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me2

turns out they got the e-mail somehow because he replied - go figure- I have no idea - I got 3 or 4 return e-mails when I kept trying. :eyeroll:

OT, you are correct, I know I wouldn't like it as much as where I am now but there are some really big reasons right now why I needed that job. I'm gonna re-apply with them and another place, however the other place doesn't pay as well and I would have to work on Saturdays!! :frown:

Personally, I think the woman was lazy, I feel like I got a blanket e-mail. There was NO reason for them not to hire me.
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 2:06 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Maybe he cleaned out his box?
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 2:09 PM Permalink
me2

that would be a pretty big box

or a popular guy
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 2:11 PM Permalink
Terry

OT - I think I'll have to put that on the menu for sometime next week - or maybe over the weekend. Haven't had pork and kraut in ages. Yummmmy!

me2 - sorry about getting turned down for a job you wanted.

CM - Sorry about whatever happened with Comcast.
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 2:17 PM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

me2 - Very sorry to hear about the job. :frown:

cm - what's comcast?
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 3:40 PM Permalink
treasure chest

Sorry J :frown:
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 4:33 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

I can answer for him...

John Cena sucks for numerous reasons...

he shouldnt have been holding his title for as long as he has been....

he's VERY over-rated, and seems to be able to escape both death and/or losing his title, time after time after time after time after time, etc....

not to mention, that his acting sucks, and his movie was a waste of money.... especially on dollar tuesday, at Roseville 4 - where all of the seats are broken, and the popcorn tastes like stale piss.
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 12:49 AM Permalink
Clue Master

especially on dollar tuesday, at Roseville 4 - where all of the seats are broken, and the popcorn tastes like stale piss.

I like that place - the seats and popcorn are part of the experience. I love watching newbies trying to find a good seat for the fist time. HaHa
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 9:18 AM Permalink
Love4Vino

man that place was a dive when I went there...
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 9:54 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

hay theres nothing wrong with a dive theater there just as good as a dive bar!!!! the best part is all there shows are in mono!!!! it is so funny when I worked for a fire ext. co. we went up in the proj. room and saw there set up!!! it is older then most of the cooler crew!!! it is funny!!! but hay I love it!!! it reminds me of my grandma when I would stay with her she lived right behind it and we would walk down throw the tunal in her apts.! and come right out behid it on top of the hill!!! I loved going to see lady and the tramp there and a few others mostly disney movies!! my FAVROT OF ALL TIME ROBIN HOOD!!! LOL no it has to be the one someone is going to rib me for Cinderala!!!! lol!!!
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 10:25 AM Permalink
KITCH

I just make sure I'm not going to sit on an open spring or on gum or something gross like that.
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 10:42 AM Permalink
Clue Master

That's half the fun :goofy:
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 10:46 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

I wasnt dissing it.... I love the theater...

It was more or less a diss towards Cena...

my sister said that the last time they replaced their seats, she was in her sophmore year of highschool....

she graduated back in 1990... so that should tell ya somethin.
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 11:14 AM Permalink
KITCH

me2 avatar...its all samushed.
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 11:28 AM Permalink
CerealKiller

ya it was something like that I rember that year they got them from the PLAZA!!! lol
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 5:40 PM Permalink
girlbassist

People who insist that I have no idea what I'm talking about in regards to pizza. More specifically, insist that my thin crust is doughy, which is impossible.. the thin crusts I make are never ever doughy.. too thin to be doughy.. but of course.. the customer is always right. I dislike customers today. :angry:
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 7:39 PM Permalink
zephyrus

What do you know :pbpt:
Sat, 09/29/2007 - 9:25 PM Permalink
Wicked Nick

a little dough is good for ya anyhow....it puts hair on your chest...

blah...

people shouldnt be ordering thin crust anyways...
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 5:13 AM Permalink
girlbassist

I know.. blah :angry:
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 6:27 AM Permalink
Eags

I like thin crust. Haven't found one up here yet that is thin enough, though. Well, except for the one they call "cracker" crust. But that tastes like cardboard.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 6:40 AM Permalink
Terry

I tend to prefer the thin crust myself. It's what I grew up with so maybe that's one reason.

The other reason is the thick crusts fill you up faster and tend to tone down all the pizza topping goodness.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 6:46 AM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

five hours in the er on packer-viking sunday. at least i saw the td pass. if only i could have the last 48 hours back.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:12 AM Permalink
Terry

What happened? Are you okay?
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:17 AM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

oops, my youngest son's broke his foot - ending his football season and maybe basketball as well. a very disappointed young man right now.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:20 AM Permalink
Terry

I bet he is terribly disappointed.

As bad as that is, I'm happy it wasn't something more serious.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:30 AM Permalink
Mr. Med Hunter

Unfortunately, they were only able to put it in a splint today. So more doctor visits tomorrow.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 11:48 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Sorry :frown:
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 1:05 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Mr Med sorry to hear about your son. Ouch.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 1:10 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

trying to get my resume up to date.

I swear I cant write anything less than 3 pages long.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 1:11 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

med sorry about your son!!!!

