Fun with Robots.

So, ocassionally you run into bots on the net that are just selling stuff. The most fun ones for this are the bots that are on IM. Here is a recent conversation I had with one of these bots. I knew full well the whole time it was a bot. So I went in with smart ass intentions.

RobGDietz3: Hola.
Natty4u212: Hey, Who is this? :-)

Auto response from RobGDietz3: Am I actually going to take a nap?!?!?

RobGDietz3: Rob...you messaged me on MySpace.
Natty4u212: Oh hey babe i loved your myspace profile. I was hoping you would message me. Was not sure if you had AIM though.
RobGDietz3: Nope, I do.
Natty4u212: Listen hun, I'm just about to start my webcam show with my roomate Tiffany, it's eaiser for me to chat ya in my chat room if u wanna log in? can u cum watch and chat me there?
RobGDietz3: I don't know...
RobGDietz3: I'm not sure about "bad" things.
Natty4u212: I can show u how to watch for free if u promise not to tell anyone else how to do it???PLEASE:-RobGDietz3: But I barely know you.
RobGDietz3: Think I'm going to go take a nap.
Natty4u212: well since its the law that u gotta be 18 (nudity involved), u have to sign up with a credit card for age verification! BUT.. Once you are inside, just clikc on "Webcams" and that section is 100% free... let me know what name you use to sign in with so I know it's you babe! natalielove.slickcams.com fill out the bottom of the page then fill out the next page as well and u can see me live!
RobGDietz3: What about my nap?
Natty4u212: Please dont mention anything about that in the chatroom once u get in ok?:-X
RobGDietz3: What my nap?
RobGDietz3: Why would anyone care.
RobGDietz3: ?
RobGDietz3: If they want to take a nap, no one is stopping them.
Natty4u212: OH SHIT.. k I'm late to start my show, I gotta get off AIM...I'll see ya inside my chatroom babe.. remember to just click on the "webcams" button, thats FREE... You can use your msn name to sign in so i know it's you
RobGDietz3: But this is AIM. You won't know my MSN name.
Natty4u212: Auto Response: I am SOOO wet oh my god! Just in my cam show now with Beth and Melissa.. Click the link to come watch natalielove.slickcams.com :-)
RobGDietz3: I'm going to cry.

We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.

Week in Review time.

The quote is from "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead." A very good movie, with some very good quotes.

Sorry, no Pat story this week Jennifer. I should tell a Glen story though. But there are a lot about him too. One involves him getting beat up on air. Now you know that has to be a good story.

This week's story actually pertains to me, and actually happened to me this week.

I hate when buisness calls pretend like they know you on a personal level. At work, there is a program I use called Bloomberg. It's this huge financial THING. There is a magazine, they have Bloomberg Telivision, and Bloomberg Radio, and then this program. It's even got a special keyboard, with a thumbprint dealy on it. I've yet to actually use the thumbprint dealy. Which is saddening.

Anyway, so ocassionally they call you to tell you of "the great new features on Bloomberg". So, I didn't recognize the number so I let the call go to voicemail. Even in the voicemail, she was acting as if we had a connection on a personal level.

"Hey Rob, this is Ah-lease.'(this is how she pronounced it, though I have a sneaking suspicion that her name is just Alice, and she's trying to be more cosmopolitian) We haven't talked in awhile, and I thought I'd just check in with you. I'm with Bloomberg and want to tell you of the great new features so if you could call me back at 555-555-5555, and we can chat, that would be great. Hope to talk to you soon Rob!. Bye."

When I hear "haven't talked in awhile" I start racking my brain trying to remember the person. My first clue was that I don't think I'd ever actually talk to someone if their name was "Ah-lease". I wouldn't talk to them on the principal that their name is "Ah-lease".

Next time, I hope to actually take the call. I'd love to just mess with that familiarity that they try to make.

"Hello is this Rob?"

"Yes, this is."

"Hi, this is Ah-lease, how are you?"

