Adventures of a Master Burrito Ambassador
I started this blog about 6 years ago, when I became a Master Burrito Ambassador for Chipotle. If you look at my oldest posts, that is all I wrote about. Then I went off to college and began writing about my freshman adventures. I took a hiatus from the blog for a long while, and am now back, giving my perspective on things I am learning in CS 404 - Ethics and Computing in Society at BYU.
Monday, December 08, 2014
My Own Ethics
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Ethical Portrayal in Video Games
The fact that he is portrayed doing things that he is actually convicted of, seems to me like the lawsuit really should be dismissed. This raises a concern about ethics in video games. Where is the ethical boundary in video games portraying real people?
My position is that a video game is a work of art, and the creator should be free to portray people as he wishes, within reason. Once the portrayal becomes slanderous and legitimately damaging to someone's reputation, then I feel there are grounds to take action against such portrayal.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Gaming Addiction
Saturday, November 15, 2014
There Goes Everybody
It might seem like this type of contribution would be harmful to large social systems, but it actually helps drive them. Apparently only a very small percentage of wikipedia users ever contribute, but that is enough to create value for millions and millions of users. I find it interesting that in many social systems, this creates a type of hierarchy based on pure performance, as opposed to a workplace situation where leaders are chosen on how long they've worked there (in general). Open source projects gain leaders through the most active contributors, and I think this is a great thing, because they are naturally the most qualified to be leading such efforts.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Open-Free-Share-Source-Ware
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Social Media to Share the Gospel
Monday, October 20, 2014
The Cuckoo's Egg
Throughout the book, Clifford makes it very clear that he was dedicated, and almost obsessed, with catching the hacker. It put quite a strain on his family life, and even though it was upsetting him, he couldn't let it go. Even though it was extremely difficult, he persevered. What impressed me the most is that his specialty wasn't even in computing, but astronomy. He was able to learn so many things on the fly. It makes me feel foolish that I get frustrated and give up on something if I can't find it on Google. If I could have that kind of dedication to my career, I could really excel. At the same time though, there needs to be a balance, because no career accomplishment is worth having a bad family life.
Another thing that stuck out to me was the importance of Clifford's log book. He was able to keep track of and record almost everything that the hacker was doing. There were multiple times where having this information recorded really saved his bacon, proving to his boss, the FBI, the CIA, and others of what was really going on. It makes me appreciate how important keeping good records will be in the industry, as well as in my daily life. I'm sure there are many situations that arise in the workplace where having kept good records would be beneficial.
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
Relocate or else!
http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/01/after-raising-50m-reddit-forces-remote-workers-to-relocate-to-sf-or-get-fired/
Monday, September 29, 2014
Why I Haven't Done Family History Work for 8 years.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
The Bash Bug
Bash Bug Article
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Call of Duty Lawsuit
-Click the Title of this blog post to see the original article from cnn.com
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Being Used By Technology
Monday, May 19, 2008
California Trip
We got to Jenny and Derek's house, played with the kids, went to the beach, went to the dollar theater, went to six flags magic mountain (there was no one there and it was great), went to the beach, went to the Proclaimers concert, went and ate Korean food with Jin's uncles, went to the beach, went to the dollar theater twice in a row, and drove home. Sprinkled in there is playing with Ryan and Katie. I do have to say that Katie is SUCH a doll! So cute and playful and talkative. I never believed Jenny when they were in Phoenix and Katie was such a crab, but she was totally right. I loved playing with Katie and making her laugh.
Well, here are some self-explaining pictures. Enjoy.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Um...I Rock...and Rachel is going to kill me!
Disney had rented out the studio and they were either having try-outs or rehearsals for HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THREE!!! You ever heard of Zack Efron? Yeah, he was there sporting a hoodie. Vanessa Anne Hudgens? Yeah, just chillin in the back like nothing was up. Banners for the Wild Cats were everywhere. Then, as if there was some sort of crazy riot outside, a van pulled right up to the back doorway and a bunch of the teens got in and left. (There wasn't a soul outside the studio...) So, Rachel is going to kill me for not getting any of their autographs...but it didn't look likely anyways, there were people, almost like guards surrounding them. So, that is my fun story of the day. Love you guys.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Videos of my dives!!
