Showing posts with label RuPaul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RuPaul. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Stand back

Well my emotions are at an all time boil. After that tip I sent yesterday I would have figured hey that means if I need to talk to someone they'd be open. Well my friend once again didn't even talk to me at all. Not even a text message saying sorry I wasn't on I was super busy. Nope find out today. And he says well I'll be on most of the day. Don't plan on going anywhere. Shocker he's not on. Well I'm pissed off at him. He can figure that out on his own. I'm tired of the fly by friend. Someone who only wants to talk to me when they have something to brag about or when they have a problem. I don't even get a how are you feeling. I had a pretty pisstastic day yesterday. Dealing with vendors and customers that just were not fun. Election day was yesterday. Ugh seriously sick of politics. And my boss and my roommate are obsessed with this crap. Both harass me about voting. I honestly do not want to hear about it anymore. It's just like when you play a game that you've wanted forever. You play it and it's great for awhile then you eventually get tired of it because you either beat it or it wasn't what you thought it was. Yet your friends keep going on and on about how great the game is or arguing points of the game. You honestly are tired of it and would like to do something else. I swear I'm going to have to ask them to just not talk to me about politics for awhile. And the worse thing is I know they won't do it. Both say I need to informed as to what's going on blah blah blah. Yeah I know I do, but I don't need to know every single detail every day. Today I'm posting an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. It's the most recent episode where the queens have to dress up straight jocks. Also one queen comes back. Honestly I think they chose the wrong queen, but hey that's just my opinion. It's actually a pretty funny episode. Today's tip is sometimes we have to look past our pride. Otherwise we'll turn into that old guy that can't see or hear and acts like nothing is wrong.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

It's coming

I keep telling myself spring is on it's way. Spring is 10 days away. Next week they are talking about temps in the 50's. That is a big difference from 30's. Today is sunny and suppose to be quite warm. I'm really ready for it.
The gym was quiet today which shocked me. There was only one guy that was there when I got there. The funny thing is that he was doing the elliptical and apparently got off and put on his hoodie. He then comes back to the weight room and sees that I'm back there. At the time I was putting on weights to do the incline bench press using the smith machine. I think he wanted to use the smith machine or he was intimidated because a younger guy was back there. It's also amazing how changing up a few things takes time away from your overall workout. I took away two exercises that use benches and simple used the cable machine. I'm now finishing way early. Kinda weird.
Yesterday got really busy. It reminded me of how important it is to actually listen to our customers. I had one come in saying I recommended a product to him and he loved it. As a result he is recommending the store to all his friends. Other guys came in and again it was the same thing. Because we talk to them and really try to pair them to the correct product that it gets them to trust us. It's always a good warming feeling.
Awhile ago I posted the episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 with the snatch game. Well I was meaning to post some scenes that didn't get aired. Sadly it's not the whole game like the last season. Probably because it was so long. Anyway just something to watch. Today's tip is one of the best pick me ups is getting a hug from someone who truly cares about your well being and happiness.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

And lent begins

So I'm not catholic, but I do like to give things up for lent. Just something interesting to do. So what am I giving up? Well I'm giving up negativity about my body. I realized that I can not truly accept a compliment on my body. If someone says something like wow you are quite fit. I acknowledge it, but I don't really accept it. I kinda dismiss it. For example a customer would ask if the bodybuilding trophy is mine, I'd say no that's my co-workers I clearly am not a bodybuilder or something like that. Well the were in a way complimenting me and I didn't accept it. When others say something about how I look bigger I say yeah I try and dismiss it as they are trying to get on my good side. If my friends say something I chalk it up to them just being my friends. So I'm going to accept compliments. I mean truly accept them. Say thank you if someone compliments me and not dismiss it. I'm also giving up the words hate, annoy, and OMG. I realize I use hate and annoy a lot and it kinda makes me a bit negative. Plus it always freaks my boss out when I say someone annoys me. As for OMG I just use that way too much. That just means I'm going to have to carry a pad with me to keep it at the top of my mind.
Wow that's kinda all I have. Amazing how when I don't go to the gym I have nothing to really go on about. Yesterday was a pretty decent day. Not a lot went on.
Last night I got to watch the latest episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. In this episode the queens have to do stand up comedy. Well of course I had to post it today. I will say I wasn't happy with who had to go home, but kinda knew it was coming. Of the two queens in the bottom I wanted the person that stayed to stay, but also didn't want the other to go home. Ugh it was a hard one. But it was a really good lip sync for your life. Today's tip is you know you have an addiction when the thought of giving something up freaks you out.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Fun little shock

