I should check my LJ more often

I keep running into these “is love” graphics.

Here’s the one I relate to best. Enjoy.

Star Wars is love
Made By:

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Bejeezus… I haven’t posted in a few days

Nor had I responded to an email sent by my mother, 4500 km away, in well over a week. Upon further reflection, after coming home from work, I have very little energy these days. Then it begins to hit me. In the summer, when I was working 14 hour days, on an average week about 3-4 days, I came home and had loads of energy. It was just my body that refused when Dawn wanted us to go to somewhere like Lynn Canyon or Barnet Marine Park, though the latter became great when I got my sea fishing licence and we went crabbing (though over a month we got two of legal size). But now, only working 8 hours, it a much lower physically demanding position, I come home just spent.

Why? Well, as I emailed a response finally to my worried mother, it DAWNed on me (no pun intended. Okay, maybe there was). I’m just simply not enjoying selling televisions in the same way I enjoy making films. Hell, I felt better coming home from the shit festival that is production on Smallville than I do from Best Buy.

But it’s just a retail job, so many say. It’s crappy, but it’s straightforward, isn’t it? Well, to give a bit of insight, Dawn made this post, based loosely on things I’ve gone through from time to time at the “Big Blue Box”. Then one night I came home rather down, having not suggested something on a big sale, that mind you did have an overall good margin for the store. Sure enough though, in my enbittered mood, I stumbled on BestBuySux.org, and started to read the negative comments posted by current, but mostly former employees.

Wow. I really mean it. There’s so many parallels amongst all the stores. I’m not going to go into real details here, but if you want some kind of idea, follow the link from above. To the few friends I’ve shown the site to, they’ve been shocked.

Anyhow, I do want to make a couple of broad points here. First off, sales associates do NOT get paid commission. Yes, the adverts from TV are true. Non-commission. However, it isn’t like a grocery store or Wal-Mart or the like, where the associates just help you find things. We are required to suggest service plans, cables, batteries, etc. They do put a lot of pressure on us to perform. But here’s the kicker. We don’t make much more than minimum wage. We get paid next to nothing, but are expected to perform like a salesperson making $35,000+ with commissions.

McDonald’s isn’t looking so bad now, is it?

Secondly, it appears that management and the like are more focused on finding mistakes as opposed to looking at the good people are doing. Having managed a sales force in the past, I know from my experiences that coming from the negative side of things yeilds negative results. Surprise, surprise, surprise. And you wonder why you read so many things at BestBuySux.org.

As for me, I’m just counting the 60 remaining days until April, when a great many films and TV shows will be back in town. I don’t have to slice the budget with a razor, and will have my energy back.

That is all.

Another Meh-me I’ve Been Tagged With

Yup, thanks completely to My Babe.

Here we go…

Seven Things To Do Before I Die:

1. Win an Oscar^TM some offbeat film, then completely snub the Academy while wearing a Canadian Flag draped over me like a poncho. I am accompanied up the stage with a hockey great, bearing the Stanley Cup. The end of my speech rings to the tone of “Oscars, like the Holy Grail, are now ours…. Bwahahahahaha.” Okay, maybe I’m a bit bitter. Meh.
2. Direct one of Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellan, or Hugh Jackman.
3. Hang with Michael Moore in our old age and piss on George W. Bush’s grave.
4. Visit Rome and Palermo with Dawn.
5. Guest voice on Family Guy. Maybe the Simpsons, if they start writing better episodes again.
6. Semi-retire by fifty, and live in the film off-season in Revelstoke, BC.
7. Watch the Canucks win the Stanley Cup.

Seven Things I Cannot Do:

1. Smoke cigarettes. Over one year smoke free and still counting.
2. Teach Dawn HTML.
3. Sing. Though Dawn has delusions that I can at least sing New York, New York at karaoke, I would like to present to the court that both her and I were drunk.
4. Drink coffee without spilling it. Just like anybody who graduated from university, we can drink loads of beer, hit an inebriated state, bounce off walls, and not spill a precious drop of sweet beer. But coffee first thing in the morning, without shaking, and it just jumps out of the cup on your hand.
5. Tolerate utterly retarded drivers.
6. Watch Family Guy without splitting my sides laughing.
7. Live my life without Dawn.

Seven Things That Attract Me To…Blogging:

1. Just plain writing whatever comes to me.
2. It’s the best outlet I know of that most closely supports freedom of speech.
3. Occasionally, and just occasionally, this ACTUALLY GETS READ.
4. Flaming ignorant people who leave assinine replies to posts, demonstrating that they really aren’t reading the subtext, just misquoting me and getting the soapbox out.
5. Hockey war posts with Peter. Canucks are up 2-1 (gamewise) against the Wings buddy!
6. Occassionally, some friends come out ot the woodwork and reply. You know who you are. And I know it tends to be more convenient than email.
7. A good, free web presence.

