Friday, February 27, 2004
Not a day goes by...
Here at the record store we have a full-sized cut-out "standee" of the Kula Shaker 'spaceman'. Every day someone just walks straight into it. How can you not notice? And downstairs tucked into the corner is a big valve that is used to shut-off the toilet (plumbing is so bad here I'm "used" to cleaning raw sewage when it rains). Walk by the valve, and somehow your foot magically strays out to kick it.
Sort of like the Blockbuster video @ Howard & Western, in the back there's a small metal plate in the carpet, and you constantly hear people walking onto it.
Why is it, that when I'm @ Blockbuster, I'm tap-dancing on that, yet I have a problem with "Joe-Dumbass" here at the store who is basically doing the same thing?
Would anyone else even notice these phenominon?
Here at the record store we have a full-sized cut-out "standee" of the Kula Shaker 'spaceman'. Every day someone just walks straight into it. How can you not notice? And downstairs tucked into the corner is a big valve that is used to shut-off the toilet (plumbing is so bad here I'm "used" to cleaning raw sewage when it rains). Walk by the valve, and somehow your foot magically strays out to kick it.
Sort of like the Blockbuster video @ Howard & Western, in the back there's a small metal plate in the carpet, and you constantly hear people walking onto it.
Why is it, that when I'm @ Blockbuster, I'm tap-dancing on that, yet I have a problem with "Joe-Dumbass" here at the store who is basically doing the same thing?
Would anyone else even notice these phenominon?
Yay the MacSkinz I ordered for my powerbook arrived!
Thursday, February 26, 2004
the weather's just right for drinkin'
Overheard on the speakers at work just now:
[chorus] I'm so drunk and happy
drivin' home singin' Christmas songs
[chorus] I'm so drunk and happy
drivin' home singin' Christmas songs
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Something happened again...
My cell phone has the exact same number of the City of Chicago's Department Of Electrical - Signs Division. Only their number is 312 area code and mine is 773. Now the 312 split happened long enough ago that none of my brothers (18,14, & 9) are aware that all of Chicago used to be 312, let alone that most of the 'burbs were 708. But some people just aren't paying attention. So, after trying to reason with these indignant people, I just decided it was time to screw them around.
Example: Today's call-
Lady: Hi, I'm calling about X company just to make sure that some documents that were sent to you from the Fire Dept. on December 30th were received and are now in the system...
Me: I never received anything.
Lady:Well they should've gotten to you from the fire department.
Me: Well what would I want with them?
Lady (stammers and frustrated): Well they should be in the system by now, we're just trying to get this matter straightened out.
Me:I don't want to help you. I don't want your documents, please leave me alone, I am just a person.
Lady: What? Don't you work in the City of Chicago's Department of Electrical?
Me:No. I work in a record store in Evanston. Stop bothering me unless you want to buy a record.
Lady:Um...(hangs up)
Usually after a while I suggest they look into calling the 312 area code, but today I was making it happen.
Yesterday a lady called up and wanted permission to have a sign.
Lady: I'm calling to get permission to have a sign for my business.
Me (interupting): A sign? OK, no problem, go ahead and do it. You have my blessing. (click)
My cell phone has the exact same number of the City of Chicago's Department Of Electrical - Signs Division. Only their number is 312 area code and mine is 773. Now the 312 split happened long enough ago that none of my brothers (18,14, & 9) are aware that all of Chicago used to be 312, let alone that most of the 'burbs were 708. But some people just aren't paying attention. So, after trying to reason with these indignant people, I just decided it was time to screw them around.
Example: Today's call-
Lady: Hi, I'm calling about X company just to make sure that some documents that were sent to you from the Fire Dept. on December 30th were received and are now in the system...
Me: I never received anything.
Lady:Well they should've gotten to you from the fire department.
Me: Well what would I want with them?
Lady (stammers and frustrated): Well they should be in the system by now, we're just trying to get this matter straightened out.
Me:I don't want to help you. I don't want your documents, please leave me alone, I am just a person.
Lady: What? Don't you work in the City of Chicago's Department of Electrical?
Me:No. I work in a record store in Evanston. Stop bothering me unless you want to buy a record.
Lady:Um...(hangs up)
Usually after a while I suggest they look into calling the 312 area code, but today I was making it happen.
Yesterday a lady called up and wanted permission to have a sign.
Lady: I'm calling to get permission to have a sign for my business.
Me (interupting): A sign? OK, no problem, go ahead and do it. You have my blessing. (click)
I want something to happen today to distract me from the boredom that is my job. 6 hours to go.
Monday, February 23, 2004
Why is it that one little thing can set the mood for a bad morning?
Spent time from home deleting work e-mails (spam and virii) and it put me 10 minutes late. Next as I was going out the door, I pulled my lunch bag and it knocks an open mostly full can of Diet Coke onto the floor. So now I'm 20 minutes late, get chastizec about it yet I was on my own time deleting work spam. Well, that's the last time that'l happen.
Spent time from home deleting work e-mails (spam and virii) and it put me 10 minutes late. Next as I was going out the door, I pulled my lunch bag and it knocks an open mostly full can of Diet Coke onto the floor. So now I'm 20 minutes late, get chastizec about it yet I was on my own time deleting work spam. Well, that's the last time that'l happen.