Yesterday I was a bit sore mid day and I knew I was going to be really sore this morning. Yet when I woke up the only pain I had was a weird headache. Took my pre-workout and it left pretty soon.
Speaking of which I worked out at the gym today which I usually don't do. Found out that Wednesday is the other day the pompous trainer trains his client. I just can't stand him. I mean I swear his face keeps getting rounder and rounder which means 1 of 2 things. 1 he's doing steroids. Honestly wouldn't put it past him. He's very vain and obsessed with what he could do. Plus he wants to put on 20 lbs by June, but I bet it's number 2 which is he's getting fat. I mean the man refuses to take off his sweat shirt. No matter how warm it is. Plus he doesn't lead a very active life as odd as it sounds. He has no other job besides training. His girlfriend pays for everything and he lives with her. He doesn't actually workout with his clients. He watches them and times them. Doesn't even do a quick show of what they are doing. Ugh can't stand that guy.
No rude customers yesterday for once. I do apparently keep shocking my boss at how well I do at my job. I mean even on the worst days I raise the sales up pretty high. So he's very happy. Wants me to keep up the good work and I plan on doing that. I like my job and I plan on keeping it. Don't feel like going home to Texas to stay anymore.
Last night I watched the new episode of RuPaul's drag race. It was the snatch game episode. If you saw it last season then you know how funny it can be. This season it was good. Still think last season's was better, but hey that's my opinion. Today's tip is we all know the pot calls the kettle black. It's our job to call the pot out for being a racist.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Hmmm feeling good....keep it up

Yesterday I just had this revelation. I was in the shower (get your mind out of the gutter) and I was looking at my calves. Then I said holy crap they actually are looking good. Then I went to the mirror and said holy crap I'm starting to get real abs. So well yeah I'm feeling good. Even showed my roommate. He's kinda jealous. He doesn't have the biggest legs in the world. Plus I got my pro-hormone in. I'm trying Bpi's A50 in combination with Applied Nutracutical's HGH up. So I'll keep you guys updated on how those two are working.
I totally can not stand Dr. Oz. I mean the guy jumps from one thing to another. He gets people so freaked out that they go out and look for everything, but none of them stick with it because every week he seems to say something to counteract what he said last week. Or they do what he said do and it didn't work for them so they quit. You'd think that would stick with them, but no. Everyone likes to go from fad to fad. That's how the Acai berry scam started. People said it worked, when it actually didn't.
I meant to post this video yesterday, but well got side tracked. Anyway this is the 4th episode of RuPaul's Drag Race season 3. By far it's the funniest of the season so far. Oh and you have to make it to the lip sync. Just wow. If you saw the 2nd episode of season 3 then well yeah. Just watch. Today's tip is the definition of love is different from person to person. Find your definition and you'll understand your relationships.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

