TAKE THE FUCKING STAIRS IF YOU ARE ONLY GOING UP ONE FLOOR.
I hate getting on the elevator with three people going up to the fourth floor and one asshole that can't take the stairs up one flight. If you are old, or injured, that's fine. But if you're pretty fit looking, or you should try and get fit. Just take the stairs. The stairs are closer to the front door that the elevator. So if you really are that lazy, consider that you could save your precious energy, by taking the stairs, right inside the door. AND it has the added benefit of people not hating on you, to start your day.

We wear headsets here, so that we can answer the phone with speed, and type while talking. However, there is an incessant high pitched whine in the ear piece when there is no one on the phone. Sometimes I wonder how much brain damage that whine is causing me.

Ring Ring
Me: Customer support, this is Jalynn, how can I help you?
caller: Can you fax me the form
me: which form?
caller: the one to order product a
me: are you a company employee? (only company employees can order product A via faxed form)
caller: no my account number is XXX-XXXX-X
me: ok, that's a product B account - you need to place your order online
caller: can't you just send me the form?
me: unfortunately, no. you have to place your order online.
caller: well my PC is being worked on.
me: well is there another computer that can access the internet?
caller: can' you just send me the form?
me. no, orders have to be placed online.
caller: nevermind
Hangs up.

Here's some song lyrics for you. The band is Metric. The song is "Succexy."

Lonesome for no one when
The room was empty and
War as we knew it was obsolete
Nothing could beat complete denial

All we do is talk, sit, switch screens
As the homeland plans enemies

All we do is talk, static split screens
As the homeland plans enemies

Invasion's so succexxy

Let's drink to the military
The glass is empty
Faces to fill and cars to feed
Nothing could beat complete denial

All we do is talk, sit, switch screens
As the homeland plans enemies

All we do is talk, static split screens
As the homeland plans enemies

Invasion's so succexxy

Passive attraction, programmed reaction
Passive attraction, programmed reaction
Action distraction, more information
Flesh saturation, lips on a napkin
Ass ass ass

Where does the time go?
We're waking up so slowly
Days are horizontal lately
Out of body, watched from above
Out of body, watched from above

Passive attraction, programmed reaction
More information, cash masturbation
Follow the pattern- the hemlines, the headlines
Action distraction,faster than fashion
Faster than fashion,faster than fashion

Lonesome for no one when
The room was empty and
War as we knew it was obsolete
Nothing could beat denial

Speaking of invasion - Gates announces tours extended to 15 months for all active duty troops in Iraq. nice.

Presidential Candidate Roundup.

Democratic Hopefuls

Clinton - 48.1 (+.5)
Still the favorite, but Obama is in striking distance. More money, best staff, highest unfavorables. Clinton has zero problem with name recognition, and there are very few people who haven't already made up their mind about her. This is could be trouble when trying to pick up new supporters, she's not going to be able to change many people's minds. Trouble too for future fundraising...a majority of her Q1 funds came from big donors - these donors have maxed out their donations and are by law, not allowed to donate any more. She won't raise as much in Q2.

Obama - 30 (-1.0)
Did well at his appearance on Letterman. Witty, charismatic - the only downside is that he doesn't have much Washington experience. His campaign has easily countered this with "GOOD!". He has huge support among young people...attracted a crowd of 15,000 in Austin, and routinely attracts crowds of thousands. His facebook group has 323,000 members. If he can turn even half of those members into donors, he'll exceed the number of donors in Q1. He's also not afraid of a fight - he recently slammed John McCain's Baghdad stroll: " The idea that the situation in Iraq is improving because it takes a security detail of 100 soldiers, three Black Hawk helicopters and a couple of Apache gunships to walk through a market in the middle of Baghdad is simply not credible and not reflective of the facts on the ground" Obama's stock can only go up.

Edwards - 8.1
Despite the lame mis characterization of the Edwards' as political opportunists, not doing the right thing with Elizabeth Edward's cancer diagnosis, Edwards remains the darling of the netroots, consistently winning straw polls. He put up very respectable numbers in Q1 and continuing to be a strong advocate for the poor and disadvantaged. Look for his stock to keep rising too.

