When something is not someone's business but they ask a question ... is it OK to lie?
For example, like my friend's ex-boyfriend ... if his girlfriend WERE to tell me something big (and she hasn't and I don't expect her to so we're talking complete hypotheticals here)... should I say to him if he asks:
1. I don't know.
2. I can't tell you.
3. Its none of your business.
4. Flat out make something up.
#2 and #3 I think are honest answers and honest answers are good but sometimes they open up a whole other can of worms.
Would it really be wrong to lie?
What if someone was asking a question about me that I didn't care to discuss? While I can see that little white lies may not be a big deal, "Oh, Melissa, have you lost weight?" "Yes, a few pounds" - when the answer is no, I just look good in these jeans... may not be a big deal... but... Lets say they're asking about some serious aspect of my life or something that I don't want to discuss... then is it OK to lie?
Do you see the predicament here... and its not really a predicament I have right now, I'm just talking in hypotheticals because I'm just thinking about some stuff but... I hate the "Its none of your business answer" cause to me that would really answer a question that someone is asking which then makes it their business and ...
BLAH... I could go on and on.
I read Dear Abbey every day and she would say, I think, that its OK to tell someone its none of their business and just leave it at that. Maybe I should write her and ask - LOL!
Personally, I think if its something that is only your business and something that you don't want to share with someone in particular and its not going to effect the state of the planet, it IS OK to lie.
The person who is asking you about the personal information REALLY SHOULD NOT BE ASKING YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Am I right?
Friday, December 23, 2005
Junk going on...
1. I still have this cold. I cannot stop sneezing. I have never sneezed so much in my entire life - not even with the allergies. That is when I sneeze. I do not sneeze with colds but this just continues. It sucks.
2. A friend of mine and her boyfriend have broken up for the second time. And, as before, her ex is calling me and bugging the crap out of me. He wants to know more; he thinks I know more than he does - when I don't and I have told him everything she told me (which, by the way, she had already told him... there is no new news for him); he calls and calls and emails me and on and on and on. Sorry dude, I just can't help you anymore. If I had anymore ideas I would let you know.
3. Finally went to unpack my carry-on bag this morning (cause I'm a lazy butt) when I realized that I had an entire bottle of shampoo explode in it and it is all over my clothes that were packed on the bottom layer. So I'm bumming about this. The bag is a mess and I think I'm just going to have to throw it out - it wasn't expensive anyway. Problem is that I had some jeans in there that were clean that I want to wear tomorrow and now I'm going to have to do laundry when I get home tonight. Siigghh.... And I don't dry my jeans so who knows if they will be dry in time tomorrow. Oh well... I guess I don't have to wear them home, I can just put them on later or something.
4. Boring boring day at work. I literally have nothing to do. I should not complain but its going to be a long day. I'm certain I'm going to bail early.
May be back with more later!
2. A friend of mine and her boyfriend have broken up for the second time. And, as before, her ex is calling me and bugging the crap out of me. He wants to know more; he thinks I know more than he does - when I don't and I have told him everything she told me (which, by the way, she had already told him... there is no new news for him); he calls and calls and emails me and on and on and on. Sorry dude, I just can't help you anymore. If I had anymore ideas I would let you know.
3. Finally went to unpack my carry-on bag this morning (cause I'm a lazy butt) when I realized that I had an entire bottle of shampoo explode in it and it is all over my clothes that were packed on the bottom layer. So I'm bumming about this. The bag is a mess and I think I'm just going to have to throw it out - it wasn't expensive anyway. Problem is that I had some jeans in there that were clean that I want to wear tomorrow and now I'm going to have to do laundry when I get home tonight. Siigghh.... And I don't dry my jeans so who knows if they will be dry in time tomorrow. Oh well... I guess I don't have to wear them home, I can just put them on later or something.
4. Boring boring day at work. I literally have nothing to do. I should not complain but its going to be a long day. I'm certain I'm going to bail early.
May be back with more later!
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Some news of the not so happy kind...
