I keep meaning to tell you more about school, but I've been feeling overwhelmed with my classes (and the new schedule came out for next quarter - more on that later)
So instead of school stories, you get more random stories. this one is fun, though. and it really happened.
Overheard at Subway this afternoon. when I say lady it means crazy cat-lady wackadoo that was in line in front of me. and subway means subway employee.
lady: "I'll have the veggie delight, 6". But put turkey and cheese on it."
subway: "So you want a 6" turkey?"
lady: "No a 6" veggie with turkey and cheese."
subway: "Ma'am, they're the same thing."
lady: "I just want a 6" veggie with turkey and cheese. charge me extra, that's fine."
subway: "We don't have that button. There is no 'add meat' button. Why don't you order a turkey sandwich?"
lady: "because it's not that same. what I want is a veggie, with turkey and cheese on it."
at this point, we had pretty much exhausted all the patience and knowledge of english that the subway employee had. So I stepped in.
me: "actually, ma'am, they are the same thing."
lady: "no, because the turkey has something else on it."
me: "it has whatever you want to put on it. the same as every sandwich. it's how this place works. you pick a meat and then you add vegetables on top."
lady: "but the veggie sandwich has/" (i interrupted, so sue me)
me: "ma'am, the veggie has as many or as few of those (pointing) as you want to put on your sandwich. just the same as the turkey, or the cold cut combo, or the bacon chicken whatever. you pick your meat and then you add stuff to it."
lady: "but it says up there that the turkey has something else."
me: "where. I see a picture of a sandwich that says turkey, and it has some vegetables on it. how is that different than what you want."
lady: "oh, I see now. I was looking over here, where it says turkey and ham."
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Are you kidding me? all of that, because she can't read the full menu. I thought the guy behind me was going to go through the roof. Then she went on about gluten free breads. It's not like this a is a complicated fast food place - if it's that challenging, then don't eat here. and if you really care about gluten free bread, maybe ask about that first.
so from the time I walked in to the time I walked out, 10+ minutes elapsed, because some nut-job doesn't know how to order in a subway restaurant. Happy Monday, everyone.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Protection [Massive Attack]
Fun fact about Dallas - I can leave my apartment and within 5 minutes arrive at a condom store. Technically, I have my pick of about 15 different stores.
There are two different 'condom store' chains operating around here - Condom Sense and Condoms To Go. Basically, these are 'adult-oriented novelty shops' It seems that until recently, the conservatives in Texas (big surprise there) didn't want to believe that people frequented these types of stores, so they were outlawed. To get around that, some geniuses found a loophole that lets you operate stores intended to sell condoms, while having a collection of adult novelties as well. as long as the store was clearly marketed as an access to preventative measures, then the other stuff was ancillary. In the past few years, they finally repealed the ban on adult stores, so now there places that are blatant about the items they sell - but the condom stores have hung around.
I did a quick google map search for the two condom stores, and within 5 miles there are 16 locations I can get to. Awesome. It's a good thing my grandma has no intention of visiting me while I'm down here. "look grandma - that's the building where I work, there's my grocery store, there's a condom store, there's the book store. That place has great tacos, there's another condom store, a different condom store, some illegal day workers, a condom store, and here's my apartment!!"
There are two different 'condom store' chains operating around here - Condom Sense and Condoms To Go. Basically, these are 'adult-oriented novelty shops' It seems that until recently, the conservatives in Texas (big surprise there) didn't want to believe that people frequented these types of stores, so they were outlawed. To get around that, some geniuses found a loophole that lets you operate stores intended to sell condoms, while having a collection of adult novelties as well. as long as the store was clearly marketed as an access to preventative measures, then the other stuff was ancillary. In the past few years, they finally repealed the ban on adult stores, so now there places that are blatant about the items they sell - but the condom stores have hung around.
I did a quick google map search for the two condom stores, and within 5 miles there are 16 locations I can get to. Awesome. It's a good thing my grandma has no intention of visiting me while I'm down here. "look grandma - that's the building where I work, there's my grocery store, there's a condom store, there's the book store. That place has great tacos, there's another condom store, a different condom store, some illegal day workers, a condom store, and here's my apartment!!"
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Falling Slowly [Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova]
"take this sinking boat and point it home
we've still got time....."
**I felt like yesterday's music friday was a bit cheap, so I'm adding this one in there, although youtube wont let me link to the actual 'authorized' video, so you get this one.
we've still got time....."
**I felt like yesterday's music friday was a bit cheap, so I'm adding this one in there, although youtube wont let me link to the actual 'authorized' video, so you get this one.
Picture [Sheryl Crow & Kid Rock]
So, yet another snow day yesterday - Dallas got 5" of snow, OMG can U believe it?!?!
