feel so dead right now. I don't want to be working. I want to go to bed. I need a Red Bull.
Now You Know
In an article about the Stone Roses and Ian Browne and John Squire's relationship. Ian said that he "went round his house and he's into the Beach Boys and I bought him Sex Pistols singles and the first Clash LP and put him on to music right from the off."
I'm not against the Sex Pistols or the Clash, but you know? I guess I wouldn't even of read this article, since I care nothing about them, but the sub-heading said the article talked of his "punk education" and the rest, and once they mention punk you know it's going to be a lame article.
While reading this, I got a call from a guy looking for a vehicle for 20 passngers to Vegas next weekend. That's what he asks. I quote him and he said, rather sarcastically in disbelief, "Really? Is that with the MTV discount? I used you guys during August and I called a couple of other places and they gave me a way cheaper rate."
"Well, sir. I just quoted you based on what you asked. I don't know who you are or what kind of discounts we give you. If you tell me, I can see what I can do. What were the quotes that you were offered?"
What is this guy thinking; that the number he has of ours is a dedicated line for him only? Or we have those Batman phones that lights up red. I hate people, anyway, who try to use their position or fame for fucking favors. The way you ask has a lot to do with me giving deals. If he called and said, "Hey, it's me from the MTV account. I'm looking for a limo to Vegas next weekend..."
Knowing that he used us before and they have a corporate account with us, I would've tried to get him a rate. If you're that important anywhere, and people like you, you will get hooked up if able to. You don't fucking force your ways into perks.
It's not only rude, but it makes you look stupid.
I'm not against the Sex Pistols or the Clash, but you know? I guess I wouldn't even of read this article, since I care nothing about them, but the sub-heading said the article talked of his "punk education" and the rest, and once they mention punk you know it's going to be a lame article.
While reading this, I got a call from a guy looking for a vehicle for 20 passngers to Vegas next weekend. That's what he asks. I quote him and he said, rather sarcastically in disbelief, "Really? Is that with the MTV discount? I used you guys during August and I called a couple of other places and they gave me a way cheaper rate."
"Well, sir. I just quoted you based on what you asked. I don't know who you are or what kind of discounts we give you. If you tell me, I can see what I can do. What were the quotes that you were offered?"
What is this guy thinking; that the number he has of ours is a dedicated line for him only? Or we have those Batman phones that lights up red. I hate people, anyway, who try to use their position or fame for fucking favors. The way you ask has a lot to do with me giving deals. If he called and said, "Hey, it's me from the MTV account. I'm looking for a limo to Vegas next weekend..."
Knowing that he used us before and they have a corporate account with us, I would've tried to get him a rate. If you're that important anywhere, and people like you, you will get hooked up if able to. You don't fucking force your ways into perks.
It's not only rude, but it makes you look stupid.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
ELF?
Jukebox: Ash - "Girl From Mars"
There's a bounty on those eco-terrorists Earth Liberation Front by the FBI. These fucking idiots, they always do acts like this that are so pointless, especially in their cause. For example, the thing they mentioned in the article was about how they burned down a housing development in protest of suburban sprawl.
All right, aside from the obvious fact that there are many of other effective ways of doing this, all that does is slow down their schedule. Now, thanks to these ass-clowns, more trees will have to be cut down in order for them to complete these inevitable projects. And they're probably insured, so it won't cost them much and now some insurance company is out thousands of dollars.
Also, I'm not sure, but I think burning treated wood is bad for the environment. So in their protest for the earth they are doing, at least, twice the amount of damage the so-called bad guys are. Not too mention that if they did make an impact on them, now the construction workers are out of jobs.
I'm totally against suburban sprawl myself, but I know that there's not much I can do to effectively stop this. And those workers are trying to make a living. It's not like burning it down will make them suddenly say, "Oh, gee! How could I have been so blind? I'll go fucking join the Peace Corp."
It's radicals like them that make people see liberals as fucking looneys. Fucking goddamn hippies!
There's a bounty on those eco-terrorists Earth Liberation Front by the FBI. These fucking idiots, they always do acts like this that are so pointless, especially in their cause. For example, the thing they mentioned in the article was about how they burned down a housing development in protest of suburban sprawl.
All right, aside from the obvious fact that there are many of other effective ways of doing this, all that does is slow down their schedule. Now, thanks to these ass-clowns, more trees will have to be cut down in order for them to complete these inevitable projects. And they're probably insured, so it won't cost them much and now some insurance company is out thousands of dollars.
Also, I'm not sure, but I think burning treated wood is bad for the environment. So in their protest for the earth they are doing, at least, twice the amount of damage the so-called bad guys are. Not too mention that if they did make an impact on them, now the construction workers are out of jobs.
I'm totally against suburban sprawl myself, but I know that there's not much I can do to effectively stop this. And those workers are trying to make a living. It's not like burning it down will make them suddenly say, "Oh, gee! How could I have been so blind? I'll go fucking join the Peace Corp."
It's radicals like them that make people see liberals as fucking looneys. Fucking goddamn hippies!
Word of the Day
Today's word of the day is "simpatico." Which means agreeable, likeable, etc... I hate using words like that. It makes people seem rather pretentious, and I don't think that it's just because I'm not used to hearing it. It just doesn't flow well. "I like his simpatico demeanor." E-e-e-e-w.
Possum
Jeff sent me an article a long time ago about this lady who had this problem with a possum. She doused it with gas and set it on fire. The possum, while on fire, attacked the lady and she caught on fire and had to go to the hospital with some degree burns. What's more is she got charged with animal cruelty.
Cell Phones.
Although I do own a cell phone I hate it. It somehow takes away common sense and common courtesy. How So? People who fell it necessary to talk while driving. I do that sometimes but I am physically capable of doing so. Meaning I still am aware of things outside my peripheral and use my turn signals and such. There have been cases when that wasn't the case which I pull to the side or something.
I've seen some really dangerous stuff happen while people are talking while driving. Some even stopping in traffic because they almost missed a turn and reversing and turning to pull back and make the turn without looking around. As if it's three in the morning in a residential area and not noticing the cars screeching to halts and whatnot. And if that's not dangerous enough they still have their phone up to their ears. Unless that phone's super-glued to her and she's been trying to pry it off, there's no fucking excuse for that nonsense.
Then there's the people who don't feel it necessary to hang up ever. Like they'll be talking while they're ordering food or purchasing groceries or even talking to someone else. It's fucking crazy! I always feel like grabbing their phone and throwing it off in the distance.
There was a time that Jeanne and I went to China Palace and noticed that the two booths in front of us along the wall, people were on their cell phones. At dinner! Are you that fucking important? Are those phone calls that important?
It always seems, too, that people's phones ring while you're talking to them, and most people don't leave it on vibrate so it's just this irking, nagging interruption. I don't understand why people leave the ringers on. I always hate attracting that kind of attention. I do that when I'm at home or driving, so I can hear it.
I've seen some really dangerous stuff happen while people are talking while driving. Some even stopping in traffic because they almost missed a turn and reversing and turning to pull back and make the turn without looking around. As if it's three in the morning in a residential area and not noticing the cars screeching to halts and whatnot. And if that's not dangerous enough they still have their phone up to their ears. Unless that phone's super-glued to her and she's been trying to pry it off, there's no fucking excuse for that nonsense.
Then there's the people who don't feel it necessary to hang up ever. Like they'll be talking while they're ordering food or purchasing groceries or even talking to someone else. It's fucking crazy! I always feel like grabbing their phone and throwing it off in the distance.
There was a time that Jeanne and I went to China Palace and noticed that the two booths in front of us along the wall, people were on their cell phones. At dinner! Are you that fucking important? Are those phone calls that important?
It always seems, too, that people's phones ring while you're talking to them, and most people don't leave it on vibrate so it's just this irking, nagging interruption. I don't understand why people leave the ringers on. I always hate attracting that kind of attention. I do that when I'm at home or driving, so I can hear it.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Intense
That was really intense. We were watching the landing, and it landed safely. The front landing gear was at a 90 degree angle and when it touched the ground it started sparking and flamed up but went down and landed perfectly.
Jet Blue
So a Jet Blue plane left Burbank Airport heading towards JFK but had a malfunctioned front landing gear. It had to turn around and head to LAX or Long Beach for an emergency landing.
They are dumping fuel to empty the tanks. Tons of cops and firemen and stuff are all around here.
They are dumping fuel to empty the tanks. Tons of cops and firemen and stuff are all around here.
My Brain is Dead
Jukebox: Beatles - White Album - disc 2
I need to go on a break soon. I cannot even think straight. I need to start getting to bed earlier.
I need to go on a break soon. I cannot even think straight. I need to start getting to bed earlier.
Netflix
I wish these people were called Netfilms or Netmovies. I hate people who call movies flicks. It bugs me for some reason.
Well, I've got Manic, Big Trouble (only because Jason Lee's in it. Maybe, because of Knoxville), & the Cement Garden (only because there's incest).
I don't understand how Netflix makes money when there's no shipping charge and no late fees and their membership is so cheap. I guess it's quantity?
Well, I've got Manic, Big Trouble (only because Jason Lee's in it. Maybe, because of Knoxville), & the Cement Garden (only because there's incest).
I don't understand how Netflix makes money when there's no shipping charge and no late fees and their membership is so cheap. I guess it's quantity?