In diving there is a system to naming dives, so I will give you the official name, then I'll give you the breakdown of what it really is.
This one is a 5312D. Also known as a gainer flip with a twist. I face the water and do a backflip (as opposed to my back facing the water) and then twist a little. Not a very flattering shot of my larger body...but hey, I can't have everything in life.
This one is a 5113D. I face the water, do a front-flip with a half twist and then continue flipping into a back dive. Essentially I do 1.5 flips and 0.5 twists.
Here is a beautiful 204C. This is my awesome double back-flip. Enjoy.
HERE IS THE GRAND FINALE! MY SECOND EVER ATTEMPT AT A TRIPLE BACKFLIP!!!!! This one is called 206C. It takes me forever to catch my breath and work up the nerve, so go ahead and skip to about 16 seconds into the video.
I also know that you want to see me in the prime of my wisdom teeth, so here is one picture to abate your hunger.
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Springboard Diving
Because it was the last day, our instructor allowed us to bring video cameras, so what I am saying is that once my friend brings his camera over, I will try and find a way for you all to see me kick butt!
Also, because it was the last day, everyone dared me to try a triple backflip off of the 3 meter diving board. So, me being the attention hog that I am, totally tried it. I ALMOST did it. I landed a little bit too early and smashed me feet, legs, arms, chest and head pretty hard. It was awesome. After 10 minutes of resting up, I went back up and tried it again. I landed pretty much the same, but it was so cool!
I'll get these videos available as soon as possible!
Friday, April 11, 2008
My Mission Call + More
Also, (and just as cool I think) in my weight training class I hit my goal for the bench press. My goal was 325 lbs. You heard it right, I lifted three hundred and twenty-five pounds. I was almost more excited about that than my mission call, almost.
Also, in my springboard diving class I got the highest scores for 2 of my dives. My double back-flip scored a 7.5, and then my 1.5 front-flip half-twist got a 7. A score of 5 was full credit so I got some awesome extra credit. Only 2 other people got a score of 7 on one of their dives, so I totally rock.
Also, I took my aerobic dance class final. I talked to two girls and they said the test took them 45 minutes and that they both had gotten 78's. I went into the test, and 11 minutes later, I was finished. I scored a 96%.
Well, I love you guys, peace.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
My Wisdom Teeth
Well, that night I finally got to sleep at 1:30, and woke up from pain at 4:00. I went to the bathroom and I had a giant drool mark of blood running down my cheek. I really should have taken a picture, but I forgot. I decided to put gauze in before I went back to sleep. I woke up again at 6:00, and changed my gauze. Before I could get back to my bed, I started to feel woozy and my head started spinning really bad. I had to quickly get on the floor and lay down. Probably 2 minutes later, the feeling left and I got to my bed and went to sleep. This morning I when I looked in the mirror, I found that my swelling had gotten much worse. So I took a picture of that. (Don't worry). When I am not in so much pain and when I have more time, I will post the pictures.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Mission Papers
So, I guess that means that you can all guess where I am going for my mission. Here are some places I have been thinking about.
Fiji
Italy
Australia
Germany
I don't know why, so don't ask me.
In 2 weeks I get my wisdom teeth pulled...so I'll post pictures for you guys.
