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Alright, Mom! [Aug. 14th, 2006|08:36 pm]
[mood |vindicated]

Yeah, it's been awhile. Still looking for work, although this doughnut shop seems interested in hiring me.

I was at Neil's the other night, sitting in the audience, as I usually do. I brought my mom along, as I usually do. There's this new guy that's been coming in for Karaoke, and he tends to make loud screaming noises when he cheers, and he also sings loudly and very off-key along to the music. My friend Brittany tried to quiet him down, but he persisted in his shrill endeavors. I didn't say anything to him because I didn't want to start a fight. Not because I'm a coward, but because I'm poor and have no health insurance. (Hey, I can be practical when I want to be.) Finally my mom, who is normally of a mild disposition, could take no more. She looked the mad man directly in the eye and thundered:

"WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP ?!?"

The look on his face was priceless. He was so stunned that he simply got up and went to another table. 

The moral of the story: When Mama talks, you'd better listen.
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Hey, can anyone hook a brotha up? [Jun. 26th, 2006|11:36 am]
[mood | anxious]

The reason I ask this is because for about a month now, I have essentially been unemployed. I quit my job at the gas station because I was given the impression that I was hired at another company. Well, that job fell through, leaving me in quite the lurch.

I now have a weekend job as a Karaoke DJ, but that's far from enough for me to be able to pay my bills. I've been checking both online and the newspapers, but statistics show up to 80% of all jobs are gotten through networking and connections.

So, can anyone help me? I COULD just draw a welfare check and spend my days on my front porch just drinking it up, but that wouldn't be fair now, would it?
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Vengeful [Apr. 10th, 2006|03:24 pm]
[mood | irate]

I don't know how many of you have heard about this, since most of our regulars were already gone when it happened, but here goes:

It was closing time at Neil's, and I stepped off to the restroom while my mom waited nearby. A man who pretended to be in line for the bathroom snatched my mom's purse right off her arm and dashed out the back door. I heard my mom holler out, and I ran out of the bathroom, one hand holding up my pants since they were undone. Niko saw the guy get into a car and gave chase, but then he saw him reach for the glove compartment. Not wanting to see if the guy had a gun (and I don't blame him), Niko backed off. The man sped away.

To make matters worse, While we were out driving around to see if this asshole chucked the purse somewhere, I got a bolt stuck in my tire, and my fuel line was loose. I swear, when it rains, it pours...

Fortunately, this homeless guy who hangs around Neil's sometimes fixed my fuel line and helped me change the tire. Thankfully, it only needed to be repaired instead of replaced. Also, my mom didn't have any money or credit cards in her purse, but she's still out her two IDs, her good glasses, and her new makeup.

I want to thank Niko, Pixie, and everyone else who helped my mom and I during that awful evening.
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Ode to the Maestro [Mar. 22nd, 2006|10:14 pm]
[mood |remembering]
[music |"Epilogue: For Lisa" / Shawn Lane]

Happy Birthday, Shawn

Miss you, brother.
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All hail the Karaoke King! [Mar. 22nd, 2006|10:12 pm]
[mood | amused]
[music |"I've Got The Music In Me" / The Kiki Dee Band]

Well, not really. I was so surprised that I actually won this time. Good thing most of the really good singers didn't show last week. Hah! I would really like to win the finals, but if someone I know wins, that would be great, too. Just as long as I get to come to the keg party, hee hee. :)
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Commercials Galore [Mar. 14th, 2006|09:07 pm]
[mood |Wow, I feel cheesy!]
[music |The Alka-Seltzer jingle]

There have been a few commercials on tv and in print that I've seen lately, and wanted to know if anyone shared my opinion about them. I don't remember everything that's being advertised, which is really bad, if the the commercial is more memorable than the product being hawked. Some nights, since I have no cable, I literally feel like running away from the TV screaming, because some of the commercials are so bad. Here they are, in no particular order:

Ones I like:

The Burger King commercial with Dr. Angus. I love the woman in that one: "No, YOU'RE cheesy!" That fake smile and tone of voice, which just reeks with "I so don't wanna be here!" makes this ad.

Those chicken commercials where you choose between all natural chicken and ones with additives. My favorite one is the one with the skinny Hulk Hogan. I fall out on the floor laughing whenever I see that one. One thing's for sure, he's got the voice down pat!