This isn't really anything that I've shared with anyone really - except for family and a few close friends, but here is the story....
In recent months, my grandfather has developed a very serious case of Alzheimer's. Its sort of been coming on for maybe the past three years. I can remember when I first noticed ... like where I was or whatever ... but I can't remember exactly when that was. Anyway, it started with just like forgetting names or having to have information repeated. It has now evolved to him not knowing where he is from minute to minute - even in his own house. He still knows my grandmother, he still knows my mom, he knows my dad maybe 75% of the time (all of them still in my hometown of course) ... As far as the rest of us ... I think he still knows his two sons... the grandkids, the inlaws ... he knows we're supposed to be there but I don't think he could any longer put a name with my face or tell me how I'm related to him. But he knows I'm supposed to be there - its not like we're strangers yet. Maybe we will be someday, probably; I just don't know.
I'm trying to think when the last time the "new normal" was over with him. It wasn't over Corn Fest because Corn Fest was pretty much the same as Thanksgiving although Thanksgiving was well... the same but worse. It must have been maybe over Memorial Day weekend or that April weekend I came home for a visit. Then he still knew my name and knew what my job was - he always asked me about my job. Corn Fest he didn't ask me about my job and Thanksgiving, he really didn't even talk to me much.
Its very very sad. My grandfather was one of the most intelligent people I have ever known - he was CEO of one company and vice president of another company - a pretty famous company at the time. He was one of those people who was always up on politics and the stock market. He traveled the world - crossed the equator more times than you can imagine, made 26 trips to Australia. When I was a little girl I think I was convinced that someday he would be like President of the United States or something - LOL! People in my hometown think he was like a diplomat or something which I think is kind of funny. He could have been though... he probably could have been either!
But now its reduced to asking every three to five minutes where we are, what we are doing and how did we get there when we're at my uncle's house for Thanksgiving. Yet, the next moment he can tell you exactly what he was doing on August 21, 1942 in Burma during the war or mention the name of someone we haven't seen in years. Those things are still there. Its so odd.
My grandmother is a great woman but I can't say she's dealing with this all that well - but who can blame her. Still, I think it may be a little more difficult for her than a lot of people. My grandmother doesn't have a lot of patience with people regardless of the situation so you can imagine what this is like for her. She tries and tries but when she literally has to repeat herself like 100 times over on the same thing... I mean, it would drive anyone nuts. She told me that she cries everyday. And thats not good. Its not good for her health. The woman already has a pacemaker and today she had a spell - she hadn't had one in a long time. Mom took her to the hospital and she is staying overnight. She did not have a heart attack but they are doing more tests. I would be surprised if they find anything though. I think they're going to tell her its stress. The doctor has put them in contact with a social worker and I guess certain decisions are going to have to be made. Sadly, its time. Its time or its going to end up killing her... and my grandmother isn't some little old lady grandmother. We're talking about a strong woman here who was upset when my mom and her brothers recommended when she was 76 and my grandfather was 80 that it might be time to stop skiing in Breckenridge. So these are the type of people that they are. Know what I mean?
I think its a fact of everyone's life and everyone is going to have to make a decision like this about a loved one at some point. I mean... geez... this seems to run in the family on that side... But there is something to be said about 'quality of life' for the person this is happening to and the people who care about them. Whatever they decide I am certain the decision is going to be a difficult one but I'm sure it will be a reasonable decision and the right one and I will stand behind whatever they decide.
If I live to be an older person, I just hope the old body decides to go before the mind because this is a horrible horrible way to have to live.
In recent months, my grandfather has developed a very serious case of Alzheimer's. Its sort of been coming on for maybe the past three years. I can remember when I first noticed ... like where I was or whatever ... but I can't remember exactly when that was. Anyway, it started with just like forgetting names or having to have information repeated. It has now evolved to him not knowing where he is from minute to minute - even in his own house. He still knows my grandmother, he still knows my mom, he knows my dad maybe 75% of the time (all of them still in my hometown of course) ... As far as the rest of us ... I think he still knows his two sons... the grandkids, the inlaws ... he knows we're supposed to be there but I don't think he could any longer put a name with my face or tell me how I'm related to him. But he knows I'm supposed to be there - its not like we're strangers yet. Maybe we will be someday, probably; I just don't know.
