Wednesday, December 03, 2008

CEOs, Clown Cars and Other Gadgets

Everyone's been running around, spit shining their tape dispensers and hiding the bodies at the Asylum this morning. We're expecting the CEO to grace us with an appearance today. Apparently the sales manager over at the other plant got the axe last week and Mr. CEO is coming down to welcome her replacement.

Bubbles is all decked out in a polka dotted granny dress and clod hoppers. I figure, I bothered to rub some Secret on my pits and wrangle the girls in to a half way decent bra... Mr. CEO should be thankful.

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I got a new toy for myself yesterday. We'll call it an early Christmas/Birthday pressie. I've been drooling over keeping an eye on the smartphones offered on Verizon for about a month, since my contract came up for renewal. I've been hoping to do away with the bulky Daytimer I lug around everywhere (which.. let's be honest... is simply my justification for a new techno toy.) I looked at Blackberries but I refused to pay for extra service. I finally settled on the Palm Centro, but couldn't justify spending money on a new phone so I decided to hold out until I could get one for free.

I had almost given up hope.. then.. Friday it happened. With the $50 credit you get towards a phone upgrade every two years and a $70 rebate.. it was free. I jumped all over it. Then.. I got free next day shipping. I paid $74 but I get $70 back, so the cost to me was a grand total of $4 (tax, etc.)

Coolness!

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In other news.. I won this from Joy over at A Spot of T. There was much giddiness and excitement as I sat at my desk, trying to act like I wasn't fixin' to explode with happiness.

I still may.

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Yesterday at the Asylum, we weren't allowed to enter any orders (first day of the month, don'tcha know) and when left to my own devices, I can get in all sorts of trouble. During the downtime I decided I needed a Facebook account, so I registered and played around with it for most of the afternoon. Okay... honestly? I decided I had to have one because while cyber celebu-stalking checking out Eddie Izzard's website, I saw a link to his Facebook... so yeah.. I know it's pathetic.. whatever.. bite me.

If you're on Facebook, click here to add me.. if you want.

When I shared my new Facebook profile with the fine folks on Plurk, somehow the thread turned in to a discussion on clown porn and the similarities between the vajayjay and a clown car, proving that when I'm bored, bad things can happen.

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I guess that's all the news from here in Frog Pond Holler worth telling for this Hump Day. Let's hump it like a camel jockey!

Later Taters!

10 comments:

Dianne said...

congrats on the new device!

that sounds dirty doesn't it ;)

A Spot of T said...

Bout time you got on Facebook. Just saying. Sounds like you're having a good week. The phone is indeed coolness. We always wait until they're practically free as well. It boggles my mind when someone will tell me they just spent $300 on the new latest greatest gadget. I never need anything that bad!

Mahala said...

Dianne.. yes.. yes it does lol.

Joy: I know.. I'm slow lol.

Anonymous said...

Well, you already found me on Facebook. :)

Unknown said...

In all fairness, I wasn't the one who brought up Clown Porn, I just found the best* link for it.

It does sound like a good week, though.

* - Assuming "best" is synonymous with "Oh God! My eyes! My eyes!"

Jessica said...

Ah, the cyber stalking on Facebook.

So, uh...you'll be friend...ahem....friend, yes?

Marissa said...

Has been on Facebook for a year or so. I'm still perplexed over the craze and obsession *some* people I adore and admire have with it. It's a bunch of hoo-ha, goofy twiddly things I have no patience for. Basically, I'm just letting you know in advance that I don't send presents, plants, hugs, ice cream, candy, drinks etc...
I Plurk and blog. That's pretty much all my wee brain can manage :D

tiff said...

Clown cars and vaginas. You hang at ALL the best parties!

Unknown said...

Congrats on all your good fortune, although I'm so jealous I could scratch your beady little eyes out..j/k :) If I had to lose out on the wii, at least it's to a friend :)

Traci Dolan said...

Dang it! I've missed a lot of the goings on in Frog Pond Holler. You're right, girl, you can't make this up.