Wow, I totally thought telemarketing sucked as a job. Tim Hortons night shift sucks hard too, a lot. Eight hours, 11-7. Not fun. Also, played a show last week to lukewarm reception since the crowd was 90% 13 year old kids who looked at us funny when we tried to actually sing and play guitars instead of screaming and throwing them around our necks. That was fun. Pictures to follow, perchance. Got to see who took them, first.
Also, since we left early, we didn’t get paid. Fuck. I doubt we would have made much anyway though, seeing as how we sold like seven tickets. Fucking Tuesday night shows.
Today I started working at a telemarketing agency, selling rodeos over the phone. A tough business really, where one must suffer all manner of rude behaviour. Nevermind that I'm calling people when they're sitting down for dinner, I AM GOING TO KEEP CALLING UNTIL YOU RECOGNIZE. It is kind of an interesting environment — each person has their own technique, refined over countless hours calling cold over and over again. After my first day, I feel that I have begun to form a style of my own, one that is as of yet only mildly effective.
I heard about this job through my friend Connor, whose site can be found here. Impressive, isn't it? Connor also usually runs our site over at a place called MySpace, perhaps you have heard of it. I believe you are more likely to have heard of MySpace if you identify yourself as the denomination of "emo". In fact, you are very likely to have several pictures of yourself and over 100 friends, many of whom you may never have met.
In less responsible days, I started a MySpace of my own — and have constantly been reminded of the error of my ways ever since. It can be found here. YES THAT IS CALLED BLOG CROSS-POLLINATION. Be warned: only view it if you wish to see the comments left to me by innumerable preteen girls who have lied their way onto MySpace in order to stalk anyone who is, as they say, "in a band".
The MySpace Connor somewhat maintains is for this band, which has to date enjoyed good local support. Last year we recorded ten songs, which was a good start. That MySpace is right here, by the way. If you would like to hear a few of the songs we have recorded about Charlton Heston, and some that are not about him, please direct your browser and attention to that link.
Connor, by the way, will be playing General William Guile in our rendition of Street Fighter 2: 2 Extreme. His training in Wadokai Karate will be an asset to him in this respect, in stark contrast with the rest of the cast who have never studied the deadly arts. I will tentatively be playing General M. Bison, or "Vega" as he is called in Japan. I hope to do justice to Raul Julia's masterful performance as the great villain, and also hope that I am able to obtain the appropriate hat to portray the role. I should have more information on SF2:2E in the coming days, so continue to check here for updates.
