Friday, May 28, 2010

RIP Arnold...

And lo! The Noodly Appendage has reached forth and The Flying Spaghetti Monster has called home Gary Coleman to frolic in the Beer Volcano and Stripper Factory.

Another child star I grew up watching on TV has gone. And what scares me is that he was not much older than I am. Life is fragile. Death doesn't care about your celebrity status. In fact, there are several well-known cases where ones celebrity status and the ensuing access to controlled substances has been a direct contributing factor to ones demise (or they will be).

So long Arnold...

Friday, May 14, 2010

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Happy Mothers' Day

Happy Mothers' Day to all your mothers out there. Even if you couldn't get to see Betty White on SNL last night (she should've joined the cast after Golden Girls...). Since I usually work on Sundays, and today being no exception, I called my mom last night. Offered her Chinese, but she had other plans lined up already...

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Screw you Chase

I’ve had an account with Chase since February. There was an issue with my then current financial institution, and I decided to have a back-up checking account. Bank Of America was out, for the obvious reasons. So I researched, and thought Cahse was the best option. My first clue that there was something rotten in Denmark was my first deposit. They sat on it for almost a week.  Then there was the $25 fee for my debit card. They said it was for a ‘rewards’ program, but never really let me look at the terms and conditions. As for ‘rewards’: Not Really Worth It. I don’t need to spend $500+ just to get a $5 Starbucks card. And the points would’ve expired before I could accumulate enough to get anything worthwhile.

Yesterday was the last straw. I needed to pay the rent, and I had to deposit my paycheck (no Chase branch near my store). My roommate gave me his rent money in cash. I deposit the items then asked for a money order. And the teller said the check wouldn’t be available until tomorrow morning. That was it. I decided to closed the account (they reversed the deposit), and then gave me some bullshit about it being the normal policy for all banks to sit on your deposit. I told her that I never had that issue with BofA (basically she lied to me). Then I was told there will be a $25 fee to close my account. Fine. I’ll eat my loss. Don’t ever expect me to recommend you to my friends.

I won’t mention the spam I’ve recieved from them either. By now, invoking the Boulder Pledge on them is kind of redundent.

Chase: I don’t need your fees, I don’t need your lies, and I don’t need your attitude. And you don’t need my business….

Sunday, May 02, 2010

So I'm on my way to work...

And there's nothing much going on. The new Nightmare came out this weekend, and I hear they cast Ted McGinley as the new Freddy. And another Shrek is out soon. Seriously, has Hollywood run completely out of ideas?

Surprisingly, its overcast now.Usually its bight and sunny on my way to work. And I keep hearing rumors of it raining while I'm at work...

Its now official. I do more emailing from my phone than my computer. In fact, this post was written my phone...: Click Here for Location (via @zhiing)