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs had to tell the record industry the very obvious, yesterday. They wanted to raise iTunes prices to over $.99 aong for the popular ones. They said that they're losing money that could be made by it, and Steve refused and told them that if they raise the prices, people are going to resort to piracy.
He told them that they're greedy and said that "record companies already earn more profit from songs sold through ITunes -- cutting out costs of manufacturing, marketing and returns -- than from those sold on CD."
Apple's contract with the record companies are up for renewal soon. But Apple controls like 84% of that market of music players and downloads, so I think there's not much the record companies can do.
He told them that they're greedy and said that "record companies already earn more profit from songs sold through ITunes -- cutting out costs of manufacturing, marketing and returns -- than from those sold on CD."
Apple's contract with the record companies are up for renewal soon. But Apple controls like 84% of that market of music players and downloads, so I think there's not much the record companies can do.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Awesome Flier
That flier's awesome. I should make one and put it around LA.
I seem to be a magnet for phone calls. I got back from my break and not a second goes by and the phone rings. It took me 20 minutes to get a pot of coffee going. Another 20 to pour me a cup.
I seem to be a magnet for phone calls. I got back from my break and not a second goes by and the phone rings. It took me 20 minutes to get a pot of coffee going. Another 20 to pour me a cup.
When people call to get rates we get as much information from them so we can quote them accurately. So it pisses me off when people call back with more pick-up locations and destinations and get upset with us when we tell them it will cost more. They say, "I want a total price. I don't like all these surprise charges."
"Well, that's what we need too. If you tell me, say, you need a car from point A to point B, I'll give you a rate. If you then say you need a pick-up between there that's clear across town, there's no way we can do the same rate. It's a completely different job."
Some people still don't get it.
"Well, that's what we need too. If you tell me, say, you need a car from point A to point B, I'll give you a rate. If you then say you need a pick-up between there that's clear across town, there's no way we can do the same rate. It's a completely different job."
Some people still don't get it.
This is so fucking irritating. I've been losing my cool with these phone people. For one, when the line rings, all the lines ring. Meaning I can't just answer one, I have to answer all of them. On top of that, I try to seem urgent and get a name, number, and whatever and say that I'll call them back because I have other lines.
They try to get all this information from me and I'm all, "I need to call you back. I seriously cannot help you at this time."
They keep fucking talking. If I was able to get all that information from you, why the fuck would I tell you to hold?
Than there's those fucking slow talkers that give you their fucking history with our company. I don't fucking care if you may or may not have used us before, ask your fucking question. This ain't a goddamn dating service.
They try to get all this information from me and I'm all, "I need to call you back. I seriously cannot help you at this time."
They keep fucking talking. If I was able to get all that information from you, why the fuck would I tell you to hold?
Than there's those fucking slow talkers that give you their fucking history with our company. I don't fucking care if you may or may not have used us before, ask your fucking question. This ain't a goddamn dating service.
Check this out
"I just received a quote from you online."
"Would you like to book that or did you have a question?"
"Are your cars fairly nice? Like do they have dents in them or anything?"
No, our cars are fucking smashed up and barely running. What the fuck kind of answer are they expecting? That's like when people came up to me at Cali Tacos and ask, "Are your tacos good?" What answer are you expecting? No?!
"Yes, we take care of them and some might have a scratch or dent, but they're barely noticable. We try to take care of those as soon as possible."
Asks about rates and I tell her. She was calling because we quoted her an hourly rate and the distance she needs to go is half an hour, so she wants to know if it's cheaper.
"We're located by LAX, so the flat rates are based on us leaving here and driving to the pick-up, driving you to your destination, and driving back."
"But Paramount is right over here. You guys say you're here but you're somewhere else?" There's a city called Paramount by Compton.
"Ma'am. Paramount's our company name, not our location."
"Oh. Well, I'll look for someone closer."
I like slash hate people similar to this, because they compare us to cab companies. Like, "Catching a cab's cheaper."
Well, asshole, catch a fucking cab. These are fucking luxury vehicles. When corporate companies take clients out to business lunches or movie companies order cars for actors/actresses or movie producers, they don't fucking order cabs, they order limos and there's a fucking reason.
"Would you like to book that or did you have a question?"
"Are your cars fairly nice? Like do they have dents in them or anything?"
No, our cars are fucking smashed up and barely running. What the fuck kind of answer are they expecting? That's like when people came up to me at Cali Tacos and ask, "Are your tacos good?" What answer are you expecting? No?!
"Yes, we take care of them and some might have a scratch or dent, but they're barely noticable. We try to take care of those as soon as possible."
Asks about rates and I tell her. She was calling because we quoted her an hourly rate and the distance she needs to go is half an hour, so she wants to know if it's cheaper.
"We're located by LAX, so the flat rates are based on us leaving here and driving to the pick-up, driving you to your destination, and driving back."
"But Paramount is right over here. You guys say you're here but you're somewhere else?" There's a city called Paramount by Compton.
"Ma'am. Paramount's our company name, not our location."
"Oh. Well, I'll look for someone closer."
I like slash hate people similar to this, because they compare us to cab companies. Like, "Catching a cab's cheaper."
Well, asshole, catch a fucking cab. These are fucking luxury vehicles. When corporate companies take clients out to business lunches or movie companies order cars for actors/actresses or movie producers, they don't fucking order cabs, they order limos and there's a fucking reason.
I watched a new episode of this last night. It might not be new, but I've never seen it before. But Tobias is up in Reno but should be in Vegas performing with the Blue Man Group.
It was pretty good from what we could hear of it, being at the laundromat. It's not like it was busy, but the other TV there was programmed to a station that it wasn't receiving well, but there was no way to shut it off or turn it down, so you could just hear loud static.
"Mom, that was Tom Cruise who said that."
"They said he's some kind of scientist."
It's raining here today. Nice change in weather.
I also watched Royal Tenenbaums and this documentary about Bingo. I like watching documentaries, but I hate them at the same time. Ones like these I just like to watch to see something about a culture I'm not too familiar with. Aside from the subject of documentaries, they're all the same. Whenever they talk to the people it's always, "We found something to make us feel comfortable. We can be ourselves here. It's a way of life..."
Blah, blah, blah. "We're unique." Fuck you! I think at these Bingo places they should be handing out dental plans, not cash prizes.
The funniest thing was during one the many montages with some shitty band singing an actual song about playing Bingo, there was one for a Bingo cruise and they showed one beach scene and there's this fat lady crawling out of the water onto the beach, looking like a walrus.
I gotsta go, now.
Peace.
It was pretty good from what we could hear of it, being at the laundromat. It's not like it was busy, but the other TV there was programmed to a station that it wasn't receiving well, but there was no way to shut it off or turn it down, so you could just hear loud static.
"Mom, that was Tom Cruise who said that."
"They said he's some kind of scientist."
It's raining here today. Nice change in weather.
I also watched Royal Tenenbaums and this documentary about Bingo. I like watching documentaries, but I hate them at the same time. Ones like these I just like to watch to see something about a culture I'm not too familiar with. Aside from the subject of documentaries, they're all the same. Whenever they talk to the people it's always, "We found something to make us feel comfortable. We can be ourselves here. It's a way of life..."
Blah, blah, blah. "We're unique." Fuck you! I think at these Bingo places they should be handing out dental plans, not cash prizes.
The funniest thing was during one the many montages with some shitty band singing an actual song about playing Bingo, there was one for a Bingo cruise and they showed one beach scene and there's this fat lady crawling out of the water onto the beach, looking like a walrus.
I gotsta go, now.
Peace.
Monday, September 19, 2005
I think I'm going to order Netflix tomorrow. It's too good of a deal, especially since Blockbuster (or as I like to refer to as Don't-have-much-of-a-selection-and-even-if-they-have-what-I'm-looking-for-who-wants-to-pay-$5-for-a-rental-or-pay-just-as-much-as-a-new-dvd-for-a-previously-used-one-buster) sucks and that's the closest rental place to us. Also I saw that they have the Party of Five first season, among other things.
I've been meaning to add links to this beyatch, but maybe tomorrow.
I've been meaning to add links to this beyatch, but maybe tomorrow.
Red Carpet
I think that red carpet services are stupid. Like people who call for their reservations and want that. It's so stupid. I mean, they don't see the ridiculousness (sp) of the driver stopping in front of an establishment, coming around, placing a fucking stupid red rug down, you walking 10 feet, and then rolling it up?
If I saw that, even if they were famous or whatever, a king, I would just look at it and think, "Man, that's stupid!"
I can't even fathom how necessary that is or how it came about. I mean, I know why it exists and why people want it, but Jesus! Order your limo now and receive your very own solid gold driver.
"I ain't coming out of this chariot unless there's a red carpet, man. I hate blue carpets!"
If I saw that, even if they were famous or whatever, a king, I would just look at it and think, "Man, that's stupid!"
I can't even fathom how necessary that is or how it came about. I mean, I know why it exists and why people want it, but Jesus! Order your limo now and receive your very own solid gold driver.
"I ain't coming out of this chariot unless there's a red carpet, man. I hate blue carpets!"
Dumb Bitch!
I just received a call from this lady I've talked to several times. She's calling about a refund or adjustment to her credit card that we charged. I don't know why or what the deal is, but I don't do the accounting here.
