Derailed Thoughts

Ten Blogs in One

August 12th, 2009

1. In my time here, I’ve decided that Houston is the slightly awkward but entertaining fat guy that you meet in the steamroom. He’s a fun guy to hang around, and easy to get to know. However, you spend the whole time there feeling really really hot and slightly awkward. Who knows the reason–maybe because he’s naked? Not sure how that fits in metaphorically… Either way, you’re ready to go home after a pretty short time.

2. They put lounge music in the elevators at Exxon the other day. It’s awesome! Having a soundtrack for awkwardness makes it ten times more awkward, to the point that it’s fun. It’s even better than it was in my last elevator-related post.

3. If schizophrenic people had bluetooth headsets on, no one would ever figure out they were crazy.

4. If you haven’t heard it yet, I highly recommend the acoustic version of “Hey Ya” (originally by Outkast), performed by Obadiah Parker. Truly one of the great acoustic remakes of our time. Whatever that means.

5. Can you think of any work that you can place the phrase “for the rest of your life” after and still have it sound fun? I’m trying to figure that one out right now (as are many of you, I’m sure, regardless of age). If you’ve found a job that makes you smile every day when you wake up in the morning, I’d love to hear about what it is. And don’t say motherhood.  I’ve already had that recommended.  That employer excluded me based on gender bias.

6. I called in to the IRS to double check a few things on my taxes the other day and ended up talking to a man named Mr. McFinkle. It was one of the crowning achievements of my life.

7. Fifteen astrobucks to whoever can tell me where this quote comes from–”It’s vicious, but still amusing–like a shark in a funny hat.”

8. Watch this video. Possibly the craziest thing I’ve seen in my life.

9. Here’s a fact I just learned: Apparently, the magic man in charge of The Organization of Correct Vehicle Side-view Mirror Placement (not a real organization) says that as a car exits the edge of your center mirror, it should just barely begin to appear on your side-view mirror.  In short, your side mirrors should be pointed outward a lot further than most of us have them.  Try it out–it totally eliminates your blind spots, without even turning your head.  Pretty awesome.

10. Alright. So maybe each of these alone wouldn’t have been a standalone blog. But there’s not much to do at work, now that I have 2 days left in my internship. I look forward to seeing you all back in Utah in a week!

-Britton