Mtv sucks. Duh, that's obvious. But every so often (daily) they do something that reaffirms it for me. Today's example would be the VMAs. What a boring boring boring dull boring lame boring weak show. I pretty much watch it to see what Gwen Stefani is wearing. And I'll admit, I was curious about the "return of Guns N Roses." Oh, good freaking lord. Axl sucks. I wish the original line up had come out and choked Axl with his new braided extensions. [**cough**he's bald**cough**] I was reading the sludge's review and here was my favorite comment:

"So yeah, I just saw the farce of the "return" of G n'R. What a crock of shit. Yeah, Axl sounded like shit, but didn't he always sound like shit live? Axl, Vince and fucking Pearcy from Ratt need to put out a cd called "we only sound like this in the studio". Braaawww-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!

YES!!! This is great news! I've been waiting FOR-ever to see this movie. I'm glad they finally got someone to get their shit together to release it. Maybe it will be an IMAX film... A girl can dream.

[frustrated graphic designer rant]
I'm in browser-safe color/Arial hell right now. Little did I know when I took this job that Word would become my primary layout program, and the very act of changing the web font to verdana would unleash the snarling hounds of hell. This is the exact quote I was told when I was hired: "Kris, we're bringing you on to improve the look of everything that leaves this building." [or something pretty darn close to that anyway, it was 6 months ago...] And everytime I try to do something to improve the look, BAM! I get the fucking beat down. "No, we don't want to change that, leave that the same, here, change it back." And I have everyone in this place telling me what looks good. While I don't mind getting feedback, in fact I like it, but there's feedback and there's just fucking stubborness. And I'm not talking big huge change, I'm talking little subtle changes that no one is going to even notice but me. Ok, I've been a designer for 7-8 years now and I think I might've learned one or two things. Don't fucking treat me like I don't know what I'm talking about. You know how many people are here with any sort of graphic background? None! Not one of them. And when I try to calmly and rationally explain why arial sucks, or why it's not cool to put 87 different colors on the web page, I get the look that I don't know what I'm talking about. Everything we do looks awful. It's to the point where I don't want to tell people where I work or what I do because the quality of stuff we put out here is embarrassing. Appartently there won't be any portfolio pieces from this job.
[/frustrated graphic designer rant]

Whew. I feel much better now. I just need to keep repeating to myself... It's a paycheck... It's a paycheck... It's a paycheck... But it's a small paycheck... shut up Krissie, remember it's more than unemployment was... It's a paycheck...

In my never ending search of different ways to meet new people, I stumbled across a group called R.A.T.S. (long form - rochester area 20-somethings) Being on the high end of 20-something, I'm not sure if it's for me or not. The group was at the East End Fest a couple of weeks ago, and I was going to go and meet them then, but by the time 10 pm rolled around, I was pretty well toasted, drinking LaBatts like there was no tomorrow, and having too good of a time. They are having an event at some book store this week. You show up, the store staff introduces everyone, and you bring a good book that you've read over the summer as a conversation starter.

I'm a little leary of these types of events, it seems to attract the uber-intellectual group who seems to go out of their way to find the most obscure, wordy boring book ever and then talk about how inspiring it was. [yawn] The book I'd bring would be The Dirt by Motley Crue. I can just see everyone's face now as I proudly hold up my hardcover book, and repeat the burrito story. Should make quite a good impression...

I am still recovering from this weekend. Good freaking times. I'm not sure if I've ever had so much fun. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures. Hope I looked ok. You know, hair and dress and crap. Things definitely took an interesting turn Saturday night.

Lots of Drinks + Wedding Reception + The really attractive, charming, younger brother of the groom + Even more Drinks = a story that I will reminded of for more than likely, the rest of my life...

It's quarter to 11, and I haven't even started packing yet. have to leave by 7 by the latest and that includes stopping for my coffee which is not optional. And what am I doing? Watching Tootsie and looking through the new first aid kit I just bought. I got a really cool wedding gift for Lisa and Jeff. They registered for a camping stove, so I got them that and some fun goofy camping stuff. I hope they dig it, I do.

