This morning I went to meet my dad at his newspaper stand to find out more about this possible employment opportunity.

On my way there, they were playing the Reverend's latest song, mOBSCENE. Afterwards, Willy mentioned that the new album, The Golden Age of Grotesque, came out this week. His review: "Well worth the money." I made a mental note to stop by Best Buy and pick it up.

(Not so much because I necessarily trust Willy's music reviews, but because I've loved every album Marilyn Manson has made since Antichrist Superstar. Hearing that Willy liked it didn't hurt either though.)

(Also note that Willy in this context is not to be confused with Captain Logan. But I'm sure you all already knew that, and now that I'm actually looking at the web page I'm linking to, I see that if I were spelling names correctly, I would be saying "Willie" anyway.)

Anyway, I arrived at the grocery store where my dad was selling newspapers for the day, and met up with him to observe his job. He was having an especially good week, having sold nearly 50 subscriptions this week. (He gets a $30 commission on each one, plus or minus several dollors, depending on all sorts of variables.)

After watching a few minutes, I was like, "I could do this." Offering anyone who passed by a free newspaper, and then offering to sell them a subscription at a bargain rate. (Bargain compared to the "normal" price, which only idiots would pay anyway.)

Had I not spent 6 months working in a deli and dealing with consumers on a daily basis, I probably wouldn't feel like I was up to it. But now, with some customer service experience under my belt, it doesn't seem like that big of a leap.

So he gave me the number of the person I need to contact on Monday. At this point, it looks like a 98% chance that I will be getting involved with this.

Downsides: The job involves LONG workdays, especially on weekends. And of course, there's my natural aversion to sales. But shit, if I can make some real money, it will be worth it. (So says me before he's actually tried doing it all day.) Anyway, I'm up for a change.

Come Monday morning, I will be placing a phone call.

On the way back, I stopped at Best Buy to pick up some tunes from the Reverend, and found myself distracted by the big display at the front of the store. A video game with the words "Written and Directed by The Wachowski Brothers" printed on the front of the shiny holographic green box. Lo and behold, I could literally feel the stack with the GameCube logo at the top calling out to me.

I left the store with more funds depleted from my bank account than initially planned, a limited edition Golden Age of Grotesque which includes a bonus DVD, and Enter The Matrix, Cube edition.

At times like this, I must freely admit that I am an active participant in the consumer culture I sometimes criticize. So be it. I'm a hypocrit.

But as I absorb these twisted new tunes, I can't help but like it.

The whore is getting his mind dope. Thank you.