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So here I am again..Impressive, right? Sure it is! I hardly ever used to enter anything i'm my blog..and look! TWICE IN ONE DAY. Yep. I'm impressed. So, i just finished doing a map for BTA. It was really easy, i'm just waiting for it to print..Infact, I've been waiting for 5 minutes. Oh, there, it printed. Now, i'm don... | non-profit | 17 | female | 0 | 1171545 | 1171545:3 | non-profit | 17 | teens | cancer |
So I've decided to scribble for a bit. It's 9:35am, way to early for me. Actually, if this was saturday, I'd still be sleeping! But no, i'm sitting at a computer in art class. Don't ask. I've got to finish painting my object, which i havent started yet. :D RAWR. So, i'm listening to my burnt c.d with my headphones. Rig... | non-profit | 17 | female | 0 | 1171545 | 1171545:4 | non-profit | 17 | teens | cancer |
I've realized accidents happen, but sometimes, ACCIDENTS SUCK! Long story, i won't get into it. On a better note, however, i've started my lord of the rings fanfic! So far, it's not bad. Infact, just for Emily, I'll post what i have so far..(I'm also posting this on here so that I may copy and paste it on my own comput... | non-profit | 17 | female | 0 | 1171545 | 1171545:5 | non-profit | 17 | teens | cancer |
I'm here again.. I'm not sure if you are aware, but i've posted three times in the last 5 minutes.. That's how bored I am. The bell is gonna ring in 5 minutes.. so.. i'm basically.. wasting time.. watching people bug other people.. freezing cuz someone opened the window.. O_o Anndd.. yeh, interesting.. I miss you emirl... | non-profit | 17 | female | 0 | 1171545 | 1171545:6 | non-profit | 17 | teens | cancer |
So today is Thursday. It's not Friday - but Thursday. I hate Wednesday. Where that came from, I do not know. All I know is i'm staying home after lunch tomorrow because of that darn winter carnival which i didn't sign up for. >:) I'm in Law right now and i'm not doing my work. I'm supposed to be looking up something on... | non-profit | 17 | female | 0 | 1171545 | 1171545:7 | non-profit | 17 | teens | cancer |
I wasnt going to open up a new blog just for this, but I wanted to post a bunch of comments and ideas I have been having surrounding php and web development methodologies, more for collection of my thoughts as anything else. This will also be a collection of links that I have found useful. Right now I am reading throug... | technology | 22 | male | 1 | 1178991 | 1178991:0 | technology | 24 | twenties | virgo |
Just an update on some of the things I've been researching and involved in for the last few days. For one, I just bought this book : HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS . It looks great, I have been playing more and more with CSS, and I cant believe I didn't know about it (css) earlier. I downloaded the sam... | technology | 22 | male | 1 | 1178991 | 1178991:2 | technology | 24 | twenties | virgo |
A little more on the usability track : I just signed up to go to the Web Usability 2004 conference in San Fran on Thursday, May 6. Its about $600, but the company paid for it, and hopefully it will be really useful. I'll post my notes when I get back. Also, I found this site on usability.gov which is pretty good for sh... | technology | 22 | male | 1 | 1178991 | 1178991:3 | technology | 24 | twenties | virgo |
Jakob Nielsen's useit.com is a very good resource on usability issues. He occassionally goes off the deep end, but for the most part he's right on. If you're using TDD for design, you'll quickly need to use mock objects. The MockObjects Wiki is a great starting point. Martin Fowler's Bliki has a lot of good information... | technology | 22 | male | 1 | 1178991 | 1178991:4 | technology | 24 | twenties | virgo |
Usability Links --------------------------- I am having some issues with some bad usability design, and so I have started researching usability on the web, so I can try to help come up with some good rules to basic usable web design to always adhere to. I know a bunch of stuff that I like and dont, but I know there are... | technology | 22 | male | 1 | 1178991 | 1178991:5 | technology | 24 | twenties | virgo |
Welcome fellow PHP meetup-ers! I went to a San Fransisco PHP meetup tonight, and talked about some of the things on this blog and more. I suggested that this blog be a central place for us all to post useful links and thoughts and such about PHP and advanced development, etc. Maybe spitball some topics for our next mee... | technology | 22 | male | 1 | 1178991 | 1178991:7 | technology | 24 | twenties | virgo |
Hello all... Hope this finds you all doing well. Today was pretty uneventful. Short meeting this morning, ended not going to ITS today since i feel like absolute garbage still. I got a new computer today at work, so i spent that time in the office setting it up since i didnt feel up to walking to my car to drive home. ... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:0 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
I KNOW FRANKLIN. I was sick as anyones business last nite and couldnt drag myself to the computer to do a blog entry. Not that it would be overly exciting anyways. So heres a double dose of blog for all you faithful readers out there. Took my management 300 exam yesterday morning. I think i did pretty well on it, howev... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:1 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
