"you know what today's date is?"

04/02/2009

The entry I posted yesterday, I got a lot of notes from so many wonderful people who are my favs and some who came out from the woodwork and others who were random noters. I am thankful for all of them.

I Also sent it as an email to a few of my friends and former coworkers. They were all so excited for me. I was too.

Do you know the date that I posted it on?
It was April first.
Do you know what April first is?
APRIL FOOLS DAY!

I don’t have any great job in Boston working for a great hospital like Boston Children’s Hospital. I made it all up. It’s my dream job. (next to a sports counselor for a major league team.) I fooled a lot of people.

I do feel a little bad if anyone feels hurt by it but it was all in good fun.
I did write a short email to my boss…
“Just in case you hear through some great vine or internet wire or something, Dont worry, yet. But I sent out an April fools prank to some of my former coworkers that I got a job at Boston children's hospital making 52k. So if someone tells you, act as you already heard the news, ok? thanks.”
Her reply: “hahaha.. ok, i will go along with it.. lol”

I have to show you the running emails I had during the day with one former coworker. I really had him going.

(Rob) that's awesome man. When do you start? That's great news, congrats.
Good place to work as well, way to go.
Gee, Baseball season, new high paying gig, things are looking rosy.
persistence pays is the moral to that story.
Best,
Rob

(jonathan)This is like my dream job. Working with adolescents and families.
I start in two weeks.
I get my own office and a computer that I can put my jaws program in.
This is going to be great!

(Rob) Congrats man I am happy for you.
Sounds like a trip to Coco key is in order.
you should tell everybody about that, they are still struggling along with 21,000 dollar a year gigs. I think tracy would be thrilled.
Don't get to out in front of yourself and take it a step at a time till you get down a routine, alot will be expected so listen up when your there.
That is super cool though, tell EVERYONE, especially Joe and Kris that will piss them off. You deserve it man, way to go.
Rob

(Jonathan) I emailed everyone. I dont have chris's email but everyone else.
I heard from MS molly. she is very excited for me too.
I am going to put some of my redsox news paper clippings in my office along with other things. You know, you need to connect with the kids and this is a
great way to break the ice.
I am so excited!

(Rob) put a picture of Hannah Montana in a bikini in there too that will break the ice with the kids as well, oh, yeah and your Insane Clown posse pics as well.
Don't worry about decorations, just pay attention and don't talk to much in the first week, you need to OBSERVE for a while.
i am impressed man, i didn't think you had it in you, shit your putting the entire grouping on notice, Johnny A has arrived.
Rob

(Jonathan) I have to go buy new dress shirts and dress pants. I only have a few of each.
hmm what else do I need?
I have to make sure my scanner is set up. I have not used it in a while.
I also NEED to order a E-version of the DSM

isnt Hannah Montana like 16 or something? if I had a pic of her in an itsy bitsy yellow poker dotted string bikini, would it be considered close to kiddy
porn?
Insane Clown posse pics?? you mean my bon jovi pics?

talk? who am I going to talk to? I will be stuck in an office alone.
well, ok, I will venture to the staff's lunch room.
I am sure I will be shadowing - observing before I get my own case load.
man this is so exciting

(Rob) every day leading up to this you should make a list of what you HAVE to get done so you are prepared. So do one thing a day up until then, make sure your ride plans are all set, etc....... clothes and such etc....... just memo it to yourself. i can tell you are jumping out of your skin but think practically as to what you MUST get accomplished till then, so you are prepped. Nothing like walking into a gig unprepared, it's a nightmare.

i am happy for you if not a little envious, but hey it's your career and you have worked to get here so that is awesome. my favorite part is you are making more then everyone who left Hawthorne (the counseling center) that to me is the best part, it's like the old saying living well is the best revenge.

I am glad for you, your making more then Joe and Bruce, that
to me is classical, beautiful. Friggin assholes, i guess you showed them!
Rob

I called him up, asked him if he knew what today was. He says April first. And you know what that means? April fool? You ... ... (as he is laughing and cursing at me)
He was laughing. He goes “you have way too much time on your hands.” I know “you need to do something” like get a job? *laughs*
He told me he had called Tracey, our former boss. So I called her up. Left a message on her voice mail. Saying that I wish I had caught her live because I wanted to hear her reaction, but today is April first, so its april fools day. So I don’t have any fancy job in boston. I do have a few interviews next week, so hopefully I will get a full time job. Talk to you later. Bye.

Again, I hope people found this all funny.

I sent the following short email to my best friend and my twin brother today.
Subject: no april fools joke, its been 11 years

On April first, 1998 on WAAF Opie and Anthony told their listeners that Boston mayor, Thomas Menino had died in a firy car accedent while vacationing in Florida.

(for those who have no idea who Opie and Anthony are, you can listen to XM and Serius and you can find them there now. They are two dj’s who are well known for their pranks. If you youtube them, you can listen to some of their stuff. My favs are “Hi mom, I’m doing porn” and “Hi mom, I’m gay” a classic one was them giving away “A hundred grand” and the 107th caller was taken and he was told he won. The guy was so excited. Saying how he needs a new car and something else. One of them asks him how he is going to do that with a candy bar. He didn’t get it at first but they said “congradulations, you own a hundred grand, it’s a candy bar” he went off on them. It is a classic.