Laughed, cried, loved it. Every American should see this movie.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
A really bad day
I had the worst day on Friday.
It was lunchtime so I decided to get something at the food court at the Garden State Plaza. Everything was going fine, I got a great spot next to the entrance, I bought my food in a snap and was out in a jiffy. I saw a Honda CRV behind my car and then it stopped as I got into my car. Naturally I thought that it was waiting for my spot so I pulled out. Then, it started backing up. I thought it was going to slip into the spot that I had just left but instead it was backing up towards me. I'm asking myself, "What is she doing?" so I start beeping my horn. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! But it just didn't stop. CRASH! into the front right panel of my Dad's Toyota Corolla. We both jump out of the car and look at the damage.
The thing that infuriated me was that all she could say was, "Oh, I couldn't have done that." She didn't even apologize. What a B%$#H! I mean the least she could do was say she was sorry. What did she think that the dent was there before?
Anyway, the police came and filed a report stating that she was at fault and I have to pick it up at the Paramus Police Station on Tuesday.
I was literally shaking after the incident but I had to go back to work.
As if it couldn't get any worse, I had an eye exam later that day after work on Route 17. I hate driving on Rt. 17 especially at rush hour. It's crazy busy and the highway is already so disorganized. But I had to go so I'm driving northbound and I know that it's right after the Paramus Park exit. As soon as I see the Paramus park exit I turn onto the shoulder because I'm thinking that it's coming up but I don't see it. Before I know it, a cop is behind me. I get a ticket for improper passing. F%#@! $85! Bastards! I can't believe this. The officer was such a jerk. I told him I was driving slowly on the shoulder because I was lost but he didn't want to hear it. I even have to show up to court and am probably going to get points on my license. I felt like crying.
I was really upset Friday but I'm fine now because I realized I don't even have a car or insurance for that matter. It doesn't effect me at all really; It's just a big waste of my time.
It was lunchtime so I decided to get something at the food court at the Garden State Plaza. Everything was going fine, I got a great spot next to the entrance, I bought my food in a snap and was out in a jiffy. I saw a Honda CRV behind my car and then it stopped as I got into my car. Naturally I thought that it was waiting for my spot so I pulled out. Then, it started backing up. I thought it was going to slip into the spot that I had just left but instead it was backing up towards me. I'm asking myself, "What is she doing?" so I start beeping my horn. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! But it just didn't stop. CRASH! into the front right panel of my Dad's Toyota Corolla. We both jump out of the car and look at the damage.
The thing that infuriated me was that all she could say was, "Oh, I couldn't have done that." She didn't even apologize. What a B%$#H! I mean the least she could do was say she was sorry. What did she think that the dent was there before?
Anyway, the police came and filed a report stating that she was at fault and I have to pick it up at the Paramus Police Station on Tuesday.
I was literally shaking after the incident but I had to go back to work.
As if it couldn't get any worse, I had an eye exam later that day after work on Route 17. I hate driving on Rt. 17 especially at rush hour. It's crazy busy and the highway is already so disorganized. But I had to go so I'm driving northbound and I know that it's right after the Paramus Park exit. As soon as I see the Paramus park exit I turn onto the shoulder because I'm thinking that it's coming up but I don't see it. Before I know it, a cop is behind me. I get a ticket for improper passing. F%#@! $85! Bastards! I can't believe this. The officer was such a jerk. I told him I was driving slowly on the shoulder because I was lost but he didn't want to hear it. I even have to show up to court and am probably going to get points on my license. I felt like crying.
I was really upset Friday but I'm fine now because I realized I don't even have a car or insurance for that matter. It doesn't effect me at all really; It's just a big waste of my time.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Hard at Work
I hate lying but I do it for a living. As I mentioned before, I'm in market research or competitive intelligence or business intelligence or whatever fancy name you want to give to the field of lying to people to gather as much information about them as possible and using it against them.
I've been working on this telecom project for the past few weeks and basically it involves calling these telecom companies up and asking how much it costs to link up two sites in Europe with a specific kind of broadband line. I've had to talk to sales people from all over and tell them that our "sister company" is trying to open up a business in the UK and that they are interested in implementing this service. I actually got someone to finally take the bait, a really nice guy from California (I know from where because it shows up on the caller ID). We had a conference call with at least 3 other engineers from Ireland all so nice and willing to help me. It almost makes me feel worse when they are willing to cooperate and be helpful than when they are jerks and don't want to give out any information because now I feel terrible about what I've done. I've just got a whole team of people working for a cause that will never happen. And believe me, this is not the first time.
I try my best not to lie. I always give out my real name - what difference does it make anyway? But there's only so much of not lying that you can get away with. I would never get anything done if I said that I was a researcher at a marketing company and that I need to get information from you to give to my client who is your competitor.
So this has the moral dilemma that I've been dealing with recently.
To balance things off, I've made a commitment to consuming less and leaving as little a mark on the environment as possible. Here is a list of this that I've committed to:
I've been working on this telecom project for the past few weeks and basically it involves calling these telecom companies up and asking how much it costs to link up two sites in Europe with a specific kind of broadband line. I've had to talk to sales people from all over and tell them that our "sister company" is trying to open up a business in the UK and that they are interested in implementing this service. I actually got someone to finally take the bait, a really nice guy from California (I know from where because it shows up on the caller ID). We had a conference call with at least 3 other engineers from Ireland all so nice and willing to help me. It almost makes me feel worse when they are willing to cooperate and be helpful than when they are jerks and don't want to give out any information because now I feel terrible about what I've done. I've just got a whole team of people working for a cause that will never happen. And believe me, this is not the first time.
I try my best not to lie. I always give out my real name - what difference does it make anyway? But there's only so much of not lying that you can get away with. I would never get anything done if I said that I was a researcher at a marketing company and that I need to get information from you to give to my client who is your competitor.
So this has the moral dilemma that I've been dealing with recently.
To balance things off, I've made a commitment to consuming less and leaving as little a mark on the environment as possible. Here is a list of this that I've committed to:
- Taking the bus as much as possible
- Walking or riding my bike to nearby places
- Refusing plastic bags at stores
- Walking up 4 flights of stairs at work everyday instead of taking the elevator
- Using fewer bottles of water and opting for tap
- Using compact florescent light bulbs
- Consuming less and only buying things that I need or really want
- Not using anything that is disposable
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