American is, by far, the worst store. Do not purchase anything from this pathetic chain. They really do make “customer service” sound like an oxymoron. I seriously doubt the people who work in these stores have IQs above that of a pile of rocks. The sales people are morons who need to ring things up 3 times in order to get the right price (which then allows them to sell out of the product you are trying to buy, all because the guy checking you out is a moron and can’t do simple math), the management of the stores is a joke, and they treat you like crap. I guess when you are in a place in which a sales person is required in order for you to make a purchase, they don’t care how rude they are to you, because chances are, if you are already there, you are going to purchase from them. Well, never again will I make this mistake. Not only did we have problems the day we made our initial purchase, but the day we were told to come back so things could be made right, we were treated even worse, and things still haven’t been made right. I found it funny that the manager was mentioning “business sense” and how something didn’t make business sense to him. Funny, I always though keeping customers and doing what is right for them was good business sense. Silly me. I average about 700-1000 unique visitors here per day. If I can pursuade just .5% of my readers to never shop at this sorry excuse of a store, then my work is done, as that could cost American thousands of dollars. And this doesn’t even include all of my students (250+) that will be hearing about my experiences with American. Bottom line is, shop Best Buy or Circuit City. Fuck American. You will never have my business again.
I’ve updated my photo gallery structure to make it more organized. I also added some older pictures.
Plogger beta 2 has been released. It is the best photo gallery out in my opinion. So if you have tried to view my pics over the past month, it has been down. Now that beta 2 came out, I have them up again. The gallery is still not integrated with my WP install, as I am waiting for a nifty plugin to be developed. You can view them here for now. Beta 2 is nice, and it is bound to get better.
No, not that mint. I’m talking about orange Tic Tacs. Probably the single greatest, yet most annoying, candy in the world (besides pez). I don’t know why orange tic tacs are called Orange Mints. That would imply a minty taste, which it does not have. I would carry them with me everywhere, if it wasn’t so annoying walking with them in your pockets.
I don’t really watch tv shows on a regular basis, but these two shows have caught my interest. These are, without a doubt, the two best shows on television right now. Entourage is a great show. I became addicted to it this summer, and have since bought season 1 on dvd. The writing is great, the insider view of Hollywood is interesting, and the guest appearances are really entertaining (Val Kilmer as a sherpa was hilarious). Jeremy Piven is excellent as Vincent Chase’s agent. Check it out on Sunday nights on HBO. You will not be disappointed.
The other show I started watching is Weeds on Showtime. Mary Louise Parker is great in this show about a suburban mom who sells marijuana to the other suburbanites. This show’s portrayal of suburbia is hilarious, if not altogether accurate. You can also find this show on Sunday nights.