"Well, my wife left me this morning, taking everything but the coffee table. So I'll have to eat a microwave dinner that I'll heat up with a lighter and sit on the floor, using the coffee table as my dinner table, while I hum Beatles tunes to myself for entertainment. I also have just been told that I will either have to quit my job or pay them to allow me to continue working here. Also, my dog committed suicide this morning. He even left a note. All it said was "Rut Row." But other than that I'm doing great. Also, just admit, your name is Alice...like, the chick in Wonderland. C'mon."

"...yes...um....well...Bloomberg has many new features.."

Please, buisness people. You don't know me. If you did, you'd probably not want to "hang" with me. Stop it. Just tell me what you need to, and we'll call it good.

As for the week. It was a typical week. Ate out for lunch much more than I usually do. But Thursday was Charlie's birthday, so that is excuseable. Jeff also has an every Friday thing at Carlos O' Kelley's. I'll try to do that every other week or something like that.

The "promotion" thing at work is turning out to be pretty cool. I'm getting to do different things. Which is making me less bored with it. I'm still not sure if Kingland is something I'd want to do for a career. There just isn't enough creativity in it to keep me entertained. But it's a job I don't mind when I get bored with it. I don't want to be hopping around from job to job, just because I want a creative outlet. There is always going back to school as well. I still haven't been given the full blown duties of this new job either, so we'll see what happens there.

Yesterday a lot of WoW was played. I'm starting to enjoy it more in a group atmosphere. Solo is fun don't get me wrong. But much more fun with a few more people.

Finished the book "High Fidelity". Better than the movie, and I like the movie a lot. It's about a guy named Rob who just loves music(you can see why I probably like it so much). I thought the characters were switched around a bit in the movie to fit the people that played them. But the Jack Black character was exactly the same in the book. That was nice. Good book. I'm not sure if I like "High Fidelity" better or "About a Boy", bookwise. Movie wise, it's "High Fidelity". "About a Boy" I think might of gotten a bum rap, since it had Hugh Grant in it, so it got played as a romantic comedy, when it really isn't at all.

Nothing much else really. The Valerie thing was a bust, but thank you anyway Jennifer. Not sure what to do on that dating front. I'm not in a HUGE rush to get into a relationship really, but it would be nice. As harsh as it sounds, the five years with Rebecca were my early 20's and mid 20's. As a guy in his late 20's, I have no idea how to go about this meeting girls thing. I wish Rebecca and I would of decided to end things the first time things were bad. Oh well, you can't change the past. I'll just know to break up with girls at the first sign of trouble. (That's a joke.)

Ok...I've went on long enough. Until later this week or until the next Week in Review, were I'll promise not to talk about music, and try to remember a Pat story. Glen stories are golden too. I just remembered the time he put his coffee in the microwave, and told me to bring it to him when it was done heating up. There wasn't a lot of coffee in that cup. In fact, I think I got drunk smelling it.

Everything I try to do, nothing ever seems to turn out right.

(for those keeping track...the subject line is a song from the Decemberists)

Talked to Valerie tonight. She's not really interested in dating anyone. Which is very cool. It was one date, and some phone calls. She said it wasn't me, I'm fun to talk to.

I try.

The thing I hate about a situation like this, is the oddness it presents. For myself it would just seem odd to hang out as friends. Am I the only person that is this way? I mean, even after one date, it seems odd to me. The point of a date is to see if you can develop a relationship that is something more than a friendship. Once you cross that line, it's hard to see it differently. Am I making sense here? I've had many dating experiences where either myself or the girl decide that it shouldn't go on. But we'll be friends. Then it just kind of dies. I always feel bad too. They are nice people, really nice people. But, it just ends. Maybe I'm the wierd one.

Anyway, I'm going to spend the rest of the night feeling a little down, a little sorry for myself. Start tomorrow as my usual chipper self. At least I met a really cool, intelligent person from this. Maybe I'll actually try to stay friends with her. Make an effort.

