Don't you just hate when you build a simple everyday event up to be so big, and so special and important that when the big date finally happens after what seems to be like a year and...

it isn't very special.

or important.

Instead, it was a big disappointment...

because I acted like a selfish idiot.

Sentence:

min - 7 more days of solitary
max - life.

All I can say is: I'm sorry.

In Other News:

"Dear Customer

Your product has reached our repair center. We will notify you by email when the repair is complete."

hurry back little guy!

Phone Support

So today I receive a call at my desk.

Me: "Canon Broadcast Service, this is Concert Josh, how may I help you?"
Moron: "Hi Josh, this is Ken from _____, I need to get the availability of a part for a zoom control"
Me: "Sure, what is the model number?"
Moron: "It is a HZ-FM500 for a Fujinon lens"
Me: "You know you called CANON right?"
Moron: "Yeah, I need a replacement part for this controller."
Me: "You need a replacement Canon part for a Fujinon controller"
Moron: "Well, it is made by Canon."
Me: "What was that part number again? I'll have to look it up in the catalogue."
Moron: "HZ-FM500, I am looking at it on the internet right now.. it say's ' HZ-FM500 REAR FOCUS CONTROL (S14X73B12U)' and that is what I need."
Me: (as I dig through my messy ass desk for the sales catalogue) "You know that S14x73B12U is a FUJINON part number, Canon does NOT make any accessories that are interchangeable with Fujinon lenses. This part is not a Canon part number, or Canon part."
Moron: "Maybe someone from sales there can help me?"
Me: "(thinking to myself.. ha!) Sure, let me transfer you over to Lou"

I lost him in the transfer (accidentally.. right) After I got rid of this yahoo, I Googled 'HZ-FM500'. I found this picture. Keep in mind I work for Canon.

notice how the piece of paper in the box clearly says 'Fujinon'

In Other News, my jail like sentence ends tomorrow evening around 6ish. I can't wait to be free again.

Finances

Music

My ipod died earlier this month. It was purchased on 8/18/2004. It had a 1 year warranty. It broke around the 3rd or 4th of this month. I didn't call about it until today when I called the 1-800-HELPME line. I talked to a guy named Paul. I told Paul all about my problems, when they started, when the thing finally totally crapped out, and where I have been... trying to give him a reason why the stupid thing should be covered under the 1 year warranty. Paul disagreed with my logic and it is going to cost me $70.73 to get the thing fixed.

Driver's Ed

I heard that because of the hurricane and some stupid war, gasoline prices were expected to jump anywhere from 10 to 30 cents higher than they are right now. By breakfast. I'm glad I filled up today.

Made for Walking

1 mall, 4 louder than a downtown club stores, 15 annoying Schamburg area teenagers, 2 wrong turns, $54.27, and 2.5 hours of my life later I am the proud owner of these shoes.



Start with "x" in the bank plus $73.73 minus $54.27 in new shoes minus $8.26 in 2-point-something gallons of gasoline minus $10.50 in takeout food leaves me with a grand total of $0.96 in my pocket minus $70.73 in a bunk music player, and one upcoming vacation to Beantown and I am offically going to be in the RED.

Spare Change

So I had a grand total of $73.73 in spare change I turned into my bank today. I need to get some new shoes. My egg needs gasoline. And now I am back to broke.

The Reason's I Didn't Go Out On Saturday Night

1. I no longer have any friends.
2. I am saving my money for yet another trip out of town.
3. I fell aslep on the couch at 10PM.
4. I have a HUGE freaking zit over my right eye:
   

nuff said.

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Word Of the Night


Poop

This bank robber caused my normally 40 minute drive home to take over 2 hours.

Jerk

Word Of The Day



PAMET

LAS VEGAS

so I didn't post from Vegas because the internet was not free. Fuckers.

The List:

So here are the things I did that were on my list:

1. get laid - sort of
   
2. win money - I won about $100, which was spent on booze.
3. get drunk - well, I wasn't very sober.
   