Peace out.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Pi Day
Also, I joined the pie speed eating contest, and I TOTALLY won. You couldn't use your hands, and I rocked it. I won a shirt from the pie eating contest and a pen from the reciting contest. Well, there are pictures and I will see if I can post them when I have more time. I have to go shower for a date tonight. Love you guys!!!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
The Day the Music Died
I get there on time and get my name crossed off the list. Then I just sit back and wait until they call me. The format of the very first round is the song is on medium, and we ALL have to play the same song. Then, the top 32 players actually go to the tournament bracket and play for real. Well, of course I sit back and basically memorize the song while waiting for my turn. Since it is on medium, everyone is getting 98% or better, but the difference is that not many people know that much about Star Power. That is the blue "juice" that makes the notes worth double the point value that they already were multiplied by anyways. They knew about it, that if you activate it, it gets used up, but they didn't know that if you graphed a time function of Star Power, it would be exponential, not linear. Now let me explain that to you all, if half a bar of star power gives 5 seconds of star power, then a full bar gives 10 second right? WRONG!!!! It gives somewhere near 20 seconds! I knew this and everyone else didn't. It was ridiculous. I memorized the exact placement of where this star power should be deployed in order to get the literal maximum score for the song.
Well, my name is called, and I go up and grab my guitar. My heart is racing a little, my fingers twitching. But we start the song and I hit all the notes in the intro perfect. I am in the zone, and I can tell that I was going to get a 100% on the song. So, the second chorus comes around (when I first need to deploy star power). I yank upwards on the guitar like usual, but unlike usual, the star power doesn't deploy. So I try again, and again and again. Each time more vigorously than the next. By this time I was trying so hard to deploy star power that I had missed a few notes. Then, I tried to use S.P. by hitting the select button. This is usually a failsafe way to deploy, but risky, because you have to take your hand away from the guitar for a split second. NOT EVEN THE FAILSAFE WAY WORKED!!!!!!! I looked behind me and told one of the guys in charge. He told me to "hit the select button, that always works"...I told him that it didn't so he tried hitting it for me, but that didn't work either. By this time I had missed an entire verse of notes...So I did the only thing that I could do in front of 150 people all watching me get screwed over. I did some tricks that good old Jimmy Hendrix taught me. I played behind my head, behind my back, between my legs, and even with my mouth!!!!!! In retrospect, I should have lied on my side and done the spinning side run while playing, o well. A bunch of people were cheering for me and a ton told me they liked the moves I pulled. Then a bunch of other people told me I was robbed...and they're right.
I got about 90,000 less than what I could have gotten, and I was about 50,000 below the cut-off mark. Right after the song, I talked to the head guy in charge and told him that I will patiently be waiting for my re-do, that I wouldn't get mad that the guitar wigged out in the middle of it. This cheeseball of a man told me that I did not get another try. He said, "Tons of people have been getting killer scores on this guitar all night. So sorry." I was LIVID!!!!! Some other words of exchange were given between us, including him saying, "It's just a game, and it's not like there is a million dollar prize" At that point I was ready to pull out my spyderco knife hooked to my pocket and gouge out his eyes. I gave him a, "whatever dude" and took off.
There was a camera guy and interview lady from BYU taping the event. She came up to me and asked me what happened. Then she asked if she could interview me. So I basically told her what I told you, and then I said that I hope there is another, so I could win that tournament and prove that guy that I deserved to rock out in the tournament.
I went straight to someone in my ward that has the game, and I played the song from the tournament...and I got 160,000 points. This was 4,000 better than the next best player who also got 100%. I was so mad. Well, there you have it. At least all of my family knows that I am a champion and that I was robbed my chance at glory.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Guitar Hero Tournament
Have you ever heard of Michael Jordan? Tiger Woods? Pele? Dale Earnhart Jr.? Barry Bonds? I am as good at guitar hero, as they are at their sport of choice.
I'm just that good. I can beat ANY song on ANY difficulty with above a 90% note hit completion.
All I am saying, is that if I don't win the tournament, something is wrong.
