July 23, 2008
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My Friend Cher is going to Vegas tomorrow.  Do you want to be jealous of him but don’t think you know enough about his family history for your jealousy to be appropriate? No worries, I have you covered.

Happy Forbez Day - Entry #3

  • *Luke and Jeff are trying to get movie tickets for a late showing of the new Batman movie*
  • Jeff: Have you tried Yorkdale?
  • *Luke Calls the Yorkdale Theater*
  • Luke: Hi there, I tried to buy some tickets online for your theater for the 10:30 showing of Batman but even though it is not sold out... I can't purchase it online.
  • Theater Employee: Oh, that is because we only have 9 tickets left for the show... and they can only be purchased in person.
  • Luke: Can I buy them over the phone?
  • Theater Employee: Sorry, no! We only have 9 tickets left for the show... and they can only be purchased in person.
  • Luke: Thanks
  • *luke hangs up the phone*
  • Luke: Darn it, I'll tell Mike that we can't buy tickets in advance...
  • *Luke walks across the office*
  • Luke: Dude, there are only 9 tickets... and they can only be picked up in person.
  • Mike: Ok, well Ruth is meeting us there... (Ruth is Forbez's girlfriend), tell forbez to get her to pick up the tickets.
  • *Mike winks implying that it was a joke*
  • *Luke and the client laugh at the joke*
  • *Luke walks back to the meeting room Jeff is in*
  • Luke: Jeff, Mike said that he is going to be really upset if we don't get tickets to the show and that you need to send Ruth to get the tickets!
  • *Jeff picks up his phone and immediately dials Ruth*
  • Jeff: Ruth, we need you to go pick up movie tickets... you have to go quick or Mike will be mad... I love you... thank you...
  • Luke: Dude, I can't believe you actually just did that... I was waiting for you to question the order. *luke laughs out loud* let's go tell Mike.
  • *Luke and Jeff walk over to Mike's desk*
  • Luke: Mike, Jeff asked Ruth to get the tickets...
  • Mike: WHAT?!? Really?
  • Luke: Yeah, I guess I need to work on the timing in my sarcasm.
  • Jeff: What the $&%!! Well, you said Mike was going to be mad... so I acted fast!
  • Luke: You told her to get the VIP seats right...
  • Mike: Right dude?
  • Jeff: Here I'll call her back... shit she is probably in the subway?
  • Mike: SHE IS TAKING THE SUBWAY?!?! all the way there?!? tell her to take a cab and i'll pay for it.
  • Jeff: I AM NOT TELLING HER THAT!
  • Luke: I'll tell her.
  • Jeff: Fine, good luck.
  • *Jeff dials the Phone Number and hands the phone to Luke*
  • Luke: Forbez, you recognize that I am giving her a call and providing her with good news right? News that she doesn't have to take the subway and gets to take a better mode of transportation and for free...
  • Jeff: Give me the phone.
  • *Entire Office bursts out into laughter*
  • *Author's Note: Ruth did get to the theater in time to get tickets, without her we would not have seen the movie. While the series of events leading to the tickets being purchased is borderline ridiculous, the fact that Forbez's girlfriend loves him enough to do this is very cute - This concludes Forbez day, thank you for all the fun stories Forbez, I appreciate them very much. Readers look forward to the next Forbez day on August 23rd 2008*

Happy Forbez Day - Entry #2

  • *Forbez, Jon, Mike and Luke are walking back to the client's office after lunch*
  • Mike: What is your stance on them?
  • Luke: I think that they are more sarcastic than I am, and that frightens me.
  • *Group Laughs*
  • Mike: Dude, that is the best comment of the entire day!
  • *Forbez looks visibly hurt*
  • Forbez: Umm, what about that joke I made at lunch time? That one was pretty good!
  • Luke: What was that joke again?
  • Forbez: The one about how Jon will soon be driving a mini-van and that he won't be able to tell anyone to check their masculinity.
  • Luke: Ok, that was funny... but more importantly... are you touting your joke as the funniest joke of the lunch? For real Forbez? You are self proclaiming that you had the best joke?
  • Jeff: Well, it was..
  • *Jon interrupts and begins imitating Jeff*
  • Jon (in Jeff's voice): Guys, My joke was the funniest of lunch... what about my joke! It was soooo funny!
  • Luke (in Jeff's voice): Luke's joke had nothing on mine, I can't believe you guys thought that Luke's was funnier...
  • Jon (in Jeff's voice): MY JOKE was the funniest... do you remember it? It was way better than lukes!
  • Jeff: I hate you guys.

