01-17-2004, 10:49 PM
that nobody really likes. He's an alright guy I guess, but he just does not know how to shut the fuck up. He has the mentality and social skills of a 5-year old with downs syndrome, only worse. He was born without the ability to carry on a rational, halfway intelligent conversation. Last night it was just the two of us working for a couple of hours so I decided to try and log these "conversations" as best I could. Of course this is not an exact log; just the highlights. As much as I would like to just completely ignore the guy all night, it would just create too awkward an atmosphere. So, as you can see, I have to play along when need be.
-Do you mind if I go to Smith's?
-no, sure, go ahead
-yeah, last Sunday Jesse got this Texas Toast from there and damn it smelled good.. I had some spaghetti today and I was like damn, there's no garlic bread to go with it!
-uh huh
-I have my re-training tomorrow, i don't know if you knew or not
-on a Saturday? that's odd
-yeah, I guess Robert's gonna come in around 3:30 and take lunch. I don't know how long it's for though, or if it's just one day
-that would be kind of pointless if it were just one day
-yeah i know. I'm putting together a list of things to go over for it
-uh huh, that's good
-Tim was saying I don't have enough confidence in myself and that I add too much case notes. I guess the reason they moved me off of day shift was because I was too slow. Is that what you heard too?
-Yeah something like that, I don't know
-Did you see that episode of the Simpsons where Lisa builds the underwater city?
-uh .. yeah I remember that one
-She puts her tooth in the water and it grows into a whole big city.
-yup.
-I guess they did on that South Park too - Simpsons already did it.
-Yeah, that was a good episode
-I like it when Cartman makes songs on Stan's mom
-It's Kyle's mom
-oh right, sorry. [singing] Kyle's mom's a bitch. a bitch bitch bitch bitch a bitch bitch bitch! heheheheh
-ehh
-Is Butters still on the show?
-yeah
[I browse to the box score of the Mavs-Nuggets game - Dallas 86 Denver 84]
-Damn, Denver is almost kicking their ass!.. I thought they sucked.
-No, they're pretty good this year
-The Denver ...... what's their team name again?
-Nuggets
-yeah, that's what I thought
[phone rings]
-do you want me to get that?
-NO, NO! I GOT IT.. Weren't you going to go to Smith's??
-yeah
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[comes back from the store, sits next to me again]
-hey ... look! (shows me the box of texas toast)
-uh huh..
-do you want some?
-no thanks, I'm good
-there's 8 of them, I'm not gonna eat them all myself! heheheh
[dead silence .. walks away to make his toast]
[comes back 2 minutes later and sits down. I fart fairly loud, with the hopes of driving him away]
-like in Biodome.. you know.. when one of them farts and the other tries to smell what they ate. heheheheh
-o ... kay
-Do you watch Sci-Fi at all?
-the channel?
-yeah
-no, not really
-there's this new show with the purple alien with 3 heads .. I mean 3 eyes, and the one chick with big boobs ....[at this point he starts talking about some sci-fi crap and I just completely block everything out, all I remember is..]
-So it turns out he was working on the freezer instead of on the transfluxor! [heavy laughter]
[I just smile and nod uncomfortably. Start to go through my bag to find something to do/read so maybe he will take the hint and leave]
-damn you got a lot of magazines in there
-yeah
[goes to finish making toast, then eats and does some work]
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[about 45 min later..]
-so who won that game?
-Dallas
-damn. do you know how hot it is in here when I get in?
-78
-yeah, you know why?
-...
-because of Ian I think.. or someone else who's turning it up. Sometimes it's like I can wear shorts in here! [chuckles]
[goes to the bathroom, then back to his cube]
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Tonight I think I'm going to start playing along some more to egg him on and see how stupid and annoying a human being can be. I'm not sure how much I can take though...
-Do you mind if I go to Smith's?
-no, sure, go ahead
-yeah, last Sunday Jesse got this Texas Toast from there and damn it smelled good.. I had some spaghetti today and I was like damn, there's no garlic bread to go with it!
-uh huh
-I have my re-training tomorrow, i don't know if you knew or not
-on a Saturday? that's odd
-yeah, I guess Robert's gonna come in around 3:30 and take lunch. I don't know how long it's for though, or if it's just one day
-that would be kind of pointless if it were just one day
-yeah i know. I'm putting together a list of things to go over for it
-uh huh, that's good
-Tim was saying I don't have enough confidence in myself and that I add too much case notes. I guess the reason they moved me off of day shift was because I was too slow. Is that what you heard too?
-Yeah something like that, I don't know
-Did you see that episode of the Simpsons where Lisa builds the underwater city?
-uh .. yeah I remember that one
-She puts her tooth in the water and it grows into a whole big city.
-yup.
-I guess they did on that South Park too - Simpsons already did it.
-Yeah, that was a good episode
-I like it when Cartman makes songs on Stan's mom
-It's Kyle's mom
-oh right, sorry. [singing] Kyle's mom's a bitch. a bitch bitch bitch bitch a bitch bitch bitch! heheheheh
-ehh
-Is Butters still on the show?
-yeah
[I browse to the box score of the Mavs-Nuggets game - Dallas 86 Denver 84]
-Damn, Denver is almost kicking their ass!.. I thought they sucked.
-No, they're pretty good this year
-The Denver ...... what's their team name again?
-Nuggets
-yeah, that's what I thought
[phone rings]
-do you want me to get that?
-NO, NO! I GOT IT.. Weren't you going to go to Smith's??
-yeah
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[comes back from the store, sits next to me again]
-hey ... look! (shows me the box of texas toast)
-uh huh..
-do you want some?
-no thanks, I'm good
-there's 8 of them, I'm not gonna eat them all myself! heheheh
[dead silence .. walks away to make his toast]
[comes back 2 minutes later and sits down. I fart fairly loud, with the hopes of driving him away]
-like in Biodome.. you know.. when one of them farts and the other tries to smell what they ate. heheheheh
-o ... kay
-Do you watch Sci-Fi at all?
-the channel?
-yeah
-no, not really
-there's this new show with the purple alien with 3 heads .. I mean 3 eyes, and the one chick with big boobs ....[at this point he starts talking about some sci-fi crap and I just completely block everything out, all I remember is..]
-So it turns out he was working on the freezer instead of on the transfluxor! [heavy laughter]
[I just smile and nod uncomfortably. Start to go through my bag to find something to do/read so maybe he will take the hint and leave]
-damn you got a lot of magazines in there
-yeah
[goes to finish making toast, then eats and does some work]
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[about 45 min later..]
-so who won that game?
-Dallas
-damn. do you know how hot it is in here when I get in?
-78
-yeah, you know why?
-...
-because of Ian I think.. or someone else who's turning it up. Sometimes it's like I can wear shorts in here! [chuckles]
[goes to the bathroom, then back to his cube]
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Tonight I think I'm going to start playing along some more to egg him on and see how stupid and annoying a human being can be. I'm not sure how much I can take though...