I made an error in judgment.
In my haste to sell Scamper records (which I hear are flying off the shelves at certain Newbury Comics locations, so you'd better hurry and get yours now), I did something that I wouldn't normally do - I pimped myself out in the employee newsletter at my day job. This was an error.
Normally, I try to keep a pretty low profile at work (I sell propane and propane accessories). Keep my head down, do my work and hope everyone leaves me alone. But here's the thing - I figured out of the hundred or so people that work in my building, at least a few of them just might enjoy the well-crafted power pop of the juggernaut known as Scamper. So when they asked for submissions for the monthly employee newsletter, I thought "Hey, what could go wrong?"
Yesterday, the newsletter came out. It had a link to this very site. Hundreds of people clicked to this site and listened to the music. This is good. Then, they saw the "Brendan's Journal" and thought "Hmmm... I wonder what that nice young man that works down the hall has to say." This is not good. I think you can figure out the rest.
Yep, everyone in my building - including my boss, my boss' boss and my boss' boss' boss - got to read my classy little gems like "hardcore anal prison rape" and "chipmunk fisting." This morning, people are looking at me just a little different as they pass me in the hallways. Top notch, Brendo. Top notch.
In my haste to sell Scamper records (which I hear are flying off the shelves at certain Newbury Comics locations, so you'd better hurry and get yours now), I did something that I wouldn't normally do - I pimped myself out in the employee newsletter at my day job. This was an error.
Normally, I try to keep a pretty low profile at work (I sell propane and propane accessories). Keep my head down, do my work and hope everyone leaves me alone. But here's the thing - I figured out of the hundred or so people that work in my building, at least a few of them just might enjoy the well-crafted power pop of the juggernaut known as Scamper. So when they asked for submissions for the monthly employee newsletter, I thought "Hey, what could go wrong?"
Yesterday, the newsletter came out. It had a link to this very site. Hundreds of people clicked to this site and listened to the music. This is good. Then, they saw the "Brendan's Journal" and thought "Hmmm... I wonder what that nice young man that works down the hall has to say." This is not good. I think you can figure out the rest.
Yep, everyone in my building - including my boss, my boss' boss and my boss' boss' boss - got to read my classy little gems like "hardcore anal prison rape" and "chipmunk fisting." This morning, people are looking at me just a little different as they pass me in the hallways. Top notch, Brendo. Top notch.
10 Comments:
At least you don't bitch about your job in here.
I mean, imagine if Joe's boss looked at HIS daily musings.
i had something very similar happen to me..haha..oh man..luckily i had given my two weeks notice the day before so i didn't really care..but it was still embarassing..
let's just hope none of them have anyone close to them that died of AIDS...then it would be a little more personal..eh..they'll get over it anyways..
For the record, I wasn't making fun of AIDS victims. If Jonathan Larsen had died of an enlarged uvula, I would have said "I'm glad the asshole that wrote RENT died of an enlarged uvula."
I know I'm just digging myself into a deeper hole here, but had to be said.
I think people these days confuse being offended by something and disagreeing with something.
Stiffen up people!
To our readers' credit, no one actually told me they were offended by my jokes. It was more of a "Hey - someone might really be offended by that!"-type of thing.
But I really don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, I swear. I'm just a goofy guy in a band that, in a certain light, looks like a young JFK Jr.
for the record
i am quite aware you were not making fun of AIDS victims..but if someone had someone close to them(or them themselves)affected by the AIDS virus..it could be more offensive than the initial "backlash" you got..
i, for one, am on the same page as you and don't find much offensive..though..i have to say that the following link came fairly close
http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=7601779&Mytoken=20050120081235
I enjoy being offended. Keep it up Brendo!
-Tony
Thanks for all the support, cuntbags. I'll keep the dirty dirty rolling.
HAHAHA! This is just too funny.
You're a class act, Brendan. Glad people at your work finally got to see it. :D
Rather than take the obvious route and be offended by the AIDS comment, I think I shall choose to be offended by the enlarge uvula comment.
Maybe I'm just blowing off steam about this annoying lump in the back of my throat....
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