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He's um.. wow. I really love him though, hahaha. After that, I went off to the SHroom for a bit. We have a ROOM LOGO! YES!<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/mushroom_logo.jpg"><br /><br />Oh yes, I get my 6 months tomorrow! TOO BAD IT DOESN'T MATTER. Take people out to lunch when I get back? :D<br /><br />After that, went off to Personal Management with Richard, who somehow managed to bs the badge to completion. Came back, did work on my Eagle project, and then went to the model meeting with Ninad. OMG IT IS SO GAY. THEY MAKE YOU PAY SO THEY CAN RAISE MONEY? WTF??? Anyways, don't bother joining, it's really gay. Unless of course, your parents are already in the organization and have already paid for you, i.e. my mom, so I'm kinda stuck. Ugh. Stupid morally questionable fundraisers. Anyways, after that, I went off to St. Johns with Vicky and Henry and Ninad, and we played bridge. Woot I finally ate a 1 lb burger by myself (and subsequently took a 1 lb poo)! Anyways, got to go... I'll keep in touch! :D<br /><br />EDIT: The idiot who can't comprehend timezones in me corrects the above time to 12 PM EST.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121327931;}i:1;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51769.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:10:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51769.html";s:11:"description";s:1186:"My oral expression has been reduced to.. as put so delicately by Ninad: MMMMRHHHMM MHHRHRHMMM SHHHRRRR SHHHHHUTTPPPPP. How joyous.<br /><br />There was actually a joyous event today though! Even though I kinda forgot to do my homework for Gov until 7:05 in the morning, the teacher has now postponed our first exam 4 times now. On the first week, he said.. ummm.. maybe next week, Thursday! Getting to the second week.. ummm maybe Thursday or next Tuesday. On Thursday.. Wednesday! And coming to today... Multiple choice is now next Wednesday, and our essay exam is on Thursday. Uhh... finally. Or maybe tomorrow he will delay it even more and we won't have any tests ever. Woot. Druehl has really awesome lectures though, even though Henry and I fall asleep due to lack of sleep from the previous night. Oops.<br /><br />Later on, I went off to tutor again, then to a captains' meeting for Relay for Life in August. OMG what the crap have I gotten myself into. Ohhhhh jizz.<br /><br />Hello, AP scores! Glad to see you! And it seems as if they are glad to see me too. Yay.<br /><br />Uhh.. must sleep now. I seem to have become the official downloader for several people, *blink blink*";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51769.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:27:"Britney Spears - Outrageous";s:4:"mood";s:7:"painful";}s:7:"summary";s:1186:"My oral expression has been reduced to.. as put so delicately by Ninad: MMMMRHHHMM MHHRHRHMMM SHHHRRRR SHHHHHUTTPPPPP. How joyous.<br /><br />There was actually a joyous event today though! Even though I kinda forgot to do my homework for Gov until 7:05 in the morning, the teacher has now postponed our first exam 4 times now. On the first week, he said.. ummm.. maybe next week, Thursday! Getting to the second week.. ummm maybe Thursday or next Tuesday. On Thursday.. Wednesday! And coming to today... Multiple choice is now next Wednesday, and our essay exam is on Thursday. Uhh... finally. Or maybe tomorrow he will delay it even more and we won't have any tests ever. Woot. Druehl has really awesome lectures though, even though Henry and I fall asleep due to lack of sleep from the previous night. Oops.<br /><br />Later on, I went off to tutor again, then to a captains' meeting for Relay for Life in August. OMG what the crap have I gotten myself into. Ohhhhh jizz.<br /><br />Hello, AP scores! Glad to see you! And it seems as if they are glad to see me too. Yay.<br /><br />Uhh.. must sleep now. I seem to have become the official downloader for several people, *blink blink*";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121238601;}i:2;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51688.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 12 Jul 2005 04:24:52 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51688.html";s:11:"description";s:1152:"On the 6006th year and 192th day of creation, the orthodontist said: Let there be rubber bands. And there were. And it was not good. The teeth hurt. The gum lobby organized a picketing protest on Cox Avenue. The IHBO (International Hair Bands Organization) filed a tort claming emotional damage for defacing the name of bands, which was promptly thrown out by Judge Judy. The mouth engaged in urban riots. Finally, the man came up with a brilliant solution: doubling the amount of rubber bands to shorten their duration. It made no sense but was tried anyways. To Be Continued...<br /><br />Today was supposed to be a productive day, except for it wasn't. I went to work out with people at 9:00, then off to the orthodontist. For lunch there was Pho, to and from where I did not magically transport a lot of people - but not Henry! Burned 'im though :D. We came back and played GC and went swimming, then I played some bridge, then went off to the troop meeting to waste a crapload of time playing frisbee. I must study gov now. Arr...<br /><br />How am I supposed to tell if this tapping below the collarbone trick is working? Hrmm. They must grow! :D";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51688.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:36:"Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now?";s:4:"mood";s:3:"hot";}s:7:"summary";s:1152:"On the 6006th year and 192th day of creation, the orthodontist said: Let there be rubber bands. And there were. And it was not good. The teeth hurt. The gum lobby organized a picketing protest on Cox Avenue. The IHBO (International Hair Bands Organization) filed a tort claming emotional damage for defacing the name of bands, which was promptly thrown out by Judge Judy. The mouth engaged in urban riots. Finally, the man came up with a brilliant solution: doubling the amount of rubber bands to shorten their duration. It made no sense but was tried anyways. To Be Continued...<br /><br />Today was supposed to be a productive day, except for it wasn't. I went to work out with people at 9:00, then off to the orthodontist. For lunch there was Pho, to and from where I did not magically transport a lot of people - but not Henry! Burned 'im though :D. We came back and played GC and went swimming, then I played some bridge, then went off to the troop meeting to waste a crapload of time playing frisbee. I must study gov now. Arr...