quirky titles

I pieced all the titles on this page. They were, well ... funny. It is amazing what you sometimes find looking for jobs. I like the picture titles of "man on computer" and "woman_pointing".

Quickly, before shelving my rough draft

I can always look at this later ...
I started a new blog htat isn't a mad cap list of rantings. It's different, not better than this. If you don't like it, don't read it.

bits and pieces

Keep your family and friends close
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don't make or keep enemies
Be on guard

Make every shot count

Don't get mad, don't get mean

Hide when you need to hide

Put your best foot forward and give shakes and high fives

bits and pieces for scrapbook and rough draft (1 of many)

That's what I saw -- that doesn't look like a job. It looks like an ad.

Sounds and smells of normalcy

Where I grew was near a school. I heard, being part of it, children screaming and playing. I heard birds, geese and ducks. I heard the railroad, heard planes, and a raceway on the weekends very near the airport. On some shifting wind and high-humidity days I could smell the airport, smell the wire magnet companies and International Harvester (a few miles away). This city was, at one point, the magnet wire capital -- as though that were a noble title.

I have decided not to delete this blog. It was my plan, considering everything. I will, maybe, attend to this rough draft, but right now, I'm moving on.

Burning bridges before I cross them

Somehow, in my efforts to find a job, I am not getting return calls. I am purging opportunities before I reach them and I don't know how. I've tried silence and tried verbosity, but usually stick to the hard course of middle ground. I "ain't found" + squat as it were. I referred to poison earlier, so I applied that to myself and I'll be buggered if I can shake it or lose it. I get the image in my mind, "Oh, we've heard of you!"++

+ racially rude scene in Spaceballs combing the desert.

++ [a little long-winded story as to why this phrase is funny] Friends and I used to work at a video store and watched hundreds of videos. Not a one of us was Randall (from Clerks). TJ ("You call him Doctor Jones") was in the store when a preview tape was playing (as if a trailer was going to make anyone suddenly charge after the movie being advertised). Hellraiser was on with the quote, "Your pain will be legendary, even in Hell". TJ quipped that upon arrival in hell, the other damned would remark, "Oh. We've heard of you!"

As far as the drones being controlled by a force, I guess some people did star up at the screens and pursue the movie advertised. If you ever have a retail job for any length of time, you might get a different feel for the general public. In Dante's perspective, consumers are the lustful, which are unsettled and on winds of desire, just beyond the demon secretary of hell, who places you. I don't mean all cosumers, but some are as controllable as water from a spigot.

Since I mentioned Rupert ...

Emma Watson, I would suggest stay a bit longer in the UK+, as she might be as tantilizing as the Olsen twins to pedophiles and barely legal pursuers. Undoubtedly, she, like other young girl actors, would be given millions of offers to star in "smaller script" roles, when the beauty is in her nakedness or other. Many girls have fallen to this road. If you take note of those who take it, few are as "pretty" since they are soiled and dirty from their choice.

Daniel Radcliffe, possibly in defiance of his agent, took his path on stage. I see that he is casted in the Harry Potter role, but like Voldemort, it is a shadow that will follow him. Think of Heath Ledger. He might not be gay, but to play one in the movies, well ... "Hollywood Poison" as they say.

+ in this, I mean that she could do more acting and be her own actor, therefore not needing to take the cruddy roles, just to make ends meet.

Monster House

The rating was right on this one. This isn't a very fluid young kid's movie. That being remarked, I think a few other elements should have been reconsidered before its release:

[WARNING, includes MOVIE parts. DO NOT READ if you want to see the movie for the first time]

criminal conversion (shoplifting) of a boy from his father's pharmacy,
minor in consuption (late teen drinking beer),
child-care provider abandoning charge ,
Ron Jeremy-esque character nearly petting babysitter on car near end of movie,
to-be built house in the middle of nowhere (literally in scrub land) with children hiding behind bushes tossing eggs.

Some of the elements are good, creative, disturbing. With the direction, left of child-oriented, they ought to have added more adult language, themes, or other elements.

Highlights: character reactions, Jumaji fright and repeated elements. Sam Lerner is a good voice match for Rupert Grint. I'm hoping to see some US acting ops for Rupert. Most of the characters have weakened values on their body parts. While I understand that it is animated, it looked a bit flat when you saw the hair that looked, well ... plastic. If they went to the time to put together so many other things, why did they skip out on the hair?

I thought the movie was okay, weaknesses stated and that it looked like "buy this movie now as the video game" feel to it.