I'll let you know how it turns out.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
My Life
My best buddy James used to be a boxer back in Virginia (he actually won some East Coast Titles). Anyways, when he gets unhappy he likes to release his frustration on a wall with his fist (don't worry, he doesn't punch people) The only time he has been "mad" was after his calculus test and he punched a tree and then after his basketball game. After the game he punched what he thought was a padded wall, but was actually steel. Needless to say, he totally snapped his fifth meta-carpal (in between your knuckle of your finger and the wrist of your hand). If I can get a picture of the x-ray I'll post if for you later. It is pretty cool. So he now has a pin (just like Jana) in his pinky finger. In 2 weeks he can get it out. We'll see if this stops his punching of trees and walls.
This week is by far the busiest week I have had so far. Just let me list you the things I have done and plan on doing so you get an idea. (I am not going to include classes, work, or homework time) Study, go to FHE, work out, put up fliers for a local band that I love, visit a girl named Corinne (very nice, VERY cute), study more, go to footlights (BYU's music and performance club that I am a part of), study, take the Book of Mormon Mid-term, drive to Chipotle and jazz game afterwards (with Corinne and I got both of the tickets for 15 bucks! and I have 2 free chipotle bucks. So, the date is a lot cheaper than it would have been), study, take the Music 101 mid-term, go to the football game (WHY IS IT ON THURSDAY!?!?!), study, take the Calculus 112 Mid-term, go to the concert of the band I helped out (I get in for free for helping), go to my Professor's office and discuss with him certain aspects of guitar, figure our my schedule for next semester.
That isn't mentioning any of my classes, homework time, or the 23 hours that I work.
Um, I can't really think of anything else, except that I have gotten so many free meals from girls that it isn't even funny. These girls think they owe me and my buddy meals just because we play guitar for them, or help them move one pumpkin (that really happened. we moved a 20 pound pumpkin about 100 feet for them, and they cooked us up this amazing sunday dinner of enchiladas and rice and beans and pie. It was awesome)
Well, I can't think of anything else. Once I have time, I'll try to post the x-ray.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Preference
So back to the story of James and I playing the guitar. Usually we tell girls that our names are Superman and Spiderman, respectively. So, I thought about how I could creatively tell her yes. Then I remembered that awesome "I'd soil my pants if you went to ...with me" So I bought some spiderman underwear and adapted it a little. Now it says, "I was so excited when I saw that you asked me to preference that I soiled my pants. I would love to go with you. From-Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman"
Isn't that clever? Well, I love you guys!
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Dad, Be Happy!
So dad, be glad I don't make stupid decisions, all I do is play guitar for girls.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Jimmy is Weak Sauce!
As you should all know, I am an activities committee chairman, and as such I am privy to certain perks. Like when the Stake activities committee buys extra hoagies for one of their activities that I helped with. That is right, I am now the proud owner of 65 free hoagies. They are a mixture of italian, turkey and swiss, and ham and american.
Now let us analyze what I got from the deal. I spent about 40 cents worth of gas for transportation, for a filling, main course part of a meal.
Personally, I think I win this face-off. What is the score Jimmy-zero, Joey-two? Man, I am good.
Don't worry. They aren't all for me, and I know they'll be going bad in about 2 days. I got them for my dorm and a dorm next door.
So here are some pictures. If you would notice my short hair! My best buddy Jamie, bought a little kit and cut my hair. This was his first time and he was a little nervous and was too careful. I kept telling him, "push it into my head harder like my mom does" or "you can go faster" you know, that kind of stuff. After the shower I had to get a re-trim, and he had missed a ton. It was very fun.
Also, I was in the ward talent show last night. It wasn't too bad, Jamie and I dedicated this "love song" that we "wrote" to all the girls, and then we proceeded to play heart and soul, him on one hand on the piano and me on the other part of the song on the guitar, then we switched parts. Then we transitioned it into a Jazz jam session. It was cool. I also MC'ed for it too. I was witty as always.
Also, right after the Talent show, me and a bunch of us sprinted to a girl's dorm and barely made it with 2 minutes to spare before the season opener of The Office came on. It was GREAT by the way!!!
Also, Jimmy sent me a very heartfelt e-mail telling me that if I don't work my butt off in school and forget about friends and girls, that he is going to dis-own me. He doesn't think he is getting back into BYU because of his bad grades. But I checked some stuff for him, and he should be fine, as long as he does ridiculously well his next semester.