<br /><br />How am I supposed to tell if this tapping below the collarbone trick is working? Hrmm. They must grow! :D";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121142292;}i:3;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51396.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 10 Jul 2005 19:39:54 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51396.html";s:11:"description";s:4617:"Since a large portion of people reading this journal actually WENT to Relay For Life, I'll just give some of my personal highlights of the event, to ease up the reading. Overall, pretty nice event, although I came out with an undefined ratio of sleep from last year to this year, and also smelling really like crap from some STUPID muddy mats. I only took like... 6 pictures, uh haha, because I was too lazy to grab my camera everytime something popped up. Oh and obviously journal &gt; sleep. Duh.<br /><br />The day before, I went working out with Vicky, Lisa, Bryant, and Jason. Hehe that was fun. After that, I really really improved saratogahigh.org's internal interface, yea yea no one cares. Jin popped up, then I went to tutor more Biology, then came back to go setup for Relay. OMG I had so much frigging crap in my car. It was literally packed full of junk, then added in with Ryan's junk, and Kat's junk, then Darren's junk, and 1 Bruce, and you have a verrrrrry happy car. Haha.<br /><br />Afterwards, Ryan and Jin came to my house to check out what my cousin's guitar looked like. It uh.. is small. Great. So I just went over to Darren's house to steal his, but he wasn't home, then his brother told me he was at the fashion show meeting at the Saratoga Library, and I KINDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. Ryan followed me there (he teleported magically), and then I saw my mom inside the meeting. OMG SOOOO BAD. Good thing she didn't really notice, hahaha. I was also surprised by the number of people doing it.. cool people include Wendy, Darren, Tiffany, Scott Juang, Chris Chiou (my neighbor), and some other people I recognized, and uh possibly Ninad (wait, were you interested)???<br /><br />Oh, so anyways, we need more female fashion models. Somehow this year the guys are outnumbering the girls by a lot. Kathleen? Some people like the way you look :D. Or Tiff Hu? Anyone?<br /><br />I stayed up until 2 playing Towers!!! and Bridge, then writing up a silly essay for a $100 scholarship. Woot.<br /><br />Highlights:<br />Wasn't able to drive because my mom wanted to steal the car. Booo.<br /><br />No Ninad or Darren is bad. I also didn't get anyone to sign my yearbook, though we did use it to play 'Who does Michael Song like?' Is it Song? I wasn't paying attention so I never figured out, but who cares.<br /><br />Getting there and blasting music off our 2 subs, 5 speakers, and 1 amp, then getting our power yanked later while I was gone. Oops. :D<br /><br />Running for 30 minutes of my shift and making people think I was insane. I probably am.<br /><br />Getting a present from Tiffany and Elaine, even though we (I) kinda stood them up at my party. :(<br /><br />Escaping with Jason, Vicky, Henry, Ming to eat lunch at Q-cup and SOGO bakery. Mmm.. strudels. Then we randomly went to watch Fantastic Four. IT SUCKED AND WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF 8 DOLLARS. No plotline development and really corny. Ugh. Oh then when we came back Vicky and I got lectured and owned completely. Great. Oh, and I must have lost my blue Paris deck in the theatres :(. It was a good deck :(. We also grabbed the Gamecube and a TV and a PS2.<br /><br />Winning all 16 tricks in 3-5-8 as 8. Woot I own. Hahaha. We played bridge also and I did okay, except when my partners did not understand my hints. Oops. Oh and random gov and guitaring.<br /><br />Super ultimate dinner for $5.<br /><br />Ultimate Frisbee for a few minutes and destroying my knees again!<br /><br />Mafia and Taboo. OMG we got owned in Taboo. Zzzz. Hahaha and I rocked in the first Mafia game. Hehehe.<br /><br />Watching the Incredibles for a bit. Hehehe I like that movie. We had much trouble with the projector. Ugh.<br /><br />LOTS AND LOTS OF SUGAR AND FOOD AND CANDY. Mmmm.<br /><br />Sprinting with Jin and nearly getting decapitated by a limbo pole. We are super smart.<br /><br />Late night Naruto 2 gaming. LOL that game is so funny. Then Contract, dirty Contract, then dirty words a-z, then as Henry said, who do you want to bang a-z. Uhhhhh yeah no comment. At all. Seriously. Especially on that last game.<br /><br />Coming out to talk about random things with Eunice, Jin, and Kat. Eunice is sooo likeable, hahahahaha. Especially the eagerness to see the sunrise (staying up all night!)<br /><br />Lifting tons of crap, such as all these tables, chairs, A POWER GENERATOR, tons of food and water and other crap, loads of speakers and tents and canopies, and MUDDY MATS. UGH.<br /><br />That is all. I must go off and die now. Apparently my mom got a fullsized guitar from my other cousin. I must see how it is after I go off and die.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51396.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:8:"WHEEEEEE";}s:7:"summary";s:4617:"Since a large portion of people reading this journal actually WENT to Relay For Life, I'll just give some of my personal highlights of the event, to ease up the reading. Overall, pretty nice event, although I came out with an undefined ratio of sleep from last year to this year, and also smelling really like crap from some STUPID muddy mats. I only took like... 6 pictures, uh haha, because I was too lazy to grab my camera everytime something popped up. Oh and obviously journal &gt; sleep. Duh.<br /><br />The day before, I went working out with Vicky, Lisa, Bryant, and Jason. Hehe that was fun. After that, I really really improved saratogahigh.org's internal interface, yea yea no one cares. Jin popped up, then I went to tutor more Biology, then came back to go setup for Relay. OMG I had so much frigging crap in my car. It was literally packed full of junk, then added in with Ryan's junk, and Kat's junk, then Darren's junk, and 1 Bruce, and you have a verrrrrry happy car. Haha.<br /><br />Afterwards, Ryan and Jin came to my house to check out what my cousin's guitar looked like. It uh.. is small. Great. So I just went over to Darren's house to steal his, but he wasn't home, then his brother told me he was at the fashion show meeting at the Saratoga Library, and I KINDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. Ryan followed me there (he teleported magically), and then I saw my mom inside the meeting. OMG SOOOO BAD. Good thing she didn't really notice, hahaha. I was also surprised by the number of people doing it.. cool people include Wendy, Darren, Tiffany, Scott Juang, Chris Chiou (my neighbor), and some other people I recognized, and uh possibly Ninad (wait, were you interested)???