greg to the walter to the r:

how frickin hard is it to put things in a database? there are only like 3 rules and the stupid consultants (who make more money in a year than i make in a decade) can't follow the damn things. it's so frustating when you see incredibly stupid mistakes that would probably get me fired and they get nothing. i can't even tell them they're doing anything wrong. i just have to fix it. argghhh!!!

anyways, how's everyone's day. here's my story, shorty has already heard this and anyone who rides a train probably has run into a similiar situation but i thought i'd tell you anyway. i'm riding the blueline in from o'hare, cause that's where i live. i'm going into work and there are these three germans on the train who obviously just arrived in the country, clutching their chicago guidebooks and spewing phrases like 'ich liebe bier' and so on. this homeless man enters our train car and proceeds to walk down the car asking people for change. i guess asking is the wrong word because his statements would be transposed something like this,

"ksdblkafbdlfbglkjb;ajdfb;kbg;kabdf;gad"

you couldn't understand a damn word. he comes up to the germans and the first two ignore him and he moves onto the last one, a shy girl of about 17 (no this isn't a porno) and he goes,

"ksdblkafbdlfbglkjb;ajdfb;kbg;kabdf;gad"

she just stares straight ahead obviously not understanding and not wanting to look at an american bum. so he repeats,

"ksdblkafbdlfbglkjb;ajdfb;kbg;kabdf;gad"

and she repeats the staring. this goes on one or two more times before the bum moves on. the train lurches. he falls directly on the lap of some lady he gets up, says,

"ksdblkafbdlfbglkjb;ajdfb;kbg;kabdf;gad"

lady shakes her head, he moves onto some kid and rubs his head. the kid tells him not to touch him. the bum rubs his head. the kid says don't touch me. the bum rubs his head. the kid pushes the bums hand away, the bum rubs his head. train lurches. the bum falls on the floor. the bum gets up and moves to the next car.

and mary kept all these things and pndered them in her heart.

back to work. i think i need a nap. but me and shorty are cooking some dinner tonight so that'll be good.