Okay, not really but it sure seems like it. So Friday night my wife's friend had an extra ticket to go see Spam-A-Lot. This meant I was alone for the evening to eat whatever I wanted and to do whatever I wanted. So I did. Headed to Blockbuster to get a couole Xbox games and then out to Steak N' Shake for some grub. While at Blockbuster I was browsing their horror selection as I often do to see if anything cool came in. The place was packed to the rafters and they had this poor girl running around trying to let everyone know about their awesome Online service. I tried to avoid her because I really didn't want to be rude and tell her what I thought of the service.
Well she found me. I tried really hard to just say no and be done with it but she was pretty energetic and persistant. She asked me if I was okay. I said yes. She asked if she could help me find anything, I said no. She asked if I wanted to try something out that would get me a free rental in the store that night. I said, no thanks. She asked me to hear her out and I said that if it had to do with BB Online, I am not interested as i just canceled my account the past week. I hoped we could leave it at that but she was astounded that someone could cancel such an awesome service. She asked me why and I really didn't want to explain. There were people all around us and I just didn't feel like explaining it to her so that all could here making it harder for her to approach everyone else after hearing my true and disheartening story. But she kept digging. I explained that I can never get my movies that I request even if they are available and she said she had a great answer for that. Of course it was the standard answer I got from everyone else at Corporate so she offered no hope. She kept telling me how she would get all her movies and I told her that she was lucky. I also added that the movies I want are probably not the same movies she wants. She kept telling me about the Total Access where you drop your Online movies off at the store and choose more but I again told her that neither the store nor the online program carried my movies so there wasn't anything that would work for me.
She eventually gave in and let me go but you could tell she felt like a failure. She had been getting people to sign up all night and she decided to go toe to toe with a non-believer and lost. Sorry lady. I tried to let you off easy.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
It's been awhile but I have stuff to rant about!
So I have been pretty quiet on here lately. I apologize to the 2 people who may be reading this blog. Today I have two things that I have gone through the last month that I want to rant about. One of them I forgot till I received an email yesterday. So let us begin the ranting!
Blockbuster Online
We were enjoying our subscription to Blockbuster Online, for about a month. Then, for reasons that are still unknown, things went sour. I had placed all the movies we wanted to see in our queue and each time they sent a new one out it would be the one that was like 15th in the queue. Nothing at the top of our queue, which were the movies we were really wanting to see, would ever show up. Yes, they all said "Available" in case you were wondering to yourself. Early on I sent an email out to ask why I was not getting things in my queue in order. I was told that "available" does not always mean "available" and then was given a coupon for in store use. Great. That makes me happy. Not.
I let it go and then things just didn't get better. I would send a movie and they would take 4 days to get me another one, sometimes a week, and still ignoring the top 10 movies in my queue. Then they created their new Total Access promo. This is where you can drop off your online DVD's in store and they will send them back for you and you can pick out replacements right there on the spot. Sounds good. But the problem is that we got the Online subscription because out store doesn't carry a lot of titles we are looking for. We want to see Seasons 3 and 4 of Scrubs. Our store only carries Season 1. There are a bunch of horror flicks I want to see but my local store does and will not carry them. So this new feature is pointless. If I want to get a new release then maybe but I want to see off the beaten path type movies.
So I email them one day a couple weeks ago.
I have had this issue before but now my patience is wearing thin. I got the reply last time that Available does not mean it is actually available and then got a coupon. Okay, well now everything that I have had in my queue at the top has been available yet I get movies 15 places down on my queue. Every time. Is it because the movie is available but my warehouse doesn't have it? Will it ever have it? Are there movies that I will just never be able to get? I like the ease now of having the ability to go to my local store and drop off and pick up but the problem is that my store doesn't carry the majority of the titles I want to see. I want to see Scrubs seasons 3 and 4. My store only carries Season 1. I want to see Supernatural, my store won't carry it. I want to watch a bunch of classic horror flicks that my local store does not carry. Sleepaway Camp 1,2,and 3 have been "Available" the day I put them on the list. Yet 2 is the only one I have ever received, which is dumb since it is the middle movie of the trilogy. So I return that in hopes that one day I will get the first one and then I will add 2 back on my list and try again. But it should not be this way. Sorry to say, but we didn't have this problem when we used Netflix. I don't want to go to Netflix for other reasons, but if I am actually never going to get to see the movies I want to see even when they state "available" for weeks on end, I will have to leave and go there.
Their wonderful response;
Hello Steve,
Thanks for contacting BLOCKBUSTER Online Customer Care.
I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you, Steve, on sending additional titles to you. I have checked and verified your record in our customer database and found out that you have not enough queue slots for additional shipment. I would like to follow up on the movies "Before Sunrise", "Shopgirl", and "Ichi the Killer."
You can always view your rental list by signing in to your account and going to "My Account" and clicking on "View Rental History", which will show your current list of shipped movies as well as what has been returned and checked back in.
I hope this information helps, Steve. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.
Always here to help,
Aileen
Customer Care Associate
BLOCKBUSTER Online
Wow, that has nothing at all do to with anything I asked.
My reply back;
Okay, you totally missed the point there. This isn't an issue of what movies I currently have. I never stated that as an issue. My issue is that movies I have in my queue that are listed as "Available" never get sent. Ever. Sleepaway Camp has said "available" for over a month or 2 and yet it has NEVER been sent to me. If I send back the 3 movies I have out right now, I suspect I will get movies that are like 10th,13th, and 15th on my list. I want to know why that continues to happen. Please feel free to reread my int ital complaint as it is clearly stated there. What is the point of having an order in the queue if you are randomly sending me movies? You may as well get rid of the queue and just send me what you feel like sending me since you haven't followed my queue order since...forever.
Her reply;
Hello Steve,
I'm sorry to learn we haven't shipped the DVD you've requested, Steve. Our goal is to ship your movies as quickly as possible in order to meet the expectation of 1-3 business days for delivery. We review all "Available" titles in your Queue, and determine which movies are in stock at your nearest distribution center that can be delivered in about 2 days. If your requests are outside the 2-day shipping window, they will be skipped over for other DVDs further on your list.
Unfortunately, we won't always be able to send your movies in the exact order you specify in your Queue. When we're ready to ship your next selection, we consider your Queue priorities and our current inventory. If your top picks are not in stock, we will send something else so that there are no service interruptions. Even though some of your selections may have longer waits than others, I suggest keeping your movies in the order you would like for them to be shipped.
I understand it's frustrating when we don't send your first choices, Steve. We're currently reviewing this process in order to improve in this area. I appreciate your patience as we work to provide you with the best service possible. Please let me know if you have any additional questions, and I'll be happy to help if I can.
Always happy to help,
Aileen
Customer Care Associate
BLOCKBUSTER Online
Okay, that seems like a poor way to run this kind of business. My response;
You say "we won't always". How about saying "if you have something in your queue and regardless if it says available for months, we probably really don't have it so you will never get it." With what you are telling me compared to the service I have received I think you guys have a problem that needs to be fixed ASAP. You never really answered my question or you can't because they won't even give you the actual answer but it seems many movies I wanted to see, (THAT SAID "AVAILABLE") were what, not at my
distribution center? Will it ever be? Do I need to wait 3 yrs? I waited 2 months or so, that is quite the wait. Not a wait I would expect from a business like this.
I really want to let it go but I just can't believe that I have wasted money for this product. I have had to wait over a week for titles, I have had to send back titles because you wouldn't send me the first one in the series. Just horrible.
My account has been closed. Before Sunrise, Ichi, and Shop Girl are already on their way. I opened a trail Netflix account yesterday. Funny thing was is that I put the top three movies I have in my BB queue that said available and put them at the top of the Netflix queue and they were also available there. They had this one shot to win me over. Come into work this morning and open my email and there they are, all three movies are shipped. Just like that. I will tell everyone I know how your system works. I suggest letting someone know that they need to figure this out and figure it out fast.
And that was true. Since signing up to Netflix I have received everything I have asked for that BB would not send me. On top of that, I sent 2 DVD's back Monday morning and got my replacements from Netflix in the mail Wednesday. That is beating Blockbuster by 3 days.
Well she got tired of me and had Regina take her shot;
Hello Steve,
I understand how frustrating it may be not to receive the movie that you have prioritized the most, Steve. Please know that movies are shipped based on several factors other than Queue priority, such as the number of copies in our inventory, the number of distribution centers provided with the copies, your proximity to these distribution centers, the demand for the same titles, the rate that the discs are being returned in good condition, and the postal service’s schedule and performance. Thank you for your understanding regarding this matter.
I am very sorry to know you have chosen to cancel your subscription. I have reviewed our customer database, and your account has already been successfully canceled as of December 7, 2006. Please remember that if you wish to avoid further charges to your credit card, BLOCKBUSTER Online must receive your movies no later than 30 days past your membership end date.
We value you as a customer, so I'd like to offer you some other plans I think you might be interested in:
* 2 at-a-time, unlimited rentals plus one e-coupon good for free in-store movie rentals for only $14.99 plus tax per month. If you agree to try it today, we'll give you 50% off the first two months!
* 1 at-a-time, unlimited rentals plus one e-coupon (2-day rentals not included) good for free in-store movie rentals for only $9.99 plus tax per month. If you agree to try it today, we'll give you 50% off the first two months!
Remember that all of our plans now automatically include our new Total Access program free of charge! Click on the link below to learn more if you are not familiar with this spectacular offer.
http://www.blockbuster.com/totalaccess
If any of these plans interest you, please let me know and I'll reactivate your account with the new subscription starting on your next billing cycle. If not, then I'm sorry to see you go and hope you reconsider in the future!
Always here to help,
Regina
Customer Care Associate
BLOCKBUSTER Online
Those deals are crap and not anything an upset customer is going to go for. Give me a break. So I canceled and I though all was good to go. But they keep hounding me. I got this email last night,
Dear Steve,
We received your request to cancel your BLOCKBUSTER Total Access™ membership.
But before you go, we hope you'll check out five great reasons other members are staying with BLOCKBUSTER Online®.