<br /><br />Oh, so anyways, we need more female fashion models. Somehow this year the guys are outnumbering the girls by a lot. Kathleen? Some people like the way you look :D. Or Tiff Hu? Anyone?<br /><br />I stayed up until 2 playing Towers!!! and Bridge, then writing up a silly essay for a $100 scholarship. Woot.<br /><br />Highlights:<br />Wasn't able to drive because my mom wanted to steal the car. Booo.<br /><br />No Ninad or Darren is bad. I also didn't get anyone to sign my yearbook, though we did use it to play 'Who does Michael Song like?' Is it Song? I wasn't paying attention so I never figured out, but who cares.<br /><br />Getting there and blasting music off our 2 subs, 5 speakers, and 1 amp, then getting our power yanked later while I was gone. Oops. :D<br /><br />Running for 30 minutes of my shift and making people think I was insane. I probably am.<br /><br />Getting a present from Tiffany and Elaine, even though we (I) kinda stood them up at my party. :(<br /><br />Escaping with Jason, Vicky, Henry, Ming to eat lunch at Q-cup and SOGO bakery. Mmm.. strudels. Then we randomly went to watch Fantastic Four. IT SUCKED AND WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF 8 DOLLARS. No plotline development and really corny. Ugh. Oh then when we came back Vicky and I got lectured and owned completely. Great. Oh, and I must have lost my blue Paris deck in the theatres :(. It was a good deck :(. We also grabbed the Gamecube and a TV and a PS2.<br /><br />Winning all 16 tricks in 3-5-8 as 8. Woot I own. Hahaha. We played bridge also and I did okay, except when my partners did not understand my hints. Oops. Oh and random gov and guitaring.<br /><br />Super ultimate dinner for $5.<br /><br />Ultimate Frisbee for a few minutes and destroying my knees again!<br /><br />Mafia and Taboo. OMG we got owned in Taboo. Zzzz. Hahaha and I rocked in the first Mafia game. Hehehe.<br /><br />Watching the Incredibles for a bit. Hehehe I like that movie. We had much trouble with the projector. Ugh.<br /><br />LOTS AND LOTS OF SUGAR AND FOOD AND CANDY. Mmmm.<br /><br />Sprinting with Jin and nearly getting decapitated by a limbo pole. We are super smart.<br /><br />Late night Naruto 2 gaming. LOL that game is so funny. Then Contract, dirty Contract, then dirty words a-z, then as Henry said, who do you want to bang a-z. Uhhhhh yeah no comment. At all. Seriously. Especially on that last game.<br /><br />Coming out to talk about random things with Eunice, Jin, and Kat. Eunice is sooo likeable, hahahahaha. Especially the eagerness to see the sunrise (staying up all night!)<br /><br />Lifting tons of crap, such as all these tables, chairs, A POWER GENERATOR, tons of food and water and other crap, loads of speakers and tents and canopies, and MUDDY MATS. UGH.<br /><br />That is all. I must go off and die now. Apparently my mom got a fullsized guitar from my other cousin. I must see how it is after I go off and die.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121024394;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51024.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:39:52 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51024.html";s:11:"description";s:3720:"Yay I am utterly stoned! I had another entry going somewhere, but it's at my computer at school. Hrm oh well.<br /><br />Today I endured the most herculean feat imaginable by man (or not). Henry and I went to a Saratoga City Council meeting for our Gov summer school, where for 2 hours and 30 minutes, they talked about constructing a trail along the railroad in Saratoga. Repeating your points over and over doesn't really help, y'know, only makes your speech more boring. I wonder how the councillors stand it all the time. Isn't it slightly boring to sit there all the time, listening to people blab on and on and on and on and a few more ons? Or maybe they take great delight in watching Gov students suffer and die in the back, attempting not to keel over and sleep. I know I almost did. I don't think a job as a politician attracts me too much, besides the becoming a slimey weasel part!<br /><br />And no David, the councillors != teh sexay. Well maybe Norman is a bit ;)<br /><br />Well, Gov was awesome earlier today for not existing. We woke up bright and early and got to De Anza, only to find a nice sign tacked on the door saying 'No Class Today.' So instead, Ninad, Henry, and I popped over to my house to play GC, of course. I'm absolutely terrible compared to Henry, game monster prime.<br /><br />After lunch, popped over to the SHroom to do work. Classifieds is BACK! IN BLACK! Errr... well it is looking spiffier than ever, haha, but you guys won't see that until school starts. You can now upload your own pictures :D. And unfortunately enough, the random picture I chose to test it with was of a rabbit humping a chicken. You really don't want to know. *IMMEDIATE DELETE* I'm also porting over a new code system, woohoo! Phil popped up too to print out some stuff and do other stuff. I also grabbed my transcript to apply for a $100 scholarship for being in a fashion show and doing some other Relay For Life. Hahaha, yes, I shall be a model along with Darren and Wendy, and possibly some of the people who my mom randomly enticed when they were over. Woot.<br /><br />I just finished watching Pitch Black, a movie suggested by some counselor at boy scout camp. It's based off Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, but really isn't anything like it. She kinda is a big Vin Diesel fan *blink blink*, considering she suggested A Man Apart, Pitch Black, The Pacifier, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Derr.. she totally described it wrong, and instead described the book as the movie. Bad counselor.<br /><br />On Tuesday, after sitting through another exciting session of gov (no sarcasm indeed), I downloaded more crap until 3:30, then I popped over to Darren's house for my uh.. very first guitar lesson! Wooohooo! I are teh utter noob. I uh.. did a scale and some chords. Yay. Darren played along with Love Me Do, or at least tried. I like the teacher, she is pretty nice and good I think. Well I really don't know what I am talking about. It's okay though, everyone starts out that way, hahaha. And uh.. I have no idea how my parents lost a guitar in my own house. I think I can borrow my cousin's then and replace the strings. And then randomly, I got asked to stay for dinner, and so I ended up hanging out at Darren's house until 11 or so. Woohoo! I uhh practiced a bit more in that time and also stole some C++ books. Darren suggests the USACO, and I think I will do it. Yay. Programming is teh fun. I seem to have about 3 possibly software / tech jobs lined up for me next summer O_o. I'm wanted, haha.