Everybody wants some

On my daily walk through Silverlake I pass the Superior Glass store on Sunset Blvd at Sanborn Ave. Due to the unique five-way intersection, some of the storefront is occluded by a traffic light. For approximately 4 paces of my 2-mile daily walk I have a perfect view of the "Superior Ass" store.

Hehehe... "ass."

Bite your tongue

Wolfy: Anyone out there have any good business suggestions? This town needs something more don't you think?

Chayste: I think you should open the world's first "Anything-Can-Be-Jerky" olde tyme jerky shoppe.

Sally Someoneelse: then you can open a shoppe next to it called "Daffy Taffy"

Chayste: Then open a casino/brothel next to THAT called "Lucky..." well, nevermind. :P

Bad Andy!

 From: Boss
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:12 AM
To: Me
Subject: FW: First 5 Grant

In case it comes up.

I have reached out to her via voicemail to see what is what..

Boss

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From: Me
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:56 AM
To: Boss
Subject: RE: First 5 Grant

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From: Boss
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:58 AM
To: Me
Subject: RE: First 5 Grant

That’s it, your WACOM tablet privileges are hereby revoked. 

You must now use a scanner or only clipart 

Boss

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From: Me
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:00 AM
To: Boss
Subject: RE: First 5 Grant

Location, location, location

Anyone who plays World of Warcraft (WoW) quickly gains an appreciation for the richness and imagination that has been poured into the creation of that online world. Not neglected among the creative detail work are the names of the many lands, towns, cities, and localities  throughout the lands of WoW. Flying from imaginary Point A to fictitious Point B today, I passed through a wooded area of the countryside named "Nightsong" and I pondered the fact that this sounded like a fancifully-named work-a-day brand of women's perfume to me.
"Why not ask the fellas (and gals) in the Guild about this?" I thought and fired off a random question about how many locations in WoW sound like a fancy perfume. Smart-ass remarks quickly began pouring in. I chuckled heartily at many of the offerings -- “Timbermaw Hold”, “Deadmines”, “Moonglade” (not a bad one there). But I about fell off of my chair when the following contribution popped up in guild chat: “Whispering Eye Gulch”.
Oh to see Liz Taylor in a muu-muu and perched on a Rascal peddling “Whispering Eye Gulch” fragrance for women in soft, lustrous focus. Hell, I’d buy it!
But then again, there's always yours truly...

It's all in the past

I exchanged some customer service-related emails with my boss the other day in which I made the following glib remark:

"I troubleshooted the customer's problem (...should that be 'troubleshat'?)..."

Much to my dismay, the email thread bounced and exchanged its way all the way up to the CEO.

Welcome to my blog. My life is a facepalm.