• Archive for July, 2005

    Budget Rent A Car Revisited

    by  • 7/28/2005 • life • 1 Comment

    One of these days, the entire front page of the bankrupt artist will be filled with posts about Budget Rent A Car Inc and through the magic of bl0g-induced search engine optimisation, these posts will come up when people search Google.com for Budget… 09:50 I recieved this “apology” email from JD at Budget Customer Service: [...]

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    Free iPod Shuffle if you’re bored or like banking

    by  • 7/27/2005 • geek, music • 1 Comment

    “Customer must transfer their main personal or small business chequing account using EasySwitch from another financial institution to an existing or new eligible chequing account at TD Canada Trust. For personal customer, the TD Canada Trust account must also be set up with at least one direct deposit or two pre-authorized payments (can be new [...]

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    The Return Of Quintron

    by  • 7/26/2005 • music • 0 Comments

    I visited the site for an act that could easily be the Best Live Act Ever, or at Least Since Pink Floyd Retired the Inflatable Pigs, and there was no news on upcoming tour dates outside of the New Orleans area. The show defies description, really, and making an attempt just sounds foolish; it’s a [...]

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    Budget Post the Third

    by  • 7/26/2005 • angst, life • 3 Comments

    If you have recieved this link in an email or a comment on your bl0g, I thank you for coming to check this out; I’m trying to make this item as widely known as humanly possible. – Thanks. I called and spoke with someone at Budget, as I’m simply livid that their reps would do [...]

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    Budget and Hertz both respond to my comments

    by  • 7/26/2005 • life • 4 Comments

    I received a nice email last night from Hertz, thanking me for the kind words; likely a form letter, but it’s an acknowledgement of the email which is a good thing. I have just now recieved what I read as a rather rude email from Budget; On 7/26/05, BudgetCustomerService@budgetgroup.com BudgetCustomerService@budgetgroup.com> wrote: Thank you for contacting [...]

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    Damn you, Apple Computers!

    by  • 7/26/2005 • geek • 2 Comments

    Okay, so the new iBooks have been released, and the price and features make them a seriously viable option again; backlit keyboard, stylish case and gigabit ethernet be damned, I’m flipping back to the iBook as my choice of new laptop. iBook 14″ 1.42GHz SuperDrive Part Number: M9848LL/A 512MB DDR333 SDRAM built-in Keyboard & Mac [...]

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    Tom Cruise Is Nuts

    by  • 7/26/2005 • humor • 4 Comments

    Tom Cruise is Nuts — BRILLIANT. Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Cruise has tossed off the shackles of Hollywood oppression and is piloting his Scientology-fueled funny car straight towards you. The tires are smoking and he’s screaming to the stands about Katie, psychiatry, sex, space aliens, and Brooke Shields. We invite you to grab some popcorn [...]

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