<br /><br />EDIT: Hey, I found the start of my other entry. I can't believe I never had Semisonic - Closing Time. I always assumed it was by Green Day, and that I downloaded it somewhere. Yay I am stoned.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51024.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:26:"The Mars Volta - The Widow";s:4:"mood";s:6:"wheeee";}s:7:"summary";s:3720:"Yay I am utterly stoned! I had another entry going somewhere, but it's at my computer at school. Hrm oh well.<br /><br />Today I endured the most herculean feat imaginable by man (or not). Henry and I went to a Saratoga City Council meeting for our Gov summer school, where for 2 hours and 30 minutes, they talked about constructing a trail along the railroad in Saratoga. Repeating your points over and over doesn't really help, y'know, only makes your speech more boring. I wonder how the councillors stand it all the time. Isn't it slightly boring to sit there all the time, listening to people blab on and on and on and on and a few more ons? Or maybe they take great delight in watching Gov students suffer and die in the back, attempting not to keel over and sleep. I know I almost did. I don't think a job as a politician attracts me too much, besides the becoming a slimey weasel part!<br /><br />And no David, the councillors != teh sexay. Well maybe Norman is a bit ;)<br /><br />Well, Gov was awesome earlier today for not existing. We woke up bright and early and got to De Anza, only to find a nice sign tacked on the door saying 'No Class Today.' So instead, Ninad, Henry, and I popped over to my house to play GC, of course. I'm absolutely terrible compared to Henry, game monster prime.<br /><br />After lunch, popped over to the SHroom to do work. Classifieds is BACK! IN BLACK! Errr... well it is looking spiffier than ever, haha, but you guys won't see that until school starts. You can now upload your own pictures :D. And unfortunately enough, the random picture I chose to test it with was of a rabbit humping a chicken. You really don't want to know. *IMMEDIATE DELETE* I'm also porting over a new code system, woohoo! Phil popped up too to print out some stuff and do other stuff. I also grabbed my transcript to apply for a $100 scholarship for being in a fashion show and doing some other Relay For Life. Hahaha, yes, I shall be a model along with Darren and Wendy, and possibly some of the people who my mom randomly enticed when they were over. Woot.<br /><br />I just finished watching Pitch Black, a movie suggested by some counselor at boy scout camp. It's based off Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, but really isn't anything like it. She kinda is a big Vin Diesel fan *blink blink*, considering she suggested A Man Apart, Pitch Black, The Pacifier, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Derr.. she totally described it wrong, and instead described the book as the movie. Bad counselor.<br /><br />On Tuesday, after sitting through another exciting session of gov (no sarcasm indeed), I downloaded more crap until 3:30, then I popped over to Darren's house for my uh.. very first guitar lesson! Wooohooo! I are teh utter noob. I uh.. did a scale and some chords. Yay. Darren played along with Love Me Do, or at least tried. I like the teacher, she is pretty nice and good I think. Well I really don't know what I am talking about. It's okay though, everyone starts out that way, hahaha. And uh.. I have no idea how my parents lost a guitar in my own house. I think I can borrow my cousin's then and replace the strings. And then randomly, I got asked to stay for dinner, and so I ended up hanging out at Darren's house until 11 or so. Woohoo! I uhh practiced a bit more in that time and also stole some C++ books. Darren suggests the USACO, and I think I will do it. Yay. Programming is teh fun. I seem to have about 3 possibly software / tech jobs lined up for me next summer O_o. I'm wanted, haha.<br /><br />EDIT: Hey, I found the start of my other entry. I can't believe I never had Semisonic - Closing Time. I always assumed it was by Green Day, and that I downloaded it somewhere. Yay I am stoned.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120721992;}i:5;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50812.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:47:36 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50812.html";s:11:"description";s:2100:"Today was recover from being massively dead day. Basically all I did after I woke up at 11:00 was go on a massive music / anime / movies downloading spree. I burned a lot of Naruto to DVD and deleted them, so I have a little more space now (13.67 GB left), which should be enough for now.<br /><br />Around 5, I went to my cousin's house to eat dinner. Mmm meat. Lots of meat. I convinced my dad to go with me to check out Ninad's tip of up Jacklin Road in Milpitas. We left around 8:30, which in retrospect, was probably a dumb thing to do. Yawn.. I don't think my highway driving was up to par today, but it sufficed. Anyways, we didn't exactly know what Ninad was talking about, so we wandered around for a bit and missed 20+ minutes of the show. Eventually, we said screw it and went up the hill, found an okay spot, and watched. You could see the whole fugging valley from there, it was so nice! That also meant that you can see 7+ shows going on at the same time, which was really cool. It ended too soon though, mostly because my dad and I were wandering about confused previously. After it ended, I could see why Ninad described it as a popular spot - hordes of people were jammed leaving the hill. Oh, and also the cops came and busted a couple of people illegally launching their own fireworks up in the hill, hahaha. Afterwards, my dad and I wandered around for a bit looking for a good spot. We found a REALLY NICE unobstructed view at the end of a court. So maybe I can take people up there next year to see the super nice view and 7+ shows at the same time? Or we could go to SF and see the pretty fireworks over the water, so says Jin. Let's go watch fireworks together next year, seriously :D.