First off my day job is quite stressful in this economy. I work in a auto parts repair type business. Most people are pretty cool and understanding of how the process works, but some people are not...Here is a paraphrasing of an actual call I have received recently:
Customer: I am wondering how much it would be to fix my alternator.
Me: It depends on what kind of car it is ma'am and the extent of the work needed on your alternator
Customer: They are all the same right does it really matter what kind of car it is I just want a repair
Me: Actually there are literally thousands of different kinds but I can look it up and give you an idea
Customer: Its a Honda
Me: What kind of Honda is it?
Customer: What do you mean?
Me: Is it an Accord, Civic Prelude
Customer: 2002
Me: (slaps head) is it a Civic, Accord, Prelude?
Customer: Camry
Me: It's a 2002 Toyota Camry?
Customer: Yea that is it, how much to just repair mine?
Me: Well until I see yours I can't be sure if it is repairable or how much it would be just to repair, but looking in the computer the worst case scenario which is a full rebuild is 110 dollars.
Customer: I don't want a price on rebuilt, I just want to know what it would be to fix mine.
Me: Well, like I said if you bring it in to the store we can check it out see what is wrong with it and give you an estimate, that doesn't cost anything at all.
Customer: Oh Ok well how much is it brand new?
Me: A rebuilt one is 110, a brand new replacement is 145.
Customer: Why so much Autozone is 179?
Me: Oh I see, well like I said its 110 rebuilt and 145 new or we can look at yours and give you an estimate...
Customer: Well it's my boyfriend's car I will see what he wants to do we will probably be in because you are cheaper I think.
Me: (slaps head again) Oh ok well thanks for calling have a great (click)....day
Ok so this is really a slight exaggeration and excerpts taken from like 3 calls this week but I have actually really had scenarios like this in my day to day. It could be worse I could be unemployed and without insurance. Support your local small businesses and help save the economy = D
Well I realize that a part of me has just felt empty over the last couple months. I know with all the stress of the economy and such, not to mention the stress of dating someone (or at least the typical amount of stress caused by the girls that I seem to involve myself with) it was hard to identify what was slowly pulling my spirits down like quicksand. It has gotten worse as of late as I have become a hermit, avoiding phone calls staying in my room listening to itunes, and watching tv. It wasn't until I was in the middle of a twitter message that it hit me.....
I have been in a creative roadblock, with the exception of this blog and about 300 twitter messages I haven't wrote anything in months. There is so much stuff in my head that has been jammed in the back that it is starting to weigh heavy on me. I need to do some music outside of my karaoke job. I need to start and finish my book or series of books depending on how it pans out. I need to become more diverse than a 140 character message bomb.
So here I am off to start my writing. My book if you want to know is a biography of a vampire who has been alive since the dawn of creation. The story follows the character through his own unique "first person" perspective of historical and biblical events. Fall of Rome, The Black Plague, Salem Witch Hunts, World Wars, the flood, etc. There is a lot I would like to do with this character henceforth why I say it might be more than just one book.
So I leave this blog clear minded and refreshed, off to start my book. I leave you with my favorite line I have ever written in a song or poem
"I tried to hide my emotions, play it off as just lust, but deep inside you are the only one that I can trust
Subconsciously this tears me up inside and it makes me just want to scream
I wish I could spend my life sleeping because you are the girl of my dreams"
-Originally taken from my remix to Alicia Key's fallen but I think I am going to remake it into a post break up mix
No comments:
Post a Comment