Maria, the person in charge of that comes in the afternoons and I left messages for her to take care of this. So this client calls up again today and asks for her. The time now is 11:26 AM PST. I tell her that Maria is in later this afternoon. Something that I've told her everytime she's called.
She's wondering why it hasn't gone through yet and I tell her I'm not sure you need to talk to her. "She's in after three PM everyday, so if you call her then you'll get a hold of her." She tells me that she's called so many times and doesn't know why she has to call so often. I wonder why she has to be told many times when to call. I don't know the situation and I realize it's been a while, but I also realize that if I call somewhere for something and the person I need to talk to isn't in till a certain time, I usually call at that time. It's just easier to get things done that way.
Maria, the person in charge of that comes in the afternoons and I left messages for her to take care of this. So this client calls up again today and asks for her. The time now is 11:26 AM PST. I tell her that Maria is in later this afternoon. Something that I've told her everytime she's called.
She's wondering why it hasn't gone through yet and I tell her I'm not sure you need to talk to her. "She's in after three PM everyday, so if you call her then you'll get a hold of her." She tells me that she's called so many times and doesn't know why she has to call so often. I wonder why she has to be told many times when to call. I don't know the situation and I realize it's been a while, but I also realize that if I call somewhere for something and the person I need to talk to isn't in till a certain time, I usually call at that time. It's just easier to get things done that way.
From early this morning I got calls about work and came in and the first call is some lady bitching at me about some job I don't even know about.
Then there's all these other calls and all this jazz.
I hate coming into work dealing with stuff. Give me a chance to breathe.
I left my CD's at home and NPR isn't coming in well. I did a job on Saturday, due to our full schedule here and I also had to use a different car. I had my minidisc player with the car adapter, since I thought all the town cars were tape decks (as they were when I last worked here and the one I was driving had one), but this had a CD player.
I stopped by the office to pick up my suit coat and grab CD's. Anyway what I'm trying to get at is that Disc 2 of Henry Rollins' Get in the Van is stuck in there. It would've been awesome if it played while being stuck in there, but it's just stuck.
We got our bikes back Friday and it's all set up now, but I had to get the derailleur broke. It's kind of my fault in that I didn't pack the bikes right. I just took it apart and placed it in the boxes. I didn't pad it or anything. But I like to think it's not my fault because of all the shipping it had to go through that was more than it should've been.
It's fixed now, but if the chain comes off then it's going to flip around and something dumb. I figure that if it does, I'm just going to make it a single speed and take off the derailleur until I get money for a new one.
Watched the greatest episode of Party of Five last night, also. It's the "Intervention." Words cannot describe how great that show is. Except the words that I guess I'm going to.
The greatest lines were (and all of them were great) the ones Bailey said to Sarah when she got involved in the mess (and this is not verbatim):
"I don't know why you're here. It's not like anything you say matters. It's not as if I love you. If I did I wouldn't have cheated on you, would I? I mean if I loved you, why would I still be with Kayli (sp)? I mean, how could I hate you so much that I could be in be with you and still..."
I forget the rest of it, but the entire episode is that kind of stuff. It's fucking great.
Then there's all these other calls and all this jazz.
I hate coming into work dealing with stuff. Give me a chance to breathe.
I left my CD's at home and NPR isn't coming in well. I did a job on Saturday, due to our full schedule here and I also had to use a different car. I had my minidisc player with the car adapter, since I thought all the town cars were tape decks (as they were when I last worked here and the one I was driving had one), but this had a CD player.
I stopped by the office to pick up my suit coat and grab CD's. Anyway what I'm trying to get at is that Disc 2 of Henry Rollins' Get in the Van is stuck in there. It would've been awesome if it played while being stuck in there, but it's just stuck.
We got our bikes back Friday and it's all set up now, but I had to get the derailleur broke. It's kind of my fault in that I didn't pack the bikes right. I just took it apart and placed it in the boxes. I didn't pad it or anything. But I like to think it's not my fault because of all the shipping it had to go through that was more than it should've been.
It's fixed now, but if the chain comes off then it's going to flip around and something dumb. I figure that if it does, I'm just going to make it a single speed and take off the derailleur until I get money for a new one.
Watched the greatest episode of Party of Five last night, also. It's the "Intervention." Words cannot describe how great that show is. Except the words that I guess I'm going to.
The greatest lines were (and all of them were great) the ones Bailey said to Sarah when she got involved in the mess (and this is not verbatim):
"I don't know why you're here. It's not like anything you say matters. It's not as if I love you. If I did I wouldn't have cheated on you, would I? I mean if I loved you, why would I still be with Kayli (sp)? I mean, how could I hate you so much that I could be in be with you and still..."
I forget the rest of it, but the entire episode is that kind of stuff. It's fucking great.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Watching this right now. Ed Norton's pretty awesome.
So I didn't mean to come online right now, because I had a bunch of stuff to blog and didn't want to take the time to do it now.
On Friday at work we were really busy, and I ended up driving a job. I also didn't get to eat anything. So I borrowed $20 from Sean and went to the pick-up. It was in Santa Monica from G4 Studios to the Georgian Hotel also in Santa Monica. They are about 13 minutes away from each other, but with traffic it takes about 30-40 minutes.
I also had to wait for 20 minutes, because they were still filming whatever it is they're filming.
I also had an airport pick-up following this one, so it was looking as if I wouldn't make it, which was what happened. Anyway, after I loaded the two passengers and dropped them off, I was really weak and hungry and kept driving around through heavy traffic looking for somewhere to eat and use the bathroom.
I ended up at the Chevron/McDonald's in MDR and grabbed some food pretty quick. There was a homeless guy set up in there eating and there was a homeless lady outside picking food from the trash. The guy noticed this and said, "What the fuck?," and headed outside.
From inside we could all hear him yelling at her and taking all the food she took out and throwing it back in. I got my food and headed to the car and heard him say, "Yeah. Get the fuck out of here."
Later that evening we went to the liquor store down the road and this girl in the front of the line was purchasing liquor. She's all, "Give me a handle of Smirnoff. And a fifth of that Especial Tequila." Ordering way too contrived-like.
The clerk asked her for her ID and she just turned and walked out.
I'm boring, I'll write more tomorrow.
So I didn't mean to come online right now, because I had a bunch of stuff to blog and didn't want to take the time to do it now.
On Friday at work we were really busy, and I ended up driving a job. I also didn't get to eat anything. So I borrowed $20 from Sean and went to the pick-up. It was in Santa Monica from G4 Studios to the Georgian Hotel also in Santa Monica. They are about 13 minutes away from each other, but with traffic it takes about 30-40 minutes.
I also had to wait for 20 minutes, because they were still filming whatever it is they're filming.
I also had an airport pick-up following this one, so it was looking as if I wouldn't make it, which was what happened. Anyway, after I loaded the two passengers and dropped them off, I was really weak and hungry and kept driving around through heavy traffic looking for somewhere to eat and use the bathroom.
I ended up at the Chevron/McDonald's in MDR and grabbed some food pretty quick. There was a homeless guy set up in there eating and there was a homeless lady outside picking food from the trash. The guy noticed this and said, "What the fuck?," and headed outside.
From inside we could all hear him yelling at her and taking all the food she took out and throwing it back in. I got my food and headed to the car and heard him say, "Yeah. Get the fuck out of here."
Later that evening we went to the liquor store down the road and this girl in the front of the line was purchasing liquor. She's all, "Give me a handle of Smirnoff. And a fifth of that Especial Tequila." Ordering way too contrived-like.
The clerk asked her for her ID and she just turned and walked out.
I'm boring, I'll write more tomorrow.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Should I get a bike helmet?
Amazon.com and Coinstar (those coin things at the grocery stores) are teaming up to offer people gift certificates for their coins. When you cash in your coins, they take out an 8.2% (?) fee per dollar. You now have the option to either do that or get a gift certificate for Amazon.com. The latter doesn't take the service fee.
They made it because they noticed that only 11% of teenagers have credit cards. So it's kind of good, but it's all about getting money from everyone possible.
Amazon.com and Coinstar (those coin things at the grocery stores) are teaming up to offer people gift certificates for their coins. When you cash in your coins, they take out an 8.2% (?) fee per dollar. You now have the option to either do that or get a gift certificate for Amazon.com. The latter doesn't take the service fee.
They made it because they noticed that only 11% of teenagers have credit cards. So it's kind of good, but it's all about getting money from everyone possible.
Friday
Jukebox: Beatles - White Album - Disc 1
"Ukraine girls really knock me out..."
Did you know Mike Love gave them the idea for those lyrics? Yeah, Mike is good for one thing, that's hooks and then taking way more credit for it than necessary. Every documentary he's in he always just talks about what he contributed to the band, album, song, other bands' songs, Louisiana Purchase, 3 C. granulated sugar...
Today's going pleasantly well. I got a call from the very humbled Overnite Transport. After all the shit they've been giving me making it seem as if it's our fault things got lost and that we're inconveniencing (sp) them with our troubles and that we should just file a claim and maybe get compensated fully, they call and very politely, sort of apologetically (after from what I heard the Omaha shippers talked to the higher uppers and threatened to stop using them - them being a huge client of theirs), "Uh, Brett? We found your boxes [that we lost twice 'cause we're stupid] and we are sending a truck to deliver it today. What will be the best time to have someone there?"
