Adventures in Job-Hunting

Since I lost my job last month after my hospitalizations, I've been in the middle of a job search lately. After reading ads posted on craigslist until my eyeballs rolled back in my head, I decided to try posting my rèsumé there as well.

So far, I've received two or three legitimate inquiries. However most of the responses I've received have sounded more like this:

From: jeff employer (yes, it really did come from the name "jeff employer)
Date: 6/11/2007 12:56:46 PM
To: easywork002@hot...com
Subject: EASY JOB FOR YOU...

Hello ,

I am Jeff last name omitted ,i am a staff of a sales company in new york and work and make transaction nationwide , So we are needing a respresentative who will be mailing out of mails for us nationwide the work will be done from your home and it is a very easy job and we pay good salary , the job can only involve you in 3 to 4 hours daily and we pay $1000-$1500 monthly .

So let me know if you are interested . i want you to reply me and i want you to add me to your yahoo ms with : last name omitted_jeff ,you should download yahoo ms in messenger.yahoo.com so our work can be more easy and understandable .

I will you to get back to me with which of the item below got

colour Printer
Check paper
personal
computer

Wait to hear from you .

Jeff

What the heck??? What the heck is a yahoo ms??? A yahoo with Multiple Sclerosis??? Do you think maybe he means IMs??? "More easy and understandable???" I can hardly understand this!

I like "i am a staff of a sales company" and "mailing out of mails for us". "I will you to get back to me with which of the item below got" I think I have a personal, but that's, well... personal.

Jeff can sit around and will me all he wants, I ain't going to reply him tellin' him which of the item below got.

This Week's Theme: Shoes

This week's Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt theme is "Shoes":

These were in the "clearance" section of one of the local designer shoe outlets. Gee, I wonder why? Could it be because they're UGLY??? I'm old enough to remember when platform shoes were popular the first time around. They were just as ugly back then. Why would anyone want to bring them back??? I mean really, there are some fads and fashions that, no matter how "retro" they are, were just plain bad ideas that shouldn't be brought back - ever.

What's next??? Mall hair??? Huge, over-moussed, hairspray-hardened, shelf-like bangs that can poke your eyes out??? Shag haircuts??? The Jheri Curl??? The possibilities are endless!

Strange Stuff on Amazon

We all know that Amazon.com sells books, DVDs, electronics and other useful items. But, what you might not know is that it also hosts a treasure trove of truly strange and bizarre items like the ones below.

Pull My Finger Farting Baby Plush Toy - Freddy Jr.

Boudreaux's Butt Paste

Answer Me Jesus

Like a Magic 8-Ball, with a holy twist.

Pope John Paul II Talking Action Figure

(Pope-mobile not included.)

This Week's Theme: Art

This week's Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt theme is "Art":


My first thought when I saw this painting was that this chick is in serious need of some mousse. Talk about a bad home perm! This woman is probably rolling over in her grave right now. Can you imagine not only having a really bad hair day immortalized on canvas for a few hundred years, but having it displayed publicly for people like me to make fun of centuries later?

To read more about my love and appreciation of fine art, click here.