Author: Teel

So, you remember a little while ago I posted that I thought I was about to get a complaint? Well, that guy did complain, the next day. Weeks later, management managed to finally speak to me about it, by which time I had forgotten the entire event. We discussed it with the sort of vagueness that distance lends; no one was aware of the details or circumstances, so we kindof generally discussed why upsetting customers is bad. So, since several people have asked me to follow up on my meeting with “the man”, I have been meaning to, and finally got a chance to today, which reminded me that I had thought someone I talked to would complain. So, I cut-and-pasted the contents of that post (after proof-reading it) that kinda explained the nature of the call, and emailed it to my direct supervisor, who may end up sharing it with “the man”.

Note: I don’t think I’ve ever referred to my boss as “the man” before the other day, and do not do so in any other context than this message and that. Mostly it seems silly.

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So, I was over at IGN.com, looking at a little blurb about the upcoming video game based on the upcoming Spiderman movie, and I liked this:

IGN’s top five Worst Radioactive Things That Could Bite You:

5. Radioactive Badger

4. Radioactive Yogurt

3. Radioactive Yeast Infection

2. Radioactive Midget

1. Radioactive Tal Blevins

I guess Tal Blevins works at IGN or something, so that’s an inside joke, but MAN O MAN, wouldn’t having all the powers of Yogurt or a Yeast Infection, but scaled up to human size be a trip? With super-powers of yeast, could I turn grape juice into wine instantly? Also, why would a midget bite me? Just food for thought.

First, Take a look at this visual description of powers of ten. It’s nifty-keeno. It’s like an early prototype for the Total Perspective Vortex.

Then, take a look at this little thing. Wait for it to load. It’s worth it.

Nothing personal to post for right now. Maybe after the upcoming meeting with the boss! It has a secret, unknown topic, and they pulled me off the phone 15 minutes early to attend. Woohoo! Just me and the man, one on one. Wish me luck!

So, I was over at Spark.com taking tests, and on my first pass at their Stress Test, I got the following response:

You exhibit a stress percentage of 16%, which barely registers. Get a job. Your Stress Test answers indicate that to reduce your stress level even further you should eliminate at least one of the following from your life immediately:

consciousness.

Q.E.D.

Let me see if I can do a little better by embelishing and using technicalities, while not altogether lying…

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so, I get regular emails from match.com trying to convince me to pay for their services and “find my match”. In the most recent email, it looks like whoever wrote it wasn’t clear on how to use auto-filled fields from a database. Here are some excerpts:

“True Stories
My best friend had been using tmcclanahan and sold me on the idea. She met a guy whom she dated for a year, and it sounded so great to me. I logged on immediately and started dating. “

and

“Who is the “hottest” man on the ice?
Listen up, ladies. tmcclanahan wants to know your pick for the hottest NHL player on the ice today!”

Now, hopefully I won’t start getting emails from young women about their favorite hockey players, but seriously – how can they let that kind of mistake get through? They send this thing out every week to literally millions of people. I’m sure it’s bad for business.