Indiana?

Hey ... Indiana has somebody with fewer loose ends: Greg Kinnear is from Logansport, Indiana. I guess that goes to show me that Indiana can have a celebrity who isn't too wacky, like Michael Jackson, Dan Quayle, et al. If all else fails, Orville Redenbacher --- yeah, Indiana can claim him! Indiana might be fat, might be categorically dumb, but we produce the greatest amount of popcorn and consume the greatest amount of ice cream, our crowning achievements.

Movies

"Jackbutt 2 Unrated" -- category of: didn't choose it, didn't want to see it, watched it anyway. The scariest part of the movie, knowing that one of them is actually married. I wasted my time here.

My Super Ex-Girlfriend was entertaining, not stellar by any means, but had some comical parts. Worth half to full rental fee. I wouldn't want to own it. Nudity was Luke Wilson. If you were hoping for Anna Farris or Uma Thurman -- dream on.

Girls Bravo! (Japanese anime). I'm beginning to think America sends the wrong message via media to Japan and vice versa. It is yet another comedy - adult themed show where a guy is surrounded by women, but is deathly afraid of them. In the course of the show he takes brutal punishment. It was odd; not funny, not terrible and certainly not good.

Hoodwinked was quite an entertaining movie. There are a lot of background things you want to investigate, so well worth watching again. The music and artistry are great, as well as sound. The story -- many versions of events leading to a possible arrest. The plot isn't too complex, yet the comedy is good. Patrick Warburton, you would think would have been the woodcutter, but he worked better as the wolf. Nice casting, graphics. I recommend this movie. I know, that's a shock.

Curious George is a movie filmed in such a way that home viewing lacks what it offered in the theater. Some of the work appeared to be an attemept to match Margaret Rey's style of minimalist art, where the background often was limited in favor of an important scene in the story. Much like the character in the books, he is not bad, just curious.

Watching the prints of Foxtrot

I have been reading Foxtrot for so many years -- decades. Recently Bill Amend decided to end his dailies work, but will continue to do Sunday comics. If you look at the years of comics, talent, charcters -- it's worthy of pride. I sent him an email, not expecting a reply, that I appreciated his decades of comics, finding laughter in his work.

Jason now has even more time to do years and years of homework in just one night -- to be better than his arch nemesis Katie. His partner Marcus and he will go on manly-man adventures to pester and torment Paige.

Paige and her friend Nicole, in return, will shop at every store possible, eventually to get the wedding dress for his marriage to Paige's dreamy Pierre.

Chck'd statz

I looked and found that one popular picture on my flickr has directed many to my blog, "swimsuit wedgie". I'm not sure if they, like me, found it funny or whether they found it erotic ... eww. Anyway, wedgie seems to be a fetish for some. I never ever thought about it, but if people get off on shoes, toes (and the fondling and sucking thereof), it really doesn't go much beyond that for other fetishes. A strange one, I saw on random video sites was face farting. Now, I could discuss this at length, but I'll pass.

Jobs and the likelihood of getting them

This one sounds like a home-prostitute ("grinding")

I think they are primarily seeking women here

What is a lumper?

and finally, I estimate that I won't get these jobs.

My brain is going

bread mold
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

I can feel it, I can feel it. Stop. What are you doing Dave? I need that.

[line noise]

... would you like to hear a song?

G'Night

I had two interveiws today. One was daycare provider/teacher that might have gone well. The second was for a Korean job; on the phone. It also seemed to go okay. The interveiw I had yesterday I don't think went well, but I don't know that.

If the Wednesday job wants me, they will call me tomorrow and I'll start next week. If they others call me, it will be next week. It would be nice to have two Fort Wayne jobs to wipe out my piles of bills.

if only I could ...

get a CDL for this job.

Yep, Halliburton is hiring. This is a trucking job, but when you have trillions of dollars, hey ... you can hire!

Cast in red

The power of the sun, deep colors, and reflection

You can bank on it

This is an odd gift my family gave to me. It's a talking bank.

2nd Christmas & New Year

Angel insisted on being the center of attention

Megan lounged and made herself comfortable

Many people played spoons!

Somehow, we got together for a group photo

Happy New Year, one and all!

Quentin reviews movie

"I know how good the movie is. I don't need you to tell me how good the movie is. Marcy makes [crap]."

