So I haven't written on here in a while; I've picked up most of my daily ranting and raving and moved it to Facebook (where this also feeds to). Unfortunately, that means those of you whom I don't know personally aren't getting to interact with me (unfortunately for me...god knows what you are thinking).
So lets see where I left off (In no particular order)
- I went back to school, yes....again. This time it's fully-online and full-time in the evenings. I'm going for my MBA and as of Wednesday night, I will be 1/4th of the way through the program. It's going fast. I take 1 class at a time for 5.5 weeks, then the next day start a new class. Doesn't leave time for much of anything else.
- I started laser hair removal on my neck. I got sick of getting heinous razor burn every time I decided to shave...and really do not look good with a full beard. BTW, if you are thinking of doing it, apparently the neck is the second worse place to get it...the first being inside the nostrils. Hurts like a M*ther F*cker.
- I sold Reba. Yes, she served me well, but ultimately I wanted to get something a bit more me (and a bit more flashy). So I got myself a loaded up Altima (still without a name). He/She looks like this:
(Any thoughts on a name?) - Charlie is doing well. Keeps me on my toes...Though, he's been on his toes a lot this last week...
- So we got hit with Snowmageddon last week and got about 2.5 feet of snow dropped on us over the course of a week. Now it's snowing again. Well, this snow has managed to collect on the roof and is causing an ice dam which is leaking into the: Master Bedroom, Spare Bedroom, and Living Room. Fun, huh? Disaster recovery folks were here tonight and will be back later to rip some walls out, let them dry, and then put up new walls. Yeah, I am SO not looking forward to that.
- I went to B&K's nuptuals in July and November (I love them dearly, but don't ask).
- Work has (been great / sucked ass), depending on the week. I had a project that I worked very hard on, make it all the way to the CEO and Board of Directors, but I have a feeling my bosses are going to put their name all over it.
- I got my wisdom teeth removed last summer. Yeah. That's right up there with water-boarding and wearing a chastity belt.
Yeah. Um..so that was totally random...but I think it gets you caught up. ;-)
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Ann Coulter's Jaw Wired ShutPlease God, let this be real...
On second thought, I hope that it was some gay, democratic doctor who took great joy in performing that procedure.
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I usually buy my skin care products at Sephora, but received a coupon in this week's ad for 20% off at ULTA. It didn't specifically exclude my products, so I decided to check things out.
First of all, the sales staff didn't bother to even approach me the entire time I was there. Usually Sephora workers are on me like an Ethiopian on a Big Mac trying to assist me and inform me of the products. I thought this was odd that they were standing around looking bored, but picked up my things and proceeded to the counter.
Then I had my big issue; after ringing up my Anthony and Peter Thomas Roth products, the sales assistant told me that the coupon excluded those products. I asked her where it said that, and she said "this here, 'Prestige Skin Care'." Well, I don't know about everyone else that shops there, but a guy like myself doesn't see "Anthony" or "Peter Thomas Roth" and think "Prestige." We think "over-priced, but if I want to keep my youthful appearance..." Seriously, If you want to exclude everything in the store over 10$, why don't you say so. This is bait and switch if I ever saw one.
Needless to say, I left and will be making my way to Sephora. I can get the same products at Sephora or Nordstrom at the same price, with much better service. With this economy and a bunch of angry gay men out there with no weddings to pay for? Bad move guys; Seriously, bad move.
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...or, This is another reason I hate unions...
So I'm heading home today and walking to the bus stop. I was a minute or two ahead of schedule so I was walking at a normal pace. I round the corner to see the bus already sitting at the stop, EARLY.
And thus, I did what would be expected when it's 35 degrees and snowing (in October, no less)...I ran! As I'm running up to the bus, 10 feet away, the bus driver looks up at me, shuts the door, and points to the next bus stop...a BLOCK UP. Asshole wanted me to RUN a block rather than open the fucking doors.
Mother FUCKER!
So, I called the Port Authority (PAT), and filed a complaint. The nice lady on the phone said, "while it is common courtesy that he would wait to close the doors, he is not required to by contract."
My response, "So he can be ignorant?"
"Yes sir, There's nothing we can do about that..it's in their contract. (aka the union contract)"
"So let me get this straight, he can be an ignorant ass to people all day long and still get paid 50k+ per year?"
"Yes sir."
"and it doesn't have any effect on his performance review."
"No sir. He's not rated on common courtesy or customer service."
So, what this makes me think is that his union is there to protect the assholes. If I were an asshole on my job, I would be canned, but because he's "protected by a union" he get his outrageous raises every year? Fuckers!
Yeah, and for those of you who aren't in Pittsburgh, the PAT drivers are out of contract at the moment and there are talks of striking if they don't get what they want.
Here are some things they are having a beef about in the new contract:• Provide annual pay increases of 3 percent a year, putting the average hourly wage for bus-trolley drivers at $25.70 and for first-line supervisors at about $30 at the end of the contract in the 2010-11 fiscal year.
They don't think this is enough to ride a busload of people around all day!• Require Local 85 members, who now contribute 1 percent of their base pay toward health care costs, to pay the equivalent of 3 percent by the end of the contract.
Oh please, get in line! We all pay for our benefits! Not to mention, the benefits themselves are fantastic.• Encourage current employees to work longer, most to age 60, and contribute more to qualify for post-retirement health care. Those hired on or after Dec. 1 would not be eligible for post-retirement health care.
Did I mention they currently can retire at 55 with 20 years of service and get health care for life? The rest of us will have to be WalMart greeters until we're dead in order to pay for our arthritis meds.• Increase pension contributions from the current 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent on Jan. 1, and to 6.5 percent effective Jan. 1, 2010.
They get a pension!? Fuck them Don't give them this money! I say you decrease it to -.5 by 2010..make them pay for everyone else's pension that used to work there.• Eliminate overtime for more than eight hours worked in a day, making it payable only when an employee works more than 40 hours in a week, a strategy to reduce chronic absenteeism and prevent employees from making up the lost pay by working overtime another day.
Yeah, because these assholes are able to call off "sick", leaving people out in the snow, and then just work an extra 5 hours during the week to make up for the 8 hours of pay. FUCK THEM!• Eliminate a contract provision that allows employees to show up late for work 13 times before receiving a written warning, a strategy to keep transit service on time.
13 times before a written warning?? Ok, let's put this into perspective. My bus has about 100 people on it. If a bus driver shows up late, my morning route is f'ed up and 100 people are late for work...where we don't get the courtesy of 13 attempts before we get a written warning. I don't think it should come to the point of making 1,300 people late for work before you get written up. Three strikes you're out, pal. Ridiculous! F'ing ridiculous. And this is why I pay them $70 a month to ride that happy bus. If I could find a job with free parking, I'd be off that bus in a heartbeat. ::end rant:: (can you tell I'm pissed off?)
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"it's a good thing daddy got me this retarded-looking hoodie..."
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Few can pull off a blue camo snuggie like that there little pile of adorable
I can't believe how bad Snowmageddon was. I wasn't there, but both parents of mine were in DC for some reason or another and were stranded. I uh, wanted to be your Facebook friend but I wasn't sure which Scott Patrick you were.
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