Archive for May, 2009
new kicks.
by josh on May 30th, 2009
i just bought some new kicks…..
the cool thing is, i designed them myself on puma’s website. check em out.
sweet “mistress of the road” is back!
by josh on May 27th, 2009
so i made some retarded video like a year ago….maybe 3 or 4 of you saw it.
but it was just me driving to work one morning and bitching at ppl. there was one point in it where i mentioned my “mistress of the road” though…
backstory: there is this girl i see almost everyday on my way to work. we get on the main drag at that same point, and like clockwork…..she’s like always there. now, it was over a year ago that i first noticed her.
however, on memorial day last year….we started this new friday’s off work thing at my work. so to make up the time of a free day off….we had to come in earlier. so, i didn’t get to see my “mistress of the road” for like the last 9 months. my schedule was off from hers. now…my schedule is back to normal, and…..
SHE’S BACK BABY!
see….the thing is….i am not sure if i only noticed her because she’s decent looking and drives the kind of BMW i like….but it’s really not even about that.
i seriously find something fascinating about these situations. i mean, i’ve seen her on the road probably 6 times in the last 2 weeks. to the point where it’s almost disappointing to me when i don’t see her. i know, sounds retarded…..but i know she notices me too. because the chick can actually drive (when she isn’t putting on make up at the light!), and usually ends up getting behind me and following me the entire way until i turn off.
but what’s so fascinating about this to me….is just the fact there is some stranger out there that has become a good 15 mins of my day….and all without ever saying a thing to one another.
i used to ride the bus back in milwaukee….and would run into similar people and situations all the time….but we always at least ended up chatting at some point.
this is different tho. i like the fact i can’t say anything to her. i like the mystery behind the whole deal…..and i love the fact we both eventually turn off the road from one another….and carry on with our lives as normal. only to usually see each other back at the same stoplight the next day.
it’s something simple that makes the day start as right as a cup of coffee.
i don’t think ppl really take the time to pay attention to these kinda of situations around them….and that’s a shame. or maybe i pay too much attention to these things…and should be full of shame?
either way….maybe tomorrow…i’ll just smile at her.
abuncha scammers!
by josh on May 25th, 2009
so everyone’s heard about this “credit card bill of rights”….right?
yeah…it all seems great on the surface. it’s there to protect the consumer and keep these crook companies from raping people. well….i knew it seemed fishy.
the problem is, credit card companies rely on fees and penalties just as much as they rely on the interest paid, right? take away some of those ridiculous fees….and how are they going to make up that money? well, they need to make it up somehow.
i could already see some shady shit springing up a few months ago. one card of mine reduced my credit limit by $1000 just for the heck of it. not that i need that higher credit limit, but when something like the balance based on credit limit can factor into your credit score…..why would they reduce the limit of a good standing customer? this is the same card that would raise my credit limit ridiculous amounts (that i didn’t need) every 6 months for the last 3 years or so. now they are taking it back? how the hell does that work?
about 3 months ago *insert another shitty well known credit card company name here* released a very quiet and fine print change in their TOS to cardholders. basically they whispered how they were going to change the payment due dates on their accounts. this change in their TOS just took effect this month, but the original statement was released to customers months ago. as i double check right now? yep….my payment due date was changed from the 9th of every month to the 5th of the month. i pay mine as soon as i get the statement…so it’s not a concern, but why would they do that? how many people do you think always put off their payments until the last possible day? how many people do you think even read their change to the TOS notice 3 months ago and will remember their due dates changed this cycle?
exactly. meanwhile, they can rake in loads of cash on penalties for all the people that missed their due dates. what possible purpose would they have to push due dates back by 4 days otherwise?
fast forward…..to the best scam ever! i received a letter from the first card mentioned above earlier this week. apparently my account info had been “compromised” and as a safety measure they are sending me a new card. ok….thanks?
now, i get the new card….and not to go off on another tangent…..but what the hell ever happen to the days of being able to activate a credit card just by pushing some buttons and verifying some info? it’s all become just another avenue for a shitty sales pitch!
so of course i have to talk to some indian that can barely speak da engliss just to get my new card activated…..and this is where the best scam ever comes into play. the dude asks me if i know why i was sent a new card….and then explains to me that they were informed by a higher up company that my financial information might have been compromised and they wanted to protect me. since i am such a good customer and all.
even better? how are they going to protect me? by offering me a identity protection plan for only $9.99 a month! are you fuckin’ kidding me?!?!?!
1. umm, i use credit card companies because they are already insured and provide account protection in the case of unwarranted charges. last i checked, i was wasn’t getting my credit through fast eddie down on the street corner. if you can’t protect me, then i’ll take my business elsewhere.