Anyway - I took a break from playing all those video games to spend some time "organizing" files and whatnot on the computer. Since college, I've amassed a collection of probably 100+ CDs of pure junk. many of them are duplicate copies of in-progress portfolio files, misc word documents, etc. Some of them came from driving back and forth to St.L to visit KTO while I was in school. I didn't trust jump drives (or flash drives, or pin drives, or whatever term you use) so I would burn a disc, dump it onto her computer, then burn a new one to go home with. crazy, I know.
As for the files and info, I haven't needed any of it recently, but I like to double/triple/quadruple check before I just junk them. So, when I moved to Dallas I brought them all with me, and I told myself I would finally organize and sort them. I haven't really done that thus far, and I haven't done it today or yesterday. What I did do, though, is go through and dump all the various stuff into a folder on my computer, which I then sorted into a few folders to burn new CDs or DVDs. So while I haven't yet gotten rid of any files, I have reduced the quantity of disks. There is a pile of CDs on the floor that I intend to scratch up, then pitch them. Or stack them neatly and see if I can find a place to recycle them or something.
What is amazing is that in all those discs, there are tons and tons of copies of the exact same files - date and size the same, no changes. just stuff I felt the need to duplicate over and over. I have a DVD full of AutoCAD stuff - files, settings, etc. There is also a whole DVD's worth of portfolio stuff. Again, much of it the same, but you never know, so I'm putting it all in one place.
Anyway - I took a break from playing all those video games to spend some time "organizing" files and whatnot on the computer. Since college, I've amassed a collection of probably 100+ CDs of pure junk. many of them are duplicate copies of in-progress portfolio files, misc word documents, etc. Some of them came from driving back and forth to St.L to visit KTO while I was in school. I didn't trust jump drives (or flash drives, or pin drives, or whatever term you use) so I would burn a disc, dump it onto her computer, then burn a new one to go home with. crazy, I know.
As for the files and info, I haven't needed any of it recently, but I like to double/triple/quadruple check before I just junk them. So, when I moved to Dallas I brought them all with me, and I told myself I would finally organize and sort them. I haven't really done that thus far, and I haven't done it today or yesterday. What I did do, though, is go through and dump all the various stuff into a folder on my computer, which I then sorted into a few folders to burn new CDs or DVDs. So while I haven't yet gotten rid of any files, I have reduced the quantity of disks. There is a pile of CDs on the floor that I intend to scratch up, then pitch them. Or stack them neatly and see if I can find a place to recycle them or something.
What is amazing is that in all those discs, there are tons and tons of copies of the exact same files - date and size the same, no changes. just stuff I felt the need to duplicate over and over. I have a DVD full of AutoCAD stuff - files, settings, etc. There is also a whole DVD's worth of portfolio stuff. Again, much of it the same, but you never know, so I'm putting it all in one place.
Still Fighting It [Ben Folds Five]
Since last week's post was so huge, this week's music friday is short, and not really "music"
Some of you may remember that I sent this around a while ago. It's still annoyingly catchy, so here you go - try to get it out of your head. I hate myself for digging it up for you.
these next few are random cartoon songs that are also catchy. Crabs, Dugongs, Narwhals and Kenya. have fun. While none of these are totally inappropriate, there are one or two bad words, and they're created by a guy who clearly has a warped sense of humor.
Some of you may remember that I sent this around a while ago. It's still annoyingly catchy, so here you go - try to get it out of your head. I hate myself for digging it up for you.
these next few are random cartoon songs that are also catchy. Crabs, Dugongs, Narwhals and Kenya. have fun. While none of these are totally inappropriate, there are one or two bad words, and they're created by a guy who clearly has a warped sense of humor.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Fair [Ben Folds]
Continuing the theme of the last post, I'm going to give a few more points to the job. Now, the score is still nowhere near even, but I think the pro category can use any points I'm willing to give.
And what happened to earn these points, you ask? Two words:
SNOW DAYS.
Tuesday and Wednesday were both full on snow days. Today was a 1/2 snow day. Awesome. Now, I have Tuesdays and Fridays off. But, both my classes were called off Wednesday, and tonight's class was canceled. So when you look at my work schedule, that means that I taught Monday night, and I taught this afternoon. This week I put in maybe 12 hours of work, and that's it. Now tell me when that happens at a real job? Never, that's when.
The funniest/most ridiculous part of it all is that it isn't even that bad out. It's just that nobody knows know to deal with snow/ice/anything, so we get time off for dumb behavior.
If you need me, I'll be in bed, staying warm.
And what happened to earn these points, you ask? Two words:
SNOW DAYS.
