Un-Manageable Office Manager

(This next tirade does NOT apply to my doctor and business owning ellopals- your teams and office-staff are awesome!)

Had to call this doctor's office I went to once for what the hell referral of who gives a damn bill I got that I had a quick question on- girl answers- I politely identify myself and ask for the billing department- girl identifies herself as the billing department- I tell her I am not sure why I am being billed outside of my co-pay- she retorts, "It's clearly stated in your bill." I am a little taken aback but I'm still cool, I don't know what its like to have 4 babies by 3 different fathers and not yet be 25, so I cut her some slack and I just politely try to ask again for a bill breakdown as to why these tests or whatever weren't covered in the initial appointment co-pay--- wow, just wow--- this chick went off like a pretty, peroxide troll on Fox News. 

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to piss me off? You really have to try, 4 stars for effort. 

But I surprised myself that I didn't unleash the Tubby-Kraken as I've been known to do when such an event occurs. Instead, I take a breath and say, "Let me speak to the doctor. Let me talk to him now, or I will come down to your office and speak to him in person and neither one of us wants that." And to my surprise, the amateur-adult film star did just that. The doctor answered-I politely identified myself and why I wanted to speak to him regarding said outburst and before he could respond I say, "Look, Doc, I don't want to waste any more of your time or mine on this, I just want to tell you, I don't really remember you, so I can't expect you to remember me. I was in tumorland, I was already scared when I first got the news, then when put into a swirl of doctors, treatments, insurance paperwork, spiked fevers, projectile vomiting and financial concerns- I was terrified. And then I didn't tell any of my closest friends how truly afraid I was because I didn't want them to worry. I guess you are the first and only person I've really told. Hmmm. Anyway, I'm fine now, BUT you need to know, really hear me, Sir, when you hire a dumbass, your patients or potential patients will perceive you as such, and when you hire an asshole to answer your phones, you will be thought of as an asshole, Sir. And even though I don't really remember you, I don't think you are either, because I would have remembered if you were. So please Sir, don't hire a receptionist who gets irritated when she has to stop looking in a mirror trying to cover up her mouth herpes and re-glue her eye lashes to answer the phone...(deep breath) Thank you, Doctor for everything, all the best. I will send a check for this bill immediately. 'click'.

Phone rang twice after but I was too busy pacing but trying not to rupture sutures to cool out. Calm now. Gotta go put a doctor's bill in the mail and then have some fun on Yelp! Thank you for your time in reading this angst novella. Love, Ello

New- Ello Black Podcast

Hi Pals!

Happy 2015!

In anticipation of my new book release, I have a new podcast. I say new, I've never had one before- so I guess it's new, NEW.

Please check it out! You can go to podomatic or find it on Itunes. Please search Ello Black under the Itunes store search, or you can click here https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ellos-podcast/id619431364?mt=2

Looking forward to so many things! Hope you are all well!
Happy New Year to you and yours from Ello Black.

Over 4 Thousand Views of Hooray for Me Book Trailer Four!!

Hi there Hooraypals!

The 4th and probably final book trailer for Hooray for Me: a Foggy Memoir has had over 4,700 views in less than one month!!

I feel so blessed and in awe of the reception!

I write 'probably final' because my 2nd book is in the first of many final edits and should be on cyberspace shelves this early summer. I am very woot about that too!

Click the link below and check it out Hooray for Me: a Foggy Memoir trailer #4!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WrF0lm9YQ

Thank you from Ello

Hooray for Me--- New Book Trailer!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WrF0lm9YQ 

This will probably be the LAST of the Hooray Trailers as my new book is set to hit the cyber-shelves sometime in the next few weeks!

But it's not too late to download or actually order and read off of something called a book made of real paper with the title of Hooray for Me: a Foggy Memoir.

Thank you so much!!

Ello Black

Hooray for ME reaches #3 on Kindles Top Memoir Downloads

Hooray for a Great Week!

Good day to you all-

I am thrilled to report that on Wednesday March 6th, Hooray for Me: a Foggy Memoir in correlation with a Goodreads/Kindle Promotion sold a whole bunch of copies and got up to #3 on Amazon's Top Memoirs List! 

The thing that cracked me up was during the promotional Hooray for Me reached NUMBER #5 on the Kindle Self Help/Inspirational List... WOW! I beat out a book that's title consisted of how to be happy in 20 days and another about how to change your life through yoga and dancing. Which is great- go go! And more power to you---

Um... see.... about that--- My book as much as I do hope it does inspire, it is not an inspirational memoir. At least that is not what I intended it to be. I wrote it because- I wanted to. And I felt I did have some laughs with some knocks along the way. I would never even begin to know how to make someone else's life better when I have no clue what the hell I am doing with mine. 

I do like to stay positive. I do see the glass as half full, even though I am aware that most of the time the glass is half FOOL. 

Anyway, that was pretty awesome! And it did make me happy in a matter of 20 hours, not days. 

We'll talk soon!

Again, good day to you all from Ello

Welcome to the Bacon Experience /AKA Elloquent

Good Day to you all---

My name is Ello Black. I am a screenwriter by trade and I also wrote a memoir that is out now- another memoir that is due out soon and a grocery list that I composed this morning. I have been very blessed with the success of Hooray for Me: a Foggy Memoir

http://www.amazon.com/Hooray-For-Me-Memoir-ebook/dp/B00A8ZWPOG/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

And several folks have inquired and even requested that I start a Hooray blog-- this is it-
The Bacon Experience with Ello Black.

I like bacon.

Also very shortly The Bacon Experience Podcasts will be released. They will be available on Itunes and a direct rss feed. I am very excited about the future and to staying in touch.

Again, Good Day to you all from-
A very grateful Ello