I am so stressed right now. So much to do and I'm being a complete slacker about everything! And there is no more beer in the house. Would it be completely irresponsible of me to go out and get some? Nahhhhh... If I leave right now, go to the 7-11, pick up a 6 pack of Corona, grab a couple of slim jims, I could be home by 11-ish. Wait, I don't have any squeezy lime juice, so I'd have to go to Wegman's and get some. I'd get back by 11:30-ish, done with wrapping and packing by 1-ish. That leaves me with at least 4.5 hours of sleep... I'll be all nice and rested for the drive to Endicott. [sigh] Maybe it wouldn't be the best idea I've ever had...

Wooo... here's another good one:
Christina! Bring me the axe!!!!

This movie should be a Broadway show.

Ug. I'm sick of this Sprint shit. The problem has been solved. But I had to get a new cell phone number. I never liked the old one anyway. The new one has some 4s and 8s in it. Good times. And I'm going to give some props to the last guy I talked to. He was cool. We were joking about how everything at Sprint takes "2 hours." Good times. Wonder if he's local... hmmmm....

Ooooo... Mommie Dearest is on. The no wire hangers line has been done to death. I personally like "I am NOT one of your faaaaaaaaanss!!" But Joanny didn't say that. Her daughter, Christina did.

Still no cell phone service. I just spent a half an hour waiting to talk to an operater, listening to "Claire" and that horrible music. Just to find out that the system is still down. Ug. I hate them so so so much. But on the good side I found out that I didn't lose service because of non payment, but because the area code here in Rochester changed from 716 to 585. They were waiting for me to call in to change the number. Man, that's money I could've used to buy more beer and cigarettes with. They better send me an iPod to make things good again... When is my contract up?

Another episode of the Krisobi shit list...
Guess who just made the list? Sprint PCS. They are on the list and they've totally pissed me off so much that I'm about to switch my service to someone else. [except for the for I have that whole lazy not-motivated thing going on] The shortened version of the story is that I haven't paid my bill since June. I guess that pissed them off, so they shut the phone down. That's fine, that was my fault. I paid the balance Friday morning and they said about 12 hours later, my phone would be good to go. 12 hours later... nothing. 24 hours later... nothing. 48 hours later... still freaking nothing. I called them up this morning and after being freaking annoyed as hell from that stupid voice prompting system, the lady tells me they are upgrading the system and call back 2 hours later. I called back 6 hours later and was berated by an irate young gentleman (who made my list separate from Sprint). He basically told me (in a VERY snarky voice) too bad, call tomorrow. Fine. So Sprint, you have made the list.

I guess the moral of the story is: Kids, pay your bills, or you won't have a cell phone to use.

Hey! Me and Julia Child share the same birthday! And if I remember correctly so does Ben Afflect and Napoleon Bonapart. So my party would be that french guy, that old chick that cooks and that dude from Dogma. Good times.

Yep. 29 today. Yep. That would be 29 years old. As in, 29 years ago today I was born and the world was forever changed. Or something. 29 seems like a really old age to be. I think the 29th year will work out ok. I know the 28th one did not rock all that much. Maybe when I get home, there will be a birthday package with a 20 gig iPod, a new Powerbook, a check for $10,000 and a really hot guy who takes me out for margaritas and nanchos. Good times.

One Hit Wonders - Metal mania was just on VH1. I watched it, thinking I would see some of the obscure metal one-hit wonders. Did I? NO! And the bands that they featured had way more than one hit. Who is in charge of this shit programming? I think I should be, because VH1 does NOT know their hair metal.

The first band was Quiet Riot. One hit wonder? I don't think so. You got "Mental Health (bang your head)", "Cum on feel the noise", "Slick Black Cadillac" and "The Wild and the Young". That sounds like more than one hit to me.

Then they had Autograph. Ok, I can see why they'd think that Autograph would be a one-hitter with "Turn up the Radio". But, what about "She never looked that good to me"? Smells like a hit. That would be 2 by my count.

I gave them Vixen. But it was only because I felt bad for Shatner.

