MIKE VENTRE'S BLOG

When the government loots the treasury that's when you know trouble is
looming...I will gladly take my 'tax rebate' and invest in non
perishables and some 'duct tape'... blame it on 'the toilet' otherwise
known as the orwellian terror group 'al qeada'...

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Thursday...

Something about Thursdays...wednesdays are just useless days, but if
they didn't exist Thursday would be wednesday...Strange ramblings...but
I digress...thursdays...ahhh the day before Friday! Payday! For
some...but I look forward to seeing my daughter on Fridays! Tomorrow
can't come fast enough...

Communication Breakdown....

Such a good song...but in this text, more of a diffculty...I live in a
world where people hang on every word I say and that's tough, taking a
word written out of context...my happiness revolves around the fact that
I got to sing Happy Birthday to my sister and she told me that it was
the best gift she ever received....not much else going on in my world,
can't have to many friends nor cast too many hooks....

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

April Showers.....

...ahhh I love when it rains like this....not too cold and not too hot.
Life is good, can't really complain. Amazing as it seems I'm actually
happy...

Sunday, April 27, 2008

357 358 359 360 Elite

So after having my repaired xbox shit the bed again I threw down the
coin and picked up a new xbox360, of the elite status...I am going to
get the shitbox repaired and sell it....

Saturday, April 26, 2008

A relationship destroyed by assumption...

I guess actions do speak louder than words...

The delete key is so much easier than getting the facts...

Rockband pics are posted...

Rockband pics from January 27th are posted...

Saturday, April 19, 2008

How do I get the world to listen...

When so many humans can not think for themselves....

Saying goodbye to Magenta....

I tried...had not one but TWO interviews but blue wanted me to take an
$11,400 pay cut to do the same thing...honestly that is way to much
money to be losing...especially when I would be losing my 7 year
seniority...so magenta, with a little luck and some work from senior
management you may have me for another 7 years...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

360 guitars and overdrive...

So finally after roughly 3 weeks I got my Xbox360 back! Woohooo! So I
also bought two wireless guitars for Rockband and they have adesign
flaw! When you tilt them they should go into overdrive, they DON'T! For
those who don't know Rockband and overdrive I'm not going to explain...
need less to say there is a workaround and it is a bitch! The job hunt
is going well...will update sooon

Monday, April 14, 2008

The abilty to read does not by default make you smart...

The ability to comprehend and use what you read in real world situations
makes you smart...
I've heard you folks out in public and I've had the unfortunate comedic
experience trying to figure out what your trying to say with those big
words...
Big words just like a big truck doesnlt take care of that 'issue' you
have...

Monday, March 31, 2008

I'm a confident mutha fucker

Its amazing how confident one can be, it borders on arrogance maybe but
do you want to test me? Well do you!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

April 8th! Opening Day countdown!

Do you remember last year!?

I sure do!

What a freaky coincidence running into Dave Henry and Chris Lebourveau.

Well for the 2nd year in a row we are doing all again! Dave Henry, Chris Barnes, Lebo is in Japan but I'm sure he will be there in spirit...

The festivities begin early so we shall see ya in line at The Boston Beer works!

Monday, March 24, 2008

Vacation and the red ring of death...

So I’m on Vacation! Huh! I know from the many AIM messages and E-mails that obviously vacation and Mike do not usually end up in the same sentence.... but,

Alas I am on vacation... Where did I go you might ask? Watertown! I heard the weather is great this time of year....LOL Yeah I stayed home bitches!

So I am away from my store for 10 days, ahhhhhh! Though I will miss the "people" of the mall I will not miss my customers.. LOL I will miss my staff but they are under the guidance and leadership of my assistant! So my first official day of Vacation could to some seem like one of the worst days....listen to this horseshit! So I wake up at 9 am! Who wakes up at 9am on their vacation, well I guess going to bed at 1030 with a migrane last night would account for that, needless! I go out to the kitchen to reheat my coffee from last night, plug in the space heater, set the micro for a minute and POP! the breaker for the kitchen blows, text the landlord to reset it and I am up and running! So then I go out into the living room and turn on the XBOX360, need to kill me a few terrorists in Vegas but, Microsoft has a message for me, the muthatruckin RED RING OF DEATH! hardware failure! shizzit! So I have to send the shit back for repairs, out of my 360 for a month! Damn!

They say it comes in three’s so I wasn’t surprised to get a text from "my kitty" that read " are we cool?" Ahhh shit! This is the third! I call her and immediately am relieved to hear her voice, I tell her about my day so far and she tells me that seeing her will make my day better. I fully agree with that!

So I’m still waiting on the third thing to drop....

In the meantime I got to shit, shower, go to Comcast and return my 70 dollar a month cable TV thing, and Target.....

