So it’s pay day. You have free tickets to a show your boyfriend is going to love, but because it’s pay day, you have to pay your bills first…leaving you with, what you think is, a fair budgeted amount for the remaining two weeks until pay day rolls around again. “Great,” you think to yourself. “Since we’re going to this hilarious show…I’m going to make a date out of it and take him out to dinner too.” Fabulous. Then you go to dinner…pay…only to leave broke…your budgeted amount you have to spend for the next two weeks…gone.
Yep…depressing…can’t even treat my boyfriend for an evening without having to mooch off him for the next 13 days. Awesome. How discouraging is that?!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The woes of Frustration.
$100,000 was within my grasps…and how would I win this $100,000 you ask? Well through McDonald’s Monopoly Game of course. They even gave you double chances for winning this year by not just collecting the physical game pieces, but by taking the codes on these game pieces and playing virtually online. After collecting well over 100 game pieces…we’re talking two large coffees and two hash browns every morning for the entire month of October…I won diddly squat. That’s right…not a penny. I collected every game piece with the exception of the most important ones… Boardwalk (dark blue), Mediterranean Avenue (purple), Vermont Avenue (light blue), Tennessee Avenue (orange), Kentucky Avenue (red), Ventnor Avenue (yellow), Pennsylvania Avenue (green), and Shortline Railroad…yes...I missed one from every property.
And can you believe these were the exact same pieces I couldn’t manage to land on online? What are the chances? Apparently very high for McDonald’s, and non-existent for those looking to win. So now the all important question…..how rigged is the McDonald’s Monopoly Game? I mean literally…what are the chances to receive all those pieces except for the specific few…manipulation is clearly the first word that comes to mind. Undoubtedly the only person who wins here is McDonald’s….bringing in suckers like me to buy more…making this fast food nightmare financially stronger…and pushing the chump more towards frustration and broke-dom.
And p.s…..out of those 100+ game pieces I collected…I won 2 medium fries, 2 breakfast sandwiches, a cheese burger, and a mcflurry….6 instant win game pieces out of 100…even the chances of winning food is slim-to-none. They could have at least given us that. After all…how much is this monster money maker going to miss out on by giving out a few fries here and there? Not nearly enough to even feel a bump.
And can you believe these were the exact same pieces I couldn’t manage to land on online? What are the chances? Apparently very high for McDonald’s, and non-existent for those looking to win. So now the all important question…..how rigged is the McDonald’s Monopoly Game? I mean literally…what are the chances to receive all those pieces except for the specific few…manipulation is clearly the first word that comes to mind. Undoubtedly the only person who wins here is McDonald’s….bringing in suckers like me to buy more…making this fast food nightmare financially stronger…and pushing the chump more towards frustration and broke-dom.
And p.s…..out of those 100+ game pieces I collected…I won 2 medium fries, 2 breakfast sandwiches, a cheese burger, and a mcflurry….6 instant win game pieces out of 100…even the chances of winning food is slim-to-none. They could have at least given us that. After all…how much is this monster money maker going to miss out on by giving out a few fries here and there? Not nearly enough to even feel a bump.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
the walk of shame.
there's nothing more embarrassing than the walk of shame....you meet that special someone and think going home with him or her is luscious....only to walk home the following morning alone, hair a mess, cloths in shambles, with the stench of booze covering every inch of your body. but there's one time a year that the walk of shame is worse than any other....halloween. having to put your costume on one last time with makeup smeared across your face, and passing sunday morning church goers on your way...now that's an embarrassment. hope it was worth it.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
sights to be unseen
How about this for a view…while waiting patiently for my boyfriend’s squirt hockey team to get out on the ice, I turn my head to see a mother changing her 2 year old’s diaper on a bench. It was quite thoughtful of her to place a blanket under her daughter’s bum so no public germs were to infest her ‘sensitive’ areas…but not so thoughtful to place the dirty diaper directly onto the bench…not concerning herself with her daughter’s germs distributing themselves onto a public seating area, where public people sit.
Now the fact that she laid a dirty diaper on a public bench isn’t my problem, although it is down right disgusting…my problem was that she changed her daugther’s diaper in a very public place…in fact, she did so while two other mother’s and their children looked on…not including myself, or the two families sitting next to me, or the group of high school boys behind us. For the record…I wasn’t the only one who found this a bit strange, as a little boy (I’d place him at 5) with the family next to me turned to his mommy and asked, “why is that lady changing her diaper there?” And his mother responded with “well where else is she supposed to change it?” Hmmm…I found this comment out of the ordinary considering a “restrooms” sign hung right above her head….which hung 6 feet in front of the diaper changing mother’s head…which pointed to a bathroom less than 20 feet away. Where indeed do you change a diaper? Cause clearly a bathroom doesn’t seem like the perfect location.
For me…this is on the same lines of a mother breast feeding her child in public…go to the car! And in this case…go to the restroom! It’s revolting.
Now the fact that she laid a dirty diaper on a public bench isn’t my problem, although it is down right disgusting…my problem was that she changed her daugther’s diaper in a very public place…in fact, she did so while two other mother’s and their children looked on…not including myself, or the two families sitting next to me, or the group of high school boys behind us. For the record…I wasn’t the only one who found this a bit strange, as a little boy (I’d place him at 5) with the family next to me turned to his mommy and asked, “why is that lady changing her diaper there?” And his mother responded with “well where else is she supposed to change it?” Hmmm…I found this comment out of the ordinary considering a “restrooms” sign hung right above her head….which hung 6 feet in front of the diaper changing mother’s head…which pointed to a bathroom less than 20 feet away. Where indeed do you change a diaper? Cause clearly a bathroom doesn’t seem like the perfect location.
For me…this is on the same lines of a mother breast feeding her child in public…go to the car! And in this case…go to the restroom! It’s revolting.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
just gel'n man.
yesterday i had the pleasure to hear two gel'n comments. the first...a female co-worker who i complimented her heeled boots. the second...a male friend who made a stellar catch during his softball game. to make it an even three...if three can be considered even...i, myself, made a gel'n comment. mine was made while kicking my shoeless feet up and chowing on a slice of mac n cheese pizza....how could i not be gel'n?!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
What should I do to marry a rich guy?
although i wish i could claim this post as my own....i can't, but posted anyway for the enjoyment of all.
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York . My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden ( ? ) , $250k annual income is not enough.
I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I've met a few girls who doesn't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Awesome reply:
Dear Ms.. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here. From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you.. The answer is very simple, so let me explain.
Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of 'beauty' and 'money': Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square. However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year. Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later.
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a 'trading position'. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or 'leased'. Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in 'leasing' services, do contact me...
signed,
CEO J.P.. Morgan :-)
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:
Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?
I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York . My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden ( ? ) , $250k annual income is not enough.
I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I've met a few girls who doesn't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Awesome reply:
Dear Ms.. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here. From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you.. The answer is very simple, so let me explain.
Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of 'beauty' and 'money': Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square. However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year. Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later.
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a 'trading position'. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or 'leased'. Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in 'leasing' services, do contact me...
signed,
CEO J.P.. Morgan :-)
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i don't get it...why do people think mullets are still cool? i saw one yesterday that reached her ass...and then her top mullet had terrible yellow highlights in her very dark brown straggly mane.
yet another mystery to me.
yet another mystery to me.
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