touch.

you know, working in the city you see a lot of things and smell a lot of smells - they dont phase you after awhile. Ive seen squished pigeons, rats in the trash and subways, bums in blankets, but there is one thing I am afraid of, still. Bed bugs, now I didnt know they still existed. I thought it was just a saying back from the Medevil days, "sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite" But as it turns out, they are still around. And Im freaked out about it, totally.

The scary part is not that my hygeine is bad, or I sleep in dirty places, but TOUCH. Do you know how many people I touch or brush past everyday? Tons. On the subway, there is no way not to be squished between 5 or more people during rush hour. "Please avoid overcrowding" says the train conductor, yeah right.

Lets say one person had bedbugs on them, on their bag, on their pants. There would be nothing to stop the biting bed bugs from jumping from person to person. You are probably reading this and saying, he's freakin paranoid. But Im not. I actually asked one of my doctor friends and she said that if you do have bedbugs you would be itching or at least have a rash of some sort. So I guess I am a little relieved. But seriously people, stay away from those itchers and rashy people, otherwise youre gonna have to throw away your bed and new clothes. Freakin Bed Bugs.

You know . . .

The only link to this page is through my LinkedIn profile. So anyone reading this came through there and can relate. Some of my "contacts", you know the people who people collect, and just send out massive invites and such. The thing that bugs me though, and this is against the general rules in LI anyway, is when their names are:
!Thisismy Name (3000+ tname3001@hotmail.com). What is that? Seriously, I mean what are you doing?

If you are that desperate and so lame that you want to not only promote the number of your connections and add your contact information for number junkie networkers, then you need help. The most annoying part is that when I look at my contacts, your name crosses over from one column to the next.

Ive said it before, some old people on this site treat it like an adult myspace. Some adults are out of touch with technology and a bit confused with proper web etiquette. This is not Myspace, this is not the place to collect hot friends with fake pictures to show your cyber friends. No one cares about 5000+ contacts. The point of the site is networking and what your connections can yield. Do you know who all these 5000+ people are or do you just want to compare the size of your network with other people since you never thought it was big enough, and felt bad about it since that time in the showers after gym class.

Get a grip people. Desperation smells so bad.

I get pizza everyday from Caprese,its new, diagonally across from the Empire State building. Sometimes sausage, sometimes chicken. They make it right in front of me, a whole pie, in and out of the oven, and in a box for me to carry back to work - and a soda of choice or bottled water - totaling $6.50 (includes tax). Awesome deal and it tastes soo good. If you are ever in the area go there, I totally recommend it. It's new and clean, and the people behind the counter offer great service. Good eats, yes.

the day of no air conditioning

the office next door, which for some odd reason shares the same AC unit as our office, holds onto the service agreement - the main building does not. So of course the AC breaks down on one of the worst 100+/super humid days, the other office feels fine and will call the repairman later. Yes, we are sweating it out. Oh my, now this is the perfect time for Nelly's song.

the day the subways did not run
everyone in the streets, so not fun
I walked to work
realizing trains are much of a perk
but saved two dollars
and since I was late, I gave work a holler
MTA, you suck

seriously, noI know, I know. It's summertime and it's Friday, TGIF by the way, but seriously no. Casual Fridays in the summer never never justify Hawaiian shirts with faded jeans. A gentleman steps onto the NJ Transit bus in the morning dress just like that. I mean, thankfully so I just saw him getting on the bus, I didnt have to see him all day as a reminder that we are in the office and not in Hawaii where those shirts make perfect sense. As the locals would say - Pûhâ hewa ka honu i ka lâ makani. (just look it up)

There is a foreign film titled, My Best Friend.

here is a quote:

Friendship's a myth.

... You make friends with everyone.

Everyone's the same as no one.

very relevant to networking. I mean, how many of those people on our contact lists, how many people in our databases do we have where we do not know their faces, how they sound in person, if they're sloppy eaters. Treating contacts like random people on the street equals nothing more than the strangers you glance at on the subway.