I'm trying to think when the last time the "new normal" was over with him. It wasn't over Corn Fest because Corn Fest was pretty much the same as Thanksgiving although Thanksgiving was well... the same but worse. It must have been maybe over Memorial Day weekend or that April weekend I came home for a visit. Then he still knew my name and knew what my job was - he always asked me about my job. Corn Fest he didn't ask me about my job and Thanksgiving, he really didn't even talk to me much.
Its very very sad. My grandfather was one of the most intelligent people I have ever known - he was CEO of one company and vice president of another company - a pretty famous company at the time. He was one of those people who was always up on politics and the stock market. He traveled the world - crossed the equator more times than you can imagine, made 26 trips to Australia. When I was a little girl I think I was convinced that someday he would be like President of the United States or something - LOL! People in my hometown think he was like a diplomat or something which I think is kind of funny. He could have been though... he probably could have been either!
But now its reduced to asking every three to five minutes where we are, what we are doing and how did we get there when we're at my uncle's house for Thanksgiving. Yet, the next moment he can tell you exactly what he was doing on August 21, 1942 in Burma during the war or mention the name of someone we haven't seen in years. Those things are still there. Its so odd.
My grandmother is a great woman but I can't say she's dealing with this all that well - but who can blame her. Still, I think it may be a little more difficult for her than a lot of people. My grandmother doesn't have a lot of patience with people regardless of the situation so you can imagine what this is like for her. She tries and tries but when she literally has to repeat herself like 100 times over on the same thing... I mean, it would drive anyone nuts. She told me that she cries everyday. And thats not good. Its not good for her health. The woman already has a pacemaker and today she had a spell - she hadn't had one in a long time. Mom took her to the hospital and she is staying overnight. She did not have a heart attack but they are doing more tests. I would be surprised if they find anything though. I think they're going to tell her its stress. The doctor has put them in contact with a social worker and I guess certain decisions are going to have to be made. Sadly, its time. Its time or its going to end up killing her... and my grandmother isn't some little old lady grandmother. We're talking about a strong woman here who was upset when my mom and her brothers recommended when she was 76 and my grandfather was 80 that it might be time to stop skiing in Breckenridge. So these are the type of people that they are. Know what I mean?
I think its a fact of everyone's life and everyone is going to have to make a decision like this about a loved one at some point. I mean... geez... this seems to run in the family on that side... But there is something to be said about 'quality of life' for the person this is happening to and the people who care about them. Whatever they decide I am certain the decision is going to be a difficult one but I'm sure it will be a reasonable decision and the right one and I will stand behind whatever they decide.
If I live to be an older person, I just hope the old body decides to go before the mind because this is a horrible horrible way to have to live.
I still can't breathe!
And I have an awful headache so I opted to treat the headache with some Aleve instead of taking some cold medicine so now I just have to wait on my stuffy nose. It sucks...
My mind is so not here at the moment... Keep thinking about the holiday and how nice it will be to go home and just hang out and do nothing. Wonderful! I wish I could leave tomorrow but I have to work so.... hopefully I'm feeling better for the big drive home. My sis is actually leaving tomorrow cause her vacation is very very short with her just starting a new job so she wants to get down there as soon as possible.
Trying to think of any other interesting details to tell you and there really are none. Went to dinner with sis last night which was really good and tonight I'm going out with one of my friends!
Later!
My mind is so not here at the moment... Keep thinking about the holiday and how nice it will be to go home and just hang out and do nothing. Wonderful! I wish I could leave tomorrow but I have to work so.... hopefully I'm feeling better for the big drive home. My sis is actually leaving tomorrow cause her vacation is very very short with her just starting a new job so she wants to get down there as soon as possible.
Trying to think of any other interesting details to tell you and there really are none. Went to dinner with sis last night which was really good and tonight I'm going out with one of my friends!
