NYC Needs More Single Men???

This post from Gothamist must be a mistake! Maybe they are slow with posting their april Fools day gags or something. THis is so not true! Map of the Day: NYC Needs More Single Men

People in New York please give me your feedback... Is this true?

Whole Foods

Recently late one night during the week I needed to buy deli meat to complete my lunch supplies for the next day. It was rather late so the store only had a few registers still open. However, the line to checkout was very long considering the time of night. The woman in front of me asked if I would hold her space in line for a minute. i said sue "Sure" (Thinking this would only be a minute.) That minute turns out to be an odyssey and right before it would be my turn to checkout 10 minutes later she arrives and doesn't even have the decency to apologize for disappearing. The woman in back of me was pissed at how rude she was to me as well as everyone else on line. It turns out the woman who left the line went to the other end of the line to get a soup... Then on top of that she blamed the reason for disappearing so long was for the store not having a top for her soup. She should not have went so far from the line in the first place and passing the blame on to the store is absurd if you ask me, However, I just rolled my eyes and did not think much of it... I made a remark about society.... I guess after working in sales so long I learn to dislike people and sometimes I tend to lower expectations of people. I guess sales will do that to people... (My advice is do not get into sales...) Sorry for the long tangent on sales.
As I am leaving the store the woman that was in back of me in line walks up to the woman that cut back into the line at the registers and told her that she really should apologize to me. I thought it was a really nice that someone had cared about common courtesy in this cruel world. I never did receive an apology as I was leaving the store when I saw that and really did not want a fake apology. If anyone has some interesting caught in line stories at the long register lines of a supermarket I would love to hear them in the comments. Sorry for the long delays in posting to the blog.

Facebook

Okay fine I admit it I am on Facebook a lot more than I should be. I start typing in everyone I know to see if they are on Facebook. Okay I guess I friend a lot more people than I should. I typed in relatives and came across my cousins husband's profile. Somehow I am not surprised that the guy has no pictures of his wife. Okay fine he has a picture of his daughter and a few of himself. Hey look there is even a picture of him posing next to Paris Hilton at some random bar or club. Yes the "real" Paris Hilton. Then there was a comment someone left asking where are pictures of his wife. There you go a classic Facebook story. Yes this is Facebook I am talking about and not MySpace... Although, it sure sounds like a MySpace story. Gee I hope looking at all these profiles do not make me turn into a Facebook Stalker. Speaking of which here is a hilarious youtube about a Facebook Stalker.

I think I saw a mouse...

Okay I know I saw either a mouse or a rat a few minutes ago IN MY HOME. Since where I live is a major city there is a lot more to be alarmed about. They are filthy! They carry all sorts of diseases. I feel sick... How am I going to sleep tonight? I feel like calling a friend tomorrow and asking if I can crash at their place for a few days to sort out this horrible situation.

Secretive Dating in NYC

Ever notice that people are so secretive on who they are dating? What is the big secret?

Something that bugged me today...

I probably could write a novel about all the things that could bug me on one day. However, for some reason this bugged me tremendously.

I was walking home and a garbage truck passed by me. One of the crew members of the garbage truck tossed out an empty Red Bull can. I would want to think the garbage man believed in keeping the streets/sidewalks clean from littering and garbage. I guess not... Society at it's best!

So you wanna be a Real Estate Salesperson?

I have been giving Real Estate a lot of thought lately...

I actually decided overnight last week that it was time to actually do something about it. I enrolled in a Real Estate Salesperson Licensing program and started taking classes the same day. I am enjoying learning all these vocabulary words actually. However, I am told everything I am learning for the exams are useless and the words are all called something else in the real word. So basically it is going to be a long time for this career move to be in full swing. The program I am taking is very popular. The average class size seems to be around 50 students during the daytime. I can only imagine what the night class sizes are like. A few times a day brokers actually come to visit and talk about their organization in hoping of finding new fresh talent to recruit to their agency. I figure I will see how this all works out and if I have a shot at Real Estate.

The Gym

I use to dread going to the gym. Let me rephrase that last sentence. I still dread going to the gym but for other reasons. I originally dreaded going to the gym because I did not know what to do there.What machines I should use, how to use them etc... Now that I know how to use a few of them I am comfortable using them. However, it is more the fact that i am lazy with getting my ass to the gym. Once I am at the gym I notice how people for the most part exercise painlessly as if it is part of their normal routine. However, I being self-conscious notice I mus be one of the odd person out of the bunch. However, every once in awhile someone seems to be more lost than I am which is actually reassuring. On one of my more recent visits a guy was trying to mimic what I was doing for my routine. The person was trying to be nonchalant but it was very obvious it was their first time at the gym. On another occasion, about a month ago, someone was asking me about how they can get a locker for the day. It is great to see others that are more lost than I am because I feel more comfortable and I feel more at home and not the person wearing the new shoes on the block.