That is all I can think of right now. Love you guys tons!!!
Well, that is all I can think of right now.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness
Friday, September 14, 2007
STORIES TO TELL!!!!!
First foremost, I know you are all wondering what is happening with Chipotle since I am here in Provo now. I have been in contact with Shelly Whittle and today there was a Grand Opening up near Salt Lake City. So, naturally I ditched my Student Development Class (which is one hour on fridays and i skipped last weeks too...)went an hour and a half before Chipotle opened, wore my Master Burrito Ambassador T-Shirt, joked around with all the executives from Colorado and Arizona that showed up, then bought the first burrito ever made at this location. It was a very spiritual experience. I brought my friend and it was great. So, Shelly was there and she handed me another t-shirt ("How about a Burrito") and 8 free burrito bucks, and then I won a free side of Guac and Chips from spinning the Wheel of Chipotle. Caleb, don't worry, I thinking about sending you and Gina each a free burrito. (Before everyone gets into a frenzy, I do owe Caleb at least one!)
This is the front.
Here is the meal! The first burrito made, and it was delicious.
This is the trash can, filled with free magnets. It is wonderful, and yes, I took about 4 magnets home with me.
The wheel of Chipotle, very cool, people can win a multitude of prizes.
Next story, recently, James and I have been going to girl's dorms that we don't know, knock on the door, ask them their name, and then I play guitar and he sings them a song that we make up on the spot. We have done this to probably 10 dorms so far, and we have a lot to go. We are pretty well known around heritage halls, and girls who get "chosen" to be sung to are pretty darn stoked. So in addition to making girls feel good and have a good laugh, we also can scope out for any really really good looking girls to hang out with. Now, we went and got some dorm the other day and the girls said that they were going to repay us. So the next night, they brought us some cookies. SOOO, naturally, we made cookies for them the next night and wrote a song for them when we handed it to them. (By the way, these girls are all super cute) So the ball is in their court...hopefully the get us back!!!! (Although they did invite us to come over whenever we wanted)
Next story, the second day here I heard a local band playing in front of the Marb on campus. They are extremely good. So, I am going to a couple of their free concerts in the next few weeks. Anyways, I saw the lead singer/guitarist in between classes the other day and was talking to him. It was very cool. So I went to their website and it said that they play at parties and events for free...An Activities Committee Chairman's DREAM! So I e-mailed them and asked them about it and they are totally game for playing at a dance or party that our ward has in the future!!!!! I am so totally stoked, you have no idea!!!!!!!!
I joined a class for intermediate guitar players, and it seems like its going to be awesome!!!
I can't think of anything else to tell you guys...but I'm sure that I am forgetting some stuff. When I remember them, I'll blog it. I love you guys!
Monday, September 03, 2007
Misc
BOOM!!! I saved myself like 25 cents!!!! I know you are all so proud of me!
On the topic of cooking for myself, I really enjoy the freedom of adding what I want and how much of it. Like doubling the meat on my stew recipe!
Also, I have been converted to cheese curds. Not that bad-nice and salty.
WOW!!!!!!
Then later 3 girls were hanging out with me and James (my cool dormmate-see previous post) I was telling them about how I can improvise on guitar very well and then they wanted me to write each of them a song...so instead I asked James if he could just make up words on the spot and he thought he could. So I just jammed on the guitar while James made up some funny love song of each girl in front of them. It was so great. Afterwards I was playing them some of the stuff I've written that doesn't have words (I have a TON of material with no words) and James went and a got a notepad and totally started writing lyrics for a love song. It was pretty neat how quickly he just jotted down his ideas. Some of the lines are just GOLDEN! So the girls were all there helping us find melodies and harmonies and helping with the lyrics. So by this time it was like 12:30 in the morning and pretty soon we had about 15 people-guys and girls-all sitting around us outside on the grass listening to us make this song. It was the coolest experience I've ever had with the guitar. So James can also play piano really well, like Jazz Improv Piano, and I play Jazz Improv Guitar-so tonight all of us are packing into the small basement room with the piano to jam away and impress all the girls.
