So so
So, I've noticed that 50% of my blogs (including this one. It's for
effect. Jerks...) start with the word "so."
Since I have a mild case of the condition that I like to refer to as "grammer naziism," this is quite unaccetpable. Even though the use of some coordinating conjunctions as conjunctive adverbs is becoming more acceptable in writing that utilizes a conversational tone, it is still frowned upon in some circles. Especially with the frequency that I have invoked it below.
'Scuse me while I get off my soap box. In short, I'll try and cut back on my improper usage of the word "so."
Riveting, I tell you, riveting
So, I rarely shower this much praise on a TV show. But episode 15 of season 2 (10pm-11pm) of 24... wow. It's heart wrenching. And I swear, I'm a pretty iron clad individual emotionally. Especially since the thing with the guy at the place. However, I digress.
24 is fantastic. Yeah, you have to suspend reality a little bit and let yourself be absorbed by the show. But, it's worth it. Totally worth it.
Request Rejected
So I get an email right before I leave work. It has been sent to all PHI employees. The email then goes on to say that due to excessive demand, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric (which are subdivisions of PHI for the uninformed) will be reducing the voltage of the electricity by 5%.
It also added on that we should reduce our electric consumption by turning off non-essential devices such as air conditioners, computers, and, entertainment systems.
We had a good laugh about it at work. I mean… entertainment systems, OK, that’s fair. Computers, once again, fair. However, air conditioners? HELL NO!
Yeah, I know, not only am I probably ruining the environment a little more, not to mention, I’m probably causing more work for my fellow employees… but do you know how freaking hot it is out there? Holy Mother of Mary, it’s done ridiculous. Sign at bank said it was 100 degrees.
I hate the heat. And yeah, I’m aware that I’m Indian. But what can I say; I am my father’s son. (I would like to point out that it pains me greatly to say that. And greatly is a SIGNIFICANT understatement.)
Plus, I’m sure my fellow employees can handle the extra load with no problems. I mean, we have provided them with a fantastic IT infrastructure to support their work... HAHAHAHAHAHA…
No seriously though, A/C is staying on. Sorry dudes.
Update #1(3 hours later): In a fantastic twist of irony, I've just received information from a friend that the power in Elkton area has gone out. As she was walking out of Walmart, everything just went off. And by everything, I mean everything including the stop lights. I'm told it was somewhat difficult to get home without the stop lights.
I'm sure this is somehow my fault.
Update #2(when I get to work): Wow. So I get to work and am informed by my boss that he was asked to cancel the patch distribution last night. However, he was informed too late and was unable to.
Translation: Basically, as scheduled, almost all the computers in the company rebooted at 11:30pm as per my command which was issued earlier in the day.
While I know that the power outage was not directly my fault, I have no doubt that the power restoration effort was hindered by my so-called "work."
I would make another smart ass comment, but it will probably come true in some ironic twist of fate.
The floodgates have opened
Well readers, you are no longer special. After some internal debate and a spur of the moment decision that I won’t be able to take back even if I wanted, Bloggy McBlog has been unleashed to the public. And by public, I mean people that read my profile. Peace outside.
Confusing Conversation
So, recently, I had an interesting conversation with a friend’s grandmother.
Let me start with a little background. She has Alzheimer’s and it’s very advanced. Don’t take this the wrong way. Before it really set in, she was a great lady. We used to play pinochle with her and it was always good time. But now… well, yeah, she’s a little … batty. And sometimes, one can’t help but laugh, even though you know it’s probably wrong. And by "probably," I mean "is."
So, I walk into the kitchen where she is sitting at the table with one of her sons. I grab some lemonade from the fridge and am on my way out when the following conversation goes down:
Grandma: How old are you?
Sunder: Umm, Twenty-three.
Grandma: Oh, that’s great.
Grandma turns toward her sonGrandma: That means he has 4 or 5…
(pause) days until he can integrate with that thing he wanted.
Sunder: Oh…. OK…
Sunder looks around somewhat nervously and after a moment’s though, decides to exit the kitchen. As he is walking through the adjoining room he hears voices in the kitchen.Grandma: (to her son) See, now he can sit wherever he wants.
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Yeah, I tried to figure it out. Really, I did. But I got nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Hmmm....