Still looking for work...

Last week I went on a few more interviews. They will get back to me if they are interested... So I will keep looking I guess. It is hard finding an organization/company that I think is making an impact to society. I want to find a place that also looks good on a resume. I saw an ad online to work for 1-800-Got-Junk. I wonder how many of their employees put the name of that company on their resume? Do people just say i worked at a startup without naming the company? I am only using the 1-800-Got-Junk as an example since it was the last company I saw on a job listing website. It had a good entry level managerial position but I simply cannot bring myself to terms with working for a company that "Got Junk". Am I alone here? What are your thought?

The insane comments...

Great! Now I am starting to see spam comments on by blog. Tara I think nobody wants to see your website. If anyone wants to do a shout out of their website please feel free to comment on this post. But please make sure your website is at the very least useful to society and not some get rich quick scheme or free iPod and/or iPhone give away. Remember this is your chance to let us all in on something cool.

I will go first and let you know about a cool software program. It is called Joost. It is in beta still though. But you can sign up today via this link https://joost.com/presents/gigaom-newteevee/

Please Note: At time of posting this link it is working. Cannot guarantee it will continue to work.

Wait what is Joost?



I also do not get anything out of posting this information. I just like the idea of the company and hope they succeed. *Hint* In case Joost is listening... I would love to work for you.

And remember no more spam on my comments. Send me creative links to websites offering interesting products and/or services... NOT SPAM!

Health Insurance

It looks like I will finally have Health Insurance again. I will be covered starting October 1st. It apparently is a hassle to get. They want to meet with you and see that you are not a lunatic. The agent discusses the plans and signs you up after an enormous amount of paperwork. Other tan that not much is new here. I was on vacation for the labor day weekend. Yes I was on vacation again. Lately it seems my life is one big vacation. Once I find a new job the party will be all over. For now it isn't over yet!!!

Trying to sleep...

I find it difficult to sleep in beds other than my own. No people I am on vacation... You all have dirty minds... Anyways the people outside talking left by the time I went to sleep. Since I had no running hot water for the past few days I was in need of a shoer BADLY. Before going to sleep I took a nice hot shower. I hen curled up into bed (on a fold out couch) okay to be honest I checked my email and wrote a blog post last night. Damn you guys... Well anyways I started to hear a drip sound and it was very consistent. I went to the shower to see if the water was dripping out of the nozzle. No it wasn't. i then noticed it was a clock on the wall. Somehow the noise was very subtle. However the area in the room I was attempting to sleep somehow amplified the noise to be much more louder and intrusive to me. The joys of sleeping...

A few minor hiccups... But it went fine...

After a few minor hiccups the event turned out great. Ironically, it was the biggest event yet... That in itself was amazing! We had about 50 people total and at any given time during the peak we had about 30 people. So basically some people left early and some arrived late which kept the party going for awhile. I still have a few issues to settle in regards to the can't pleasing everyone. I was informed of a sneaky thing someone did with messing with the RSVP list. Since it is so minor I almost do not even feel like bringing it up. However, since it is my RSVP list that was tempered with I believe I should. Nobody was not allowed in or anything. Just something I probably should settle eventually. Okay when I get around to it... Really I will...

It is impossible to please everyone...

I do not expect to please everyone but I try to always avoid conflicts and confrontations. It is rather difficult when you plan an event and then a friend plans an event at the same time as yours. (This is what I am going through.) Then after people RSVP to your event. A few people want you to change your event to accommodate their newly posted event. The nerve of some people right? Since I already had my event planned out I will not be changing it. It is not fair to cancel an event to accommodate someone else. I am looking forward to my own event and the majority will be happy with my decision. It is impossible to please everyone right? I will keep you all posted on how everything went. How many people did I piss off? How many people enjoyed themselves? We will find out soon.

