I've had kind of a down day. I would blame it on the weather, but I like this weather. I like hearing that it's in the 40's in South Florida. I like walking around in shorts and a t-shirt while everyone else is wearing long trench coats and sweaters. But, I'm still down. I'm pretty sure it has to do with work.

I realized today that I don't really belong here. I'm really, really hoping that I can start working from home soon. Since the Kids' Camps people moved out of the office, the front half of the office has been about as active as a morgue. There's like 3 of us up here. Then today, I went to talk to one of the programmers and as I was leaving their office the Head Programmer was right behind me. I held the door open for him, and he didn't say a thing. He just glanced my way, saw that the co-worker he was looking for wasn't there and headed the other way. Around the corner to have a smoke. As I walked back to the office, it was then that I felt kind of like a second class citizen.

Ever since the programmers got their own office space, the production people have felt, inferior, to a point. Me? I feel even lower. I'll have conversations with people and then walk off, feeling like they're just talking to me so that I'll go away soon or something. They may not really be feeling this way, but I get that kind of vibe. Or think I do. As I was walking back down the walkway to our office from the programmers, our VP of Technology was coming out the door and he looked up at me, kind of grinned and said, "Hey, 'Bear", but for some reason, the grin took on a evil characteristic to me. Not one of warmth and greeting. More along the lines of "I've got plans for this one." Of course, it could all just be me.

It's time for the first installment of Icebear's Consumer Help Hints. If you have a GE DVD player, do not go rent the movie Scary Movie on DVD. It will not work in your GE player. Trust me, I know. We went to eat last night at a local pizza buffet and then on the way home, I went to Blockbuster to get a movie or two (they're like Lays, I can never get just one). Anyway, I get Scary Movie and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. I couldn't decide which to watch because they both looked funny, so we settled on Scary Movie. I put the DVD in, it loaded and then proceded to show us the FBI warning. No big deal right? Well, after 4 minutes of FBI warning, I thought something was wrong. I put the other DVD in and it played fine. Shit, what's up? I put Scary Movie back in and started it. The wife was like, "It's a Wayans Bros. movie, maybe they did it as a joke at the beginning of the movie." So, we decided to sit and watch for a bit, to see if it was a gag. And we sat. And sat.

After about 12 minutes, I decided to call Blockbuster to see what was up. The woman at the video store said it must have been a defective DVD and to come back and exchange it. So, I drive back to Crotchluster, get the same movie, different DVD and head home. Put it in the DVD player, play, and...same shit. Of course, this time we only watched the FBI warning for 4 minutes. And back to Cocksucker I went. The manager proceded to tell me that they've had problems with some DVD's not working in certain players. And that if the second DVD didn't work, then none of that specific movie's DVD's would work on our player. Great. I'll take it on VHS then. Get the tape and head home, by this time it's 10:00. I was hoping to be in bed early tonight, but doesn't look like it's going to happen. You know what the shitty part is? The movie was funny, but it wasn't worth all the running back and forth that I did for it.

I know it's a parody movie. They parody Scream, Scream 2, Blair Witch Project, I Know What You did Last Summer, and probably a couple of more that I missed. Anyway, like I said, it was funny, but it was almost too stupid in parts. Shawn Wayans, playing "Shorty", was just annoying as a muhffuger. Marlon, with his very overt gay tendencies, only to yell at the end "I ain't gay!" was another overactor. Go figure. I think Damon and Keenan are the best actors of that family. Another problem I had was there weren't enough titties. There weren't any actually. Well, there were, in one locker room scene, but not the people I was wanting to see. Of course, they had no problem showing the dick shots, thankyouverymuch. I guess Shannon Elizabeth, from American Pie, felt that people would only be interested in her tits if she showed them in this movie too, so she focused on the acting. You must focus harder! All, in all, it was a good laugh, but I'd wait for it to hit HBO or for a buddy to rent it. Don't waste your money.

Well, that's it for now. I'm going to tidy up here and sneak out of the office a few minutes early. Hey, I have the right, I didn't take my lunch break. To be honest, all employees get a 30 minute lunch break and 2 15 minute breaks. If I skipped all of those, which I usually do, I could leave at 4 instead of 5. Cool. Anyway, we're only in for half a day tomorrow due to the office Holiday Party so I'll try to update before I head out for that. You all take care and the 'Bear will talk atcha tomorrow.

Icebear

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