I Miss Nortel?

Well, only in that at Nortel I would have had time to blog. This Beal Bank job keeps me way too busy to even think about blogging.

And everyone is so nice. Every time I finish a task, I'm thanked for it.

Weird.

Media, Stop Telling Me the Price of Gas in Gorda, CA

Back in 2000, I took a trip to San Francisco to play in one of their very hippie Ultimate Tournaments. It was called Revolution and it was a coed tournament in which each team was to have a "cause". Since we had, over the last couple of years, lost several in the Dallas Ultimate community to the Bay area, our cause was to bring Shiner Bock to the Bay. It was not received well by the anti-corporate, anti-American, anti-everything coordinators. And real causes were a requirement the next year.

But I digress.

That year, instead of just flying into San Francisco, I flew in to LAX, rented a convertible and drove the beautiful Pacific Coast Highway to SF.
There is a long stretch of PCH in which there is nothing but ocean and winding narrow road between San Simeon and Big Sur. I had neglected to get gas in San Simeon and soon started to panic as each turn of the road revealed yet another place with no gas station.

Finally, in remote, craphole Gorda there was a gas station. Now, remember this was 2000. Gas was still about $1.00/gallon here in Texas and maybe a little more in California. But in Gordo it was $3.00/gallon.

There are a number of reasons the price was(is) so high there. It's remote. It has to generate it's own electricity. But, basically, it's the only station for miles, so suck it.

And, now, every time the price of gas goes up around the country, someone has to run a story saying basically "Gas already $5/gallon seen in California." But it's always this same craphole gas station.

So, media dipshits, cut it out. You've been exposed for the fear mongers you are.



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I Only Posted This for the Excellent Parody of an 80's Classic, Honest

Enjoy!

Sorry that it's a link. The fucker turned off embedding.

Waste of Time?

My New Job At Beal Bank

Wow. Everything is so nice here. The cubes are about twice what I had at Nortel and with wooden cabinetry. I have a double 17" flat screen monitor attached to my computer that was manufactured this century.

Even the security guards are nice.

So far things are going well. It has only been a couple of days, though. But there should be lots of OT and thus lots of money. So hopefully some of that money can go into Wally's, but importantly, another road trip.

And They Have A Plan

A joke for maybe one of my readers.

Bloggy Quick Hits

Cause I haven't done it in a while and there's a lot of good stuff out there today.

• Agreed!! Wait. Did that say minutes???
• He cleans up nicely.
• I, for one, am greatful for our Archer Daniels Midland Overlords.
• Douche Juice not listed.

Battlestar Galactica Recapped in 8 Minutes

WARNING ** SPOILERS ** (Seasons 1-3 Only, Not Season 4)

If you have any desire to watch BG from the begining unspoiled, do no watch this.
If you need a refresher or are just curious what this show is about, then enjoy.

Good News Everyone

The Summer of Steve is finally over. My long, twilight struggle to find employment has ended. I have a job and I start tomorrow. The good news is that it's only 3-4 months long. So expect a Summer of Steve II: Electric Boogaloo -- This Time It's Personal on a web browser near you.

I will be assuming the position of code monkey for Beal Bank way up there at Legacy and the Toll Road. No doubt many of my evenings with be spent hob-knobbing with the cougars at Martini Park.

Pray for me.

Better Than Cloverfield

GILF Hunter

You have to hand it to Alaska. They find the hottest chick in the state and make her the Governor. Unfortunately, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin done got baby up inside her again. So John McCain will have to look elsewhere for a running mate.

Laura Roslin is still available. And she may be here sooner than we think.