Reason #1: Never Be Without a Movie
The next time you change your mind or change your plans, you can get a new movie – FREE – right away. With BLOCKBUSTER Total Access, you simply place an online DVD in a return mailer and exchange it for a free in-store movie rental* at one of our 5,000 participating BLOCKBUSTER® stores – talk about immediate gratification!
Except your stores don't carry what I want to see.
Reason #2: Way More Movies, Same Low Price
Free in-store movie rentals are in addition to the number of movies allowed out at a time on your plan, giving you more movies at the same low monthly price.
Still not worth it since I can't get the movies I want to see through you or the store.
Reason #3: No More Waiting! Movies Arrive Faster
With BLOCKBUSTER Total Access, as soon as you return a movie in-store, your Queue frees up and your next available DVD ships right away.
No. The time I send a movie back and the time I get one averaged 4-5 days where Netflix is taking 2 days, plus they are sending me what I want
Reason #4: Coupons Good for FREE In-Store Rentals
Each month you receive e-coupons good for FREE in-store rentals – something you can't get anywhere else!
Funny, I get free rental coupons from mailers and from my Rewards card
Reason #5: Access to In-Store Special Promotions and Coupons
BLOCKBUSTER Online members are always the first to know about special offers and promotions, such as these in-store holiday prices at your local, participating BLOCKBUSTER store:
* Popcorn singles: Get two for $1.49
* $5 Gift Card: FREE with $50 Gift Card purchase
* Previously viewed DVDs: Buy 2 for $20 and 4 for $20 (select titles)
* Pre-owned games: Take 25% off
* Games: Rent two for $10 (PS2, PSP, Xbox and Game Cube)
No coupon required. Special prices good through December 31, 2006.
Click here for additional terms and conditions.
What advantage is there to knowing that. They have had the 2 for $20.4 for $20 deal running for over a year at my store and I never saw an email about it while a member of the online junk. This is lame.
If you'd still like to cancel your membership, do nothing. But if you'd like to give BLOCKBUSTER Total Access another try, re-activate your membership now and we'll send out your next movie right away!
No you want. It will take 4-5 days and it will be a move you decide to send.
So, don't join Blockbuster Online unless you only watch new releases.
Blockbuster Online
We were enjoying our subscription to Blockbuster Online, for about a month. Then, for reasons that are still unknown, things went sour. I had placed all the movies we wanted to see in our queue and each time they sent a new one out it would be the one that was like 15th in the queue. Nothing at the top of our queue, which were the movies we were really wanting to see, would ever show up. Yes, they all said "Available" in case you were wondering to yourself. Early on I sent an email out to ask why I was not getting things in my queue in order. I was told that "available" does not always mean "available" and then was given a coupon for in store use. Great. That makes me happy. Not.
I let it go and then things just didn't get better. I would send a movie and they would take 4 days to get me another one, sometimes a week, and still ignoring the top 10 movies in my queue. Then they created their new Total Access promo. This is where you can drop off your online DVD's in store and they will send them back for you and you can pick out replacements right there on the spot. Sounds good. But the problem is that we got the Online subscription because out store doesn't carry a lot of titles we are looking for. We want to see Seasons 3 and 4 of Scrubs. Our store only carries Season 1. There are a bunch of horror flicks I want to see but my local store does and will not carry them. So this new feature is pointless. If I want to get a new release then maybe but I want to see off the beaten path type movies.
So I email them one day a couple weeks ago.
I have had this issue before but now my patience is wearing thin. I got the reply last time that Available does not mean it is actually available and then got a coupon. Okay, well now everything that I have had in my queue at the top has been available yet I get movies 15 places down on my queue. Every time. Is it because the movie is available but my warehouse doesn't have it? Will it ever have it? Are there movies that I will just never be able to get? I like the ease now of having the ability to go to my local store and drop off and pick up but the problem is that my store doesn't carry the majority of the titles I want to see. I want to see Scrubs seasons 3 and 4. My store only carries Season 1. I want to see Supernatural, my store won't carry it. I want to watch a bunch of classic horror flicks that my local store does not carry. Sleepaway Camp 1,2,and 3 have been "Available" the day I put them on the list. Yet 2 is the only one I have ever received, which is dumb since it is the middle movie of the trilogy. So I return that in hopes that one day I will get the first one and then I will add 2 back on my list and try again. But it should not be this way. Sorry to say, but we didn't have this problem when we used Netflix. I don't want to go to Netflix for other reasons, but if I am actually never going to get to see the movies I want to see even when they state "available" for weeks on end, I will have to leave and go there.
Their wonderful response;
Hello Steve,
Thanks for contacting BLOCKBUSTER Online Customer Care.
I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you, Steve, on sending additional titles to you. I have checked and verified your record in our customer database and found out that you have not enough queue slots for additional shipment. I would like to follow up on the movies "Before Sunrise", "Shopgirl", and "Ichi the Killer."
You can always view your rental list by signing in to your account and going to "My Account" and clicking on "View Rental History", which will show your current list of shipped movies as well as what has been returned and checked back in.
I hope this information helps, Steve. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.
Always here to help,
Aileen
Customer Care Associate
BLOCKBUSTER Online
Wow, that has nothing at all do to with anything I asked.
My reply back;
Okay, you totally missed the point there. This isn't an issue of what movies I currently have. I never stated that as an issue. My issue is that movies I have in my queue that are listed as "Available" never get sent. Ever. Sleepaway Camp has said "available" for over a month or 2 and yet it has NEVER been sent to me. If I send back the 3 movies I have out right now, I suspect I will get movies that are like 10th,13th, and 15th on my list. I want to know why that continues to happen. Please feel free to reread my int ital complaint as it is clearly stated there. What is the point of having an order in the queue if you are randomly sending me movies? You may as well get rid of the queue and just send me what you feel like sending me since you haven't followed my queue order since...forever.
Her reply;
Hello Steve,
I'm sorry to learn we haven't shipped the DVD you've requested, Steve. Our goal is to ship your movies as quickly as possible in order to meet the expectation of 1-3 business days for delivery. We review all "Available" titles in your Queue, and determine which movies are in stock at your nearest distribution center that can be delivered in about 2 days. If your requests are outside the 2-day shipping window, they will be skipped over for other DVDs further on your list.
Unfortunately, we won't always be able to send your movies in the exact order you specify in your Queue. When we're ready to ship your next selection, we consider your Queue priorities and our current inventory. If your top picks are not in stock, we will send something else so that there are no service interruptions. Even though some of your selections may have longer waits than others, I suggest keeping your movies in the order you would like for them to be shipped.
I understand it's frustrating when we don't send your first choices, Steve. We're currently reviewing this process in order to improve in this area. I appreciate your patience as we work to provide you with the best service possible. Please let me know if you have any additional questions, and I'll be happy to help if I can.
Always happy to help,
Aileen
Customer Care Associate
BLOCKBUSTER Online
Okay, that seems like a poor way to run this kind of business. My response;
You say "we won't always". How about saying "if you have something in your queue and regardless if it says available for months, we probably really don't have it so you will never get it." With what you are telling me compared to the service I have received I think you guys have a problem that needs to be fixed ASAP. You never really answered my question or you can't because they won't even give you the actual answer but it seems many movies I wanted to see, (THAT SAID "AVAILABLE") were what, not at my
distribution center? Will it ever be? Do I need to wait 3 yrs? I waited 2 months or so, that is quite the wait. Not a wait I would expect from a business like this.
I really want to let it go but I just can't believe that I have wasted money for this product. I have had to wait over a week for titles, I have had to send back titles because you wouldn't send me the first one in the series. Just horrible.
My account has been closed. Before Sunrise, Ichi, and Shop Girl are already on their way. I opened a trail Netflix account yesterday. Funny thing was is that I put the top three movies I have in my BB queue that said available and put them at the top of the Netflix queue and they were also available there. They had this one shot to win me over. Come into work this morning and open my email and there they are, all three movies are shipped. Just like that. I will tell everyone I know how your system works. I suggest letting someone know that they need to figure this out and figure it out fast.
And that was true. Since signing up to Netflix I have received everything I have asked for that BB would not send me. On top of that, I sent 2 DVD's back Monday morning and got my replacements from Netflix in the mail Wednesday. That is beating Blockbuster by 3 days.
Well she got tired of me and had Regina take her shot;
Hello Steve,
I understand how frustrating it may be not to receive the movie that you have prioritized the most, Steve. Please know that movies are shipped based on several factors other than Queue priority, such as the number of copies in our inventory, the number of distribution centers provided with the copies, your proximity to these distribution centers, the demand for the same titles, the rate that the discs are being returned in good condition, and the postal service’s schedule and performance. Thank you for your understanding regarding this matter.
I am very sorry to know you have chosen to cancel your subscription. I have reviewed our customer database, and your account has already been successfully canceled as of December 7, 2006. Please remember that if you wish to avoid further charges to your credit card, BLOCKBUSTER Online must receive your movies no later than 30 days past your membership end date.
We value you as a customer, so I'd like to offer you some other plans I think you might be interested in:
* 2 at-a-time, unlimited rentals plus one e-coupon good for free in-store movie rentals for only $14.99 plus tax per month. If you agree to try it today, we'll give you 50% off the first two months!
* 1 at-a-time, unlimited rentals plus one e-coupon (2-day rentals not included) good for free in-store movie rentals for only $9.99 plus tax per month. If you agree to try it today, we'll give you 50% off the first two months!
Remember that all of our plans now automatically include our new Total Access program free of charge! Click on the link below to learn more if you are not familiar with this spectacular offer.
http://www.blockbuster.com/totalaccess
If any of these plans interest you, please let me know and I'll reactivate your account with the new subscription starting on your next billing cycle. If not, then I'm sorry to see you go and hope you reconsider in the future!
Always here to help,
Regina
Customer Care Associate
BLOCKBUSTER Online
Those deals are crap and not anything an upset customer is going to go for. Give me a break. So I canceled and I though all was good to go. But they keep hounding me. I got this email last night,
Dear Steve,
We received your request to cancel your BLOCKBUSTER Total Access™ membership.
