Thursday, January 20, 2005

Cutbacks

I, for reasons unknown, almost forgot about posting today... Guess I'm just excited about almost being done with work. So here are some quirks about my blogging. People have been very good lately about posting. That makes this worthwhile for me, and so I thank you all. If people don't comment, I lose interest and this site will die. So I hope that everyone from American Water will keep posting after I left... It'd be nice to stay somewhat in touch.

Secondly, the as time goes on my posts get longer. SOOooo.... Everyonce in a while I have to make a concious effort to shorten them up. And it's about that time.

Scott and I were discussing "The Police" last night. I'll trim this conversation down to its barebones to save you some reading time. The downside is that I'm trimming out all of the witty exchanges and putdowns... but you can imagine that it, as are all of our conversations, was hilarious. So Scott thought that What's-his-face from the Police must have gone through a Peeping Tom stage. I argued that it was more like he went through a "Bodies burried in his cellar" Stage. So now I'm thinking that some of his other songs may be clues to where he hid his victims. What do you think? Think any other artists may have done the same??
Teacher: Your current event, Napoleon.
Napoleon: Last week, Japanese scientists explaced... placed explosive detonators at the bottom of Lake Loch Ness to blow Nessie out of the water. Sir Godfrey of the Nessie Alliance summoned the help of Scotland's local wizards to cast a protective spell over the lake and its local residents and all those who seek for the peaceful existence of our underwater ally.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rob, No offense to Scott, but I'm sick to death of hearing about the two of you. Scott this and Scott that. I think you may be harboring some sort of romantic feelings for him. I know more about Scott than about Ro. Plus, I haven't seen that frickin' movie yet, so I'm oblivious to those quotes. 80's movies were more better...besides every time I think of that movie I'm reminded of Renee Lewis, thanks to Jen, and now I don't think I even want to see that movie. You're posts are getting less funny by the day. You're beginning to stink like the trailer. Ho-hum. I want to go back to debating cartoon characters' breasts and making fun of President Bush. Let me know when you plan on being funny again.

~Bored in American Water

PS - I still think you're hot.

Rob said...

As each moment passes, you're becoming less and less my favorite person. Want to know why I talk about Scott on my blog... 'cause Scott is Consistant with posting on my blog. Because Scott treats me nice. Because he remembers the little details. Because he likes to cuddle... wait... who were we talking about again?

Oh nevermind. Scott... that's right. Scott's a jerk and an easy target most of the time. Now Ro's the one who would cuddle... but she doesn't post as regularly as Scott. Besides, she has a theory that everytime I mention her in the blog, that it immediately kills the comments. So we're testing that out.

Kimberly, you're a step away from having your head blown up on the internet for the world to see...

Anonymous said...

Sticks and stones...

I'm just jealous you interviewed Rene instead of me and I've known you much longer. It's just not fair, wahwahwah.

AND...I would post much more, but I don't have a home computer, (yes, I'm THAT much of a loser) and I'm afraid of being scolded for getting online at work. Well, I'm not that afraid, really...but if you had less nerdy topics to talk about, I'd post more often.

AND FURTHERMORE...when I DO post, you threaten me. It hurts. Deeply.

I'm going to post so much you're going to have to change your blog address and hide.

~Phil O'Baloney

Anonymous said...

Woah! Rob your sounding alittle postal! I too liked the funny stuff, the 80's trvia and the interviews....Mom French Take a pill :~(

Rob said...

I know what this is and I now see what you're doing. Its ok Kim. It's a totally normal self-defense mechanism. To protect yourself from the crippling thought of me leaving... you're pushing me away. You're trying to distance yourself to ease the pain. I just want you to know that it doesn't have to be this way. We can still be friends, you're not losing me... We can stay in touch. Hopefully I'm going to a better place and everyone will be happier in the end. Everything happens for the best and I will drown your sadness in an ocean of love. You will be missed Kim. We had a lot of good times in the past, and there are even more to be held in the future. Look to the horizon, a new sun shall rise.

(I feel like Mr. Miyagi here... or Buddah... or a hippie or something.)

Anonymous said...

Kim as I told you earlier, there is no need to be jealous about the interview. It was more about Rob than me. I think he should interview you before his last day.

-QB

Anonymous said...

As usual, I would have to agree with Kimmy. But, I won't tell you what I agree with, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

You should be very proud of me...as I have been working on my skills of evilness. In case nobody has noticed, I've been blessed with a new shadow at American Water. I have taken it upon myself to test my shadow's ability to detect sarcasm. So far, my shadow is failing miserably. Today, my shadow complimented my semi-cube: "wow, you , like have, SO much cool stuff over here...a stapler AND a tape dispenser? Oh my God, you have your own white out AND paper clips?" I told her that they don't give you that stuff til you've worked there a year. Yes, she asked me "are you serious?" Sigh.

I am keeping a journal of these "pearls of wisdom", and will be selling my rights to either The WB or PBS. I'm thinking of a name for the story though...so far, I have "My Shadow Wears a Safety Helmet". Hmmm.

"Kim will be missed"? "stay in touch"? Is someone quitting? Why has nobody mentioned this up until now?

Huey Lewis's Mullet~

Anonymous said...

So, what is the deal with you and this Scott guy? Did Scott bring up the subject of the Police (kinda weird don't you think?)...was he trying to send you a message?? Are you standing too close to him (or not close enough) or is he obsessed with you by watching every breath you take every move you make every step you take?? Be weary Rob.

Breyn

Anonymous said...

To those who would like to see my head blow up, I'm sorry to tell you that there are not enough brains in there to make it interesting. Now...blow my ass up, and there is plenty of extra fat in that to spew all over the walls...just a thought. I don't want the effort to be wasted.

I think Jen's shadow should be the next profiled in Rob's Interview Corner. Can you imagine the witty answers there??

Rob: So tell me, are you concerned that hell has frozen over?

Shadow: Are you serious? Who told you? I better call Junior and let her know too!

Rob: Are you worried about the effect the recent effects will have on global warming?

Shadow: What does global mean? Does that have something to do with gloves?

I could go on all day with these scenarios, but I better get back to figuring out what the printer guy did to screw up my printouts.

~Catcher Block

Scott said...

Look at their jealousy. They clearly don't want us to be together Rob. But we've had this conversation. They can't dictate our happiness. Let's run away to Thailand. Although that might affect our romance a bit, I don't like to be close after spicy food. And trust me, neither would you...

But seriously, he posts about me because I'm just friggin amazing. There literally aren't words. But that's no excuse to not try to find them. And Rob knows this. Ro does too. And while we're talking about her, she didn't kill the post. The mention of her name just sent it spirialing wildly off topic. I mean, have we heard one suggestion about the Police and their 'bodies in the basement' phase? I think not.

- Scott

Anonymous said...

Scott, it's true. I'm discouraged to know that I'll never find a love as deep as yours and Rob's.

On to the Police: since I don't want to be accused of going off-topic, I will help you. He's telling you to look for his "message in a bottle". Obviously, I would look on a coastal region. Perhaps Scotland, because "something crawls from the slime at the bottom of a dark Scottish lake." We also know that they believe there is a "ghost in the machine," so I would look in arcades, which would have been popular around that time, and see if perhaps someone was been crammed into a Ms. Pac Man.

That's all I have for now. Back to my conspiracy theories.

~The other blonde guy in the Police.