Day: June 12, 2012

OCCUPY ATLANTA IS BACK

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ALL TWENTY OF THEM

lolz. Seriously, this is I guess what’s really left of the rogue Occupy Atlanta movement. This is close to where I work, and when I got an email from building management that there was a planned Occupy Atlanta protest at 2 p.m. today, I could wait to “have to get a refill” at Starbucks then.

So much for the mighty movement that was supposedly supposed to change the face of modern society and commerce or something like that.

And out of these twenty people, I’m fairly positive that seven of these people are homeless recruits. It’s not uncommon practice in this city for protesters to recruit homeless folks, promise them twenty bucks to stand amongst them or pass out flyer or something like that. One passerby straight up asked one of the suspected homeless guys if they understood what the protest was about, only to be met with a blank stare, before one of the hipster douches of the group intervened.

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Sounds about right

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And here I thought I was having a pleasant day.  Purchased an iPad at a discounted cost, found a strip club $20 on the sidewalk, and was kept busy enough at work to make the day kind of breeze by.  When I left work, I figured I would pick up Jen, be off the hook for dinner with tasty leftovers, and then watch the Braves vs. Yankees game while playing with my dog.

When I got in my car and pulled out of my space, I realized that the tire light was on in my car.  My car has low-profile tires (standard, please), so it wasn’t much of a surprise to me that one or more of them might be having some deflation after the last 17 months.  But still, I don’t like seeing any warning lights on in my car, so I planned on rectifying the air issue when I got home.  The initial cruise test revealed that there was a slight pull to the left, so I figured the low tire was on the driver’s side; normal, since I primarily am the only driver, so there’s always more weight on the left side.

After picking up Jen, I did the cruise test again, and this time, the pull happened to be a bit stronger.  At this point, I made the decision to stop at the next gas station ASAP, since I figure my tires weren’t warm enough to be filling up hot tires yet.  I pull off at a gas station, and I get out of my car, and see that the front driver’s tire is indeed, pretty low.  Surprisingly low.  Unusually lower than I thought it might be.

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Cash therapy

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Today, as I was walking down the street to get some lunch, I found a twenty dollar bill on the ground.  Awesome.

This was in front of a strip club.  lol.

Fortunately, it was folded horizontally instead of vertically, so I know that this wasn’t ever at any point wedged into a stripper’s garter belt or vagina, and comes smeared with the herp or chlamydia.  It was probably some asshole taxi driver’s, or some drunk bro’s or something like that.  But mine now.

After deliberating it for the better part of the last few months, I finally purchased an iPad today.  I saw an ebay deal of the day on brand-new iPads, and seeing as how it wasn’t the retail cost of $500, I saw fit to pounce on the deal while it was available, because I missed out on the last time they were available at this price.  Given the fact that I don’t have to pay for shipping or the 8% Georgia sales tax, I think I saved myself about $80.

Hell, add the free strip club twenty, and let’s say I just saved a cool even $100 on an iPad, and even more when I combine all the cash I’ve come upon over the last month from writing, selling old car parts, and selling cheap baseball memorabilia.

Now if only I can really figure out what the heck I’m going to do with this iPad once it comes in, I’d be golden.