Happy Thanksgiving

As we are all sitting down to eat an AMAZING turkey dinner, or are soon to do so, I will not waste a lot of my time or yours. I will simply wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Let us all take this moment to reflect, and think about what we are most thankful for and also realize that there are those that are less fortunate than us, and as unfortunate as that is we must not take anything forgranted. Cherish the small things in life, because it is when we are without the small things, that we are trully gratful for them.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Enough is enough!

Come on people! I mean, seriously. Stop ordering cold drinks (specifically blended ones)! No more milkshakes, or smoothies, or granitas; just because the sun is showing its face does NOT make it warm outside... it's hardly reaching 60 if that. That does not warrant a blended drink! Plus, I don't want to make them!

Didn't everyone get the memo?! IT'S WINTER!!!

Procrastination Prevails

I find myself once again, sitting at my computer starting a paper that is due less in less than 24hrs. It never fails. I said that I was going to do it over the weekend since I didn't have to work... but no.

So now I sit at my computer, ROCKSTAR in hand... actually it's empty, time to open a new one... and attempt to pull a halfway decent paper out of my... ear.

I THNK I'M GOING DEAF!!!

Well, you heard right. LOL! I crack myself up. So yes, I think I am going deaf. Seeing as how the holidays are upon us, or will be shortly, we are starting to make "holiday drinks" @ work. Well this includes Eggnog Lattes. Uh oh... I think that's throw up in my mouth... oh, there it is again. Come on people!! How nasty is that. I mean Eggnog is nasty to begin with. If you are a fan of it, ok fine, I guess I can agree to disagree with you on that one. But adding a shot of espresso to that, ewwwww!

So I have to make this drink which requires the eggnog to be steamed. CAN YOU SAY LOUD!! I MEAN IT SOUNDS LIKE A JET TAKING OFF IN YOUR RIGHT EAR. IT'S DEAFENING!!

I'm just glad not too many people have bad taste, so I don't have to make too many.

Study Break

So I'm posting this @ 12:30ish in the morning becasue I am taking a much needed break from studying, although it could rightfully be called "cramming", for a history exam that I am not prepared for.

I now find myself though, in the same place that I always am the night before a test, frantically ripping thorugh pages and pages of notes, paying no mind to the text book, after all, what instructer actually pulls questions from the material in the text? That would be crazy!

So now I set out to labour over what I hope are well written notes, and try to recall many class lectures; this is another feble attempt to study for a test I just hope to get a C on.

I wish I had a ROCKSTAR right about now.

I don't know about everyone else...

but I think it is time to start listening to Christmas music!! Yay!! About a week ago I started pulling out the few Christmas albums I have and dusting off the covers. Then it was onto the computer with them (more specifically iTunes, then my iPod). Oh how I do love the music of Christams.

You don't think it's too early do you?

Uhh... I'm uber sorry?

Hey all. I'm totally sorry for taking like a year and a day to write my next post but I got kinda busy and very lazy. So I ended up getting my paycheck in full and never got charged an overdraft fee from the bank because they said when they are the ones pulling the funds, they can't overdraw. Yessssssssssss! Well, now you are all caught up. Laters.

Soooo, I'm not too happy with Merv right now.

So as most of you know, and if not then I will tell you now. I have worked for Mervyn's for a little over a year and about two weeks ago I "quit", although I don't like to think of it as quiting but rather "moving on to bigger and better things". So, the only thing left to do would be to pick up my final paycheck. No big deal right? Pretty self explanetory. I am done with them. WRONG!!!! Stupid me. It's never that easy.

So when it happens to be an employee's last paycheck, instead of handing out the paycheck, they keep the paycheck and do a payed-out, thus giving the correct amount in cash to the former employee and sending him on his/her way. (keep in mind what is bold, it will play a roll in the story that follows)

So I go in on payday to collect my last paycheck. The person handing out the paychecks hands me mine. First mistake. So stupid me, I figure that everything is cool and I go ahead and cash it. (they gave it to me so maybe i didn't need a payed-out)

So later that day Lori, who is in charge of payroll calls me and tells me there was a mistake with the amount I recieved on my check. So yah, they underpayed me. Second mistake. At first I was upset but then I thought, "Hey, I'm getting more money. It's all gravy"

To Be Continued...

Alas I am Back...

and better than ever. Well I'm sure that all of my wonderful fans have been wondering just where I have been (because I have so many letters demanding my whereabouts). LOL! But seriously a lot has happened in the last month... most of which I won't go into detail about and some of which will make for great topics in the days to come. So for now you can just sit back, take a load off and enjoy me, Zachary, talking through my sax.

I Have Come to Grips

So I have come to accept exhaustion. Now this is not to say that it is easy to deal with, no no, at times,well actually it is always difficult to bare. But I have come to the point where exhaustion is just accepted.

I new that working two jobs woulnd't be easy but I figured that since I wasn't getting enough hours with good ole Merv then I would find a nother job. And it did start out as me looking for a new job but quickly turned into a second job which now leaves me with umm... no life! "And there was much rejoince... ... yeah." Anyways, to make things a little more interesting, unreliable Merv has now decided to give me a whole lot of fun with 20 some hours a week to add to the 27 at Mellelo's. Oh joy! So I guess the long and short of it is that 40+ hour weeks are to say the least, exhausting.

Paychecks ROCK though!!

Umm...You Might Want To Pacce Yourself.

I wonder how much your body can take. That is, how much coffee will the body allow before it says, "HOLD THE PHONE! STOP EVERYTHING!"