2. way to prey on people’s fears just to make more money with this bullshit “protection” service that should just be a part of your normal business practices. sadly, how many people will probably happily sign up for this? it’s no different than boiler room snakes draining ppl’s life savings.
3. the whole story is a load of crap. how do i know this? i haven’t used the card in almost 3 years!!!! not that i am naive enough to think that just automatically makes me safe…..but i’d love to know how my account info got compromised on a card that is basically invisible today?
it’s all a scam. these companies are all being run by crooks and it’s even more foolish to think the govt. really wants to protect consumers. this “credit card bill of rights” is just making these companies come up with new ways to rape ya. what’s even worse….is the fact all the call centers are being contracted out to india. so you are left dealing with someone that really couldn’t care less about your business while they are reading from a script that’s motivated by greed and dishonesty. it’s not their fault……i mean these people are just trying to make a dime too. but if you are going to rape me at least have the balls to do it to my face. don’t pimp out overseas call centers when really it’s some suit living the high life behind it all.
i am beginning to think tyler durden was onto something….
tweaking hell.
by josh on May 22nd, 2009
sooooooo….
where to begin…..
i think my webhost got bought out by another company. they sent me an email a month or so ago about how they were gonna “transition” my site to new servers, etc, etc, etc. of course the whole process was suppose to be flawless, and all that jazz….
well, i decided to check to see if my site was migrated. yeah, no. apparently there were all these errors and all that going on. so…i call the customer service….and the fuckin’ idiot there tries telling me my whole old site is lost and i am basically screwed if i didn’t save it on my local machine. thanks for the help douche bag….
needless to say….my stuff wasn’t lost. and i got everything off the servers and saved copies of everything…..but still….that dude should be fired.
so anyways….i dealt with that….and think i have everything in line. well, while i was at it….i really didn’t like my options to display a “gallery” of images on here. needless to say….i haven’t taken a ton of pictures over the years (least not enough to constitute a “gallery”). but! with my new camera….hoping i’ll start sharing more. maybe….
point is….i got off work early today cause of the holiday….and how did i spend the afternoon? fucking editing css and javascript pages!!!!!! BAH!!!!!
i think i got it working pretty slick now though. i updated my previous post with the new camera pics…..so check out the new shit if ya like.
over and out for now…..have a good holiday.
earthquake sunday.
by josh on May 19th, 2009
we had another quake on sunday night. was a good room shaking ordeal.
here’s the local news making a big deal about it:
they claim that weather doesn’t effect or create quakes, but i think they are full of crap. i mean, it was the first real weekend of summer with 90 degree plus temps across much of the southland. sorry, but it seems like every quake i’ve been in….has come when there are drastic differences in temperatures from day to day.
no damage though, no one hurt…..just a good ride for about 10-15 secs.
seth on maher.
by josh on May 13th, 2009
this was a pretty great/funny segment from bill maher’s show over the weekend.
i am not really a family guy fan….every so often it’s got it’s good parts….but seth macfarlane is just a hilarious dude. hollywood needs more like him.
happy mother’s day!
by josh on May 10th, 2009
…and just to keep things in perspective….
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love ya though, mom!
new camera.
by josh on May 6th, 2009
so i bought a nikon D200.
i’ve been wanting a new camera for years….and while i can’t really afford it at the present time…..eh….
the price on it was way too good to pass up. it was originally a $1800 camera….that i got for about 1/4 of that. it’s a few years old…..but it’s everything i wanted. so i am happy.
added on to that…..i really didn’t have a wide angle lens or some other needed accessories….so i picked those up too. spent way too much money……but still….i am happy with it. and who knows, maybe i can even make some side money with it and then write the whole shit off! heh.
socal sleazebag of the month: may 2009.
by josh on May 1st, 2009
…..and it’s a new month, so time for a new sleazebag!
i’ve been waiting for a few weeks to crown this gem, and really was hoping her 15 mins would be up….but i guess it’s not. the winner!
miss california, carrie prejean, or as i like to call her….the instant anti-gay marriage media whore. the coverage on this bimbo has just been ridiculous. now she has signed on to do anti-gay marriage campaigns for the “national organization for marriage” (-story here-)
now….i really couldn’t careless what ppl’s opinions are on gay marriage. frankly, i think marriage as a whole is a joke and…well, it’s not the homos that got it there. but what drives me crazy is how this chick has been playing the victim for “just stating her opinion”.
yeah….nice try moron. i don’t think she was even aware that she had an opinion on the subject until she was asked about it on the show. she mumbled and vomited out some words (half of which didn’t even follow a coherent thought)…and now she is like the spokesperson to keep those nasty gross gays from harming the secret sanction of marriage!
just stick the swimsuit competitions please….as you are the socal sleazebag of the month!
ps. philly d hit a good point in the very beginning of this too. perez hilton is a douchecunt on top of all of this garbage.