BLOG, BLOG, BLOGGIN ON HEAVENS DOOR!!! Hey all...wags here as usual. What a day. I survived. The flu is back in my body with full force. Meetings this morning...so frustrating at times. Ugh. Somedays i dont mind workin, some others i just go nutty. Today was the latter rather then the former. Class? Exam in ECT 300? De... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:2 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
name: Brian Jeffery "Old Man Wags" Waggoner what you wish your name was: Honkey McHonkerson birthday: June 8th, 1981 food you eat that no one else you know does: Turtle feet. J/K Atkins Bars. why do you blog? I, like franklin have anger issues and need a non destructive way to vent after each day. favorite blog: Frankl... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:3 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
A Well Thought-Out Englilsh Paper by: Kyle The Yellow Dart Smith Since maybe like the Middle Ages, there have been many differing opinions about hustle and bustle. This cannot be denied. It is my intention to sit down and play video games for several hours. First, moving around quickly, and with purpose, is a true sign... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:4 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
Ugh. What a day. I slept like shit last night, it was pretty bad. Id say overall i got about 2 hours of sleep. Oh well. Up at 645 as usual. Off to class by 8. Once i got there, overla reminded me that we had this labview seminar put on by National Instruments that we signed up for from 9-noon. So, we left management ea... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:5 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
So....sitting here watching the grammys....this is how i know im getting old. Theres some artists on here that i dont really get. Dixie chicks....i dont know, they arent bad, they just dont do anything for me. Avril levigne...i dont know. Shes nothing special. Some girl whos real cagy and can sing half decent. Bruce sp... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:6 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
Hey all, hope you had a wonderful friday...i sure as hell did :) Had a good day. Meetings at RCC went really well in the morning, we were for once able to get through our entire agenda while all AC's could be there. I was shocked! :) After that...went to ITS. I love working at ITS, i dont think i can tell you guys that... | consulting | 6 | male | 1 | 1180158 | 1180158:7 | consulting | 23 | twenties | gemini |
the past langitku cerah saat angin kencang berhembus membawa awan gelap, yang mengaburkan pandanganku, dan hempaskan aku... ke angkasa kelam tak bertepi, disiksa kilasan balik peristiwa lama, yang sudah rancu dengan harapan usang... namun aku bukanlah aku, bila aku tak bisa menengadah angkuh, dan tersenyum pada kedukaa... | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:0 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
tentang seni Seni itu indah, walau kadang begitu sederhana hingga kita bisa mudah melewatinya begitu saja atau terkadang justru larut didalamnya kadangkala juga begitu sukar difahami karena melewati batas imajinasi. Seni adalah sesuatu yang dianugerahkan Allah untuk melihat kekuasaanNya dengan tulus dari mata hati. | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:1 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
the sky above the sky I see me sinking through the dark nights when the stars leave the sky give up the lights give up to try But the gloomy river said its nights are darker than mine since theres no moon willing to shine Then the trees whispered the story of the darkest nights when the clouds keep blowing in between t... | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:2 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
Paripurna keajaiban datang membuka hati tebarkan satu keagungan rasa dalam jiwa [dimana yang seharusnya tidak ada menjadi ada dan yang seharusnya ada menjadi terlupa!] keajaiban meraja dalam hati hadirkan bahagia yang tak terkira [sekaligus torehkan nestapa disaat yang sama!] keajaiban pun terpuruk di relung hati tak s... | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:3 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
New world of mine keajaiban memapahku pergi tinggalkan lara dan penat berikan aku dunia baru dimana sungai mau menjadi sahabat baikku membagi tenangnya tuk hibur aku temani aku nikmati indahnya dunia juga merayu bebek yang melintas tuk melukis senyum di bibirku b e g i t u d a m a i tapi daun mulai menguning anginpun b... | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:4 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
Cold Rain in Early Autumn i was with wonderful rain it's so damn cold but i couldn't resist the charm so, i've got to love rain i closed my eyes let the cold water kissed my face and let no word comes out let the chill wind embraced me tight and let no sorrow goes out let the rainy world breathed me and let no choice l... | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:5 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