HAY NICK!!! are you and Carlolyn amd Angala Comeing over tonight to watch some football or what ever the hell it was we where going to watch I got the new Halloween with added footage If you guys do you should grab a PIZZA from Pizza magic I wnat to try it lol and I am shure Carolyn gets a good deal I Want the Doghy thing crust!!! I like it doughy lol!!! I am tired after last night!!! YOU And Monkey ARE FLIPING NUTZZ!!!!
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 2:29 PM Permalink
Liquor Lady

So sorry Med :frown: hope he heals fast :frown:
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 3:10 PM Permalink
Terry

Mikey - I'm no expert at resumes, but if you sum up your past work experience mostly with dates and employers, this new career opportunity comes more from your current schooling and your top-notch grades. Highlight that portion near the top with former work below that with dates of employment and employer name. The former employment information will show that you are able to stick with a company for a long time which would be the reason to list it at all. I'm guessing that will help to get that resume down to a more manageable length.

Resumes can be killers.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 3:19 PM Permalink
KITCH

sorry to hear more bad news :frown: that sucks...
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 6:58 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Sorry about little Med dude's foot :frown:
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 7:19 PM Permalink
OT

Sorry to hear that, Med Hunter. Hope he heals in time for basketball.
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 7:36 PM Permalink
treasure chest

sorry to hear about your boys foot medhunter
Sun, 09/30/2007 - 8:05 PM Permalink
Love4Vino

at least you know what thin crust is.

Out here - everything is 'thin' crust unless you go to pizza hut where they have pan.

and what is considered thin is somewhere between thin and pan... and totally greasy. I eat pizza like 2 times a year - thank to 'california' crust. blech.
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 7:14 AM Permalink
me2

Roseville4 went down hill after I left there.

The last time they painted or changed the carpeting was back in 1987. However, they melt REAL butter for the popcorn! and they have a great makeout couch up in the projection booth! :wink:
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 9:08 AM Permalink
me2

broken foot ----- cringe

sad to hear about it - I'm sure it really hurts

:frown: how did it happen?
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 9:11 AM Permalink
me2

avatar changed --- just for Kitch - til I find something else - this totally naked to compliment Jess will just have to do
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 9:11 AM Permalink
KITCH

don't get me wrong..I am a big Les Stroud fan...just the "smooshedlook" bugged me...

I like his Blair Witch parody and wit

and I can't stand Bear Grylls anymore...
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 9:44 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Thanks for the resume advice. I think I got it managed now. Just tweaking it out now.
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 10:29 AM Permalink
me2

well mmaybe you just need to change your computer fonts and screen resolutions. :pbpt:

I'm at 1152x864
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 10:55 AM Permalink
Wicked Nick

hey baby... I like the size of your screen. :cool: :wink: :goofy:
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 11:01 AM Permalink
KITCH

thats just silly....
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 11:07 AM Permalink
Eags

Microsoft irritates me.

I bought a new laptop, which came with a free trial of microsoft office for Windows Vista.

I guess the idea is to see if the features meet your needs before converting to the actual product?

But if I'd known how difficult it would be to convert, I'd have just bought the damn program up front.

Every time I try to convert, it offers me options, but no information about what will happen if I choose those options. And it tries to fool me into ordering the $700 program, when what I really need is the $150 program.

Finally, I figure out WHAT I should choose, and get just so far and then it offers me even more options, and again no info. It leaves me thinking that if I don't pay the extra $15, I won't be able to "unlock" the damn thing once I install it. But no way to verify or refute that impression.

And it says I can e-mail them for help.

So, I e-mail them.

And they e-mail back that they cannot give me any product information - I will "have to" call pre-sales.

And I do, and they are closed until today.

So I call today and the girl says that's right, you can't get the info online by e-mailing, even though you are invited to e-mail about your conversion - the reason you can't get info by e-mail is that "they are not pre-sales".

OK, fine, so they want their pre-sales people to SELL me something. Fine. Let's do it, then.

Then she tells me she can't give me any info either, cuz even though she is pre-sales, she is "not trained".

But as I'm trying to get into the conversion screen, to explain what I'm seeing there, a screen pops up (first time) that says, "your trial is expired" and it gives me one clear option to proceed, so with her online, I proceed. And get a screen that says, "sorry, you are unable to purchase this online".

All she can tell me is to go to any store and buy what I want. She can't tell my WHY I can't buy it there - its not a credit issue cuz we haven't even gotten that far! She also gives me some windows online store I can buy from if I want to - now where was THAT option when I was trying to buy this in the first place?

Well, fine then - I have a 10% discount coupon for Target. I'm heading out to buy the damn thing.
Mon, 10/01/2007 - 11:12 AM Permalink
Love4Vino

irritates:

food.

I was 'naughty' after the wine awards Sat night - when I went to an after party at this yummy lil restaurant in town. The Chef Jack knows that I love his mac & cheese (with cajun sausage) and surprised me with my own little crock of it.

how could I say no? He went out of his way for it for me. and it was SOOOOOOO good.

