On A Saturday?!

So who’s responsible for waking up Billie Joe Armstrong tomorrow?  

Somebody really should get on that.  I mean...I'm assuming that he's going to wake up on his own, but he did specifically ask.  

So, for those of you unawares, back in 2005, the punk rock band Green Day released a song called "Wake Me Up When September Ends."  Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead singer of the group and writer of the song.  

Now, I'm not entirely sure when exactly we're supposed to wake up Mr. Armstrong.  Technically, today is still September, but it is ending.  Tomorrow could either be the end of September or the beginning of October.  It's usually not polite to call people at midnight to wake them up, but in this case, maybe we were given specific instructions, so it's okay?  I'm not sure!  

I'm also not clear on whether or not I'm the one who's supposed to be waking him up.  If I were, it would have been helpful for Mr. Armstrong to include some sort of contact information in the song, rather than just leaving all of that to chance.  I don't think I know anybody who considers Mr. Armstrong as a personal friend, so I'm resorting to, at best, third party notification.  It's not an ideal solution to my problems here.  

All in all, there were some issues with Green Day's instructions about being woken up at the end of September.  I'd ask for clarity, but they're still sleeping.  I'll try again tomorrow.    

The Blag Goes Down The Pan Once More

I missed a great opportunity for a joke yesterday.  I apologize  

Is this another political post?  I think comparing the entire debate to a bad joke would be at least somewhat appropriate.  

Actually, no.  Today's Sametime Status is purely about comedy and missed opportunities.  Let me take you back...

So yesterday, I was having a conversation over the instant messenger, as I am wont to do.  When I have these conversations, they are often about work-related topics, but on occasion they drift off into other territories.  When that happens, I do my best to make sure that comedy is involved somehow.  Well, in the case of yesterday's off-topic conversation, I had a grand opportunity to add some laughs, and completely missed it.  

It only took about 6 1/2 hours for me to come up with the joke.  

I started a conversation with a former co-worker about hole saws, and my upcoming need for one.  This former co-worker has a pretty comprehensive collection of tools at his disposal, and I figured before I run out to a local home improvement store to buy a hole saw, I should ask him if he had one I could borrow.  He did not, but that's beside the point entirely.  

See, I need a hole saw to drill holes through my ceiling to install recessed lighting in my family room area.  It's a poorly lit area of my house, and as much as it will be a substantial pain in the buns to add this much of this type of lighting, it's something that really should be done.  I decided to undertake this project over the summer, but also decided to hold off doing it until the temperature in the attic drops to temperatures more suited to crawling around in an attic wiring light fixtures.  This type of project is really about the only thing one could possibly need a 5-inch hole saw for.  My co-worker saw right through my plan.  

Upon asking if he had a 5-inch hole saw, he asked me, "Putting in can lights?" since "can lights" is another term for recessed lighting fixtures.  Around 9:30 last night, I finally realized I should have said, "Nope...they're going in the living room."  

That would have been funny. 

It's A Struggle

Strangely, I’m not debating whether or not to watch the debate  

Isn't it your civic duty to be an informed voter?  You should pay attention to the goings on and not about the rampant partisan-based hatred drivel posted on the internets.  

So instead of listening to partisan-based hatred drivel posted on the internets, I should listen to partisan-based hatred drivel spouted off by candidates in a controlled timed setting during which it has already been stated, claims will not be fact-checked in real time?  I don't see how this is an improvement.

So, if you're a regular reader of the Blag here, you are probably aware that I have more than a passing familiarity with politics and the relevant politicians of the day.  You may or may not be aware of my political leanings, which are not relevant at the moment.  My primary concern in matters of politics is a heretofore fruitless endeavor to stop the spread of misinformation in non-politico circles when it comes to election education.  By that, I mean people posting and believing blatant partisan garbage that finds its way to my Facebook and Twitter feeds.  Stop it.  

I don't think that's going to quite do it, Jeremy. 

Yeah, probably not.  There are still way too many people who despise the two options we have for President this year for there to be any sort of curtailing of the drivel.  So what we're going to have is way too many people watching the debate, pretending they know what each candidate stands for because of that pithy post they saw some partisan group post on Facebook.  They'll watch with anxious anticipation for the person they hate to say something, at which point, they'll scream at the TV that the candidate is lying, ignore everything that they have to say and agree with the candidate they hate less, regardless of what they say.  

I don't see why I need to waste a couple hours of my life tonight to watch this.