So I'm at work, and it's safe to say that it's not the most creatively inspiring place in the world. Seriously I'm sitting here doing nothing, I can't think of anything to write. Nothing stupid or remotely funny has happened today. I've had two coffees, and a panini for lunch. Now im sitting at my desk somewhere between, slightly chilled and a little too warm with nothing to do.
I'm looking around at these people and I just have no kind of response to them, it's weird. Maybe I'm in what a slightly older version of myself would call "A funk". Well I have no response until I see the people who have been employed for maybe 3 months coming around telling the rest of us how to do our jobs....
But really I'm just sitting typing whatever comes into my head trying to find some enthusiasm for anything other than walking out the door and taking a nap on the footpath.. Hell the tips might be worth it...
Ultimately when I think about it a little more it would suck, because people suck, and I would probably get robbed and beaten before someone gave me money. But I wonder how long i could sit in the middle of a busy footpath before anyone stopped to ask if I was ok. I wouldn't ask me, I would make a dumb joke about the guy witting in the middle of the footpath though, it would be random and funny, and if I'd seen it I'd probably be writing about it actually happening instead of writing about wondering about if I did it. It's just not the same.
Wow I really dislike those people who are just tooooooo happy. You know the ones that are just way too bubbly, they are soo happy all the time, and talk to you all the time, and don't see the irony in your cynical sense of humour.. they are the people who think they are awesome at their jobs but give people the wrong information, yep thats right, you aren't as good as you think you are.
Wow this is fun, I wonder how long I can keep this up. Probably not that long, it's bound to get boring sometime soon. But oh well it's not now, maybe if i keep expecting it to get boring it won't just to spite me.
Haha, looked left and read "I'd like to run into you later - when I'm driving and your walking." some comedien said it once upon a time, funny stuff...
Oops work is calling, wow Idle chatter about my location, yipee you're my best friend. yay finished enter silence!
I feel like more coffee but 2 is enough isn't it. wow I just got hissed at by a grown man.... It's ok he's religious, Ill forgive him.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Waiting for the bus "friend"
So this morning I got to the bus stop, and I was the only one there, the bus was 10 mins away so I sat down. Along came old mate, who said something about the weather, I gave a half hearted reply MISTAKE.
Obviously old mate took this as an opportunity to dive right in - In the ten minutes it took for the bus to come, I found out, his brothers name and that the brother is married. I found out that people who work in the cbd are generally rude, and that he had been treated poorly the last time he went to the post office. I got the rundown on his former Boss, whom he affectionately referred to as Chief. The fact that Chief had been disillusioned with his position of power and requested a demotion which was granted, however everyone still referred to him as Chief and called him Boss. I also got a few other little tidbits that I mostly ignored.
Now this guy, a total stranger, just rattled on about all this stuff while I sat there. I had no interest, but didn't want to be a total prick so nodded and "ah-huh" every now and again. But I couldn't quite believe the sheer volume of information he fired at me. I mean I know some happy people out there just like to have a bit of a chat, but wow this really surprised me...
I think I'll catch an earlier bus tomorrow...
Obviously old mate took this as an opportunity to dive right in - In the ten minutes it took for the bus to come, I found out, his brothers name and that the brother is married. I found out that people who work in the cbd are generally rude, and that he had been treated poorly the last time he went to the post office. I got the rundown on his former Boss, whom he affectionately referred to as Chief. The fact that Chief had been disillusioned with his position of power and requested a demotion which was granted, however everyone still referred to him as Chief and called him Boss. I also got a few other little tidbits that I mostly ignored.
Now this guy, a total stranger, just rattled on about all this stuff while I sat there. I had no interest, but didn't want to be a total prick so nodded and "ah-huh" every now and again. But I couldn't quite believe the sheer volume of information he fired at me. I mean I know some happy people out there just like to have a bit of a chat, but wow this really surprised me...
I think I'll catch an earlier bus tomorrow...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Ridiculous Morning
2 things happened this morning that made it just that little bit more ridiculous than normal. First of all it's that wonderful source of so many ridiculous occurences, the bus.
Todays Bus ride seemed to be going just fine, I had a seat the bus wasn't full and it was actually running on time. Until... We hit the busway and instead of turning left to continue into the city, the bus turns right, but not onto another street, into a carpark. A special Bus carpark. The bus gets parked and the drivers bolts out the door and disappears. At this stage everyone on the bus is turning around and looking at everyone for some clue that anybody know whats going on.
About 5 minutes later the bus driver comes flying back into the bus and without saying a word our journey continues....
My guess is it was a quick toilet stop for our driver, which I know everyone is entitled to. However when it makes me late for work I get annoyed.
Second. The elevator. I get in the elevator with 2 other people the first guy is going to floor 1, the second guy to floor 5 and me well im up in the 20's (this is no indication of how important my job is, and if it were I'd have to be working in a basement somewhere). well the first guy gets out and then the second guy starts going off about how he hates waiting for people in elevators as its such a massive waste of his time. I mutter a non commital response that he doesn't hear so he holds the door open on his floor to tell me again how he hates people who hold up the lift......
You prick!!! Shut up and let me enjoy the next 15+ floors in peace!
