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Archive for August, 2004
Name the puppy!It turns out that a new life form will enter the house. My roommate is getting a puppy today. A male yellow lab. I expect it to be the cutest thing ever. I have a soft spot for dogs. Even more for puppies. Make it a yellow lab and I fall on the floor with epileptic seizures. The problem is that he still doesn’t have a name for the puppy that is coming home in a few hours. Does anyone have any suggestions? He didn’t seem to like “Neo” or “Agent Smith”.
My departmentHere is a group picture of me with the rest of my co-workers.
Yes folks, this is the department I now direct. And that is indeed me in the hoodie looking all pissed. We are all “in character”. We made a video for new faculty orientation where we tell them what we do but in a, we hope, comedic way. The video looks like a “True Hollywood Story” episode, but it talks about a department on campus where every employee went crazy. The University was then forced to shut it down and deny it ever existed.
Mario stalkerWe have a maintenance crew working around our offices this week. One of the guys walks back and forth a lot. I don’t think he does anything else. I believe that his job title is “Back & Forther” Well, this guy always looks at me when he walks past my office. And I’m not saying that he just glances my way, he actually stares at me from the moment he enters my field of vision to the moment he leaves. The worst part is that he looks like Mario.
Strange e-mail exchangeOne of our systems at work will be taken off-line for a few hours for some maintenance so I sent an email to all users notifying them ahead of time of the downtime. I got an email back that just said: “Why?” And I replied with: And he wrote back: So I wrote: I figured that this would settle it but he replied once again: At this point I didn’t think he could be serious so I wrote: His final reply was:
I’m the boss?!?I was made an interesting offer last week at work which I accepted and so today I became the interim director of our department at work until at least Christmas. It is so weird to suddenly find myself being the boss in the department. People coming to me with all sorts of questions, requests, etc. It’s funny how your frame of mind can change when answering questions and you know that you are ultimately responsible for those decisions. It’s exciting and scary. Let’s hope for the best.
Tigger in courtAs some of you know, a guy who works at Disney World as Tigger was accused of fondling female guests. The case went to court and he was declared not guilty. But this picture of the guy demonstrating how little you can see out of the costume, in court, is priceless.
Fun with googleSee what happens when you search for Captain Bunnypants on Google Images. In-n-Out’s secret menu (the proof)In a previous entry I talked about In-N-Out’s secret menu. I was excited to finally be able to try it out. So I made a point to eat there once on the way to Disneyland for an early lunch. As I was walking up to the counter getting ready to order our hamburgers “Animal Style” and my fries “Well Done”, I started to have second thoughts. What if what I had come across on the Internet was really just a prank to make people feel stupid at the register? I mean, what are the chances of that? But it could happen. So with a lot of doubt I ordered 3 cheeseburgers and then I added, with confidence, “animal style” and the guy did not even flinch, he went to a second screen on his register and pushed some button. He then did the same thing when I ordered one of the fries “well done.” And here is my receipt:
3 Cheseeburgers Animal Style The verdict? The animal style burgers kick major ass. They are, well, magically delicious. I could not tell that my fries were much more fried than the other ones, but they were still pretty good. I can’t wait to have some more of their burgers again soon.
Taaddaaaa!Here I am! Now, I didn’t die. I was actually celebrating that I have survived life for yet another year. I went out to San Diego to celebrate my 31st birthday. 31 years. That’s way, way too old. I had a wonderful time. Between going to the beach, going out with friends, playing drunken darts, and just spending good quality time with great friends. I went to Disneyland on my birthday and it was a blast. Probably one of my most memorable visits ever to the park. I have an annual pass and so they have my birthday in their system. Every time I went through the turnstiles, their screen said that it was my birthday and they’d go “Happy birthday David!” I went to City Hall at Disneyland and they gave me a birthday sticker with my name. So all day long, every time I ran into one of their employees, they’d wish me a happy birthday. I know it sounds stupid, but it was kind of fun. While I was getting my sticker at City Hall, the guy said “oh, YOU are David! Someone actually left a message for you.” I looked at him kind of confused but since I do have a friend who works there, I thought that maybe it was him. And the guy continued “yeah, he was tall and skinny…” Well, that was definitely not my friend. So the guy hands me a phone and said “here, listen to his message.” And then I hear Goofy wishing me a happy birthday and singing the song to me. I was Punk’d by Disneyland! Ron and I were waiting in line at the Alice in Wonderland ride and the girl working the ride saw my sticker and, as all employees had done, she wished me a happy birthday. Then she looked at Ron and said “and a very happy un-birthday to you!” Just like in the movie. So stupid, but so funny at the same time. Then she let us cut the line and got to ride immediately. We also went to one of the stores and the lady at the register wished me a happy birthday and gave me a free brownie. Considering Disney prices that was probably a whole $3 value right there! We also went to the Mission Tortilla exhibit (or The Tortilla Experience!!!!!! like we always call it) and they gave me a free bag of freshly made tortillas. So now you know. Make sure you go to Disneyland and your birthday and don’t forget your birthday sticker. It’s your key to free stuff.
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