Normally, I could care less what happens in the world of entertainment. However, I was doing my daily perousal of Google News and I spotted an article that threw me for a loop.
Apparently, Sandra Bullock just married Jesse James. Yeah, the West Coast Chopper, Monster Garage guy.
Did not see that one comin'...
Morning Glory
So, I’ve decided that the people running construction crews in the great state of Delaware probably aren’t the brightest cats around. I’m driving to work in the morning, traveling down Salem Church. To be completely fair, they’ve been doing construction on that road for last couple weeks so I should have seen something like this coming. I get to the intersection of Salem Church and Chapman where I need to take a left onto Chapman and to my complete and utter dismay; I see that they are repainting the lines on the road….
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Who the FUCK decided that RUSH HOUR would be a good time to paint the roads? I mean seriously people… For those of you who have never encountered a phenomenon such as this, let me enlighten you. A few trucks, with paint jets on the side, drive down the road, REALLY REALLY SLOWLY. So one is left with like 5 of these trucks, about 500ft apart driving down the road at 2 miles an hour, with cars in between then. I can hear the conversation that must have taken place…
Construction Worker Bob: Hey Boss, we need to get the road lines put down some time tomorrow.
Foreman John: We do? I dunno… We really have to get our 3 hours of standing around in. And once you add in the couple hours of useless jackhammering and backhoeing, there really isn’t enough time left in the day.
Construction Worker Bob: Well, I just got a telegram from HQ. Here take a look.
CONTINUE JACKHAMMER WORK STOP FINISH ROAD LINES STOP GET OIL CHANGED ON BACKHOE #35 STOP BRING ROOT BEER SALT WATER TAFFY BACK TO HQ STOP
Foreman John: Root Beer? Who likes root beer flavored taffy? Everyone knows peanut butter is the way to go.
*Sigh* those corporate types just don’t get it…
Construction Worker Bob: What about the lines, sir?
Foreman John: OHhh, right. Uh, just do it the morning after you get in…
Construction Worker Bob starts to shuffle awayForman John: And make sure you get an hour of resting in first… don’t want anyone to get hurt. We have to maintain a safety culture 'round here!
I hate people.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Yesterday, when I was driving home, I was passed by a dude in an '80 something Mustang that had some engine mods done making it pretty damn impressive sounding, not to mention go real fast. I saw all the gauges the guy had all up in the beam that is to the left front of the driver... you know what I’m talking about. And 2 secs after he zoomed on by, some guy in a tricked out Cavalier passed me trying to keep up with the Stang. I just started laughing, almost uncontrollably.
Why? Why would you trick out a Cavalier? Why would you trick out THAT car? If one's car sounds like a lawnmower, it’s not cool. If one adds body kits that decrease the wind resistance, thus providing better aerodynamics, it doesn’t do ANYTHING. Your car will never have enough under the hood for it to matter in the grand scheme of things. The Mustang guy had it right. No useless cosmetic bullch.
If I can afford it, and still feel like I want to spite some people, I’m gonna get a car that will be a wolf in sheep's clothing. It’s gonna be a Corolla S or an Integra or something. A car that will make me look like some punk kid with a stock car that he thinks can compete with some of those other tricked out cars.
But this is where the wolf part comes in. I’m gonna overpower that thing beyond comprehension. Engine upgrades, flywheels, drive shafts, cooling systems, brakes, whatever it takes. BUT, there will not be a single cosmetic upgrade. And then I’m gonna get to stop light one day, and some punk kid (oh, the irony) is gonna stare me down like he's the shit. And BAM!, that light is gonna turn green and Ill be gone, whilst he wonders how he got taken by a stock Corolla. I smile just thinking about it. (not to mention I just used the word "whilst")
Question Thingy
1. What is your name? Sunder
2. What color underwear are you wearing now? Gray
3. What are you listening to right now? The guy I work with with on phone bitching at the St. Bernard Software for making a shitty software that blows.
4. What are the last 2 digits of your phone number? 67
5. What was the last thing you ate? Auntie Anne's
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Burnt Sienna
7. How is the weather right now? I dunno. Im stuck in the basement of doom at work. We dont even have flippin' windows. However, when I went out for lunch it was sunny and breezy and not to hot. Which for most people means it was chilly. But screw them. If Im the Indian, and I like it colder than a whitey, there is obviously something wrong with the whitey.