Love you guys.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
People
So it goes Joey, Dallin, Jin, Michael, Ben and James in front.
They are all really cool. Dallin and James are definetly easier to hang out with and are a bit more cool...i guess i would say. Jin and I share rooms, and he's nice. He also plays guitar, so that's fun. Ben likes cooking and is at this very moment making all of us spaghetti and meatballs. (The sauce looks and smells amazing!)
Here are the girls. They are (in order form left to right again) Some guy I don't know, some girls I don't know, Renae, Catherine, Hillary, Stephanie and Danielle. Catherine is the funniest girl alive, and the coolest.
So yesterday I went to the BYU vs. U of A game. (Did you see me on tv? I was 6 rows up from the north endzone and the tv crewman had us cheer for the camera for a while.) So while I was there I had my sunglasses. Can you tell?
Until next time.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
My New Room
So there is my (jimmy and jacob's) snowboard and laptop and other junk that is good. Did anyone notice the absence of a pillow? I have the pillowcase, but no pillow. I remember taking it, so it's either in Vegas or at Neal's apartment. Either way, I don't have it for tonight. :(
Here is under my bed, I've got some crates and a box and my guitar case and my guitar amp. Can't wait to woo some women with my guitar.
And then there are my traffic light and crosswalk light. Pretty sweet huh?
The Road to Glory (or just to Provo)
Do you know how hard it is to drive and take a decent picture at the same time?
Just kidding dad, I would never be so irresponsible...
Oh ya, I also stopped at the Hoover Dam because I had a ton of extra time to waste before my friend was expecting me. Also, I did NOT go to the Strip in Vegas, or to an buffets.
So, I already beat Jimmy right? I blogged on the first day here.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
I ROCK THE CASBAH!
Fast Foward 3 Weeks
So Jaron calls up and says he has to pick up his drum kit and tv. So he comes over and of course I couldn't keep my mouth shut, I confronted him about stealing my ambassadorship. He says that he is a MBA for a tempe location, not MY location. It seemed pretty legit, he said that Shelly Whittle talked to him at the Grand Opening and everything. So it seems that the guy who works at Chipotle just misunderstood Jaron, Jaron just told him that he is an MBA, not that location's.
Fast Foward 2 days
Now I am curious about what happens to my Ambassadorship now that I am leaving for college. Here is my e-mail to Shelly Whittle, the head of marketing of all of Arizona.
Hey Shelly,
This is Joey Cozza, MBA of the 99th and McDowell location Chipotle. I have a concern regarding me being an ambassador. In one month I am leaving for college in Provo Utah . I was wondering what happens now. Do I loose my ambassadorship? Do you pick a new ambassador for this location? Should I retire the MBA T-shirt? If you could tell me the protocol concerning this, it would be greatly appreciated! By the way, one of my best friends told me that he just became an MBA. I think it was at a tempe grand opening. His name is Jaron Sato, that is pretty cool. Well, I hope to hear from you soon. Until then, Long Live Chipotle!
Joey Cozza
Master Burrito Ambassador
Here is her response.
HI Joey!!
Thanks for emailing me and congratulations on graduating. What am amazing coincidence. You DO NOT have to turn in your MBA status. In fact you’ll be such as asset to me in Provo . I also handle the marketing for Utah . Utah is brand new to Chipotle, we just opened our first location there in West Bountiful and are opening 3 more before the end of the year. We open Sugarhouse ( Salt Lake City ) on 9/28, Fort Union (or Cottonwood Heights ) on 9/7 and Sandy in the end of November. So as an MBA you’ll definitely be a huge asset to us still by helping enlighten the masses to Chipotle. Don’t be concerned you will always be an MBA J
Give me a shout out when you move and are settled. Are you going to BYU? I’d love to set up a time to either chat over the phone or meet in person. I am usually in Utah at least once a month. Maybe if you are up for it we can get you really involved in our openings and maybe some stuff on your new college campus
Great to hear from you! Do you need more burrito bucks?