Crazy, fire chick at Welch Ave. Station, here I come!

(That above is just a joke...it's funny. Laugh.)

How can I get closer and be further away/ When the truth/ Proves it's beautiful to lie (Week in Review)

Hello,

The subject line is from one of the greatest albums ever "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" by Wilco, the song is called "Reservations".

This week was "meh".

Found out at work they are going to put me in charge of the Quality Control team. That is pretty cool. I was thinking of quitting there. But the pain of trying to find another job is just...well, a pain. I make all right money there. Not great, but not bad either. Sadly, the most I've ever got paid at a job I've had. I've had some pretty shit pay jobs. Anyway, I think I'll stick it out, and get back to school. I just hope I don't get George Bailey syndrome(It's A Wonderful Life). Everytime I think about leaving, they move me to something a little bit better there.

Tuesday resulted in some "Asia Plum" sass for Ben. Then at work they had me doing work I usually don't do, so I was bored beyond belief. So I started coming up with ideas for Asia Plum. They were first things to just give Ben crap. Funny ideas. But then I actually started having some (I thought) good ideas for it. Frank keeps saying I should run a campaign, maybe I'll base it on the Asia Plum stuff I thought up.

VIESHA was pretty cool. I was going to go down on Friday and see Valerie down there since she was working security or something. But the movie had gotten out at midnight, and she hadn't called yet. I was really tired so I figured I'd just go home. She called me just as I was falling asleep. She told me where she was, and I had to say that I was at home. I felt like such a jerk, since I said I would be there.

Saturday I was there all day, spent the morning with the Huebner's and then right when I was going to go home, Charlie called and so I stayed on campus. Ran into Carmen there. We hung out the rest of the afternoon. Highlights include...

The little kid that ran over to the fence, dropped his drawers to presumably go to the bathroom. An adult tried to stop him from public nudity, but he was too late.

Trying to avoid two sets of people. Carmen's reaction to seeing one of them was priceless.

Mocking Pete and Tas.

Jeff nailing Charlie straight in the head with the little balsa wood airplane.

We then went to Welch Ave, which was a lot of fun too. Maybe I drank a little too much. But I don't do that too often.

Writing this and listening to music, I just realized I listen to some really depressing and downer music. The lyrics I used as the subject line are pretty depressing, and I was just listening to The Beatles "Yer Blues". Which features such uplifting lyrics as "Yes, I'm lonely, wanna die" and of course this uplifting discourse "Feel so suicidal, even hate my Rock and Roll". Why do I listen to the depressing stuff so much. I think I'm an upbeat kind of guy. Oh well, best not to think of it too much.

That's it this week. Looks like I wrote another novella. Oh well.

I went to school with 27 Jennifers...16 Jens, 10 Jennies and then there was her. (Week in Review)

I was going to kick off this Week in Review with thoughts on a band called The Decemberists. Instead the subject line goes to a song by Mike Doughty, called...27 Jennifers. I came home and his music was in my head, and now I'm listening.

Doughty is probably best known for his band Soul Coughing, which called it quits after three albums. All three of which are pure genius. On the band's website, he would post explinations to his songs. Most usually involved how he thought something sounded wierd while high on herion. He kicked the herion habit around the time of Soul Coughing's last album. The question was, would his song writing go downhill, or better since there was no drug addled brain.

The songs he produces now, sans band, are quality. Some of the wierd word play and just general oddness are gone(which I really liked). Soul Coughing's sound was a jazz/rock type fusion...if it were on drugs. Which makes sense, after knowing what Doughty was doing during those years.

Right now, I'm partaking in Mike Doughty's second EP "Rockity Roll". Very good, stand out songs being "27 Jennifers", "40 Grand in the Whole", "Ossining" and finally "Move On(Bloom Like the Sunshine in My Song). The latter being written for the political awareness group Move On. Which you can check out at www.moveon.org.