Happy Forbez Day - Entry #1

  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... i KNOW VERY LITTEL ABOUT THE MATERIAL MASTER
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... Woah
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... that wasn't mean to be caps
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... you sure
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... haha
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... (shoe-or)
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... yeah, that is my anger coming out
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... so here is the thing
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... the proper pronunciation of sure is shoe-or
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... my original pronunciation was shore
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... your pronunciation is shur
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... shoe-er
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... where shoe-or is the real pronunciation wouldn't shore be more right than shur
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... nah shoe-or
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... go to dictionary.com forbez
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... look it up
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... it's pronounced shur
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... you just dug your own grave on this
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... shur..
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... i hate you
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... I am copying and pasting this communication and blogging it.
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... did you know sure is an adverb
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... and an adjuective
  • Jeff Forbes -c-/CA/... on TV they say shoe-or
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... Prove that.
  • Luke Vigeant -c-/C... I dare you/
July 21, 2008
I am fully down with this.
July 20, 2008

Youtube Losers

proflyons:

Who are the people who take a song and make their own slideshow montage to accompany it, then post it to Youtube?  Worse still, who are the people who do the same, but with FinalFantasy video? 

I don’t know how many times I have wanted to see more of an exciting new band and have been tricked into thinking that they are anime-looking avatars wielding swords and using magical powers to destroy space elves.


Professor Lyons has hit the nail on the head with this entry. He may be new to tumblogging, but his PhD enchanced brain makes for some consistently good reads - He is 4 for 5 right now in terms of blog entries. Using University math I have calculated that four fifths translates into a percentage as 80%. Although, if this were a test I would write in big red pen at the bottom of his page: “Ensure that all your video links are up to date, clicking on a video only to see that it has been removed from YouTube is weak - Prof.Vigeant”.

It’s funny that I have given him a grade of 80% as this was precisely the grade he gave me on an Organizational Analysis Exam - Which for the record was kind of bullshit, as I deserved at least an 85%.

Some things are never forgotten…

Want to increase the amount of blogs you read from PhDs by 100%? Check out proflyons.tumblr.com. 

Ten internet points to the first person who messages me on the movie this is from… I’ll give you a hint - I watched it today… and cried a bit while doing so. p.s. That was not really a good hint.

Ten internet points to the first person who messages me on the movie this is from… I’ll give you a hint - I watched it today… and cried a bit while doing so.

p.s. That was not really a good hint.

Lars, The Real Girl, and I hung out this weekend. It went very well… If you have not hung out with them yet, you can!! They often hang out at blockbuster, or zip.ca.

Lars, The Real Girl, and I hung out this weekend. It went very well…

If you have not hung out with them yet, you can!! They often hang out at blockbuster, or zip.ca.

July 18, 2008
Looking up Vigeants on Facebook does not instill confidence in my ability to maintain my ridiculously good looks.
Looking up Vigeants on Facebook does not instill confidence in my ability to maintain my ridiculously good looks.
July 17, 2008

Forbez Vs. Punkaj

  • *Jeff Forbez (internet star on this blog) and a resource from India named Punkaj are having a discussion on Master Data*
  • Forbez: Punkaj, it doesn't really matter what data we use in this set... we just want to ensure that the system is pulling the data properly.
  • Punkaj: I understand.
  • *Author's Note - He clearly did not understand*
  • Forbez: We can just use rough data...
  • *Author's Note -We work with a colleague named Raphael and he is referred to as 'Raph'*
  • Punkaj: I understand.
  • Forbez: Great:
  • Punkaj: Do you want me to talk to Raphael?
  • Forbez: What?
  • Punkaj: To get some of his data...
  • Forbez: What?
  • Punkaj: We need raph's data to use the test...
  • Forbez: No we don't...
  • Punkaj: You just said we did...
  • Forbez: No! We need rough data...
  • Punkaj: I know!!
  • Forbez: Noooo, rouuugh data. It is a Canadian expression. Rough data.
  • Punkaj: What does it mean?
  • *At this point of the conversation I am laughing hysterically on the other side of the cubicle wall. I am out of sight, but still audible*
  • Forbez: Well, rough data means data that is not yet perfect... and may not be relevant to the real world scenario.
  • Punkaj: So this data will be false...
  • Forbez: Rough data is not correct...
  • Punkaj: I snuck in a competitor's product... can you get me a glass to pour it in?
  • Forbez: Yes.
  • *Conversation Ends*
July 15, 2008

My Computer Tells Me What Time It Is Every Hour

I have had it programmed to do so for the past month, and I highly recommend it to everyone. I’ll explain why later.
July 14, 2008
I am a pretty big fan of the new Radiohead album… and like their new video very much. This is a behind the scenes making of it… do a favour to yourself and watch it.

Ten Reasons Why I Should Work at Moon Cove Marina

  1. I like helping boats as they are coming in to the dock. I am very good at catching ropes and directing other people which ropes to catch.
  2. I have a beard, chest hair, and unprofessional hair; I would fit right in up north.
  3. There are no meetings about master data maintenance at Moon Cove Marina.
  4. I attended 1/5th of the new-hire training program on Friday by accident.
  5. I could design them a new computer system to keep track of their inventory (I saw their current one and it kind of frightened me).
  6. I could spend 5 minutes driving a boat to work instead of an hour and a half driving a car to work.
  7. It is not very difficult to get behind on your work when your work is pumping gas.
  8. I meet their strict employment requirement of: ‘A Bachelor of Information Systems with First Class Honours in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems’.
  9. Moon Cove Marina pays overtime.
  10. I understand that working for Moon Cove Marina is not a job, it is a career… I am willing to treat it as such.