But before you go, we hope you'll check out five great reasons other members are staying with BLOCKBUSTER Online®.
Reason #1: Never Be Without a Movie
The next time you change your mind or change your plans, you can get a new movie – FREE – right away. With BLOCKBUSTER Total Access, you simply place an online DVD in a return mailer and exchange it for a free in-store movie rental* at one of our 5,000 participating BLOCKBUSTER® stores – talk about immediate gratification!
Except your stores don't carry what I want to see.
Reason #2: Way More Movies, Same Low Price
Free in-store movie rentals are in addition to the number of movies allowed out at a time on your plan, giving you more movies at the same low monthly price.
Still not worth it since I can't get the movies I want to see through you or the store.
Reason #3: No More Waiting! Movies Arrive Faster
With BLOCKBUSTER Total Access, as soon as you return a movie in-store, your Queue frees up and your next available DVD ships right away.
No. The time I send a movie back and the time I get one averaged 4-5 days where Netflix is taking 2 days, plus they are sending me what I want
Reason #4: Coupons Good for FREE In-Store Rentals
Each month you receive e-coupons good for FREE in-store rentals – something you can't get anywhere else!
Funny, I get free rental coupons from mailers and from my Rewards card
Reason #5: Access to In-Store Special Promotions and Coupons
BLOCKBUSTER Online members are always the first to know about special offers and promotions, such as these in-store holiday prices at your local, participating BLOCKBUSTER store:
* Popcorn singles: Get two for $1.49
* $5 Gift Card: FREE with $50 Gift Card purchase
* Previously viewed DVDs: Buy 2 for $20 and 4 for $20 (select titles)
* Pre-owned games: Take 25% off
* Games: Rent two for $10 (PS2, PSP, Xbox and Game Cube)
No coupon required. Special prices good through December 31, 2006.
Click here for additional terms and conditions.
What advantage is there to knowing that. They have had the 2 for $20.4 for $20 deal running for over a year at my store and I never saw an email about it while a member of the online junk. This is lame.
If you'd still like to cancel your membership, do nothing. But if you'd like to give BLOCKBUSTER Total Access another try, re-activate your membership now and we'll send out your next movie right away!
No you want. It will take 4-5 days and it will be a move you decide to send.
So, don't join Blockbuster Online unless you only watch new releases.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
It was terrible! I feared for my life!
So I walked out of my house this morning and right there in front of me was a Dove. Yup. A Dove. The viscious creatures that haunt our State. Dove's the size of golden retrievers with scary fangs that always seem to be dripping blood from the last child it killed for fun. Thank god someone in our State is doing something about it by adding a proposal to our voting slips come November 9th. Proposal 3 will be on Michigan ballots and a vote for yes will allow us to protect our homes and family from these carnivorous beasts by shooting them at will. If you live here in Michigan then you know damn well how menacing these songbirds can be if looked at the wrong way. Some even attack completely unprovoked. So please, if you get the chance, vote Yes! on Proposal 3 to save our children!
*This has been brought to you by the People to Stop Stupid People From Shooting Their Foot Off While Chasing a Harmless Songbird.*
*This has been brought to you by the People to Stop Stupid People From Shooting Their Foot Off While Chasing a Harmless Songbird.*
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Pine Tar Can Cure Cancer!
Yup, you heard it here. After the the last couple days following the Tigers win in game 2 of the 2006 World Series, it has come to my attention that Pine Tar can and does some amazing things.
I will preface this blog by stating that I have no concrete proof that Kenny Rogers did in fact have pine tar on his person Sunday evening in the 1st inning. He claims that is was a mixture of spit, rosin, and dirt he uses. Fine with me since the umpires and the Cardinals did not want to investigate.
So what cool things can pine tar do?
Well obviously it can allow you to hold onto a bat. Baseball players use it for it's sticky like qualities to help them get a good grip on the lumber. Some players even admit to putting in in their gloves to help them catch balls. Pitchers have been coming out of the woodwork saying they use it in cold weather to help them feel the ball and grip it better when pitching.
Other fun stuff you can use pine tar for:
-Hanging up posters of Kid Rock in your room
-Place some on a teachers chair before class and watch the hilarity ensue when he/she tries to get up later in the day
-If you have a nasty cough, pine tar can be used as a expectorant.
-Cut yourself shaving, pine tar can be used as a antiseptic
-Have a show horse? Well, name it Pine Tar.
I will preface this blog by stating that I have no concrete proof that Kenny Rogers did in fact have pine tar on his person Sunday evening in the 1st inning. He claims that is was a mixture of spit, rosin, and dirt he uses. Fine with me since the umpires and the Cardinals did not want to investigate.
So what cool things can pine tar do?
Well obviously it can allow you to hold onto a bat. Baseball players use it for it's sticky like qualities to help them get a good grip on the lumber. Some players even admit to putting in in their gloves to help them catch balls. Pitchers have been coming out of the woodwork saying they use it in cold weather to help them feel the ball and grip it better when pitching.
Other fun stuff you can use pine tar for:
-Hanging up posters of Kid Rock in your room
-Place some on a teachers chair before class and watch the hilarity ensue when he/she tries to get up later in the day
-If you have a nasty cough, pine tar can be used as a expectorant.
-Cut yourself shaving, pine tar can be used as a antiseptic
-Have a show horse? Well, name it Pine Tar.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Monthy Home Game -- Month 2
Yes, the home games are back. Missed month one as it took place while I was in DC. The Grand Prix has started up again and I came into month 2 with a whopping 2 points. 1 Point for each missed game. Time to get back in the hunt.
The first game was a big one with 14 players registered. This is nice since the more players, the more points and money to be had. We had two new guys with us this night which usually means they will win since the new guys traditionally do.
Started out on the main table and just played a new style. I usually play ridiculously tight in these games but I decided to open up my hand selection tonight. Play more suited connectors in later positions and make more aggressive post-flop plays. The biggest hand before we were down to 10 players and moved everyone on to the main table was when I entered a pot in the SB with 9h 6h. Mark was the player to my left to likes to bully me. He took his chance to play back at me and raised it another 80. I called hoping for a good flop. Board came 96J. I checked knowing full well that he will bet out. He did the expected and bet out 75. I re raised to 300 and he thought for a minute and called. The turn was a blank. I bet 150 and he called. River was a blank and I took some time and fired out a measly 200 bet hoping he would take it as a sign of weakness. I guess he did as he called and I flipped my two pair and he mucked.
Once it was down to 10 the game changes. You go from playing with 5 or 6 at your table and then you have 10 so I need to tighten up a bit, especially since the two new guys were now at the table and the one directly to my left was the chip leader making some huge calls and folds from what I was told.
Few hands in I had ATs in MP and raised. New guy on my left called and couple others and we went to the flop and it came AT3. Nice Aces up. It was checked to me and I bet half the pot and new guy called quickly and everyone else folded. Turn came a 6. I checked hoping he had something juicy like AQ or AK and would fire out but he checked. River came a blank and I fired out a big bet and he called. I showed my Aces up and he mucked and muttered a "good hand".
Two hands later I get dealt 77 and limp as I usually do with small to medium pocket pairs. I believe we had about 5 callers and the flop came 3 6 T. Checked around to the new guy who bet out a 100 into a 300+ pot. It folded back to me and I decided to pay the 100 to get lucky. I did, as a 7 hot the turn. I checked and he bet out a little bigger and I raised. He thought for awhile and called. river was a blank and I bet out a small amount to give him a chance to call and after going in the tank he did and I flipped my 77 and he mucked with a more annoyed "good hand".
I was now the chip leader and was feeling good. Later on I made a mistake in a hand. I had AsTs again and raised preflop. My only caller was my new friend to my left. Flop was looking good with Ac Td 4d. I bet out about half the pot and he called quickly. For some reason I put him on two diamonds right away. My experience, and it could be deal wrong, when someone bets quickly in a situation like that, they are on a drawing hand. Turn came the Qd. I became passive and checked and he fired out a nice size bet. About 2/3rds the pot I believe. I went into the tank. I was about to call but I talked myself out of it. Many times playing I will make calls knowing that I am beat and this time I decided not to do it. I folded my AT and they flipped over and he was about to muck his and decided to show me his Ad 9s. Bah! He still had 9 outs to the nut flush so that will be my reasoning. lol
From there nothing really happened. I was in an out of pots, maintaining a good stack in relation to the competition. It was now 4 handed. 3 get paid. Two regulars and the other new guy. This guy acted as if he was some pro player and he was far from it. Complete ass and a complete donkey. Plus he wouldn't shut up about the Tigers game that was on. He was the quintessential poker star/Hall of Famer Baseball Manager. He was new to this game and trying to run it. All night long he wanted to change the rules and act like a jerk if someone did something he thought was wrong. Frank, father of Kevin, who playes with us once in awhile doesn't stack his chips. This isn't a casino, it's a night with the guys. We never cared. The new guy just wouldn't shut up all night about it. He was being rude and confrontational with him and it just didn't sit well with me. What an ass. My favorite moment was when I was in a hand and he was in the BB he tried to get all bad ass on me and said how many chips you got left. I replied, "A lot more than you". He got angry and said there was no way, his stack was larger than mine, and I had to point out the 4 purple chips I had that equaled more than the 14 black chips he had in front of him and he just folded. What an ass.
Anyway, he was playing on a shortstack and he just wouldn't go away. I was in the SB with 55 and decided to push all in on him. He called excited and flipped over his Ax. I don't even remember, like a 6 or a 7 I believe. My 5's hung in there and knocked him out. He shook every one's hand except mine. I love people like that.
From there I got messed up in a hand with a weaker kicker and eventually busted out in 3rd. Made a nice little profit and got some good points to get myself back in the hunt.
Game 2 was 9 players as most left to go watch the rest of the Tigers game at home. Only the ass new guy was playing, the other guy left. Within 5 or 6 hands Kevin and the new guy got into a raising war preflop and ended up all in with Kevin holding AA and new guy holding KK. K spiked on the turn and Kevin was out. He was pissed but kindly congratulated the new guy and shook his hand and the new guy wouldn't shut up about how crazy that was and he knew he was up against AA but he had no choice and how crazy it was. I could tell Kevin was getting annoyed. Just shut up, you won, Kevin now is the dealer for the next 2 hours probably, and you won't shut up about the hand. He wasn't making too many friends.