Later!
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
The good thing about being sick is...
You aren't hungry when you're sick... You can barely breathe, you can't smell anything ... not hungry. So... it helps with the diet - LOL!
What won't help with the diet is Mexican food and margaritas with the sis tonight!! : )
What won't help with the diet is Mexican food and margaritas with the sis tonight!! : )
The cold continues...
I've got both coughing and sneezing and that sucks cause it just kills my throat! I'm not the type that usually gets sneezing during a cold (just allergies) and if I do it usually means that its towards the end of it so I'm HOPING!
Department Christmas party was fun last night. Out with my sis tonight. Out with one of my friends tomorrow. This is all good cause I'm so lonely at home lately!
Gotta remember to clean out the cat box when I get home tonight! Ewwww....
Department Christmas party was fun last night. Out with my sis tonight. Out with one of my friends tomorrow. This is all good cause I'm so lonely at home lately!
Gotta remember to clean out the cat box when I get home tonight! Ewwww....
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
First cold of the season...
I would say "first cold of the year" but thats not true. I had a doozy back in February. I hope this is not a repeat of that. Anyway ... I also hope this is not more than a cold cause I'm really sort of feeling achey all over. My throat hurts, I have a headache and my eyes hurt. Ick! Couldn't sleep really at all last night. I just feel like I have been beat up - not fun. I'm supposed to do some readings in church on Saturday so hopefully I will not lose my voice! Not really sure why I'm here today except that today is my department Christmas party and I didn't want to miss it! Anything for a party!!
Monday, December 19, 2005
Back from Vegas!
Yes, I went... I really really did... All of that talk about extra money for my Ipod and just being darn cold here and wanting to go to the desert... So you know, I just HAD to go! LOL!
Won me a jackpot at the Paris casino too!
You thinking I'm kidding, dontcha?
Won me a jackpot at the Paris casino too!
You thinking I'm kidding, dontcha?
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Help!
If my Weather Pixie gets buried in the blizzard, please someone help dig her out!!
Thanks a bunch!
What I wouldn't give to be sitting in the desert right now!
; )
Thanks a bunch!
What I wouldn't give to be sitting in the desert right now!
; )
Weather
The weather here just absolutely BLOWS (pun intended)! I can't get over it! I don't remember a December this bad in recent years. It has snowed twice a pretty good amount and because it is so cold, the snow has stayed. Now we are expecting another 3+ inches tomorrow - so more snow, more cold. Its going to end up looking like northern Michigan or New York around here where you know, it snows and snows throughout the winter and its so cold that it never melts and just keeps piling up into a big disgusting mess and then come spring, its gonna flood. So anyway, I'm so not looking forward to this next blast we're supposed to get. Hopefully it will pass us by!!
Monday, December 12, 2005
Why oh why oh why?
Fun stuff about software sales reps in the eyes of a support rep:
1. Sales reps who promise too much and expect the support rep to make it happen for the customer.
2. Sales reps who say that a product will do something in particular when, in fact, it does not.
3. Sales reps who sell a product that they know absolutely nothing about.
4. Sales reps who do not know how to admit when they are wrong.
5. Sales reps who have no problem passing the buck by either ... 1) emailing everyone else in hopes that someone else will take over the issue or 2) by hoping it will magically disappear (well you might get that working with some support reps but not me; I'll hound you until I get my answer).
6. Sales reps who don't understand the big picture and actually make decisions which will, in the long run, cost them income. That doesn't make any sense to me!
Regardless of which ever one may be happening at the moment and believe me, it could be and probably is a combination of all six; I have a major headache right now because of it.
Thank you for listening.
1. Sales reps who promise too much and expect the support rep to make it happen for the customer.
2. Sales reps who say that a product will do something in particular when, in fact, it does not.
3. Sales reps who sell a product that they know absolutely nothing about.
4. Sales reps who do not know how to admit when they are wrong.
5. Sales reps who have no problem passing the buck by either ... 1) emailing everyone else in hopes that someone else will take over the issue or 2) by hoping it will magically disappear (well you might get that working with some support reps but not me; I'll hound you until I get my answer).