But by far the biggest travesty of this poor excuse for a show was the fact that they featured Ratt. Ratt???!!!?? WTF? Yeah, "Round & round" was probably their biggest hit, but what about "Lay it Down," "Wanted Man" (featured in Weird Science), "You're in love," "Slip of the Lip," "Way Cool Jr," "Dance," "Lack of Communication," "I want a woman," and "Back for More"? I realize I was just an art major, but that looks like more than one hit to me. Ratt was HUGE. I'm just glad I got to see them before the whole 2 separate Ratts fiasco. An interesting side note, John Corabi is playing guitar for the Ratt that doesn't have Stephen Pearcy. I love him.

The week has already gotten away from me. I had all sorts of things I wanted to have done by now and none of them are even started. And I have to go to the dentist after work and get some fillings. Yuk! Damn my genetically poor teeth! Me and dentist are going to be seeing lots of each other in the next 6 months or so. Maybe I should have found an attractive single younger one...

Then after the dentist I need to go food shopping for the dish I'm bringing to tomorrow's company picnic after work. I really do not want to go. But do not have a good enough excuse not to. I feel that the last night of my 28th year should be spent doing something more fun than hanging out with people I work with. I should be out doing jager shots and dancing on a bar... something along those lines.

And Friday is the last East End fest. I've missed them all so far, so I have to go to this one. Especially since next summer I think I'll still be in freaking Irondequoit.

Man, listen to me bitch...

This girl is in therapy and her therapist suggested she keep a weblog. At least that's what I gathered from reading it. That's weird to me. I wouldn't want to have a weblog if someone told me to do it. Not as much fun.

Speaking of fun, Showgirls, is on again. Good times. I love VH1. "I'm NOT a whore!" <-- line from Showgirls.

The last few days at work have been so very tedious. Copy, paste, copy, paste, copy, paste, etc. And it's the same document over and over and over, just different languages. Sigh. I don't want to complain, because this beats being unemployed, but not by very much. My brain is slowing starting to eat any design skills I might've had left in order to get some energy to finish the copying and pasting of these translations.

And on top of that, spinner isn't working for some reason, and I don't have any CDs here. So in honor of Amy moving to Atlanta, I'm listening to 99x on the web. And it hasn't gotten any better in the 10 months I've been gone. Still sucks the big one. Corporate rock at it's finest.

Dark secret confession time...
I love the movie, Showgirls. Yes, the cheesy Las Vagas stripper movie starring Jessie Spano. I remember it came out when I was in college. We actually went to go and see it in the theater. I think it is one of the most under appreciated movies of our time. Years from now, pretentious film school students will spend hours debating theories and plot lines from this cinematic classic. Whole courses of study will be dedicated to it. I can hear people asking, "Kris, what brought on all this Showgirl love?" Well, I hadn't really given this movie another thought since it's theatrical release, but VH1 has been playing it repeatedly for the last month or so. I was curious how they could show it without cutting out most the movie, considering there are boobs or kitty shots in every scene. So it was pretty much curiousity that brought me back to it. I watched the movie, and while there were some scenes that were mysteriously missing, most of the movie was intact. Then it hit me. The powers at VH1 went through each frame and drew on digital bras on the boobs. It was amazing, because while some looked really good, and were almost unnoticable, there were many more that looked like the shadow demons from Ghost. I hope there is a Showgirls II, Jessie Spano Strikes Back in the works.

WOW!!!! If only I had an extra $15,000... Just imagine the possibilities. I think my first question that I'd ask the band would be, Did you have ANY influence/input for that VH1 movie???? And then we'd go to the local pub and get wasted. Good times.

Ug, vomit. I really dislike this woman. I can't put my finger on why, but something about this really rubs me the wrong way. Ok, I'm broke, and also have MASSIVE debt to pay off. But I'm not begging people to send me a dollar or more to help me pay it off. Why should anyone help her to pay off her designer clothes and shoes? Get a consolidation loan, call one of those credit agencies, take some freaking responsibility for yourself and grow the hell up. She's also selling stuff on ebay. That part is cool, but don't ask people to give you money for a situation that you got yourself into. [or maybe I'm just jealous that I didn't think of it first - just kidding]

On the flipside, I love these guys. Please don't give Karyn any money!

