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Friday, 5 November 2004
THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER!!!
Mood:
 celebratory
Now Playing: Something upbeat
I got a letter published in a magazine!! Well, ok, maybe that's NOT the most amazing thing ever, but I'm really excited about it!
It's in YM (you know, the chick magazine). Last month, they put Avril Lavigne (*shudder*) on their cover, and I wrote in about it 'cuz I really really dislike her. And they published it! It's on page 14, in the "Back Talk" section. I wrote:
I was positively horrified to see Avril "I'm so punk it hurts" Lavigne on the cover of the October issue. I don't care what you say about her; she's not a role model and she's certainly not punk. She's just another faux-angsty teen pop star trying to milk the look for all it's worth. Avril did to punk what Yoko did to the Beatles: She destroyed it.
~Gail Marie, Marietta, GA
HAHAHA! Yaaaaay! I was so excited, I did a little dance around my kitchen. The BEST part is i can't even imagine how many snotty little teens i pissed off! Yay for pissing off Avril-lovers! Oh, and I'll be carrying around the magazine with me for the next week, so I'm sure I'll show as many people as I possibly can... Woooooo! What a great way to kick off the weekend! *resumes her dance*
Posted by bandvamp01
at 7:04 PM EST
Nobody reads this, and that makes baby Jesus cry...
Mood:
 spacey
Now Playing: "Time of Your Life" Green Day
I never update, but that's 'cuz nobody reads this. IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!
Nah. But I pay waaaaay more attention to my livejournal, so that's why I never post on here anymore. So if anybody wants my lj name, let me know. ...because I would hate for you all to miss out on the awesomeness that is Gail.
Also, Dominic Monaghan is TEH SEXX. That is all.
Posted by bandvamp01
at 2:40 PM EST
Friday, 1 October 2004
Halloween Costume!
Mood:
 lazy
Now Playing: "Touch Me" RHPS Soundtrack
Ok, I think I've finally decided what I'm going to be for Halloween-- Waldo (from the Where's Waldo books). Ok, now, is this a good idea or a dumb idea? Tell the truth! 'Cuz the only other thing I could think of was to get out an old prom dress, make up a crown and sash, and go as Miss America...
Also, YAAAAY IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER!!
Posted by bandvamp01
at 12:15 PM EDT
Tuesday, 21 September 2004
I'm at work right now, and The Co-Worker I Like Least (let's call her... Heather), has got THE worst hairstyle I've seen since the 1989... which is when I last saw it. Normally, she's got curly hair, but today she thought it'd be extra-awesome-cool to straighten it. Now, do you remember in the 80's when chicks would crimp and tease their hair out to *here* and then pull the top half of the ratted mess into a ponytail- that sits in the middle of their head (as opposed to the back, like sane people do)? Yeah, that's it. Like, gag me with a spoon! Fer shure!
I found a pic-- ok, it's like this http://www.dreamstarlets.com/features/fullhouse/episodesets/202/fhf006.jpg but about TWICE as poofy, and 3 times more over-processed-looking. Seriously, it's hideous.
Anyway, HALLOWEEN is coming soon! Yay! But alas, I'm having a hard time figuring out a costume!! I've got it semi-narrowed down to easy/quick costumes (i didn't start early enough for a complicated one). So, should I be:
Old-skool Goth
80s Valley Girl
Magic 8 Ball
Cheerleader (but only if Nathan's a football player)
...and that's all I can think of at the moment. Help meeee!
Posted by bandvamp01
at 3:25 PM EDT
Friday, 17 September 2004
Cubey!! CUUUUUBEEEEEYYYY!!!