Shelly Whittle
Burrito Bandit
Chipotle - Marketing
So ya, that is the best news ever, and I totally rock!!!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
I'm a Real Thespian Now.
I can't believe I ate the whole thing.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Awards Ceremony
Monday, April 16, 2007
I'M DONE!! (Essentially)
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Guess Who's Back!
I am in the school play titled "The Real Inspector Hound". We had a practice run in front of the students who had perfect attendance, and it wasn't too bad. One of the boys messed up 3 times, one of them right before me, and it messed me all up. Luckily I recovered, but not quite in time...it wasn't pretty. So, that is what's going on with me.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
I'm Trying!!
Today I talked to 8th graders about the horrors of High School (actually about everything except the horrors of high school) and for lunch I proposed Chipotle. When we get there we talk to Stewart and find out that 1,500 FREE burritos were given away yesterday! Not a misprint people, one thousand five hundred! I told him, "maybe I'll hold off on the free burritos for a couple of days" "good idea." said the man who gave away at least 7,500 ounces of meat. Well, that's it...I just wanted everyone to know 1,500 burritos were given away yesterday.
Friday, February 09, 2007
NEW DEVELOPMENTS!!!!
BOOM
It was almost instant.
He was so happy to see me. He shook my hand like we were old pals. He proceeded to tell me that he is Stewart Myers, Manager. WOO HOO!!! Talk about awesomeness. He is the coolest guy I have ever met. So I go back to my friends and give one of them a burrito buck and Stewart, seeing it tells me, "Hey man, I got you guys covered!" YAY! So Stewart hooked me up with 3 free burritos in one sitting. It was so wonderful.
NEXT DAY
I go back alone just cause I love the place. I see a younger man who I also know is high up in the ranking. We have talked briefly before and he has given me a free burrito or two just cause he's cool with me. We say hi and I tell him I finally met Stewart. He (Brian) then tells me that Stewart told him all about me. So I get my burrito for free and I start talking a little more with him. He doesn't know much about what I do, so I tell him. He asked if I get paid and I told him mostly with just a few free burritos or whatever. (Bless his heart!) He told me that he is TOTALLY fine and happy with giving me a free burrito "whenever I come".
No Joke, he actually said that.
So the moral of the story is, if you are visiting the family down here, DO NOT go to Chipotle without me, or else you'll have to pay.
Monday, February 05, 2007
AMBASSADORSHIP a.k.a. The Best Day of My Life
It is now Friday, the Grand-Opening and of course I am there right after school for the special perks of opening day which included; 1 free t-shirt, 1 five-dollar gift card to Chipotle, 1 chance to enter a drawing for free burritos for a year, and as many free magnets you felt comfortable stuffing in your pockets. My friends and I finish eating and I begin to read the back of the gift card and the comical information provided. After finishing, the same lady (who I later learned was Shelly Whittle) confronted me and we spoke about how funny Chipotle is and how much I LOVE it. She offers to turn in my ticket for the drawing and I innocently asked if I could keep the Chipotle pen I wrote my information with. This is what started it all.
Shelly started telling me about something called the Master Burrito Ambassador. Not employed by Chipotle exactly, but as close as it gets. Basically what it is (from her description) are regular Joe-Smoes from the street who emphatically love Chipotle. They are nominated ONLY by a Chipotle Manager and chosen in Colorado by Steve Ells (the founder) and a commitee of Chipotle Specialists. The newly appointed MBA is now given through the mail exclusive Chipotle items and Burrito Bucks periodically. The whole job of the MBA is to spread the good word of Chipotle. The MBA would also be invited to attend Chipotle Promotions and operate the Chipotle Wheel. (one free spin on a Wheel-of-Fortune-esque wheel with burritos and shirts) She asked if I would be interested in something like this...and I about died. I told her this was what I've been waiting for me whole life and she said she'd get back to me soon.
