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Thursday, February 24, 2005

Completely Unrelated to The Rest Of My Life

Never Have I Ever referred to myself as having "5x1llz" ("5x1llz" is loosely translated as skills, apparently.)

(Hat Tip: "Joel", though I'm totally flabbergasted as to where/ why he found this)

Sunday, February 20, 2005

Hobo Diaries: Someone Up There Hates Me

I have been unhired. They decided they needed someone who can actually raise money and not just assist with the raising of money.

I was so happy...

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Dum Dum Da Dum

Congratulations are in order for my longtime friend Lucy, who now wears a shiny piece of bling on her left ring finger. (This now officially marks the point where I stop counting the number of friends who are engaged because there are too many.)

Congratulations Lucy, and best wishes for all the things to follow.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

P.S.

Let's all take a minute to laugh about the fact that my job title includes the word "Finance". "Finance" seems to be linked to "numbers" and we all know how much I really like "numbers."

And for all you naysayers out there, remember that I DID pass my Econ 100 class. Furthermore, since I took it P/F, we don't know if I passed with a D- or an A+ (ha - yes we do). And, I did get an actual A in my Rhetoric of Economics class, and the professor - also the department chair - was very impressed with my final.

Still, who'd have ever thought my first job would ever be "Finance" anything. I crack myself up.

Hobo Diaries: Hobo No Mo' (Part One)

Well, I haven't moved out yet (pending, stay tuned for details), but hobos don't HAVE JOBS!!!

A Job, A Job, A Job. I have a job. I so very excited, but only on an intellectual level. It hasn't sunk in quite yet. (Maybe I should postpone the chicken counting until the first paycheck).

(Confidential to W.C.G. - I WIN!!)

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Hobo Diaries: Cell Phones Suck, Part Three In A Series I Didn't Know Would Be Ongoing

My cell phone bill is $210.07 this month. Last month, it was $99.42. Clearly, something is amiss, so I called the Cingular people.

I would like to give a tip to all the Customer Service people in the world - when you are in the business of serving people, you really should make an effort to not treat them like they are idiots.

Part of my problem with this month's bill is that I went over my minutes. I'm not surprised. However, the reason I went over my minutes is because the lady at the store told me I had more minutes than the rate plan tells me that I do. My contract does not specify the number of minutes, so I was forced to rely on what she said. 600 is much different than 450.

Correct response by Customer Service: "I'm so sorry for the misunderstanding m'am. Let me credit your account this time, but next month be more careful or there's nothing we can do."

Actual response by Customer Service: "But it says on your contract that you're paying $40 a month. That gives you 450 minutes, you were supposed to know that, we don't have a plan where you pay $40 and get 600 minutes."

It might be true that I would have gone over my minutes even if I did have 600, but since I have Cingular, and I paid about $100 last month, I thought there was roll-over from last month. There was not, apparently. The Cingular website will not tell me any information about my account, so I really had no way of figuring it out.

Correct response by Customer Service: "I'm sorry m'am. We should have been clearer, let me credit your account."

Actual response by Customer Service: "So, what do you want me to do? I changed your rate plan so that you have 600 minutes now, what else do you want me to do?"

Me: "What about the roll over from last month?"

CS: "You didn't have roll over. You got a bill, didn't you look at it?"

Me: "I'm not at home right now, I'm relying on your website - which doesn't work - and -"

CS: "Did you ask to get your bill forwarded yet?"

Me: "No. I'm not at my permanent adress."

CS: "Why not?"

Me: "That's really irrelevent to my point. I want to know why you still tell me that you want me to pay $140 for this month after I paid $100 last month."

CS: "What else do you want me to do? You went over your minutes, we charge you for that."

Me: "Do you have a supervisor I can speak with?"

CS: "What issue would you like to speak with him about? What else do you want me to do?"

Me: "This issue. This whole issue."

CS: "Why?"

Me: "Because I'm mad that I'm getting bad service and I want to make sure that this does not happen again. May I speak with your supervisor?"

CS: "What do you think he can do? You went over your minutes! And if you were confused, why didn't you call sooner like you called this time! You could have called sooner, and then you wouldn't be confused!"

Me: "May I Please. Speak. With Your Supervisor."

The supervisor was "busy" and will call me at his convenience. Also a bad way to treat your customers.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but I've had a really, really shitty day and this is just one more thing.