My gym is funny

It really is. So yesterday I was checking mail and I get this mailer from my gym. It says that the staff is wishing you a happy holidays. As a "gift" they offered me 5 personal training sessions for only $125. That's right only $125. That's $25 a session. It's practically a gift. No pretty sure a gift is something that you get for free, but I will say that is a huge discount from the normal trainer costs. If I recall right the cheapest you can get is like $99 a session. Now the thing about this gift is I might have taken it, if the trainers seemed like they knew what they were talking about. Here let me explain. I went to the gym today. The pompous trainer was there again. He did exactly what he did last time. Comes in, hides in the trainers room comes out and walks around, goes back in, comes out and walks around again, goes in, comes out and finally trains his client. I mean dude why are you coming in early. Oh I know so you can try to intimidate people and act like the big guy you aren't. I have never seen this guy in a sleeveless shirt. He is always pretty much covered up. He was actually wearing a sweatshirt the whole time I was there. Now I get that you keep it on after you come in for a couple of minutes while your warming up. Yet you never take it off? Well based on what I've seen he looks like he is getting pretty chubby and knows it so he keeps the shirt on to look like he's in shape. I mean the other trainer/manager takes off his shirt and he clearly is huge. So I'm not going to use the pompous trainer. So what about the trainer/gym manager. Not using him either. He tends to talk too much. I mean 10 minutes of an hour session is really just him talking. Don't want that as my trainer. I mean when he works out he never says a word. Just listens to his music and does his workout. Why can't you work your clients like that? So how about the girl trainer. Well that kinda answered the question. I'm trying to bulk up and she is clearly not the one to do that. Plus she can be a major ice queen. Yeah I don't want you talking too much, but I want to feel like if I have a question I can ask you without you staring me down. So how about the student trainer. Well that's the problem. He's a student. Right now he's really busy with school and is rarely around. He's a good trainer and I think he could help me, but he's no help if he's working at school. So like I said not really a gift.
They also had a free month of tanning. Ok yeah that would be great if it wasn't winter. Do you know how weird that looks? Being tan when the sun is rarely out. Plus when it is you clearly are covered up. I mean you basically are flaunting that you tan. Don't want to be one of those people. Maybe in spring I could get it. Plus I don't want to deal with all that skin damage. Rather get a normal tan.
So that leads to the back of the letter. They gave me 6 referral cards. I'm suppose to give this to friends. It says 12 days of free fitness. Now I don't know if that means they don't have to sign up and they'll get 12 days for free. If that's true then that's stupid. They offer 30 days for free. Unless that was a November thing. Or it's you sign up and they will take off 12 days of the price. Or you get 12 days for free before they start charging you. Either way I don't get it, but it says use this card to enter the refer a friend contest. Wait does that mean they are entered in it or that I am. I fail to see how that's a great thing for anyone. Cause it looks like I'm just doing it to get into a contest or it looks they only want to do it for the contest. Like I said. My gym is funny.
Today I'm posting the 3rd episode of RuPaul's Drag U. I love this show because of what it does. It gives women confidence by dressing up like a drag queen. I really hope they do a reunion special. I really hoped a lot of the confidence stuck. I chose this episode because well it was the last episode I saw, and because I think the transformations were the best. In terms of confidence and drag queen look. Plus it seems like Drag U knows what it's doing at this point. The first episode was clearly a first episode. Plus the queens seemed to forget what exactly they were there to do. I think they were talked to after the first episode because I haven't seen that again.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