I was playing pretty bad. I was busy watching the Tigers game and being annoyed by the new guy to even care. About 6 people left and I was down to 700 from the starting 1000. Blinds were 100/200 and I was in UTG+1. New guy was UTG and raised. I grabbed my chips and said, "All in, 700". Immediately he gets all uppity and swearing about what a dumb play it was. I just kept staring at the TV ignoring him. It folded to him and he was still grumbling and then said in a cocky way, "Well I gotta call" and I flipped over AK while not looking at him at all. He threw his AJ out with disdain and I held on to double up on him. Never said a word to him but he was trying to talk to me about my play.
I don't remember much but I ended up in 4th on the bubble and watched as Matt got heads-up with new guy and literally dominated him. It was just sick. I was positioned to see every hand Matt had and it was just like he said, "shooting fish in a barrel." Matt raised all but I think 2 hands the entire time heads up. Seeing a flop was rare, as new guy folded 90% of the time he was raised. It was hilarious. Good to see Matt win it.
So I got some points and should be up in the top 5 with 4 months (8 games) to go.
The first game was a big one with 14 players registered. This is nice since the more players, the more points and money to be had. We had two new guys with us this night which usually means they will win since the new guys traditionally do.
Started out on the main table and just played a new style. I usually play ridiculously tight in these games but I decided to open up my hand selection tonight. Play more suited connectors in later positions and make more aggressive post-flop plays. The biggest hand before we were down to 10 players and moved everyone on to the main table was when I entered a pot in the SB with 9h 6h. Mark was the player to my left to likes to bully me. He took his chance to play back at me and raised it another 80. I called hoping for a good flop. Board came 96J. I checked knowing full well that he will bet out. He did the expected and bet out 75. I re raised to 300 and he thought for a minute and called. The turn was a blank. I bet 150 and he called. River was a blank and I took some time and fired out a measly 200 bet hoping he would take it as a sign of weakness. I guess he did as he called and I flipped my two pair and he mucked.
Once it was down to 10 the game changes. You go from playing with 5 or 6 at your table and then you have 10 so I need to tighten up a bit, especially since the two new guys were now at the table and the one directly to my left was the chip leader making some huge calls and folds from what I was told.
Few hands in I had ATs in MP and raised. New guy on my left called and couple others and we went to the flop and it came AT3. Nice Aces up. It was checked to me and I bet half the pot and new guy called quickly and everyone else folded. Turn came a 6. I checked hoping he had something juicy like AQ or AK and would fire out but he checked. River came a blank and I fired out a big bet and he called. I showed my Aces up and he mucked and muttered a "good hand".
Two hands later I get dealt 77 and limp as I usually do with small to medium pocket pairs. I believe we had about 5 callers and the flop came 3 6 T. Checked around to the new guy who bet out a 100 into a 300+ pot. It folded back to me and I decided to pay the 100 to get lucky. I did, as a 7 hot the turn. I checked and he bet out a little bigger and I raised. He thought for awhile and called. river was a blank and I bet out a small amount to give him a chance to call and after going in the tank he did and I flipped my 77 and he mucked with a more annoyed "good hand".
I was now the chip leader and was feeling good. Later on I made a mistake in a hand. I had AsTs again and raised preflop. My only caller was my new friend to my left. Flop was looking good with Ac Td 4d. I bet out about half the pot and he called quickly. For some reason I put him on two diamonds right away. My experience, and it could be deal wrong, when someone bets quickly in a situation like that, they are on a drawing hand. Turn came the Qd. I became passive and checked and he fired out a nice size bet. About 2/3rds the pot I believe. I went into the tank. I was about to call but I talked myself out of it. Many times playing I will make calls knowing that I am beat and this time I decided not to do it. I folded my AT and they flipped over and he was about to muck his and decided to show me his Ad 9s. Bah! He still had 9 outs to the nut flush so that will be my reasoning. lol
From there nothing really happened. I was in an out of pots, maintaining a good stack in relation to the competition. It was now 4 handed. 3 get paid. Two regulars and the other new guy. This guy acted as if he was some pro player and he was far from it. Complete ass and a complete donkey. Plus he wouldn't shut up about the Tigers game that was on. He was the quintessential poker star/Hall of Famer Baseball Manager. He was new to this game and trying to run it. All night long he wanted to change the rules and act like a jerk if someone did something he thought was wrong. Frank, father of Kevin, who playes with us once in awhile doesn't stack his chips. This isn't a casino, it's a night with the guys. We never cared. The new guy just wouldn't shut up all night about it. He was being rude and confrontational with him and it just didn't sit well with me. What an ass. My favorite moment was when I was in a hand and he was in the BB he tried to get all bad ass on me and said how many chips you got left. I replied, "A lot more than you". He got angry and said there was no way, his stack was larger than mine, and I had to point out the 4 purple chips I had that equaled more than the 14 black chips he had in front of him and he just folded. What an ass.
Anyway, he was playing on a shortstack and he just wouldn't go away. I was in the SB with 55 and decided to push all in on him. He called excited and flipped over his Ax. I don't even remember, like a 6 or a 7 I believe. My 5's hung in there and knocked him out. He shook every one's hand except mine. I love people like that.
From there I got messed up in a hand with a weaker kicker and eventually busted out in 3rd. Made a nice little profit and got some good points to get myself back in the hunt.
Game 2 was 9 players as most left to go watch the rest of the Tigers game at home. Only the ass new guy was playing, the other guy left. Within 5 or 6 hands Kevin and the new guy got into a raising war preflop and ended up all in with Kevin holding AA and new guy holding KK. K spiked on the turn and Kevin was out. He was pissed but kindly congratulated the new guy and shook his hand and the new guy wouldn't shut up about how crazy that was and he knew he was up against AA but he had no choice and how crazy it was. I could tell Kevin was getting annoyed. Just shut up, you won, Kevin now is the dealer for the next 2 hours probably, and you won't shut up about the hand. He wasn't making too many friends.
I was playing pretty bad. I was busy watching the Tigers game and being annoyed by the new guy to even care. About 6 people left and I was down to 700 from the starting 1000. Blinds were 100/200 and I was in UTG+1. New guy was UTG and raised. I grabbed my chips and said, "All in, 700". Immediately he gets all uppity and swearing about what a dumb play it was. I just kept staring at the TV ignoring him. It folded to him and he was still grumbling and then said in a cocky way, "Well I gotta call" and I flipped over AK while not looking at him at all. He threw his AJ out with disdain and I held on to double up on him. Never said a word to him but he was trying to talk to me about my play.
I don't remember much but I ended up in 4th on the bubble and watched as Matt got heads-up with new guy and literally dominated him. It was just sick. I was positioned to see every hand Matt had and it was just like he said, "shooting fish in a barrel." Matt raised all but I think 2 hands the entire time heads up. Seeing a flop was rare, as new guy folded 90% of the time he was raised. It was hilarious. Good to see Matt win it.
So I got some points and should be up in the top 5 with 4 months (8 games) to go.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
My Whiny Poker Post
I hate to do it but I need to vent and this looks to be the best place for that. I know I can play this game. There is no question I can. Sure I have some leaks but all players do, but for the life of me I can't seem to win a damn thing. My first year playing was great. Made decent amounts of money but this year has been atrocious. Still way ahead of the game but not making the stack larger, only smaller.
Today for example, playing a Triple Shootout and doing very well until one hand while heads up I raise with A6 and he pushes. He was erratic and loved to come over top of everyone all game long, so I called and there it was Q3. Of course he hits a 3 at one point and takes a large lead and I can't crawl back.
I have made some good decisions, played some good TAG poker the last couple weeks and I have been getting railed by instances like that. Yesterday I was the chipleader in a 180 SNG from hand one till about close to the 2nd hour. Cards were falling, donkeys were pushing when I had the nuts, etc. Then one play I get crippled when I went in a 4:1 favorite. I end up finishing 2 off the money. Bah!
I know I can play this game and I know that the donks are my friends in the long run but in the short run it is killing me and my bankroll.
Today for example, playing a Triple Shootout and doing very well until one hand while heads up I raise with A6 and he pushes. He was erratic and loved to come over top of everyone all game long, so I called and there it was Q3. Of course he hits a 3 at one point and takes a large lead and I can't crawl back.
I have made some good decisions, played some good TAG poker the last couple weeks and I have been getting railed by instances like that. Yesterday I was the chipleader in a 180 SNG from hand one till about close to the 2nd hour. Cards were falling, donkeys were pushing when I had the nuts, etc. Then one play I get crippled when I went in a 4:1 favorite. I end up finishing 2 off the money. Bah!
I know I can play this game and I know that the donks are my friends in the long run but in the short run it is killing me and my bankroll.
Horror Month --- Pumpkin Karver
Wow, this movie was really, really bad. Not in the good bad, the bad bad. The whole thing was sooooo bad. I can't even put into words how bad this was. The acting was atrocious and the writing was horrid. Sometimes you can get away with it if it is at least humourously bad, but this was just disgustingly bad.
Sisters boyfriend pretends to attack her on Halloween and her brother kills him before they fond out the prank. Years later he still has issues and goes to a party out on BFE with his sister and the boyfriend "seems" to be back and seeking revenge.
Horrid movie. Nothing makes sense. The scenes don't matchup well, people show up and are never seen again, the dialogue is terrible. DO NOT WATCH THIS.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Horror Month --- Stay Alive
Watched this over the weekend between Game 3 and 4 of the ALCS. The movie this time is a new movie that came out on DVD the past week called Stay Alive.
I don't know how I feel about this movie. At first I thought I liked it but as each day passes I begin to think I actually don't like it. This movie seems to be Final Destination meets The Ring but with video games. I liked the former but hated the latter so maybe that is my problem. Basically a guy plays this underground video game on his PC and then shortly after dies the way he did in the game. His buds get a hold of the game and realize what is going on and do what they can to stop it. At first it really drags you in and is very interesting, then it dies. Rent it if you want but if you won't be missing anything. I am sure it will be on TNT or TBS in a year or so.