As for the week...It was a great week. Spent most of the begining of the week here at home when not at work. Watched the Mel Gibson Hamlet, and then Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead...which was very good. Kind of pretentious, but good.

Thursday was yet ANOTHER change on how things are done at work. Which always involves me somehow. They combined two teams at work, and gave us a new assistant manager. When we finished the meeting about that, the new assistant manager then told me she was excited to work with me again, and that she had lots of ideas for me. Since I'm such an asset to Kingland and I could be used more...or something. When someone starts singing my praises, I kind of stop paying attention. So I didn't ask anymore about it.

Thursday was also "The Big Date" as it has so been dubbed by others. I think that things went well. Though I've been trying to work up the courage to call her again. It's a little more intimadating when you kind of know the person now. Jennifer said that she seemed to like me though, and thought I was "witty". Once again, good things were said about me, so I didn't bother to ask anymore.

I got Sim City 4. We'll see if that takes away from me playing WoW. I was hoping for something else to play so my brother and Charlie can catch up, and I'd only play it when they were playing too, or just a little less than I have been.

Saw Syriana. I don't know what I thought. It was kind of dull. It seemed to me they were trying hard to make it look like they weren't making a political statement, but didn't do a good job of that. It was okay, I suppose.

That's it for this week. It's raining and a nice breeze equals some nice sleeping.

So long.

On Matters of Thursday Night

Things went extremely well I thought. We'll see what happens.

and that's all you're getting.

Since I'm the only one who updates anymore. (Mini week in review)

Ha Ha. Zing!

First, the date didn't happen this weekend. She got called into work, for something that sounded like a hellish time for her. She sounded pretty upset that it was called off, but I told her I understand things happen. Thats just the way things are.

Though there was still a little insecure part of me that thought this was an out for her. But I've had a lot of practice ignoring that insecure voice for the most part.

Also, I know I was going to try and do a Week in Review every week. But this week, I don't think it's going to get done. Here's a short one for you anyway.

Spent a lot of time not at home. Don't remember what a lot of that was that I was doing. I know Tuesday was Frank's game. Thursday night I think I was actually at home. Hmm.

Friday saw Glory Road. Good movie.

Saturday night, saw Lucky Number Slevin. Very good movie.

Also, got a headset, with mic and headphones. Charlie and I tried that out. Makes the World of Warcraft experience even more amazing. Look Mom, no hands! No more typing. We can react quickly to our enviroment but talking to each other. Plus, it's a whole new way to deliver sass!

But this week, I hope to reshedule with Valerie. Maybe I can convince her to not do the double date thing. Though that would be fun, it would mean another two weeks of waiting. Maybe just going somewhere to meet. Like Sante Fe coffee shop. It's new and I want to check it out.

Ok, now off to kill time someway else.

Bye for now.

Week in Review!

At the radio station I worked at in Webster City, our news guy did a Week in Review. Kind of a cool idea. But his news stories consisted of church Bake Sales and city council meetings. Where he would interview the people on the most asinine things covered at the meeting. Such as approving to buy a pop machine for outside City Hall.

One of my favourite moments of working there, and of working with this guy is the time that something actually happened in Webster City. A woman was shot in her home. Her husband came in from the field to find her on the floor, bleeding. It was eventually found out that the person that shot her, had broken into the house to steal some things, and make off with one of the vehicles at the farm. Though, Webster City being the gossipy town it is, most of the residients believed that the husband shot her.

Anyway, I veered from my main point. This woman was shot, and I heard it on the police scanner. At first I dismissed it, figuring that Pat(the news guy) would be covering this if it were anything. Darren, one of the sales guys, came into the studio and asked if I had heard anything. I told him about the scanner, and we both came to the conclusion, that Pat would be covering it if this were true.

A lot of calls start to come in and then our Program Director called me and asked why we weren't covering it. I told him, I don't know, you need to talk to Pat. I was then told to do everything I could to find him.