My Vacation: Lost in the middle of nowhere without a map

Last week I was on vacation. Okay really I was... But you are right it is no excuse not to post since I was only on vacation for a few days and not a month. Sorry once again all. The most memorable experience for me is being lost in the many different ghettos of Philadelphia. We had no idea how to get back to the Bed & Breakfast we were staying. We tried asking for directions at a gas station only to get lost further. It was a nightmare... We must have been driving around for 45 minutes or so lost. I finally decided to try calling 1-800-555-TELL to see if they offer directions. As I remember the service offers movie tickets pay-by-phone, news, sports, weather, and even blackjack. So on the slight chance they offered driving I thought it was worth calling since it is a free call. I had nothing to loose. It was around midnight and I was reaching desperation. Sure enough TellMe gave me driving directions. In order to use them we had to pull over at an intersection and get the driving directions. I had to say the city and state first. Then a few seconds later I had to give the address or intersection. The automated system then asked for the destination in the same fashion. Almost instantly I was given driving directions and was back at the Bed and Breakfast in less than 10 minutes. The directions given to us required a lot of turns on several small streets. Philadelphia's streets are not simply laid out in a grid like pattern. My only gripe about TellMe is they are a Microsoft subsidiary. This is the only thing useful to me from Microsoft in a long time. I also do not believe in data plans on my cellphone so mapquest was out of the question... This service works with a few hiccups and saved the day. Umm night rather.

I am still alive...

WOW!!!

I have not posted since July 4TH??? I am sorry for not keeping a regularly updated blog. Apparently, I pissed off my entire subscriber base. I started getting all these emails from people telling me to update. Okay, only two people complained. My ENTIRE readership of the blog complained. Yet I have nothing interesting to report today. Sadly, the news still is reporting on useless information. Today the news is reporting on Harry Potter books being sold online by DeepDiscount.com and people are flooding to auction sites with the book before the book was to launch. My response is WHO CARES... What difference does it make... This is actually helping promote the book. I guess next week we will be back to trying to guess the size of Lindsay Lohan's new breast implants. (Okay I was kidding on that last comment.) Hopefully, the media will talk about more important matters. Michael Moore, director of the film SiCko said it best to Wolf Blitzer here:



What you think?

Kwik-E-Mart

I never thought I would see the day... I finally did find Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Jr., Ph.D.!!! He Is working at a real life Kwik-E-Mart location. If you do not believe me you can visit him yourself. For more in formation please visit:

http://www.7-eleven.com/kem_nyc.asp

*Please note: Apu is there only as a cut out though... I am still waiting for someone named Apu to be behind the counter. Until then I will keep dreaming of the Kwik-E-Mart.*

Access Denied! Age Restricted!

I went to the public library the other day on my way home. Since I was out all day I also decided to check my email. Since I never used this public library's internet computers I was not aware of the procedure to reserve a station. I looked around for a sign-in sheet. I couldn't find any. I then spotted a computer terminal with a bar code reader. Shoot! Someone left their wallet out wide open with other belongings next to it. I did not want to go near it in fear of someone thinking I was stealing a wallet. Just as I go to find a security guard the owner of the wallet comes back with the librarian. Apparently the library patron left his wallet and belongings by the terminal. He was frustrated with the bar scanner not working. The librarian tried to get it to work with his card and she couldn't get it to scan. Eventually, she took it back to her desk and took down a reservation for him. I tried to scan my card and also had difficulty. I asked the librarian for assistance and was told that if I wanted to go on the internet right now I could just login at a terminal for a timed hour session. Sounded great... I tried to login and it seemed to work until I pressed enter with my barcode and password. I was given an error message that flashed something about being "Age Restricted". I went back over to the librarian to tell her I am somehow age restricted from the computer. I thought the pubic library system used a date of birth system. Apparently, when I signed up for a library card I was entered into the category 12-17 since at the time several years ago I was in fact a minor. The librarian informed me that the library system does not update the date of birth automatically. To get to the point... The librarian had to change my account status to an adult. Such an archaic system!!!

Will it rain?

Ever been stuck in a situation where you want to predict the weather for an outdoor event? All day it has been hot and sunny. However, weather.com keeps predicting a 50% chance of Scattered T-Storms and Scattered Strong Storms. I figure if I have a lot of outdoor event plans then and only then will it rain for 40 days and 40 nights. Until that happens it will be scorching *HOT* all summer. Sorry nothing really interesting to blog about. Paris is out of jail and Johnny Cash's song I walk the line is playing in the background. Until next time....

My Life is like a Seinfeld Episode...

My job search is not going so well. I thought I should blog about it. My previous employer does not give references which makes it ten times harder in finding a position. One of my previous managers agreed to give a reference via his cellphone even though it was against the policy of the company. However, the persons voicemail is usually full and is ignoring a lot of calls. It kind of reminds me of the Vandelay Industries Seinfeld episode. This is the episode where George Costanza falsely claimed to be close to obtaining a job at Vandelay Industries. However, Vandelay Industries does not really exist.

I do not have time for this nonsense. This is one of the reasons finding a job is difficult for me. It sounds terrible how my previous employer has a policy against giving references.