What a day

So yesterday was a good day for me at work. I thought it was a slow day when in actuality it was a really good day. I think I'm getting better at my job. It could be that I'm starting to really look the part. It could also be the fact that I'm getting more confident. Maybe it's just that I'm getting better at telling people that are wasting time, people that look like they are wasting time, but actually aren't, and those that pretend to act like they are interested, but just want info. Maybe I'm just a better salesman then I realized. Whatever it is I plan on keeping it up. If I do I could get a raise. Who doesn't like a raise.
The other day I rented a movie from Blockbuster. I don't usually rent movies from there since someone lets me use their netflix, but I just felt like going. I picked up the movie and I noticed that it said rental on the cover. I figured well that's odd. I then bring the movie home and again on the dvd it says rental. I pop it in and there are no dvd options. It just goes straight into the movie. So this got me thinking. Isn't blockbuster suffering? Why would they have rental versions of movies? What if I wanted to see the alternate ending for that movie? There is a reason why blockbuster is losing to netflix. With netflix you get the actual movie dvd. You don't get some rental version. I don't know if this is to help cut down on piracy or what. I just feel like it just puts blockbuster more in the hole. Maybe I'm wrong and people actually like that. I just know I don't and I know I personally am not going back to blockbuster to rent a movie.
As I was leaving the gym I noticed this truck behind me. I didn't pay it much attention since well I'm on the street and other cars tend to drive behind you. So I make the turn to get onto my street and this truck makes the same turn. Ok odd, but not the first time it happened. So I keep driving and eventually turn into my apartment complex. Again this truck makes the same turn. So I'm getting nervous at this point. As I park I figured they will take the spot next to me. No they just drove past. I noticed that it was a tow truck. I'm just thinking what the fuck. Why is a tow truck following me? Does my car look that run down. As I get ready to head in I notice the truck has made a circle and left. Honestly I really do think that truck was following me. I don't know if it's because they thought I was the one that called them, or if it was because they thought that the call came from the apartment complex. All I know is that it freaked me out and I made sure to lock the doors and windows when I left for work.
Speaking of strange things I got an e-mail from neopets. Yes I have a neopets account. The thing is they sent the e-mail not once, not twice, but three times. It's the same e-mail too. It basically says that my account has been inactive for awhile and will be deleted if I don't log in. Honestly I can live with that. Neopets has gotten to commercial. I liked it better when it was run by people in Britain. I know this because they spelled color with a u. It was big, but not so big that everyone and their mother was joining the site. I use to go on regularly until my friends on there told me about gaia and like went on there and likes it a whole lot more. I gave my account away to someone who it turns out just went on there took some items and neopoints and was never on it again. My hatred for neopets arose when I went to check on the site one day. I saw that it changed and then I noticed something called the neomall. This is where members could pay real money to buy items for their neopet to wear. I thought oh ok that's cool. Then I found out that they expired. That's right the clothes that you put on your neopets that you bought with real money disappear after a week to a month. I'm just sitting there thinking oh this is bullshit. This is the biggest legal scam I've ever seen. If they were paying with virtual cash then ok I'd be fine with it, but not when you spend real money on something virtual that isn't even permanent. Now I think they actually fixed that because I'm sure parents and users complained, but still that showed me they are all about the money not making a fun experience so I never went back. So my account will be deleted on the 21st and I honestly couldn't give a crap.
Remember when I said if you see a bad video on the web that you should simply not spread it around or leave a constructive comment? Well I also said that if you like a video then you should spread it around and leave comments. If I didn't say that I implied it. Anyway I found a video that I thought was really good. I saw it before, but I was looking for a different video. Well I watched the video again and I just thought wow this is a really good video. You remember the song Don't be Jealous of my Boogie by RuPaul? Well this is a video that a user put together. It honestly looks professional. So I figured I'd post it and spread it around. Hope you think it's as good as I do. Today's tip is good word choice is an important life skill. It can be the difference between getting a job and leaving in a squad car.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

