Home Team Fan

I'm not so much a sports fan as I am a fan of the home team(s). Being born and raised in Detroit I was rooting for the Pistons. Hatin' on the Spurs by default. Now that they've lost I'm a little down but it's not the end of the world. Maybe they can come back next year.

Damn You...

Robert Horry and your 3 pointer. Just felt like getting that off my chest.

Earthquakes and Aftershocks

The quake today occurred while I was in a meeting at work. It was only 4.9, lasted only several seconds, and no one (as far I know) was hurt. So it was kinda funny. We were on the 18th floor and it sounded like someone dropped something very heavy or was bounding down the hall. Atleast until we realized it was shaking the whole building. One of the guys in the meeting got excited. He hasn't been in Cali a full year yet and this was his first earthquake. So he was bouncing off all the walls afterwards. Feeling as though he has been initiated into California living. He thought we all should be excited. Until I pointed out it's only because he had never seen the devastation that an earthquake can cause that he could find some joy in this. He conceded. Earthquakes are cool until someone gets hurt. But then he wasn't as bad as the chick that felt she should go home after the quake. Huh?

Not on the bandwagon

I'm not going to jump on the Michael Jackson verdict. I'm just not. Mostly cause I could care less. And Rainmayun put it so concisely that it seems pointless for me to repeat.

Huh, what?

So I've been trying to be good and stay away from the fast food. So, this weekend I indulged a little and went to McDonald's. Twice no less. Now keep in mind I hardly ever go there. It's probably been a couple months. But they have these new sandwiches that are really good. They have these chicken club sandwiches that are great. Though apparently people have trouble understanding me through the drive thru speaker. Keep in mind that I took a voiceover class this passed weekend. And one of the things my teacher complimented me on was my clarity and enunciation when doing these funny voices in class. Yet somehow the people at McDonald's seem unable to understand me when I ask for a "#7 with cheese and no tomato." Even though I am speaking loud and clear into the mike. I'm not yelling or talking funny. But on 2 seperate occasions at 2 seperate Mickey D's 2 different order takes where like "Huh, what?" The first time it was an older hispanic woman whose 1st languange may not have been english. Atleast I'm guessing by the thickness of her accent. But after a couple of trys we got it together and everything was cool. 2nd time annoyed me to no end because the chick on the other end of the mike sounded like Shenana. Here reaction to my order was as if I started cursing at her in Russian. Now keep in mind I am only slightly exagerrating but at the same time her reaction to my #7 with cheese no tomato was as if I was somehow not speaking english. I don't know if she was new or not new to the register but after a few moments she asked me to hold on. Then another woman took over. The person that took over was an hispanic woman that I had to repeat my order too. But atleast she got it. I pulled around paid her my money then a woman, that I can only assume was the chick that initially tried to take my order, gave me my food. I couldn't help but wonder why this order took 2 people. Maybe Mickey D's is slippin'. Or maybe this is the universe telling me to stay away from fast food.

Bad Ideas in Cinema

I like movies I really do. Most of my friends know that they can count on my for a movie review when something good is supposed to be out. Like I said supposed to be. I don't go to the movies nearly as much as I used to. Because there usually isn't anything good out. That being said I wish I could say that this movie was not coming out: Homie Spumoni. I mean seriously. WTF!?!?

The Ghost Writer

I'm a professional writer. No, seriously. I know it's hard to tell based on the frequency of my postings. But it's true. I work in tech support. On a help desk to be specific. So I pretty much spend my day writing. We have to, or rather, we are supposed to document the problems our users call about and what we did to resolve them. So if we can't resolve them we can at least give the 2nd level techs a heads up. Which I do. Very well I might add. But this is what I do all day. I sit in front of the computer answering the phone and type. So technically I'm a writer. A professional. After 3 previous jobs very similar to my current one I fell like I can honesty say that I write for a living. I mean I have to be clear concise and detailed in order for people to understand what is going on in a request I create. Not only that but it keeps the 2nd level techs off my back too. They don't come calling or stopping by my desk to question what happened, or what was going on in a particular request. I send it to them and they can pretty much handle it. Hell, I've actually toned down my writing style. Three jobs ago, when I worked for that company in South San Fran, my notes were legend. I was so good at it I could damn near transcribe the conversation, troubleshoot the problem, and fix it. Depending on how serious the problem was or how chatty the caller I could usually end up with a mini-novella. The only time 2nd level had problems was when they didn't pay attention to what I wrote. It didn't take long for them to realize that everything they had questions about was right there. So yeah I write professionally. Though my job isn't nearly as cool as working for a magazine, or a TV show or some other type of entertainment company (though I did work for a record label once, but that's another story) I can honestly say that I write for a living. So bare with me when I get lazy with the posts. Five days a week this is what I do all day. Now, if I can some how figure out a way to make it fun...