November 10, 2006

• The Gods Became Flesh

  I just brushed my teeth. I feel like David Spritz from The Weatherman(Amazon, IMDB).

  Dave

  That was refreshing

  Unfortunately, I don’t feel refreshed nor will I claim to be refreshing. Not right now, not today.

  ehowton has a theory that if you post about several different topics the topic that people remember most is the last topic and it will get the most comments. I hope that is not the case today because I want to ask a question right off the bat and hopefully get 100% audience participation.

  The past couple of blogs to me have been meaningless and remind me too much of Dan’s site, though in my defense I must say (to you Eric) that I have had wonderful audience interaction. I will agree that Xanga needs threaded comments. Of course, we all know their stance on that, so my thought is that we will have to petition them often and loudly about it. In fact, just for you Eric, I sent john a message on the topic just now. I urge you too as well. Perhaps it could be part of our daily routine until we get some kind of mandate. Who knows, perhaps we could get your antithesis TheTheologiansCafe to post a poll on this. If there is overwhelming support for the idea via his poll, then perhaps it will serve as said mandate since his site is the most popular Xanga site.

  But back to the topic at hand! My question that I would like everyone to answer (perhaps with a little justification) is have you been disappointed with my blog entries since the voicepost?

  I think that Dan has a very effective site in that I think that the format will garner much audience participation, but I still wonder if Xanga is the best forum for debating ideas. I will have to say that given the studies that indicate that the average level of education is greater on LJ then Xanga and given that there are most substantive posts on LJ then Xanga, I wonder if I am truly on the wrong forum for getting my voice herd. Comments on this thought are also greatly appreciated.

  One last thought while I am on the topic: I know everyone hates to read long posts or that at the very least, looking at one on the page is very daunting when there are so many other blogs that are vying for your attention. ehowton is of the opinion that ideally one should only post once a day. I have too many thoughts to parse in order to keep the length of the post down to a manageable size. Given these puzzle pieces, what is your thoughts on post length and posting several times a day? I have a theory that if you are going to attempt to talk about serious issues and you want to get the maximum feedback on those issues, the post should be no longer then a typed page and there should be plenty of time between posts to allow for comments. Thoughts on this issue would be helpful as well.

  I must say that the most ingenious feature that LJ has is the cuts. Something tells me that it is but a simple HTML trick that could very easily be implemented here on Xanga without the Xanga gods getting involved.

  The Gods become Human
  That’s right folks, it is now time for me to set aside my immortality and put on mortality. I have withheld sensitive personal information from you people for a week now; I think it is time you should finally know (in excruciating detail) what happened.

  A couple of weeks ago, there was a lady who called Domohoe’s and asked for a printed receipt. Now, while this is a very viable and doable request, it is not normal in that when most people ask for a receipt, we tell them to use the labels on the edge of the box. But this was the fourth such request in two days. I told her that would be no problem. However, since the pizza was going to a hotel, I thought that if I merely wrote “print receipt” on the driver’s sticker that it would be ignored as a previous instruction. Instead, I chose to type “print fucking receipt”.

  Apparently, this printed on the receipt. The customer turned it into her boss who in turn faxed the receipt to Ann Arbor, Domohoe’s corporate headquarters. Frankly, I think that upper management had been wanting to get rid of me for quite some time anyway and this just gave them an excuse. I would like to post the letter that I sent into the office here, but feel it would make the post too long.

  I got the word Friday that I would be fired from my good friend Eclipsekid. That was at 1400. At 1700 when I showed up, the district manager informed me that I was suspended until the powers that be could meet and discuss the issue. Monday morning, I went down to the office to see what (if any) reconciliation could occur. At this point, it was suggested I write a letter. It wasn’t until Tuesday at 2030 that I was informed of their final decision.

  After a week of no wages, I am inevitably insolvent.

  Remember the Italian restaurant I was telling you about that I knew the owner and that I helped a bit during the construction? Well, amongst all the other places that I have already hit, I went by there. No, they are not open yet, but everything is decorated. There are just a few pieces of equipment that have to be installed on the line, but it should come together within a month and training will, I believe start sometime in the first two weeks of December, so he will open during the Christmas holiday season. And he didn’t want to open the weekend before Labor Day.

  Well, I went by there yesterday and had a long talk with the owner and his assistant. I told them I wanted to be their hole-plugger i.e. that I show up with all possible uniforms and then go where the hole is on that given day. While they really like this idea and know that I could work any position, they wanted me to pick just one. The position I think I will start with is that of prep/dishwasher. Then, I will move up to a line cook. Then server. Hopefully, if I stick around long enough, I will be his first franchisee or at the very least GM of his second store. We shall see.

  Likewise, I filled out an application for UPS on line Wednesday. I was able to fill out my I-9 online. That was definitely a first. The system scheduled me for an interview today at 1000. However, I got a call yesterday stating that because today is a Federal holiday, they wanted to reschedule my interview for 1400 the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. FedEx indicated that their open positions didn’t go into effect until after Thanksgiving. This is frustrating because I’ve always been able to find a place where not only could I get full-time (both the everywhere I’ve went but SteakOut and the Italian place, Terry Nova’s has been part-time only) but overtime within a most three days of searching.

  I have the drive and will to do nothing and have considered joining the Air Force if they’d have me. Somehow, I doubt it.

  I’ve listened to this CD all day everyday ever since I got it week or so ago. It’s stuck in my head and I can’t get it out.

  To add to my woes I had a dental appointment yesterday. I have an advanced stage of gum disease. This compounds the fact that I am an orthodontist’s nightmare but a patient on whom he could retire. This was rather depressing. I had four fillings yesterday, and I think there are about ten more to come. By the time I have the money to address this problem…

  There is a God, and It does perform miracles
  I called Mom yesterday to finally tell them. I wasn’t going to tell them at all because I know they won’t help. But I couldn’t hold out any longer. Ironically, she said she was going to call me later on yesterday. I was shocked! That would have been the first time in God knows how long that I got a check up phone call from that end. We are to meet at 1200 today and dine somewhere here in town.

  Yannow, if I went into the Air Force, I’d have medical and dental insurance plus doctors, dentists and lawyers at my disposal. But then I couldn’t work my way up in the restaurant. I wonder if my audience appreciates the justified text.

  Purchased, but I forgot to tell you about it
  

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