4/12/2005 06:38:00 PM|||Travis|||

Ok, Logan wants me to write more and since he is so fucking cool, I will. It could be senseless drivel. Or it could be juicy drama. I guess we will see as it flows.

Where to begin. Well first off, I work at a massive call center called Bargain Network. It's nickname is Bargain Satan, because the company uses misleading marketing combined with well trained salesmen to convince people to try something for a "free trial". They then forget to cancel and are billed appropriately. I used to agree with the Satan name until Bargain Network was sold to bigger telemarketing company for around 35 Mil or so, and now I am convinced that THAT company IS satan. Bargain Network is merely a lesser demon that is now controlled by the dark one himself.

So how can I sleep at night?

Well, first off, it is people's own silly fault they get charged, because I make it clear that they should cancel or they will be BILLED. And yet they forget. They don't have planners or calenders. Some of them probably couldn't remember what I said five minutes before, let alone remember to cancel all the services I talked them into. I think most of it has to do with the fact that these calls come from Americans, and Americans are pretty stupid in most places, sans the coasts.

I am not going to work there long, but its one of the few places that I can clear around $20 an hour with a somewhat flexible shcedule. And I am learning how to sell stuff, which is a good skillset to have.

And soon I am graduating. That is going to be disorienting. I have one job interview lined up in LA as a commercial mortgage broker and one job lined up in Montana as a mortgage broker... and no idea which way I want to go. There are some cool people in Missoula that I like being around, but the place is small. Los Angeles is a hip place. Beverly Hills is fun. There are movie stars around and stuff, along with really beautiful girls. Missoula has the small town feel but I don't know if I could be there when it is snowing and stuff. I have come to appreciate the sunshine here in CA.

Los Angeles also has the "make yourself" sort of appeal. My hairstylist always tells me that I should look into modeling and I don't know if she is joking, saying it for more tips or if she really thinks I could do it. At least it would give me an excuse to hit the gym all the time. But how to differentiate myself if I do go into that field is another story. I think acting would be cooler.

More reality and grandiose thoughts to come. It feels good being able to post on this baby again.

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