Mood:
 caffeinated
I had to move to a new cubicle today. It made me sad. I've been at my old cube for almost 2 years (ever since I started working here). Now, true, I only use my cube for lunch breaks (I work the front desk all day), but still... that cube and i had a special bond. The kind of bond that only a corporate slave and a cubicle can have- a stong one. *tear*
I had to move waaaaaay down to the other end of the office. To a smaller cube. And a part-time person gets my (big) cube. Poor cube- I miss youuuuu!! CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBE!!! *sob*
I AM LORD AND MASTER!!! That is all.
p.s.- check out my brother's AWESOME DIY website!! I'm Luscious Linens! I have an advice column! I RAWK S0 HARDZ0RZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111one
Posted by bandvamp01
at 3:38 PM EDT
Friday, 20 August 2004
Sometimes I really hate answering the phone..
Mood:
 not sure
Now Playing: something loud and pissed-off sounding
UUURRRGHH! I dealt with THE biggest asshole on the planet today. This nasty old bastard calls about 45 minutes before I'm supposed to go home and enjoy my final weekend before school starts.
Ok, little background: I'm a receptionist at an insurance company. I don't do anything actually insurance-related; I just answer phones and enter stuff into the computer. So, when someone has a question that I can't answer, I transfer them to one of the Office Managers. However, ALL managers (from all 10 departments) are out today for an off-site meeting, except for ONE lady covering the Manager position. So basically, I'm fending for myself.
Also, I'd like to mention that I am ALWAYS polite on the phone, and I ALWAYS try to help people as much as I can, so usually if there are any jerks, they stop their asshattery when they hear how nice I am. Well, USUALLY, anyways...
Some guy calls and wants to know about producers (which I have no control over/know nothing about). So I transfer him to the lady who's covering for the managers. Turns out, she's left for the day. So the guy calls back once (but I can't answer it because I was in the middle of a call), and on his 2nd call back, I answer. Hilarity ensues...
Me: The Cutest Receptionist Ever
AH: Ass Hat (talking in THE snottiest voice I've ever heard from a male)
Me: (chipper voice) "Thank you for calling ******, how may I help you?"
AH: "Hi, I called a minute ago about Producers, but I got a voice mail."
Me: "Oh, I'm sorry sir, I thought there was-"
AH: "I called three times in the past three minutes!" ((Right then my brain goes uh-oh, asshat alert! "I need to talk to someone. Not a voice mail, a PERSON."
Me: "Well, sir, all of our managers are out today, including the one who is-"
AH: "No, I need to talk to SOMEONE. Can you stay on the phone with me to make sure I don't get a VOICE MAIL when you transfer me?"
Me: "No I'm sorry, I can't, I don't think our phones allow us to do that."
AH: "Well, I need to talk to SOMEONE. Who is there today?"
Me: "Which department-"
AH: "How many people you got in your office?"
Me: "Close to fifty."
AH: "Well, who is THERE? Are you the only one there? Who's is THERE besides YOU?"
Me: "Sir, there are nearly 50 people in this office. I cannot go through the list and tell who is and is not here."
AH: "Are you the ONLY one THERE?"
Me: "No, there are many people in today." ((in my best you're-an-idiot tone of voice)) *Plus, it's 3:45 on a FRIDAY AFTERNOON- who the hell do you THINK is going to be here?? News flash, idiot: Managers go home early BECAUSE THEY CAN*
AH: "FINE. Well then, if there was a FIRE or a STABBING, who would you call?"
Me: "I would call building security or 911."
AH: *pause* "Alright, well after that, who would you call??"
*WTF? If there was a fire or a stabbing, why would I be calling people on the phone? I'd be evacuating the building and screaming to warn other people*
ME: *silence at this man's stupidity*
AH: "Look, I am trying to talk to a person, is that so hard??"
ME: "SIR, all of our managers are out of the office today at a meeting. Now what you can do is--"
AH: "I need to talk to-!"
Me: (In a really slow, firm voice) "WHAT YOU CAN DO is leave a message for Bob S. and I know he will get back to you first thing Monday morning."
AH: "I do NOT conduct business with voice mail."
Me: (In a really fake cheery voice) "Well, sir, then I'm afraid I can't help you."
