So it's been a strange few weeks, for sure. The last few nights in particular have been pretty unreal.
So on Wednesday, me and Bebel went and auditioned for Focus Rally: America, a The Amazing Race spinoff webseries co-produced by Hulu, focused on people who use a lot of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Kickass. Of course, it's only appropriate that the trips there and back were more than a little fucked up.
Apparently Garmin is afraid of the mean streets of Boston. Because what should have been a 40 minute drive became a two hour journey, complete with no less than half a dozen tours of the Zakim Bridge. Finally we get to McFadden's Pub and take part in the open call, then head out, only to discover that we are out of toll money. After the booth operator covers for us, it's back on the highway, where Bebel's front right tire explodes at 80mph. After a truly assclenching experience on the highway (18-wheelers are fucking scary), we get back on the road and just about make it home when... a paddy wagon runs us off the road. The wrong way into an intersection. Fuck. But eventually we make it home.
Work's been pretty much the same. Apparently our group of 8 is down to 7, which sucks. And the coming week is gonna get ROUGH. I work 3:30 to midnight Sunday night, then go right back for customer service training 9-5:30 Monday to Wednesday and 1:30-10 Thursday, Friday, and next Monday. Meanwhile, the moment I get home from work Friday night, we leave for DC for the Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear (cause the traffic is gonna get real hairy. And the next night is Halloween, so... yeah. Last night in particular was kind of interesting... I sold stuff to Saskatoon, a town called New England, and my 200th sale was apparently to a Puerto Rican man who has yelled at my supervisor a few times in the past... Awkward.
Speaking of Halloween, I'm just about done gathering my supplies. This year I'm rocking out as "John" DeFoe aka "The Welder" from Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's Chzo Mythos series (specifically 5 Days a Stranger). Pumped.
Got one other thing going on that's got me really excited, but I think I'll hold that one for a little longer.
Oh snap, teasers!
rickie-d
