May the Force be with you...... post number 101

As most blog posts do, this is all stemmed from a conversation with a co-worker. Which ironically, reminded me of a movie.

Randal Graves: Which did you like better? "Jedi" or "The Empire Strikes Back"?
Dante Hicks: "Empire".
Randal Graves: Blasphemy.
Dante Hicks: "Empire" had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All "Jedi" had was a bunch of Muppets.

It wasn’t that exact question, but close.

“Hey, which trilogy did you like better?” Now in my office there is no need to clarify which set of three movies were being discussed. Both parties involved knew the other understood what was about to happen. I looked at him and said 4,5,6. (the original star wars trilogy for those who are confused.)

And with that came a discussion as to why. Not that he disagreed he was leading up to a better question. So after discussion as to what we found wrong with 1,2,3 he asked what he was really after.

“do you think that the kids today, will look down at the original star wars trilogy and think that it’s a terrible set of movies?”

Wow. Umm. Yeah. I wasn’t prepared for that question. I had never thought about that particular point. So where better to answer that question then right here.

Do I, Chachi says, think that the kids today will look down at the original star wars trilogy and think that it’s a terrible set of movies?”

Before I answer this, I just want to acknowledge the fact that this in itself is a great question. One of the best ever asked to me. I just hope I answer it with the same justice.

Movies go with their particular times, each generation has a set of movies that it remembers as being great, breathtaking, memorable, amazing. (insert more adjectives here.) These are in just about every generation. It happens. However this set of movies has spanned across several generations and continues too. With the release of the New set it brought back and gained new fans of the old set “renewing” if you will the hype and fame it once had and carried on within original fans.

Now do I think children today will like the older set more then the newer set.
I would love to be able to sit here and flat out tell you yes, and point out why, but unfortunately I cannot. In fact I cant even tell you no. What I can tell you is that the influences in a child’s life will determine which one they like more.
If they have Nerdy parents then the answer could be yes. If the kid has a friend with nerdy parents the answer could be yes or no. If the child has no nerdy influences at all, then the answer is most likely no.
This is why I can’t answer the question.

I don’t have the time and/or money to influence the next generation with my opinions.

What I can tell you is that there is a good chance that the number of nerds alive having children is great and allows the tradition to carry.

Chachi Says: Do or Do Not. There is no try.

Socmed 2 / Post 100.

SocMed pt. 2
My city is better than your city! Na na na na na !


Need some evidence?

Here try this on for size.

One year ago, when I lost my job, Pittsburgh’s social media responded, They offered whatever help they could and gave me resources to help me find a new one. I was new to socmed at the time.

When someone had a tweet up heat up; (a get together to collect clothing and warm things for the homeless shelter) Socmed responded and gathered a huge amount of items.

When someone loses someone close we are there, offering condolences, offering prayers. In this case walking for a good cause and raising money for well needed research and preventive care. Such as the Burgh parents are doing here…. (all im saying is donate. I don’t need to tell you that its for a great cause.) http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?SeId=698453&si

People jump at the chance to hang out together. Are we exactly a match no, We have similarities. Would we have meet randomly in a “Real Life” setting, unfortunately prolly not, which is sad but true.

I don’t have stats to back up what im saying here, I just have my experiences. And I wouldn’t trade them for anything.



Chachi says: Parents always ask you “well if so and so jumped off a bridge would you?” because off socmed, I jumped off the mon wharf, Close enough for ya Ma? PFFFFFFFFFFFT: My city is better then yours!

Love you guys and girls!

btw this was post number 100

SocMed

So as it’s been over a month since I’ve last blogged or thought about blogging(Feb 19 to be exact) this may take some getting used to again.

Now if you follow me on twitter which if your reading this then you do but you would know that my job has been less then desirable as of late. They outsourced the helpdesk (my primary job) and have yet to let me go. That’s all well and good and I don’t mind much but don’t give me busy work to do just so you have a reason to keep me.

Because of these developments I find myself with a lot of free time at work. Which I normally spend over thinking everything.

Here is the point that I’m too currently.
How do you know that you’re using social media correctly? Is there an incorrect way to use social media? As I type this I have twitter and facebook open and actively using both of them to stay up to date on what my peeps are doing.
I brought this up to @Sorgatron (www.sorgatron.com wrestlingmayhemshow.com etc etc. ) who intelligently answered the question with questions of his own. This conversation happened on aim, the names have been blocked to protect those identities.


ME: so I’m too a point where i want to use social media to achieve some kind of goal. which is where the problem lies.

Sorg: you don't have a goal?

Me: not one that can be acquired through the use of social media

Sorg: is it a business goal you want? or some sort of cause you believe in? are you using social media just because it's there and interesting? or because it's really applicable?
End Transmission

Those are all very good points brought up by my extremely smart counterpart. They are all questions that I want to ask a lot of the people that I talk too through twitter. So I post it here. Also it helped me realize why I started using twitter to begin with. It was new. That’s all, it was a new toy of which I could remove the plastic from and have adventures with, and that’s exactly what I did. I’ve played games via twitter, sent many Gary Goomba pictures, ran several experiments involving auto follows and pants status.

Then I realized that I accomplished goals that I didn’t actually set but goals nonetheless.

A. I met tons of awesome new people.
B. I have fun with these new awesome people on a daily basis.
C. I continue to learn each day because of the people I follow and the links they send out, or the conversations we have.
D. I continue to meet new awesome people each day.
E. I was here before Oprah.
F. My experiments entertain people(or at least I hope they do.)

Now E. isn’t really a goal but needed some laughter in there somewhere.

