Miscommunication, Dogs, etc.

Old but true story from around the office campfire goes: a guy that worked with my firm (prior to my arrival on the scene) had to do a survey of a lease space in an existing stripcenter. The measurements he was going to take would help to finalize the construction documents for a pet grooming business that was to be built there.

Anyway, he had arrived at the spot and was hard at work. The future owner was also present, presumably to unlock the space for our guy and relock it afterwards. No one was gonna run around in that space naked unless it was him! No, no, no.

The lease was basically an empty shell, but a preliminary design had already been done. As a way of making conversation, our survey monkey decided to ask about the layout of the space. What he did not know, however, was that he was mistaken about it being a pet grooming place. It was actually to be a ladies' hair salon.

So, he asked the future owner, "So, is this where you'll wash the dogs?"

Taken aback, the future owner replied, "Well... they're not all dogs."

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I've found out that this site (rudelogic.blogspot.com) is not in Google's database. [rudelogic.com is under construction though, which means some random bastard came up with the same name] Anyway, this site has not been "crawled", to use Google's parlance. I submitted a request to them about having it "crawled" and was emailed an automated response that basically gave me helpful hints to "improve my chances" of getting this site more accessible so search engines can "crawl" it. Hopeful, maybe if I'm a good boy, it'll happen for me.

Alas, it reminds me of another bad dog-related joke that will probably ruin my good boy "chances". When it comes to things that no one has a cure for, Chris Rock said it best: (Google's the doctor in this scenario)

[paraphrased]
"Now you tell a doctor you're blind, he doesn't have shit for you. You go up and say, 'Doc, I'm blind. What've you got?'

Doc: 'Uh, here. Why don't you, uh, take this here dog and have him drag your blind ass around.' "

*sigh* It's gonna be hot in hell. (refer to last post for more heat-related ramblings)
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Lastly, the unofficial Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) site has packed it up. Mr. Anderson is the auteur behind Hard Eight (aka Sydney), Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch Drunk Love. And while he will continue to direct, they will not continue to pour over the "excruciating minutia" and inane details of what he's up to for the movie geeks out there.

After a respectful period of mourning, I will remove my link to it in a solemn ceremony. Just as I can't put up a website for Wes Anderson (another of my favorite directors & no relation to PTA, btw), so goes it with Paul. The only difference is that Wes Anderson announces info about upcoming projects, while PTA is much more guarded and secretive.

So, if I (or anyone else, for that matter) want a PTA fix, I'm SOL. I guess I'll just have go say, "Doc, I need a Paul Thomas Anderson fix. What've you got?" :)