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Why we all love Kenny Wallace.

Kevin Harvick: Traveling back and forth between the different racetracks has been pretty interesting. There is a lot of BS that goes on in the plane. We've had a lot of fun, though. Kenny Wallace has gone back to the Cup tracks with us the last two weeks and he has been full of stories. He doesn't let us get any sleep! He's got story after story. He might be one of the funniest guys I've ever met. I've got a great Kenny Wallace story to share with you all. Going back to MIS at like 2:00 in the morning, Kenny was driving this little Hyundai about 95 mph!!! He's talking with his spotter about the night's race and not really paying attention. Clint, D and I are in the back holding on to each other because we are scared to death! We roll up to the track, no parking pass and our credentials are in the truck. Kenny rolls the window down and says "I'm AJ Foyt, four time champ..." and they lets us drive right on in the track and the motorhome lot. :) He's a nut.

DeLana Harvick: As for traveling back and forth with Kevin, I think he summed it up perfectly for me. I've never wanted to kiss the ground as much as I did after we got back to MIS last weekend. I think Kenny Wallace took a few years off of my life! (But I've never laughed so hard at 2:00 in the morning, that I remember anyway!)

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This morning was spent lounging in my apartment, waiting for the cable guy so I could get cable again. Yay! SPEED channel! Life is grand. (Heck, I'm also glad just to have NBC again.)

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America's Got Talent

Unfortunately, it was boring. *sobs* Piers pushed the strike button too quickly on the train wrecks (which is annoying, because really, I want to WATCH the train wrecks, since the talented people had vaguely boring talents anyway). Brandy never said anything worth saying. And Regis only got in one good comment all night: "The donkey's looking better and better."

The only savior was The Hoff. I love me some Hoff in the train wreck way that a lot of people love Paula Abdul - you never know what will exit his mouth and you keep waiting for the waterworks (which are inevitably at the worst moment ever).

And of course, then sullivanlane, who got it from jollycynic, busts out the Hoff's version of "Hooked On A Feeling" and it was like Snakes on a Plane will probably be, but with a daschund.

Which is my way of saying the show sucked, bored me to tears (mainly because I've seen variety shows before and half those folks were on them - and seriously, I saw Tommy the Clown signing up, and there's no way the inventor of Krump didn't make the finals) and the entire fun comes down to discussing the train wreck that is the Hoff.

And because I am a sick and twisted puppy, I need an icon of The Hoff. But not that shot of him in teh leather jacket and the speedo, because ew. No, I need some Hoff dancing, or Hoff being all German music star or something where he's clothed, because the Hoff is fascinating and funny and a disaster always happening.

So, um...yeah. Could someone make me some Hoff?

Work Pet Peeves

Work

*bites fist*

I will not strangle the people who call our offices. If I repeat this often enough, maybe I'll remember it. Or at least just strangle the stress ball, because I really could reach through the phone and take them out.

*deep breaths*

Pet Peeve: When people pull the "I'm calling long distance" card. Frankly, I don't care if you're calling long distance. It's your choice. Returning a call from long distance? Fine. Still your choice. And the fact of the matter is, in this global economy, and in the age of email, playing the "I'm calling long distance" card as a reason to be a bitch or to not go to voicemail (seriously, WTF?), it's no excuse. Really? You can't afford to be on the phone long distance for 30 seconds longer to leave a voicemail? Then I'll take up a fund to send to you to cover that time. Will a dollar do it? *sigh* What griped me even more is that she started rattling off the number to return her call and the area code was local. My first thought was "bitch, please". Second thought was "it's your own problem if you insist on returning a phone call while your cell is roaming". I would have been more than happy to accomodate the woman if she hadn't 1) been a bitch or 2) caught me when I was in someone else's office and had nothing to write on or with.

The real fun part? When I just got to find out who she was. Was she calling here about anything to do with business? No! It was a personal call. She also was NOT calling long distance. I could give the "cranky because in physical pain" bit, but it was compounded by being in physical pain *and* elderly. The elderly part as excuse chafes me. My grandmothers don't get bitchy because they're confused by voicemail. They just leave a message.