User blog:Spikewitwicky/April 28th, 2015 - Spike's Journal Entry



Well, that could have gone better.

I traveled to G.B. Blackrock's headquarters to meet the big guy himself. First off, I think his office suite was bigger than our first home. No joking. And It was on the 82nd floor of his headquarters. Things started out pretty good. We talked - he praised Carly's great work at his company. And we talked about the ongoing partnership between us.

Then, ... it was like when you're building a floor. You have the right flooring material. Everything's level. All the supports are in place. There're no gaps. And then, out of nowhere, you fall through a baseboard onto the next floor.

For me, that analogy came from when I suggested Blackrock use some of the reserved materials from when he sold his construction division (when I got laid off, in '09 - along with all of his other construction workers). He said he no longer had any materials - they were sold to some partner in Europe. I totally didn't know this. And it just threw me off balance. He then said he could help, but it would cost them significantly. Not wanting to have that happen, I suggested forming a partnership. Then HE started talking about whoring the Autobots out - putting Blackrock's logos on them. Sorry, the 'bots are NOT for sale!

And at the same time, I don't expect him to give away material for free. But... at the same time, I can't really give him the keys to the Autobots' best innovators, and have Blackrock have an unfair advantage to the rest of his competition.

I felt like I was Lennox Lewis' sparring partner in his prime. Only I'm not a boxer. I just felt like I was getting hit - and hit again. And Blackrock was dodging and countering my every move - and most likely predicting what I was going to do 3 move ahead.

I came back... not feeling the best. Crosscut reassured me. He said I needed to be the human "voice" of Optimus Prime...and not a message runner. But after today, I don't know if I'm worthy of that title. Spikewitwicky (talk) 15:32, April 28, 2015 (UTC)