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No, I think she loves attracting instead.

I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and saw that Joy Glass (from reality TV’s “The Glass House”) had tweeted a link to “one of my favorite shoots!” I clicked on it because… I wanted to know why there are so many songs about rainbows and thought I might find the answer there. Yeah, that’s it… rainbows.

I’ve been surfing the web this morning and noticed that people’s copy editing skills have been sloppy recently. Sure, they can rely on spellchecker, but when you put the wrong word spelled correctly into a sentence, you get results like this caption under her picture: “Joy is a nurse / actress. She also loves spending time outdoors, hiking, repelling and just being with friends. Her ambition is to leave the world a little better than when she found it.”

I can totally picture her beating away dudes with a hiking stick. She doesn’t seem the least bit repelling. Now, if she loves rappelling—using ropes to descend down a rock face—well, plenty of other attractive people enjoy that, too.

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They’re sold out of FAIL?

It’s nice to know there are other people on the lookout for products like “Your Single” clothing: failblog.org

And as a special bonus, I clicked on the link to see the website again and it has a note saying:

“This item is currently out of stock
Please check your local store for availability.”

Sooooo… yay for them taking it off the Internet, but boo that they’re still willing to sell it in stores? Or maybe they’re bluffing and already got rid of all the shirts, but don’t want to admit it. Either way, I feel like we achieved a small victory today. I think it’s safe to start telling girls I’m single again.

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Whet Seel kneads grammar Czech

(I know, I had a nice running theme in the title, but I couldn’t find an alternate spelling for “grammar”. That’s probably for the best.)

So I wrote my “Contact Us” message to Wet Seal on the 13rd about their “Your Single” tunic and still haven’t heard anything. I’m tempted to write a letter… on paper… sent in the mail… pretty extreme, right? But I want to know what kind of reaction the company will have if I openly express anger about the mistake on that shirt. Personally, it only irritates me when I’m looking at the web page, but this would be kinda like kids poking frogs with sticks—they want to see what will happen.

If I end up sending a letter, I’ll be sure to post it for everyone to read and then post the response (assuming I get one) from Wet Seal. Hopefully, there won’t be any grammatical mistakes if/when they write back to me…

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Teen Clothing FAIL

It’s not bad enough that teens keep confusing there/their/they’re and your/you’re. Now there’s a clothing company perpetuating the confusion. I can only imagine how many English teachers will see “IF YOUR SINGLE, SO AM I” on this shirt and start having heart palpitations.

(In case you’re wondering, I clicked “Contact Us” and sent them a message asking if they realized the mistake. I should know in a day or two just how stupid the shirt designers are.)

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I hate meetings

After attending Normandale last semester, my grades were high enough to merit a letter in the mail that began with “Dear Honor Student.” I don’t want to just thumb my nose at Alpha Kappa Alpha (Normandale’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa)—I’m sure it’s an outstanding “international honor society for two-year colleges” that will “enrich my life while I attend Normandale and also remain with me as I pursue other educational or career goals.” Whether I want to spend eighty bucks for such an honor… well, that’s not the point. The point is on the third page. Continue reading “I hate meetings”

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Where’s a time machine when you need one?

I was checking out craigslist.org in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area to see what kinds of writing/editing jobs might be available. There was one for an “Electronic Publisher/Proofreader” posted by this company:

JPG & Associates, Inc.
“The Publications Professionals”

It looked intriguing, but I don’t think I’ll be applying because I don’t meet a lot of the qualifications:

    1. Advanced skills in MS Word (templates, book marks, hyperlinks, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, MS Visio.
    2. Experience working Documentum or other document management system.
    3. High attention to detail.
    4. Must be able to start end of May.
    5. Must be able to work on-site 8:00-5:00.
    6. Previous contract experience is preferred.

I know very little about the first two, but 3 and 4 disturb me. They want someone with high attention to detail who is also able to start working at the end of May. My problem? The ad was posted on June 12th. They want to hire a proofreader who apparently started working for them two weeks ago. If that’s what they’re looking for, maybe I should start working on my resume and list all the jobs I’m planning on having through 2009…