The Magic Bullet mixer infomercial. I hate the overacting done in this one, but I'm fascinated not only by the things you can make with it, but also the said things being made. I never get tired of watching it, and it just intrigues me like shiny objects do.

Eh:

The weed killer dude. I wonder if he spent time in 'Nam. "Lemme kill your weeds!" Irritating, but still good for a laugh.

I saw this billboard today, which had an ad for people with immigration troubles. It featured an Asian man with sad, puppy-dog eyes with his head to his hand. Personally, I think we neeed to be stricter about who we let into this country, but then, that's just me.

Ones I hate:

That Stop Sign virus blocker. I hate infomercials where the people giving testimonials are obviously acting, but this infomercial really creeps me out for some reason.

When I think of more, I will add them here. If anyone wants to chime in with their favorite or most hated commercials, please do so. 

On the subject of commercials, I will plug two local bands that I had the honor to see this past weekend. Mind you, they are NOT commercial bands, just bands that I want to plug. The first one is called the Negative Poles, and their website is http://negativepoles.com . The other band is called Antigriffith, which features our very own Niko Brown on bass. Their site is temporarily down, but I will post it if they put it back up.

C ya in the funny papers!
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Blah [Mar. 7th, 2006|08:10 pm]
The weekend was rather uneventful. I managed to induce head trauma to myself when I went to a Circle K to get me a soda. I leaned down and somehow smacked my coconut against the low-set cooler. The next day, I managed to totally miss a turn when I was driving out to Bartlett. Coincidence? I think not.

This is sad to say, one of the highlights of my weekend was seeing this guy come in to the store where I work, and he had the word "Zeus" tattooed on his fingers. Only he misspelled it as "ZUES". I didn't have the heart to tell him. Word to the wise: use a dictionary or thesaurus before permanently ruining your skin.

Saw a band this weekend called Page 13. They kick ass. They can be found at MySpace or Yahoo! or whatever. Some of its members are also my regular customers.

Cheers for now.
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The After Party [Feb. 7th, 2006|08:46 pm]
[mood | silly]
[music |"Slippery Slide"/Yvonne Elliman]

Well, I went to [info]violet_candy 's Cake'n'balloons day party this past Friday, and had a blast. I finally left around 5:30 in the morning, got into my van... and that's the last thing I remember.

I woke up a few hours later, in a dumpster behind a liquor store in Binghamton. My hands were bound with my shoelaces, my pants were down around my ankles, my underwear had been cut off and stuffed into my mouth, and - worst of all - there was a dollar bill pinned to my shirt.

I got out of the dumpster, tripped because I forgot to pull my pants up, and asked the wino with the one arm what had happened to me. He said some frat boys did this, and then he asked me for a dollar, which I ripped off my shirt and gave to him. I went to look for my van just as the bum started peeing on the side of the dumpster.

Sure enough, I found the van three blocks away, on TOP of a building. How they pulled that one off, I'll never know.

BTW, happy early April Fool's day, everyone!

Except for the part about having a good time, which I did. Oh, hope you're well now,

[info]_goatboy_ .
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Back Trackin' [Jan. 18th, 2006|08:32 pm]
[mood | complacent]
[music |Auld Lang Syne]

Christmas ruled. I got way more schwag than I deserved, and I went with my mom down to Mississippi to visit my brother. He cooked up a 22-lb. turkey that was injected with Italian dressing, as well as some deer meat and many other items of scrumptiousness. It was really great to be able to spend time with him and his family, since we don't get to see them all that often. New Year's was spent at the Rally Point, listening to a bunch of cool bands and imbibing on the five dollar beer bust. I did the technicolor yawn in the parking lot, but other than that, it was a good celebration.

More to come...
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Hold your horses, I'm updating! [Dec. 8th, 2005|08:11 pm]
[mood | pensive]
[music |"Reach Around"/The Howard Stern Show]

It's been a little while, I know. I ditched the paper route, because everything was so disorgan-azized and my boss was kind of a douche. I was making myself crazy by having to stay up so late and then go to my job. I simply cannot do without sleep, because I tend to make a bigger ass of myself when I'm sleep-deprived than I ever have when drunk. Now I just need to find a better job. I'm literally going crazy because of where I'm working now; I really don't think I can stand it much longer. My mom and I both went to the Career Center downtown to see if we can upgrade ourselves from cash-poor status, and will be going back next week for orientation.