Let's hope they don't lose it this time. Seriously, I'm not putting it past them to lose two boxes, even if it's just a guy in his personal van bringing it down himself, just those two boxes.
So in Malibu there's this new synagogue being built. As a result, there's no shoulder lane, so bicyclists have to ride in the actual car lane. This weekend, two bicyclists riding side by side (possibly passing one another, which is legal) got hit by a truck going the speed limit sending them flying around 150 feet killing them.
The driver of the truck is being charged with hit and run. The driver said he didn't stop because there was a guy in the back cooking and he didn't want to injure that guy. It's illegal to cook in the back of a moving vehicle.
"Ukraine girls really knock me out..."
Did you know Mike Love gave them the idea for those lyrics? Yeah, Mike is good for one thing, that's hooks and then taking way more credit for it than necessary. Every documentary he's in he always just talks about what he contributed to the band, album, song, other bands' songs, Louisiana Purchase, 3 C. granulated sugar...
Today's going pleasantly well. I got a call from the very humbled Overnite Transport. After all the shit they've been giving me making it seem as if it's our fault things got lost and that we're inconveniencing (sp) them with our troubles and that we should just file a claim and maybe get compensated fully, they call and very politely, sort of apologetically (after from what I heard the Omaha shippers talked to the higher uppers and threatened to stop using them - them being a huge client of theirs), "Uh, Brett? We found your boxes [that we lost twice 'cause we're stupid] and we are sending a truck to deliver it today. What will be the best time to have someone there?"
Let's hope they don't lose it this time. Seriously, I'm not putting it past them to lose two boxes, even if it's just a guy in his personal van bringing it down himself, just those two boxes.
So in Malibu there's this new synagogue being built. As a result, there's no shoulder lane, so bicyclists have to ride in the actual car lane. This weekend, two bicyclists riding side by side (possibly passing one another, which is legal) got hit by a truck going the speed limit sending them flying around 150 feet killing them.
The driver of the truck is being charged with hit and run. The driver said he didn't stop because there was a guy in the back cooking and he didn't want to injure that guy. It's illegal to cook in the back of a moving vehicle.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
The other day...
In the Tuesday edition of the Times this was an article. I don't understand fully what this is about, but I just glanced into it. From what I gathered, there's an election set for November 8th as a special election, like the recall one.
So I don't know what all that entails, but when "asked why his agenda could not wait seven more months for the scheduled June primaray, saving the state an estimated $45 milion, Schwarzenaggar said: 'People say it's a waste of money to have the election. I say it's a waste of democracy not to have an election.'"
Yeah, I don't get it either. I mean voting is part of democracy, but not having a vote isn't wasting it.
So I don't know what all that entails, but when "asked why his agenda could not wait seven more months for the scheduled June primaray, saving the state an estimated $45 milion, Schwarzenaggar said: 'People say it's a waste of money to have the election. I say it's a waste of democracy not to have an election.'"
Yeah, I don't get it either. I mean voting is part of democracy, but not having a vote isn't wasting it.
Accounts Receivable
"So I talked to Mark in Accounts Receivable..."
I got a new client for us the other day and they booked a shit ton of cars for tomorrow. Maria, the dispatcher I work with, asked what the deal is with all those cars on Friday.
I said it's for a clown convention and she freaked out because, apparently, she hates clowns. Then after a minute she said, "Wouldn't they need just one car?"
I got a new client for us the other day and they booked a shit ton of cars for tomorrow. Maria, the dispatcher I work with, asked what the deal is with all those cars on Friday.
I said it's for a clown convention and she freaked out because, apparently, she hates clowns. Then after a minute she said, "Wouldn't they need just one car?"
Street Cleaning
Street cleaning here is so stupid. It's the government's way of giving someone a job and possibly make money at the same time. It cleans nothing. It should be called street cleans nothing.
Brett's Big Adventure
Lol! I never thought of it that way, Chris. Yeah, my obsession with Pee-Wee has come full circle in this tragic irony that is my life.
I should put a reward up.
I should put a reward up.
Vicki from Craters & Freighters called and is taking care of everything. I told her that the Overnite Transfer sucks and they are unhelpful and made it seem as if they can't do nothing, but more along the lines of we don't want to help you any so go to our website and file a claim.
She said not to file and she's talking to them and having them find this all and deliver it to us today.
The lady at Overnite was making it seem as if they had no control of the situation. "Oh, when we load it on the trucks, sometimes we have to break up the pallet to fit it in and the boxes were unmarked so it's hard to keep track of it."
Fuck you, Bitch! I'm not even a professional mover, and if I take something off of something, I know enough to mark it, or better yet keep track of it. You know while unloading, looking at the freight slip and seeing, "Oh, yeah. This one should have 32 boxes and there's only 29. Let's check the other slips and see where they could be. Because if there are two shipments in here, and one of them has 32 boxes and the other 25, and the one with 25 has 25, the other three must be for the other one."
You know? It makes perfect fucking sense. I mean somewhere along the lines there has to be some extra boxes. And if it's sent to the wrong location, the driver should be checking stuff.
She said not to file and she's talking to them and having them find this all and deliver it to us today.
The lady at Overnite was making it seem as if they had no control of the situation. "Oh, when we load it on the trucks, sometimes we have to break up the pallet to fit it in and the boxes were unmarked so it's hard to keep track of it."
Fuck you, Bitch! I'm not even a professional mover, and if I take something off of something, I know enough to mark it, or better yet keep track of it. You know while unloading, looking at the freight slip and seeing, "Oh, yeah. This one should have 32 boxes and there's only 29. Let's check the other slips and see where they could be. Because if there are two shipments in here, and one of them has 32 boxes and the other 25, and the one with 25 has 25, the other three must be for the other one."
You know? It makes perfect fucking sense. I mean somewhere along the lines there has to be some extra boxes. And if it's sent to the wrong location, the driver should be checking stuff.
...
...the pallet was taken apart and then got separated. At one point they didn't know where anything was. The Omaha transportation (who've been very helpful thus far) called me and told me that the bikes have been sent back to Omaha. It appears that on the boxes (which we got from Olympia Cycle) had Olympia Cycle's information on it and they sent it back to Omaha.
That's kind of understandable, but not really, being that if they kept it on the pallet with the original order it should've stayed with it. Being that our work order said we had two items (meaning pallets).
So they called me to identify the bikes to see if they were ours and it was and they said they were going to send them to LA and it should get here Monday. So I get all excited. Monday comes, nothing. I call them and they said that it would arrive in LA Monday and they'll call to set up the drop-off.
I got a call on Tuesday setting the drop-off on Wednesday (yesterday) between one and five. I went home yesterday during my break and the truck's there. I figure I'll drop off the car and put my bike together and ride back to work, since I've been missing my bike a whole lot since a day after moving here and it's now almost a month.
I give the driver some words and tell him to take those back to his supervisor or whoever it is that's in charge of this. Come to find out, the work order has it on for "three" boxes. We get two. None of which are the bikes. This pisses me off. I call back and tell them what I told the driver that not having our bikes is a real inconvenience and expensive. Since we moved here with the intentions of not having a car.
We had to rent a car for one extra week costing about $250 which we couldn't afford. Now I'm borrowing a car from work, and it's costing more money for gas. And the Omaha company has been very helpful but this LA one, it seems as if they have no clue as what to do. No one answers phones, they always transfer to voicemails, the drivers are dumb, they can't even load the trucks right.
One lady there called me back yesterday but I had to call her back because I was entering a car wash with one of our cars. She tried to make it seem as if it's not their fault, because they were blank boxes and they had no clue. I told her that first of all boxes are shipped blank all the time. They have packing slips on them with the item contents and the number of boxes or whatever. So that's no excuse. Secondly, the driver, while unloading, said that there was supposed to be three and there weren't and the work order said three also. So there's no excuse for that.
Then I couldn't get back a hold of her.
Fuck. There's more, but I'm sick of this. I'm calling them again.
That's kind of understandable, but not really, being that if they kept it on the pallet with the original order it should've stayed with it. Being that our work order said we had two items (meaning pallets).
So they called me to identify the bikes to see if they were ours and it was and they said they were going to send them to LA and it should get here Monday. So I get all excited. Monday comes, nothing. I call them and they said that it would arrive in LA Monday and they'll call to set up the drop-off.
I got a call on Tuesday setting the drop-off on Wednesday (yesterday) between one and five. I went home yesterday during my break and the truck's there. I figure I'll drop off the car and put my bike together and ride back to work, since I've been missing my bike a whole lot since a day after moving here and it's now almost a month.
I give the driver some words and tell him to take those back to his supervisor or whoever it is that's in charge of this. Come to find out, the work order has it on for "three" boxes. We get two. None of which are the bikes. This pisses me off. I call back and tell them what I told the driver that not having our bikes is a real inconvenience and expensive. Since we moved here with the intentions of not having a car.
We had to rent a car for one extra week costing about $250 which we couldn't afford. Now I'm borrowing a car from work, and it's costing more money for gas. And the Omaha company has been very helpful but this LA one, it seems as if they have no clue as what to do. No one answers phones, they always transfer to voicemails, the drivers are dumb, they can't even load the trucks right.
