January 2012
Holy shit! y’all aint told me aunt ‘tina got her picture up finally?!!!!?? grrrr! i see beautiful wummenz everywhere!!!!!
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aww, who wants to talk to me? i’m bored, just finished a giant mug of red wine and feeling friendly. who??????
“She had stayed a virgin so she wouldn’t be called a tramp or a slut; had married...”
– Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (via anuraglahiri)
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Day 2
Got to the station 9 minutes later today (I was over 20 minutes early yesterday), raced down the escalators to find a crowd quite comparable to those seen on Monday mornings between 7-9 am. I am a few stops from the beginning of the line and carriages were filled to capacity already. I thought to myself it was going to be one of those seemingly everlasting rides to central London (where most...
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Playing With Telemarketers
I was at home the other night in the middle of my dinner when the phone rang.
ME: Hello.
AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T.
ME: Is this AT&T.
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
ME: This is AT&T.
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
ME: Is this AT&T.?
AT&T: Yes! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron, please?
ME: May I ask who is calling?
AT&T: This is AT&T.
ME: OK, hold on.
At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes thinking that, surely, this person would have hung up the phone. I ate my salad. Much to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, they were still waiting.
ME: Hello?
AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron?
ME: May I ask who is calling, please?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
ME: This is AT&T?
AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
ME: The phone company.
AT&T: Yes, sir.
ME: I thought you said this was AT&T.
AT&T: Yes, sir, we are a phone company.
ME: I already have a phone.
AT&T: We aren't selling phones today, Mr. Byron. We would like to offer you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
ME: Now, that's 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day?
AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes, sir, that's right! 24 hours a day!
ME: 7 days a week.?
AT&T: That's right.
ME: 365 days a year.?
AT&T: Yes, sir.
ME: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That's amazing!
AT&T: We think so!
ME: That's quite a sum of money!
AT&T: Yes, sir, it's amazing how it adds up.
ME: OK, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just one big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560; and if you send an annual check, can I get a cash advance?
AT&T: Excuse me?
ME: You know, the 10 cents a minute.
AT&T: What are you talking about?
ME: You said you'd give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1008 per week and $52,560 per year. I'm just interested in knowing how you will be making payment.
AT&T: Oh, no, sir. I didn't mean we'd be paying you. You pay us 10 cents a minute.
ME: Wait a minute, how do you figure that by saying that you'll give me 10 cents a minute, that I'll give YOU 10 cents a minute? Is this some kind of subliminal telemarketing scheme? I've read about things like this in the Enquirer, you know.
AT&T: No, sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for
ME: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please?
AT&T: Sir, I don't think that is necessary.
ME: I insist on speaking to a supervisor!
AT&T: Yes, Mr. Byron. Please hold.
At this point, I begin trying to finish my dinner.
SUPERVISOR: Mr. Byron?
ME: Yeah.
SUPERVISOR: I understand you are not quite understanding our 10 cents a minute program.
ME: Is This A T &T?
SUPERVISOR: Yes, sir, it sure is.
ME: (I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I could do to suppress my laughter and I had to be Careful not to produce a snort.) No, actually, I was just waiting for someone to
get back to me so that I could sign up for the plan.
SUPERVISOR: Ok, no problem, I'll transfer you back to the person who was helping you.
ME: Thank you.
I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I need to end this conversation. Suddenly, there was an aggravated but polite voice at the other end of the phone.
AT&T: Hello, Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested in signing up for our plan.?
ME: No, but I was wondering - do you have that "Friends and Family"
thing because I'm an only child and I'd really like to have a little brother...
AT&T: click........
LOL i mess with online tutors dasfun too xD
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Day 1
Today’s my first shift on my new schedule. I start work at 1:30 and leave home at 11:30. I live and work on the northern line. These are my stories about my journeys. They might not talk about what I see and observe on my travels but they would include all I think about during my over an hour long journey time I spend underground. I’m a 21 year old girl, and welcome to my life. I got...
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I started a new shift at work today and a friend suggested i write about my journey. Here’s to him for making me realise my life is marginally interesting. So this is how it’d work. I’d post a story everyday and tag it day on the underground.