Todays Bus ride seemed to be going just fine, I had a seat the bus wasn't full and it was actually running on time. Until... We hit the busway and instead of turning left to continue into the city, the bus turns right, but not onto another street, into a carpark. A special Bus carpark. The bus gets parked and the drivers bolts out the door and disappears. At this stage everyone on the bus is turning around and looking at everyone for some clue that anybody know whats going on.
About 5 minutes later the bus driver comes flying back into the bus and without saying a word our journey continues....
My guess is it was a quick toilet stop for our driver, which I know everyone is entitled to. However when it makes me late for work I get annoyed.
Second. The elevator. I get in the elevator with 2 other people the first guy is going to floor 1, the second guy to floor 5 and me well im up in the 20's (this is no indication of how important my job is, and if it were I'd have to be working in a basement somewhere). well the first guy gets out and then the second guy starts going off about how he hates waiting for people in elevators as its such a massive waste of his time. I mutter a non commital response that he doesn't hear so he holds the door open on his floor to tell me again how he hates people who hold up the lift......
You prick!!! Shut up and let me enjoy the next 15+ floors in peace!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Nothing Ridiculous about it
Last week I had the great pleasure of going to Ballymore and watching the Classic All Blacks take on the Calssaic Wallabies. It was an awesome game of rugby, and with the proceeds going to help out the Christchurch earthquake was a great cause as well.
Sitting there watching some of my favourite players from yesteryear running around was something I won't be forgetting anytime soon. Jeff Wilson and Christian Cullen I have to say were something akin to heroes when I was younger so watching them was a highlight to the night.
Overall I was blown away at the skills these older guys still have, the speed and raw power might have diminshed a little but the ball handling and general skills were something to behold.
With a massive Kiwi presence in the stands it was great to see the Classic AB's stroll to victory, it was a hugely successful event for the folks back home so mad kudos to all who bought a ticket or ten.
It does however make me think about other classic matches around the world that I would love to see.
How about.
Classic East All Stars vs Classic West All Stars Basketball game.
Classic Man United vs Classic Liverpool Soccer match (football)
Classic Brazil vs Classic Argentina Soccer match (football)
Classic Ashes match Australia vs England in a 20/20 cricket match.
There is so many more but I'll cut it out now. What do you reckon, what classic match would you like to see?
Sitting there watching some of my favourite players from yesteryear running around was something I won't be forgetting anytime soon. Jeff Wilson and Christian Cullen I have to say were something akin to heroes when I was younger so watching them was a highlight to the night.
Overall I was blown away at the skills these older guys still have, the speed and raw power might have diminshed a little but the ball handling and general skills were something to behold.
With a massive Kiwi presence in the stands it was great to see the Classic AB's stroll to victory, it was a hugely successful event for the folks back home so mad kudos to all who bought a ticket or ten.
It does however make me think about other classic matches around the world that I would love to see.
How about.
Classic East All Stars vs Classic West All Stars Basketball game.
Classic Man United vs Classic Liverpool Soccer match (football)
Classic Brazil vs Classic Argentina Soccer match (football)
Classic Ashes match Australia vs England in a 20/20 cricket match.
There is so many more but I'll cut it out now. What do you reckon, what classic match would you like to see?
Monday, March 7, 2011
Ridiculous Bus Drivers
Today I have a little bit of hate for bus drivers..
Bus drivers who drive their buses past bus stops they are supposed to stop at. Yeah I guess your job can be pretty thankless dealing with people who are often in a hurry to get somewhere, but seriously, your job is to stop and pick people up at certain bus stops, if your bus isn't full, there is no reason you should be just driving on past.
Bus drivers who can't seem to tell when their bus is full. Like really really full. The reason nobody standing in the aisle is moving to make room for more people, is because they cant move, because there is already no more room. I had a bus trip the other day, and the driver kept telling people not to stand on the red painted area at the front of the bus. he did this 3 stops in a row where he let more people on. by the third stop there were 2 of us standing fully in the red area. So if your going to fill up your bus so much that people HAVE to stand in the "no standing area", don't then have a whinge that people are standing there.
End whinge
Bus drivers who drive their buses past bus stops they are supposed to stop at. Yeah I guess your job can be pretty thankless dealing with people who are often in a hurry to get somewhere, but seriously, your job is to stop and pick people up at certain bus stops, if your bus isn't full, there is no reason you should be just driving on past.
Bus drivers who can't seem to tell when their bus is full. Like really really full. The reason nobody standing in the aisle is moving to make room for more people, is because they cant move, because there is already no more room. I had a bus trip the other day, and the driver kept telling people not to stand on the red painted area at the front of the bus. he did this 3 stops in a row where he let more people on. by the third stop there were 2 of us standing fully in the red area. So if your going to fill up your bus so much that people HAVE to stand in the "no standing area", don't then have a whinge that people are standing there.
End whinge
Thursday, March 3, 2011
And So It Happened
As I said in my previous post, my "My Player" in NBA 2k11 seems to be running into injury problems that I have trouble with in my own life. It started as I said with back spasms, and just last night he twisted his ankle.
So my little virtual NBA player has now had 2 injuries, that just happen to be injuries that I seem to run into reasonably frequently. Coincidence??
So my little virtual NBA player has now had 2 injuries, that just happen to be injuries that I seem to run into reasonably frequently. Coincidence??
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)