WGA and AMPTP negotiators return to the table.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Unusual ebay Feedback
from Capn Wacky
POSITIVE: Item shipped quickly, have been having erotic dreams about seller. Thanks!
POSITIVE: Thanks for great Rainbow Brite lunchbox. Should shrunken head be inside?
NEUTRAL: Excellent communication, but should've poked holes in box before shipping the kitten. Refunded.
NEGATIVE: Despite indication in listing, I could not fit item into any of my body cavities.
NEGATIVE: Honda R-Type sticker did not add horsepower as advertised.
NEUTRAL: Item shipped promptly and in good condition, but I should not have to bid on birthday presents from my parents.
POSITIVE: I don't really remember what I ordered. But I've been sitting in the box it came in all day, and it's great!
NEGATIVE: Product didn't work, possibly broken. I woke up this morning and was disappointed to find I still believe in Jesus Christ our Savior. :(
POSITIVE: Excellent Buyer. A++++++. Thrilled by the quartz movement of the "Rolex". HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
NEGATIVE: Should have been clearer that seller only accepts payment in Bhats via Eastern Union Moneygram.
POSITIVE: Plain brown packaging seemed to fool my wife. Thanks!
NEGATIVE: The dog won't hunt.
NEGATIVE: Very nice monkey mascot costume, but it's a size 34, not a 63 as advertised.
NEGATIVE: Lederhosen not as pink as the picture led me to believe.
POSITIVE: A+++++. Items are exactly as described. Best case of kalashnikovs I've ever bought. Allah Akbar!
NEGATIVE: This is clearly the ninth, NOT THE SIXTH, repackaging of Mad Super Special #24.
POSITIVE: One of the scents mixed in with the packing peanuts remind me of a passionate weekend in Rio... was that you?
POSITIVE: The way you wrote my zip-code makes me weak in the knees. Such smooth strokes. A+!
NEGATIVE: Though you did nothing wrong, I am giving you this negative feedback to teach you that the universe is arbitrary and unfair.
NEGATIVE: Buying this Space 1999 Lunchbox did not fill the void in my empty life for as long as I'd hoped.
POSITIVE: Item shipped quickly, have been having erotic dreams about seller. Thanks!
POSITIVE: Thanks for great Rainbow Brite lunchbox. Should shrunken head be inside?
NEUTRAL: Excellent communication, but should've poked holes in box before shipping the kitten. Refunded.
NEGATIVE: Despite indication in listing, I could not fit item into any of my body cavities.
NEGATIVE: Honda R-Type sticker did not add horsepower as advertised.
NEUTRAL: Item shipped promptly and in good condition, but I should not have to bid on birthday presents from my parents.
POSITIVE: I don't really remember what I ordered. But I've been sitting in the box it came in all day, and it's great!
NEGATIVE: Product didn't work, possibly broken. I woke up this morning and was disappointed to find I still believe in Jesus Christ our Savior. :(
POSITIVE: Excellent Buyer. A++++++. Thrilled by the quartz movement of the "Rolex". HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
NEGATIVE: Should have been clearer that seller only accepts payment in Bhats via Eastern Union Moneygram.
POSITIVE: Plain brown packaging seemed to fool my wife. Thanks!
NEGATIVE: The dog won't hunt.
NEGATIVE: Very nice monkey mascot costume, but it's a size 34, not a 63 as advertised.
NEGATIVE: Lederhosen not as pink as the picture led me to believe.
POSITIVE: A+++++. Items are exactly as described. Best case of kalashnikovs I've ever bought. Allah Akbar!
NEGATIVE: This is clearly the ninth, NOT THE SIXTH, repackaging of Mad Super Special #24.
POSITIVE: One of the scents mixed in with the packing peanuts remind me of a passionate weekend in Rio... was that you?
POSITIVE: The way you wrote my zip-code makes me weak in the knees. Such smooth strokes. A+!