One lady there called me back yesterday but I had to call her back because I was entering a car wash with one of our cars. She tried to make it seem as if it's not their fault, because they were blank boxes and they had no clue. I told her that first of all boxes are shipped blank all the time. They have packing slips on them with the item contents and the number of boxes or whatever. So that's no excuse. Secondly, the driver, while unloading, said that there was supposed to be three and there weren't and the work order said three also. So there's no excuse for that.
Then I couldn't get back a hold of her.
Fuck. There's more, but I'm sick of this. I'm calling them again.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Fuck These Guys!
If you ever need to ship something, DO NOT USE OVERNIGHT TRANSPORTATION. These fucking ass-clowns have no clue what they're doing. The first shipment we got from them, which got thrown around the back of the truck because they didn't secure it up against the wall or anything, was missing an entire pallet.
Upon further investigation it appears that the pallet...
I have to go. I need to fax a confirmation.
Upon further investigation it appears that the pallet...
I have to go. I need to fax a confirmation.
So I finally, sort of, watched Rushmore the other night. I've been very reluctant to watch this since I've tried twice in the past. I saw this half way through till the end and liked it and have been meaning to watch it in its entirety but have not yet.
The only reason I gave Rushmore a chance is because I watched this and loved it. I still don't know what I think of Rushmore, since I didn't really even pay attention to it this time around. Hahahahahahahahaahaha! The only part I remember liking is the war play at the end and him sitting by his mother's grave and meeting Bill Murray's character and saying that he wanted the tree to fall on him and when he left the tree fell.
All those things aside, I don't think it's that great of a movie. I might have to force myself to sit and watch it thoroughly. Maybe there's some funny stuff happenning?
I need to get rabbit ears or order cable by next week for this. Cable's so expensive now, though. Some are like $100/mo. I just want basic cable, since antennas don't get much reception. And when they do it's based on you being there. Setting the VCR doesn't work because the reception gets all fuzzy once you walk away. I keep seeing billboards and advertisements for this show. It's rather irritating, but I love Jason Lee.
The only reason I gave Rushmore a chance is because I watched this and loved it. I still don't know what I think of Rushmore, since I didn't really even pay attention to it this time around. Hahahahahahahahaahaha! The only part I remember liking is the war play at the end and him sitting by his mother's grave and meeting Bill Murray's character and saying that he wanted the tree to fall on him and when he left the tree fell.
All those things aside, I don't think it's that great of a movie. I might have to force myself to sit and watch it thoroughly. Maybe there's some funny stuff happenning?
I need to get rabbit ears or order cable by next week for this. Cable's so expensive now, though. Some are like $100/mo. I just want basic cable, since antennas don't get much reception. And when they do it's based on you being there. Setting the VCR doesn't work because the reception gets all fuzzy once you walk away. I keep seeing billboards and advertisements for this show. It's rather irritating, but I love Jason Lee.
Oh, yeah. That posting yesterday about LA wasn't even the best of it.
In Saturday's paper they reported about these two off-duty FBI agents who were eating lunch and noticed a man with a bag that had an ink pack explode. They recognized it as those anti-theft devices from banks. So they went after the guy and he was a suspect in multiple robberies and is known as the "fanny-pack bandit." Reason being is that during the first few robberies he wore a fanny-pack.
So I thought that was a little funny. Then I read yesterday's paper and see an article about police getting in a shoot-out with another bank robber in downtown. They wounded him and he was arrested and he's known as the "newspaper bandit." Seriously! And get this, the reason he's called that is because during the first few robberies he carried a newspaper.
Is there some reporter there just making shit up? Like in today's paper there's going to be an article about the "pants bandit." This guy wore pants in his first few robberies. "The Face Bandit." "The Running Bandit." "Larry David Bandit." "This guy told jokes the first few times."
Lol! It's as if bank robbers are wrestlers now. Who has the best gimmick. Steel cage bank robbery.
In Saturday's paper they reported about these two off-duty FBI agents who were eating lunch and noticed a man with a bag that had an ink pack explode. They recognized it as those anti-theft devices from banks. So they went after the guy and he was a suspect in multiple robberies and is known as the "fanny-pack bandit." Reason being is that during the first few robberies he wore a fanny-pack.
So I thought that was a little funny. Then I read yesterday's paper and see an article about police getting in a shoot-out with another bank robber in downtown. They wounded him and he was arrested and he's known as the "newspaper bandit." Seriously! And get this, the reason he's called that is because during the first few robberies he carried a newspaper.
Is there some reporter there just making shit up? Like in today's paper there's going to be an article about the "pants bandit." This guy wore pants in his first few robberies. "The Face Bandit." "The Running Bandit." "Larry David Bandit." "This guy told jokes the first few times."
Lol! It's as if bank robbers are wrestlers now. Who has the best gimmick. Steel cage bank robbery.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Jukebox: Marvin Gaye - "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"
"I know, I know, I know, I know, I know..."
Yay! We finally got money for some groceries. I don't even receive a paycheck until the end of the month. That sucks! I have a quarter of a bottle of cheap (emphasis on cheap) vodka and this generic version of the generic version of Jack. I thought that these would last a while. I wish I had a few dollars for a 40.
Aside from that, the fucking clowns at the DWP (department of water & power) accidentally cut this line yesterday and half of LA lost power. It's funny as fuck, since there was an Al Qaeda threat the other day on LA (supposedly) people freaked out. Some people were stuck in elevators and panic bled throughout the city. While this panic was going on, "plumes of flame and smoke heightened the drama as refineries, temperarily shut off by the outage, flared off excess gas."
We've got all the fucking action here. You think they just make up all that action/adventure stuff up in movies?
Weekend editions of the Wall Street Journal coming soon.
Speaking of, I read a thing about EMI yesterday about a "new type" of recording contract offered to Korn. They gave them a $15 million advance for portions of their profits from future albums, concerts, merch., and all that jazz. I hope someone realizes that there's no way a stupid fucking band like that will ever let them make back that money. The dream is over. If they want to give away money, I'm in dire need of some.
"I know, I know, I know, I know, I know..."
Yay! We finally got money for some groceries. I don't even receive a paycheck until the end of the month. That sucks! I have a quarter of a bottle of cheap (emphasis on cheap) vodka and this generic version of the generic version of Jack. I thought that these would last a while. I wish I had a few dollars for a 40.
Aside from that, the fucking clowns at the DWP (department of water & power) accidentally cut this line yesterday and half of LA lost power. It's funny as fuck, since there was an Al Qaeda threat the other day on LA (supposedly) people freaked out. Some people were stuck in elevators and panic bled throughout the city. While this panic was going on, "plumes of flame and smoke heightened the drama as refineries, temperarily shut off by the outage, flared off excess gas."
We've got all the fucking action here. You think they just make up all that action/adventure stuff up in movies?
Weekend editions of the Wall Street Journal coming soon.
Speaking of, I read a thing about EMI yesterday about a "new type" of recording contract offered to Korn. They gave them a $15 million advance for portions of their profits from future albums, concerts, merch., and all that jazz. I hope someone realizes that there's no way a stupid fucking band like that will ever let them make back that money. The dream is over. If they want to give away money, I'm in dire need of some.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Jukebox: the Beach Boys - "Sloop John B"
I used to live on the corner of Manchester and Saran just out in front of the limo company I work at. There was the building landlord who was this old biker dude that needs friends, so he's always walking around and trying to talk to you any chance he gets. And talks to no end. Literally "no end."
And I don't mind talking to him once in a while, but I was working over full time and going to school full time, so it was mostly inconvenient. Most times, too, was when I had my lunch break and I went home for lunch and to study and he intercepts me.
Anyway I have passed him several times and just didn't look in his direction. I just have been in rushes everytime I've seen him. I keep saying that I'm going to talk to him one of these days, just not yet. I told Jeanne about this also, and the very next day on my way to work he was out on the intersection where there was no way to avoid him. He was talking to the landscaper and when I got to the intersection he turned to show the landscaper something so I walked quickly.
This morning, however, I turned the corner and he's right there talking with the maintenance dude, Keith. Shit. So I say hi and talked and made it sound urgent. Only lasted 10 minutes. That's how long a quick, no real time to talk conversation lasts.
So other than that, I finally got an answer from the insurance people on how I can get car insurance without my name being on the registration, because without proof of insurance I can't get the car registered. She said I can get a bill of sale. This is dumb, because I suggested that on our first conversation and she said I could't do that. What a dumb bitch.
I used to live on the corner of Manchester and Saran just out in front of the limo company I work at. There was the building landlord who was this old biker dude that needs friends, so he's always walking around and trying to talk to you any chance he gets. And talks to no end. Literally "no end."
And I don't mind talking to him once in a while, but I was working over full time and going to school full time, so it was mostly inconvenient. Most times, too, was when I had my lunch break and I went home for lunch and to study and he intercepts me.
Anyway I have passed him several times and just didn't look in his direction. I just have been in rushes everytime I've seen him. I keep saying that I'm going to talk to him one of these days, just not yet. I told Jeanne about this also, and the very next day on my way to work he was out on the intersection where there was no way to avoid him. He was talking to the landscaper and when I got to the intersection he turned to show the landscaper something so I walked quickly.
This morning, however, I turned the corner and he's right there talking with the maintenance dude, Keith. Shit. So I say hi and talked and made it sound urgent. Only lasted 10 minutes. That's how long a quick, no real time to talk conversation lasts.