<br /><br />Anyways, time to do the Government homework for tomorrow that I kinda haven't done yet. Oh, and apparently tomorrow at 3:30, Darren's mom procured a guitar instructor for me and Darren. I think maybe 1 or 2 more people can come, so anyone interested? Hehehehe. Time to show my non-existant skills, because I haven't picked up a guitar yet. There's a first time for everything! :D";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50812.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:34:"The Police - Every Breath You Take";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2100:"Today was recover from being massively dead day. Basically all I did after I woke up at 11:00 was go on a massive music / anime / movies downloading spree. I burned a lot of Naruto to DVD and deleted them, so I have a little more space now (13.67 GB left), which should be enough for now.<br /><br />Around 5, I went to my cousin's house to eat dinner. Mmm meat. Lots of meat. I convinced my dad to go with me to check out Ninad's tip of up Jacklin Road in Milpitas. We left around 8:30, which in retrospect, was probably a dumb thing to do. Yawn.. I don't think my highway driving was up to par today, but it sufficed. Anyways, we didn't exactly know what Ninad was talking about, so we wandered around for a bit and missed 20+ minutes of the show. Eventually, we said screw it and went up the hill, found an okay spot, and watched. You could see the whole fugging valley from there, it was so nice! That also meant that you can see 7+ shows going on at the same time, which was really cool. It ended too soon though, mostly because my dad and I were wandering about confused previously. After it ended, I could see why Ninad described it as a popular spot - hordes of people were jammed leaving the hill. Oh, and also the cops came and busted a couple of people illegally launching their own fireworks up in the hill, hahaha. Afterwards, my dad and I wandered around for a bit looking for a good spot. We found a REALLY NICE unobstructed view at the end of a court. So maybe I can take people up there next year to see the super nice view and 7+ shows at the same time? Or we could go to SF and see the pretty fireworks over the water, so says Jin. Let's go watch fireworks together next year, seriously :D.<br /><br />Anyways, time to do the Government homework for tomorrow that I kinda haven't done yet. Oh, and apparently tomorrow at 3:30, Darren's mom procured a guitar instructor for me and Darren. I think maybe 1 or 2 more people can come, so anyone interested? Hehehehe. Time to show my non-existant skills, because I haven't picked up a guitar yet. There's a first time for everything! :D";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120546056;}i:6;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50636.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 04 Jul 2005 07:25:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50636.html";s:11:"description";s:8784:"Firstly, yesterday and today were really, really frigging awesome. Something like 36 hours of partying with only 4 hours of sleep + really loud music busting my ears. Wooohooooo!<br /><br />Yes, I had a VERY FUN birthday party, thanks to all of you awesome people. Thank you soooo much everyone! Kathleen for the cake and dessert, a lot of you guys apparently for the Gamecube, Vicky for the dessert, Wendy for the pie, Matt for the books (especially the North Beach Diet, LOL), David for another book, Darren for a gift certificate, and Christine for the IOU, haha. I'm still really really impressed that you guys gave me a Gamecube... are you trying to make my productivity go down to 0 again? :P Hahaha just kidding, thank you very, very much.<br /><br />We played some SSBM in the beginning, then Bridge and Napoleon and Mahjong. Anderthan, Bryant, Ninad, and I tried to start some water rugby, but not enough people wanted to play, so we swam around, then we tried to throw Henry in the pool, but that failed. And HAH Anderthan, you AREN'T 150 lbs. Went back to more games, Mario Tennis, and cards, etc... Haha, I saw that Scott and Allison were playing CS a lot of the time, and now Allison is addicted, hahaha. Around 5, Wendy and Allison left for dance, and we played a bit more until we went off to the Elephant Bar, where DARREN showed up, and I also got a cool dessert from Vicky and Kathleen.<br /><br />After that, we went off to Homestead Lanes to play pool, cards, and go bowl. HAHA we are SO BAD at bowling, oh man... Bryant was a monster the first game, then he sucked the second. I ended up with 92 and probably would have broken 100 on the second, but we were kicked off. Uhh.. and uhh nice soda mixture we got, haha. Oh mannn I feel so bad because we didn't go back earlier, otherwise Tiffany and Elaine would have come. Instead, they said screw it at 10:00. But apparently Susan stopped by and we weren't here, but I got her to come anyways afterwards. Kathleen got dropped off at home, and Robbie popped up around 10:10 or so. We watched Memento then and Team America. Memento... makes my head hurts.. but less than it does right now. Team America was hella funny. AMERICA, FUCK YEA! Hahhahahaha. Anyways, we played Smash and Tennis and other crap until 3, then we attempted to sleep, but instead ended up playing Contact for 2 hours until 5. There was also a separate room that I had no idea what they were doing... buttsex? I dunno. LOL. Well, we eventually all went to sleep.<br /><br />Someone left a pair of glasses at my house.. who does it belong to?<br /><br />Next day, woke up, played more games with the people, ate breakfast, and then about 11:20 or so, everyone left, as we had a concert to attend. Ugh.. cell phone was out of batteries and mom was at Safeway, so I was rushing all around, and also had to steal my dad's cell. Which I promptly then left in my car as soon as we left the school. The concert started out with some so so bands, so we decided to go instead play frisbee, then walk off to Subway to eat lunch. We came back, checked out Tragedy Andy and 5606, who were pretty good. Unfortunately, a mosh pit / fight started, and dust was everywhere, so I kinda left to watch at a distance, then grabbed a free cd, then left again. Wendy and David showed up with a huge picnic, and that was pretty cool.