And I shall be crowned the Queen of the Damned!HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Happy Halloween, Kiddies!
And now for a Halloween treat - something truly heinous and much scarier than accidentally stumbling upon your parent's S&M dungeon while it's being rented out and used by your grandparents:
And I shall be crowned the Queen of the Damned!
And I shall be crowned the Queen of the Damned!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
In the waiting line...
I am on the phone right now at work on hold with Dillon's trying to schedule a delivery appointment. After having been on hold for 5 minutes, I decided to turn on the timer function on my phone, and at this moment it is coming up on 9 minutes, which means I have been holding for close to 15 minutes once you factor in the first undocumented 5 minutes. How ridiculous... how much time do you think we spend on hold in a lifetime? At this point, I'm thinking its a lot of time.
Oh! It's ringing! I have reached a live person at 15 minutes and 30 seconds... and the call finally finished at 17 minutes and 30 seconds. Wow! And this, sadly, is pretty typical for these large chain stores.
Yesterday I was on hold with Wal-Mart (excuse me while I vomit) for 35 minutes of my life until I finally reached someone. I tried desperately to bargain with Judy on the other end of the phone to get those 35 minutes of my life back, but she wouldn't budge. I even tried the Wal-Mart tactic of "Rolling Back" and saying I'd settle for getting 30 minutes back, but she still didn't want to concede any "Roll Backs". So I told her I'd roll her a punch in the nose... the call ended shortly after that. Luckily I had already secured the delivery appointment.
So just in those two calls alone, I have wasted a little over an hour of my life. I don't even want to think about all those other calls I have made to the wretched Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Dillon's, and other stores. And I'd try to get revenge on the person and put them on hold for an equal amount of time, but I'm too scared that they would hang up, forcing me to call back and start my wait all over again.
Ah, the turmoils of working for the man every night and day. Big wheel keep on turnin'... Proud Robbie keep on burnin'... Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river...
Oh! It's ringing! I have reached a live person at 15 minutes and 30 seconds... and the call finally finished at 17 minutes and 30 seconds. Wow! And this, sadly, is pretty typical for these large chain stores.
Yesterday I was on hold with Wal-Mart (excuse me while I vomit) for 35 minutes of my life until I finally reached someone. I tried desperately to bargain with Judy on the other end of the phone to get those 35 minutes of my life back, but she wouldn't budge. I even tried the Wal-Mart tactic of "Rolling Back" and saying I'd settle for getting 30 minutes back, but she still didn't want to concede any "Roll Backs". So I told her I'd roll her a punch in the nose... the call ended shortly after that. Luckily I had already secured the delivery appointment.
So just in those two calls alone, I have wasted a little over an hour of my life. I don't even want to think about all those other calls I have made to the wretched Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Dillon's, and other stores. And I'd try to get revenge on the person and put them on hold for an equal amount of time, but I'm too scared that they would hang up, forcing me to call back and start my wait all over again.
Ah, the turmoils of working for the man every night and day. Big wheel keep on turnin'... Proud Robbie keep on burnin'... Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river...
Monday, October 23, 2006
News of the Stupid: Oh Crap
Those crazy frat boys... At what point do you think they thought, "Oh crap..."???
Beer keg explosion in Connecticut kills 1, injures 7 partygoers
Associated Press
Last update: October 23, 2006 – 9:03 AM
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Investigators were trying to determine who tossed a beer keg into a burning barrel at a party, causing a deadly explosion that sent metal shards slicing through a crowd of people.
The explosion early Sunday killed Sean M. Caselli, 22, of New Milford. Seven other people were taken to hospitals with burns and shrapnel wounds, police said. Caselli was struck in the neck by a piece of flying metal.
Sgt. Lee Grabner said investigators interviewed witnesses Sunday to try to identify the person witnesses say threw a quarter-keg of beer into the flames, and to determine whether criminal charges should be filed.
Fires had been set in several barrels to keep people at the partygoers warm at the outdoors party in western Connecticut, said Police Captain Michael Mrazik.
"This is a certain tragedy," said Police Chief Colin McCormack. "However, nothing I have been apprised of to this point in this investigation, which I caution is at the very early states, indicates a deliberate act on anyone's part."
Beer keg explosion in Connecticut kills 1, injures 7 partygoers
Associated Press
Last update: October 23, 2006 – 9:03 AM
NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Investigators were trying to determine who tossed a beer keg into a burning barrel at a party, causing a deadly explosion that sent metal shards slicing through a crowd of people.
The explosion early Sunday killed Sean M. Caselli, 22, of New Milford. Seven other people were taken to hospitals with burns and shrapnel wounds, police said. Caselli was struck in the neck by a piece of flying metal.
Sgt. Lee Grabner said investigators interviewed witnesses Sunday to try to identify the person witnesses say threw a quarter-keg of beer into the flames, and to determine whether criminal charges should be filed.
Fires had been set in several barrels to keep people at the partygoers warm at the outdoors party in western Connecticut, said Police Captain Michael Mrazik.
"This is a certain tragedy," said Police Chief Colin McCormack. "However, nothing I have been apprised of to this point in this investigation, which I caution is at the very early states, indicates a deliberate act on anyone's part."
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