Now with that list typed up I realize that in my opinion I’ve been using social media extremely well. Can I take it to a whole other level and reach out and poke the world as a whole, who knows but you know what? I think it’s worth a shot.

Chachi Says:
Whether you believe it or not the purposes for which you do things are not always outlined clearly and cleanly but sometimes you can dig through the crap and find the answers you are looking for.

Thanks.

rawrrrrr

Cavemen still exist,

Now if you happen to pay attention when you out to places you will notice that cave drawings and the existance of neanderthal's is a current thing.

Let me explain,

Now they took away our private employee bathroom when people started stealing things from the musuem, I understood why they blocked it off and dealt with it. Now my co workers and i have to use the library's public restroom.

now in this restroom there are a few urinals and a few stalls. however one stall is the artistic stall.

here are some examples taken with my cell phone for this purpose. this is just from this week. I would like to state that i did not add to this wall regardless of what you think the images were added by other people.







Now here is the best part. This is just from this week. This section of the wall is painted white once a week. ONCE A WEEK. which means that people are adding to this thing weekly enough to guarentee one janitors job.

Chachi says: long live the cave.....

WTF was i thinking Friday

Afternoon of the Dead.......

I just came from a break upon which we discuss what i have to say i spend most of the time thinking about.....

and something that most people should spend a decent amount of time thinking about....

The Zombie Apocalypse.

Now im not going to go into details on how to survive said zombie attack.
Because honestly if your reading this then you already now. and if you dont, well im sorry but your gonna end up zombie fodder and ill miss you dearly. Honestly i will.

Now after thinking about it ive realized that i have always lived in the ideal location should the zombie attack happen.
Near a convience store, near a grocery store, near a fast food resteraunt. Now im not saying that in all cases the trip would be zombie free but it would be safer then living other places.

Lets take my current place of residency for example. Within a block is a grocery store, three blocks is a gas station and another convienance store.
and if i get bored because the internet went out while i was boarded up in my house, there is a video store two blocks away. And with that im set in the ways of food stuffs, gas, kerosine, and entertainment.

Now my house is almost fortress like with a few flaws. On the first floor i have 4 windows. one is too far off the ground for a zombie to reach. One is two small for a zombie to utilize, and the other two are my main problems. Two semi big bay type windows. Now i know your thinking "well eff chach, your screwed" alas thats where your wrong my dear friends. see the advantages of redoing parts of a house is that you always have left over materials. Which means that i have enough wood, cement, and appropriate tools to take care of said problem. Another flaw is the back door. while decorative and nice looking and well protected with a security system to stop normal criminals, the glass would be an easy target for zombies. and once again, i have that figured out as well. i kept the steel door that was on there from before and can easily change it out when i recieve word of an attack. So the house is my base....

I dont know what made me do a post on my plan of action in the event of a zombie attack.

However if your smart enough to make it to my place without becoming zombie fodder your more then welcome. i have enough food and weapons to go around.

Chachi Says: i can take zombies.........Can you?

peace.

Just a speck....

You are raised to believe that you, yes you can make an impact on this world. So if interested in this thought you try your best to leave a lasting impression on everyone you meet. Not an easy thing to do at all, yet you try. You try hard. And lets be honest, you fail. But you brush yourself off and you try again.

Now relationships are a partnership between two people whether they last 2 hours or 200 hundred years. During this time, you learn and grow with each other. After a while you become a constant in the other persons life and vice versa. And whether the relationship ends on a good note or on a bad note you should leave a lasting impression. In most cases at least.
Now to find out otherwise is a huge blow. You feel like nothing you do matters. You make no lasting impressions, you are easily forgotten. A speck in this vacuum we call life.


I am a speck, Can you spot me?

Yea Me Either........

im someplace where i dont know where i am

Previously On Chachi Says:
(insert cryptic music here fade to black. Cue show)

So 30 days ago I was having a conversation about different tv shows that I or Claire watch.4 At that time it was suggested to me that I should watch lost. Now little did Claire know that I had already planned to watch said show. 8 I had borrowed the first two season from a friend who swears by the show. 15 At the time i borrowed them I was told that it was the best show on television. 16 Now come on, there is a few good shows on television and to declare this one the best I find that hard to believe. 23 So I said that I would watch Lost and see for myself. Now if I’m going to watch a show, I’m gonna watch the hell out of the show. 42 I declared that I would watch the show and see what I think. I specifically said that I would be caught up by the day of the new episode. Today is that day…. Jan 21st, 2009. I can honestly say that im hooked. I was hooked after 6 episodes. I feel in love with 4 the characters I knew which ones I liked and which ones got on my nerves. Well yes, I am hooked. Is 8 it the best show on television. Id say one of but not the best.

So just for those who are unaware, Lost has 4 seasons, 83 episodes totaling 3735 minutes of tv. I watched it in 28 days to make sure I was caught up. Im a beast or I have no life 15 what so ever. I’m leaning towards the second choice. 16

Tonight is the season premier. 23 Yes I am a monster(Thanks Claire). Yes I was created(by Claire). Yes, I’m thankful. 42

So it is 11 pm and I have watched my first episode of lost in its time slot the way it was meant to say. And here is how I feel great. Other then the fact that I have to wait until next week for the next episode.
I am estatic that I was given the “kool aid” for the show. I never knew that tv shows had pushers but SOMEONE just kept eggin me on with constant keep watching;s and Uh huh keep going's....
However you should go see what Claire says about the show at rantsofanannoyedangel.wordpress.com

Chachi Says: Im back and better then ever.