March 20, 2011

• Switching Off With You

  It has long been a badge of honor that I am sometimes referred to an as enigma; a mystery wrapped inside of a riddle. I put out my one liners, then go on long philosophical monologues, then make weird noises. All seemingly random. It's good for keeping ones perception of you as aloof.

  But there's a real, distinct, semi-tangible part of me that I'm more than happy to share with the right people.  It provides a sort of Rosetta stone to my actions in day-to-day life. And when you can find a connection to someone like that, it's special. Adds some sense to the world when someone can identify with your plight. So, yeah, when you can find someone like that, you've got a goal: don't blow it!

  I went to Best Buy today because my Ipod 6 broke. The powerbutton was stuck down.  Like 5 months ago, my Ipod 5 broke, but luckily I had been conned into buying their insurance. So they were like, "Here you go, take this new Ipod." No problems.

  But this time, this guy was like, "Yeah, I think you woulda had to rebuy another insurance plan at that point." And I was like, "Ack Ack Ack, they told me I didn't have to." And he's like "Doy doy I don't know what the computer works like? What's this screen on top of it? You can maybe get an Apple Warranty" and I spit acid in his face and was fixing to leave.

  But then I saw the customer service line who might have smarter people than the "Geek Squad".  I told this young ginger of my situation, and she's like, "Oh yeah that guy is new. I've been here OVER 2 YEARS. I bet he's wrong." And low and behold, my iPod is replaced. See, normally I would have swallowed the financial blow, but with just a little more effort, I saved myself that cash. Lesson to you kids. Never give up, never surrender.

  Don't lose your skills from your past either, because I'm schedule to CUT SOME GRASS this friday. It will be incredible. It was my mode of income for a while growing up. I know over 2 techniques. My stedpad was a hard master, and I was his understudy. But I did well. And I did well pre-iPod days. This yard will end up paved with solid gold.

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