Still not the Mastercraft Maximum EasyChange Tool Set.

[lance_sibley]

I got a phone call from the manager at Manulife today... it seems that they decided to fill the position internally. Which I probably could have guessed from the fact that one of the qualifications listed was "familiarity with Apollo," which is their in-house U.S. Group Pensions system.

However, she gave me the phone number of someone in HR to harass, so that's something.

In the latest news about the Canadian Tire guy, eastman23 posted this link today: Secrets From The Diary Of Canadian Tire Guy. It's only a matter of time before someone warps this into "The Very Secret Diaries Of The Canadian Tire Guy." (The annoying neighbour who wants the solar powered generator? Tim Taylor will kill him if he tries anything.)

mzrowan posted this in her LJ earlier today, and I thought I'd share: you know all those coloured bracelets that people are wearing? The ones that Lance Armstrong started up, and which have now propagated in every colour of the rainbow (sometimes simultaneously, as we're selling rainbow-coloured ones to raise money for Gaylaxicon)? Well, they have a couple of variants over at Archie McPhee Toys:

Bleak Wristbands

Seven Deadly Sins Wristbands

(I'd have posted pictures, but Photobucket is down for service for the next few hours.)

I like the way these folks think.

Oh, that cleaning and laundry I was going to do when I got home from First Thursday? HAH! I guess I'll have to do it tomorrow... *sigh* At least I took the newspapers out to the recycling dumpster.

Comments

[whitesangria.livejournal.com]

I love those "Bleak Wristbands". LOVE them. In fact, I think I must have them.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I'm not surprised that you would like those. It's the combination of your natural cynicism with the fact that you work for IBM, I think. ;)

Have you ever seen this (http://www.despair.com/) site?

[assetic.livejournal.com]

"Do you know what your sin is?"

"Heck! I'm a fan of all seven." :D:D

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

To the tune of "Do Re Mi" from "The Sound Of Music":

Dough, or cash, the sin of greed,
Ray, a man to lust about,
Me, myself, the sin of pride,
Fu-- an angry word to shout,
So much envy I can see,
La-zy is a word for sloth,
Tea, a drink with gluttony,
And that brings us back to dough, or cash, or...

(From FASS 1989: Another Damned FASS Show. :) )

Bands that don't rock

[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

I want a band that reads, "You know, the majority of these bands are forgeries and your stupid ass paid bucks for a tacky piece of crap that made some sleazy, soulless bastard a bit richer. Congratulations!"

Only I want it expressed in no more than 3 words. Still working on something better than, "Probably Another Forgery." Or maybe I'll stick to one with, "Cynical Bastard!" on it.

Re: Bands that don't rock

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

Or maybe I'll stick to one with, "Cynical Bastard!" on it.

Seems appropriate. :P

Though at least in this case, it's obvious that it's not for any cause other than increasing someone's bank account while decreasing yours. It's just like the Despair, Inc. (http://www.despair.com) site - it's there to spoof something that some motivational speaker with too much time on his hands dreamed up.

[gurudata.livejournal.com]

Hiho,

Anybody wanna split on the 7 deadly sins? :)

Cu,
Andrew

[randomyst.livejournal.com]

Wow! I'm liking the LUST wristband. LOL

[summ3r-daze.livejournal.com]

sux about Manulife. Make you wonder why they even bothered. If she gave you a phone number that's pretty good though. How often a week do you think you can call them without it becoming harrassment?
:D

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

I think there's something in the employment laws that says they have to advertise openings even if they're not intending on filling them externally.

I figure I'll keep an eye on their website and whenever something comes up that interests me, I'll call them then. They're already aware of my interest in returning, and having spoken to the manager recently, hopefully if something comes up soon she'll think of me. Plus they have my resume on file, and obviously since she had been made aware of my interest, HR isn't discounting me just because my leaving a year ago was on less than good terms.