Alright, we're back in business, people. And speaking of business, today's post will be about a company that should be, and is, going out of business.
So, we were doing some holiday shopping yesterday and ended up at Circuit City. That in and of itself was my first mistake. I can't tell you the item I wanted to purchase (the receiver of the gift probably will read this), but it was something electronic, over a hundred bucks. As I was about to pay for it the salesgirl tells me they have a special going and i can get a free gift with it. I wasn't expecting a free gift, so it was just a bonus, but then she tells me they are all out of the free gift. I asked her if I could just take something very similar to the free gift, an item that was actually cheaper than the free one, but she said no. Sooooo, off to talk to the manager I went.
The manager was hiding in the Geek Squad area and refused to come around the desk to talk to me. He said he couldn't offer me anything else and I said that I would just go to the Circuit City ten blocks away but I'd rather just buy it here. He clearly didn't want to make the sale, so I left.
I get to the other Circuit City and they tell me that they don't even have this free gift sale in their system. The salesguy calls the original Circuit City and they claim they don't even know about the sale in the first place. He then tells me there is nothing he can do and walks away.
Long story short, I purchased the item at Best Buy (actually for a few dollars more than the CC price) just out of spite.
Spite, what the holidays are all about. Right?
(More later, I'm feeling it today...)
Well, this is it, my last post of 2008, and the 999th in Rubinville history. I'm heading out shortly, but just wanted to wish you all a happy new year and may you all get drunk and laid tonight. 
In a mere 8 hour and 22 minutes this giant ball will drop in Times Square and we can all kiss 2008 goodbye. It has been a great year for me all around, personally, professionally and a few other words that end in "ly." That being said, I know 2009 is going to bring more of the same and I'm ready to rock it.
I have returned from my week in Dallas. It was a great time being with Carlos' family and I ate Chick-fil-A three times. Good stuff.
Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said today that he is innocent and will not resign from office. "I will fight, I will fight, I will fight until I take my last breath," he said at a news conference today. Then, in a bizarre twist, he tried to take his last breath but his tongue got stuck between his lips.
As some of you may have noticed, CNN changed their graphics earlier this week. Unlike most graphics changes, be they television, video game or your dentists computer system, CNN decided to actually go backwards with their graphics. They now look like something from the 1980's and even have a white "crawl" on the bottom. Not only does the white look really bad, but it also is the worst color to constantly be on TV for those with plasma TV's. 
Alright, we're back in business, people. And speaking of business, today's post will be about a company that should be, and is, going out of business.
By now you've all obviously heard about the crazy going-ons in Chicago. While most of the articles I am reading are about his sheer disregard for the law, I would rather focus on two other things, his name and his hair.
If you haven't been watching already, it's probably a little late to tell you to catch the series finale of Boston Legal tonight. I've only been watching it for the last three seasons (out of five), but I have to say it has been funny, irreverent and probably the most underrated show on TV. The cast, with actors like William Shatner, James Spader and Candice Bergen were all perfect in their roles and they even made time for fit in guest starts Tom Selleck, Parker Posey, and most importantly Betty White. 
There's a nice interview with me in the most recent "Philadelphia Gay News." Just like the last article I posted here, if you click the picture above it will get bigger. I don't know how that happens, but it is a nifty little trick of the internet. Thank you once again, Al Gore.
