Ball Drop

Was anyone else a bit disappointed with the ball drop this year? I mean it was really bad! I wanted fireworks and spinning doo-dads...not a semi-sparkly ball and a giant pointless countdown clock. What at let down, not to mention a crappy start to the new year.

Tales From Retail- A woman checked out in my line at work a few days ago and thought she could pay for a $159.99 vacuum cleaner with 5 coupons. I didn't even say anything, just called my manager. What was there to say?

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Thoughts From My Day

Why do they make the manual window knobs out of the cheapest plastic ever? This is my first winter up in the north and yes, there is snow up here. I thought it was a myth. So I was going to the bank and when I tried to roll the window down to talk to the teller and the sucker snapped off in my hand. My poor little Ford apparently isn't built Ford tough like the commercials say it's supposed to be.

Minor tangent- have you ever noticed that car commercials are 8 times louder than what you happen to be watching, just in case you were to miss the screaming announcer or the seizure causing graphics that flash across the screen faster than anyone can read...

Now I have to go back to the mechanic shop to fix my poor car for the 2nd time in 3 months since I moved up here...all I'm gonna say is that this car never gave me a lick of trouble when I lived in the South...I'm not sayin, but I'm just sayin'.

Also, now scientists say that there is a hole on the moon that may be habitable. Now I know there are some really bad places that people live on this planet, but would you really want to relocate to a soundless hole on the moon? What would you do on a Friday night? Think about that when you're putting your name down on the moon colony list. If you're life sucks that bad it's time to talk to someone about it.

Last thing- I work in retail and I must have answered the phone about 116 times today and answered the same two questions, "Are you open today?" and "What are your hours?" This is how I wanted it to go...

Me- "Thank you for calling----, this is Hannah, how may I direct your call?"
Caller- "Yes, are you open today?"
Me- "No, they just asked me to come in today and work this shift so I could answer the phones and tell people no, we are not open today."

Also- Michelle Obama is the Iron Chef guest star for the January 3rd episode...isn't there a charity or a small underprivileged country she could be helping? Honestly, its just embarrassing.

Robert Gibbs You Disgust Me

Anyone watch the news these days? Well you should at least pause the channel flipping on the news station of your choice long enough to witness the travesty that is the White House press secretary. This guy really fries my cookies. A few minutes of watching Robert Gibbs* should be enough for you to get the general idea. If you're looking for a sign that the White House is insulting your intelligence then look no further...

The first thing that should make you sit up and take note is the number of times Gibbs stutter, "Uh..." in a 2 minute period. Isn't that like the first thing you learn in public speaking? To control your speech patterns and personal tics? Gibbs is bush league and unprofessional.

The second would be the fact that the press can barely get an answer out of the guy. He skirts the issues and dances around the hard truths. And then worse: he stops to lecture America on his opinion. Like we give a damn what he thinks! Gibbs is supposed to represent the White House; be a voice for the administration.

It is my personal belief that the administration needs to pop a professional cough drop and start singing a new tune by finding a new voice to broadcast from behind that podium. Because right now, Gibbs is stamping a foolish brand on what the White House is calling the daily press briefings.

*-photo courtesy of The Eggplant Press