But now I can't seem to get it out of my head - that used to be my favorite Monday Night - stop by on my way home from work, and get one during happy hour.

  • sigh*
  • Mon, 10/01/2007 - 11:32 AM Permalink
    Redbear

    Sorry, Cluemaster:

    By KRISTIN M. HALL, Associated Press Writer

    Mon Oct 1, 12:35 PM ET



    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Forget The Police, Justin Timberlake or Bruce Springsteen. The undisputed hottest concert ticket of the year is for 14-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" TV show.

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    Fans are so desperate for seats to her 54-date tour, kicking off later this month, that venues have sold out in as little as four minutes and scalpers are getting four to five times the face value — creating a torrent of complaints from frustrated parents.

    "We knew it was hot, but we had no idea it was this crazy," said Debra Rathwell, senior vice president of AEG Live, which is handling her tour. "It's like the Beatles."

    About 12,000 seats for the Memphis show were gone in 8 minutes. It took 15 minutes in Columbus, Ohio, and swift sellouts have been reported across the country — Nashville, Miami, Lexington, Ky. The Kansas City Council is investigating the matter.

    One ticket for the show in Charlotte, N.C., sold for $2,565.

    Miley, daughter of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, plays high school student Miley Stewart, who lives a secret double life as a famous pop star, Hannah Montana. Her show reaches 5 million viewers a week.

    The sold-out "Best of Both Worlds Tour," which begins Oct. 18, follows the release of her double album, "Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus," which has already sold more than 1 million copies since its release in June. The first album, released late last year, sold more than 2 million copies.

    Paige Nace, 35, hoped to take her daughter to see Miley at the Arena at Gwinnett Center outside of Atlanta. Nine-year-old Arianna had been begging to see her live ever since she started watching the show, Nace said.

    "I think that's it's pretty cool she is coming here," Arianna said. "I want to get up on stage and sing with her. Most likely every girl I know likes Hannah."

    But in 4 minutes, tickets to the November show were gone. Nace said tickets were being resold for inflated prices on Internet sites like Craigslist and eBay Inc.'s ticket-reselling subsidiary StubHub.

    "All the ticket brokers and scalpers are trying to sell them for $100-200 a piece," Nace said. "If they would have been face value, I would have gladly gotten them."

    The tour promoter capped prices at $65 and put a four-ticket maximum on each transaction. However, the average ticket for the Hannah Montana tour was being resold for $214. That beats the average resale price for Timberlake ($182), Beyonce ($193), or The Police ($209).

    The Police tour has been StubHub's best-selling tour in the company's history, but Hannah Montana has sold 35 percent more tickets in the same amount of time, and is outselling The Police by 25 percent based on dollar volume.

    Understandably that's riling a lot of fans.

    "It's always been a problem and it getting worse and worse," said Rathwell, who says her company is doing all it can to reduce scalping. But with every show selling out immediately, there are few options for parents.

    "Hannah Montana has essentially exposed a lot of frustration the average, uninformed ticket buyer has," said Sean Pate, a spokesman for the San Francisco-based StubHub. "There is so much demand that ticket sellers are pricing on the high side. It's almost unreasonable."

    As technology changes and more venues start selling tickets online, scalpers are no longer those shady looking guys holding up tickets outside the arena. Most states have no restrictions on reselling tickets, even for a big profit.

    Ray Waddell, Billboard's touring writer, says scalpers use automated computer programs that buy tickets quickly or tie up ticket phone lines with repeated calls. "It's really getting out of control," Waddell said. "The industry is kind of fed up."

    Pate encourages Hannah Montana fans to sit tight and wait for prices to go down as the tour dates approach.

    "The prices that you see now are not the prices that are going to hold," Pate said. "Parents need to set a price that they are comfortable with and watch the market on a daily basis."

    Nace is refusing to deal with scalpers at all, but the situation has left both her and her daughter disappointed. "My mom is trying to do everything she can to take me," Arianna said. "I'm still going to listen to the CDs."

    "I feel like they are ripping off children," Nace said. "I'm sure there are parents out there would pay that much. But the rest of us shouldn't be penalized for that."
    Mon, 10/01/2007 - 11:44 AM Permalink
    Eags

    Oh gosh! I know what you mean!


    But now I can't seem to get it out of my head



    I have a litany of such things going, lately:

    BBQ ribs (favorite place doesn't make them anymore, so am on a hunt for an acceptable replacement) :frown:

    Walnut shrimp

    Chili

    Problem is, to get any of them to taste the way I want it, I will probably have to COOK.

    Mon, 10/01/2007 - 11:45 AM Permalink
    me2

    scalpers use automated computer programs that buy tickets quickly or tie up ticket phone lines with repeated calls.

    is this like the fast phone system kitch has/had at work?

    shoulda got you to get them for us kitch.

    I want to take whitney badly - and I want to go- I watch HM all the time - the kids come in to the room asking me why Im sitting there watching it? I like it!
    Mon, 10/01/2007 - 12:12 PM Permalink