AH: *pause* "I need to talk to somebody. Isn't there anyone there who wants my business? I'm trying to give you all business."
*Yeah, like we really want your business, you crotchety old man. We reeeeally wanna deal with you on a regular basis, you decomposing old bastard*
Me: "Sir, all the people who would handle that are OUT of the office today. You can leave a message, or you can call back first thing Monday morning."
AH: "Well, isn't there ANYONE-"
Me: (snotty tone of voice) "Let me put you on hold."
Right then, Jason (one of the BEST co-workers EVER) walks by. I told him there was a real asshole on the phone, and could he please talk to him? So Jason told me to put him on hold for a few minutes while he finished something up.
Jason comes back, and talks to the guy for 5 more minutes, tells him the SAME thing that I told him and finally figures out that the department the wrinkly old prune wants isn't even IN our office. So finally the old fart said he'd call our New York office and hung up. Jason slammed the phone down and says "That was the most ARROGANT asshole I have EVER talked to! Geez Gail, I'm sorry you had to talk to that jerk."
I was furious. I'm not kidding--I was shaking, my heart was pounding in my ears, and my face and neck were BRIGHT red. Now, DAMN that is some ANGER. In TWO YEARS of working at the office, I have NEVER had to deal with a caller as nasty as that one. If I could have reached through the phone and strangled that prick, I would have in a heartbeat. Jason was like "Wow, are you ok? You're all red! Do you need a break??" I was ok, but I was just so MAD that an ADULT would act like such a child! I'm probably 1/3 his age, and even I know how to behave properly on the telephone.
But some good DID come of this--I have a semi-interesting story to tell, we have a new Worst Caller Ever (even worse than that lady who was asking for a department that didn't exist!), and I know now that when I get really incredibly pissed off, I remain calm and deal with the situation (as opposed to screaming obscenities and throwing things.. which is what I do when someone wakes me up from a deep sleep). Oh well, let's all hope that's NOT a bad omen for the coming weekend...
Posted by bandvamp01
at 7:46 PM EDT
Wednesday, 18 August 2004
Dunkin' Donuts, this weekend, random Japanese guy, etc..
Mood:
 hungry
Now Playing: "You and Me" Bad Religion
I got coupons in the mail from Dunkin' Donuts yesterday. I like getting mail. I also like coupons. Wanna know why I got coupons? Too bad- I'm telling the story anyway...
Every time I go into the Dunkin' Donuts on Johnson Ferry (you know, the one by the Mattress King or whatever that is *secretly* a strip club, as determined by Patrick) the owner is kinda snippy. On good days, he just glares at me hatefully while some other people ring me up. But a couple weeks (months?) ago, I went in there and I was asking about some random coffee drink...
Me: "Is the *name of coffee drink* sweet?"
Evil Donut Nazi: "It's flavored."
Me: "Oh, I meant is it sweet, like the Coolattas?"
Evil Donut Nazi: "IT'S FLAVORED COFFEE!! IT TASTES LIKE VANILLA!"
Me: o_0 "Oooookay. Nevermind, I'll have a coolatta."
Seriously, he yelled that at me. Whaaat the hell? And I already knew it was flavored since it said "Vanilla whatever." Anyway, the guy's a jerk. So a couple days ago, I was on the Dunkin' Donuts website 'cuz I wanted to see if I could find pics of all their different kinds of coffee, and what was in them. And I came across the "question/complaint" part. So I nicely wrote about the asshat guy yelling at me. And then Dunkin' Donuts sent me coupons. Weeee.
On a completely different topic, I want to do something fun this weekend, damnit! I start skool on monday (NOT looking forward to that because Kennesaw State sucks hardcore), and I wanna spend this last weekend doing something really fun. Wait, something really fun that doesn't involve me getting so wasted that I forget how to operate pants. Uhh, anybody up for minigolf? Seriously, I NEEEED something to do.