Five minutes later, Pat comes strolling in. I then said, "Hey, Tony is looking for you?" He then says, "Oh, really? I wonder what he wants?" I tell him, "I'm sure it has to do with this shooting Pat, that doesn't really happen everyday in Webster City, and we've got nothing on the air about it." Pat's response, and it's a classic..."Well, I didn't want to worry people about a shooter on the loose, I was just going to let this one blow by."

Good idea Pat. We don't want to tell the people about a real news story, that every news station in the state has a story on. But we better tell them about the five for a dollar Lemon Bars at the First Presbyterian Church. Oh, and if you buy something before 5 PM, you get a free Rice Krispie square.

There is actually a lot more to this story, but I got really side tracked. I just was going to tell you that Pat did these Week in Review things, and I was thinking about doing them here on Friday night or Saturday.

Sorry, a bit more of a sidetrack. he also did a Year in Review in December. Each month was about forty minutes long. This thing ran for six hours. KQWC had a lot of programming problems. From what I know, it's gotten a lot better.

Anyway, my Week in Review...

Bad things...
My sleeping was really off, waking up quite a bit earlier than I usually get up. Thursday I went to bed at about one in the morning, only to awake three and a half hours later.

Monday, the person usually in charge of my team at work was gone. It was the day we had to get everything done for delivery. I was put in charge of making sure it all got done. I don't mind being put in charge, but in the twelve or so years I've worked at various places, this kind of thing happens. I prove time and time again, that I could be in a leadership role, and nothing ever happens. I'm given some "corporate babble" why I they don't want me there. This happened to my dad a lot too. Maybe it's a Dietz curse.

Good things...

Saw the newest Harry Potter, which was very good. The children have become much better actors since the first film. They were horrid in that movie. The first movie was great, despite them not having their "acting chops" yet.

Goblet of Fire had David Tennant in it as Barty Crouch Junior, which was really cool for me, because he is playing the Doctor in the next season of Doctor Who(starts April 15, I can't wait...and thats on the BBC, Sci-Fi channel is still showing the first season. But I'm a nerd, and have been downloading them.)

Oh, also, the band that played at the dance, some of the people in the band are in the real life band Radiohead. Which was pretty sweet.

All in all, I liked the movie. I need to read the books I think.

Saw "Inside Man" last night. A Spike Lee Joint. He didn't disapoint again. I don't think I've seen a bad movie from him. Really good, I recommend it.

Getting confirmation that the blind date for next weekend is go. I'm a little nervous. I have always had the feeling that I leave an overwhelming first impression. I don't mean that as an arrogant statement either.

Wierd occurances, or things I didn't expect to happen...

Playing pool at the MU with Frank and Charlie, that was pretty enjoyable. A lot of fun. Also, losing a bet and having to play Dance Dance Revolution...EXTREME! That thing flashes at you so much. I think I have epilepsy now.

Jeff Sorensen singing Black Eyed Peas song "My Humps" in the back seat of Charlie's car. It was quite surreal.

Having Charlie look for the CD in Best Buy the next day. That just added to the surrealness.

Also, once again, playing Dance Dance Revolution.

All right, the Pat story took up a lot of this, but I hadn't told a Pat story in forever. Anyway, that's my Week in Review. Maybe I'll keep these up.

Oh, don't forget. Brownies are two for a dollar down at St. John's Luthran Church. Today only.

Because my body must of decided I don't need rest.

I went to bed at 12:30am...to awake at 4:30am. Wonderful. I'm wide awake too.

Anyway, this has entertained me...

www.huhcorp.com

My favourite passage came from there "Ideas" section. I share it with you now.

Our female staff members are all hot, so, even if there's nothing to meet about, we'll sit and flirt with them, and charge you for the time. When one of our new-age marketing gurus or design experts or consultants has an idea, the rest of us look at him or her with serious expressions and write stuff down on paper.

The whole site is golden, you should read it. Especially if you like to wake up at 4:30 for no reason.

This seems to be a daily thing now.