I don't know how I feel about this movie. At first I thought I liked it but as each day passes I begin to think I actually don't like it. This movie seems to be Final Destination meets The Ring but with video games. I liked the former but hated the latter so maybe that is my problem. Basically a guy plays this underground video game on his PC and then shortly after dies the way he did in the game. His buds get a hold of the game and realize what is going on and do what they can to stop it. At first it really drags you in and is very interesting, then it dies. Rent it if you want but if you won't be missing anything. I am sure it will be on TNT or TBS in a year or so.
TIGERS WIN!!! TIGERS WIN!!!
Not much to say, the pics speak for themselves. When Maggie hit the ball I immediately jumped from the couch knowing right then and there we were headed to the World Series.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Tigers vs. A's in the ALCS -- Game 3
Well tonights game was supposed to be at 8pm but sadly Fox does not believe that the Tigers are good enough and they need to make sure that for the rest of the series that NY gets the primetime slot. They claimed that it was because of the weather but that was BS. Also there is rumors that the World Series will still be NY Yankees vs. the NY Mets regardless of what happens in the two CS series.
Now let's discuss the game. I made sure to set up the DVR to start recording it at 4pm and I made sure that I ignored all radio and internet so that I would be able to get home from work and not have any clue what the score was. Amazingly I was able to make that work. My wife screwed up and at about 4:45 she called to ask if she was supposed to be watching the game on ESPN.com. She finally realized that she shouldn't be watching but was spoiled for the 1st inning. Sadly for her 2 of the total 3 runs the Tigers scored were in the 1st. Again, Kenny Rogers like a week earlier came in and pitched a 7+ inning shutout. This post season he has pitched 15 innings and given up 0 runs. This from a guy who was expected to continue his career choking in the post-season. Jonesy came in for the save in the 9th and lucky made it less dramatic as game 2.
The Tigers have now won 6 straight and on their way to hopefully sweeping the A's today in Comerica Park. The game is about to start so I need to end this. Go Tigers!!!!
Now let's discuss the game. I made sure to set up the DVR to start recording it at 4pm and I made sure that I ignored all radio and internet so that I would be able to get home from work and not have any clue what the score was. Amazingly I was able to make that work. My wife screwed up and at about 4:45 she called to ask if she was supposed to be watching the game on ESPN.com. She finally realized that she shouldn't be watching but was spoiled for the 1st inning. Sadly for her 2 of the total 3 runs the Tigers scored were in the 1st. Again, Kenny Rogers like a week earlier came in and pitched a 7+ inning shutout. This post season he has pitched 15 innings and given up 0 runs. This from a guy who was expected to continue his career choking in the post-season. Jonesy came in for the save in the 9th and lucky made it less dramatic as game 2.
The Tigers have now won 6 straight and on their way to hopefully sweeping the A's today in Comerica Park. The game is about to start so I need to end this. Go Tigers!!!!
Friday, October 13, 2006
Horror Month --- Triple Feature
Had some time on my hands last night so I watched 3 movies that I will give short reviews for. The Hazing, Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers, and Hostel.
First one I watched was The Hazing. I DVR'ed this the other night just for fun and actually enjoyed it. It was a very campy horror film but enjoyable.
The premise of this film was 5 college kids, 2 girls, 3 guys, pledging for their respective Sororities and Frats. Their final "hazing" was to go out on a scavenger hunt for items on Halloween. After they had collected enough items they were to spend the night at a local hanuted house and if they could last till morning they would have completeled the task and they all would have gotten in to their frat/sorority. Sounds easy enough, right? Wrong.
They split up into two groups and head off to get the items which turned into a wonderful music montage. One of the items was a book of incantation that was worth 20 points of the required 50 they needed. One group went to the professors house who allegedly had the book. What they find is that the Professor was a crazed murderer. Once the professor was "dead" they hi-tailed it out of there and to the haunted house taking the book and a staff so as not to leave fingerprints.
The professor didn't die but was rushed to the hospital. As the kids were hanging out doing what kids do in horror movies, the professor left his body at the hospital and headed to the house to use the book to enter one of the kids bodies. From there it is a gory mess of death and demons.
The movie was entertaining and the two girls were pretty attractive. Tiffany Shepis is a big horror movie actress and played her part well. Parry Shen, from a lot of TV shows, stars in this as well and does a good job. Good for a rent on Halloween.
The next movie in line was Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers. Sadly Blockbuster Online sent me this instead of the first Sleepaway Camp even though it says available. But that is another blog all toghether. I have been holding off watching it till I saw the first one but I decided to just watch it.
Wow, now this is a classic horror flick. Camp, killer, kids having sex and doing drugs, and decapitation. What more can you ask for in a horror flick from the 80's right? The acting in this film was absolutely horrid. Horrid to the point of pure entertainment though. Watching the making of/deleted scene/outake section of the DVD was hilarious when the director touted the main character, Pamela Springsteen, as a great actress who showed great emotion. Really, just watch it for the acting if nothing else.
Anyway, enough about that, the movie takes place at a camp in the woods. Right off the bat you find out that Springsteens character is the killer. Damn, I guess I needed to see the first one. As each camper does something that she finds immoral, she kills them in various ways; power drills, drowning them in a outhouse, decapitating them, slitting throats, chainsaws, and guitar wire. It was pretty entertaining but as you probably can tell by now I am easily entertained. If you like the old slasher flicks like Friday the 13th and such, you will love this movie. I suspect the whole series is good. Hopefully I will get 1 and 3 next week.
Last on my plate is Hostel. This is a Eli Roth film (Cabin Fever) that is actaully pretty good.
This movie is about 3 backpackers in Europe finding their way to Slovakia where things take a turn for the worst. According to Roth, he got the idea for this movie from hearing/reading about a place in Thailand I believe where people would pay money to torture and kill people. So people would be kidnapped and then some tourist would come and pay $20K to kill them. Basically this movie is all about that but set in Slovakia.
I am a big fan of Roth's Cabin Fever, and I am in the minority on that one I believe. He did really well with this movie. The acting is good, the look is great, and the sense of terror is outstanding. If you like movies like Saw and Saw 2 then you should enjoy this as it seems to have the same look and feel.
First one I watched was The Hazing. I DVR'ed this the other night just for fun and actually enjoyed it. It was a very campy horror film but enjoyable.
The premise of this film was 5 college kids, 2 girls, 3 guys, pledging for their respective Sororities and Frats. Their final "hazing" was to go out on a scavenger hunt for items on Halloween. After they had collected enough items they were to spend the night at a local hanuted house and if they could last till morning they would have completeled the task and they all would have gotten in to their frat/sorority. Sounds easy enough, right? Wrong.
They split up into two groups and head off to get the items which turned into a wonderful music montage. One of the items was a book of incantation that was worth 20 points of the required 50 they needed. One group went to the professors house who allegedly had the book. What they find is that the Professor was a crazed murderer. Once the professor was "dead" they hi-tailed it out of there and to the haunted house taking the book and a staff so as not to leave fingerprints.
The professor didn't die but was rushed to the hospital. As the kids were hanging out doing what kids do in horror movies, the professor left his body at the hospital and headed to the house to use the book to enter one of the kids bodies. From there it is a gory mess of death and demons.
The movie was entertaining and the two girls were pretty attractive. Tiffany Shepis is a big horror movie actress and played her part well. Parry Shen, from a lot of TV shows, stars in this as well and does a good job. Good for a rent on Halloween.
The next movie in line was Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers. Sadly Blockbuster Online sent me this instead of the first Sleepaway Camp even though it says available. But that is another blog all toghether. I have been holding off watching it till I saw the first one but I decided to just watch it.
Wow, now this is a classic horror flick. Camp, killer, kids having sex and doing drugs, and decapitation. What more can you ask for in a horror flick from the 80's right? The acting in this film was absolutely horrid. Horrid to the point of pure entertainment though. Watching the making of/deleted scene/outake section of the DVD was hilarious when the director touted the main character, Pamela Springsteen, as a great actress who showed great emotion. Really, just watch it for the acting if nothing else.
Anyway, enough about that, the movie takes place at a camp in the woods. Right off the bat you find out that Springsteens character is the killer. Damn, I guess I needed to see the first one. As each camper does something that she finds immoral, she kills them in various ways; power drills, drowning them in a outhouse, decapitating them, slitting throats, chainsaws, and guitar wire. It was pretty entertaining but as you probably can tell by now I am easily entertained. If you like the old slasher flicks like Friday the 13th and such, you will love this movie. I suspect the whole series is good. Hopefully I will get 1 and 3 next week.
Last on my plate is Hostel. This is a Eli Roth film (Cabin Fever) that is actaully pretty good.
This movie is about 3 backpackers in Europe finding their way to Slovakia where things take a turn for the worst. According to Roth, he got the idea for this movie from hearing/reading about a place in Thailand I believe where people would pay money to torture and kill people. So people would be kidnapped and then some tourist would come and pay $20K to kill them. Basically this movie is all about that but set in Slovakia.
I am a big fan of Roth's Cabin Fever, and I am in the minority on that one I believe. He did really well with this movie. The acting is good, the look is great, and the sense of terror is outstanding. If you like movies like Saw and Saw 2 then you should enjoy this as it seems to have the same look and feel.
Getting a Telemarketer to Hang Up On You
I am still a little shocked that I just got hung up on by a telemarketer. He seemed angry but I was actually not being mean. It was all so surreal to be honest. Phone rings and I answer it.
Me:, how may I help you?
Him: Hi, this is Sean, can I ask who the Propery Manager is, please?
Me:, What can I help you with.
Him: Can I speak to him please.
Me: I am sorry he is not in, can I take a message.
Him: When do you expect him in?
Me: He doesn't work in this office, I can take a message.
Him: He doesn't work there? Please tell me how I can get a hold of him.
Me: No he doesn't, I can take a message and forward it to him for you.