So other than that, I finally got an answer from the insurance people on how I can get car insurance without my name being on the registration, because without proof of insurance I can't get the car registered. She said I can get a bill of sale. This is dumb, because I suggested that on our first conversation and she said I could't do that. What a dumb bitch.
Oh Man
Sinead O'connor is rocking the house here at Paramount Limousine Services.
It's been a busy as fuck day here at the office. Some things are coming back like the drivers calling up asking, "Why hasn't my passenger called for the pick up yet?"
I say, "I don't know. They have our number and they know to call when they're ready. It could be any number of reasons. They arrived not too long ago so just wait."
I hate the shipping service we used.
It's been a busy as fuck day here at the office. Some things are coming back like the drivers calling up asking, "Why hasn't my passenger called for the pick up yet?"
I say, "I don't know. They have our number and they know to call when they're ready. It could be any number of reasons. They arrived not too long ago so just wait."
I hate the shipping service we used.
Geez--up!
Holy smokes! I've been here since 9am and I haven't even been able drink "a" cup of coffee. I've had a couple of sips and I just tried again and it's cold. Ice cold. "That's how I fly."
It's been so busy here I don't even have a chance to breathe. All these changes in schedules, people missing flights, our pets heads are falling off!!!!
I needed to tell about my old landlord. That's coming up at two!
It's been so busy here I don't even have a chance to breathe. All these changes in schedules, people missing flights, our pets heads are falling off!!!!
I needed to tell about my old landlord. That's coming up at two!
Sunday, September 11, 2005
I'm Hungry
I'm hungry. I had a bowl of cereal and an english muffin this morning. I had several cups of coffee and now I'm having a crash. I read this Kurt Vonnegut article from yesterday's paper. It's pretty awesome, he's pretty much given up on humanity and has made comparisons to Mark Twain and Albert Einstein. I don't know much about Einstein's personal views or anything, but I did Mark Twain a lot.
I also read an old Helmet interview from Rollingstone around the time Betty was released. It's pretty cool. I found the interview trying to find the name of that band that someone from Helmet's in that plays old classical Hawaiian music. I don't know if they are actual classic Hawaiian song or if they just sound like them. They were on NPR a while ago.
Well, gotta go do laundry. Actually just towels,since we're out. Hopefully we get the car thing taken care of so we can do laundry and some good grocery shopping done.
We get our bikes tomorrow.
I also read an old Helmet interview from Rollingstone around the time Betty was released. It's pretty cool. I found the interview trying to find the name of that band that someone from Helmet's in that plays old classical Hawaiian music. I don't know if they are actual classic Hawaiian song or if they just sound like them. They were on NPR a while ago.
Well, gotta go do laundry. Actually just towels,since we're out. Hopefully we get the car thing taken care of so we can do laundry and some good grocery shopping done.
We get our bikes tomorrow.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Mr. Dumbass
"What time is my car coming to pick me up?"
"What is your name?"
"Fairschter."
"4:30, sir."
"You guys better be on time. You guys have been late the last few times."
"I just talked to the driver and he's already on his way." The time of this call is 4:01pm and I did, in fact, talk to the driver.
"That means nothing to me coming from you guys. Last time you told me that they were a half an hour late."
Silence. "Uh, Okay."
"Just make sure he's on time."
Fuck you, asshole. If you're that concerned about your pick-up, why didn't you call earlier to make sure of this, even though you didn't even know the time? And if you're worried about being late and we were late several times before and you're still using us, why don't you schedule your pick-up earlier?
"What is your name?"
"Fairschter."
"4:30, sir."
"You guys better be on time. You guys have been late the last few times."
"I just talked to the driver and he's already on his way." The time of this call is 4:01pm and I did, in fact, talk to the driver.
"That means nothing to me coming from you guys. Last time you told me that they were a half an hour late."
Silence. "Uh, Okay."
"Just make sure he's on time."
Fuck you, asshole. If you're that concerned about your pick-up, why didn't you call earlier to make sure of this, even though you didn't even know the time? And if you're worried about being late and we were late several times before and you're still using us, why don't you schedule your pick-up earlier?
Once in a while, I like to remind myself about how stupid someone is or how bad a movie is or even how bad an album is. Sometimes I realize that I was wrong and find something that I didn't like before or realize that I didn't know how great of an album it was. This is not the case.
Jukebox: Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance
I hated this assclown when I was forced to see him live twice on that Vagrant America Tour a few years ago. The only thing going through my head the whole show is that I wanted to snap his back. It's so goddamn straight. Beat the fuck out of him so he can cry himself into the studio and write a new album about how he's misunderstood.
It sucks, too, reading about his past, because he's from the hardcore scene. I'm not knocking his musical style now, because I like singer/songwriter stuff. It's just he's all fucking fashion designer, pseudo-rockabilly dude. His hair looks like those Lego-men hair that you just snap on the top of their head. And his music is no exception.
Oh, and the only reason I had his album is because I got it free from a friend. I'd be more pissed now if I had purchased it. I also just went to Vagrant and they have this AC/DC-esque thing with D voltage line C for this dork.
Jukebox: Dashboard Confessional - Swiss Army Romance
I hated this assclown when I was forced to see him live twice on that Vagrant America Tour a few years ago. The only thing going through my head the whole show is that I wanted to snap his back. It's so goddamn straight. Beat the fuck out of him so he can cry himself into the studio and write a new album about how he's misunderstood.
It sucks, too, reading about his past, because he's from the hardcore scene. I'm not knocking his musical style now, because I like singer/songwriter stuff. It's just he's all fucking fashion designer, pseudo-rockabilly dude. His hair looks like those Lego-men hair that you just snap on the top of their head. And his music is no exception.
Oh, and the only reason I had his album is because I got it free from a friend. I'd be more pissed now if I had purchased it. I also just went to Vagrant and they have this AC/DC-esque thing with D voltage line C for this dork.
Hee Hee
Jukebox: Henry Rollins: Get In The Van - Disc 2
This is better than five cups of coffee.
"I know that no one else thinks of stupid shit like this but me."
"This is Black Flag, not Tiger Beat."
"Me and Bill are on fuck-everybody mode. We came here two times before and got fucked over by these assholes and now they can go get fucked."
This is better than five cups of coffee.
"I know that no one else thinks of stupid shit like this but me."
"This is Black Flag, not Tiger Beat."
"Me and Bill are on fuck-everybody mode. We came here two times before and got fucked over by these assholes and now they can go get fucked."
Friday, September 09, 2005
In a related news story...
Headley. Uh, out of curiosity, what department do you work in again? And this is totally unrelated, but I may need to put a complaint through.
Dear Diary...
Today I walked to work, still missing my bike. In every aspect of that word. I picked up the town car I was using today, since the goddamn state of California has all these rules for selling, registering, and insuring everything.
So I came in and did just a few things and left to grab Jeanne and take her to her interview. I dropped her off and went to the bank to cash my tax refund check. The bank was like a fortress. You walk in and turn right and there's a door there with a red and green light to the side of it. When it's green you enter the door, walk through a metal detector, and wait at the next door with a red and green light. Only one person at a time is allowed in that little area.
Then you walk in the line and there are all these work stations about. Just enough surface area to have a computer, keyboard, and a little writing room. There are about 10 of these spread out. The tellers have no cash in their stations. Once you are done with them, they give you a receipt with five digits on the bottom. You go to this cash dispensing area where you enter the numbers into a pin pad and the machine gives you the money.
This is the first bank in the area I've seen this at. It's right by Fox Hills Mall. That's where Tre works.
Watched the Other Sister last night. This movie's so awesome on so many levels, and that's not including the face that they're retarded. When Giovanni, Daniel McMahon is his character, gets drunk, he's walking his bike home drunk and parks his bike in the railing of some lady's yard and she yells, "Hey. Don't put that there!"
Daniel says, "Daniel McMahon's bike rack."
It's just too good.
So I came in and did just a few things and left to grab Jeanne and take her to her interview. I dropped her off and went to the bank to cash my tax refund check. The bank was like a fortress. You walk in and turn right and there's a door there with a red and green light to the side of it. When it's green you enter the door, walk through a metal detector, and wait at the next door with a red and green light. Only one person at a time is allowed in that little area.
Then you walk in the line and there are all these work stations about. Just enough surface area to have a computer, keyboard, and a little writing room. There are about 10 of these spread out. The tellers have no cash in their stations. Once you are done with them, they give you a receipt with five digits on the bottom. You go to this cash dispensing area where you enter the numbers into a pin pad and the machine gives you the money.
This is the first bank in the area I've seen this at. It's right by Fox Hills Mall. That's where Tre works.
Watched the Other Sister last night. This movie's so awesome on so many levels, and that's not including the face that they're retarded. When Giovanni, Daniel McMahon is his character, gets drunk, he's walking his bike home drunk and parks his bike in the railing of some lady's yard and she yells, "Hey. Don't put that there!"
Daniel says, "Daniel McMahon's bike rack."
It's just too good.
Wake Up
Jukebox: the Velvet Underground - "After Hours"
Several of the songs on this album remind of some Hawaiian songs. Sort of loungy and stuff. Have you heard that Hawaiian band that dude from Helmet's in?
I almost finished the crossword on Monday. I haven't totally completed one in months.
Be back in a little. I've got to take Jeanne to an interview. I think we finally get the car today.
