2006-10-31
Won't somebody think of the seagulls?
If you've noticed that I haven't been complaining about work much since taking on this new job, well, that's because there isn't that much to complain about. Not that it's exactly a dream job, there are definately components of it that I don't like, but it's not nearly has horrifying as my last job. Basically, all I do all day is type up classified ads and occasionally deal with people who are cranky that their ads didn't turn out quite as they planned. But even when I get someone complaining to me over the phone, it's not nearly as bad as the crap I had to deal with at my last job. Somehow, it's hard to get worked up when someone is angry at me for a typo when I've had pregnant women call me a 'fucking cunt' to my face.
Since our office is right downtown, where only tourists and crazy people hang out, and we're a newspaper, sometimes we do get some interesting charcaters coming in.
Crazy Lady: I need to speak with the editor.
Receptionist: I'm sorry, but he's unavailable right now. Would you like to leave him a message?
Crazy: Yeah, tell him that you guys need to right a story about the satellite.
Receptionist: The satellite?
Crazy: Yeah, the satellite that's reading my thoughts.
Receptionist:....
Crazy: And it's given me horrible back pain.
Receptionist: Well, I'll let him know and he'll decide whether we'll write a story on that.
Crazy: Well you should! It's been electrocuting the seagulls!
Receptionist: Oh...my. Well, would you like to leave your number, so we can reach you?
Crazy: No no, the satellite company has all that information.
It's the beginning of fall, which I love. Seriously, this is the best time of year around here; the weather is beginning to cool down but the rain hasn't begun. Since there's no cloud cover however, it can get down right freezing in the morning. In fact, my first thought when I woke up today was, "sweet ass CHRIST it's fucking freezing." (What can I say, I'm not pleasant in the morning.
And since tomorrow is the beginning of November, that means that NaNoWriMo is beginning again, and I think this year I may give it a try. It's always fun to spend an entire month discovering that I have no writing abilities whatsoever. I've actually completed the whole 50,000 word thing once, many years ago, and it will be interesting to see if I can do it again, especially since I now work full-time. And really, it's not like I'm spending my leisure time doing anything other than farting around on the internet and watching bad TV.
corin82 at 10:53 p.m.