just a few things

I don't understand why bosses at work say, "can you do me a favor?" our
implied thought is "do i have a choice?" but our immediate answer is
"uh-huh..." waiting like a dog for a command. in latter months i've become
a little more agitated and annoyed at my job. basically because the
monotony is getting on my nerves and my strive to move forward gets haulted
by lack of "more education" or lack of "more experience." two barriers
that i think are rubbish and should at least circumvent an interview for me
due to the fact that my resume says "pick me" and "other candidates are
fake."

then again - these may be the specific reasons why i'm not getting
interviews. geez - can't anyone appreciate the truth?

martin scorsese has finally made me a happier oscar watcher. not that i'm
not a happy oscar watcher to begin with. i do admit to being an academy
whore, but whatever - we all have to strive for something. mine is trying
to get the most wins on my oscar ballot. anyways - this year's festivities
has been probably the better ones in ages. i was actually not surprised
that ellen degeneras did a kick ass job. truthfully, i think she's funny
and more truthfully - why did seinfeld present best documentary?? bad
choice and his material prior to the award was terrible, recycled jokes
that i've heard him tell before. get back to the comedy clubs, jerry.
work on your art cause you were awesome at one time. don't fall off the
face of the earth and lose your street cred....

what's in a name

i really think that sometimes people say my name to just say my name. my
first name is "jonald" ("like Donald with a 'J'). So i think that people
that i don't talk to on a usual basis at work, like to randomly say my name
outloud because they usually don't say a name like that.

i guess i can be guilty of the same process of randomocity. however, my
delivery is a little different in that i like saying my friends' names the
way that their parents say it. i think it has to do with my intricate
observation of words and accents (writer's complex). thus i tend to mimick
the accent when saying their name or call them by their nickname.
otherwise, i turn the whole process into ghetto lingistics and call the
person by his/her first initial - "Yo E!" - said for someone named Eric,
Ed, or Ebinizer.

Anyhoo - maybe i'm just making an excuse for people just saying hello to me
in a kind manner and disregarding the fact that there are actually nice
people in the world.

hmmmm.....

nah - there's no such thing as that!! haha!

an email to my cousin

i was tellin my co-worker this story of when we were kids and when the
bears made it to the superbowl in '85. chicago was really hyped up on it
and there was such a bigger buzz goin on compared to this year.

there was a big chicago bears layout in the newspaper and my sister was
showing it to me and you. then she said, "which chicago bear are you?" and
then you immediately said, "refrigerator perry!" and she asked what number
he was and you said, "72!" i remember i was upset cause i wanted to be the
fridge and he was the only jersey # i knew. so when my sister asked me who
i wanted to be, i frowned and said, "jim mcmahon" but then when she asked
what # he was, i didn't know. i was upset for not knowing and feeling
kinda dumb.

so, this morning i texted my sister - "I'M URLACHER! #54!"

even though i got it before you, she must think i'm wierd now.

i can never win.....