This may come as a shock to you but not everyone in America watches reality TV. I know, it’s shocking! It’s hard to imagine people don’t care about dancing “celebrities” or people being left in the middle of nowhere. I know it’s hard to believe that some people don’t give a ratass about families with 16 million kids or about the next hobag that some washed up rocker wants to “date.”

I’m tired of networks canning good shows and letting shitty shows stay on the air. Just today it’s been announced that “My Name Is Earl” is being cancelled meanwhile another season of “The Bachlorette” is just getting started. I’m sure we’ll see 10 more seasons of “Survivor” too and next season we’ll see more washed up stars trying to dance across the ballroom floor.

It’s not just reality shows that need to go. There are shows on TV right now that I have no idea how they’re still on. I don’t know one person who watches “Numbers” and I’ve had people admit that the only reason they watch “CSI: Miami” is because it’s a trainwreck of bad acting. Then you have shows that could be decent and good but they only get a handful of episodes and if they don’t bring in ratings right away, gone. They don’t even really get a fair chance! I don’t know about you out there but it takes awhile for me to warm up to a new show, especially when there are shows I watch pretty religiously.

Blah. Enough ranting and raving. Hopefully other networks pick up some of these decent shows that have been canceled.

I haven’t posted much about work lately. No real reason. It’s been a little slow in my area and I only like to bitch so much about work on my blog but the time has come.

My manager is horrible with letting me know when he’s taking a day off, coming in late or leaving early. I know he doesn’t need my permission but I’d like to be in the loop. Most of the time I have no idea until the day of or the day before and most of the time it’s because I’ll ask if he can help with something the next day or whatever. Is it really that fucking hard to send an email a week before and fill me in? I always let him know when I’m taking off and it’s always well in advance! The only time he has no idea is if I call in sick. Perfect example is I’m taking off a day in April and a day in May and guess what? I’ve already put in my request and he’s aware of those days. I’ll even remind him as it gets closer.

It was really bad during hunting season. He’d just leave early. One time I asked on a Thursday if he’d be able to help me on Friday with a report and he tells me that he’s taking off that day. Really? You couldn’t let me know in advance? Just last week I didn’t know he was leaving early until THAT day! The thing is if he’s not going to be in or he’s leaving early I need to know in order to get the mail runs covered. We have our Corp. office down the street and they handle all out going mail which means we need to take our mail down to them to get stamped and shit. If I don’t know he’s out, it doesn’t get done or it’s all last minute and sometimes I don’t have the time to do stupid shit like that.

I’m going to sit him down and talk to him about it. I know damn well if I did shit like this, he’d have a panic attack.

I haven’t blogged about work lately. It’s work. Nothing was really going on, nothing worth blogging about anyway. Until now.

A few months ago I got a new manager. He’s supposed to help out when I’m out for whatever reason with the copying and the machines and all that fun stuff. I’ve been training him the last few weeks and he’s slowly (very slowly) learning. I called out yesterday because I have the time and really, I didn’t feel like going to work. I just wanted to sleep. I thought it would be a good test for my manager since I will be going on vacation soon anyway.

I checked my emails at home throughout the day and didn’t see anything about machines blowing up. Everything seemed to be ok. Then I came into work this morning. I had at least five reports sitting in my “To Do” bin. I called my manager and asked him to come back to my area if he could. I asked if he copied anything yesterday and he said no. What the hell? Three of the reports are the type of reports he’s been training with. He knows how to do those! I’d expect him to copy those if nothing else. He claimed he didn’t see the three small reports and the one large report the requester said it didn’t need to be done until today. It doesn’t work that way. I explained to him that you have no idea what the next day brings. You could walk in expecting nothing and have someone rush back needing 30 copies of something. Guess what? That means that report that “could wait until tomorrow” is now pushed back, again.

I was upfront with him and told him that this worries me. I’m worried about going on vacation and already dreading coming back. I mean, if he couldn’t handle just one day, what’s he going to do when I’m gone for four days? or a week?

Tuesday when I got home I called Sprint. I got ahold of a manager/supervisor right away. Do you want to know what they offered me to keep me? They said that they could start my Night Time Minutes at 6:30 instead of 7:30. Are you fucking kidding me? Does it sound like giving me minutes is going to make me happy? Seriously?!

