Joe has a buddy who he works with, Jens (pronounced: Yens). Jens is an interesting fellow. I guess I should disclose that Jens is from Germany, yes he's German... Yes, Jens is GERMAN!!! I'll tell you a little about Jens. Jens is a software computer geek extraordinaire. I can't help it, but every time I'm at Best Buy, and I see the "Geek Squad" ... forgive me, but the first thing I think of is Jens. Jens, however, is much more dimensional than just being a geek, he also loves cars and has an obsession with serial killers. That's right, that was no typo folks, Jens kinda likes himself a good serial killer. If any of you happen to have a question, or a concern about serial killers of any kind, let us know and we'll forward to Jens.
Joe and I rarely agree about movies we rent. I usually get my pick because I'm the one who manages the Netflix account. Anyway, Joe came home from work one night and said, "Jens gave us a movie to watch tonight." Ok.... I was excited, ready for a good movie, perhaps a nice juicy romance or a good drama. I get all cuddled up on the sofa, my usual... ready to watch the movie. The movie begins, and it's strange, I mean really really strange...What the... this movie is about the worst serial killer in Russian history.
Anyway, Jens told Joe he would like to meet a nice young lady here in the United States. Joe said, "Ok Jens, I'll ask Terry if she knows any single girlfriends, and we'll set you up." Jens says, "Oh but Joe, Terry's so old, won't her friends be old also?" Joe sheepishly replied that he wasn't sure but he would ask.
OK, WITH ALL OF THAT SAID ABOUT OUR GOOD FRIEND JENS, I ASK MY GIRLFRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, ALL YOU MASS MURDERERS OUT THERE IN CYBERSPACE, ALL YOU SERIAL-KILLER-LOVING-FOOLS IN CYBERSPACE, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND YOU CAN GO OUT WITH JOE'S FRIEND, JENS...
p.s. You should also know that our Jens is one of the sweetest guys you ever wanted to know....
3 comments:
Geeky (but worthwhile) tangent:
One cannot so easily wear the moniker of geek the way that these imposters at geek squad do. You gotta earn it to be a geek. It's a lifestyle choice and a mentality.
What I really hate nowadays is that these 20-something actors go on latenight shows and say things like "well I'm really down to earth" and "actually I'm kinda geeky".
Let me translate:
"I really wanted to find a way to say that I'm nice without complimenting myself."
And as far as the work that geek squad or any other IT company does...
1. "Did you restart?"
2. "You should reformat."
That's not a career. It's a 15-minute seminar in the motel 5 parking lot.
I had this discussion with a few of my friends at our last big poker game. To which Marq, one of my black friend's proclaimed:
"They're stealing your culture!"
In short, LET MY PEOPLE GO.
Hi Terry,
Bad idea. I should have known better than to give you access to my picture. As Joe put it: Now I have to pay the ultimate price.
Still, I'm not going down without a fight!
I have to admit my ignorance- I did ask Joe today what the "Geek Squad" was. I thought that was from one of those cheesy movies and, to be honest, it wouldn't have surprised me if Hollywood came out with yet another story-lacking movie, this one about a group of geeks, the Übergeek of course played by Brad Pit, followed by Angelina Jolie playing the Damsel In Distress... In my defense, I haven't seen a Best Buy in a year or so and therefore had no idea what a Geek Squad is. Still, I'm not sure if comparing me the Best Buy Geek Squad will really bring any attention of the female species towards me, rather than push them away. Furthermore, I would also like to point out that I don't see myself as a geek and that Joe only created this picture of me to scare outsiders. So far, he has been very successful in that attempt.
Also, as far as the movie is concerned, Joe BEGGED me to give him the movie! Apparently, he already saw it on HBO long before me and wanted to see it again badly! Which should give you a pretty good idea about Joe's ambitions! Besides, I'm not the one who owns the entire Silence Of The Lambs Trilogy (Hint!)...
To recap... Joe spread that ugly rumour about me being a geek and I will deny this until the end of my days! And while I'm at it... He also spread the rumour with the age comment! I never said you're old! --All I asked was if there was anything in my age range!
I have to think of a punishment for Joe... Maybe I should leak some of his famous comments from work??! Joe, you owe me!!!
Jens, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of the "geek" comment pushing the female species away. You have no idea how many single women out there experience problems with their laptops. I bet there were 4 or 5 in front of me in line for the geek squad last Saturday. My advise to you: hang out at Best Buy, watch the line forming at the "Geek Squad" area, mosey around there a while, start small talking with the women holding their laptops, and offer free advise. I guarantee you, a conversation will arise. Heck, I think I talked to about four guys that day in line! ha!
Good luck!
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