I saw March of the Penguins. It was good and I was indeed surprised that a nature dcoumentary "with flair" made it and stayed in the theater. Good for them! If you want to watch a movie about penguins ... watch this. It is entertaining, but it's a documentary so there isn't the voice over with comical voices -- thank goodness!

12 Steps, 12 days ... maybe it can be done

Yes, but not quite yet. I have a few other things yet to do.

only few more pages to go

" You remember when you told me to tell you when you've finally lost it? Well, you have. Your reality check has arrived."

Well, since my ticket has been punched ...
close

Saddam Hussein's last words ...

"No matter how this turns out, I still want my old job back!"

Saddam; rope; inner-lobby execution room
check my answer, yep I won Clue

The brief video I saw was (FileCabi dot net), well, unrealistic. For one, Saddam was well dressed, surrounded by who appeared to be white guys (hands), had a cloth wrapped around his neck prior to hanging. The only thing I can write, is that if he is indeed dead ...
the world is just a little bit safer.

Happy New Year

photo courtesy of BangDoll@flickr photos

My "maybe" interview

I had an interview here today. I'll find out whether it meant anything. They were all nice enough. It seemed to go okay.

One Christmas

As well as the link to the family blog, I must add my commentary above and beyond all that.

I have absolutely money. I, little drummer boy, have no gift to bring, so I fell back on what parcel of anything I can do -- art and writing. I made cards this year, using stencil printouts, box-knife cutting, biblical research and authoring unique wishes and love to my family. In the end, I always find fault in my work -- skeptical and critical of even me. I look at the cards -- 2nd grade, I see and think to myself. They are a little better than than perhaps, maybe second semester 2nd grade.

My letters of intent, interest and my resume's have brought nothing but dispair to me. Christmas Eve I spent nearly high from art fumes and I haven't had time and made time for friends on this short "break time" for most on this important part of the year.

God knows I'm sad and I've little laughter in a week. Christmas for me is about giving -- surrendering what I cannot give, the joy others get strengthens me for months. Now, I have nothing. I have given what I can, knowing that I won't suddenly feel like magic. I'm an actor anymore -- feigning happiness and joy. I do thank God for friends, family and what I do have, but can't help being angry about what basic things I need and want -- a job and the money and responsibilty that comes with it.

While writing this, a little spot of niceity -- Christmas 2006 at MR's. I wasn't there, but Dave pasted me in anyway. I am in dispair, with happy thoughts that my Mom isn't in hospital now as she had spent months there this year and that Father is not battling cancer yet again.

I can think of only one worse Christmas and that was in Wisconsin -- lost, helpless, hopeless, friendless, (though I had a job), in a place as cold as Greenland.

I'm having trouble using the word, "like" anymore for there is little to attribute to it.

May you have a great Christmas and New Year!

without a driver

My sister called last night. She was at her in-laws and there was a computer problem. The DSL, which worked just 3 days ago, didn't work. I was on speakerphone and talked about the issues. They then mentioned the sound also died. That, I knew was linked. The drivers were the issue. When they opened the device manager -- it listed nothing. The in-laws had no system discs. Yep ... hosed. One of their sons, I think Mike, was going to get his XP disc and try to get it to recover XP. I mentioned also that there was likely a bug on the systemt that they needed to kill with any number of virus protection softwares.

I know not how it is now.

Down to three options

It has been months since I have had work. I have applied everywhere. I have been promised calls, even if they were, "no, thanks", I'd want it.

I haven't signed any papers, but I saw that I essentially had three choices:
death,
military,
teaching abroad.

I didn't really want death, have no interest in committing to four years to go abroad and kill people, so I am down to teaching students abroad. Sadly, Canadians speak English, so I wouldn't be moving there or to England. If accepted, I would be in Korea.

This is where I wonder what God's plan for me is. Surely, I would have had one place call to express interest, other than sales jobs. With the bleakness of my situation, I wondered if I could sell insurance, or financial advice, but I can't. In doing figures for an insurance job, I am of a negative value ... no assets and quite a bit of liability. In order to sell, you have to have prospects (potential buyers) and I don't have those.

If I do not get a job offer soon, I will have to take this opportunity. It pays enough that I can pay my bills and secure away a little. The company would provide a furnished apartment.

"Tell me spirit. Are these the things that will be, or might be only."

They found me!

You know ... I just thought the lighting was off a bit in the photo, but I think it might be me.

Because ...

I used some fixative to help with a project and it seems to be getting stronger as it "disipates". Man, is my head thumpin'! I didn't want to spend Christmas Eve high, but I guess I created that! Windows open and my head isn't clear.