to a wonderful star, I feel so blessed... for the prayer said upon for the ultimate inspiration given for the endlessly support provided for the love that never let go of me and for never give me any idea that I couldnt do whatever I wanted to do or be whomever I wanted to be a dazzling woman whom I received my lifes b... | education | 7 | female | 0 | 1180573 | 1180573:7 | education | 26 | twenties | sagittarius |
Monday December 1, 2003 What's HOT #01 - Suprnova.tk #02 - iTunes for Windows #03 - Sour Soothers #04 - The JFK Assassination #05 - HSX.com - Tell them SpiralStairs sent you! #06 - Eagles of Death Metal #07 - Eagerly awaiting Montana's Rant site #08 - Kylie #09 - Tostito's Hint-o-Lime w/ Pace Garlic and Lime Salsa #10 ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:0 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Monday, February 09 Hot #01 - Quiznos Commercials #02 - Descendents - Nothing With You - right click, save targe, heow. #03 - Bad Religion new album and remastered old albums #04 - Pop Culture Trivial Pursuit #05 - Lost in Translation #06 - Pixies first reunion show in Winnipeg April 14 #07 - Love Hearts candy #08 - Th... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:1 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Holla. Clap Back. A new year, a new edition of the Dirty Chronicles. Gentlemen! Let's broaden our minds. Lawrence? Tuesday February 2, 2004 What's Heowt #01 - The Beatles - the one and only Billy Shears #02 - Montana's Satellite hookup #03 - ebay.ca #04 - working once a month #05 - upcoming Tears of Fire reunion #06 - ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:2 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Hoewt #01 - Britney - Toxic #02 - Singing #03 - Flin Flon, Manitoba #04 - The Pas, Manitoba #05 - Paychecks #06 - Buddy Rich bus tapes #07 - Leatherface - Plastic Surgery #08 - Being addicted to candy #08 - Hair cut next wednesday #09 - Finally getting my dvd's from cdplus #10 - Being home Neowt - various stories from ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:3 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
heowt #01 - Mike and Ikes #02 - Hopefully getting a job soon #03 - L.A. Squishy - Jiffy Food Mart secret weapon #04 - Old Dutch Honey Mustard Butter Spindles - delicious #05 - Beastie Boys - Car Thief #06 - new Bad Religion cover art - click heow #07 - Free stuff (box of chips) from Old Dutch #08 - Breton Seasame Crack... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:5 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Heowt #01 - Grandaddy - there's a high school football coach sitting on the couch with a toothpick in his mouth #02 - Marshmallow Bunnies #03 - the new Bad Religion - the Empire Strikes First - download Sinster Rouge #04 - Kill Bill vol. 1/2 #05 - messenger emoticons #06 - Sodomizing Sara(h) - Slay Her - INTENSE #07 - ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:6 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
heowt #01 - The Watchmen movie - directed by Darren Aronfosky - Requiem For A Dream, Pi #02 - Arby's Chicken Bacon Swiss #03 - Free stuff from record companies #04 - Eagles of Death Metal - Peace Love Death Metal #05 - Being Monty's financial advisor #06 - Heineken #07 - Kyuss - Asteroid - HEAVY #08 - Mitch Hedberg - w... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1183666 | 1183666:7 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Give me a break!!!! I would love to just move out right now and everything would be perfect! I'm so ready to get out. I'd be free. I was talking to my friend amber, and we decided that were going to go and get an apartment, cause we both need to get out, and anyways her mom charges her rent already...$150 a month, that... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:0 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
small song i wrote during class: Verse 1 Pre-Chorus Chorus Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Hook Chorus Pre-Chorus Chorus End Friday...shes mine Verse 1: Yesterday i called my friend goin to the show later he said so i picked my ass up off the floor and got ready to go Put my hat on and deordant spray gonna hit on some hot girls tod... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:2 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Hmmm no responses...a friend told me that love will smack you in the face when your not looking for it. Maybe, but how long has it been since i've last been in a relationship??? 5 years maybe...yeah this isnt fun...here is something just off the top of my head. sitting here alone with no one to talk to i dont understan... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:3 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Some people are just stupid or not smart...I worked for this guy and he sent me my tax stuff...well he put the information in the wrong spot and wont change it to how it should be. Even the I.R.S. told me that he needs to change it. Well he'll get a nice letter from them in the mail in about a week. Hope he doesnt get ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:4 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Where do i start??? Yesterday was valentines day. This usually was the one day out of the year where i knew that i'd be by myself. Well not this year. It was the BEST day/date i've ever had. Its also the longest date i've every been on....about 12 hours long. First of all it started off by me going to go and pick her u... