In which I do something specifically because he told me to. He’s such a bossy kitten.
I made chili today for the First Annual Blogger Chili Blog Off! (which was actually last Saturday, but punctuality is not really my strong suit).
I more or less used this recipe, except today I used three kinds of beans (kidney, black, Navy); I left out the bullion because that’s just stupid; and I used defrosted, pureed tomatoes from AmmZon’s garden rather than canned tomatoes.
With cheese and sour cream and Saltines, it was really delicious. A pot of vegetarian chili in the kitchen is a beautiful thing, peeps!
On a different tip, this guy seems to be a total freak, and utterly deserving of the title Person No One Ever, Ever Wants To Work For, Ever. (Thanks to my bro for the link.)
In other news, who in the holy fuck decided that it was a good idea to stage the fucking Grammys in a fucking basketball stadium? Because, I don’t know, but maybe an event DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO MUSIC should maybe be held in a venue that DOESN’T SOUND LIKE IT’S AT THE BOTTOM OF A GODDAMNED WELL?!??!
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Mmm. CHILI!!! YAY!!!
Mmm. Vuboq!!! Yay!!! -m
Hey the ad was flagged. Was the “wingman” post? I actually sent him a really condescending response!
This one was titled “Capitalism-loving young rich businessman needs intelligent assistant” and was amazingly rude! -m
it was flagged so i didn’t get the chance to be horrified, scandalized or offended. i’m not sure if that pleases me or pisses me off that i don’t have a target for my dudgeon.
I’ll post it for you. It’s a doozy! -m
Here’s the post I’d linked:
Capitalism-loving young rich businessman needs intelligent assistant
Date: 2007-02-12, 2:18PM PST
About me:
I’m a young entrepreneur with my doctorate
I am the CEO of several rapidly growing businesses
One of my companies is a franchise company with retail locations around the metro area and across the country
I’ve built my business from nothing to a 7-figure enterprise – I didn’t get here with a handout, and I don’t give handouts; you’ll be expected to be a self-starter and to know the value of hard work.
About the position:
Because of the nature of my various companies (health & beauty, promotions, construction and development, etc) I am frequently pulled in many different directions at the same time. Your job will be to take many of the tasks which need to be done but are not urgent or important enough for my immediate attention, and you will need to give them your attention and see them through to completion.
This may include anything from meeting with salespeople wanting to work with one of my companies, to organizing a “big-picture” idea into detailed must-do steps, to simple tasks like running errands and making phone calls.
About you:
You need to be a self-starter
Able to work independently and stay focused but also charismatic enough to be my stand-in in social business situations
Extremely good with details
Thick skinned – business is business, and I am simply results driven
Intelligent – common sense seems to be lacking from most of society these days, but I need you to have and use it
Structured and organized
Able to multi-task in a variety of industries
Reasonably attractive and healthy – my primary businesses are in the health and beauty industry, so it’s important to be able to deal with other beautiful people on a day-to-day basis and not be intimidated; plus, if you’re not a healthy person you probably won’t be what I’m looking for anyway.
(Also, if you are offended by my saying the words “healthy & attractive” in a job posting, do me and the job seekers a favor and simply ignore this ad and move on – I’m sick of my ad getting deleted because fugly craigslist trolls have nothing better to do than flag ads that don’t offer them a handout.)
If you meet all those criteria then you’re off to a great start, and I’d be interested in meeting you this week.
I am willing to be flexible to begin with for the right person if your schedule requires a bit of flexibility. This will be a full-time position though, unless you’re just amazing and can only work part time because of other responsibilities.
* Location: Portland
* Compensation: Salary DOE
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: 277716841
Fugly craigslist trolls! YEAH!
bulgar! huh… that is a nice idea. Although I am not a vegetarian, I am always interested in knowing how vegetarian chili is made. ahhhh bulgar!
It gives vegetarian chili a nice meat-like chewiness. I usually don’t use meat analogs (because I don’t like meat) but that one adds a nice consistency. -m
Stupid Grammys are even stupider in a basketball stadium.
Word. It made the even super cheesy and tacky. Gah. -m