Tales of a Geeky Pirate

Oh yeah...

It's my birthday.

...just ask Nick Hornby.

( Cut for soccer drivel )

I found out today that they hired someone "more qualified" for the position. I was told that they appreciate my contributions and how hard I work, but that seems a bit hollow. There was talk of better positions coming down the pipeline in a few weeks, but I'm not sure that I'm willing to stick around for a "might maybe." And while I was taken aside by three supervisors to encourage me not to be disappointed or upset, it seems quite insulting to say that while they recognize that I work my ass off for them, they think that someone else is better for that job.

That being said, I'm getting together my LR contacts to see if I can find a job down there. My team has until I find something down there to offer me this "step up" from what I was applying for. If I can find something similar or better in LR (or anywhere) I will be out of there so fast that they won't even see me.

I will be greatly in need of alcohol this weekend, I think, and also someone to cart my drunken ass around. FYI

Sometimes life sucks.

And sometimes...

No, wait. That first bit is all there is.

Ok, so I know I haven't written anything in a long time. I've been busy, bite me.

Now that that's out of the way, I have a bit of a rant.

So our country is going into an economic downturn, and the government's idea to fix it is to give all the taxpayers $600 fun money. Maybe that will work, I don't know. But I doubt it. Most people are living paycheck to paycheck, or are close enough to it that $600 or $1200 isn't going to make much of a difference. They'll use it to pay bills or bank it. Not enough people are going to use it to buy stuff and put it back into the economy to make a big difference.

So basically, we're running up a big bill that won't do much, when there are much better ways to stimulate the economy. So here's my thought.

We've got a lot of problems going right now. One of the biggest is the housing crisis. Foreclosures are up 75% this year, and up 98% in December, when compared to December of last year. A lot of contracters are going bankrupt, houses aren't selling, etc. etc. It's a bad situation.

Back when we had the great depression, Roosevelt (the slightly less cool one) gave a lot of people jobs through national improvement projects. It kept people going until things got better. And I imagine that for $156 billion (the proposed amount that the economic stimulous is going to cost) we could do one hell of an improvement.

But what could we improve? And what could we use all of those out of work contrators for? I don't know... Maybe to rebuild a city destroyed by the greatest natural disaster in American history? A city that has gotten basically no help from the government?

Just a thought

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You know how sometimes life sucks? And then you're like, wow, life kinda sucks. And then something comes along and says, haha! you think that sucked? Try this on for size. And you're like, yup, that sucks even more. Thanks a lot. Also, you know other people have it worse and you feel bad for feeling so crappy about the stuff that's happening to you?

That's me.

And you know it's no good when I start referencing Palaniuk

Wait... I mean this is not me at all. No matter what former girlfriends and women who avoid me in bars say...

This is pretty accurate, I'm huge in Canada.

*sigh*, I'm old.

I recently read some of PG Wodehouse's work, a couple of the Jeeves books. I'm a little conflicted about it, honestly, because I don't know what to think.

For those that don't know, but still care (both of you), the books are about a guy named Bertie Wooster, who is a man of means, but a bit of a fop, or dandy. Bertie thinks quite highly of himself in the fashion and brain departments, but is fairly clear from his narration of the stories that he's not the brightest bulb out there. His sole profession in life seems to be laying about and avoiding marriage. His aunts, among others, wish to see him settled down, so most of his issues tend to stem from this.

Jeeves is his valet, or his "Gentleman's Gentleman" as Bertie calls him. A man of inimitable and untapped talents, Jeeves solves every predicament that his master finds himself in with cunning and guile. He also has been with Bertie long enough that he can tell when Bertie is in trouble, going to be in trouble, or is likely to be in trouble. He also is a font of sayings from Shakepeare and poets that Bertie often mangles, along with citing Jeeves for the words.

More or less, the stories follwo Bertie becoming engaged to a young lady, finding himself involved in deep and crazy situations, often involving petty theft, then Jeeves comes up with a solution to get Bertie out of all the trouble, Bertie gives up whatever habit or piece of clothing that he has picked up which is particularly odious to Jeeves, and everyone (save Bertie and Jeeves) are happily paired off. It's basically like if Lord Vetinari was a servant in a Jane Austen novel.

So it's pretty funny. Jeeves is one of the most compelling and interesting fictional characters I've ever read. However, I'm conflicted about it in that I feel so much more could have been done with him. Imagine it, instead of being a layabout noble, Bertie was a private detective. Or Prime Minister. Or the situations that he got himself involved in were more important than merely "Arrgh, I'm engaged... again." They could be brilliant. Instead they seem a bit... I don't know. It's like a really brilliant physicist working at Hooters (or, to be honest, a guy with a Master's in History temping at Wal-Mart). Like an underuse of talent.

But it's funny enough, I guess, and I'd reccommend them.

I am in a funk.

I do not know why.

That is all.

Dear DC;

I've been a fan for a few years now. I can quote canon fairly well. I actually sort of understood Crisis on Infinite Earths (sort of). I refer to most of your heroes by their first names, except for the big blue boy scout. Every week, I walk into my local store to see what new crack you have for me this week. Other that Y, (which doesn't count because it's Vertigo, your imprint), a little Spiderman and a short dalliance with the Civil War at that other place, I have been extremely faithful.

I've poured over your hints in your pictures. I've defended Coutndown, saying that it just needed to pick up steam (I'm starting to believe it's just boring).

I've even defended you on some of your more heartless decisions. Kal and Bart? Not cool, but I'm willing to forgive a lot in terms of a story. Vic, too.

But this is a step too far. ( The step too far )
So that's where it stands. Basically, this is a deal breaker for me. I'm going to continue to pick up the Year One, because I gotta. And I'll pick up the first issue of the new series next month. But guys, if you don't fix it PDQ, I'm out. I have better things to do with my time if you're going to pull shit like that.

No love,
Eaton

Ganked from Miss emilytheslayer & Maggiella:
1. Go to Career Cruising
2. Put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark.
3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions.
4. Post the top twenty results.
5. Put the careers you have seriously considered in bold.
6. Italicize any that are part of your current job/career.


1. High School Teacher
2. Curator
3. Director of Photography
4. Director
5. Adoption Counselor
6. Professor
7. Anthropologist
8. Set Designer
9. Costume Designer
10. Music Teacher / Instructor
11. Foreign Language Instructor
12. ESL Teacher
13. Archivist
14. Psychologist
15. Sport Psychology Consultant
16. Historian
17. Genetic Counselor
18. Humanitarian Aid Worker
19. Rehabilitation Counselor
20. Special Effects Technician

I also underlined all the jobs I've done in the past, or at least, stuff like what I've done. Also, number 22 was Actor, which I'd bold and underline, too.

ok, so it's nearing the end of August and once again I have no idea of what I'm doing for a Halloween costume. So I need some help from the peanut gallery.

Now, unlike last time when no one was any help, I'm going to make some suggestions, but I'm open to others.

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