6. Sales reps who don't understand the big picture and actually make decisions which will, in the long run, cost them income. That doesn't make any sense to me!
Regardless of which ever one may be happening at the moment and believe me, it could be and probably is a combination of all six; I have a major headache right now because of it.
Thank you for listening.
Quote of the Day
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." - George Bernard Shaw
Friday, December 09, 2005
And in "other weird things that happen at work" ...
Apparently our Mexico office sent us some chocolate in appreciation for the help we provide them. So, I go over there to grab one and there is this huge box of chocolate and (ahem!) what it is are those chocolate shaped alcohol bottles that actually have the alcohol in them! So I'm sitting here doing like my half a shot of Malibu Rum and half a shot of Kalhua! Hey, you can't beat that for an afternoon pick-me-up! We need presents from Mexico more often!
; )
; )
Disgusting things seen today:
1. This guy sitting across from me on the train this morning was totally obsessed with his hair. He kept combing his fingers thru it over and over and over and like trying this feather-like thing with the sides. He had hair over pretty much his entire head but it was seriously thinning - I think he may have had more hair on his neck though. I mean, watching this, I was just grossed out. He did it the whole train ride in. It was to the point that I like bolted off the train just to get away from him when we made it to the terminal. Maybe I'm just weird but ewww... it was sick.
2. My co-worker has just poured an entire bag of Cheetos out at his desk and appears to be eating them ALL with his sandwich for lunch. I'm not talking the snack size bag of Cheetos or even the larger smallish Cheetos bag. Nope - FULL SIZED BAG. Gag! I wanna get sick just thinking about eating that many Cheetos!
2. My co-worker has just poured an entire bag of Cheetos out at his desk and appears to be eating them ALL with his sandwich for lunch. I'm not talking the snack size bag of Cheetos or even the larger smallish Cheetos bag. Nope - FULL SIZED BAG. Gag! I wanna get sick just thinking about eating that many Cheetos!
Word of the Day... "Voluptuary"
For someone I "know" who reads this blog. She knows who she is ; )
voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
The great Ipod debate of 05 (pronounced "ought-5)!
OK ... so here is the thing... I have a long storied history of being an MP3 player owner. I would - in some ways - consider myself an early adopter. (Is that spelled right?) Anyway, I've had various MP3 players since the ancient days of 1999. Anyway... I currently own the 1GB Ipod Shuffle and the thing rocks! It is especially super convenient for working out (which I need to do more of, I try to stay away from New Years resolutions but the diet/exercise thing HAS to be one this year!). So anyway, the thing is great for working out - very small, just hangs around my neck or whatever; the bad things (if you wanna call them bad) are that it does not hold many songs and you can't load playlists or pre-select what you wanna hear, hence the name - SHUFFLE!
OK so lately I have sort of been pondering getting a bigger and better Ipod. The first one that comes to mind is the new Nano mostly because it looks so cool. I would definitely go for the 4GB as opposed to the 2GB. But then I start looking at prices. The full-fledged newest Ipods are considered Generation 5. However, you can buy a full-fledged 20GB Generation 4 for around $230 which is less money than the dinky 4GB Nano. So, you see the dilemma. I mean, what would be wrong with buying a Generation 4 as opposed to a Generation 5. As far as I know, most of the kinks have been worked out in the recent releases anyway.
BUT THEN... I am posed with the question... Melissa, you love all of that techie stuff, why don't you just shell out the big bucks and get the biggest and the best - the latest one with all of the space which holds all of the music plus all of the videos and pictures. Yeah well, I don't know. Thats a lot of dough although I know I would love it. My grandparents in recent years have been giving a significant amount of money to us for Christmas gifts and so I would be able to afford it but it seems kind of petty to take that money and spend it on something like that. Maybe I should just take a trip to Vegas and if I win around $300 on the Blackjack tables, take that money and buy my Ipod. Sound like a plan, I think so ; ) Except, of course, I would have to pay probably more than $300 in airfare, hotel, food, etc. so on second thought... Hmmm... maybe not.