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The leprechaun, a Kitty, and me...

So...... much has happened since Jan 31st.....

The Leprechaun....
On March 17th, St. Patricks Day, the Boston Region had a very heavy repression raised off their shoulders when it was learned that the Leprechaun was transferred to New "Haven’t won a championship in 8 years" York...Yes, the overpowering "If you do it my way it will be better" midge has been sent on his way..... Hasta La Vista you phoney. I now fully understand why the guys and gals at your last job did back flips when you left.... So bye Martin Sheen...

a Kitty...
I met a real nice girl and have been spending quality time with her. I met her last Octoberish while flying wingman for my boy Barry, to find out that she was not interested in said friend... :-) We lost physical contact but remained in contact via text message and recently started hanging out...

me...
So, as you can see work is good and life is good!

Monday, February 18, 2008

the lowest common denominator....

...those are the people that show up daily at my job...

Feel the breeze...

Each and every day I see the future cannon fodder...
Kids, punks, G's, losers, etc, the draft is coming kiddies....

Friday, February 15, 2008

I would kill you if I could get away with it...

...makes ya think doesn't it....

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Update! My Life and shizzle my Nizzle

So an update to some of my previous blogs...

As of 12/23/07 my roommate/ex moved out and I tell ya its fuckin rough!
Its amazing how lonely one gets when the person that has been a constant part of your life is just not there anymore. She does live around the corner and we do spend time together still, movies, lunch, dinner, ROCKBAND! But ALAS I am by myself....

Had a few friends over from work the other night for a ROCKBAND evening! Was awesome had a blast!

I'm moving on March 1st, just moving downstairs from where I live now, the 3 bedroom is very lonely, and honestly too big for me, so I will move to a one bedroom that will be just right for me....

The job sucks, I know! Usually I'm the one loving his job, but, ALAS a dark cloud came over T-Mobile last August/September, Senior Management was re-shuffled. One boss was forced out of the company, my new boss had to take a demotion and now answers to a guy who replaced him...
Needless to say the Boston region managers are now broken into clicks and as usual I'm not part of that drama ass snizzle. We have favoritism, racism, and just plain hatred in the region now....We also have an unconfirmed rumor that the boss is sleeping with an employee, but again unconfirmed...So with all that drama I've got my ears to the pavement and looking for new opportunities. Don't get me wrong, all this bad shit may pass, I mean I have a deep down feeling that someone can see that for a value based organization our current senior management do not follow the values....they preach them out their ass but do not practice them....As one manager has stated to me, just keep your mouth shut and do your job...LOL

When the fuck have I ever kept my mouth shut?

Sunday, September 9, 2007

What do you bring to my life that I don’t already have?

Thats the question I ask myself about any woman that wants to be part of my life....

You should ask yourself that...

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Life in perspective..

So was out yesterday with some of my fellow managers for some beers...

We did Union Street in Newton, Coolidge Corner Clubhouse in Brookline, Kao Sarn in Brookline, and finally afetr waiting for Coolidge to close we went to Londonderry NH and chilled with some very cool NH managers... A good time had by all.

My one takeaway from the whole evening was my talk with Steph regarding my life and what I tolerate... thank you for letting me vent and thanks for letting me crash on your couch.

Looks like I need to get my roomate/ex out of the house, hell we broke up last November! I think I need to invest in a house (Thank you Jen for those words of advice) and I have to make myself happy.

I also need a dog.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

If you ever need to put your life into perspective...

It is not that bad...trust me.
I had the pleasure of spending 3 hours waiting for a bus from Foxwoods today and let me tell you!

The people that you see on your travels, holy shit!, these people are smoking cigarettes like they are giving away new lungs for every hundred packs smoked. If you think asian girls are the hottest thing, let me tell you.. the asians at foxwoods will show you a good time! Just don't expect them to have any teeth and time to put down the seven cigarettes they have in their mouths....

Then I get to sit next to this 50 ish lookin woman who is texting her daughter/wilderbeast in the seat across from me and all they can do is laugh and giggl,e and tell eachother to check the text Martha! Check the text! haha, cough, cough, lung on floor, cough,, haha....check the fucking text!

