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Oct. 8th, 2008 @ 02:02 am
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I was stocking stuff at the store today and it occurred to me – Hey, Coffee of Annihilation is a huge omnipresent world-eating chain establishment, and it strives to create a homogenous environment in all its locations. I bet a lot of companies get a huge boost just because Coffee of Annihilation uses their products. Like, if all the Coffee of Annihilations in the world use your paper towels, you probably don’t need any other buyers to keep your paper towel business afloat.
So I decided to wander around the store and see which brands were worthy of our patronage. Here are my conclusions:
Envision brand toilet paper - Really? Envision? What… what exactly am I supposed to be envisioning here? If it’s anything to do with toilet paper, I’d rather not, thanks.
Oh wait that is a lie. I actually have some great memories involving toilet paper and I’m having a fabulous time envisioning them right now. Like that one time Maggie decided to make prosthetic ram horns out of toilet paper, wire, and electrical tape. She unwound an entire roll of toilet paper in the lounge and she found the process so relaxing that she decided to unwind another even though she only needed one roll for the horns. I objected to the waste, so I used Maggie’s extra roll to wrap Sarah like a mummy. Then Sarah hopped around and broke free from her mummy bandages and we used the scrap to make a wig for Zim.
But I don’t think we’re supposed to do any of that in coffee shop bathrooms.
Purity Wrap brand plastic wrap – I’d have a greater appreciation for purity wrap if we sold angel food cake. Or if we had devil’s food cake and we weren’t allowed to use the wrap on it. Alas, we mostly stick with morally neutral coffee cake and muffins.
On the other hand, I bet we could make a killing selling this stuff to overly protective religious fathers. Hmm. I wonder if purity wrap affects one’s ability to attract unicorns?
Brute brand mop buckets – One of the eight definitions given for “brute” at dictionary.com is:
“5. not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational”
Our mop bucket hasn’t got a brain, so I suppose it technically counts as a brute. But only technically. The word “brute” has connotations, damn it, and our little yellow mop bucket has never tried to beat me up, rape my girlfriend, or pillage my town. Hell, it’s never even stolen my lunch money or forced me to do its algebra homework.
Shape up, mop bucket! Go to the gym, practice making grunt sounds, and then maybe I’ll develop a modicum of respect for your labeling.
Mightymat Ultra brand rubber floor mats – Okay, you got me. This entire post was just an excuse to spread the glory of MIGHTYMAT ULTRA. Now there’s a brand name what demands respect.
A co-worker started ranting earlier today about how she used to work at a coffee shop without rubber mats and it totally killed her knees and also the floor got all slippery and, goshdarnit, someone could fall on a floor like that and die. Saving knees, saving lives. All in a day’s work for MIGHTYMAT ULTRA. Just thinking about these mats brings a spring to my step and a heroic thrust to my shoulders.
P.S. Thank you, everyone who forced me to read Scary Go Round. It is marvelous. |
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My Writing!Fu is Broken
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 10:05 pm
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Rainy day
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
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I'm glad I'm working because I'm running out of money. Hopefully that will be fixed soon. Insufficient savings, and I spent them while it was still sunny.
I biked to work today. I had to call Kyle to come pick me up at 5pm. Sad.
I went to bible study and talked about the first six chapters of Hebrews. Cool book. Want to read the Greek. I had an impassioned conversation afterwards with my mother about faith and Christian education. I have ideas that I need to articulate until I can explain them, and then either defend or change them.
Rain doesn't usually get me down too much, but I'm wishing I could be in Rochester still, with BK and his family, and I haven't slept enough lately. I want to write my life out like a story, and move parts around until I can do all the important things and not miss crucial scenes. My life always feels like the parts that happen behind the scenes. Missed connections and getting what I need without much flair or timing seem to kind of be the norm. I like that about me, but it's character, not plot. My life doesn't have much plot, I guess.
Edit: What's a DCK fee? Why do I owe an extra $25 on my phone bill? Why did my automatic payment not go through? YARG.
I think it's bedtime. I just want to cry, but I won't. I can't over something so silly. |
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 09:47 pm
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*punches debate*
*punches pundits*
Grumble. |
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Lost
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 09:25 pm
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I posted a longish missive some where about health insurance....I can't find it was it a response to someone? Please help me find it......
LLA do you know where it was?
-Vicki |
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Debate...
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 08:33 pm
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ARGH! McCain is bugging me.
Also? I talked to my mom and she said of all the 4 people in the top spots (McCain, Palin, Obama and Biden), she preferred Palin.
I tried not to drive off the road.
Here. Look at something cute while I try to not kill things and people.
     
Obama is making sense. He's speaking to people, and he's answering the questions. I like him. |
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GIP!
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 09:23 pm
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Thing make you go Hmmmmmm.......
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 05:51 pm
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From Yahoo news:
"WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has his William Ayers connection. Now John McCain may have an Iran-Contra connection. In the 1980s, McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America." read more
From the New York Times:
"There’s that word again: maverick. In Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican candidate, used it to describe herself and her running mate, Senator John McCain, no fewer than six times, at one point calling him “the consummate maverick.”
But to those who know the history of the word, applying it to Mr. McCain is a bit of a stretch — and to one Texas family in particular it is even a bit offensive." read more
Interesting don't you think?Feeling::  amused Listening To:: Griffin sings Star Wars |
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Applications
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 02:19 pm
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And the first resume is out the door. |
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 10:35 am
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Dance of the Day - Dance Off
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 11:16 am
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People are Pissy today.
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Oct. 7th, 2008 @ 09:27 am
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We Don't Pay enough attention to history
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Oct. 6th, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
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"All of us must learn to waste less energy. Simply by keeping our thermostats, for instance, at 65 degrees in the daytime and 55 degrees at night we could save half the current shortage of natural gas."
This was said many years ago by someone that was a very smart man when it came to how one should take care of money. This particular person would make most fiscal conservatives today look extravagant.
Do you know who it was?
Here is the whole sppech Can you see the relevance to today?Feeling::  contemplative Listening To:: an american experience |
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Self-image
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Oct. 6th, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
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There a lot of things that I wish I was better at, like violin, singing, juggling, writing, dancing, drawing, running, gymnastics, and ...I'm forgetting something. Oh right. Computer programming. Frisbee. Softball.
None of these desires is significantly impacting my self-image at the moment. I am pretty okay with being who I am, and having most of the things I want within reach. I can amuse myself on all kinds of instruments, I can write well enough to amuse my friends, and so on.
I would like a good job that will give me insurance and things (like money) but I'm making too much progress towards writing all the time to be very motivated to apply for things. I should see if I can be a security guard or something. I don't know. I know what I want to do, but I'm not motivated to do all the extra work to make it work.
*shrug* I can't explain, either, how all of this is connected to what I look like with my hair braided. I will look all right when I'm middle-aged and when I'm old, you know, even if objectively I'm not as pretty, because I will still be me. That security is following me around. |
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Another post about Obama/McCain
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Oct. 6th, 2008 @ 08:58 pm
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I think Im going to have to watch the vp debate again. I'm glad that Ive been one of the few (it seems) who thought that Palin did well. In the mean time . . . .. don't forget to watch the
Presidential debate tomorrow. It will be interesting to watch the two presidential hopefuls doing a debate town-meeting style. In the meantime, Im remaining guardedly hopeful. =)
Especially after seeing this http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/poll.of.polls/index.htmlFeeling::  hopeful Listening To:: Bruce Springsteen singing on CNN.com |
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