Several of the songs on this album remind of some Hawaiian songs. Sort of loungy and stuff. Have you heard that Hawaiian band that dude from Helmet's in?
I almost finished the crossword on Monday. I haven't totally completed one in months.
Be back in a little. I've got to take Jeanne to an interview. I think we finally get the car today.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
agah!
Jukebox: the Shins - "Gone For Good"
Today is pretty busy, but it's really chill. Hopefully everything with the car is going to be done today. Thank God! Our bikes are finally getting delivered on Monday. Those ass-clowns sent it back from Los Angeles to Omaha because the boxes we used to ship them came from Olympia Cycle.
I didn't even think twice about scratching them off or anything, because we were shipping them all together with the rest of our stuff. The other items that didn't get shipped, also, are coming soon. The reason for those not being shipped is that they took those, along with the bikes, off the pallet, so there's these miscellaneous items just cruising.
I got a letter from the bank yesterday with the letter of garnishment. It's so fucking stupid. It says that it's being garnished because I'm not married or the head of household, which I am both of those. And regarding disposable income, which I have none since I'm supporting two of us, they should've not taken anything. I can't really tell them that at this point, though, since they might come after Jeanne's stuff.
It's fucked up, too, because when Jeanne talked to them she mentioned that she had a business but is in debt to it due to medical expenses. As a result of this we could pay them what we can now and then a full amount at the end of the year. They agreed and we made several payments to them and then they sent a letter stating that the payments were not big enough. So that's dumb. Then they fucking drain my account.
Fuck them. As soon as we're in a good position I'm going to contact him and find out about all this, or maybe even get my own lawyer.
In a round about way this is similar to that Simpsons episode where Homer calls up the telethon to donate all that money, so the telethon ends and he can watch his program but didn't have money to donate. They came to his house to collect the money. This is a true thing that is legal. If you, say, tell an organization that you're donating a certain amount of money to them for their cause that, let's just say, is building a new building. They can start building it because you've agreed to donate/finance the project. If you try to back out of it, you can't. You legally owe them that amount.
So in our case, the law office worked out a deal with us, and all of our finances and things were based off of that. We worked out a five year plan with all our debt and how much we need to make and pay and save and got money together to move to Los Angeles. Everything we've done in the past several months were based on that deal. So by garnishing my account, which by the way wasn't my money, they totally fucked us up and had it not been for family and my boss, we'd of been left on the streets to starve to death.
Today is pretty busy, but it's really chill. Hopefully everything with the car is going to be done today. Thank God! Our bikes are finally getting delivered on Monday. Those ass-clowns sent it back from Los Angeles to Omaha because the boxes we used to ship them came from Olympia Cycle.
I didn't even think twice about scratching them off or anything, because we were shipping them all together with the rest of our stuff. The other items that didn't get shipped, also, are coming soon. The reason for those not being shipped is that they took those, along with the bikes, off the pallet, so there's these miscellaneous items just cruising.
I got a letter from the bank yesterday with the letter of garnishment. It's so fucking stupid. It says that it's being garnished because I'm not married or the head of household, which I am both of those. And regarding disposable income, which I have none since I'm supporting two of us, they should've not taken anything. I can't really tell them that at this point, though, since they might come after Jeanne's stuff.
It's fucked up, too, because when Jeanne talked to them she mentioned that she had a business but is in debt to it due to medical expenses. As a result of this we could pay them what we can now and then a full amount at the end of the year. They agreed and we made several payments to them and then they sent a letter stating that the payments were not big enough. So that's dumb. Then they fucking drain my account.
Fuck them. As soon as we're in a good position I'm going to contact him and find out about all this, or maybe even get my own lawyer.
In a round about way this is similar to that Simpsons episode where Homer calls up the telethon to donate all that money, so the telethon ends and he can watch his program but didn't have money to donate. They came to his house to collect the money. This is a true thing that is legal. If you, say, tell an organization that you're donating a certain amount of money to them for their cause that, let's just say, is building a new building. They can start building it because you've agreed to donate/finance the project. If you try to back out of it, you can't. You legally owe them that amount.
So in our case, the law office worked out a deal with us, and all of our finances and things were based off of that. We worked out a five year plan with all our debt and how much we need to make and pay and save and got money together to move to Los Angeles. Everything we've done in the past several months were based on that deal. So by garnishing my account, which by the way wasn't my money, they totally fucked us up and had it not been for family and my boss, we'd of been left on the streets to starve to death.
Pops Cool Love
Over the past three weeks or so, I have been drinking a lot of pop. I hardly ever drink pop, but for some reason I've been craving it.
My Neck...
Jukebox: Elliott Smith
My back hurts like a bitch today.
Did anyone read about that vigilante in Washington? This dude killed two of the three level three registered sex offenders living in a house together. The third guy was at work when it happened.
The killer, who turned himself in, said that he did it because of what happened in Idaho the other month with that Duncan dude. Duncan was a registered sex offender who was on bail or something from Minnesota for, I think, molesting a boy. His buddy fronted him the bail money, that was ridiculously low for that on top of being released from prison for 12 years for raping a kid. Then he skipped bail and ended up in Idaho. Then that whole thing.
Anyway, the Washington thing has this policy with registered sex offenders where anyone can go to a site or something and look up information on the person and get loads of information including their address, name, what they did (in detail), and where they did it.
I'm all for safety of the public and all that shit, but I'm also one who likes people to be forgiven for something they've done if they've learned from it. The thing the papers say about these guys is that they're "level three sex-offenders," meaning that they're very likely to do a similar crime again.
So if they are, why are they being let out into the public? It seems to me that they should be getting help, because if they're are "very likely to commit those crimes again," then they shouldn't be let in public. And if they are allowed in public, that means they shouldn't be risked to do these crimes again and therefore should not need to register or have people know of them as sex offenders.
I don't know, it seems as if this is a simple obvious thing to do, but maybe I'm just not seeing the bigger picture or something. I just read about this last night and it kind of bugged me.
My back hurts like a bitch today.
Did anyone read about that vigilante in Washington? This dude killed two of the three level three registered sex offenders living in a house together. The third guy was at work when it happened.
The killer, who turned himself in, said that he did it because of what happened in Idaho the other month with that Duncan dude. Duncan was a registered sex offender who was on bail or something from Minnesota for, I think, molesting a boy. His buddy fronted him the bail money, that was ridiculously low for that on top of being released from prison for 12 years for raping a kid. Then he skipped bail and ended up in Idaho. Then that whole thing.
Anyway, the Washington thing has this policy with registered sex offenders where anyone can go to a site or something and look up information on the person and get loads of information including their address, name, what they did (in detail), and where they did it.
I'm all for safety of the public and all that shit, but I'm also one who likes people to be forgiven for something they've done if they've learned from it. The thing the papers say about these guys is that they're "level three sex-offenders," meaning that they're very likely to do a similar crime again.
So if they are, why are they being let out into the public? It seems to me that they should be getting help, because if they're are "very likely to commit those crimes again," then they shouldn't be let in public. And if they are allowed in public, that means they shouldn't be risked to do these crimes again and therefore should not need to register or have people know of them as sex offenders.
I don't know, it seems as if this is a simple obvious thing to do, but maybe I'm just not seeing the bigger picture or something. I just read about this last night and it kind of bugged me.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Meant For You
"Meant For You" is the only song that Mike Love's voice actually sounds awesome. I actually can't believe that it's him singing. I mean his voice matches in all those other songs, you know with the pinched sinus whiney voice.
Duff Man Can't Breathe
Jukebox: Beach Boys - "Heroes & Villains"
I'm really jittery right now. I think the reason for my cigarette cravings is that I've been sitting in a chair drinking a shit ton of coffee. I'm craving one like no other.
I've still yet to go see the Beach Boys memorial in Hawthorne and drink a 40 or something there. this article is awesome. Strictly for the fact that Mike Love was not present for the dedication of it. I'm hoping that no one told him about it. It's probably better. I bet Mike was making his own statue at home or something. Ain't that right, Hook Boy?
Speaking of, one of the major downfalls of this CD is that "Surfs Up," "Wonderful," and the Friends album isn't on it.
Note to self: 119th & Cornbloom.
I'm really jittery right now. I think the reason for my cigarette cravings is that I've been sitting in a chair drinking a shit ton of coffee. I'm craving one like no other.
I've still yet to go see the Beach Boys memorial in Hawthorne and drink a 40 or something there. this article is awesome. Strictly for the fact that Mike Love was not present for the dedication of it. I'm hoping that no one told him about it. It's probably better. I bet Mike was making his own statue at home or something. Ain't that right, Hook Boy?
Speaking of, one of the major downfalls of this CD is that "Surfs Up," "Wonderful," and the Friends album isn't on it.
Note to self: 119th & Cornbloom.
So I have't had a cigarette since being in Los Angeles. For the most part I don't crave it. Except for last night and today. But it's only like now when I start thinking about it. It's been good because we don't really have money and the restaurants and stuff are all non-smoking. I did, however, get $20 from my boss today. Egads!
500 Miles Through Snow....
Woke up early this morning to return the rental before I went to work. What a trek back. I've noticed something since I've been back here in LA, everything is spread out. I mean, when you say "down the street" here it's like from midtown to downtown in Omaha.