NEGATIVE: Though you did nothing wrong, I am giving you this negative feedback to teach you that the universe is arbitrary and unfair.
NEGATIVE: Buying this Space 1999 Lunchbox did not fill the void in my empty life for as long as I'd hoped.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Free
Now I can write/draw about all the $#@1 I had to go through at work without the fear of repercussion.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Fired
Sorry I haven't been posting as much as I used to. I was really busy with school and work and didn't have any time to update. My schedule was school, work then homework with small breaks in between classes to eat and play PSP. I used to work for vending, refilling all the candy, but since Christmas is slow, I work in the cafeteria for some $$$.
I just found out today that I was terminated from my vending job a month ago. Somehow they forgot to tell me that being me being relocated to the dishroom was permanent (despite them telling me that it was strictly for the Christmas season). I thought something was up when they told me last week that I'd be working in the dishroom "For a while" which I assumed a week or so. Later thay said there would only be 2 people working in vending and that I would not be returning.
Thanks to my friend in accounting, I found out yesterday that a new person was hired to refill the machines. I went to go talk to my boss about it and this is how it went down in a nut shell.
And here I thought Dilbert was fictionNeedless to say, I quit. Ironically, I check my inbox today and the guy who owns tripletags.com (maker of thsoe PS3/wii forum tags) offered me a job as assistant editor in chief.
Why did I get fired? well it's very simple, I didn't do as my boss instructed me. But, in my defense, she is bi-polar. Very often she will tell me to do one thing only to criticize me the next week for doing what she told me to do.
"No, you're filling up the machines too little!"
"No, you're filling it up to much! Cut back."
"The price of fruit snacks in your machine is at $.70, which is incorrect. Change the price of fruit snacks to $.80"
"I never said $.80 I said $.70"
"I never said $.70, I clearly said $.75."
"I don't know what the prices are, check the price sheet."
(The price sheet says $.70.)
"Isn't that what I told you? Why is it at $.75?"
Eventually I figured that I was doing everything right the first time around and all subsequent changes were completely unnecessary. But my boss doesn't like a "thinker" she wanted someone who would do everything she said even if it was incorrect.
I just found out today that I was terminated from my vending job a month ago. Somehow they forgot to tell me that being me being relocated to the dishroom was permanent (despite them telling me that it was strictly for the Christmas season). I thought something was up when they told me last week that I'd be working in the dishroom "For a while" which I assumed a week or so. Later thay said there would only be 2 people working in vending and that I would not be returning.
Thanks to my friend in accounting, I found out yesterday that a new person was hired to refill the machines. I went to go talk to my boss about it and this is how it went down in a nut shell.
And here I thought Dilbert was fictionNeedless to say, I quit. Ironically, I check my inbox today and the guy who owns tripletags.com (maker of thsoe PS3/wii forum tags) offered me a job as assistant editor in chief.
Why did I get fired? well it's very simple, I didn't do as my boss instructed me. But, in my defense, she is bi-polar. Very often she will tell me to do one thing only to criticize me the next week for doing what she told me to do.
"No, you're filling up the machines too little!"
"No, you're filling it up to much! Cut back."
"The price of fruit snacks in your machine is at $.70, which is incorrect. Change the price of fruit snacks to $.80"
"I never said $.80 I said $.70"
"I never said $.70, I clearly said $.75."
"I don't know what the prices are, check the price sheet."
(The price sheet says $.70.)
"Isn't that what I told you? Why is it at $.75?"
Eventually I figured that I was doing everything right the first time around and all subsequent changes were completely unnecessary. But my boss doesn't like a "thinker" she wanted someone who would do everything she said even if it was incorrect.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
courtesy of this site
Rule #1. Life is not fair. Get used to it. The average teenager uses the phrase "it's not fair" 8.6 times a day. You got it from your parents, who said it so often you decided they must be the most idealistic generation ever. When they started hearing it from their own kids, they realized Rule #1.
