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Mar. 18th, 2008
NYC videos (they kinda suck)
Mar. 18th, 2008 09:52 amI only made two videos when I was away, and they're both kinda lame. But that's the beauty of YouTube! It's free to post your crappy videos.
I took this video because there were tons of people on the stairs and by the walls taking pictures of the people skating, and flashes were going off constantly. Very few people seem to understand that you can turn the flash off on a camera when it's not needed. I always loved on commercials for monster truck events when a truck would fly up and an ass-ton of flashes would go off in the audience.
But you can't see all the flashes in this video, so it kinda sucks.
The elevator that goes up to the top of Rockafeller Center is really cool. The top is plexiglass and they've lined the shaft with colored lights. They also project videos onto the plexiglass.
But I didn't know this ahead of time, and the ride down is much less interesting, so this video kinda sucks.
I took this video because there were tons of people on the stairs and by the walls taking pictures of the people skating, and flashes were going off constantly. Very few people seem to understand that you can turn the flash off on a camera when it's not needed. I always loved on commercials for monster truck events when a truck would fly up and an ass-ton of flashes would go off in the audience.
But you can't see all the flashes in this video, so it kinda sucks.
The elevator that goes up to the top of Rockafeller Center is really cool. The top is plexiglass and they've lined the shaft with colored lights. They also project videos onto the plexiglass.
But I didn't know this ahead of time, and the ride down is much less interesting, so this video kinda sucks.
I'm so glad I just ran into my resident manager. When he saw me, a little spark went off in his head and he said, "Oh! I have a bag for you." The bag he has had since yesterday, which was when United told me they'd have it delivered.
Only there was no way to know he had it. The information on United's site said that my scheduled delivery was yesterday between 1pm and 5pm. It also said to call an 800 number if I hadn't received it. So I did, and the only thing anyone there could do was call the courier, and the courier never answered. They said they'd left voice mails and all I could do was wait.
I used to work for a freight forwarder, and by far one of the biggest challenges was tracking. People imagine that every package has a barcode or chip and there's a magic laser or satellite that just knows where everything is at any time. It's actually a lot more complicated. When something is in transit, the only way to keep track of it is to match up a scan with a bill of lading or to record a delivery. Why doesn't United work with their courier to update delivery information? Beats me. Why didn't my resident manager call me or bring my bag up? I dunno. He has permission to come upstairs and put stuff in my apartment.
Based on the information I was given, there was no reason to think my resident manager had it. Next time something like this happens, I'll be the annoying guy who calls and asks, "Have you seen a courier?"
Only there was no way to know he had it. The information on United's site said that my scheduled delivery was yesterday between 1pm and 5pm. It also said to call an 800 number if I hadn't received it. So I did, and the only thing anyone there could do was call the courier, and the courier never answered. They said they'd left voice mails and all I could do was wait.
I used to work for a freight forwarder, and by far one of the biggest challenges was tracking. People imagine that every package has a barcode or chip and there's a magic laser or satellite that just knows where everything is at any time. It's actually a lot more complicated. When something is in transit, the only way to keep track of it is to match up a scan with a bill of lading or to record a delivery. Why doesn't United work with their courier to update delivery information? Beats me. Why didn't my resident manager call me or bring my bag up? I dunno. He has permission to come upstairs and put stuff in my apartment.
Based on the information I was given, there was no reason to think my resident manager had it. Next time something like this happens, I'll be the annoying guy who calls and asks, "Have you seen a courier?"
