September 19, 2011 2

Eggspect the unexpected

By in Arts, Food, Photography

Syracuse, NY — There are two things I never forget to do when grocery shopping (thanks to mom): Check the cart for broken wheels and the carton for broken eggs.

So on Friday, at my local Wegmans, I did exactly that.

The cart was in tip top shape and the eggs were sparkling.

At home, my little lady started unpacking all the food. When she lifted the carton of 18 eggs, she noticed something strange. Inside the carton there were three eggs, and three carton spots, completely missing.

My lady was a bit upset.

I was intrigued.

I immediately took this photo of the eggs, and tweeted it.

“I always check to make sure none of the eggs are broken. Don’t know how I missed this (@Wegmans) | #Syracuse,” I tweeted.

Moments later, the official Wegmans Twitter account responded to my message: “Hi Fernando! We’re sorry to disappoint you. We will look into this for you and be in touch! Thanks! ;-) ”

And, boy, were they in touch.

Today the company asked me to send them my mailing address so they could mail “a few coupons to replace the eggs.”

I was floored.

I’ve always heard good things about Wegmans (which has consistently been listed as one of the best businesses in the county to work for) and it turns out to true.

Thanks, Wegmans. You’ve made my week.

 

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August 20, 2011 0

…it’s closer than you think

By in Arts, Photography, Polaroid

Syracuse, NY —  You can find happiness in Chicago, Denver or Austin. But there’s no need to go that far because…

 

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August 7, 2011 0

Two men walk some cows through the garden*

By in Arts, Creative writing, Photography, Polaroid

Syracuse,  NY — “Hon, can I get some sugar. Please?” Frank said, shaking the glass sugar container in the air then plopping it down on the table. “I’d really appreciate it.”

“Can you relax?” Sam said, folding his napkin over and over again. “Look at this place. Packed. There’s not a bar stool, booth, that’s empty. That’s pretty impressive considering the sad state of the food here.”

  • Two cups of watered down coffee: $2.00
  • Two medium burgers, fries and pickles on the side: $7.50
  • Two pieces of stale cherry pie: 5.10

“Was you bun a little damp? Mine was a little damp. I’m pretty sure it was the pickles,” Frank said. “That was some party.”

Sam crumpled up the napkin and tossed it across the table.

“I mean, I had a good time. You, on the other hand, seemed off in your own world. Where was all this energy an hour ago?” Sam said, hands folded on top of the table.

Shake, shake

Shake, shake

“Here’s the thing,” Frank said, resting the sugar container on his head. “I just had a lot on my mind. It was so peaceful there.”

“I’m all for deep thinking, Frank. But when I have to tell atleast three girls that my friend isn’t some mute, it doesn’t look–well, normal,” Sam said. “You follow me?”

A waitress slid a full sugar container on the table, glared at Frank and grabbed the empty container off his head before darting off to the table behind them.

“Happy now?” Sam said.

Frank smiled at the container, picked it up and poured some into his mug.

“I really appreciate you inviting me tonight,” Frank said. “I didn’t mean to go all ‘Rain Main’ on you. I really didn’t. I’ll tell you what had me distracted but first, let’s get out of here.”

Sam sighed and threw $20 on the table. His butt hadn’t moved from the booth before Sam was skipping out of the diner with a cigarette balanced between his lips.

“Thanks,” Frank yelled. “I’ll meet ya outside.”

Sam got up, brushed the crumbs from his shirt and turned back to the table one last time before heading out. He grabbed the $20 bill and lifted Sam’s mug to hide it underneath. Inside the mug was a mound of sugar with a smiley face imprint.

* Walk some cows through the garden?

 

 

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July 27, 2011 0

Craigslist Whoring

By in No one will ever believe you, Technology, The internet, WTF

Poughkeepsie NY – We’ve all used Craigslist right? It’s great. Whether you’re looking for a cheap car, a cheap date or cheap furniture, you can find it all.  Sure it can be a bit creepy meeting up with strangers, but the deals are usually worth it. But besides finding deals, there’s another great section called “Missed Connections”.

If you’re not familiar, missed connections is where people post about run-ins that they wish went differently. Perhaps a girl wishes she got a guys number. Or maybe you flipped someone off on the highway and want to apologize in hopes that innocent bystander will see it.

However, the missed connections section is also a great place to make up a story and see what happens…

The other day, my girlfriend posted a mostly fake missed connection. She was  looking forher “prince” who’s pick up line was “Hey baby, you wanna smoke dust with me?”  She said he sounded really cool and they should definitely hang out. Oh, and he had a bunch of sweet temporary tattoos. I wish I had the actual post but unfortunately it was flagged. Some people can’t take a joke.

Before her post was unceramoniously taken down,  she received several creepy emails that went something like this:.

“Hey I’m not that guy, but you sound really interesting we should meet up.”

Interestingly enough,  some one actually posted a response ranting about how she’s gonna have crack babies one day (FYI dust is PCP not crack).  Apparently people take the missed connections seriously, jeez.

So why not go ahead and make your own crazy post? Maybe you’ll derail someone’s lunch break or make a new crazy friend. Bonus points if someone makes another post dedicated to flaming you.  It only takes a few minutes, it’s free and will definately lead to some good laughs.

-couchcast

Helpful Craigslist hints:

1) Bring cash

2) Offer less than its advertised for (but don’t lowball too bad)

3) Don’t get killed.

Craigslist killers anyone?

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