Richardson - 3.4
Richardson doesn't poll strongly, he struggles with name recognition. If he can overcome this he will be a strong contender. He's led high profile delegations, and negotiated a cease-fire in Darfur and negotiated with North Korea to keep their nuclear disarmament on track. He is quite possibly the most respected and accomplished person in politics today, on the issue of foreign policy. And he'd bring ALL the troops home. He hasn't raised a lot of money - but look for him as a possible VP.

Gore - 9.5 (+.4)
Who knows? He tops Richardson and Edwards in polling but hasn't declared. He could raise gobs of money if he announced, even if he came in late. And he's not the soft-spoken, robotlike VP you might remember, he's found his Voice. With an Oscar, maybe a Nobel Peace Prize and coming off the Live Earth tour he could be the bona fide superstar candidate, instead of just being a superstar. If Gore enters the race, I'll whip out my checkbook, and volunteer as fast as possible. If he's going to run, look for him to drop 15 lbs.

GOP Hopefuls

Giuliani - 30.5
His Q1 numbers weren't so great. He has ties to organized crime. NYPD hates him. Three marriages. Liberal stances on abortion and gay rights. And recently, he seems out of touch- when asked to guess the price of milk, he was off by more than 226%. He may be America's mayor, but he seems out of touch with everyday Americans, and religious conservatives especially. I don't see his candidacy going anywhere but down. He certainly can't carry the Religious Right vote.

McCain - 19.0 (+1.3)
Despite several high profile endorsements from GOP heavyweights, including Kissinger, McCain's fortunes are still tied to Bush's sinking boat. Despite being the presumptive nominee, he failed to raise the amount of money expected of him in Q1. He insists that things are improving in Iraq, despite the ever increasing body count. And he insists along with Bush that the US can stay the course and things will magically get better. Oh yeah, and that stroll through a Baghdad market, he says he didn't need the 100 or so US troops and four US helicopters that provided protection. In technical terms, he's toast.

Romney - 17.6 (+.3)
Despite raising the most money in Q1 for a GOP candidate, his campaign is in trouble. From claiming that he's been a lifelong hunter (which has been soundly debunked) to his flip flopping on hot issues like abortion and gay rights, Romney comes off as a LIAR. This combined with his inability to carry the Religious Right (they don't accept Mormon as a valid Christian denomination) tells me his campaign is going nowhere.

Thompson - 12.0 (-7.0)
The former senator turned TV actor hasn't even declared his candidacy yet, and we learn today that he has also been diagnosed with cancer. (Note: I don't see anyone calling for him to stay at home with his family, a la Edwards) He's definitely conservative, but failed to get the approval of James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family. And how conservative is he? His most recent activity as a senator was to see that chief justice Roberts was confirmed, and he also raised money for Scooter Libby's defense. In the absence of a qualified conservative candidate, look for Thompson's star to rise....assuming he declares.

Gingrich - 3.5 (-.2)
He has the same name recognition problem as Clinton. Everyone already knows who he is and already has an opinion about him. He also has marital problems, stemming from his cheating during the Lewinsky affair, when he was railing about the morality of the Presidency. I don't see him as a serious candidate.

And this has been your Presidential Roundup.

Make no mistake, I like all the Dem candidates. I look forward to the primary debates - of which there will be six-none hosted by FOX (much to their chagrin). I haven't decided on which candidate to support yet. I will support whichever candidate wins the nomination. More important than any intra-party bickering, is getting a Democrat elected to the White House and getting enough Democrats elected to Congress so that we can set this nation right. Frankly, I think that any candidate that we have, can beat any candidate that they put up. But we all have to work hard to make sure that no more elections are stolen from us. If you don't have the money or time to spare, just make sure that all your friends get out to vote. That is invaluable.

Remember the woman that wanted the form from earlier? yeah, she called back. and had the same story, wanted the same form. and I'm thinking, does she think someone is going to tell her something different? Did she think that I was lying to her earlier?