…thanks to the nation’s only all-digital wireless network! As you may have guessed, I finally got my new phone, it works GREAT, and 160 chars isn’t very many!
…don’t push me, people…
And now, more Pet Peeves from the Grocery Store…
- Talking on Your Cell Phone: I know, we all lead demanding lives that require us to be within earshot of our colleagues and loved ones every waking hour of the day, but how ’bout a little courtesy, eh?! Whether it’s walking down the aisle oblivious to the rest of us in the store or simply ignoring the cashier as you gab on with your girlfriend about last night at the club, it’s rude, so knock it off!!! Hang up for fifteen minutes, shop, and then get on with your life…
- Blocking the Aisle, etc…: We all see a lot of people just leave their carts hap-hazardly in the aisle and normally this isn’t a big deal – move the cart to one side and go about your way, but the situation changes a bit when there just happens to be a baby onboard, if you know what I mean! Nobody has ever accused me of trying to make off with their Minute Rice, but just try moving a cart to one side so that you can get yourself a bushel of bananas and be prepared for one hysterical mother on your hands! Nevermind that she left her child unattended in the first place – how dare you give the impression that she’s not the only person in the store…
- Abusing the Carry-Out Service: I had my first experience with this one tonight, unfortunately. You see, here in Florida we have an abundance of disabled and elderly folks who simply can’t exert themselves physically like those of us who are much younger, so many of the local grocery stores offer free carry-out services to make shopping a little easier for them. Low and behold, today I watched a girl that couldn’t have been more than nineteen or twenty demand that one of the baggers carry her groceries out to the brand new jeep that she had parked outside…just because it was a free service and she deserved it just as much as the next person.Sorry honey, but if you’re able enough to cruise around with the top down and load up on Zima, you’re able enough to carry your own fucking groceries…But enough grumbling for one evening! Nonetheless, coming soon to a blog near you:
Scott’s very first cell phone-initiated blog!
Good things DO happen to good people!
Upon checking the messages on my answering machine when I got home, it turns out that I won a free trip to the Bahamas – myself and a guest, four nights, all expenses paid – how cool is that?!
Hmmm, if the offer of a trip to the Bahamas can’t get me a date around here, I don’t know what will…
All is well with the world.
Two days in and this is turning out to be a pretty good week…
- Mess at work got cleared up first thing Monday morning and I got my write-access ID given back to me – no more need to seek a new job!
- Got a schedule review back from my editor for the paper and contrary to previous e-mails, he wants more local coverage than before!
- Decided that I’m going to switch cell phone providers again after two content years with AllTel. Sorry guys, but a 15% discount and a free picture phone is just too good to pass up…especially because I’m getting bored with my old one…
- Came across a very cool looking chick while leaving work yesterday, whom I will now hunt down within our building and eventually possibly even learn her name! (why doesn’t Outlook come equiped with a photo gallery option?!)
- Finally within a few columns of getting completely caught up with the content on my personal website, which I hope to place online by the end of the week.
- Also came to terms that I’m going to have to shut down Just Laugh after all these years because I just don’t have the time anymore. Not necessarily a good thing, but I’m glad that I can finally live with the decision…
- AndI finally got the snazzy wireless keyboard and mouse working that I bought six months ago when I first got down here – w00t!Two down, three to go – happy hump day!!!
excess baggage
Why is it that Wal-Mart trains its cashiers to push their plastic bags like they’re going out of style??? I mean, I purchase three or four tiny items and end up coming home with two or three dozen bags! Is their warehouse so overstocked that they’re doing everything that they can to unload the things, or are these things that weak that any more than one item would break through the bottom like a wet paper bag?
I’d like to know, really, because it otherwise just seems like a waste to me…but maybe I’m the crazy one!
To Jersey and back…
I finally went and saw Kevin Smith’s latest flick (Jersey Girl) last night and despite all of the critical musings, I must say that I actually liked it. It certainly wasn’t the kind of movie that you would expect from Mr. Smith, and I didn’t think that that was necessarily such a bad thing…it had a new, emotional quality that we really haven’t seen from him since Chasing Amy…without all of the dick and fart jokes, of course! Nonetheless, it was one of those films that you couldn’t help but get a little teary-eyed for at least one scene of, but it also featured Liv Tyler in a very prominent role and as we all know, Liv Tyler is simply gorgeous, so that more than made up for it…
In other news, week #1 of the great diet battle has passed and I’m proud to report that .8 pounds have been successfully terminated from my flabby carcass! I know, it’s a slow start, but honestly it’s been bouncing between 210 and 215 all week, so I think my body’s still just getting used to the new lifestyle at this point. The food isn’t as bad as it started out to be because, well, although pizza and chocolate cake are pretty much out of the question, there’s still something to be said for an actual cooked meal with meat and vegetables and so forth! The exercise, on the other hand, is another story entirely, but with $50 at stake, I’ll just have to push myself a little harder to spend 10 or 15 minutes every morning doing sit-ups – I may still lose, but I’m not going down without a fight!
Hey, Bert!
This is classic…
Current Terror Alert Level
Last update for the night…
Small addition to the personal website, and a rather insightful one at that, I might add! More to come later – my goal is to get at least one site less than a month behind this next week…
Hopes, dreams, and other things I’d like to do in the future…
Also, I was looking at my extremely old online resume and, just out of curiosity, I dialed up the voicemail box from my old job to see who they’d re-assigned it to…and apparently it’s still under my name! Sadly, no new messages or anything, but I guess that just goes to show you how out of touch that company was. 