People Say Stupid Things

I recently had an interesting conversation with a certain phone company when shopping for internet. I find it a bit ironic that a certain song comes to mind every time I think about it. Here is more or less how the conversation went. I don’t remember the name of the representative that answered the phone I will call her “I am not really listening to you, just reading my lines” for the sake of this dialogue or perhaps IANRLTYJRML for short.

IANRLTYJRML: thank you for calling people say stupid things phone company where we offer blah, blah, blah, would you like to sign up for blah, blah, blah I will need all the personal information you have ever had.

Me: Actually I am shopping for internet, do you offer internet service?

IANRLTYJRML: No but we do offer blah, blah, blah

Me: No thank you I am only interested in internet, if you do not have it I don’t need anything else thank you.

IANRLTYJRML: But we do have great phone service blah, blah, blah do you make long distant calls?

Me: yes I make long distant calls on my cell phone

IANRLTYJRML: We can offer a great deal on long distant calls, how much to you pay?

Me: I am only interested in internet today thank you.

IANRLTYJRML: Yes I understand that but we offer blah, blah, blah, how much do you pay for your long distance?

Me: I have a cell phone, long distance is part of the plan.

IANRLTYJRML: That is nice, but how much do you pay

(this is the part where I am still trying to be polite and I just answer the question)

IANRLTYJRML: I see, well we offer blah, blah, blah on long distance

Me: I am only interested in internet, if you do not have it I don’t need anything else thank you.

IANRLTYJRML: Mam, what features do you like about the plan you are on now?

Me: I like that I can take it with me and drive around.

IANRLTYJRML: I see that is nice, we offer blah, blah, blah

Me: I am not interested thank you

IANRLTYJRML: If you sign up right now we will give you such and such

Me: I am not interested thank you

IANRLTYJRML: Well in addition to such and such I will offer such and such

Me: Really I am only interested in internet, thank you, good-bye (click)

I use to be more polite but honestly after she didn’t get that I wanted internet and that my current phone offers a little more mobility than theirs I had to do something. It all gives new meaning to a certain phrase a certain phone company uses “use your brain.”

A Blog By Any Other Name

So as I was in bed not able to sleep (at 10:00 on a Saturday night I don’t know anyone didn’t invite me to do anything) I was thinking about all the things I should write down either in letter form or journal form, for these are my two main means of creating recordings of happenings in my life. As I thought about the various things I wanted to write down I also thought of those that were slightly humorous, perhaps those that were worthy of a blog. Then I thought of all my friends’ blogs and wondered why I didn’t have one and why no one had ever suggested I get one. Then as my thoughts continued in this direction I thought why don’t I get one and since I was just laying there not sleeping I decided to get up and investigate. This is when my real problem occurred.

So, I have thought that perhaps I just couldn’t be entertaining enough to write a blog and perhaps that would be the main reason for not doing one but then I discovered a new problem. The truth is, I don’t know what I would name my blog spot. I considered old nicknames but just couldn’t settle on any of them for various reasons. Here are some of them.

Hokie
Hoagie
Pokie
Pocahontas
Hokie Pokie
Larry
The Lovely Lady Laura
Fredy Fish
OG
OG Hoke
J

So there are most of the names I have had over the years, most of which you can tell why I wouldn’t consider, some of which I would rather not share the stories behind. So with no more creativity of what to name a blogspot than using old nicknames that just don’t work, I have delayed creating one (although if this has made it as a post I have obviously chosen something which is my ultimate goal in even typing this out before creating such a site). I hope I can change the names and titles as I will probably just choose something for the sake of choosing something.

PS, I wonder why I don’t have any nicknames now. (not counting the things my students call me)

Can you have a PS on a blog?

I'm In, and Nobody Knew

So I have decided to create a blog with no support or cheers of encouragement from my friends. I have decided to start it without even telling them. This comes in handy incase 1) anyone ever says “why don’t you have a blog” then I can say “I do, why haven’t you ever visited it?” 2) it actually isn’t very funny and I can spare anyone of the trouble of actually reading it.

So the questions now are how long will it be until I am discovered? Who will make the first discovery? How many entries will I have before I am found? Are any of them remotely entertaining enough to have been discovered?