Thursday, July 31, 2008

They're selling it downstairs

G-Man's at it again...

Someone was wise enough to purchase a literal ton of candy from downstairs since today in the cafe there was a candy company selling a literal candy store of options. In the office or "room" today there is every type of candy a child could imagine.

Twizzler style candies with flavors like watermelon, green apple, pina colada, etc.

One of the Powerpoint twins gets up, as if they hadn't previously noticed there was candy in the room and says, "Oh what flavor is that?" Then the flood gates were open.

"It's green apple"

G-Man to the rescue, "[All excited] Oh green apple!"

This is too easy, I work at an improv asylum.

Certain as the sun, rising in the East

Last night the crew went to the Westchester Dinner Theater on behalf of the client in hopes of a group bonding experience slash to get our minds off work. It started with an open bar that lasted exactly one hour, followed by dinner that was actually really good. We were placed in a double box on the VIP level and even given a shout out by the MC of the nights festivities. Pretty cool overall to say that least. The performance was actually pretty good and I will admit I had my doubts, but it was enjoyable all and all.

The highlight of my evening though, had nothing to do with the play, but more the conversations that were happening in and around the large dinner table. Now granted we have many different people from different areas of the world, for example. We have reps from China, Mexico, Turkey, Philippines, and the UK. Now this converastion in particular has to do with a US rep and a Turkey rep and it went something like this.

Background: There was a discussion going around the table focusing on the orchestra and how it was produced and where it was located in relation to the stage. For the purposes of this story I will disguise the names of the individuals with the US rep being PITA, the Turkey Rep being Sexy Man, and a fellow consultant from "the other team" as G-Man. I personally think it was all pre recorded but my opinion doesn't matter here....on with the dialogue.

PITA: I wonder where the orchestra is located because the music is just beautiful. I don't even see a pit in front of the stage where they could be located.

Sexy Man: I bet you that its recorded and then they just play it back. I think they are also making it look like they are speaking and the voices are pre-recorded too.

PITA: [Very aggitated] They would never do that...you see in America we have standards as they pertain to Broadway, it is considered illegal to record music or voices in a performance, they must speak or sing them live.

G-Man: Hey do you remember back in the day that band who got caught for lip syncing...

Sexy Man: [Very excited to be a part of this conversation] OH YES! Vanilla Ice..no!?

PITA: [Aggitated again] NO! Oh what was their name....

G-Man: [Excited] Melly Vanelly!

PITA: [More aggitated] NO! Milli Vanilli

G-Man: Yes that's it...the group who had other people sing for them behind the stage.

Pita: Ya that won't ever happen again....speaking of which, that Britney Spears is a mess.

[End Scene]
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This was quickly followed by

"Oh he has a man crush on Justin Timberlake"....something I don't deny, actually I embrace!

This was then rebutted by PITA:

"You Justin really is a nice man, he has done a lot of good and he's very respectable, the best thing he did for himself was get rid of that Britney Spears."


For those of you who don't know PITA is an acronym.


Now you may know why I call her Pain In The Ass.


[Queue curtain and bow]

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Day-to-day Activities

So as per usual I'm on site at a client, I mean that is what I do for work. I enjoy traveling, in fact I love it. If I could travel everyday, I'd do it. While on site at this client we're with another consulting company that does more project management, or as they like to call is 'Management Consulting.' Believe me its vague for a reason. I'm not going to go into that in too much depth, we'll save that for later.

So yesterday one of the other consultants from the "other team" noticed there were sweets in the room. Well he made a bee-line to them, there was no thought process in that decision, I can assure you. So most people would look from afar and decide, oh ok that looks tasty, or ehhh I don't really like chocolate....not this guy. He had to pick up each and every one and inspect closely, which involved him touching them and then putting them back down.

Judging by his spectacular physique, I'm going to assume he has little to no allergies.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

I love American Gladiator



American Gladiator Face Plant --- YES!

It's too bad they don't show the after because his face was gushing blood. Granted he had a 6 second delay so he was catching up but......Oh yea...he lost.

Monday, July 28, 2008

A random sign on the way to CT...

$219 fine for
Littering on the highway

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Random findings

Can you imagine having the last name 'Wrong'?
What if someone was wondering if you were the person they were looking for..."Are you Wrong?" That has to be annoying.

So today I'm pulling into the hotel, or at least attempting to anyway because some ass has parked his car in the turn around area and some nice family had decided it would be a good idea to unload their car as well as grand parents in the other turn around area of course dumping traffic onto the busy main street.

I thought I was done with them until I finally got into the parking garage only to find this arrogant woman, the same one who clogged the turnaround came upon a one way sign only to go opposite its very obvious directions, seems pretty typical for a woman of her caliber.

I then get inside the hotel only to find that some gospel choir is rocking the hotel, literally, the music was so loud and people were screaming at the top of their lungs. Guess that explains where grandma and grandpa were going.

I'm out

You've got to be kidding me

Get a life kid....

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/17/haeberle.kid.speeders.wdrb

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Chew on this

Do you think they reuse the bread that they serve in restaurants that no one eats?