On the upside, I've been on a real creative kick lately. I've been working on my music more, and I've also been buying a shitload of arts-and-crafts supplies and have been making some jewelry and such. I'd like to sell some of this stuff eventually, either on consignment or at booths at the Flea Market or festivals or whatever.

Last night at Neil's was a blast. Congrats to Adam for winning the contest. Just save me about half of that keg, old chum, hah hah. Thanks to everyone for making my mom's birthday shindig a great one.

If I haven't lost you already, the party is this Saturday, starting around 8 pm. Please bring a movie you want to watch; it can be VHS or DVD. Hope to see y'all there! Call for directions, 682-5148.

 

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Party Postponed [Nov. 20th, 2005|03:29 pm]
[mood | exhausted]
[music |"Sixteen Tons" Tennessee Ernie Ford]

Because of many goings-on in my life as of late, the Movie Party has been postponed until Friday, December 2nd. I've been working uber-hard with many hours lately, because I picked up a second job as a helper on a delivery route for The Commercial Appeal in a tragicomic attempt to pull myself out of debt. Currently I feel like the walking dead, and the house is a mess, and I have no energy to clean, so I'm not up for much partying right now. Hopefully I will have everything squared away, so I can be the good party host I am destined to be, heh heh.

Ugh. I have to go to work in 20 minutes. And since I've been watching a lot of Kevin Smith movies lately, let me close by saying "Snooch to the Nooch"!

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Party Update [Nov. 14th, 2005|08:16 pm]
[mood |getting a monitor tan]
[music |"Temptation Eyes"/ The Grass Roots]

Because I have started a new job that requires me to work overnight, the party has been moved to Friday night. Everything else is the same. Call me to RSVP or to get directions, 682-5148. Cheers!
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Movie Party [Nov. 12th, 2005|12:53 pm]
[mood |celebratory]

The Movie Party that I am throwing will be at my house on Saturday, November 19, starting around seven with the actual movie viewing beginning around eight. Please bring your favorite video or DVD (and a friend or two), and I of course will have some on hand. You can bring porn if you want, but make sure my mom's not around, tee hee!!! As I said before, I will write down all the titles and put them in a hat, and then have someone draw from that hat. The order in which the movies are drawn are the order in which we will watch them, unless we get a popular vote for something else! There will be beer and munchies, which of course includes popcorn. To RSVP or to get directions, call me, 634-5770.

Hope to see y'all there!

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Movie Nite [Nov. 7th, 2005|08:04 pm]
[mood |party!]

Hey y'all!

I am thinking about having a Movie Night at my house, not this weekend but next weekend. It will start around 8 p.m. and go on 'til whenever. Please bring something to watch, and since showing movies is rather time-sensitive, in order to make it fair I will write down what you bring and put it in a hat and have someone draw from that hat.

I'll try to have some beer and munchies for everyone. Now, I need to take a vote: Would you rather come to this party on a Friday or a Saturday? Please let me know ASAP, so I can get everything set up. To RSVP or to get directions, call me, 634-5770.

Hope to see y'all there!

Cheers!
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Robbery [Nov. 7th, 2005|07:52 pm]
[mood |uneasy]
[music |"Black Eye Blues" / Ma Rainey]

Yikes. The convenience store where I work was robbed at gunpoint the night before last. This is the third time in one week something bad has happened there. I REALLY need to get the fuck out of there; I'm sure this is an omen. My boss had to tell my idiot foreign co-worker that "They're not kidding, this is a robbery, give them the damn money!" This happened after my boss had already told him to lock the door, and naturally he hadn't. Also, this happened the ONE damn time the cameras weren't working. I guess it was only a matter of time, anyway.

On a brighter note, I went down to Mississippi last week to visit my brother and his family. I hadn't seen them in a year-and-a-half, so it was really good to be back down there. It's very serene, and I like to go down there when I need a break from everything. He's got his own business now, framing houses for a living, and he's got five guys working for him. I'm very proud of him; he's come a long way despite all the hardships he has faced in his life.

