May 23, 2011
To Complain or Not to Complain at the Movies : Jared as Entrepreneur
So this weekend I went to see Pirates 4 in 3D at the movies. I go to the movies every Friday night and I either go to Severance, Richmond Mall, or to Valley View - most of the time to Severance.
About 1/3 of the way into the film - the lights went up - not all the way but enough to really be annoying. I - like most in the theater - figured that when the usher came through on their usual rounds to make sure that we weren't recording it that they would notice and turn the lights back out. But the usher didn't come in (probably figuring its hard to record a 3d movie) and the lights stayed on for I would guess at least 45 minutes until someone got frustrated enough to leave. I know this because the moment this guy came back the lights went out.
I also found the entire thing a little off. Part of me thinks that the screen was dimmer than it should have been. But it wasn't until the credits that I noticed that the right eye was in focus but the left eye was not!
So when the film was over I sought out the manager (I was a little disappointed because it wasn't the usual manager who knows me very well). I explained to him about the lights and about the focus and he said that the usher should have caught the lights that the automation must have been set wrong and that the focus thing is done by someone else and that they don't have control over it.
This is absurd. I am not saying that their inability to focus the projectors is absurd - that is probably true. But if I told him that the toilet was leaking or that the faucet was running would he tell me that he isn't allowed to fix it - only a plumber could do that.
If its broken you call the person to fix it - not explain that you can't. I guarantee you that knowing that the film was out of focus that they still ran other performances under the guise of - its easier to deal with complaints then it is to fix it!
I was upset by the answer. I was upset by the attitude.
I was there with a friend and I think he was a little taken aback that I would complain. I don't send food back at a restaurant when it is a little off but this is something that is broken and will STAY broken unless they care to fix it.
He begrudgingly (though I didn't ask) went and gave us free passes for another film. But the attitude to me and to the services they offer as a theater sucked and I am reminded about the old adage about knowing the difference between ignorance and apathy: I don't know and I don't care.
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August 13, 2009
Silly Services FanBox : Jared as Entrepreneur
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February 05, 2009
TwentyFiveRandomThings : Jared as Entrepreneur
So today is the day I released:
http://www.twentyfiverandomthings.com
I enjoy the randomness of it all and I also thought it would be fun if it could be bigger than just my facebook friends and have a home.
And on the same day - SAME DAY - Time magazine posts this:
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1877187,00.html
I don't know if it is good or bad but everyone is welcome to join.
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November 26, 2007
False Accusations : Jared as Entrepreneur
Thanks to google alerts I was notified that someone ranted about one of my sillyservices. I mean how can anyone who visits sillyservices.com think we are selling real genealogical services. Look here to see the original post.
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February 28, 2007
Troubles With The Law : Jared as Entrepreneur
So I run a bunch of silly websites under the name SillyServices.com basically I specialize in selling humorous declarations:
IntergalacticPlanetRegistry.com sells Declarations of Celestial Renaming – renaming any planet after anyone.
IntergalacticRealEstate.com sells Declarations of Celestial Ownership – we sell any entire planet to anyone.
ReincarnetedRegistry.com sells Declarations of Reincarnation – certifying you are the reincarnation of anyone.
FakeGenealogy.com sells Declarations of Relation – certifying you are related to anyone.
IShouldBeKing.com sells Declarations of Royal Standing – which gives anyone a variety of royal titles.
So it’s all in good fun right?
Well I’m reading the Yahoo News today and I read that an Online Asteroid Ring was busted! I was like wow am I in trouble cause I sell a lot more than asteroids.
Then I re-read it, it says “Online steroid ring”.
Oops I guess I’m still legal afterall.
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February 04, 2007
Introduction: Entrepreneur : Jared as Entrepreneur
I’ve always worked. It’s my nature. And when I started freelancing I realized it was fun to make money (and also to spend it). JaredJared Enterprises is the umbrella under which I operate all my side businesses including consulting, freelance art, and my websites like SillyServices.
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