But anyway, what do you think? Here are my options:
1. Stick with what I have - will not spend anymore $$, its super convenient, and just spend more time updating it with new songs which doesn't take much time to begin with
2. Buy the Nano cause its cute and convenient and ever so hip - 4GB is probably more than enough for me. I had a 6GB MP3 player before that I never came close to filling up
3. Buy the Generation 4 full Ipod cause its discounted - I will get 20GB of music, spend less than on a Nano or a Generation 5 - this does appear to be the budget option
4. Buy the Generation 5 full Ipod cause its the most updated.
5. Buy the newest, best, all bells and whistles Ipod cause its got a bunch of great options and new things and services are coming out every day which will make it super great to have, even if it costs a huge amount of money.
6. (I bet you thought there wasn't another option) Buy the portable DVR from Archos which contains all of this plus the ability to record TV shows like your own portable Tivo and spend a serious amount of dough doing so! ; )
Opinions welcome!!!
OK so lately I have sort of been pondering getting a bigger and better Ipod. The first one that comes to mind is the new Nano mostly because it looks so cool. I would definitely go for the 4GB as opposed to the 2GB. But then I start looking at prices. The full-fledged newest Ipods are considered Generation 5. However, you can buy a full-fledged 20GB Generation 4 for around $230 which is less money than the dinky 4GB Nano. So, you see the dilemma. I mean, what would be wrong with buying a Generation 4 as opposed to a Generation 5. As far as I know, most of the kinks have been worked out in the recent releases anyway.
BUT THEN... I am posed with the question... Melissa, you love all of that techie stuff, why don't you just shell out the big bucks and get the biggest and the best - the latest one with all of the space which holds all of the music plus all of the videos and pictures. Yeah well, I don't know. Thats a lot of dough although I know I would love it. My grandparents in recent years have been giving a significant amount of money to us for Christmas gifts and so I would be able to afford it but it seems kind of petty to take that money and spend it on something like that. Maybe I should just take a trip to Vegas and if I win around $300 on the Blackjack tables, take that money and buy my Ipod. Sound like a plan, I think so ; ) Except, of course, I would have to pay probably more than $300 in airfare, hotel, food, etc. so on second thought... Hmmm... maybe not.
But anyway, what do you think? Here are my options:
1. Stick with what I have - will not spend anymore $$, its super convenient, and just spend more time updating it with new songs which doesn't take much time to begin with
2. Buy the Nano cause its cute and convenient and ever so hip - 4GB is probably more than enough for me. I had a 6GB MP3 player before that I never came close to filling up
3. Buy the Generation 4 full Ipod cause its discounted - I will get 20GB of music, spend less than on a Nano or a Generation 5 - this does appear to be the budget option
4. Buy the Generation 5 full Ipod cause its the most updated.
5. Buy the newest, best, all bells and whistles Ipod cause its got a bunch of great options and new things and services are coming out every day which will make it super great to have, even if it costs a huge amount of money.
6. (I bet you thought there wasn't another option) Buy the portable DVR from Archos which contains all of this plus the ability to record TV shows like your own portable Tivo and spend a serious amount of dough doing so! ; )
Opinions welcome!!!
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
After complaining yesterday...
See... sometimes I AM appreciated. A customer filled out this comment about me on a survey...
Comment: The technical support person I spoke to was EXCELLENT. She was very knowledgeable and took different approaches to help me resolve my problem. Above I answered that I was satisfied with the length of time required to solve the problem. I rated it this way only because I really feel bad about the amount of time I tied up the technician. It felt like at least an hour, but I'm not sure. She was very patient and worked with me until the problem was fixed. I would not have been able to do my work had she not help me with this problem. I have called xxxx before and I always receive excellent and very professional response. I think xxxx does a wonderful job. Thanks again for the help.
