People will come with appointments (or without) to see my boss and I'll go up the the lobby to greet them and they say they're here to see my boss and I go to buzz him to let him know, but the people just start walking upstairs to his office. How fucking rude is that to not give me pause to inform him that there's someone heading upstairs. What if he's in the can? What if he's looking at porn? What if he just doesn't want to see this person? Plus it shows no regard for what I do. Gah!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Oh Fido
I've been on a bit of a Magnetic Fields kick. "Fido, Your Leash is too Long," is pretty kick ass. It plugs into my brain stem and causes full body "wicky wicky" spasms. I drew the effect it would have on a robot. Look:
See? He's all jiggly.
See? He's all jiggly.
Friday, January 9, 2009
What's that you say?
Top five moving pictures with plot and sound that changed the way I think and talk
1: Clueless. The cultural phenomenon that is Clueless needs very little elaboration on my part. Just watch VH1 or some Top 100 Teen movies on Bravo or A&E. But personally, I mark elapsing of time by how long ago Clueless was released (14 years ago, this July). Four days before I turned thirteen, Amy Heckerling released this beast upon my psyche. I can't identify the millions of tiny ways in which this movie affected me on the large scale, but ever since seeing it, I've always wanted to drop an entire log of cookie dough into an oven to see what would happen.
2: Wayne's World. If for no other reason than I say "ah" to emphasize random things. "A gun wrack. A gun wrack? You bought me a gun wrack. I don't even own ah gun, let alone many that would necessitate an entire wrack. What am I gonna do? With a gun wrack?" I was eight when this one came out. I didn't get half the jokes but I know laughed when my parents did. The emphasis on the ah didn't pop into my vernacular until late high school, but every time I said it, that scene goes through my head.
3: Sudden Impact. I was four months old when this came out so clearly I saw it later, on VHS–when I was three. Why my parents let me watch this movie at three, I will never know. But there are two things I remember saying over and over again. "Listen, punk!" and "Who's we sucka." My cousin Jonathan also remembers because he's told me stories of how cute, but annoying it was to have his three-year old cousin grabbing his collar, getting in close to his face, and saying "Listen, punk" every time he picked her up.
4: If I were a boy, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars, Trainspotting and anything Quentin Tarantino. I'm not a boy, however. I've never seen The Big Lebowski but I'm so sick of man-boys walking around in bathrobes drinking white russians and calling themselves The Dude.
5: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). I can't count the things I say or the ways in which I say them that have been affected by Buffy. But it's a lot.
1: Clueless. The cultural phenomenon that is Clueless needs very little elaboration on my part. Just watch VH1 or some Top 100 Teen movies on Bravo or A&E. But personally, I mark elapsing of time by how long ago Clueless was released (14 years ago, this July). Four days before I turned thirteen, Amy Heckerling released this beast upon my psyche. I can't identify the millions of tiny ways in which this movie affected me on the large scale, but ever since seeing it, I've always wanted to drop an entire log of cookie dough into an oven to see what would happen.
2: Wayne's World. If for no other reason than I say "ah" to emphasize random things. "A gun wrack. A gun wrack? You bought me a gun wrack. I don't even own ah gun, let alone many that would necessitate an entire wrack. What am I gonna do? With a gun wrack?" I was eight when this one came out. I didn't get half the jokes but I know laughed when my parents did. The emphasis on the ah didn't pop into my vernacular until late high school, but every time I said it, that scene goes through my head.
3: Sudden Impact. I was four months old when this came out so clearly I saw it later, on VHS–when I was three. Why my parents let me watch this movie at three, I will never know. But there are two things I remember saying over and over again. "Listen, punk!" and "Who's we sucka." My cousin Jonathan also remembers because he's told me stories of how cute, but annoying it was to have his three-year old cousin grabbing his collar, getting in close to his face, and saying "Listen, punk" every time he picked her up.
4: If I were a boy, The Big Lebowski, Star Wars, Trainspotting and anything Quentin Tarantino. I'm not a boy, however. I've never seen The Big Lebowski but I'm so sick of man-boys walking around in bathrobes drinking white russians and calling themselves The Dude.
5: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). I can't count the things I say or the ways in which I say them that have been affected by Buffy. But it's a lot.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Wino(na) Forever!
Katie and Jason came to visit this weekend. It was lovely, though to be honest, I was stressed. I stress when people visit. Gotta clean, gotta entertain, gotta feed. Or so I think. I could have had a lot more fun if I had just relaxed and let it happen.
We went to Oliver Winery because that's what you do when people come to visit. Unless they're in AA or just don't drink. We tasted and I bought the Port, which is warm happiness in a bottle. They were having a case sale on their Valdiguié, so Oscar and I went back on Sunday to buy one. We also bought a half case of the Shiraz Reserve, which is one of my favorites. We added up the price before going so we wouldn't be surprised, but still we were. The price was a good 30% less than expected. We got out to the car and reviewed the receipt and found the problem. The cashier had only charged us for one bottle of the Valdiguié instead of one case. Oscar and I are pretty much as greedy and dishonest as the average person, so while we can admit that we really wanted to drive away with that lovely error, we went back in and corrected the mistake. The cashier was surprised and grateful. The manager gave us a free bottle of the Shiraz Reserve, which was an unnecessary, though greatly appreciated. So now, Oscar and I are set for life with wine.
We went to Oliver Winery because that's what you do when people come to visit. Unless they're in AA or just don't drink. We tasted and I bought the Port, which is warm happiness in a bottle. They were having a case sale on their Valdiguié, so Oscar and I went back on Sunday to buy one. We also bought a half case of the Shiraz Reserve, which is one of my favorites. We added up the price before going so we wouldn't be surprised, but still we were. The price was a good 30% less than expected. We got out to the car and reviewed the receipt and found the problem. The cashier had only charged us for one bottle of the Valdiguié instead of one case. Oscar and I are pretty much as greedy and dishonest as the average person, so while we can admit that we really wanted to drive away with that lovely error, we went back in and corrected the mistake. The cashier was surprised and grateful. The manager gave us a free bottle of the Shiraz Reserve, which was an unnecessary, though greatly appreciated. So now, Oscar and I are set for life with wine.
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