<br /><br />Bowling for Soup was pretty good. Very fun and exciting, and good music too. Oh, beer drinking while playing, and calling the audience really hot very frequently. Hahahaha. Mmm... we hung out after their bit.. played Frisbee, ate shaved ice (thanks Kat!), etc.. Then Crossfade came on, and I didn't really like them, so we wandered off to go throw stuff around and lay down. Then Kat and Darren and Vicky disappeared, so Jeff and I went to go look for them. Vicky, Henry, Jason, Kat, and Darren decided to go off and eat dinner, then go home, because they were partial on Better than Ezra. BUT YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED OUT. Crossfade finished off with Cold, which was pretty good, then it took a while for Better Than Ezra to get started. After 2 or so songs, Better Than Ezra did was to tell us all to jump the barrier and get up RIGHT next to the stage. Woot! Next, while playing, they started throwing guitar picks out to everyone. I think someone stuck their bra onto stage, and BTE made a big deal out of it (in a good meaning though), and tied it up for public display, hahaha. After a while, they got a guy to come up on stage and play the cowbell while doing totally random things while running around stage. Hahhaha... so very amusing. Good songs, right next to stage, complete amusement, free picks.. yea.. you guys missed out. I didn't get any picks though, so poo.. but Ninad, Jin, Jeff, and plenty of other Saratoga people did. We stole a bunch of signs from the event; I ripped one straight off, breaking the zip ties, woot. We stopped by Donut Wheel afterwards, then dropped me at the school, where I conveniently found my cell phone in my car.. oops. Ninad and Jin stopped by my house to pick up a Xbox and Ninad's sleeping bag. Oh.. and Darren and I were supposed to go to a dinner party, supposedly very important, but we kinda.. skipped that because of the lack of rides. Heh.. oops.<br /><br />Oh jeez, now I am really really dead.. ears hurt, tired from no sleep, hungry... Ugh... zzzz<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><br />UHHHHH my download partition only has 3.29 GB left out of 90 GB.... UHHH BAD... I think I need to clean things up or burn them or something.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp">Take This Quiz</a> to see how much of nature you use up.<br /><br />             <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="345">
cache/7d2b4e6aa4e0d95a6ce825c4ed57217e:              </tbody></table><br><br><br /><br />IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.<br />WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.<br /><br />Depressing, ain't it.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50636.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:19:"MUSIC HURTS MY EARS";s:4:"mood";s:4:"dead";}s:7:"summary";s:8784:"Firstly, yesterday and today were really, really frigging awesome. Something like 36 hours of partying with only 4 hours of sleep + really loud music busting my ears. Wooohooooo!<br /><br />Yes, I had a VERY FUN birthday party, thanks to all of you awesome people. Thank you soooo much everyone! Kathleen for the cake and dessert, a lot of you guys apparently for the Gamecube, Vicky for the dessert, Wendy for the pie, Matt for the books (especially the North Beach Diet, LOL), David for another book, Darren for a gift certificate, and Christine for the IOU, haha. I'm still really really impressed that you guys gave me a Gamecube... are you trying to make my productivity go down to 0 again? :P Hahaha just kidding, thank you very, very much.<br /><br />We played some SSBM in the beginning, then Bridge and Napoleon and Mahjong. Anderthan, Bryant, Ninad, and I tried to start some water rugby, but not enough people wanted to play, so we swam around, then we tried to throw Henry in the pool, but that failed. And HAH Anderthan, you AREN'T 150 lbs. Went back to more games, Mario Tennis, and cards, etc... Haha, I saw that Scott and Allison were playing CS a lot of the time, and now Allison is addicted, hahaha. Around 5, Wendy and Allison left for dance, and we played a bit more until we went off to the Elephant Bar, where DARREN showed up, and I also got a cool dessert from Vicky and Kathleen.<br /><br />After that, we went off to Homestead Lanes to play pool, cards, and go bowl. HAHA we are SO BAD at bowling, oh man... Bryant was a monster the first game, then he sucked the second. I ended up with 92 and probably would have broken 100 on the second, but we were kicked off. Uhh.. and uhh nice soda mixture we got, haha. Oh mannn I feel so bad because we didn't go back earlier, otherwise Tiffany and Elaine would have come. Instead, they said screw it at 10:00. But apparently Susan stopped by and we weren't here, but I got her to come anyways afterwards. Kathleen got dropped off at home, and Robbie popped up around 10:10 or so. We watched Memento then and Team America. Memento... makes my head hurts.. but less than it does right now. Team America was hella funny. AMERICA, FUCK YEA! Hahhahahaha. Anyways, we played Smash and Tennis and other crap until 3, then we attempted to sleep, but instead ended up playing Contact for 2 hours until 5. There was also a separate room that I had no idea what they were doing... buttsex? I dunno. LOL. Well, we eventually all went to sleep.<br /><br />Someone left a pair of glasses at my house.. who does it belong to?<br /><br />Next day, woke up, played more games with the people, ate breakfast, and then about 11:20 or so, everyone left, as we had a concert to attend. Ugh.. cell phone was out of batteries and mom was at Safeway, so I was rushing all around, and also had to steal my dad's cell. Which I promptly then left in my car as soon as we left the school. The concert started out with some so so bands, so we decided to go instead play frisbee, then walk off to Subway to eat lunch. We came back, checked out Tragedy Andy and 5606, who were pretty good. Unfortunately, a mosh pit / fight started, and dust was everywhere, so I kinda left to watch at a distance, then grabbed a free cd, then left again. Wendy and David showed up with a huge picnic, and that was pretty cool.