geez

Saturday, April 7, 2007

I'm from Boston...Idiot

101 WAYS YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM BOSTON IF...

1. The Red Sox World Series win was, and will always be, one of the greatest moments in your life.
2. The guy driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you're swearing at him for going too slow.
3. When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke.
4. You went to Canobie Lake Park or Water Country as a kid.
5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
6. You do not recognize the letter"R" as a part of the English language.
7. Your social security number starts with a 0
8. You can actually find your way around Boston.
9. You know what a "regular" coffee is.
10. You keep an ice scraper in your car year-round.
11. You can tell the difference between a Revere accent and a Dorchester accent.
12. Springfield is located "way out west."
13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.
14. You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Gloucester, and Haverhill.
15. Anyone you don't know is a potential idiot until proven otherwise.
16. Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts or CVS within eyeshot at all times.
17. You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday just to buy alcohol.
18. You know how to pronounce Yastrzemski.
19. You know there's a trophy at the end of the Bean Pot.
20. You order iced coffee in January
21. You know that the Purple Line will take you anywhere.
22. You love scorpion bowls.
23. You know what they sell at a Packie.
24. Sorry Manny, but number 24 means DEWEY EVANS.
25. You know what First Night is.
26. You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.
27. McLobster? McCrap!
28. You know at least 2 cops in your town because they were your high school drinking buddies.
29. Sure there are 6 New England states, but Connecticut really doesn't count.
30. You intentionally give wrong directions to tourists, feel bad when they drive off, but then say to yourself,"Ah, screw them."
31. You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.
32. You're sick of the Kennedy's, but you vote for them anyway.
33. You know holding onto the railing when riding the Green Line is not optional.
34. The numbers '78 and '86 make you cringe.
35. You've been to Goodtimes before.
36. You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day. (...and they DO).
37. You have never been to "Cheers."
38. The words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.
39. You've been to Fenway Park several times.
40. You've gone to at least one party at U Mass.
41. You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.
42. You know what a Frappe is.
43. You've been to Hempfest.
44. You know who Frank Averuch is.
45. ADVANCED: You know Frank Averuch was once Bozo the Clown
46. You can complete the following: "Lynn, Lynn..."
47. You get pissed off when a restaurant serves clam chowder, and it turns out to be friggin' Snows.
48. You actually know how to merge from six lanes of traffic down to one.
49. The TV weatherman is damn good if he's right 25% of the time.
50. You never go to "Cape Cod," you go "down the Cape".
51. You think that Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon are more evil than Whitey Bulger.
52. You know who Whitey Bulger is.
53. You went to the Swan Boats, House of Seven Gables, or Plymouth Plantation on a field trip in elementary school
54. Bobby Orr is loved as much as Larry Bird, Tom Brady, and Ted Williams.
55. You remember Major Mudd.
56. You know what candlepin bowling is
57. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day
58. You know Scollay Square once stood where Government Center is.
59. When you were a kid, Rex Trailer was the coolest guy around. Speaking of which...
60. You can still hum the song from the end of Boom Town
61. Calling Carrabba's an "Italian" restaurant is sacrilege
62. You still have your old Flexible Flyer somewhere in your parents' attic.
63. You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.
64. The only time you've been on the Freedom Trail is when relatives are in town.
65. The Big Dig tunnel disaster wasn't really that much of a surprise.
66. You call guys you've just met "Chief" or "Boss."
67. 4:15pm and pitch black out means there's just 3 more shopping days until Christmas
68. You know more than one person with the last name Murphy.
69. You refer to Savin Hill as "Stab 'n Kill."
70. You've never eaten at Durgin Park, but recommend it to tourists.
71. You can't look at the zip code 02134 without singing it.
72. You voted for a Republican Mormon as Governor just to screw with the rest of the country.
73. 11pm? Drunk? It means one thing: Kowloon!
74. 2am? Drunk? It means one thing: Kelly's Roast Beef!
75. 5am? Drunk? It means one thing: You wish you had a blanket in your back seat
76. You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.
77. People you don't like are all "Bastids."
78. You took school or work off for the Patriots fir! st Supe r Bowl Win Parade
79. You've called something "wicked pissa."
80. You'll always get razzed for Dukakis.
81. Saturday afternoons meant Creature Double Feature with Dale Dorman
82. Sunday mornings meant the Three Stooges on Channel 38
83. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater
84. No, you don't trust the Gorton's Fisherman.
85. You know that Papa Gino's usually has a jukebox
86. You think Aerosmith is the greatest rock band of all time.
87. Your town has at least 6 sub shops, and none of them are a Subway.
88. You know at least three Tonys, one Vinnie and a Frankie.
89. 20 degrees isn't that bad as long as there's no wind.
90. You were very sad when saying goodbye to the Boston Garden
91. Thanksgiving means family, turkey, High School football, and the long version of Alice's Restaurant.
92. You know the guy who founded the Boston Pops was Athah Feedlah.
93. You know what the Combat Zone is
94. You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax
95. You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.
96. You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop
97. You've been to Hampton Beach on a Saturday night
98. Playing street hockey was a daily ritual.
99. Hearing an old lady shout "Numbah 96 for Sioux City!" means it's time for steak.
100. You remember Jordan Marsh, Grants, Bradlees, Caldor,Zayres, or Ann & Hope.
101. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Massachusetts