Today has been a bad day. I’m tired, grumpy, and I seem to be getting stressed over things that normally don’t even phase me that much. Never the less, as I’m typing this, I’m ready to just to the bar after work to smoke and drink myself silly. It’s either that, scream, or crawl into [...]
Archive for January, 2008
A Thursday Update
Posted in Personal, tagged Personal on January 31, 2008 | Comments Off
Just A Personal Update
Posted in Personal, tagged Personal, World of Warcraft on January 25, 2008 | Comments Off
Every since the beginning of this month, I’ve been extremely busy. Work in itself, I’m sure, will end up turning my hair gray by the end of June. Then again, there’s a job opening for a claims position I’ve been thinking about applying for. It would not only mean more money, but would also mean [...]
Nashville Comes Through For It’s Citizens Who’s Identities May Get Stolen
Posted in Financial, News, Personal, Politics, tagged debix, identity theft, Nashville, stolen laptop, stolen notebook, Tennessee on January 10, 2008 | Comments Off
Well, well, well… Tickle me a little shocked and amazed. Nashville is indeed going to cover the costs for monitoring the credit of over 330,000 people, whose information was stolen from a laptop. (Mine included, actually.) Instead of a possible class-action lawsuit, the Nashville government has stepped up and truly restored my faith that they [...]
Ban Lawmakers Of Convicted DUI From Voting On DUI Laws?
Posted in NashVegas, News, Politics, tagged dui, Nashville, rob briley, Tennessee on January 10, 2008 | Comments Off
WSMV is REPORTING that State Rep. Stacey Campfield is currently looking to ban lawmakers convicted of drunk driving from voting on legislation affecting drunken driving laws. (This stems from former House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley being arrested for DUI.) I could certainly understand why, since one could assume the convicted lawmaker would try to change [...]
“Mind Control’ Customer Service Reps? I Think Not…
Posted in Customer Service, tagged consumerist, Customer Service, getting things accomplished, mind control, reps on January 9, 2008 | Comments Off
I read, re-read, then read again THIS article on The Consumerist on ‘How To Mind Control Customer Service Reps.’ I laughed, cringed and learned quite a bit. While there were a few good tips in there, most if it I wouldn’t recommend, unless you want to be labeled a ‘problem’ caller. I’ve worked for companies [...]
City Forcing Sex Offenders To Be Homeless, Live Under A Bridge
Posted in Absurdity, News, Politics, tagged Absurdity, city laws, sex offender on January 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I read THIS article over at The Miami New Times News a while back, but I’m just now getting around to sit down and blog about it. The article was really interesting to read, and created a lot of conflicting thoughts and emotions. Not that it made the sex offenders look like angels, but [...]
Another (Biased) Attempt To Teach Creationism With Evolution
Posted in News, Politics, Religion, School, tagged creationism, evolution, god, Religion, venganza on January 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Original Blog Here On Tampabay.Com… BOE Member: “I Want God To Be Part Of This”
Here we go again… teaching creationism alongside/with evolution. This time, it’s Florida. (Not that anyone should be surprised these days…) Donna Callaway believes that creationism should be taught alongside evolution, as an alternative ‘theory.’ There are so many reasons why doing [...]
My Wife, Or World Of Warcraft?
Posted in World of Warcraft, tagged relationships, World of Warcraft on January 9, 2008 | Comments Off
I was reading THIS thread (and it’s responses), about how a woman is so frustrated with her husband playing a ton of World of Warcraft. The responses have been pretty interesting to read. They range from sympathetic and helpful to downright retarded and full of malice. Of course, I have my own opinions on the [...]
Being Gay In Online Games
Posted in GLBT, World of Warcraft, tagged acceptance, ex cinis cineris, gay guilds, World of Warcraft, WOW on January 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It can be hard being gay. Depending on your situations, you may have issues with work, family, friends, or the public at large. Something a lot of people don’t think about though, is the virtual worlds, like those in online gaming. I know when I first entered the new frontier myself, I had a lot [...]
Misleading Movie Trailers?
Posted in Comsumer, Entertainment, Movies, tagged consumerist, m night shyamalan, misleading movie trailers, Movies on January 9, 2008 | Comments Off
Interesting question proposed by Consumerist: Can a movie trailer be accused of false advertising? More often than not, I actually experience and over-abundance of true advertising. (IE: the trailer gives away all of the good portions of the film.) Never the less, I can think of many examples where movie trailers are extremely misleading to [...]