Tuesday and Wednesday were both full on snow days. Today was a 1/2 snow day. Awesome. Now, I have Tuesdays and Fridays off. But, both my classes were called off Wednesday, and tonight's class was canceled. So when you look at my work schedule, that means that I taught Monday night, and I taught this afternoon. This week I put in maybe 12 hours of work, and that's it. Now tell me when that happens at a real job? Never, that's when.
The funniest/most ridiculous part of it all is that it isn't even that bad out. It's just that nobody knows know to deal with snow/ice/anything, so we get time off for dumb behavior.
If you need me, I'll be in bed, staying warm.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Not Fair [Lily Allen]
The thought occurred to me the other day that while having this "adventure" I'm not being totally fair to Dallas. I mean, sure they have a high rate of tornadoes (and leftover tropical storms from the coast) and the temperature is generally above 110 for months during the summer. and there is no snow in the winter. and the roads aren't built to withstand rain (so flooding occurs all the time) and they don't have basements (which doesn't help the tornado issue) and they have a relatively high crime rate that is spread throughout the city, and not just localized to one area. And there is a sizable homeless population. and Texas is a red state. and there is an over-abundance of big hair and fake personalities. and waaaaaay too many country radio stations.
But, Dallas does have a relatively progressive architecture/design scene, and some pretty good thrift/consignment stores. and there is a super awesome chain of stores called 1/2 price books, which are basically like borders-sized used book stores. i could spend all day in one, and still want to go back the next day.
so, the score as it stands is:
cons of being in dallas - 1,000
pros of being in dallas - 5 or 10
But, Dallas does have a relatively progressive architecture/design scene, and some pretty good thrift/consignment stores. and there is a super awesome chain of stores called 1/2 price books, which are basically like borders-sized used book stores. i could spend all day in one, and still want to go back the next day.
so, the score as it stands is:
cons of being in dallas - 1,000
pros of being in dallas - 5 or 10
Monday, January 31, 2011
Little Lion Man [Mumford and Sons]
So our vet held a contest for holiday pet pictures. We submitted two pics of Elliot, one with a general fall theme and one with a decidedly Halloween theme. While i think he should have won for the first one, he actually won for the second one. What he won was a credit to our account - so basically his annual checkup was free this year. Way to go, little guy!
The Leaf King
FrankenCat
The Leaf King
FrankenCat
Friday, January 28, 2011
Last one for this week's music friday.
Lisa Hannigan used to be involved (musically) with Damien Rice. I love them both, and i love the music they created together. I also love what they do apart. I may be unhealthily obsessed with this song, but i don't care. also the video is pretty cool.
This Is That New Song, by Badly Drawn Boy. This song gets me every time, and I'm not afraid to admit it.
i love cover versions - good or bad. this is one that happens to fall in the good category for me.
Rob Dougan is best known for his awesome classical/techno mashup for the Matrix Soundtrack. He's got a great album of cross genre music out, and this is a bonus track from that album - an instrumental (plus some mumbly sounds) of one of his songs. it has a great feel to it, i think.
last one - also a tearjerker, for me anyway. most people probably have heard this one, but i figured what the heck - it's a good way to close out music friday.
Lisa Hannigan used to be involved (musically) with Damien Rice. I love them both, and i love the music they created together. I also love what they do apart. I may be unhealthily obsessed with this song, but i don't care. also the video is pretty cool.
This Is That New Song, by Badly Drawn Boy. This song gets me every time, and I'm not afraid to admit it.
i love cover versions - good or bad. this is one that happens to fall in the good category for me.
Rob Dougan is best known for his awesome classical/techno mashup for the Matrix Soundtrack. He's got a great album of cross genre music out, and this is a bonus track from that album - an instrumental (plus some mumbly sounds) of one of his songs. it has a great feel to it, i think.
last one - also a tearjerker, for me anyway. most people probably have heard this one, but i figured what the heck - it's a good way to close out music friday.
By now everyone should know about Mumford and Sons. If you don't, stop what you are doing and go listen to Little Lion Man. This song is not that one, it's another one - apparently their second single?
Thanks to mike for this one - he introduced me to Fleet Foxes. Thanks Mike.
Apparently I like alt-country. This is the Old 97's. I love this song, but then again, I'm a pretty sentimental guy.
for some reason, these last two give me chills every time i listen to them. in the first one, it's the chorus, i think. in the second one, it's the last minute and a half that does it to me.
Thanks to mike for this one - he introduced me to Fleet Foxes. Thanks Mike.
Apparently I like alt-country. This is the Old 97's. I love this song, but then again, I'm a pretty sentimental guy.
for some reason, these last two give me chills every time i listen to them. in the first one, it's the chorus, i think. in the second one, it's the last minute and a half that does it to me.
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