That's odd

So yesterday my boss pissed me off pretty good. Short version I was yelled at for not thinking about the money. Anyway I started to notice that hole in my heart feeling again. See I only get that when someone I trust pisses me off. A random stranger could piss me off all the want and I wouldn't get that feeling, but when a friend does it. I guess it's like a broken heart feeling. Granted I was angry and saddened by it. Anyway that's something I wish I could change about myself. I really hate that feeling, but in order to avoid it I can't get angry or sad. Yeah that's possible. I think it's because I hold things in all the time.
In other news I had a really annoying customer yesterday. He comes in and the first thing out of his mouth is what's new. Normally this wouldn't annoy me, but when I don't see you on a month to month basis I don't know what you have or haven't seen. As I'm about to say what's new he starts randomly picking up pre-workouts and starts "reading" them. So I softly say one new thing. He then asks if we have free samples. Something just told me do not give this guy free samples. So I said no we don't have any samples. These companies are stingy with their samples (which is true). He then again asks me what's new. Then again for more free samples. He then says not even of this one here. Except he actually named it. That signaled to me that he's been in before and got a sample of that one already. He then starts saying he's going to come back in later to get something he just doesn't have the money right now. He then asks if we have like a one serving thing we sell or something. He then goes to the cooler and picks up two drinks and compares them to the stuff we have on the shelf saying he thought that maybe we already had some pre-mixed. He then goes up to the counter and sees we have male enhancements. He says I see you have some here. I said those are male enhancements. He's like yeah the are pre-workouts. I said no those are for sex not for exercise. Who wants to workout with a boner all the time. He eventually leaves and my boss tells me that he gave him a bag of free samples in winter and the guy never showed up again. He was just looking for free samples and I did the right thing in not giving him any. Honestly it was because I was pissed at him that I was so stubborn in my choice.
Speaking of choices apparently Brett Farve is "retiring". Well we all saw that coming. The most annoying part of it though is that the Vikings are basically being bitches about it. They have bent over and basically said go ahead Farve. The coach is like well he didn't say it to me personally so I don't believe it and we'll keep a spot open for him. Ok first off you should have had someone ready to take his spot for 2 reasons. 1. in case he got injured and 2. for when he pulls this shit. See the vikings and fans give Farve way too much credit and power. If they were to act like they didn't care if he came back or not then he'd probably come back, but no you have centered your lives around him. You beg him to stay. You have centered your roster around him. I wouldn't be shocked if he waits until the moment training camps start to "retire". Move on people. He's just going to keep pulling the same shit over and over again because he knows it keeps him in the headlines. I wouldn't be shocked if he "retires" for a season then comes back the next season just to throw us all off. Like I've said before time and time again. I don't like Brett Farve. He's a farce. There are better players out there that won't retire every season then bitch and moan until they are on a team. So we'll see how it all plays out. I suspect that he's going to do what I said and "retire" for a season then come back expecting a hero's welcome. Vikings fans annoy me because they welcomed him and are swooning all over him to get him to stay. They should have said oh great the guy who quits every year. Then when he pulled his weight then say hey Brett love you to stay, but if you quit we'll find someone else. Like I said can't stand the guy.
So I've had Don't be Jealous of my Boogie stuck in my head for 3 days straight so while I was sending out an e-mail I had it playing on youtube. I noticed that there was another song from the previous season. Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk). It features the top 3 drag queens from the first season. Now I saw part of that season and it doesn't shock me that Bebe Zahara Benet and Nina Flowers were in the top 3. I think based off the fact that Bebe has a solo she won the whole thing. Oh wait I did see the finale. Anyway I think Bebe was the best of all the contestants. Plus she is the only contestant that had a real name. Nina Flowers. That's just trying too hard. The other was Rebecca Glasscock. Oh come on. Anyway it's a fun little video. Hope you enjoy. Today's tip is a good friend will encourage you to be crazy. A great friend will put a bucket helmet on with you.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Never Fly Delta