The most frustrating part was the fact I had to repeat myself 100 times because the woman was not listening. She just kept telling me that I have Unlimited Text and I had to keep explaining to her that in order to get that I had to call every month for the past 3-4 months. That everytime I received my bill, something was wrong. Agai, she just kept repeating that I had Unlimited Text and that it started Mid-July. Exactly! Mid-July when I’ve been calling since May/June to get this shit fixed.

I stearnly explained that at this point there was nothing Sprint could do to please me. I was fed up with all the issues and disappointed in the way they handled their business. A person shouldn’t have to call numerous times to get something fixed or added to their bill. She “escalated” my ticket and told me someone would be calling me to work this out.

It’s now Friday and I recieved a text, yes a text, last night at 11:45pm from someone at Sprint asking what time would be good on 8/30 to call. Excuse me? You want to work this out on a weekend? A weekend where guess what, I won’t be home? I responded this morning with an email to the woman and explained that there wouldn’t be a good time on Saturday since it’s a weekend and I’ll be out of town. I added that it’s a little annoying that they would want to try and settle this on weekend, a HOLIDAY weekend at that. I also made it clear that the longer it takes to get this taken care of, the more disappointed, dissatisfied and annoyed I get.

Needless to say I’ve been looking around at other carriers and once this is taken care of I’ll be switching to Verizon Wireless.

I hope someone from Sprint finds their way to this post. I really do.

Once again I had to call because of errors on my bill. This is the fucking fourth time I’ve had to call. Everytime I get my bill there’s an error. I actually called Saturday but when I noticed the credit hadn’t been issued, I called again today. Imagine that, they had no record of the call I placed on the 23rd. I had to call twice today. The first time I ended up getting cut off, or perhaps hung up on? I called back and had the current issue fixed and asked to speak to a manager. I was put on hold and the customer service person came back on and tried to give me a bunch of bullshit. Once again I asked for a manager. I explained that this happens every month and that I’d have no problem changing providers if that’s what I have to do. Again I was put on hold and guess what happened? Yup, “disconnected.”

The CS Rep tried to “guarantee” that I wouldn’t have any more problems. Really? I’ve heard that before and guess what? I’m still having fucking issues. I don’t care if it’s a “computer glitch” or human error. No one should have to call everytime they get their bill to get shit fixed. It’s unacceptable! Since I’m at work and keep getting “disconnected” I’ll be calling again when I get home from a landline. I’m not going to stop until I get some type of manager on the phone. If I have to, I’ll go to a Sprint store and speak to someone there.

Once again, I hope you’re reading this Sprint because guess what? If you’re reading this that means plenty of other people are too. People who I bet are having the same fucking issues.

Yes, I said it! This is coming from a fan who’s watched since day one. Why do I think it needs to come to an end? They killed off “Warrick.” Yes, I understand he was having real life issues but you didn’t need to kill the guy. The bigger problem is that “Grissom” is leaving. You can’t have “CSI” without him! He IS “CSI.” He’s being replaced by Laurence Fishburne. I can deal with that, maybe, but I can’t deal with this crazy ass storyline:

Fishburne’s character has a deep connection to his work: His genetic profile has been identified in serial killers, CBS programming chief Nina Tassler said before Fishburne’s casting was announced but as rumors swirled.

Excuse me? What the hell? The whole reason people watch “CSI” is for the science. I know, DNA results don’t come back in a day but you know what I mean. Now they are pulling this out of their asses? Serial Killer DNA? Are you kidding me with this bullshit? If they went with something brain related I might be able to roll with it, but DNA? No. I can’t.

The producer had the nerve to say this:

“What makes shows go off the rails is they forget who they are. We’re a crime-mystery-forensics drama” and that won’t change, Shankar said in July.

I’m sorry but with this crazy ass storyline, you have already changed. You’re reaching for straws hoping something “different” will grab new viewers and keep the old. In the end, this is going to backfire.

Please, just put the show out of it’s misery.

If you’d like to read more about the new season, click here.

P.S.
Dexter – The Complete Second Season is out today on DVD!

Once again I had to call Sprint because of an issue with my bill.

About a month ago I called because I had over $100 in texting charges. This shouldn’t had happened since I had, well thought I had, unlimited texting. I call Sprint and customer service explains that the unlimited I had was a special or some random ass bullshit. That’s fine but why wasn’t I told this? Why wasn’t I made aware that it was dropped from my plan? Like most people out here, I use my phone for texting and barely ever use it for actual phone calls. They apologize and add the unlimited texting to my plan and credit my bill for the texting charges. I was pleased, still annoyed, but pleased that I got the problem fixed.