While others dream

firefighter
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

A volunteer firefighter heads toward a local fire. May Christmas bring you no work, save time with your family.

American Christmas

Troops across the globe, Royal Guardsmen playing "Snoopy's Christmas", I can write and say Christ, Jesus and Christmas. I don't have to wish "happy (distasteful) holidays" nor chat death to [insert country here].

May Christmas be as you want, may Christmas be in your heart. If people wish to forego Christmas, that is their right. God bless America and Christ save us all!

Have blessed and very merry Christmas, in whatever way you choose.

Don't get mad, get even

For what it's worth, I sent my story to a couple of media sources. I hope that they try themselves to identify the problem.

I gave them days to answer -- they didn't, here's my story

I got two emails that passed through my spamfilter and into my mailbox because of the name: letters@route.monster.com. This concerned me for a great number of reasons.

I didn't like the email, as it was clearly generic and lacking any compnay names, as well as null@null.null for undisclosed recipients. I would have let it pass, but I paused and thought about the two and only two possibilities here. Either monster sold my email address or monster has been successfully routed (ha ha) and hacked. I posed this situation to tech support at Monster via chat. As per the request, I forwarded the email to Monster. Monster wrote that they would get back to me.

Hey! This is a simple binary answer. Either you have been routed/hacked or you sold my email. It should take you two or fewer minutes to answer. After a few days of no response, I submit to any and all readers:

DO NOT TRUST MONSTER.COM. They have an issue, either intentional or by limitations. Monster never returned my responses on this issue, so I can fully write that they are not going to address the issue.

I believe this will end my use of Monster.com and I would advise anyone using it to be aware of these two distinct possibilities: hacking or selling of emails. Neither is good and Monster apparently doesn't want to commit to one or the other.

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree

How lovely are your branches!
Presents at the base and love throughout. Merry Christmas to all!

More cards

Many holiday greetings

Many years, many cards.

Selling the intangible

I got a question on Tuesday about a job. "Can you sell something that's intangible?" I can and did. I sold students on the value of education. I sold education. It is, perhaps, the third most intangible concept to sell. The second would be morals and ethics. The most intangible would be spirituality.

Spirituality, soul conception, is completely and wholly (not holy) intangible. When someone dies, according to many, the soul leaves and enters the afterlife or afterdeath. This is completely unprovable. It is faith and faith alone that sells this concept.

Morals and ethics can be proven to be helpful and worthy in life experiences. Cheating someone only to find s/he is then in the position to do the same to do, can show honesty is better and always is. In the end, immoral acts always have a price and amoral behavior leads to little gain, overall.

Education, while not 100% accurate, generally leads people to greater choices, not necessarily greater happiness or fortune. It is certain that few un- or undereducated persons with little or no dedication ever did anything or met with success. Education, therefore is a ticket to a cinema of shows or "lives" as it were. You go to the cinema and see a show, but don't like it, you can see another; or so it is in life with an education you get to choice other vocations. Without education, your choices are limited.

I have sold the intangible.

Rex Elrond Anderson

Hugo Weaving; Elf King, Agent Smith, and Rex the sheephearding dog. I watched Babe the other night and noticed that Hugo was Rex, for the voice sounded like his.

Babe, why do you do it? Why do you go on and on? I smell of it, if there is such a thing. +
He "stays here for you!" ++

paraphrased from
+ Matrix
++ Return of the King

Pulp Fiction on 34th Street

Vincent and Jules are in with Marvin in the car ...

Are you a licenced Psychologist?
What? How dare you?
I have a great deal of respect for Psychiatry and you sir (are a disgrace).
How dare ...
I thought your job here was to give intelligence tests to employees. What right do you have to put ideas in [that boy's] head?
Get out!
Just a minute.
Are you going to leave?
Yes. You won't listen to reason and there's no good in you.
Are you going to leave?
I'll leave, but you've forced me to to something. [popped doc on the head with cane]

Miracle on Pulp Fiction Street

Santa tells Susan that there's a special country, "Imagination".

Imagination?
What? (actually she asks, "What's that?")
Do they speak English in Imagination?
What?
Christmas! Do you know it?
Yes.
Then describe Christmas to me!
It's in Decemeber.
Go on.
It's about Jesus.

Letdown

Calls I was supposed to get today about jobs: 2
Calls I received: 0

Oh, boy! Weekend wait, no job, no money, Christmas on it's way. I'm left with the question, "why" . It being Christmas, I'll cancel my obligatory cursing and profanity here.