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:5 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Well it has been a really good two days. I met, and have been getting to know a really cool girl named michelle. I can only say good things about her and hope to get to know her better, and from there, who knows. I'm in a good mood today....got some good pizza too. Thanks Michelle.....more about this later :) | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:6 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Untitled by Jason Law time to go time to say all the things i've left undone no more time no more ways to let you hear what i need to say Pre-chorus: What do i need to do to make you understand.... Chorus: my new song my new job is it good enough for you my new song my last wrong what else is there to do Never have i, ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1184801 | 1184801:7 | internet | 23 | twenties | aries |
Courtesy (pic): [Lycos]Tripod member The born classic carnatic singer has been admitted for special care at a private hospital in Chennai (India) reporting high blood-sugar level. Now She is doing fine. At times, I felt guilty as for a MUSIC lover, I lest paid attention to this renowned singer, though I had watched her... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1187430 | 1187430:4 | internet | 23 | twenties | capricorn |
Artwork by BenVsBen 2004 Courtesy (pic): MTV.com The BEP [Black Eyed Peas] are seeing better days and with their new album (3rd album) - *Elephunk*, it is more catchy than any other Hip-Hop. The band started off with Will.I.Am, who thought 'break dancing' and 'hip-hop' should take a turn, and which would grab more atte... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1187430 | 1187430:5 | internet | 23 | twenties | capricorn |
Artwork by BenVsBen 2004 Courtesy (pic): MTV.com | Corbis.com Usher and Yeah! (feat. Ludacris) kept No.1 at the World Chart of music. Usher has been in R&B for more than 10 years (that doesn't makes him, less vulnerable to Justin's). But still, Justin's music lovers *just* seem to confuse with the style both have it on... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 1187430 | 1187430:6 | internet | 23 | twenties | capricorn |
Was poking around Commission Junction this morning, trying to figure out what's hot online these days. After poking around for some time, I decided to pick out the best runner in each category for EPC. EPC? That's CJ's metric - basically something to compare to CPM. Or, in English, for every thousand views of their adv... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:0 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
O.k., I've joined Reprints Right Monthly and I grabbed the product for this month - Instant Website Quiz Generator . Product is actually pretty cool but them seem more about getting people to sign up for Reprints Right Monthly than they are anything else. I'll buy some Google Adwords and see if we can get anyone to buy... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:1 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
I received some email from people who really miss the product in a box option of Profit Vaults Monthly. I found this, it looks interesting ... Reprint Rights Every Month . Sort of the same concept as before. I signed up and will put a few up for sail at ColliganWebStore and keep you up to date with the results. Paul | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:2 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
Well, they've released RSS Equalizer and I can tell you, honestly, that it does everything that they claim it does. Nice product, very nice product. And the Traffic Equalizer / RSS Equalizer mix is obvious and clear. But let's kick it up a notch, eh? In short, this is a means to get your pages updated with content on a... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:3 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
Adsense made some changes lately. Most of them are very good. However, there are a few issues that you'll want to / need to / be very careful with. This is the one that got me ... "If You have elected to receive Search Results on any Site(s), You agree that Google will be the exclusive provider of Internet search servi... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:4 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
Among the thousands of other emails in the box upon return from vacation, I learn that AssocTrac is now at version 4. I won't even mention the whatever happened to version 3 comment ;-) I left AssocTrac earlier this year. I know a number of others who've done the same. However, let's open this up to the "other" side of... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:5 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
Running through CJ I see that a number of Web Hosting companies are still paying out $80 package that runs a little over $90. I know rate card for CJ is 30% so, ... I ran the numbers on two of their top players - both are $80 on a $95.40 sale. $24 on the 30% to CJ and ... they are paying out $104 ... on a $95.40 sale. ... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:6 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