More TV on DVD news.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5398

There was one for Pinky and the Brain too, but Animaniacs will always rank higher.

Oh yeah! How sweet is this.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5391

That will be awesome.

At the behest of Ben Garvey.

Actual content!!!

Since almost everyone that reads this has asked about "that girl Frank's wife is setting you up with", I shall now give the lowdown to my peeps. (Did I just say that.)

Tuesday, her phone number was given to me. On Wednsday, as atypical of myself, I found ways to avoid calling. "After this movie, I give her a call." After the movie, I was hungry. "When I'm done eating, I'll call." When the food was done..."Oh, damn...it's late. Guess I'll just have to call tomorrow."

To explain the waffling I was doing here, you must remember, that I haven't played this game in six or seven years. I really didn't play this game when Rebecca and I got together. It started with me being interested in her. Her saying she just wanted to be friends, me deciding that I was cool with that after awhile, then shortly there after, Rebecca declaring to me that she decided that we should date. Five years later we break up, a little under two and I'm at this point. I'm not really the most confident guy in the world either, though my bravado might lead you to think different.

Thursday, with nothing really to do all night, the opportunity was ripe.

So I found ways to delay it.

"After this song, I'll call." An hour long album later, I decide I should goof off on the internet for awhile. Which does include World of Warcraft. After that, I say to myself once again "After this song I'll call."

So, after listening to that song four or five times,(it was a good song! "Weight of the World" by Tarkio...not that you probably have ever heard of it.) I finally walked it off, sucked it up and dialed the number.

Her name is Valerie. I knew this before, it was on the Post-It note that had her number on it. It wasn't like I went in with nothing. "Hey dude, is this the chick I'm suppose to call?" But not revealing it until now, that's called drama! (I'm done being a literature nerd now.)

We talked for an hour or so, about your general, I've never talked to you topics. What we do for a job, what we do for fun, our families(which is very simular...which led to an odd comment from her..."I don't mean anything by this, but you and I should never breed"). What TV shows we like, or have liked in the past. Things like that.

The plan now is to set up a double date with Frank and Jennifer, as to have more people around that we both know, as to keep the awkwardness down of the whole thing.

She seems very nice, and has a good sense of humour(from what I can tell in an hour telephone conversation). It should be fun. Though we'll have to see how she responds to sass. That's a big thing.

So far, it looks like the date will be two weekends from now. We shall see what that brings.

You nosey people. There is the lowdown.

w00t.

Fixed the timestamp AND made the date British format of date posting(?).

Ok, I'll stop being anal retentive about dumb things.

Ok, I have to play with the setting some, the timestamp being off is bugging me to no end.

(and yes, this post is to see if I fixed it.)

Right.

One of the most annoying things ever. This week for me I guess, is the fact that I'm sleeping very little. Not that I need the sleep or anything like that. I wake up feeling refreshed. But my bedtime is about midnight or one in the morning. I've been waking up earlier and earlier every morning this week. Six o' clock this morning. I didn't have to get up until seven. Which is actually earlier than I usually get up. What will tomorrow bring, on a day I get to sleep in? I'm not worried about it or anything, it's just annoying to get up before you are meant to.

That's my rant for right now. Enjoy it.

Wow, looky that. I rememberd the password after almost three years. Now it gets changed.

Ok, there will be more later. I know I said that three years ago, but this time...I promise.

I guess I'm not cut out for one of these things.

Saw Adaptation last night, a good movie, I could see where people would not like it though, or find it "wierd". I love how anything original is "wierd". I can't believe people that just live in cookie cutter worlds, being told what they should like. Think for yourself, dammit.

Trip to Des Moines today and got some old school NES games. Great fun. Getting tired, bed soon for me. See ya!

Rob Dietz
rgdietz@dmacc.org

Eventful day today, and will write more on it tonight or tomorrow morning. TA TA For Now!

Rob Dietz
trebor61@yahoo.com

the first entry. Hizzah!


Rob Dietz
trebor61@yahoo.com