4. get laid - No, we're done for now
5. meet up with Chef Dusto - done and done. we didn't really chat about the stuff we said we would. It wasn't necessary. When your friends, no family, with someone for over 15 years there are some things that you just don't need to say. I was glad to see him.
6. get drunk - huh?
7. get drunker - well, I puked after a shot of Jager. After puking and freshing up a bit, I headed right back to the bar and ordered another vodka drink. Apparently this isn't something everyone does as this was a BIG deal at the wedding.
8. win money - well, I came home with $32.
9. don't piss off my girlfriend - well I DID manage to irk her at one point..... only because there was a miscommunication, as soon as she checked her messages I was out of hot water.
10. have fun - I did. and I never have before in that town. Maybe it was the fact I wasn't there working my ass off for 10+ days.... maybe it was the person I went with.
    

I also got to see my friend Steve. Steve was either working or on call to work every day I was there. This did not stop Steve from staying out until 2 or 3 in the morning every night with me. Drinking. Heavily. I got several early phone calls from him saying I was an asshole, fucker, and a dick. But he came out every night.

Other Vegas Tid-Bits

• The ride on top of the Stratosphere called Big Shot is one of the funnest rides I have ever been on. I am glad I did not ride it during the day though.
  
• Fat Burger Rulez!
  
• I want to ride the coaster at New York, NY
• It is FUCKING hot. Like 115 degrees hot out there right now. It is not hard to stay inside all day when it is that hot.
  
• There are a lot of weirder, drunker people than me or my friends in Las Vegas
• 40 Year Old Virgin is a fucking funny movie.
  
• The wedding was nice, the reception was a bit boring, the food was excellent. I was also half of the hottest couple at the wedding.
• The Fountain at the Bellagio is awesome.

Off To Vegas Tomorrow


I hope that I:

1. get laid
2. win money
3. get drunk
4. get laid
5. meet up with Chef Dusto and have a nice chat
6. get drunk
7. get drunker
8. win money
9. don't piss off my girlfriend
10. have fun

I'll post again from LV.

First Post!

OK.. here it goes. Hello everyone on the internerd.. I am Concert Josh. I am not exactly sure why I am 'Concert' Josh.. you'll have to ask Tequila Red as she is the one who gave me the name. I believe it has something to do with the fact that I go to a lot, and I mean a LOT, of concert's. or show's as I like to call them. I don''t think 'Show Josh' has quite the same ring as 'Concert Josh".. whatever.. like I said, ask her.

I recently went on a few out of town, super important work trips. If you watched the Space Shuttle launch into outer space last month, (well not really the stuff I was there working on, I was sent there to fix a High Definition remote controlled Broadcast Television Lens used in the NASA examination of the launch.) or Sunday Night Football and/or Monday Night Football on TV then you have seen MY work. I made a ton of money in overtime, travel allowences, and expenses. I just spent it all in less than 1 hour. Sure, I bought things every man needs, like new dress shoes, and a new suit... my first suit... I am 30... I wear pants.. or jeans. I hate ties. I loath dressing up. Even just a little... But if it wasn't for Red, I would have spent that money on things like beer, and concert tickets, and beer at the concert, and beer for the cute, probably barely, if legal girl standing next to me at the concert, and bail, etc. etc.

The thing is I like Tequila Red. I mean, I really like her. She is good looking, genuine, smart, cute, funny, cooler than I ever will be, so very HOT, and way more responsible than I could ever imagine. She makes me laugh. She has me thinking about things differently. I WANT to spend my money on a suit to wear to a wedding in Las Vegas. Not because she told me to, because she didn't. She suggested a grey shirt, or something to generally match a red dress. I decided that a charcoal suit would be the perfect compliment to her red dress. I'll let you know what she thinks.

Things I Learned This Weekend

1. Lizards bite, and leave marks...
   
2. Having allergy med's with a 'low back pain' side effect comes in handy when your mom ask's why your walking funny.
3. Sometimes one more hit IS one too many.
4. Mopping with no mop bucket or mop ringer will be more dirty and take way longer than you would ever think and isn't worth a measly $100.

educational weekend


stay tuned. I probably won't up date ths every day, but I will try to at least do a once a week thing on here.