Obviously, I love Adsense - you've heard that before. Now Google is offering search, right from your site, branded with your logo - and giving you a percentage of the Adsense Links embedded in the search. It is very easy to implement. Take a look at http://www.frontpagetalk.com - I've placed a Google search at the bott... | internet | 12 | male | 1 | 118791 | 118791:7 | internet | 33 | thirties-plus | virgo |
There was a much discussed case (Department of Education v. San Diego) back in college that I had to read several times when I was researching for my Legal Memorandum for Practicum. It involved the rule on taking the NMAT* -- there was a three-time limit to taking the NMAT. Once a person fails to pass the NMAT after ta... | law | 13 | female | 0 | 1194367 | 1194367:0 | law | 17 | teens | scorpio |
I'm still happy. and I think I'm the only one who's deliriously happy. But hey..what's the point in going to law school if all you'll just mope around? Anyway, I got called today. Twice. I think it went rather well. (yihee, favorite na ako ni JV! Ibig sabihin..tatawagin na niya ako every meeting! hehehe.) I can hardly ... | law | 13 | female | 0 | 1194367 | 1194367:2 | law | 17 | teens | scorpio |
She could have been Harry Potter's sister. She didn't have a scar on her forehead, but the short black --unruly-- hair of hers was the same color as that of Harry's. She wore black-rimmed eyeglasses that almost hid her green eyes. Her complexion was that of Snow White's, even after hours under the sun, it stayed a pale... | law | 13 | female | 0 | 1194367 | 1194367:3 | law | 17 | teens | scorpio |
nakailang"ssssshhh!" na ako pero walang talab hanggang sa nabwiset ako at napa: "SSSSSHHHHH! for crying out loud be QUIET!!" mabuti naman tumahimik din. Natuwa naman ako ng lubusan dahil maganda ang pagkakagawa ng Harry Potter POA. mas pinakita ang pagkabata noong mga karakter ng kwento, at natuwa din naman ako dahil l... | law | 13 | female | 0 | 1194367 | 1194367:5 | law | 17 | teens | scorpio |
first day of orientation. still excited and still no nerves bugging me. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ a picture for me: harhar. wala lang :D ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ yay! i'm very happy. I will be meeting with three of my first (close) high school friends, namely Lorna, Kaiye and Sarah. I've seen Kaiye last February on her birthday while I haven... | law | 13 | female | 0 | 1194367 | 1194367:6 | law | 17 | teens | scorpio |
well, not really. but tomorrow's my first day of the orientation seminar. as usual, i'm surprised to see how time flies by. Next thing you know I'm graduating from law school (with honors! hahahaha!) and studying for the bar. the thought makes me cringe. I'm happy that most of us from la salle are in the same class, bu... | law | 13 | female | 0 | 1194367 | 1194367:7 | law | 17 | teens | scorpio |
The text of the email I sent today to Vons/Pavilions: Your policy requiring cashiers to address customers by name is MORE ANNOYING than I can properly express. My last name is long and difficult to pronounce, and I find it incredibly aggravating to have to stand at the checkout waiting while the cashier butchers it, st... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:1 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
I've recently applied for a job that would be perfect for me. I mean, you couldn't design a position more well-suited to a person with my background. It is a job at the Getty in the publications department. I would be preparing the guides and brochures for the newly restored Getty Villa in Malibu, which will house the ... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:2 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
She had shaped a point through repeated grinding, dragging the end of the once first-day-of-school fresh pencil against the cinderblock wall far below the edge of her mattress. Day by day, she had honed it during the break between group encounter and art therapy, until it was as sharp as the period in an 18-point font.... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:3 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
I get sucked into Friendster because I'm bored and I'm pretty much burnt out on my job right now. And because I am really irritable, I end up disliking everybody; I'm overwhelmed with the desire to message certain people and tell them what utter dopes they are, never for a moment losing sight of the fact that I am also... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:4 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
The Shrub I attracted the first of my many stalkers during my freshman year of high school. We'll call her Katie Shrubber. (What are the chances she could ever come across this? Hmmm.) We met in Latin class. I was a foxy bright-eyed 14-year-old scholar, all excited about learning the language of the dead Romans. She wa... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:5 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
