Quick Coffee Rant

So i go into Starbucks today on my last break to get myself a chi latte. Now my rant is not the fact that they use 3 words that mean large for their sizes. My rant is the fact that whenever i order a tall they give me this look like i am an idiot. They hold up the small cup and say, "Are you sure, this is our tall." Of course i am sure, i can see on your menu that the grande, being the tallest, costs more then the tall therefore being larger. Or is this their elitist way of trying to upsize me to a larger size.

Look i am not the idiot (probably French) that decided to come up with this ridiculous naming system. But I conformed anyway. If you don't want to have to ask every customer, "Are you sure?", just go to a normal naming convention.

Now just give me the drink i ordered without trying to squeeze more of my money on an already overpriced hot beverage.

Ahh 2007 comes to an end and we can look forward to 2008. Which is a bonus. Not only is it an even year (never trusted those odd ones) but it is a leap year (bonus day). With Olympics that I may not watch, an election I may not vote in, and some other big event that I may or may not miss due to not watching much TV this next year will be (or won't be) quite a ride.



I have decided to list the things that i feel like listing about the year 2007.

I proposed to Mary and she said yes (well she said no first and you have to get that story in person)

My sister Britani and her cat Louie moved in with us.

I got a real-er job at Global Crossing

I quit and then restarted WoW

I learned that our heat is radiator heat, not electric like my landlord led me to believe (this is listed because of how i found out, pipes bursting are fun!!)

I was introduced to the greatness that is Heroes, damn you KPMcD. (and damn you writers strike for not giving me my fix)

We got a Wii. and GH3 and a couple of Mario games, and Metroid, and Lego Star Wars.



IF you have something to add, add it. (in the comments, good luck adding it to my post)

Buying Votes from Pur

Just got this email in and thought i would share. (Name changed because i always wanted to do that)

Employee of the Month for October 2007---Janet!

"Janet’s dedication to Global Crossing and to the center is excellent. Recently she went above and beyond by contributing towards the water filters so that all employees could continue to enjoy great tasting water. Thank you Janet!"

"It was very nice and thoughtful thing for Janet to do!"

"I agree Janet is a great choice!"

"I believe Janet’s exemplify the true nature of one of our employees going above and beyond. Janet’s act was very selfless and for the benefit of a large number of her co-workers without being prompted by anyone."

"I really like the idea of Janet. I didn’t know that she had done that and will have to thank you as I am a water drinker."

WTF!! Just because someone in our conferencing department bought a few water filters saving the company some $$ she gets employee of the month. And those quotes from other employees are classic.

Protect your neck.

So it has been a while, (about a month) and i apologize to those who have nothing better to do at work then read my blog.

My life at this point.... I am the guild bank in LOTRO which means i keep track of donations to the group and distribute the items to those in need. I bought a couple of new games for my Wii. Both Guitar Hero 3 and Lego Star Wars. Both are fun games and have been keeping me from picking up any new PC games.(although i still want to try Orange Box)

Went to a Halloween party with Nord on the 3rd, because we went to a hockey game on the actual day of. Where I dressed up as a tree, or i was really lazy and dug out my old Army gear and painted my face. In order to accomplish this task i had to shave my beard /sad.

This left me at the will of nature and nature decided to strike me down with Strep Throat. Fun times. It gave me a 3 day weekend of playing Guitar Hero with my sister. But on the down side I could not swallow with out wincing.

I have been slacking on jiu-jitsu both due to sickness and to work being a bitch. They hired a new guy but he quit after 2 days. (Maybe that is a sign)

This weekend should be a great mix from them norm as i am going to Hamilton to watch some local MMA and then the UFC pay-per-view.

The Fights

So my dad tells me on Wednesday that his wife won tickets to the Thursday Night Fights at the Babcock Theater, and if i wanted the tickets. I say yes and my good buddy Nord and i go to the fights. Well i have a banquet in can form at his place first and then we go.


First stop at the fight is beer. The guy there says we need a bracelet to drink so second stop is bracelet dude. We flash him our IDs and thirst(i meant to type third but my finger slipped and it kinda works(and i thought it would be better to explain this rather then fix my error)) stop is beer.

This place is packed, well general admission is. I guess no one wants to pay more then $15 for this. We find a pair of seats up front and this is what we are welcomed by:

A fine Mullet. And the lady to his left is sporting a good one as well.

They introduce the ring girls and inform us the are working for tips only. The fights begin and in between each round one of the girls goes in and shakes it (as well as they can) and the meatbags who have table seating are throwing balled up dollars. Hopefully the girls can invest on some rap videos to improve their moves.

The MMA fights were the high point for me. One of the guys from AFMA fought and Alan the Muskrat was defeated by ref stoppage due to punches. The other MMA bout was a choke out due to a gator roll head and arm choke. And not a tap due to choke, this guy went out. More boxing, more ring girls but now all 4 of them are dancing trying to get more tips. Hey i guess you need to start that stripper resume somewhere.

After the fights we head to hooligans where power hour has started. Drink a couple and then go to The Rail Yard where i run into Terrell. We chat a little and make fun of Kevin.

I then make my way home to pass out and wake up with a hangover.

Employee Recognition.

So i get back from lunch and this is on my desk. This is how much my company values me and everyone around me. Now being the internet fool that i am i did some research. There are just under 100 people in this building, and these bad boys sell for $2 a piece. Not to mention the $45 for printing per order and who knows how much shipping is. $300 to give everyone here a pen that does not fall down but sucks to try and write with. But has the company name on it so we can all remember who loves us.

Change is not always good.

So the Billings Bulls have started a new season and we have lost our free ticket in. $8 per person later we are in the door and i start off very confused. As i walk towards the stands i have my hand on my wallet looking to buy an orange foam puck to toss onto the ice during the second intermission. There was no table. I chalked it up to them not being ready for this season. There is always an announcement about it so i will grab that later i guess.

We get to our seats near the beer garden and Nord goes to grab some cold ones. Hmm looks like they are serving Amber Bach this night is looking good. We watch a couple of the regulars start the drinking process going past empty handed and then going by again with 2 in hand. God i love Hockey.

They got a new sound system, and by new i mean old and shitty. The only speakers they are using seem to be the ones across the ice in the center. You cannot hear the announcer, you cannot hear the music. So no more guess the artist. It has become more of a game of "What the hell is that song"

The mystery of the missing chuck a puck was revealed midway through the first period. They put safety netting around this whole side of the ice. No pucks will hit the audience, no chuck-a-pucks will be thrown, and no lawyers will be making money off of the Bulls. Ok, damn, damn.

The entertainment for the second intermission was a shoot-off. They announced seat numbers and then staff went and grabbed these people(because no one could hear the announcer). They placed a board in front of the goal that had a cutout the size of a puck. IF you nailed this shot from center ice you won $10,000 or Jesus. Your choice because no one in the building could hit that shot players included. One of the people chosen to shoot this was the old lady that reads and crochets during intermissions. (Kevin you remember the one, sat in front of and to the left of us during last season.)

Bulls ended up winning the game 5-3 (i think)