Seven Things I Say Most Often:

1. “The thing you have to understand here is…”
2. “Right!”
3. “At the end of the day…”
4. “I have an elegant solution. Why don’t you kill Lois?”
5. “Wuv Woo”, this one only to Dawn.
6. “Meh.”
7. “Give yourself to the Dark Side. It is the only way to save your friends.”

Seven Books That I Love:

1. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
2. Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
3. Leading From the Heart - Mike Krzyzewski
4. Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
5. Have A Nice Day - Mick Foley
6. In the Blink of an Eye - Walter Murch
7. Lynch on Lynch - ed. Chris Rodley

Seven Movies That I Watch Over and Over Again:

1. The Star Wars Saga
2. The Godfather Trilogy
3. Mulholland Dr.
4. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
5. Blue Velvet
6. Eraserhead
7. Bowling for Columbine

Seven People I Want To Join In Too:

Well, I rarely get a actual result from most of these, so the first seven to do this from reading mine will get some linkage here (and for newer visitors, a linkback).

YES. YOU TOO CAN BE A LINK WHORE.

That is all.

* UPDATE

Seven Bloggers who did this.
1. Peter
2. Your Name and Link Here
3. Your Name and Link Here
4. Your Name and Link Here
5. Your Name and Link Here
6. Your Name and Link Here
7. Your Name and Link Here

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Link Whoring

Dayum, still bored, still awake. So I’m following this idea from this post.

Death Star.

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One last Meh-me

You are Darth Vader, you are the most powerful
being that the legends speak of and your
destiny will guide you to bring about the
true fate of the galaxy.

Which Sith are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

I was just wandering

Both doing the last blogthing, and over at dotdotdot reading this post about being beautiful OR smart, I ran into this quiz. So without further adieu, a Meh-me.

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 8/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

Can you tell I’m bored yet?

That is all.

Meh. I’m bored.

Therefore, a Meh-me.

You Are a Dreaming Soul

Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this world So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all… But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you. Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses. Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others. Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life. Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul, Prophet Soul, and Traveler Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

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What a 24 hours that it was

Why can’t I just have the bad days limited to work? Seeing as I’m not currently working in my chosen field (as current readers can attest, the film industry in Vancouver tends to be a tad seasonal), I tend to take the Red Forman attitude towards work:

Work isn’t about fun. It’s about work. It’s about how much crap you take from the bossman, then, taking some more.

But, nevertheless, the last 24 hours haven’t been executed to plan.

The Canucks lost. Twice. To the two worst teams in the Western Conference. St. Louis and Columbus.

Mario Lemieux retired. Again.

Chris Penn died. Farewell Nice Guy Eddie.

And of course, the Liberals were defeated last night in the wake of a Conservative minority government. I’m not going to do a specific link. Learn to use Google.

Yes, Stephen Harper finally became Prime Minister. So what can we expect? Well the good of it is he’s determined to lower taxes. Though ethically it may not be the wisest decision as I worry about our valued government programs, such as health care, may have to undergo cuts as well to save us some tax dollars. Is it worth my case of beer I can now buy each month? Probably not.

As for the down side, I worry immensely about the neo-Conservative social agenda which magically was hidden (under muzzle restraint) during the election Campaign. A ban on gay marriage. Reduction in women’s rights. Us going to war in Iraq, or any country other than Afghanistan, under the guise of fighting terror, where the real purpose is to trade blood for oil profits, due to the declining indigenous American oil industry. Reduction of minority rights. Thankfully, it is a Conservative MINORITY, and as such, they can’t push the envelope too far, less being defeated too soon. Just like the man with no spine, Joe Clark.

With Paul Martin announcing his resignation as Liberal leader, the thought is that Harper won’t have any major threats to his minority for over a year. So he’s gotta watch his P’s and Q’s if he wants to be re-elected. If that social agenda comes on too strong, he’s in deep deep trouble.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

This is looking too much like two situations. 1968 and 1979. Liberals facing a new leader, with no obvious successor. In both instances, we came out of both situations with Pierre Trudeau, the greatest leader of the 20^TH century, Prime Minister with a majority government.

Now we must bide our time, and wait for Harper to fuck up. It’s bound to happen. His big fat mouth, attached to his face, ploughed through with a bag of spanners, will open and shock the electorate, mandating a drastic change.

Until then, I shall do my utmost to hold Mr. Harper accountable for the promises I LIKE.

That is all.

It’s the end of the world as we know it

But more about that later this morning… gawd it’s almost 2am.

As such, a meh-me:

You Are 60% Abnormal

You are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely that you have no soul. You are at high risk for having a borderline personality. It is very likely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at medium risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is somewhat likely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at medium risk for having a social phobia. It is somewhat likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom’s basement. You are at medium risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is somewhat likely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

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What Type Of Drunk Am I?

It’s turning into a Liquid Generation night for me.

So here we go…

Get Your Drunk Personality at LiquidGeneration.com!

Another surprise?

That is all.