<br /><br />Bowling for Soup was pretty good. Very fun and exciting, and good music too. Oh, beer drinking while playing, and calling the audience really hot very frequently. Hahahaha. Mmm... we hung out after their bit.. played Frisbee, ate shaved ice (thanks Kat!), etc.. Then Crossfade came on, and I didn't really like them, so we wandered off to go throw stuff around and lay down. Then Kat and Darren and Vicky disappeared, so Jeff and I went to go look for them. Vicky, Henry, Jason, Kat, and Darren decided to go off and eat dinner, then go home, because they were partial on Better than Ezra. BUT YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED OUT. Crossfade finished off with Cold, which was pretty good, then it took a while for Better Than Ezra to get started. After 2 or so songs, Better Than Ezra did was to tell us all to jump the barrier and get up RIGHT next to the stage. Woot! Next, while playing, they started throwing guitar picks out to everyone. I think someone stuck their bra onto stage, and BTE made a big deal out of it (in a good meaning though), and tied it up for public display, hahaha. After a while, they got a guy to come up on stage and play the cowbell while doing totally random things while running around stage. Hahhaha... so very amusing. Good songs, right next to stage, complete amusement, free picks.. yea.. you guys missed out. I didn't get any picks though, so poo.. but Ninad, Jin, Jeff, and plenty of other Saratoga people did. We stole a bunch of signs from the event; I ripped one straight off, breaking the zip ties, woot. We stopped by Donut Wheel afterwards, then dropped me at the school, where I conveniently found my cell phone in my car.. oops. Ninad and Jin stopped by my house to pick up a Xbox and Ninad's sleeping bag. Oh.. and Darren and I were supposed to go to a dinner party, supposedly very important, but we kinda.. skipped that because of the lack of rides. Heh.. oops.<br /><br />Oh jeez, now I am really really dead.. ears hurt, tired from no sleep, hungry... Ugh... zzzz<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><br />UHHHHH my download partition only has 3.29 GB left out of 90 GB.... UHHH BAD... I think I need to clean things up or burn them or something.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp">Take This Quiz</a> to see how much of nature you use up.<br /><br />             <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="345">
cache/7d2b4e6aa4e0d95a6ce825c4ed57217e:              </tbody></table><br><br><br /><br />IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.<br />WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.<br /><br />Depressing, ain't it.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120461927;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50289.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 30 Jun 2005 06:06:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50289.html";s:11:"description";s:894:"I really need to stop slamming car doors on things, such as Ninad's arm and Allison's purse. Oops, sorry. Oh yes, I did get into Government at De Anza, finally. I really love our teacher - he's into it, he's involved, he knows what he is talking about, he's energetic and active and interesting. Yep. My impression from two days is Class A teacher.<br /><br />Ah, it's Bubble time again! Woohoo! The fridge looks very enticing. :D<br /><br />Ugh, I've been slogging through C++ to do other programming. That reminds me, I should ask Vicky if somehow randomly there is an open slot at her mom's company.<br /><br />Err yes, and for the 3rd time, birthday party at my house, Saturday, July 2nd, 1PM-Late Night (overnighter for guys). Yep.<br /><br />I am extremely useful as a sick cripple in ultimate frisbee. I mean, I even gave my own teammate a bloody nose. Oops. Argh.. sick, must sleep now.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50289.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:47:"The Used & My Chemical Romance - Under Pressure";s:4:"mood";s:3:"hot";}s:7:"summary";s:894:"I really need to stop slamming car doors on things, such as Ninad's arm and Allison's purse. Oops, sorry. Oh yes, I did get into Government at De Anza, finally. I really love our teacher - he's into it, he's involved, he knows what he is talking about, he's energetic and active and interesting. Yep. My impression from two days is Class A teacher.<br /><br />Ah, it's Bubble time again! Woohoo! The fridge looks very enticing. :D<br /><br />Ugh, I've been slogging through C++ to do other programming. That reminds me, I should ask Vicky if somehow randomly there is an open slot at her mom's company.<br /><br />Err yes, and for the 3rd time, birthday party at my house, Saturday, July 2nd, 1PM-Late Night (overnighter for guys). Yep.<br /><br />I am extremely useful as a sick cripple in ultimate frisbee. I mean, I even gave my own teammate a bloody nose. Oops. Argh.. sick, must sleep now.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120111561;}i:8;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50107.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:02:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50107.html";s:11:"description";s:1752:"Well, apparently, my body is trying to kill me. I have some horrible sickness - fever, coughs, headache, the works - plus, I sprained my knee. So that means no running for me in the next few days. Or swimming. Or anything. Ugh.<br /><br />Scout camp was really fun, actually. Maybe normal people would think being trapped in an internet-less, TV-less, MODERN-TOILET-less, warm shower-less, good looking female-less, dusty middle of nowhere for a week is a crazy thought, but hey, that's what we do! :D<br /><br />So anyways, a few highlights - Canoe outpost and Capture the Flag (where I ran down a slow kid and sprained my knee)! Glowstick wars at 1 AM. Big 2 every night until 2 AM. Rifle shooting! Our skit! Spades, 3-5-8, Napoleon, Hearts, Bridge etc.. Burning things with my magnifying glass! FREEZING LAKE WATER. Haha yea. Oh, and it seems that constant overeating doesn't gain me a pound.<br /><br />Yes, we filmed our final day campfire skit. The brilliant person who filmed it left on nightvision for half the time, so it is a bit blurry. May I present to you... <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/The Mellerdrama.wmv">The Mellerdrama, by Troop 581</a>! I was unfortunately unable to participate, as I was a cripple at that time.<br /><br />Over there, I finished Sophie's World, read C++ and started Crime and Punishment.<br /><br />Ah yea, so I haven't been doing much lately, besides being a cripple. I've.. started programming again. Oh yea, and I've been watching Bleach and started downloading Full Metal Alchemist. Uhh yea and I also checked my grades and collegeboard.com - WOOT :D. Ugh.. I hope I get better soon.<br /><br />EDIT: Oh, my glasses exploded again too. They are currently being held together by tape and a staple.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50107.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:3:"ugh";}s:7:"summary";s:1752:"Well, apparently, my body is trying to kill me. I have some horrible sickness - fever, coughs, headache, the works - plus, I sprained my knee. So that means no running for me in the next few days. Or swimming. Or anything. Ugh.