So before I get to that I must say I did have a good vacation. The reason I didn't blog is because whenever I would get up I would kinda not turn on the comp and watch tv then when I did I realized I had to go somewhere soon. So I just figured I wouldn't write a blog that day and then the next day and so on. Only a few things on the whole tripped really bugged me. So if you don't want to read a long rant then well you came to the wrong blog because that's all I pretty much do. The first thing that bugged me was Delta. Delta has really blown in for me. I'm never flying that airline again. The first part of the trip was delayed. We were suppose to leave at 2:30 I believe and get there at like 3:30. Which it doesn't take an hour. Well we didn't even leave until 4ish. Now it was probably the weather that caused that, but the annoying part is that because of that I would have missed my connection flight if it hadn't have been delayed. That really annoys me. On the connection flight seemed like it was an ok flight, but I was pissed I was coming in late and didn't spend more time on my layover so I could have a good meal. Then on the way back Delta was just being stupid. They had two people at the check in station when they needed 3. There was a huge line of people for standby. They even over booked the flight. How the hell do you do that? So they asked 4 people to give up their seat. At first they just said for a $400 travel voucher. So I was like yeah that you have to use to get a flight out. Then they said you also get a 1st class seat on another flight. So yeah that was a decent deal. Then came time for us to board. Well there was an issue with a passenger wanting to sit by her friend so the person that was scanning our boarding passes was busy with that so that took forever. They finally got that done and we were able to leave. Lucky for delta we arrived early so I was feeling a little better about them, but I had such a tight connection that I couldn't go get something to eat. So I get there and the flight has been delayed 20 minutes. Yep that did it for me. I was pissed off. I could have eaten if the stupid flight board had showed that. Then when it came in there was a problem with a passenger. He needed a wheel chair. So they bring one....then they bring another one. Then they bring a straight back one. So I'm like great a fat bastard is on there. Why did he even get on if he needed that much help? Better yet why did Delta allow that or at least inform the crew that was going to be there at landing that they were going to need help. So they get him off finally and for some reason didn't wheel him out. They kept him right in front of the boarding door. They had 4 guys in red sweaters talking to him. The captain was there. Then they called him a taxi. So I'm looking at my cellphone and we should have started boarding. This goes on for 30 minutes. It's now 1:30 and the bastard is holding us up. Not just us, but the flight that is suppose to come in behind us. Then the fat bastard (yeah clearly don't like him) has the nerve to come out on his electric wheelchair and say smile everybody. Ooo I wanted to jump on him for that. Why the Delta staff couldn't just pull him out and talk to him instead of holding up our flight is beyond me. Delta is so bad at customer service. The need of the 1 outweighs everything. That includes leaving on time and arriving on time. In this case the need of the one is not that important. If it was the last flight in ok I get it, but when your holding up 2 flights that's when someone needs to say hey move out the way so we can board. I mean everyone was pissed off. The guy working the counter was clearly pissed. We are pissed because we aren't leaving on time because this fat bastard is holding us up for some reason. I probably wouldn't have been so pissed if we knew what the hell was going on. If they had said we can't board because there is an oxygen mask that this person needs and we have to find one then ok I'd be a little less pissed, but no nothing. I still don't know why they couldn't have just wheeled the fat bastard out as they were waiting for his taxi or whatever the hell the bastard wanted. So my advice is never fly delta unless you don't need to be wherever it is your flying right away or you don't want to be frustrated. Now before I was on the trip I contacted a friend who was so excited to see me and we set up a dinner date. We did this 2 weeks before I was suppose to come in. This was not something I sprung on them. Then I think the day before I was suppose to leave or something he e-mails me and is like oh I can't do our dinner date. I'm helping someone move all day and I don't want to drive all that way to have dinner with you. Well didn't say that last part so much, but it's basically the gist of it. So let me spell it out I'm not as important as they made me out to be. I come into town for a few days twice a year. I let you know two weeks ahead of time so you can keep that time open. And you help someone move instead. Yeah that pisses me off. Then he's all I'm sorry can you forgive me. And I said yeah sure I can in time. In time I will, but doesn't take away the sting of knowing I was so important and then getting shut down like that. Yeah I'm not talking to him for awhile. On top of that he won't be given first priority when I return in December. If he tries to set up a time then I'll say something like if I have time I'll see if I can squeeze you in. Ok that might be a little harsh, but yeah not going to get first priority. I mean to contrast I had a friend who said he was going to be somewhere and he wasn't, but that was because he had a family emergency. That I get. I understand that a family member takes priority over a friend and I told him I'll send him a prayer. I wasn't mad about that. I just felt bad I didn't know ahead of time, but the guy at least talked to me while I was in Texas over im and text. Now I will say that I was more upset about it yesterday with all the shit going on, but now that I got to workout this morning I'm not so mad, but just more hurt. I now feel better getting it all off my chest too. Still not talking to him for awhile though. He has to initiate contact first. Not me. So when I was home I finally got to watch RuPaul's Drag Race. I've been wanting to watch that, but Charter doesn't have Logo. Well on my package anyway. They were doing a marathon too so I get to watch quite a bit. There was one song that really stuck in my head. That was Jealous of My Boogie. Omg I love that song. Way too catchy. So I figured I'd post the music video. Let it get stuck in someone else's head for a change. Plus the beginning with the slapping is priceless. That was fun to watch on the show. Today's tip is if you manage to hold up a plane from boarding until 10 minutes after it's suppose to take off, don't stop and make chit chat. You might get punched.