Whoooah. Ok, some Japanese dude just walked in the office and said, "Uh uh, consula?" And I was like "Pardon?" and the guy goes "Uh uh Japan, uhh consuaaa?" and I say "Ohhh, I'm sorry, I'm having trouble understanding you." So he grabs a pen and pantomimes writing, so I have him a pad of paper. He then writes "Cunsular" and shows it to me. I give him this really helpless Mister-I-am-really-sorry-i-can't-understand-you look. And he points to the word and says "Cunsular?" So I just say "I'm really sorry." and shake my head. And he says "Sorry." Then waves and walks out. I feel really really bad that I couldn't help him. Awww. Poor guy. But now I really really want to know what "cunsular" means...
...
Oh!! I just googled it. "Cunsular officers have the responsibility for issuance or denial of visa." Aw, geez... I really hope that dude finds the place he was looking for. Or at least somebody else who speaks Japanese.
Ok, I'm done, I guess. Hey, how is everyone else doing?
Posted by bandvamp01
at 3:57 PM EDT
Tuesday, 3 August 2004
Rob loves my blog posts!
Mood:
hungry
Now Playing: "Idiot Son of an Asshole" NOFX
Haha- Rob informed me yesterday that I hadn't posted to my blog in a week. So here I am! I don't think anyone besides Rob reads this, so Rob- this post is for you! Rob! The Rob-man! The Rob-inator! Rob-Meister! The Rob-alama-dingdong! (I love The Copy Guy)
I went to the Warped Tour on Wednesday and IT KICKED ASS!! I got to see Flogging Molly and Bad Religion!! YAY! Flogging Molly is coming back in like September! I AM SO GOING!! Anybody else wanna come with and get knocked around by a bunch of sweaty irishmen? HELL YEAH! Hahaha... I'm probably going to get yelled at for that...
But the BEST part of the day was when I got the Casualties' guitarist, Jake, to take a pic with and got his autograph!! I hope that pic comes out 'cuz I am SO framing it! EEEEEEE! *does a little dance*
The WORST part of the day was when I found out I got sunburned :( I had SPF 70 on and everything!! Grrr. STOOPID SUN!! WHY DON'T YOU JUST LAY DOWN AND DIEEE! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU, SUN!!!
Moving on, my brother leaves town tomorrow. I think he might be moving back down to GA in October. Maybe. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. Oh well...
And lastly, but not leastly, a BIG thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! Even if I didn't know who all you were... Hahaha..
Posted by bandvamp01
at 2:41 PM EDT
Friday, 23 July 2004
Seaweed was NOT meant to be eaten by Gail...
I just ate seaweed. Two of my co-works were hanging out at my desk (no, I'm not that populer- it's in the front lobby, 'cuz i'm a receptionist), and one girl was eating a seaweed salad. She said how good it was, and I couldn't help but make a face. 'Cuz you know. Seaweed. That crap that gets caught all over my ankles and toes when I go to the beach. Ucky toes!
Anyway, they figured out I'd never tried it before, so the other girl dares me to eat some. Maybe it really *is* good, I thought. So I grab a fork, and take a tiny bite of the seaweed salad.
NO. SO NOT GOOD! EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! It was slimey and had a horrible taste! I made an awful face, chewed twice, then swallowed, and RAN to the kitchen for a cup of water. The chicks were FREAKING out- I hear "Oh my GOD- Is Gail gonna hurl?!"
No, dear readers, I did not, in fact, hurl. I damn near gagged, though. Ewww. Frickin' SEAWEED!!
Anyway, we all laughed, and I apologized in case I grossed someone out.
Moral of the story: DON'T EVER EAT SEAWEED. EVER.
Posted by bandvamp01
at 3:02 PM EDT
Monday, 12 July 2004
Guess who's birthday it is!
Mood:
 special
Now Playing: Happy birthday to meeee...
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!
Posted by bandvamp01
at 10:28 AM EDT
Updated: Monday, 12 July 2004 10:30 AM EDT
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