half way there

Last year I developed a debt reduction plan that involves four major steps, and as of today I just finished step two. I’m guessing that most people would probably not consider it a big deal, but I do.

Not much to say other than that. Today is a good day. :)

buzz off

Over the past few days I’ve been hearing almost nothing but crap about Google Buzz. That’s Google’s new social network.

I’m already pissed off at it for two reasons:

1. The only people who care about it are Gmail users.
2. These same people think the internet is Google.

On the internet, anything that gains popularity is either bestowed or given. In buzz’s case, it was given. The only reason anybody cares about it is because it’s a Google product.

Let me make this absolutely clear: BUZZ SUCKS.

It adds absolutely nothing new to the table that hasn’t already been done before. The only difference now is that there’s a Google name attached to it and nothing more, so obviously the Gmail community is going gaga over it, saying the most STUPID phrases, like “game changer”. Oh, get real. Seriously. There is no game to be changed because it’s already over.

And here’s some more news flashes for you.

There are only two types of people that use Gmail. Computer geeks and spammers. That’s it. Okay maybe not because there’s a third type, the wanna-be geek. But I don’t worry about those because they all (yes, all) eventually come to the realization that Gmail is a complete piece of shit and go back to sensible email like Yahoo or Hotmail.

My point is that only Google whores care about Buzz, and nobody else. They drink the same Kool-Aid Mac users do, if not more.

Don’t believe me? That’s fine. Remember Google Talk? Nobody uses it. Remember Google Lively? Gone for some time now. Remember Google Friend Connect? Yeah, I bet you forgot about that one. Nobody used that either. Buzz is Google’s fourth attempt at social crapola.

When is it going to get through people’s heads that Google SUCKS at social networking and always has?

the handy dandy craigslist personals translator

Being that craigslist personals is populated by whores, sluts and gold diggers, here’s my handy dandy translation guide. If you see any of the words or phrases below in a girl’s personal ad, here’s what they truly mean.

BBW: Bring Burgers With.

Looking for Mr. Right: Money makes me horny.

Bored: I ran out of beer money.

Looking for mature..: I have the mentality of a five-year-old.

Old fashioned: No sex. Ever.

Simple: I take only one shower a week.

Country girl: My cooch stinks.

Professional: You do as I tell you, and I will lead you around by your dick. Also, no sex, and pay my bills.

Real: I’m fake.

Anyone out there: ..that I can sucker into believing I’m not a pathological liar?

Party girl: I’m addicted to crack. And meth. And paint thinner.

Happy Valentine’s Day. :)

trying e-cigs

For a while I’ve been entertaining the idea of trying e-cigarettes. I’ve known about them for at least two years now, but didn’t bother with it because I wanted something that contained zero nicotine.

For me, the act of smoking is the truly addictive part and not the nicotine. Absolutely none of the anti-smoking products out there cover this. Patches and gum obviously don’t give you the feeling of holding the cigarette in your hand nor the inhaling/exhaling process. E-cigs, on the other hand, do.

I finally found a company in North Carolina that does in fact sell e-cigs with non-nicotine cartridges, blucigs. Yesterday I ordered the starter pack and it will be arriving next week.

Will this be the one that gets me off regular cigarettes permanently? I hope so. I’ve already read a few commentaries from others where they say that once you get used to these, you hate regular smokes afterward, and that’s exactly what I want to happen.

nickel and diming

I usually don’t talk about finances on my blog, but this is one I have to write about.

Fiscally speaking, the one thing that pisses me off more than anything else is when I get nickel-and-dimed when I’m trying to close an account.

Here’s a situation I’ve been dealing with.

I have a loan that I’m trying to close out. Each day this loan acquires interest on it, which is no big deal because I was aware of it. I sent a big payment to pay it off completely. This payment included extra to cover the accrued interest for the time it would take for the payment to arrive.

That didn’t work.

The end amount due after my payment was $1.10.

Yes, you read correctly. One dollar and ten fucking cents. What an insult that is.

So.. I send another payment for $1.75, figuring that would pay it off and close it out.

It didn’t.

Now the amount due is $2.85, more than double the last final amount.

I’m not kidding.

Later on this morning when their office is open I plan on calling these pricks and bitching them out. This is classic nickel-and-diming because their computer system doesn’t know how to handle a payment so low.

Unfortunately I have encountered this before (several times) and it is such a pain in the ass to get fixed – especially when you’re dealing with their computer system that can’t figure out how to process payments properly.

I plan on getting this issue resolved today. And I know it’s going to require yelling at the rep who takes my call. Usually I don’t have to do that, but with this company you pretty much have to in order to make them do anything right.

[edit]

Okay, so I made a phone call and here’s what I found out. This is so dumb it’s just.. well, I’ll tell you what happened.

Usually before I unleash the fury on a call rep when I’m pissed off, I make it a point to be pleasant for at least a few minutes to see if somebody knows what’s going on. Turns out this was the correct course of action.

The $2.85 owed is actually not owed. It’s a credit. Or not. The rep told me the amount would be waived…? Waived for what? Charging me fees out of thin air from a computer fuck-up on their end? Gee, thanks.

SUPPOSEDLY, all this shit will be resolved by this Friday, so I’m not out of the woods yet.

Going to call back and confirm on Friday they un-fucked their fuck-up. Then I’ll be happy never to do business with these retards ever again.

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