Him: (long pause) I don't really have a message.
Me: (waits)
Him: So just tell me how to get a hold of him...
Me: Sure, leave your message with me and I will gladly forwa--
Him: *sigh*
Wow, that was easy. He was clearly getting frustrated with me but I was being totally honest with him. He doesn't work in this office, he works from home. I am not giving this guy who fails to tell me who he even works for my boss' home number. Pfft, no way. All he had to do was give me a number and I would have emailed it to my boss. Oh well. That was fun.
Me:
Him: Hi, this is Sean, can I ask who the Propery Manager is, please?
Me:
Him: Can I speak to him please.
Me: I am sorry he is not in, can I take a message.
Him: When do you expect him in?
Me: He doesn't work in this office, I can take a message.
Him: He doesn't work there? Please tell me how I can get a hold of him.
Me: No he doesn't, I can take a message and forward it to him for you.
Him: (long pause) I don't really have a message.
Me: (waits)
Him: So just tell me how to get a hold of him...
Me: Sure, leave your message with me and I will gladly forwa--
Him: *sigh*
Wow, that was easy. He was clearly getting frustrated with me but I was being totally honest with him. He doesn't work in this office, he works from home. I am not giving this guy who fails to tell me who he even works for my boss' home number. Pfft, no way. All he had to do was give me a number and I would have emailed it to my boss. Oh well. That was fun.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Horror Month --- High Tension
This was a great thriller/slasher film. It had a great look and a little twist at the end.
This is a french film that won a few rewards at some European Film Festivals. The basica story is two college friends going home for holiday and soon after getting there the terror begins with a knock on the door. Lots of gore, decapitations, and screams, but the look and feel just grabs you and never lets you go. Due to the twist at the end I do not want to give too much away but I strongly suggest any and all horror fans to see this movie. In my opinion this is what a horror film should be like. This is a good one for a cold Halloween night!
This is a french film that won a few rewards at some European Film Festivals. The basica story is two college friends going home for holiday and soon after getting there the terror begins with a knock on the door. Lots of gore, decapitations, and screams, but the look and feel just grabs you and never lets you go. Due to the twist at the end I do not want to give too much away but I strongly suggest any and all horror fans to see this movie. In my opinion this is what a horror film should be like. This is a good one for a cold Halloween night!
Tigers vs A's in ALCS -- Game 2
Well it was an odd day in baseball alst night with the tragic death of Yankees pitcher Lidle. Mets/Cards game was rained out and the ALCS would be the only game going this evening. What a good one it was.
Verlander came out sloppy in my opinion and quicky gave up a run. In true Tigers fashion that run was made up in the next at bat. By the 3rd inning it had looked as if Verlander was finding his stuff and his breaking ball was starting to work real nicely but nothing seemed to be able to stop Milton Bradley last night has he jacked one out of the park to make it 3-1. It felt like it was going to be a battle all game long. The A's needed this win and for the most part played like they knew it. But again the next time the Tigers get to bat they make it 4-3. You gotta love and respect the reliencey of this team. They extended the lead to 7-4 and by the bottom of the ninth it was 8-5. Jones was our closer and started off getting the first guy out. Then it all fell apart. 2 outs, bases loaded, and the Big Hurt at the plate. I was pacing like you could not believe. But Jones got Thomas to pop one up and we took a 2-0 lead going back to Detroit for games 3,4 and 5.
It was another hard fought game and Leeland quieted some critics. With the injury to Sean Casey he moved our SS Guillen to 1st base and put Perez in the lineup and then took out Thames from the DH and put in rookie Alexi Gomez in his spot. When all this was found out many people in the area were up in arms. Perez has shown us nothing in terms of hitting since we got him from the Cubs. Gomez is a rookie who had about 100 at bats all season. But in true Leeland style Gomez ended up with 1 HR and 4 RBI's for the night. Perez didn't do much but his sacrfice bunt helped get us tied at 1-1 early on in the game. Other than that he was non-existant. We will see what happens Friday.
Go Tigers!
Verlander came out sloppy in my opinion and quicky gave up a run. In true Tigers fashion that run was made up in the next at bat. By the 3rd inning it had looked as if Verlander was finding his stuff and his breaking ball was starting to work real nicely but nothing seemed to be able to stop Milton Bradley last night has he jacked one out of the park to make it 3-1. It felt like it was going to be a battle all game long. The A's needed this win and for the most part played like they knew it. But again the next time the Tigers get to bat they make it 4-3. You gotta love and respect the reliencey of this team. They extended the lead to 7-4 and by the bottom of the ninth it was 8-5. Jones was our closer and started off getting the first guy out. Then it all fell apart. 2 outs, bases loaded, and the Big Hurt at the plate. I was pacing like you could not believe. But Jones got Thomas to pop one up and we took a 2-0 lead going back to Detroit for games 3,4 and 5.
It was another hard fought game and Leeland quieted some critics. With the injury to Sean Casey he moved our SS Guillen to 1st base and put Perez in the lineup and then took out Thames from the DH and put in rookie Alexi Gomez in his spot. When all this was found out many people in the area were up in arms. Perez has shown us nothing in terms of hitting since we got him from the Cubs. Gomez is a rookie who had about 100 at bats all season. But in true Leeland style Gomez ended up with 1 HR and 4 RBI's for the night. Perez didn't do much but his sacrfice bunt helped get us tied at 1-1 early on in the game. Other than that he was non-existant. We will see what happens Friday.
Go Tigers!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Tigers vs. A's in ALCS -- Game 1
Last night the Motown Kitties faced off against the Oakland A's in Oakland for a chance get into the World Series.
Big talk around town was Leelands choice to start Nate Robertson against the A's ace Zito. I personally had no issue with it but I guess I could see both sides. Supposedly Kenny Rogers is good against the A's in Oakland and he won't be playing at all over there. Robertson had a poor outing in his last game of the season and then a sub par performace in Game 1 of the ALDS but it wasn't that bad. Nate has been on of our most consistent pitchers in the 2nd half of the season. I thought he had a chance to do well. Zito on the other hand is supposedly a great pitcher and one to be feared.
Well it sure started as expected. Nate found himself in some jams early but luckily got out of them and Zito sent down the first 8 batters with ease. It was looking to be a long night if it kept up but thankfully my boy Inge hit a homer and that started Zitos; demise. By the end of it all it was 5-0 and Zito on the bench. With the 5-0 lead Nate found himself in another jam with men on 2nd and 3rd and no outs. Leeland came out to the mound as he has done som many times this season, said some things and then walked off. Nate then struck out the next 3 batters. It's just amazing how many times I have seen Leeland do just that and get the same results each time.
It was great to see Brandon Inge get back into form. He had a horrid ALDS but started off the ALCS with a homer, double, single, and a walk. Hopefully he can keep it up. Sadly we lost Casey mid game to some kind of calf injury. I haven't heard anything more than a sprain so I can't pretend to know when he is coming back but for sure won't be playing in game 2. I guess Perez will be playing and that isn't too comforting. He has done squat all season and I would rather see Infante play since he has a bat that connects with the ball. But we will see, you never know what might happen.
So tonight is Game 2 with Verlander on the mound. Winning tonight would put a strangle hold on the series with games 3,4, and 5 at Comerica Park. But the A's are a good team, should be a good one!
Big talk around town was Leelands choice to start Nate Robertson against the A's ace Zito. I personally had no issue with it but I guess I could see both sides. Supposedly Kenny Rogers is good against the A's in Oakland and he won't be playing at all over there. Robertson had a poor outing in his last game of the season and then a sub par performace in Game 1 of the ALDS but it wasn't that bad. Nate has been on of our most consistent pitchers in the 2nd half of the season. I thought he had a chance to do well. Zito on the other hand is supposedly a great pitcher and one to be feared.
Well it sure started as expected. Nate found himself in some jams early but luckily got out of them and Zito sent down the first 8 batters with ease. It was looking to be a long night if it kept up but thankfully my boy Inge hit a homer and that started Zitos; demise. By the end of it all it was 5-0 and Zito on the bench. With the 5-0 lead Nate found himself in another jam with men on 2nd and 3rd and no outs. Leeland came out to the mound as he has done som many times this season, said some things and then walked off. Nate then struck out the next 3 batters. It's just amazing how many times I have seen Leeland do just that and get the same results each time.
It was great to see Brandon Inge get back into form. He had a horrid ALDS but started off the ALCS with a homer, double, single, and a walk. Hopefully he can keep it up. Sadly we lost Casey mid game to some kind of calf injury. I haven't heard anything more than a sprain so I can't pretend to know when he is coming back but for sure won't be playing in game 2. I guess Perez will be playing and that isn't too comforting. He has done squat all season and I would rather see Infante play since he has a bat that connects with the ball. But we will see, you never know what might happen.
So tonight is Game 2 with Verlander on the mound. Winning tonight would put a strangle hold on the series with games 3,4, and 5 at Comerica Park. But the A's are a good team, should be a good one!
Horror Month -- The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Watched a little of this movie last night after the Tigers game. I have watched it a couple times before and loved it. This is a remake of the original Wes Craven The Hills Have Eyes from 1977.
I have seen both movies and can say that I found this one to be the best of the two. Maybe that isn't a common opinion but I thought they did an excellent job of remaking this movie which can be quite a task. Most remakes fall short, this one rises to the top.
There is nothing special about the story. Family heading to California by way of the Nevada desert and get tortured and killed by mutants from past nuclear testing. The family gets stranded in the middle of the desert after crashing their truck and trailer into a rock. Little did they know that the people in the hills caused the wresck and would soon be terrorizing them. After a few killings the people in the hills take the baby and thus begins the heroic efforts to save the child.
This movie does a great job of pulling you in and keeping you interested throughout. I still love it after numerous viewings.
The original is a cult hit and this one might be even better. Check it out if you can.
I have seen both movies and can say that I found this one to be the best of the two. Maybe that isn't a common opinion but I thought they did an excellent job of remaking this movie which can be quite a task. Most remakes fall short, this one rises to the top.