In high school, I was the hopelessly sheltered, socially retarded product of a Catholic home. I wore glasses held together by tape and wire, I was moderately anorexic, and I was incapable of speaking when approached with spontaneous greetings. I responded to a "Hi, Tom" in the halls at school with an unintelligible rep... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:6 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
Back in the late '90s I worked at the Union Square Borders bookstore in San Francisco. I have endless stories of customer insanity. This is the first of many. I dreaded working the cash registers more than anything. Not because operating the hopelessly outdated machines was difficult; I was in fact quite the virtuoso o... | communications-media | 5 | male | 1 | 1196077 | 1196077:7 | communications-media | 36 | thirties-plus | taurus |
La Gioconda, or, the Mona Lisa. Painted by Leonardo DaVinci of the young wife of a merchant. Its painted on a thin sliver of wood, and, is admired by most all people to be considered an extraordinary painting. Her smile is unconsistent with paintings of the period, which makes it stand out. The way the folded hands mak... | arts | 2 | male | 1 | 1207055 | 1207055:0 | arts | 15 | teens | aquarius |
Well I was hoping today would be uneventful and boring, but my hopes were soon shattered by a little bunny. One of my cats was chasing the little fellow around the house. He put a few teeth holes in it's little furry back. I saved the bunny from a slimy toothy doom, and now he's sitting in my old empty rat cage. The po... | arts | 2 | male | 1 | 1207055 | 1207055:2 | arts | 15 | teens | aquarius |
So, i'm an artist. Learning to be an artist, atleast. Hopefully I'll be able to practice long and hard enough to get some somewhat decent art to post. A drawing a day is my rule. Why art, you ask? Because art is good. Art is creation. I like to create. I want to create people. People that live in worlds of my creation.... | arts | 2 | male | 1 | 1207055 | 1207055:3 | arts | 15 | teens | aquarius |
So, my mom bought a Vespa. It is pretty and shiny and fast. I'm going to take photos of it, because it's so shiny. She said I could get one, too. Once I have my license. I'll try to get the Yellow one from FLCL. That would make me a very happy fanboy indeed. Haven't thought of anything to post lately. So i'm boring you... | arts | 2 | male | 1 | 1207055 | 1207055:4 | arts | 15 | teens | aquarius |
Do people think that I don't notice I have a sunburn? Do they think that by asking me "Hey, are you burnt?" it will hurt less. Do they honestly believe they are contributing any valuable worth to society by bringing up this topic just for my benefit. I'm Canadian, and that means that I talk about the weather by default... | government | 10 | male | 1 | 1209241 | 1209241:0 | government | 25 | twenties | virgo |
"Do you know Joe from Canada?" "Oh sure I do, of course, he just had another baby..." Ummm NO! It doesn't quite work that way folks. So when Andrew asked me if I knew Emily who aparently talks to him about the some of the same haunches that I frequent I goffed at him. But then I started digging around his blog a little... | government | 10 | male | 1 | 1209241 | 1209241:2 | government | 25 | twenties | virgo |
After the booze and free net score I went to Coyote Rock with a few friends to climb. Hands are a little on the sore side, but was pretty good. I understand why people who climb outdoor don't climb indoor after climbing at HomeCliff in the Gatineau's last weekend. Peggy was a great route, it's so much more about proble... | government | 10 | male | 1 | 1209241 | 1209241:3 | government | 25 | twenties | virgo |
I am now reasonably satisfied with the blog template that I'm going to stop picking at it like a scab-wound that is just begging to be scratched. Besides, I've got too much work to do that I feel like I'm getting sucked under toe and Leonardo DiCaprio is going to stand on my head as I sink to save his fair Rose. Bugger... | government | 10 | male | 1 | 1209241 | 1209241:5 | government | 25 | twenties | virgo |
After many moons, countless trips to the center of the universe and much soul searching and self-evolution, I AM BACK. More importantly to you the casual web wanderer, my Blog is back online. With the new domain getting purchased I figured all things new and wonderful or old and crappy deserve a second kick at the can.... | government | 10 | male | 1 | 1209241 | 1209241:6 | government | 25 | twenties | virgo |
I went and saw Shrek 2 last night. It is truly amazing how far animation has come since Mickey was whistling showboat tunes back in the 1930's. Other than a slight offset of lip to vocal movement and the freeformity that real actors have in moving around the screen, the visual quality of this movie is on par with reali... | government | 10 | male | 1 | 1209241 | 1209241:7 | government | 25 | twenties | virgo |
Return to Innocence Languages and their nuances always interested me and I feel I have a natural felicity in picking them up. France and the French language have always enchanted me. So I enrolled in the French classes which started from today on campus. I entered late into the class and the teacher was a short, plump,... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:0 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