Comment: The technical support person I spoke to was EXCELLENT. She was very knowledgeable and took different approaches to help me resolve my problem. Above I answered that I was satisfied with the length of time required to solve the problem. I rated it this way only because I really feel bad about the amount of time I tied up the technician. It felt like at least an hour, but I'm not sure. She was very patient and worked with me until the problem was fixed. I would not have been able to do my work had she not help me with this problem. I have called xxxx before and I always receive excellent and very professional response. I think xxxx does a wonderful job. Thanks again for the help.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Rules when calling tech support
If you have to call tech support, please please use the following rules when calling. It will save both of us pain, suffering, etc.
1. If you are going to call on a cell phone, please make sure you are in a good calling area and have a nice clear line. When in doubt, call on a landline, I do not want to have to yell my answer over your static.
2. If you absolutely must call on a cell phone, have patience with me. I can't understand you and you yelling into the phone is not going to help with your crappy service. Its like speaking louder to someone who doesn't understand English. That isn't going to help them learn, its just going to scare them.
3. If I tell you something is against our policy, you are not entitled to it or have not purchased it from us, don't expect me to *be nice* and help you out of the kindness of my heart. While I am wasting time with you, I could be helping paying customers.
4. If you are denied support, don't be a dick.
1. If you are going to call on a cell phone, please make sure you are in a good calling area and have a nice clear line. When in doubt, call on a landline, I do not want to have to yell my answer over your static.
2. If you absolutely must call on a cell phone, have patience with me. I can't understand you and you yelling into the phone is not going to help with your crappy service. Its like speaking louder to someone who doesn't understand English. That isn't going to help them learn, its just going to scare them.
3. If I tell you something is against our policy, you are not entitled to it or have not purchased it from us, don't expect me to *be nice* and help you out of the kindness of my heart. While I am wasting time with you, I could be helping paying customers.
4. If you are denied support, don't be a dick.
Yummy dinner last night!
Simple but good - got preformed hamburger from the store known as "pub burger" (super huge!) grilled on the George Foreman grill - put on super huge fluffy Turano bread bun - loaded with ketchup, mustard, mayo, lettuce, mini-gerkins on the side. Seasoned fries on the side - it was super yum!
I've been trying to cook more lately. Baked some pork chops the other night which turned out really well - I have a few ideas on how to change them a bit though. My next project is finding a good potato soup recipe so if you know of one online ...
I've been trying to cook more lately. Baked some pork chops the other night which turned out really well - I have a few ideas on how to change them a bit though. My next project is finding a good potato soup recipe so if you know of one online ...
Monday, December 05, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
You have been elfed!
Life is all about asses
you're either covering it,
laughing it off,
kicking it,
kissing it,
busting it,
trying to get a piece of it,
or behaving like one ....
That's right, you've been " elfed " !
He who elfs last, elfs the loudest !!!!
Last night = not fun
OK so I'm sitting there minding my own damn business last night when someone decides to drag me into a conversation that I did not want to have. So we had it and ... I don't know ... I was like 50-50 on whether it went well or not ... it went better than I expected *I guess* but that was probably because I sort of ... I don't know ... I don't want to say LIED about my feelings but I guess I also didn't voice them as strongly as I probably feel them. I was just trying to smooth things over I guess. I suppose I should have just been 100% honest from the start cause then that sort of led from one thing to another to a full-fledged falling out which was so not cool - I hate that! This went on and on and on from one thing to another and it just was not good. So... I went to sleep not too happy last night and I wake up not too happy this morning. I don't know, I think it will pass but man ... On one hand I feel like it was my fault and on the other, I feel sort of blindsided.
But the one thing I am absolutely SURE of today and not that it will matter but it may make me feel slightly better by saying it ... Nicole, you are a f*&$-ing bitch! You don't know me, and I don't know you so shut the hell up and stay out of my business!
Thank you for your time.
But the one thing I am absolutely SURE of today and not that it will matter but it may make me feel slightly better by saying it ... Nicole, you are a f*&$-ing bitch! You don't know me, and I don't know you so shut the hell up and stay out of my business!
Thank you for your time.
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