Getting ready for the holidays

At work getting ready for the holidays has gotten a bit more than stressful for me. I was basically told we needed to write this Holiday Gift Guide with virtually no instruction. I had not even seen one previously, so with my compiled list of stuff that I had hoped was correct I sat down for an entire day and wrote about all this crap I had no idea about.



I had only known two or three of the products because they were my reviews. After I got all finished just in time I sent it over to our main editor and usually he sends it back with changes and many suggestions. I rarely get away without any changes but this time he loved the entire thing. So on to what I thought this guide was suppose to be, it never made any sense to me to begin with. I though we all had to write intros and why we recommended these products this holiday season.

Well the Holiday Gift Guide went up and I was reading through it and noticed that it s all what I had written. I had written the entire guide by myself with very little direction and they published it. Now I actually feel like a writer. It means a lot that they like my work, especially when it comes to something this big. I really enjoy working with each and every one of these guys and hope it lasts a long time.

Such a mess

Alright I have reached a whole 2 readers in a single post. Not bad not bad. I think I've got two stories for today.

I have been so busy and stuck in my work lately that I have not noticed that I have unintentionally turned my coffee table into a very cluttered desk. I have everything on there from phone and accessories to laptops. I took a second to look at everything and found it really funny that I have about 13 phones on my "desk". What makes it funnier is that there not old and forgotten phones, they are all either new releases, or leading phones in today's markets. My coffee has coincidentally become a handset testing station. Here is a picture of what it looks like on one end:


Here is also a picture that I just had to take of the AT&T Fuze. As I was walking back from taking review pictures I passed the popcorn machine and simply had to grab some for a photo.

Last story I have is about our first dog Buddy. He usually take a piss on his foot when going to the bathroom outside. Well after doing this for several months he has started to get irritated and lick his foot. Now sometime between then and now he has developed this nervous foot liking problem, OCD I guess. But the thing that gets us is, he licks all of his feet now. He will sit there all day and night licking his feel till there is no hair and his feet are all swollen and red.

We tried using the dreaded cone that he hates but he easily found a way to push it back and lick his feet again. So then we decided to take medical tape and wrap his feet in that. For the next few minutes we had a miniature stallion running around the house. He really looked fancy with the tape on his feet but wasn't good enough for him. He just tried pulling it off. We came back from going out for a little bit only to find that out little whiner has managed to hurt himself (or so we though).

He got away with nothing on his feet for a few days until Heather got the idea t make him booties out of old socks. Boy I have never seen him step so high in my life. Every time he picked up his back foot, he would pick it up so high it was almost above his body. These booties didn't last long either even with type. We finally ended up deciding to get a muzzle so he didn't have a chance. We go to the store and wouldnt you know it, the muzzles they have allow licking. Is there no way on earth to stop him from hurting himself?? Here is a picture that kind of shows his booties:

Its a start

Being a "Blogger" I decided to star this blog because it seems not many people know what it is that I am up to. Some of you may know that I hate the term "Blog", but that is the technical term for my job. I work for an amazing company that goes by the name Aradius. I am a Community Manager and writer (Blogger) for Android Community, I also write for sites such as Slash Gear, iPhone Buzz and Phone Mag.

I am going to try and keep up with this a few times a week for those of you who read this. I have some interesting things going on in my life that should make for some good posts ha ha.


I think I'll start with a conversation that I had with someone regarding some spam that was posted in my forum. The conversation went as follows (word for word):

Him:
Hello


Shawn:
hi


Him:
Hello


Shawn:
hi


Him:
How are you?


Shawn:
well to tell you the truth I'm pretty pissed off

How are you?


Him:
am fine

so are you still interested in buying the phone

cos we are offering free shipment today

How are you?


Shawn:
well to tell you the truth I'm pretty pissed off

I am actually not interested in buying a phone from you today. Instead I would like to know what gives you the right to come around spamming my forums.

I didn't come around to fuck your day, why fuck mine?


Him:
i didnt fuck u


Shawn:
You think that I will buy a phone from a spam post in a forum that has nothing to do with the phones that you offer?

I know you didn't fuck me, just my day.

Tell you what, since you were so kinda as to stop by and fuck my day, I will fuck your day for free.


Him:
what u mean

hey

know the way u talk

this is a company

we are not spam


Shawn:
No I have a better idea, I will fuck your entire week. How does that sound?

A company that advertises through unwanted spam that does not look legitimate, and is removed seconds after it is posted.


Him:
so u removed the post


Shawn:
Several times in fact.

I want to thank you for being a thorn in my side for all this time

Have a good day sir



Thank you for reading through all that, I hope you were entertained. This has been a look at what my day is like.