Monday, February 14, 2005

Hobo Diaries: Example

I haven't gotten email since 3:35 pm today. Clearly, gmail is broken. I must test it.

(PS - I am so bored.)

Just for 8 Seconds...

Someone just found my blog searching google for "Goat Rodeo." Now I'm going to spend the rest of the day at work while doing my data entry imagining what exactly happens at a Goat Rodeo...

Sunday, February 13, 2005

Hobo Diaries: Just Checking In

One of you commented the other day that I don't really say anything about my life anymore. So here's a quick recap of Feburary so far:
-Informational Interviews
-Call People
-Email People
-Check my own email obsessively
-Wonder if no email EVERY FIVE MINUTRES means gmail is broken
-Send myself test email
-Realize that it is not broken
-Decide I need more to do, clean the kitchen
-Research things for $$$
-(when not doing the above) West Wing reruns at 11 and 12 on Bravo, Buffy at 1 and 2
-Attmpt to shower before noon
-Occasionally pitch fits at The Universive because I don't know what else to do to become a full-time employee
-Experiment with how many different meals can use peanut butter before the sight of the jar makes me want to hurl it at the bum that lives in the 7/11 parking lot next door
-Say a prayer of thanksgiving that I am not the bum that lives in the 7/11 parking lot next door
-Rinse, Lather, Repeat
Sometimes fun things happen, like the stove getting fixed. But the daily details...not so hot.

Soon, oh so soon, I will be employed and interesting again. I promise.

Some Things Are Worth It

So, I wasn't going to link to the portly kid lip synching (because so many better blogs have), but I changed my mind because I love it.

So turn your sound up and enjoy. Do not watch it in class, and make sure you've gone to the bathroom recently.

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Wednesdays With Marlin

Because Some people decide that PlayStation trumps blogs, I link to that crazy fundamentalist kid down in Tuscaloosa who constantly manages to amaze me. Best lines:
Am I saying that the Verichip is the Mark of the Beast? No. What I am saying is that these types of technologies are getting people conditioned for when the Man of Sin comes on the scene.

And this generation is the first to have the technology to bring this prophecy to pass. We really are in the last days that the Bible predicted.
I double-dog dare you to read that and not laugh. And don't miss the comments section, those are often better than the articles themselves.

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

It's In The Paper So It Has To Be True

Yet one more reason why should people should not be allowed to breed. Good thing he took care of that problem himself.

Monday, February 07, 2005

By The Way...

I need a new screen name. So here's the deal: As always, a Frosty Beverage for the best suggestion.



Hobo Diaries: How Not To Set Things On Fire

It's awesome. I came home from work today (making money is definitely awesome), and there's a new stove! In other words, now I can cook things without worrying about the weird liquid under the burners or the parts that randomly set themselves on fire.

It's the little things. I have to focus on the little things to make my life good.

Hobo Diaries: How I Apparently Should Be Living My Life

According To People Who Live In New York. Though techincally, I'm not on Capitol Hill in any capacity other than a private citizen. Yet.

(Hat Tip: Wonkette, or at least the one who is posing as Wonkette until she writes her book)

PS - When did the internets get boring?

Wazzup?

Like a good American, I watched the Super Bowl. And like many Americans, I did not care anything at all about either team. I just wanted good football and good commercials. I don't know if it's me or it's the Superbowl, but in the past few years, it seems that the football has been way better than the commercials. Even my beloved Bud commercials are just falling flat. The only reason I maintain Bud loyalty is because I like the commercials, but if the commericals start being stupid, what's a girl to do?

If you missed the commercials, Slate's Ad Watch Guy will fill you in better than I can, though apparently he didn't like the commercials with the monkeys. My name is India, I'm 22, and I think monkeys are funny.

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Because Reading Is Easier Than Writing

Yes, yes, I'm a slacker. But that does not change the fact that you should read this. Read the link in the post itself first, and then scroll down and read all the comments. In short, I have a new hero.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

10 Words And Phrases That Used To Have No Emotional Meaning But When Now Uttered Give Me The Heebeejeebees

-Nuclear

-Freedom

-Is On The March

-Enduring

-Democratic Wave Spreading

-Insurgents

-Privatization

-Impending Crisis

-Of The Willing

-SpongeBob Squarepants

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