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Here comes the flood

I got my hair cut about a week ago (maybe more). When I drove by the lake this morning, it was very glassy. Work continues to be busy and wears on me... I vowed not to talk about work in this forum but I was allowed to talk about the people at work... or maybe the situations.

It's quiet sometimes. This is one of those times. I don't want to start tomorrow until I'm finished with today. I've always believed that "door-hinge" (a hyphenated word) is the only word in the English language that rhymed with orange. Maybe it's just me and maybe that's just a technicality.

L-girl finally put her hair back normal. I think it looks better this way. She was wearing it long, a la Jennifer Aniston of "Friends", with the ends of it turning in just at the shoulders.

Total stream-of-conscience stuff here. I haven't written in a while so I figured I'd just pour out what's in my head. I've been saving up stuff, apparently.

Here's a true story for you: I was watching TV one day and I saw this commercial where this guy kisses his wife goodbye, walks down his sidewalk and ends up falling off a large rock formation. At the last moment, the parachute on his back opens and he drifts toward an SUV. He straightens his tie, gets in the SUV and drives off.

First of all, the woman playing the wife is a total hottie. She's in the commercial for about 3 seconds but you can still see that she's hot. I have to find out who she is. I do a bunch of web searches trying to find out the girl in this commercial -- without success.

I then go on the vehicle manufacturers website to see if they have any information about the commercial. Wow! They do. They have the production company, director and location stuff. Nothing about the actors. I call information to get the number of the company that made the commercial. Apparently they're not listed. I do a quick web search and I find their website. Voila!

I call the production company and ask to speak to whoever will talk to me. Everyone is out or on the phone. No one can talk to me?

"What's her name or the company representing her?" I ask. No one seems to know. Fine. I'll call the film production company. Quick web search, find their website, call them. This time I ask for the director of the commercial. He's not in. I explain that I'm trying to find the girl in the commercial. She tries to patch me through to the Production Manager -- in charge of all their productions. Sounds good.

Voicemail. The bane of every search.

I go back to the website and find a 'behind-the-scenes' video of the production shoot. They give the name of everyone but her. I watch this whole 10 minute production (can't skip ahead) and not a word of her name. They give the name of the guy that did the parachute jump.

Frustration. Valparaiso. Non sequitur. I have a little blue box.

Hottie. If you know her name, please tell me. Thank you.

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