Christmas tree for 2006

Christmas tree lit
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

Hundreds of ornaments, not that many lights. Memeories are all that remain. Merry Christmas to all!

Since I didn't get the job ...

I will reveal a little something that I discovered. New "High Efficiency" appliances might have other costs associated with them. For instance, HE clothes washers require HE detergent. This detergent runs from 3 to 6 times as much per volume as regular detergent. Now, if you were to use around 50 ounces per week, over the year you would spend about $200 extra in detergent costs. Since the water taxes and hikes aren't that high, it might leave you wondering if HE isn't a waste of money.

The HE detergent was a collaborative effort between appliance manufacturers and detergent companies. Imagine that! So, if you are going to get an HE appliance, make sure to do some research before you buy your appliance. The HE merely means that it uses less water and energy, not that it will save you money necessarily.

There's no sports in your violence

I am frustrated that the news covers these jerks attacking each other. My idea for contract writers: "Throw a punch, throw your contract." If they don't want the violence, financially fine each player a substantial amount, not just a "you can't play today" penalty. I understand that the days are then "unpaid", but limit the violence by harshly punishing the offenders. Adopt the "throw a punch, throw the contract" concept, wherein simply an attack nuls and voids any financial obligation the team and franchise has to that player.

Johnny Quest

Mystery of the Lizard Men parts 1, 2, 3

Provide what?

Provide what?
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

External and internal satisfaction? Whoa! No one should want that job.

Planet controller

Planet controller
Originally uploaded by MDH, II.

Everybody wants to rule the world. Now you can! This job is now availalbe. -- Look! Net Temps has the job for you.

Clearly a typo; a funny one!

What engines lack

While the many job search engines have novelties, beneficial functions should be: map drawing, geographical salary increase, and exclusions.

When I see jobs in cities and towns that I don't know, I pop up a window and see in on google, etc. This is important because of local cost of living, relocation, accessability. Hammond and Gary jobs might offer tantilzing salaries until you figure the cost of living is substantially higher there and getting safe, affordable housing is near impossible. Comutes in these towns would also be longer. If the employer doesn't help with relocation, there is the cost of finding a place, perhaps knowing no one in the area.

The [insert state, city, zip, area code here] is nice, but being able to draw a shape on a map would be better. Find a job in any of these states, cleverly excising Chicagoland, Detroit proper, etc.; there would be a search!

As the job seeker moves away from a real driving distance, the more money that person is seeking for relocation costs and base salary. If you are established in Chicago and they want to you uproot and go to Martinsville, LA, you'd want some sign-on bonus or greater salary.

Finally, in searching, while you can read through categories, you'd want to exclude a few jobs. There is a jobsearch engine that has hundreds of categories. So ... hunt with that will you? What more engines need are exceptions or exclusions. Suppose you are interseted in sales promotion and marketing, but some of the jobs are missing one or both of these terms, for whatever reason. You may never seek insurance sales, but are interested in other sales positions. Search engines should ALL include exclusions. Selling insurance is for a special breed.

Interesting relationship between hormones & emotions

I dare write that women going through hormonal chaos and the coaster rides of pregnancy and post-menopause must be plain awful!

I have been quite depressed, for good reason, as of late. I have noticed a return of a hormonally-depressed virus (digital/limb warts) that I had as a kid. I remember the key component to the virus' quashing was testosterone. I am a little more upbeat and more energetic. The reason -- a resurgence of testosterone. I am quite sure for a number of ways, the least graphic being virus diminishing and body odor. I know what I smell like when I sweat. I also remember that it has changed throughout the years. My "high school stench" has returned. I guess I'll get angry, not sad.

Cerpicio's shorter drive

Yesterday, after completing a few tasks, I saw Cerpicio on the road, returning from work, to house and home. That's got to be a great feeling! In that, I mean working, home ownership, wife, pets (not listed in particular order).

queen and her servant

The queen and her servant
Originally uploaded by greencheese.

I don't know the flickr person, but my word is this a cute shot!

Narratively conversing

I had an application that was around 20 pages. Part of the process was writing narratives; I thought that ended in college, no siree. They gave writing prompts of, "What if ...". It was a lonnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg application.

In other news, I didn't get a job in Dayton.

Ho ho Holidays

Happy, happy, happy birthday

Charlie 5, friends and friends celebrate

Happy birthday young man!