8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Rak, cause we gots a concert to go to on May 24th. BREAKING BENJAMIN MOTHER-FLOWER!!!
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Leggsss. Then Hair. Then Eyes if I can see them.
10. Favorite Food? Tie between Mom's chicken casserole and Mom's Keema & Chapati. Damn my mom can cook.
11. Favorite Drink? Southern style iced tea made by me.
12. Favorite Alcoholic Drink? Irish Carbomb
13. Favorite place to shop? Best Buy 'cause Im a nerd.
14. Hair color: Black as the night. mmmm, its prolly darker than that actually. At least the nights around here
16. Do you wear contacts? word
17. Top or Bottom? depends on my counterpart.
18. Favorite Month? January. Snowboarding = best
19. Favorite Fast Food? Bojangles.
20. Last Movie you Watched? Hitchhiker's Guide. Not good in my opinion. They took out so many jokes that were so very good.
21. Favorite Day of the Year? The first day of snowboarding at the beginning of the winter.
22. Are you too shy to ask someone out? I honestly dont know. The only time I ever got myself to start to try, I got shot down before I even started.
23. Summer or Winter? I SAID SNOWBOARDING DAMMIT! .... although, I could go to Peru to snowboard in the summer..... hmmmmm ... ROAD TRIP!
24. Hugs or Kisses? If the person knows how to kiss.... kisses. If not, Hugs.
25. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla.
26. Do you want your friends to respond back? ummm, Id be lying if I said I cared.
27. Who is most likely to respond? Katie... cause she's like that
28. Who is least likely to respond? If I put a person down, they are just gonna respond out of spite. I love my friends =)
29. What books are you reading? None. When I find a good book that I decide to read, I finish in a matter of hours. So the window for answering that question with a yes is very small indeed.
31. What's on your mouse pad? A gel wrist rest of comfyness
32. Favorite board game? Solar Quest.... only for the memories. That game was hard as shit.
33. What did you do last night? slept and watched TV.
34. Favorite Author? Robert Asprin. For the Myth series. Thank you, Jeremyyyyyy!
35. Who inspires you? Can't answer that one under fear of death. And by death I mean extreme embarrassment. sowee.
36. Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn? Of those choices, Buckets of butter. However, I've recently been introduced to Kettle Corn. Im down with kettle corn.
37. Dogs or cats? Cats blow.
38. Favorite Flower? dunno. The blue one.
39. What do you say when you wake up in the A.M.? "Dammit, Im late for work."
40. Do you still talk to your best friends from middle school? everyday
41. What's on your desk? A big ass monitor, speakers, and retarded number of cd's and dvd's that I have burned
42. Rock Concert or symphony? BREAKING BENJAMIN MOTHER-FLOWER
43. Play or Opera? How about suck? However, if I had to to choose, I would choose the former.
44. Have you ever fired a gun? negatron.
45. Do you like to travel by plane? No. Unless I get a bulkhead seat. Then I love it. Cause not only do I get a bigger TV in front of my face, I get a retarded amount of leg room.
46. Right-handed or Left-handed? Right
47. Smooth or Chunky Peanut Butter? Rob Thomas is ma buddy.
48. How many pillows do you sleep with? two. I only use one though. The other is for company. ;)
49. City and State you were born in? Wilmington, DE
50. Ever hitchhiked? nope.
Blog Started
Yeah, so I finally did it. Started one of these stupid things. I was bored at work (as I usually am) and I decided that I would start one of these that I could put some stuff in to keep myself somewhat entertained. I did one of those "answer a bunch of questions in an entertaining way" things like a month ago and never had anywhere to put it. Ill put that up.
I don’t know if this will be public yet.... Prolly not. I’m sure Ill give, at a minimum, to one or two close friends. As far as everybody, I have some sensitive stuff that would be nice to get out there... but its not exactly for... uhh, everybody. Conflicting views, confessions, yadda yadda.
So we'll see what happens, if there is a way to make stuff private and/or protected, the list of accessies (that’s not a word) will grow I’m sure.