I want to "MarryYouAnna"-A short story Shree was feeling really fresh and vibrant since he woke up early on that eventful day.His coaching classes for French were starting that day and had hence he got up at five fifteen.Unused to waking up so early in his past hree years at the hostel,he had never really savoured the ... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:1 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
Tickle Digest Funny Boner: Hey Jai howz it going between u and ur gurl. Everyday Jai: Well...absolutely great since both us bought a Reliance phone....one number is free.........so we talk all dayyyyyyyyy. Funny Boner:(To himself) ;-) Oh! Thats what Dr.Phil meant on the other day on Oprah when he said "you have to inve... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:2 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
What I did this summer This summer was as i said earlier a paid vacation.read quite a few books .The best one i have read over the last few months is "Golden Gate " by Vikram Seth. Its absolutely lucid and just flows through. Read another of Seth's after coming back to campus "An Equal Music", twas good too. The wonder... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:3 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
Love at Old Post Office Bus Stop Been a long time since i last wrote something.Actually never been so jobless.Xams chal rahe hain.the only other time i was so jobless was during my summer project at bangalore ,which was a paid vacation. Twas in a way like summers as a kid .. each summmer was about a fascination for a n... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:4 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
Bangalore-Hedonism's Global Flotsam(Borrowed) Its been two long months since i have been in Bangalore and since travelogues are the order of the day(Gaurav,Pushkar) i thought id write one myself. The moment one says Bangalore M.G.Road and Brigade Road spring into my peripheral vision.The two most happening streets in I... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:5 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
The young male's attraction to older women- A physico-analytical study Warning:The following article has explicit material .. read at your own risk During my recent discussions with a female friend an interesting question cropped up"why are young males (15 to 25.. or even more..) attracted to older women" or rather why... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:6 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
Signs&Science The last few times i went to church i kinda had a feeling that i was going through the motions.I questioned myself as to why i went to church . the answer was obvious i was just being plain selfish . i wanted myself and my family to happy.so i went to church from the time i was knee high lest i might incu... | businessservices | 4 | male | 1 | 1211653 | 1211653:7 | businessservices | 24 | twenties | taurus |
Apparently i've got a sportswriting job at the antelope valley press . It should start within 2 weeks. For now I'm reading White Noise by Don DeLillo. It's always good to sooth the soul with a little postmodernism while you're unemployed. i don't really know what i think about the world getting ready to be blown up. it... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:0 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
i've got the job. i started yesterday. it'll be interesting trying to learn everything. it'll be cool though. tip of the day: don't rub your eyes after handling jalapeno peppers i'm blind. can't wait till st patty's day. hope i have it off work. my hours are 4-midnight, so that might suck. no guiness. :( | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:1 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
hey, war, huh? word. I'm at work watching baghdad on the tv. it's much greener than i expected. i've been a coffee -a-holic. that's no good. the drive to work is long, but i'm addicted to talk radio so it's all good. my favs? the john and ken show , phil hendrie , sean hannity , michael savage , jim rome , npr (kcrw) .... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:2 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
i've worked 3 days so far. cool. it's extremely laidback in there. it's a 9-man staff and i'm number 9 in the avpress sports dept power rankings. that's cool though. Friday I have my first writing assignment. word. i want to go to thailand. i read the beach and it made me want to globe hop again. i miss europe. southea... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:3 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
WHEN I'M 64 I knew I had something important to say a minute ago, but now it's just dust in the wind, dude. Oh, I'm thinking again about joining the Peace Corps sometime. I'm into that. I know it's a bit caught-up-in-the-moment, but I'm interested in helping out the people of Iraq. We'll see what becomes of all this. I... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:4 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