(2 MONTHS LATER)
By now I've given up hope, it was a good dream, but it passed. Then randomly I checked my e-mail. Lo and behold, Shelly Whittle e-mailed me this e-mail.
Hello Joey Cozza,
I met you at our Grand Opening of our 99th Avenue and McDowell Chipotle location. I had told you about a very special honor of Master Burrito Ambassador. Your dedication and passion for our food and Chipotle has brought this honor to you. Chipotle has over 600 restaurants nationwide, but only a handful of MBA’s. It is an honor not just anyone is granted and therefore we take nominations very seriously. As an MBA you will receive many special Chipotle items and news. You can also get involved in Chipotle events and marketing activities if you so choose. You’ll be contacted by me every once in awhile to be invited to some exciting special events Chipotle is a part of to further our brand and spread the burrito love. As an MBA we want you to continue to do what you already have done, by creating other Chipotle lovers and introducing them to our burritos and tacos!
To be considered to become an MBA please answer the following questions
- Your story…Where, when, how did you and Chipotle meet?
- Why do you LOVE Chipotle?
- What do you think makes Chipotle different from other restaurants?
- If I gave you 25 burrito bucks (each worth a free burrito) what would you do with them?
- Who have you brought over to our side? (Who would blame you for becoming a Chipotlean?)
I need to following information from you…as well.
Mailing Address
Contact Phone
Contact email
TShirt size
Thank you and congratulations!
Shelly Whittle
Burrito Bandit
Shelly,
Thank you for contacting me about this wonderful oppurtunity.
1. I first met sweet Chipotle with my older brother about one year ago. He was addicted and kept raving about it awesome it was. So, he and I decided to go to the Chipotle on Litchfield and McDowell. After the first bite of succulent carnitas, I was hooked.
2. I love Chipotle because of the great unique taste, the amount of food given, and the wonderful Chipotle Tabasco Sauce. But even more than that, I think it's something you put in the rice, I could eat that stuff from the pot with a spoon.
3. What makes Chipotle different in my eyes, is the whole set-up. You walk in, choose from a menu of ONLY high quality items, get the fresh food made in front of you in about 2 minutes, and to top it all off, employees come around every so often asking if the food was satisfactory, asking to take away trash; real high class treatment from a fast-food style restaurant.
4. If I had 25 burrito bucks, I would keep two for myself, give one to my two best friends, and then give them away to people who have never been to Chipotle. I know a few people at my school who have never been and think it costs too much money, if I give them a free one, I know they'd change their opinion.
5. I have brought six people for sure, four of which go to Chipotle regularly. I have no doubt (and hopfully) brought countless others with my constant, border-line obsessive, wearing of my Chipotle T-shirts of which I own three. Also, for a wiffle-ball tournament my friends and I were in, we wore Chipotle T-shirts (Foil Shizzle) along with absurd orange shorts as our team uniform. As seen from the pictures I have included in this e-mail.
Again, thank you very much for this nomination. I hope you hear back from you soon.
Joey Cozza-Chipotle Enthusiast
Along with that e-mail I attached these photos.
So all I could do now, was wait. 2 weeks later it happened. At the school talent show, during intermission, mom gave me a package sent from Colorado (the birthplace of Chipotle). I knew right away what is was and I had to show everyone. I opened the package back stage in front of my friends. After pulling out the framed Certificate wrapped in my exclusive MBA T-shirt, I had people bowing down to me. Literally. Along with that I got 11 free Burrito Bucks (each worth a burrito) and a Chipotle Calendar. I am so blessed.
So that is where I am today, 1 of 100 Master Burrito Ambassadors in the world. My only concern is that there is no Chipotle in Provo!
I want everyone to know that I spent more time on this blog than I typically spend on my homework...in a week.