Also, a happy belated Sweet Sixteen to my niece, Nikki. She's up in Oregon right now, and we haven't seen her in a while, so we hope she will be home for the holidays. <<>>
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A Real Pane in the Ass [Nov. 3rd, 2005|08:31 pm]
[mood | angry]
[music |sounds of breaking glass and alarms]

The day before Halloween, somebody broke out one of the windows at the gas station where I work. It happened again last night, and this time they got in and stole some cigarettes and beer. These were double-paned windows,and it will cost about a thousand dollars to replace them.

I'm so pissed that someone would do this. My bosses are going to pay out of pocket for the damage so their insurance rates won't skyrocket. I know the burglars/vandals don't care what happens to the the people from which they steal; however, I don't think they even realize what they are doing. They are causing us to raise the prices on our merchandise to recoup for our losses, and it will also cause me to not get a raise anytime soon.

We will be reviewing the surveillance system, and we will catch these bastards.
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Still alive... I guess... [Oct. 27th, 2005|08:33 pm]
[mood | contemplative]

Hey, what's kickin', home chickens?

I just looked at my LJ and thought, "Wow, I really should update. Granted, my journal is full of pointless, boring bullshit, but now it needs NEW pointless, boring bullshit!"

So, here goes...

I'm thinking of going as a suction-cup Garfield for Halloween. You know, those things you sometimes see sticking on the window of a car. There's this party I'm supposed to go to that has free Jell-O shots and beer and a prize for best costume, and my friend Cookie tells me it'll be the shit and he can get me in for free. Cool, I guess. I've been getting so bored with going out lately. Sometimes I'd rather stay home, have friends over and watch movies or do whatever. In fact, I think I might do just that pretty soon, so stay tuned.

My mom went to court recently, and I came along. You see, she sued her ex-roommate because that fat, loud, ugly, bossy cow and her skanky, room-temperature-IQed daughter ran up several bills and then skipped out, leaving my mother to pay for them, to the tune of $900.00. The douchebag judge wouldn't even let my mother finish her statement before awarding her only a fraction of what she asked for. My mom would appeal the decision, but that would require $255.00, which we don't have. So much for justice. Now my mom has to go back to court and shell out another thirty-five dollars just to get that breedsow's wages garnished just so she can get her claim money. Christ. I thought that what our tax dollars were supposed to be used for.

While I'm at it, does anyone know of any company that needs a file clerk/runner? My mom needs a job so she won't have to take in any more roommates. She is a retired Senior Deputy Court Records Clerk from the City of Memphis, and is experienced with swearing out warrants, swearing people in for testimony, collections, and running a multi-line switchboard. Anyone who can help her find a job gets a meal at a nice restaurant on me.

Well, that's it for now. The library is closing. Cheers!

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And you thought my last joke was bad... [Sep. 15th, 2005|07:39 pm]
[mood | tired]
[music |"Words of Love" / The Mamas & Papas]

This one ganked from [info]earthly_gnome .
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We scammin', and I hope you like scammin', too... [Sep. 9th, 2005|04:11 am]
[mood |predatory]
[music |25 miles / Edwin Starr]

Man, I'm fucking exhausted and broke.

Do you have any idea how hard and expensive it is to get a fake Louisiana ID around these parts?

Hey, I don't pass up no free shit!

 

 

 

j/k

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The Vagina Monologues [Aug. 30th, 2005|01:39 pm]
[mood |demented/I need a douche]

I tend to remember the most banal, most random, most goofy, and most pointless shit imaginable. I should probably rethink my career goals and strive to become the president of the Bureau of Totally Useless Information.

Anyhoo, lately I've been thinking about a skit that was on "Mad TV", and it was Oprah and three of our former First Ladies participating in "The Vagina Monologues".

One question Oprah asked was: "If your vagina was a tree, what kind of tree would it be?"

The responses included "A sapling." and "A knotted fir."

Another question was "If your vagina was a natural disaster, what would it be?"

Responses included "A monsoon." and "A drought."

Then of course, was the group ending:

V- Validate it!
A- Adore it!
G- Grab it!
I- Ignite it!
N- Nurture it!
A- Air it out!

VAGINA!!! VAGINA!!! VAGINA!!!
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