DON'T DRINK THE WATER I guess Christina Aguilera was at the guys show last night. That's pretty fun. Mike wanted to make out with her. Good thing I wasn't at the show, cuz she'd have been all over me, and then the Secret Service who have gotten involved and that would have been a big mess. I just want things to go smoo... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:5 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
RABBITS AND THE AV I was gonna try and get a map of where i'm going to live and put it here, but i'm not smart enought to do that. Just look up lancaster, ca on mapquest . I think I'm fairly close to Sequoia National Park. I'll have to check that out. Moving again...it's such an ordeal. It's hard to think of anything i... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:6 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
THE LAST 10 MONTHS AND ALL IS WELL... well, what do you know. it's 10 months, to the day, since I graduated. how did that that much time pass? let's recap. >JUNE, JULY, 1st 1/2 of AUGUST-- worked at Mcmaster-Hell with billy >2nd 1/2 of AUGUST--Trevor's wedding. Michigan visit. >SEPT & OCT-- Europa con william >1st 1/2 ... | education | 7 | male | 1 | 1216517 | 1216517:7 | education | 24 | twenties | leo |
OK, in retrospect, the song should be called "Plutocracy in the USA," since plutocracy is rule by the wealthy, whereas oligarchy means "government by the few, esp. for corrupt and selfish purposes." Not to say that those are necessarily mutually exclusive designations.... But plutocracy always makes me think of "rule b... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:0 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
Searching for "Kapitalist" online, I thought I'd find many bands with that name, but apparently there are more named Chaotika. However, we might need a rule about any name that already has a dance club with its own handbag: Then again, the name "Kapitalist Handbag" has some song title potential. Do you think the Beatle... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:1 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
4-TRACKING SOFTWARE.. So..I was lamenting the fact that we hadn't taken advantage of geography and formed our con-punk band while we were in Maryville. But then I realized that this is probably the whole reason the "Information Superhighway" was created. So for instance, there is this . So I think we should collaborate... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:2 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
LYRICS.. OK, for the first verse, the part that goes: I am an anti-christ I am an anarchist, Don’t know what I want But I know how to get it. I wanna destroy the passer by ’cos I wanna be anarchy, ...how about this: I am a fan of Christ I am a man of Christ I know what I want and I know how to get it. I wanna destroy t... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:3 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
Lessee. . . . I'm currently slowly working my way through the 700-page Pushcart Prize anthology from last year - it's an annual compilation of the best stuff printed by small presses (fiction, non-fiction, and poetry). Well worth the time; some of it is crud, but there's a lot of good stuff, as well as some pretentious... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:4 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
So, yeah. Various things -- hotmail is, in fact, teh suck. However, the invitation I got was expired so, even without the suck, I couldn't join. 'Cept that now I did. So, yeah. Pyro would be awesome. And backstage (backblog?) Betties. As far as lists go, do books that we're supposed to be reading count? Cuz I have load... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:5 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
Can we exchange which books we are reading this summer? If you have 500-hours of forest hiking duty, you can exempt yourself from this game. Currently, I am consumed by The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson (writes for Atlantic Monthly). I know it is a year old, but this is the Midwest, and well, you know... This ... | advertising | 1 | male | 1 | 1217528 | 1217528:6 | advertising | 26 | twenties | libra |
Imagine....... If you got into a taxi and he started driving backwards, would the taxi driver end up owing you money? If it's zero degrees outside today, and it is supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, would the degrees still be zero? Why is it called building when it is already built? If pro is the oppsite of con, is... | engineering | 8 | male | 1 | 1223561 | 1223561:0 | engineering | 23 | twenties | cancer |
Calvin and Hobbes Quotes Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria! ------------------------------------------------------------------- The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! -... | engineering | 8 | male | 1 | 1223561 | 1223561:1 | engineering | 23 | twenties | cancer |
For all the times that Mr. Prasad knew of himself, he had never been happy. For happiness didn't find it's way to his home, ever since he knew of himself. Happiness is a state of mind, always said Mrs. Prasad, whose source of unhappiness was her husband's unhappiness and whose spirit was her husband's only infinite res... | engineering | 8 | male | 1 | 1223561 | 1223561:2 | engineering | 23 | twenties | cancer |
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