The best quote in this article: Neighbors said Monday that the couple was reclusive and odd.

Jeez, that's an understatement.

I signed up for a weblogger meet. It might be really cool. It might not be. But it will be something to do. I checked the site and 2 other people have signed up. It looks like a bunch of chicks so far. That's cool. We could talk about chick things like the keeper, or the best place to buy bras, chick stuff like that.

I think I'm just going to call today Substitution Monday. I went to Taco bell for lunch and after ordering my steak soft taco supreme and my steak quesadilla, I drove up to the window and was informed that they were out of steak. WTF??!?!!!??? How can you run out of steak? Couldn't they have just killed one of the rats in the back and used that? No one would know the difference. So they asked me if I wanted the chicken instead. I figured it all pretty much tastes the same, so why not? Well, I found out that it doesn't taste the same. It's gross, man. Not tasty at all. I mean, I'll probably finish it and stuff, but I'll be bitching about it the entire time. :)

Weekly Budget Tip
I'm broke most of the time. Being broke most of the time really is no fun at all. So I've been trying to save money where ever I can. Last week I went to Rite Aid to get me some allergy medicine. Normally, I'm a sudafed junkie. The stuff works pretty darn good. But it's like $7. The Rite Aid brand is like $3. So I got the Rite Aid version of sudafed. That's 4 extra dollars for my drinking budget. Cool, I'm saving money. Good times, right?

No way man. It sucks. In fact, I think it's made my allergies worse. It wasn't worth the $4 savings. It might've been worth one of the Coronas I drank last weekend, because Corona's good stuff, but now on Monday morning, it's not worth it at all.

I guess that's not much of a budget tip. Nevermind. I'd like a Corona right now.

You know what's a little annoying? When you try to email someone that maybe you haven't emailed in a while and they've changed their email address... Grrrr... And I have no one to blame but myself. So, Dave, if you read this blog, I tried to email you, but I guess you're not using the mindspring email address anymore...

Yeah, it's Friday night and I'm staying in. Kind of lame, but I'll be making up for it tomorrow. Anyway I'm watching the Def Leppard movie that VH1 did a while back.

I have LOTS of problems with it.

1. The first and biggest issue I have is the hairstyles. During the Pyromania years, Joe Elliott didn't have the blond super mullet that he had in the Hysteria years. He didn't have that hairstyle that soon. For some reason that really sticks in my craw and annoys the shit out of me.


2. Yeah, I understand that the actors playing the band aren't going look exactly like them, but I think they could've found some actors that looked a little more like them. Steve Clack's guy came close. But I think that was because he had the Steve Clark slouch down pretty good.


3. Don't get me started on the horrible accents.


4. Did I mention the hairstyle inconsistancies?


5. Yes. The drummer lost his arm in an accident. This movie must've had a budget smaller than my savings account, because it was so obvious that the actor playing Rick Allen had his arm in his shirt. I'm not saying they should have had Forrest Gump level effects, but there has to be some sort of middle ground. Sheeeesh.

And I heard that VH1 is next making a movie based on The Dirt. [That is the Motley Crue book, for my hair band knowledge challenged friends] Of course I will watch it, but I hope they do a better job. At least they won't have the accent problem.

Sick sick sick... That's why I love it. Thanks to metafilter.

In my office, I have a nice corner desk set up. The computer is set up on the floor, under the right side of the desk, next to my chair. Due to the outlet and holes and assorted other connection stuff, the box HAS to be right next to me on the floor. Because of this, I have kicked this machine over at least 3 or 4 times. It's a pretty big box so it goes over with a big dramatic BAM! I'm sure the whole company thinks I'm abusing my pc. But, to give the PC a bit of credit, nothing has really gone wrong with it or falen out of it, considering all the abuse it has taken.

I would never, ever kick or drop my powerbook.

I'm in total agreement with the thoughts expressed about this commercial. I'm in love with that message board.

It's August. I woke up this morning and I could tell it was going to be a "scorcher." I think I would sell my soul for some central air at my house right now. The weather report said is was going to be hot as shit and humid as fuck today. Well, that's what the report was translated to inside my head. And it's 11:40 and I haven't heard the School of Fish song today.