So the rental place was down the street and it took about a half hour to walk back and then I grabbed my bag, a gallon a water, and my boombox and walked another hilly half hour to work, getting me there a half hour late. Great workout, I guess. I also wore my sneakers this time as opposed to Friday when I went to see the bankruptcy lawyer which ended up being a six mile walk in loafers.
The one thing that I forgot today is more CDs. I've been at work for a few hours and have listened to this Beach Boys "Sounds of Summer" album four times. I need to find a way to have my minidisc here at work.
Well, be back later.
So the rental place was down the street and it took about a half hour to walk back and then I grabbed my bag, a gallon a water, and my boombox and walked another hilly half hour to work, getting me there a half hour late. Great workout, I guess. I also wore my sneakers this time as opposed to Friday when I went to see the bankruptcy lawyer which ended up being a six mile walk in loafers.
The one thing that I forgot today is more CDs. I've been at work for a few hours and have listened to this Beach Boys "Sounds of Summer" album four times. I need to find a way to have my minidisc here at work.
Well, be back later.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Word of the Day
I wish that in New Orleans, or even the world, whenever they cover the hurricane shit, the word of the day (a la Pee-wee's Playhouse) should be "surreal." Everytime they talk to someone about that, that's all they say. They start trying to describe it and end up just saying, "It's just so surreal."
I'm not doubting that it isn't, it obviously is.
I'm not doubting that it isn't, it obviously is.
Speaking of...
I was watching that SNL episode with Kiefer Sutherland and Skid Row yesterday. When Sebastian Bach isn't singing, he's a real dork. He makes all these stupid faces and stuff. He also does some stupid head-banging and swings the mic around. Not knocking swinging it around; it's just that he doesn't look cool doing it. It's not in rhythm it's all just dumb.
The best skit on there is the Guns N' Roses one. The rockin' ABC's or something. Sebastian is even dumb on that one, when he jumps out with Rachel Bolan. "Jimmy crack corn and I don't care!" I gotta stop blogging.
The best skit on there is the Guns N' Roses one. The rockin' ABC's or something. Sebastian is even dumb on that one, when he jumps out with Rachel Bolan. "Jimmy crack corn and I don't care!" I gotta stop blogging.
NPR
Jukebox: NPR - All Things Considered
Hey Jeff,
Thanks for that bit of info. The rental car's tuning worked fine for NPR, so that's what I tuned into here. Apparently, according to the link you gave me, that's Palm Spring's frequency. Hence the very bad reception. I got the right one and all things are cool.
Hey Jeff,
Thanks for that bit of info. The rental car's tuning worked fine for NPR, so that's what I tuned into here. Apparently, according to the link you gave me, that's Palm Spring's frequency. Hence the very bad reception. I got the right one and all things are cool.
Tumbleweeds!
I've been spending the most part of the day trying to work and get my utilities and car stuff taken care of. In Omaha all these things could've been done in one day taking my time.
I called the insurance company about getting my insurance as soon as possible, but the lady was on the line with someone and took my name and number and said she'd call back in a few minutes.
I guess in insurance lady land a few minutes means a few hours. Ack! I think that we got internet hooked up today. Dice!
Jukebox: nothing - I still have no radio here.
I called the insurance company about getting my insurance as soon as possible, but the lady was on the line with someone and took my name and number and said she'd call back in a few minutes.
I guess in insurance lady land a few minutes means a few hours. Ack! I think that we got internet hooked up today. Dice!
Jukebox: nothing - I still have no radio here.
This Sucks.
Man, I noticed that there was a CD player/radio here at work so this morning I brought a CD to work to listen to or listen to NPR. CD player sucks. The laser is so weak that it's all choppy like a radio station with an insufficient signal. Which brings me to my next thing: NPR.
I wish this station would get a stronger signal. They should go AM or something. It can't even catch here and it's happened to me in loads of places. I'm thinking it might be the radio here, though. I might go home during the day and grad my boom box.
Just got a call from our shipping company and they're on the lookout for our freight. She said they put an "APB" on it.
I wish this station would get a stronger signal. They should go AM or something. It can't even catch here and it's happened to me in loads of places. I'm thinking it might be the radio here, though. I might go home during the day and grad my boom box.
Just got a call from our shipping company and they're on the lookout for our freight. She said they put an "APB" on it.
Ooga!
I forgot how ridiculously difficult it is to set up utilities here. I mean, for one thing, if I didn't have a cell phone or a job I wouldn't be able to. Then they do all these ridiculous stuff. Not too mention getting a car registered is a long and arduous process in itself.
We need all these forms signed, take in the car or have a representative come over to check the car out. The car I'm buying has been inoperable for a couple of years, so it's not registered. As a result I need someone to come here to check it out to get insured, which is after I get the forms signed. Then I take it down to the DMV to get it registered, where I need my birth certificate and all ID and all that jazz, at the very least.
Speaking of birth certificates, I'm not sure if I blogged this earlier but I caught, unfortunately, an episode of that INXS show and saw that Dave Navarro was one of the judges. He looks so stupid up there. Not only that, but he's all rocking out and nodding his head to stupid songs like the girls dumb ass rendition of "Knocking On Heaven's Door."
I used to look up to him in junior high. when I thought they were cool.
We need all these forms signed, take in the car or have a representative come over to check the car out. The car I'm buying has been inoperable for a couple of years, so it's not registered. As a result I need someone to come here to check it out to get insured, which is after I get the forms signed. Then I take it down to the DMV to get it registered, where I need my birth certificate and all ID and all that jazz, at the very least.
Speaking of birth certificates, I'm not sure if I blogged this earlier but I caught, unfortunately, an episode of that INXS show and saw that Dave Navarro was one of the judges. He looks so stupid up there. Not only that, but he's all rocking out and nodding his head to stupid songs like the girls dumb ass rendition of "Knocking On Heaven's Door."
I used to look up to him in junior high. when I thought they were cool.
Monday, September 05, 2005
Argh!!!
I just read in the paper about somewhere off Somalia that a ship got held captive by pirates and are being held on a $1.5 million ransom. That's awesome. Not for the crew being held hostage, but that there are actually pirates.
Tomorrow will be the day that we get a hold of our shipping company about our missing crate of our shit. Important shit, too. Our bicycles and musical instruments and Jeanne's school text with three months of assignments in them.
We're pretty settled in our place, but I really need (miss) my bike. I just want to ride all over. It's Labor Day! So what are we doing? We visiting all the shops that are open. Since we don't have much money.
I don't know if I've mentioned this or not, but this is what I wish would happen. Keep in mind that I know it will never. Labor Day is a holiday for blue collar workers, yet everywhere you go, white collar workers get them off and blue collar workers still work.
It's rather an unfair deal. What I wish would happen is that on Labor Day, all blue collar workers get the day off and white collar workers would work at establishments that they frequent (i.e., restaraunts, coffee shops, etc.). This way they can get the feel for what it's like being on the other end of things. The blue collar people that are off could even visit their place of employment and do to the Labor day hires what they usually do to them.
You know, it being busy as fuck and you're obviously still serving people and some dumbass asks, rather rudely, "We've been waiting for 20 minutes. Is our food ready?" And sometimes they'll add, "We ordered before them, and they got their food already." Well, asshole, did you ever think that they might have ordered something that was quicker to make or pre-made or something or another?
It's not that I really hate the white collar, it's just that they've been so far detached from the customer service industry that they don't remember or know what it's like. I think it would show a greater appreciation for the service they get. Also, they would then realize the importance of tipping and other highly important aspects of the customer service industry.
Once again, I know that this will never happen but maybe someone will read this and understand and treat the blue collar with a little respect. I'm glad that I'm not too directly involved with that industry anymore, but I've been a part of it for so long that I hope I don't get too detached.
Tomorrow will be the day that we get a hold of our shipping company about our missing crate of our shit. Important shit, too. Our bicycles and musical instruments and Jeanne's school text with three months of assignments in them.
We're pretty settled in our place, but I really need (miss) my bike. I just want to ride all over. It's Labor Day! So what are we doing? We visiting all the shops that are open. Since we don't have much money.
I don't know if I've mentioned this or not, but this is what I wish would happen. Keep in mind that I know it will never. Labor Day is a holiday for blue collar workers, yet everywhere you go, white collar workers get them off and blue collar workers still work.
It's rather an unfair deal. What I wish would happen is that on Labor Day, all blue collar workers get the day off and white collar workers would work at establishments that they frequent (i.e., restaraunts, coffee shops, etc.). This way they can get the feel for what it's like being on the other end of things. The blue collar people that are off could even visit their place of employment and do to the Labor day hires what they usually do to them.
You know, it being busy as fuck and you're obviously still serving people and some dumbass asks, rather rudely, "We've been waiting for 20 minutes. Is our food ready?" And sometimes they'll add, "We ordered before them, and they got their food already." Well, asshole, did you ever think that they might have ordered something that was quicker to make or pre-made or something or another?
It's not that I really hate the white collar, it's just that they've been so far detached from the customer service industry that they don't remember or know what it's like. I think it would show a greater appreciation for the service they get. Also, they would then realize the importance of tipping and other highly important aspects of the customer service industry.
Once again, I know that this will never happen but maybe someone will read this and understand and treat the blue collar with a little respect. I'm glad that I'm not too directly involved with that industry anymore, but I've been a part of it for so long that I hope I don't get too detached.
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