There is nothing special about the story. Family heading to California by way of the Nevada desert and get tortured and killed by mutants from past nuclear testing. The family gets stranded in the middle of the desert after crashing their truck and trailer into a rock. Little did they know that the people in the hills caused the wresck and would soon be terrorizing them. After a few killings the people in the hills take the baby and thus begins the heroic efforts to save the child.
This movie does a great job of pulling you in and keeping you interested throughout. I still love it after numerous viewings.
The original is a cult hit and this one might be even better. Check it out if you can.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
October = Month of Horror Movies
I don't know what to watch on Halloween. My wife despises horror movies and I absolutely love them. I could watch horror movies everyday all day. I watched one the other night that was just hilarious. It was called Monster Man. Not a real creative title, not did it really go well with the plot but the movie is worth watching if you enjoy cheesy horror flicks.
The basic premise is two guys heading through the south (inbred areas) so that the main character can tell some chick he loves her before he gets married. His sidekick is your usual loud and obnoxious friend who will sit in a diner and piss off the locals. Well on their way down the road they get harassed by a unknown person is a hilarious looking monster truck.
They eventually get run off the road by the truck as it vanishes down the road. Later on they stop at a gas station. As the main guy takes a piss the monster truck pulls up and he heads to the restroom. As he is in there the obnoxious guy takes a piss inside the truck as the main guy gets a good look at the "monster".
Later they pick up a beautiful blonde who seems to be attracted to the main guy despite the advances of the obnoxious guy.
I won't spoil the ending but it gets pretty gory by the end.
What I found odd though about this movie was this. For the first half they really tried hard not to have foul language. They used "A-Hole" all movie even though the movie was rated R. Sure there was gore but they seemed to never swear, except once. And the sex scene was fully clothed. Just odd I thought. So if you get a chance to see this, do so.
The basic premise is two guys heading through the south (inbred areas) so that the main character can tell some chick he loves her before he gets married. His sidekick is your usual loud and obnoxious friend who will sit in a diner and piss off the locals. Well on their way down the road they get harassed by a unknown person is a hilarious looking monster truck.
They eventually get run off the road by the truck as it vanishes down the road. Later on they stop at a gas station. As the main guy takes a piss the monster truck pulls up and he heads to the restroom. As he is in there the obnoxious guy takes a piss inside the truck as the main guy gets a good look at the "monster".
Later they pick up a beautiful blonde who seems to be attracted to the main guy despite the advances of the obnoxious guy.
I won't spoil the ending but it gets pretty gory by the end.
What I found odd though about this movie was this. For the first half they really tried hard not to have foul language. They used "A-Hole" all movie even though the movie was rated R. Sure there was gore but they seemed to never swear, except once. And the sex scene was fully clothed. Just odd I thought. So if you get a chance to see this, do so.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Tigers vs. Yankees ALDS
What a great week to be a baseball fan. My Tigers started off its first playoff run versus the hands down favorite to win it all New York Yankees. Prior to game one the National media were unanimous in their belief that the NY Yankees would pound on the fluke Tigers in 3 straight games. No one could compete against the awesome lineup NY had. But sadly this is baseball and they do not play games on paper but they actually let the teams play each other and see what happens.
Game 1
I was pretty geeked to finally watch the Tigers play in a post-season game. I had all the faith in the world that they would win it in 5. For a few innings things were going ok. We were holding them off the score sheet and we were getting some hits on Wang, who I believe is the only real threat the Yankees bring to the mound. But then things started to crumble when Nate missed played an easy ball to the 1st base side of the mound and soon after it was 5-0 in NY's favor. But one thing you would know about the Tigers if you watched them all year is that they do not give up. I think most teams that got lambbasted in the media like the Tigers did prior to this game would have folded after being down 5-0 but the Tigers play a full 9 innings. Before you knew it the Tigers came back to make it 5-3 and the game was on. Sadly though they couldn't mount a comeback and lost to the Yankees 8-4 with Jeter going 5-5 and the savior of the world. Blah blah blah.
I was pretty upset after the game. I really thought we needed to win the first game to set the tone and make all the people in the country realize that we deserve to be there and are no fluke. But come morning I was pretty good. Series surely was not over and Verlander was to pitch game 2 and I was hoping he would come out firing. The Yankees don't do very well against power pitching and I hoped Verlander could keep it close so we could bring Zumaya in.
Game 2
Game 2 was Wednesday night but it never happened. Due to rain the game was postponed. As with anything there is always some bit of controversy and that night it was the fact that the Yankees were told of the game being postponed till the next day and the Tigers were not. So there the Tigers are warming up, getting ready to play, as the Yankees are jumping in their cars and heading home. Some people were making a big deal out of it because Verlander was getting ready in the bullpen but I saw an interview with him that night and he said it was probably good due to the fact that now he knows how it feels to get ready for a big game and the next day should be easier.
So Thursday they got game 2 underway and things looked okay. Verlander got into some jams but came out of them nicely and the Tigers scored first to take a 1-0 lead. That all changed mid game when Damon hit a 3-Run jack to the upper deck to take a 3-1 lead. For a minute I was freaked. "Oh crap, here we go." But I was wrong and should trust my Tigers better as they quickly got the lead 4-3. Zumaya pitched an unbelievable 2 innings making each Yankee look like a minor leaguer. It was quite impressive. I loved how after each strike out the Yankee who was punked looked back at him on their way to the dugout as if to ask, "who are you?"
Now we are coming back to Detroit with the series tied 1-1. We could really cause some damage now.
Game 3
Game 3 was Friday and I was pretty excited. On my way to work my dad called to ask if I had gotten his email. He had an extra ticket and wanted to know if I could go. Hell yes I can go! After work I met him and some friends at Fishbones in Greektown. We ate dinner and then headed over the Comerica Park. I was so excited to be here. First playoff game in Detroit since '87. I had been to 6 other games this year and the atmosphere for them were great but it was clearly different tonight. We had pretty decent seats. 1st base side between 1st and RF.
The big talk was that Kenny would get shelled this evening. He has never won a post season game and has been killed by lineups. Not tonight. It was the most amazing pitching performance I have ever witnessed. He made this great Yankees lineup look weak and pathetic. Kenny who maybe gets 1 SO a game got 8 SO's in this game and was a force to be reckoned with. Watching replays of the game on TV was interesting as you could tell this guy was in the zone and on fire. He was out there to prove his critics wrong and he did so quite impressively.
The crowd was crazy. I think we were out of our seats for about 85% of the game and there was constant noise. If we were rooting out tigers on we were chanting "Steroids" or "Overrated" to Giambi and A-Rod. It was the single most exciting sporting event I have ever been too and I have been to many good ones. We ended up winning the game 6-0. Now we have the series lead at 2-1.
Game 4
Game 4 was Saturday afternoon at 4:30pm. Hopefully we could end it here and get ready to play the Oakland A's who swept the Twinkies the night before. Bonderman was on the hill for us and you never know what he is going to bring. My wife mentioned that Him and Rogers are very close and she expected him to feed off what Kenny did the night before. She was right. Bondo threw a perfect game through 5 complete innings. He was on fire. 23 years old and taking care of the Yankees high powered line-up like butter. Thankfully our bats were on fire and before you knew it we were up 8-0. The Yankees made a last ditch effort in the 9th with 2 outs to make it 8-3 but they had no chance against the Motown Kitties today and we won our spot in the ALCS!
The celebration was great. Seeing the Tigers head out onto the field and celebrate with the fans was nice to see. It has been so long since we could celebrate with the Tigers and with the way this state has been declining economically it was nice to have something to cheer about. Many have said the last two days that it was wrong of them to celebrate the way they did but I don't think so. They felt bad not letting us celebrate a division win and they wanted to party with us. It was great to see and I can't wait for the A's.
Go Get Em Tigers!
Game 1
I was pretty geeked to finally watch the Tigers play in a post-season game. I had all the faith in the world that they would win it in 5. For a few innings things were going ok. We were holding them off the score sheet and we were getting some hits on Wang, who I believe is the only real threat the Yankees bring to the mound. But then things started to crumble when Nate missed played an easy ball to the 1st base side of the mound and soon after it was 5-0 in NY's favor. But one thing you would know about the Tigers if you watched them all year is that they do not give up. I think most teams that got lambbasted in the media like the Tigers did prior to this game would have folded after being down 5-0 but the Tigers play a full 9 innings. Before you knew it the Tigers came back to make it 5-3 and the game was on. Sadly though they couldn't mount a comeback and lost to the Yankees 8-4 with Jeter going 5-5 and the savior of the world. Blah blah blah.
I was pretty upset after the game. I really thought we needed to win the first game to set the tone and make all the people in the country realize that we deserve to be there and are no fluke. But come morning I was pretty good. Series surely was not over and Verlander was to pitch game 2 and I was hoping he would come out firing. The Yankees don't do very well against power pitching and I hoped Verlander could keep it close so we could bring Zumaya in.
Game 2
Game 2 was Wednesday night but it never happened. Due to rain the game was postponed. As with anything there is always some bit of controversy and that night it was the fact that the Yankees were told of the game being postponed till the next day and the Tigers were not. So there the Tigers are warming up, getting ready to play, as the Yankees are jumping in their cars and heading home. Some people were making a big deal out of it because Verlander was getting ready in the bullpen but I saw an interview with him that night and he said it was probably good due to the fact that now he knows how it feels to get ready for a big game and the next day should be easier.
So Thursday they got game 2 underway and things looked okay. Verlander got into some jams but came out of them nicely and the Tigers scored first to take a 1-0 lead. That all changed mid game when Damon hit a 3-Run jack to the upper deck to take a 3-1 lead. For a minute I was freaked. "Oh crap, here we go." But I was wrong and should trust my Tigers better as they quickly got the lead 4-3. Zumaya pitched an unbelievable 2 innings making each Yankee look like a minor leaguer. It was quite impressive. I loved how after each strike out the Yankee who was punked looked back at him on their way to the dugout as if to ask, "who are you?"
Now we are coming back to Detroit with the series tied 1-1. We could really cause some damage now.