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Is it the government or the people? Or are the...
theconsistentchange:
The strike has been s̸u̸s̸p̸e̸n̸d̸e̸d̸ c̶a̶l̶l̶e̶d̶-̶o̶f̶f̶ Sold.
That’s exactly it! i hate that people are happy about the fucking idiots at nlc and tuc accepting bribes and calling off the strike. The govt did not give in to our demands, they increased the price from 65 to 97 not reduced from 141 to 97, y’all stay forgetting that part of the equation.
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Yes, Sir
quickienewyork:
The first time we slept together she called me sir.
It wasn’t sarcastic or silly, and it wasn’t cutesy or playful. We had gone out three times before we found ourselves in bed, and everything mostly worked. There was nothing magical about our connection, but we felt good sliding against each other’s skin, and we kissed like we had known each other for years. Our sex was...
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I am not a fool! repeat after me, i am not a fool! :D i’m so happy i didn’t cock up my application, now to wait gingerly for the letter i need.
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IMF may have a hand in removal of Subsidy in...
ordinaryafrica:
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reportedly been pressuring the government to remove the subsidy, which costs the treasury an estimated $8 billion a year. If this is indeed the case, the IMF could be repeating the horrendous mistake of the last 1990s, when pressure on countries like Indonesia to remove subsidies and devalue their currencies triggered the East Asian...
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“ok, let me say this clearly,
you, me, bottle of wine (optional)
I will be...”
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OCCUPY NIGERIA IN DC AREA!
gatheringofstories:
According to Enough is Enough, the non profit group pushing for a more transparent Nigeria, there would be a protest in World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, 12 noon. 1818 H Street, NW. SMS can be sent to Sahara Reporters at +1(646) 770-1291. Contact them for more info.
If you can, GO PROTEST!!!!
signal boost!
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Update on Nigeria
So Mr President Goodluck Jonathan had a speech earlier this evening, where he pretty much said absolute cock-shit. The transcript is below and can also be found on the sahara reporters website. Despite widespread condemnation for the decades of corruption and the complete missappropriation of the budget, this is what the ‘democratically elected’ president of the Federal Republic of...
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Fuel Subsidy in NIGERIA
thatnigeriankid:
d-coded:
irockthastage:
iyore:
Even in Hard times, Nigerians still see the humor !
This made my day!
Only In Nigeria :)
The bible and the weave one though. I cant!
I had so many laughs today at the protest, Nigerians were not crowned the happiest people in the world for no reason.
Ps tears in my eyes at the images tho….
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fan mail takes the beauty of letter writing and the stalkerishness of tumblr and merges it into a beautiful medley of sexy stalkerishness. larv eet!!!
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“Poor whites are rarely typified as pathological, dangerous, lazy or shiftless to...”
– Tim Wise, Honky Wanna Cracker? Examining the Myth of “Reverse Racism” (via darkjez)
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Apparently the Nigerian government has taken the break down of the 2012 budget down from their official website amidst wide-spread condemnation. There are numerous mirror sites, with this being one. Nothing on the internet is truly deleted, they seem to have forgotten. If that mirror site is ever taken down, best believe I’d create mine, yes I have a copy of the budget also. Bunch of...
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Dear Moleskine, less than 24hrs into the new year...
projektcancer:
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer, but still imports refined petrol. The country produces about 2 million barrels of crude oil daily which is exported to be refined abroad even though the country has 4 refineries with installed capacity of 445,000 bpd. Despite this, the country imports 250,000bpd of petroleum products into the country for sale to its citizens. The price of...
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#OccupyNigeria
lagoslamia:
Nigeria may not be on the front page of world news this week, but it will not be surprising if news of nationwide protests flood news sources starting next monday, Jan 9th. On the BBC Africa main page today.
At the beginning of this month, the Nigerian government announced the removal of the existing fuel subsidy, making an already unpopular...
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A state of Quagmire - Nigerians protest the fuel...
yomigirl:
The current events in Nigeria is giving me cause for concern. I’m no longer sure whether it’s a failed state or not. I’m perplexed by how the so called leaders have total disregard towards it’s people and only look out for what interests them. It’s gotten to a point where the lack of concern is no longer done in private… just check out the budget:
The 2012 Fiscal year budget...
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Yay Cleavage Link →
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