The Hopeful Elf: Archive

Phineas and Ferb

What are we showing our kids these days? I just watched a really cute bunny like alien creature in a bonnet zap two giant mascot like security guards at some toy convention with a laser made of rainbows. Their mascot costumes were eaten away and the security guards were standing in their underwear.

Then a evil man wearing a sock is talking to a balloon with a face painted on it like its his best friend.

My kids will read books. #thatisall

Jun 28, 2012

DoE

After waiting over a month for my fingerprints to be cleared I finally decided to call them to see what was going on. Two phone calls later I discover that my prints are not in the system, despite paying $115.00 and having no criminal convictions, a trip to HQ was needed. Here's the last 90 seconds of my delightful experience at the DoE HQ.
DoE: So... Let me explain this to you slowly.
Elfie: *nods*
DoE: There was nothing wrong with your prints, they weren't lost or anything.
Elfie: Uh huh.
DoE: The issue was that our system simply got confused because your SSN started with an 8.
Elfie: *worried, thinking that it might have to do with my status in the US* So... I can't be fingerprinted?
DoE: Oh no! It's just that most people's SSN starts with zeros, or a lower number, and our system has never had someone with a SSN starting at such a high number so it didn't register.
Elfie: *is your system a freaking two year old?* So now what?
DoE: We are slowly updating the system but we will register you in manually.
Elfie: Thanks.
Come on DoE! It's 2012, we're 12 years past Y2K, get your act together!

Jun 8, 2012

#Elfie #conversation #DoE #bureaucracy #technology

Jun 2, 2012

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Jun 2, 2012

#Elfie #Foz #Beginnings #Babies

Jun 2, 2012

The Hopeful Elf

June 2012

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