Random Stuff

Need to get out of work?

2009-04-09T11:52:00.000-07:00

So my friend Ed used to tell me all the time that the best way to get out of work was to call in and say you have diarrhea. It's one of those things that no one really wants to talk about. And if they ask for a doctor's note, you can just say, "Well I can get one if you really want me to, but it's just diarrhea." This may be the smartest thing I've ever heard of.

Multi-level Marketing

2009-04-03T13:56:00.000-07:00

My co-worker wants me to sell some vitamin juice with him. Only problem, is that I am extremely wary about these types of companies. This company has a product, which I guess you can sell if you really want to, but the real money comes when you get other people under you. Well guess what, the people underneath you are being pitched the same way you are. So who sells the actual product?

Maybe I just don't know enough about this type of company, but it just seems so shady to me. Anything that seems too good to be true, usually is.

Worst. Story. Ever.

2009-03-30T15:54:00.000-07:00

When I was in high school, my friend's mom was an ER nurse. So she tells us this story about a man and his wife who both need treatment. She has tiny punctures all over her head and he has a bloody pee pee. WTF, right? Right, I know.

So apparently this woman was epileptic, and had a seizure while she was gobbling his weiner. This caused her to bite down. Hard. The man, who panics because a)his wife is having a seizure, and b)his wife is biting his penis. BTW they were in the kitchen when the mood struck I guess, because the closest thing he can grab is a fork. In his panic, he proceeds to hit his wife on the head with the fork, thiinking this will cause her to disengage her mouth, causing the tiny punctures.

So I'm sure there are valuable lessons to be learned from all of this, but I personally just find it hilarious.

Yoga

2009-03-30T11:37:00.000-07:00

I took my first yoga class yesterday. I'd always been hesitant to do it because I just didn't really think it would be something I was in to. But I have to admit, it was awesome.

I am not a very flexible person, so some of the positions were pretty challenging, but my friend who made me take the class with her said she totally noticed a difference by the end of the class. I felt very relaxed and stretchy when I left, but holding some of the positions made me sweat, so I know I got a pretty decent workout at the same time.

I don't know about only doing yoga for exercise, which I know some people do, but I definitely think it will be a part of my program for the foreseeable future.

Blog templates

2009-03-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

Oh my God, talk about nerve-wracking. Do I pick the light, warm, pastel-y colors, or just go with a more traditional background? Artsy little dots or no dots? What does my blog template say about me as a person? Will people immediately judge me by it? I guess you can't go wrong with black. Pretty neutral. Actually, I tend to enjoy websites with dark backgrounds. Seems easier on the eyes. Yeah, as it turns out, we are not supposed to stare at light sources for extended periods of time. Who knew?