Rule #2. The real world won't care as much about your self-esteem as your school does. It'll expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. This may come as a shock. Usually, when inflated self-esteem meets reality, kids complain that it's not fair. (See Rule No. 1)
Rule #3. Sorry, you won't make $50,000 a year right out of high school. And you won't be a vice president or have a car phone either. You may even have to wear a uniform that doesn't have a Gap label.
Rule #4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait 'til you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure, so he tends to be a bit edgier. When you screw up, he is not going ask you how feel about it.
Rule #5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity. They weren't embarrassed making minimum wage either. They would have been embarrassed to sit around talking about Kurt Cobain all weekend.
Rule #6. It's not your parents' fault. If you screw up, you are responsible. This is the flip side of "It's my life," and "You're not the boss of me," and other eloquent proclamations of your generation. When you turn 18, it's on your dime. Don't whine about it or you'll sound like a baby boomer.
Rule #7. Before you were born your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way paying your bills, cleaning up your room and listening to you tell them how idealistic you are. And by the way, before you save the rain forest from the blood-sucking parasites of your parents' generation try delousing the closet in your bedroom.
Rule #8. Life is not divided into semesters, and you don't get summers off. Nor even Easter break. They expect you to show up every day. For eight hours. And you don't get a new life every 10 weeks. It just goes on and on.
Rule #9. Television is not real life. Your life is not a sitcom. Your problems will not all be solved in 30 minutes, minus time for commercials. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop to go to jobs. Your friends will not be perky or as polite as Jennifer Aniston.
Rule #10. Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.
Rule #11. Enjoy this while you can. Sure, parents are a pain, school's a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you'll realize how wonderful it was to be kid. Maybe you should start now.
You're welcome.
Rule #1. Life is not fair. Get used to it. The average teenager uses the phrase "it's not fair" 8.6 times a day. You got it from your parents, who said it so often you decided they must be the most idealistic generation ever. When they started hearing it from their own kids, they realized Rule #1.
Rule #2. The real world won't care as much about your self-esteem as your school does. It'll expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. This may come as a shock. Usually, when inflated self-esteem meets reality, kids complain that it's not fair. (See Rule No. 1)
Rule #3. Sorry, you won't make $50,000 a year right out of high school. And you won't be a vice president or have a car phone either. You may even have to wear a uniform that doesn't have a Gap label.
Rule #4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait 'til you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure, so he tends to be a bit edgier. When you screw up, he is not going ask you how feel about it.
Rule #5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping. They called it opportunity. They weren't embarrassed making minimum wage either. They would have been embarrassed to sit around talking about Kurt Cobain all weekend.
Rule #6. It's not your parents' fault. If you screw up, you are responsible. This is the flip side of "It's my life," and "You're not the boss of me," and other eloquent proclamations of your generation. When you turn 18, it's on your dime. Don't whine about it or you'll sound like a baby boomer.
Rule #7. Before you were born your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way paying your bills, cleaning up your room and listening to you tell them how idealistic you are. And by the way, before you save the rain forest from the blood-sucking parasites of your parents' generation try delousing the closet in your bedroom.
Rule #8. Life is not divided into semesters, and you don't get summers off. Nor even Easter break. They expect you to show up every day. For eight hours. And you don't get a new life every 10 weeks. It just goes on and on.
Rule #9. Television is not real life. Your life is not a sitcom. Your problems will not all be solved in 30 minutes, minus time for commercials. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop to go to jobs. Your friends will not be perky or as polite as Jennifer Aniston.
Rule #10. Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.
Rule #11. Enjoy this while you can. Sure, parents are a pain, school's a bother, and life is depressing. But someday you'll realize how wonderful it was to be kid. Maybe you should start now.
You're welcome.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Why 10 is too young for your first Brazilian
no need to read the article just the digg responses.
“Here comes pedobear.”
“So well said! Why the huge rush to push children into growing up?”
“Because their 15 year old boyfriends don't want amazon.com down there.”