Example: There is this crazy guy Dennis who comes in to the shop ever day for his short (12 oz. for those who don't know how short short really is) house coffee. Now that seems fine but he come back at least two or three times in the few hours that I am there. So that means in just four hours he has consumed like, 36 to 48 oz. of coffee. Doesn't that seem a bit much. OH! And if that isn't enough, when he gets his card full of punches, he goes all out with a grande (20 oz.). This is some serious coffee addiction or something.

Anyways, just curious how much the body can handle?

Shoe Laces Don't Taste That Great.

Yeah that's right, my shoe laces. The other day I went to see Batman Begins with two of my close friends. Now, leading up to this event I was certain that I wouldn't like the movie. I mean, how could this possibly beat out the original Batman? Doubtfull!

I told my friend that I wasn't going to pay to see a movie that doesn't interest me. He opted to pay for me so I said why not. Well...twentie minutes into the movie, incert foot in mouth...halfway through, contiue until you've reached calf...end of movie, up to the knee!!

Well, needless to say, the movie was great and easily beat out the original Batman. A must see even if you're not into comic book movies.

Life v. Money

So how is it that a guy convicted of fraud gets 25 years in prison when a convicted murderer could be out in as little as 10 years? Call me crazy but isn't there something a little wacky about that situation? I mean let us weigh out the offences.

In the one hand you have someone who essentially stole a bunch of money. (Mr. Ebbers)

In the other hand you have someone who has taken a human life.

Now you must ask yourself, which is more valuable? Hmm... That's a BRAIN BUSTER!! But apparently our society has deemed money to be more valuable than a life and thus money fraud a more serious offense these days.

Boy am I thrilled to live in a materialistic society.

Just Scratch... ... and Sniff

So here is another "stupid" question. At least a close friend of mine told me it was. What are friends for right?

So here goes, I was walking through Target the other night and I ran across the car air fresheners, more specifically Can O' Scent. On the top of the can was a scratch and sniff sticker. So here is the question, how do scratch and sniff stickers work?

Now at the time my friend told me that he thought that it was a very "blonde" question but I think that is perfectly valid and that it gets you thinking.

Uhh...what ever floats your boat I guess.

So I totally think that there should be a law prohibiting a person to go out in public in certain wardrobes. Now the reason I bring this up is because I saw the most heinous thing the other day while at work.

Scene: I'm standing behind the counter of Mellelo's with a co-worker when we see a man exit his truck. He was walking across the street to the bank, and that is when we discovered his choice of apparel. First off, he was wearing no shirt so his hairy chest and gut were exposed, walking proudly I might add. Second he was wearing these bright red warm up jogging pants which wouldn't have been funny at all except that they were capris!!! Total shocker. Then he also had matching red flip flops; I am led to believe that he actually took some thought and consideration into what he would actually leave his house in. And now the kicker, the icing on the cake...wait for it...yes that is right, a MULLET!! Oh yeah!! Joe Dirt style.

Well I guess if you don't find that absolutely hilarious, then you should have been there. Needless to say, some things should just be outlawed and that is most definitely one of them.

Thanks To The Armed Forces

Today let us stop our foolish and selfish bickering about who's right or wrong; let's stop fighting as democrats and republicans and start uniting for the good of our nation, and start fighting for our future as Americans.

Today is July 4th and is the best time, if you havn't already, to remember not only our independence and freedom, but also remember all of those who were brave enough to give their lives, so that we can lay our head down at night with out having to feer what the next day may have in store for us. And not just those who have layed down their lives but those who continue to fight for our freedom day in and day out. Today is the day that we should be anything but selfish; we should be thankfull and proud to say that we live the best country there is.

Day Off

Have you ever noticed that when ever you have a, "day off" you tend to do just as much, if not more than you would in a normal work day. It's perplexing because when you think about it, we take a "day off" so that we don't have to do anything that requires more energy than picking up the remote controll and pressing the ON button. But now it seems like more and more my "day off" has become filled with miscellaneous events, that when you add them up equal one extremely overbooked day.

Take today for example. I took the day off from both of my jobs; instead of relaxing I attended my good friend's wedding. ( I graduated high school with her. And doesn't seem like too long ago which makes her getting married already uber wierd. But that 's neither here nor there.) So anyways, I ended up spending four hours at this wedding instead of relaxing outside in the sun...working on my much needed tan. I mean, don't get me wrong, the wedding was great but I just find it amusing how we take our much needed time for rest and fill it with more odd jobs and appointments than we know what to do with.

I Wonder?

So, do color blind people dream in color or black and white? Or maybe sepia? I sure would like to know.

Stupid Question Of The Day...Waiting For Your Stupid Response!

So...what is the difference between coconut and vanilla?

WHAT UP?!

Cheerio! 99% of the people that will be reading this blog (all of maybe 5 people) already know who I am and what kind of personality I have so I don't really need to explain who I am...but for those of you who just happened to stumble in here by sheer accident, this is me...

My name is Zachary and I have lived in Central Point, Oregon my entire life. That is actually about to change in a week. Mom and myself are moving into a smaller apartment in Medford. Totally STOKED about that!! Let's see, I LOVE music. I mean, that is what I am all about. And well, I am now working two jobs and exhaustion has set in. I work for Mervyn's and (my most resent job) Mellelo's Coffee Roasters. I am way stoked about that.

Well, enough about me for now. I think that since I am getting antsy, it is time for me to sign off. (Honestly, I think I am developing adult ADD) Soooo, yeah...PEACE!!