Twitter Tracker!!

So I have been sucked in by the latest wave of social media, Twitter.





Today in PR class I was given the "assignment" (Just kidding) of creating a Twitter account. At first I was like "NO WAY MAN! NOT ME!" but now I don't mind it.

There's lots of interesting and funny people to follow on Twitter and I'm sure i'll be frequenting my page a few times a day.

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Tipping a gas jockey? Preposterous

I worked as a gas attendant (petroleum distribution engineer) for 3 years at the Interlake Co-op Gas Bar in Arborg, Manitoba. The town is quite small, only about 1,300 in the town, but counting all the people in the surrounding area, there is around 10,000. The Gas Bar was the only gas station in town. Needless to say, it was pretty busy.

Basically, my duty was to put gas in all the vehicles that came up to the pumps. When it’s -30 and it’s 7 a.m., who wants to go stand outside for 5 minutes, while standing still and watching little numbers go up? I hated it. Sure, they gave me ski pants, gloves, a parka, toque, and boots, but even though they look really warm, it’s not. Co-op clothing doesn’t maintain warmth whatsoever.

Lots of people were sympathetic when the elements were bad, I won’t deny that, but there were also a lot of people who didn’t appreciate it at all. The conversation would go like this. Me-“Hi there ma’am, how much gas could I get for you today?” “Fill it,” she says as she steps out of her gigantic SUV without even looking in my direction. The second she steps out of her vehicle, she is already heading directly to the store. Why say thank you? This kid pumping gas is a no body.

Out of my entire 3 years, I was tipped twice, and once was with a chocolate bar that was on sale for 50 cents. The one time I was tipped a loonie, the woman couldn’t have been more kind. It was the fall, so it wasn’t too cold outside, and her vehicle was filthy from top to bottom. I asked her how much she wanted and she politely responded and ended off with a please and thank you. I washed every window on her vehicle and all the lights. She came out and stopped in awe at the site of her vehicle. “OH MY GOD!” I never knew that a squeegee could bring so much joy to one person. She told me how grateful she was for what I did and in turn, she presented me with a loonie. She claimed that she would have given me more, but she didn’t have any more change on her.

I was so happy with the tip that I was a complete gentleman the entire day. Every person who came to the Gas Bar got 110% out of Jordan Johanson. That was one day out of three years. The other 1067 days, I was miserable. Let’s just say, it was a true half-assed effort, with me giving about 50% on a good day.

So the next time you complain about your gas jockey giving you bad service, just give him a dollar, you’ll make him or her happy for the rest of the day. If you don’t have a loonie on you, show your appreciation. Say thank you and give them a smile, they deserve it.

The Bromance

I first heard the term "man-crush" about one year ago. It came when a friend of mine had a guy who wanted to do nothing else, but hang out with him. So I thought to myself, " Okay... so they're just good friends?"

I didn't understand. Why do people consider it a "Bromance" when two guys are really good friends? So after I was told that these two friends were in a bromance, I asked the person who told me about it, "So are they gay or something?" The story teller quickly replied with, "No not at all. They just have man crushes on each other."

It made absolutely no sense. The story teller proceeded to treat the two guys like they were all weird. What's the big deal? Aren't girls allowed to be besties and consider themselves girlfriends? So why does a good friendship between two guys have to be considered a bromance? By those rules, all friendships between girls should be called "shemances." I don't know.

MTV went as far as having a show called Bromance. There was one main guy who had nine different guys compete to be the main guy's best friend, so that they could be in a bromance. Ridiculous.

I have good friends, but I wouldn't say that I have a man-crush on them. I've had the same friends since I was very young, but we're not in a bromance. Why did friendship between two guys have to get such a stupid label?

Bye-bye life

I hate that CBC has taken The Simpson’s off air. It is arguably one of the greatest shows in television history based solely on the fact that the show is currently in its twentieth season.

Personally, I’ve never met anyone under the age of 35 who doesn’t love The Simpson’s. The script is absolutely genius and is so timely. They’ve established their own style and have never needed to copy the humor of other lowbrow shows like Family Guy.

For the longest time, I’d come home from school at 3:45 and patiently wait for The Simpson’s to come on at 4. Then I’d watch the same episode again at 5, at 6, at 7. Then I could watch it at 6:30 and 7:30 and 8 on different channels. Life was good.

Nowadays, it’s hardly ever on. The odd chance I get to watch it comes at 11 o’ clock usually. Sad times.

The Simpson’s generation (ages 17-35 mostly male) is losing a vital piece of its livelihood. How will they keep up on their Simpson’s knowledge? Since I began school, I’ve quoted The Simpson’s close to once every day, and sometimes many more times.

CBC, do us all a favor and bring them back. You’re not winning any more viewers by replacing The Simpson’s with Wheel of Fortune. The Simpson’s generation isn’t that old yet…

Here’s a site that everyone should know and love: every Simpson’s episode for free!!!

www.wtso.net