“Well I, for one, would appreciate the ability of order books online without a computer. Even if it's from the loins of a 10-year old.”
“A lot of 10 year olds these days do have pubic hair, believe it or not. The average age of puberty has been decreasing for years.”
“Pedo Alert”
“geez, i wasn't getting erections until about 12...”
“thanks for sharing that.”
“The thing that surprises me the most about this is that girls have pubic hair at age 10.
with all of the growth hormones in food, boys and girls are developing so much younger. I remember when I was 10, the girls had a natural brazillan way back then, no need for any hair removal.”
“Man dude were you raised in a nudist colony? How many of these brazilians were you seeing at age 10?”
“Pics or it didn't happen.”
“gross. why would a 10 year old need one? honeslty, who is having sex at 10?”
“My mom”
“10 year olds”
“with their teachers”
“Am I the only one that pictured me whoring myself out in Brazil when I was ten from the title?”
“I think you are the only one that pictured you whoring yourself out.”
“I'm 28 and have a huge bush.”
“Thanks. I've been waiting all night for you to tell me about your pubes; now I can go to sleep.”
“Here comes pedobear.”
“So well said! Why the huge rush to push children into growing up?”
“Because their 15 year old boyfriends don't want amazon.com down there.”
“Well I, for one, would appreciate the ability of order books online without a computer. Even if it's from the loins of a 10-year old.”
“A lot of 10 year olds these days do have pubic hair, believe it or not. The average age of puberty has been decreasing for years.”
“Pedo Alert”
“geez, i wasn't getting erections until about 12...”
“thanks for sharing that.”
“The thing that surprises me the most about this is that girls have pubic hair at age 10.
with all of the growth hormones in food, boys and girls are developing so much younger. I remember when I was 10, the girls had a natural brazillan way back then, no need for any hair removal.”
“Man dude were you raised in a nudist colony? How many of these brazilians were you seeing at age 10?”
“Pics or it didn't happen.”
“gross. why would a 10 year old need one? honeslty, who is having sex at 10?”
“My mom”
“10 year olds”
“with their teachers”
“Am I the only one that pictured me whoring myself out in Brazil when I was ten from the title?”
“I think you are the only one that pictured you whoring yourself out.”
“I'm 28 and have a huge bush.”
“Thanks. I've been waiting all night for you to tell me about your pubes; now I can go to sleep.”
What's the Worst Place in a Car to Put an LCD? We Report, You Decide
Just about everywhere
Digg Response:
"Sweet Jesus, why?!"
"Because we can."
"I can glue my ass to a chair, and walk down the street.... but "because I can" is hardly enough of a reason to do it."
"I've got to give my vote to the LCD above the tire. That's more pointless than a bunny with a pancake on its head."
"I would find a bunny with a pancake covering its head amusing."
"I thought the mini was pretty cool actually, except for the giant 18 inch wheels. What's with everyone's obsession with big wheels even if it makes the car look like ass? I don't get it."
"The wheels? You're looking at those pictures and you're saying it's the WHEELS that make those cars look dumb?"
"I'll never understand having a LCD panel in the BACK of the car. Who's watching it back there?
the guy tailgating you."
Digg Response:
"Sweet Jesus, why?!"
"Because we can."
"I can glue my ass to a chair, and walk down the street.... but "because I can" is hardly enough of a reason to do it."
"I've got to give my vote to the LCD above the tire. That's more pointless than a bunny with a pancake on its head."
"I would find a bunny with a pancake covering its head amusing."
"I thought the mini was pretty cool actually, except for the giant 18 inch wheels. What's with everyone's obsession with big wheels even if it makes the car look like ass? I don't get it."
"The wheels? You're looking at those pictures and you're saying it's the WHEELS that make those cars look dumb?"
"I'll never understand having a LCD panel in the BACK of the car. Who's watching it back there?
the guy tailgating you."
Thursday, January 3, 2008
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