I thought I had it fixed anyway. I get my bill for this past billing period and guess what? Once again unlimited texting was missing from my bill and I had $80 in texting charges. WTF Sprint? Can’t you get your shit together? How hard is it to add something to a plan? Once again I get on the phone. Again they apologize, add unlimited and credit my account.

I told them this was the second time I had to call about this issue. If I have to call again for it, shit is going to hit the fan. I wonder how many people don’t even notice things like this though and just pay the bill? The reason I notice is because I know damn well that my bill shouldn’t be $170. I don’t have that kinda money for a phone bill. I doubt most people out there do.

Stupid shit like this does not help my mood at all.

As you all know, I’m going to be in a Chicago wedding this November. The Bachelorette Party was roughly planned for the end of August. I checked airfare a while ago and it was around $187 which isn’t bad. I think that’s what I normally pay. I wasn’t able to book at the time because I didn’t have the money and I wasn’t sure of the exact dates.

I just checked 30 minutes ago for the same dates and guess what? It’s going to cost $305 to fly to Chicago at the end of August. I called BFF upset because I can’t miss her party! I’d feel like shit. She couldn’t believe the cost. She even asked me to repeat it a few times. I told her I need to know the dates for this thing. I told her I’d check around and see if there’s anything cheaper during different dates since her party isn’t set in stone. No luck unless I want to leave at 5:30am and that isn’t an option because I can’t fly out until after work. I need to save my vacation days for the actual wedding and for Mexico in December.

I just can’t believe this. I’m really upset over this, almost to the point of tears and I don’t cry very often! I just got out of credit card debt and I really don’t want to use a credit card for this if I don’t have to. Seriously, I’m going to be spending $600, atleast, on airfare in the next few months. That’s if the prices don’t go up any higher.

I knew going into this wedding it would end up costing because of the travel. I accept that. If I wasn’t OK with it, I would’ve declined the invitation to be a Bridesmaid but FFS, this is fucking nuts.

I get home from shopping today and see a stray female dog. She’s nothing but skin and bones and she’s either expecting or already had her puppies. I stand outside and try calling her to me and she slowly makes her way over. My parents brought out some food and water for her.

I’m thinking I can’t just leave her outside like this. You can tell she’s freezing and just not in good shape. If she is still pregnant I can’t imagine her pups making it. I run inside real quick and grab the phone and call Animal Control. This is where the bullshit begins.

A lady answers the phone and I explain to her the situation. That I found a stray who’s in very bad condition. She tells me I have to call the police first. That they will send an officer out and when the officer gets here, they’ll call AC to come out. Do I smell bullshit? I tell her fine and I call the police station. An officer answers the phone and I tell him what AC told me. He can’t believe what I’m saying and sounds annoyed at AC. He tells me to hold on while he gives them a call. By this time I have the dog in the yard and she’s letting me pet her and feed her. She was leaning against me for warmth. He comes back on the phone and tells me he’s going to transfer me to dispatch and that’s told them what’s going on. Dispatch gets on the phone and I explain the situation, again, and she tells me to hold on. Wait, it gets better. When she gets back on the phone after putting me on hold she tells me…

Animal Control doesn’t pick up after 3pm. My only option is to take the dog to the police station.

Excuse me?! I asked her if she was joking and of course she said no and I hung up and started crying. Here I am trying to do something good, trying to help out an obviously desperate animal and nothing can be done.

You know, States and Cities are so worried about “dangerous dog” laws that they fucking forget about the dogs and animals that need help. Seriously, STFU about the Pit Bulls and other bullshit and focus on helping the animals that need help. I bet a million dollars that if I had said a Pit Bull was wandering around the area that someone would have been out ASAP. That’s how fucked up this is.

Kenny Chesney is coming to Ravens Stadium in May. Already on Ebay I’ve found 3 pages of tickets and the regular onsale date hasn’t even arrived yet! The only way you can buy tickets online right now is if you have a presale password. I guess these assholes sign up with the fanclubs or different radio stations in order to get the passwords.

It just pisses me off because it’s hard as hell to get Kenny tickets. I actually have a presale password but even on TM.com tickets are $100 plus a $15 fee. Fucking Ticketmaster. I don’t have that kind of money right now. The regular onsale starts Saturday but it’s not like I’m going to magically have money by then either.

This shit sucks.