Game 3
Game 3 was Friday and I was pretty excited. On my way to work my dad called to ask if I had gotten his email. He had an extra ticket and wanted to know if I could go. Hell yes I can go! After work I met him and some friends at Fishbones in Greektown. We ate dinner and then headed over the Comerica Park. I was so excited to be here. First playoff game in Detroit since '87. I had been to 6 other games this year and the atmosphere for them were great but it was clearly different tonight. We had pretty decent seats. 1st base side between 1st and RF.
The big talk was that Kenny would get shelled this evening. He has never won a post season game and has been killed by lineups. Not tonight. It was the most amazing pitching performance I have ever witnessed. He made this great Yankees lineup look weak and pathetic. Kenny who maybe gets 1 SO a game got 8 SO's in this game and was a force to be reckoned with. Watching replays of the game on TV was interesting as you could tell this guy was in the zone and on fire. He was out there to prove his critics wrong and he did so quite impressively.
The crowd was crazy. I think we were out of our seats for about 85% of the game and there was constant noise. If we were rooting out tigers on we were chanting "Steroids" or "Overrated" to Giambi and A-Rod. It was the single most exciting sporting event I have ever been too and I have been to many good ones. We ended up winning the game 6-0. Now we have the series lead at 2-1.
Game 4
Game 4 was Saturday afternoon at 4:30pm. Hopefully we could end it here and get ready to play the Oakland A's who swept the Twinkies the night before. Bonderman was on the hill for us and you never know what he is going to bring. My wife mentioned that Him and Rogers are very close and she expected him to feed off what Kenny did the night before. She was right. Bondo threw a perfect game through 5 complete innings. He was on fire. 23 years old and taking care of the Yankees high powered line-up like butter. Thankfully our bats were on fire and before you knew it we were up 8-0. The Yankees made a last ditch effort in the 9th with 2 outs to make it 8-3 but they had no chance against the Motown Kitties today and we won our spot in the ALCS!
The celebration was great. Seeing the Tigers head out onto the field and celebrate with the fans was nice to see. It has been so long since we could celebrate with the Tigers and with the way this state has been declining economically it was nice to have something to cheer about. Many have said the last two days that it was wrong of them to celebrate the way they did but I don't think so. They felt bad not letting us celebrate a division win and they wanted to party with us. It was great to see and I can't wait for the A's.
Go Get Em Tigers!
Monday, October 02, 2006
Another Right Taken Away
Well they have gone and done it. The process has begun to pull the plug on internet poker in the US. Good old Fristy did what all wonderful politicians in this great country do to get what they want, he attached the Internet Gambling Bill onto an important and much needed Port Security bill. The bill passed the house almost unanimously and then because of time constraints due to the session ending was passed by the senate in a vocal vote. So just like that the online poker has taken a nose dive.
Today reports are coming out from Party Poker and Pokerstars stating that they will be suspending all US based accounts on their sites the minute George W Bush signs the bill into law. So that is that I guess. I would have liked to see sites wait about a month or two when the actual rules and regs come out but I guess they are worried what might happen to them since the US seems to lose it's temper rather easily these days.
I don't understand why this has to happen. Just another right taken away from us. It is interesting to see diehard Bush fans and Republicans all pissed off over what just happened. I guess if it doesn't effect you, you won't feel the pain. But when it does effect you your eyes are opened wide.
I love playing poker and just don't have the resources around me to play anywhere but online. Yes, we have 3 casinos in Detroit and 2 have pokerrooms but each has their lowest limit at 5/10 which is not where I am at right now. 3/6 I can handle, 2/4 or lower would be ideal but they don't run it. They also have tournaments but they have such horrid structures that it is basically all in of fold after the 2nd round of blinds and I don't feel like wasting money on a coinflip. So I guess it leaves me with my monthly home game and pub poker. Hard to make millions with those options. :)
Well thanks again US Gov't for making sure I, as a 34 yr old, cannot enjoy poker. I appreciate you from stopping me from making money. Thank you and piss off.
Today reports are coming out from Party Poker and Pokerstars stating that they will be suspending all US based accounts on their sites the minute George W Bush signs the bill into law. So that is that I guess. I would have liked to see sites wait about a month or two when the actual rules and regs come out but I guess they are worried what might happen to them since the US seems to lose it's temper rather easily these days.
I don't understand why this has to happen. Just another right taken away from us. It is interesting to see diehard Bush fans and Republicans all pissed off over what just happened. I guess if it doesn't effect you, you won't feel the pain. But when it does effect you your eyes are opened wide.
I love playing poker and just don't have the resources around me to play anywhere but online. Yes, we have 3 casinos in Detroit and 2 have pokerrooms but each has their lowest limit at 5/10 which is not where I am at right now. 3/6 I can handle, 2/4 or lower would be ideal but they don't run it. They also have tournaments but they have such horrid structures that it is basically all in of fold after the 2nd round of blinds and I don't feel like wasting money on a coinflip. So I guess it leaves me with my monthly home game and pub poker. Hard to make millions with those options. :)
Well thanks again US Gov't for making sure I, as a 34 yr old, cannot enjoy poker. I appreciate you from stopping me from making money. Thank you and piss off.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Why So Much Anger in the World?
I have witnessed such unbridled anger this past week and I have to ask the question, why is everyone so angry? Most of the anger I witnessed stemmed from a blog of professional poker player, Daniel Negreanu. He made the mistake of thinking that he lived in a free country and posted his feelings on the current administration running the US and an opinion on the Iranian President.
All hell broke loose on his site, FCP. People were creating accounts just to rip him a new one over his "opinions". What I find most interesting is that the people who go off on huge hissy fits of anger are usually ones who are supporters of Bush. Is it just Republican nature to fly off the handle and deal with all opinions different then the their own with personal attacks and lots of screaming? I unfortunately have yet to meet a Bush supporter who can not debate the issues without getting overly defensive and not throw at least one personal insult toward the person or people they are debating with. Sure this may be a gross generalization, but in my experiences it rings true for me.
I, for my own reasons which will be possibly discussed at a later date, do not support our current administration. As an American that right and am happy to continue to have that right. People who support Bush for their own reasons have that same right and I would never tell them they do not, yet they like to tell me and others that we "have" to support our President. Sure, these are the same people who didn't support Clinton but why be so nitpicky right?
My wife works for a campaign and in the short time I have spent seeing it first hand I have witnessed her fellow campaign workers, the candidate, and myself be insulted, cursed at, and been given the finger by "proud" republicans. Wow, okay, you are proud, but also terribly classless. It is really sad that many republicans think that a good debate is a flip of the bird and a "Fuck off, Bitch!". Yeah, that really drives your point home. Just that attitude alone makes me not want to be a republican.
But the sad part is is that this country is horribly divided. My wife explained that our great leader said he would reach his hand across the isle and bring us all together. That doesn't seem to be the case. I guess Mr. Rove had more to do with that but as the President of the United States, you get to take the blame. Deal with it's probably in the job description.
Remember after 9/11 everyone was so nice to each other? Remember how we all got along, regardless of political affiliation or pretty much anything else. We were hunting for Bin Laden and things were not that bad. When did it all change? Iraq? I don't know for sure but that would be my guess. The minute we stopped doing anything about 9/11 this country took a turn for the worse in my opinion. Guess we are back to looking for him again but it's pointless now. Plus it seems to be a political ploy to help the failing republicans in Novembers elections. As stated in my profile, I hate people, the reason I do is because for the most part they are all stupid, so many will fall for this ploy. But I think they will still be in trouble come November.
Let's just be nice and respect each others opinions and views. How does my view being different from yours hurt either one of us? If you like Bush, go right ahead. I disagree but I won't rip your head off about it. You should learn to do the same. This is America, we are supposedly fighting for Freedom *snicker*. Let's not be hypocrites.
All hell broke loose on his site, FCP. People were creating accounts just to rip him a new one over his "opinions". What I find most interesting is that the people who go off on huge hissy fits of anger are usually ones who are supporters of Bush. Is it just Republican nature to fly off the handle and deal with all opinions different then the their own with personal attacks and lots of screaming? I unfortunately have yet to meet a Bush supporter who can not debate the issues without getting overly defensive and not throw at least one personal insult toward the person or people they are debating with. Sure this may be a gross generalization, but in my experiences it rings true for me.
I, for my own reasons which will be possibly discussed at a later date, do not support our current administration. As an American that right and am happy to continue to have that right. People who support Bush for their own reasons have that same right and I would never tell them they do not, yet they like to tell me and others that we "have" to support our President. Sure, these are the same people who didn't support Clinton but why be so nitpicky right?
My wife works for a campaign and in the short time I have spent seeing it first hand I have witnessed her fellow campaign workers, the candidate, and myself be insulted, cursed at, and been given the finger by "proud" republicans. Wow, okay, you are proud, but also terribly classless. It is really sad that many republicans think that a good debate is a flip of the bird and a "Fuck off, Bitch!". Yeah, that really drives your point home. Just that attitude alone makes me not want to be a republican.
But the sad part is is that this country is horribly divided. My wife explained that our great leader said he would reach his hand across the isle and bring us all together. That doesn't seem to be the case. I guess Mr. Rove had more to do with that but as the President of the United States, you get to take the blame. Deal with it's probably in the job description.
Remember after 9/11 everyone was so nice to each other? Remember how we all got along, regardless of political affiliation or pretty much anything else. We were hunting for Bin Laden and things were not that bad. When did it all change? Iraq? I don't know for sure but that would be my guess. The minute we stopped doing anything about 9/11 this country took a turn for the worse in my opinion. Guess we are back to looking for him again but it's pointless now. Plus it seems to be a political ploy to help the failing republicans in Novembers elections. As stated in my profile, I hate people, the reason I do is because for the most part they are all stupid, so many will fall for this ploy. But I think they will still be in trouble come November.
Let's just be nice and respect each others opinions and views. How does my view being different from yours hurt either one of us? If you like Bush, go right ahead. I disagree but I won't rip your head off about it. You should learn to do the same. This is America, we are supposedly fighting for Freedom *snicker*. Let's not be hypocrites.
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