<br /><br />Scout camp was really fun, actually. Maybe normal people would think being trapped in an internet-less, TV-less, MODERN-TOILET-less, warm shower-less, good looking female-less, dusty middle of nowhere for a week is a crazy thought, but hey, that's what we do! :D<br /><br />So anyways, a few highlights - Canoe outpost and Capture the Flag (where I ran down a slow kid and sprained my knee)! Glowstick wars at 1 AM. Big 2 every night until 2 AM. Rifle shooting! Our skit! Spades, 3-5-8, Napoleon, Hearts, Bridge etc.. Burning things with my magnifying glass! FREEZING LAKE WATER. Haha yea. Oh, and it seems that constant overeating doesn't gain me a pound.<br /><br />Yes, we filmed our final day campfire skit. The brilliant person who filmed it left on nightvision for half the time, so it is a bit blurry. May I present to you... <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/The Mellerdrama.wmv">The Mellerdrama, by Troop 581</a>! I was unfortunately unable to participate, as I was a cripple at that time.<br /><br />Over there, I finished Sophie's World, read C++ and started Crime and Punishment.<br /><br />Ah yea, so I haven't been doing much lately, besides being a cripple. I've.. started programming again. Oh yea, and I've been watching Bleach and started downloading Full Metal Alchemist. Uhh yea and I also checked my grades and collegeboard.com - WOOT :D. Ugh.. I hope I get better soon.<br /><br />EDIT: Oh, my glasses exploded again too. They are currently being held together by tape and a staple.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119888121;}i:9;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49869.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:04:46 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49869.html";s:11:"description";s:1170:"Today was the accidentally sleep until 1 day. Yepyep. I.. sorted my mp3s today, obviously with the help of programming ;). Wendy stopped by to pick up her pictures, so I gave her my De Anza forms to give to the very sick Ninad. Did even more work on saratogahigh.org. Earning my $500, mmhmm.<br /><br />Later on, I dropped by Tiffany's house to drop off Relay money, then Henry's house to see the recently returned Enrique. We played WWE wrestling, woot! It was so frigging stupid. Then he randomly enticed me to go watch Batman Begins. OMG so good :). Vicky said she would ask her mom to see if there were openings for me at her mom's company. Hmmmm seems interesting. I'll be trying to learn C++ at summer camp, hah.<br /><br />So anyways, I'll be gone for a week in an internetless and musicless middle of nowhere place to go screw around. Hello rifle shooting XD! See you guys.. in a week?<br /><br />Oh yes, and um.. I'll be having a birthday party on July 2, from 1 PM - 11 PM most probably. If you know me come. If want to give me a gift, make food, I need the fat ;).<br /><br />Sigh.. missing BBQ, Tiffany's birthday party, Relay party. Zzzz.. oh well. Bye bye!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49869.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"giddy";}s:7:"summary";s:1170:"Today was the accidentally sleep until 1 day. Yepyep. I.. sorted my mp3s today, obviously with the help of programming ;). Wendy stopped by to pick up her pictures, so I gave her my De Anza forms to give to the very sick Ninad. Did even more work on saratogahigh.org. Earning my $500, mmhmm.<br /><br />Later on, I dropped by Tiffany's house to drop off Relay money, then Henry's house to see the recently returned Enrique. We played WWE wrestling, woot! It was so frigging stupid. Then he randomly enticed me to go watch Batman Begins. OMG so good :). Vicky said she would ask her mom to see if there were openings for me at her mom's company. Hmmmm seems interesting. I'll be trying to learn C++ at summer camp, hah.<br /><br />So anyways, I'll be gone for a week in an internetless and musicless middle of nowhere place to go screw around. Hello rifle shooting XD! See you guys.. in a week?<br /><br />Oh yes, and um.. I'll be having a birthday party on July 2, from 1 PM - 11 PM most probably. If you know me come. If want to give me a gift, make food, I need the fat ;).<br /><br />Sigh.. missing BBQ, Tiffany's birthday party, Relay party. Zzzz.. oh well. Bye bye!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119168286;}i:10;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49493.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 18 Jun 2005 07:30:03 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49493.html";s:11:"description";s:4644:"My life is defined by Yahoo Games. This is so silly. Oh man, I suck so badly at Towers, and Pool. Sighhh Henry the Taiwanese visiting beast dominates me so much. But he is time travelling and coming back tomorrow! Hooray!<br /><br />Haha one poker game I played all 4 remaining people tied with a straight to the Jack, because that was the draw. It was so WTF? Played some bridge with Wendy, Ninad, and Anderthan. Ugh, I got laughed off the Advanced Room. Well actually, I get repeatedly laughed off the Advanced Lounge :(. It's okay, we dominated Wendy and Ninad anyways :P.<br /><br />So anyways, I stopped by the LAN yesterday at Bryant's house to play uh Yahoo Games. Came home and played more stuff until 3:30 AM, which set me up for being extremely stoned today. In the morning I had a doctors appointment - a physical. Those things are so silly, haha. Drove to Home Depot, came back, and promptly fell asleep.<br /><br />Mmm I love accelerating like a crazy madman. It's a healthy release, I think, to look at the person next to you and say OWNED. Hahahaha.<br /><br />I worked on my Eagle Project for a bit. The planters are BUILT! They only need to be stained now, and *foof* done! Ryan stopped by and helped out, then he enticed me to go SCUBA DIVING with Mr. Kucer. Well actually, today was the introduction, but we did get to dive in the school pool. Cool people there: Ryan, Amanda, Dora, Lisa Chu, Fred.. uh Mr. Kucer. Heh. I didn't think I would be back in that room so soon. Also, some people made really really large butterflies - I was quite impressed.<br /><br />I worked on saratogahigh.org a bit more... I'm going to MAKE myself worth the $500. And next year, we will work out another contract. Maybe I can get paid more?<br /><br />Ah, and on Thursday Richard helped out to make the planter. I went to Barnes and Noble after that to get the Lang readings - Sophie's World and The Elements of Style. I didn't want to spend money to get some other cool books, so I either noted them down on my hand for mad piracy later - The Girl with the Pearl Earring, The Dogs of Babel, The Merchant of Venice, or read them in store - Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, or just didn't buy them - The Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin. Haha. The order of languages I would like to learn if I was really bored would be - Latin, Taiwanese, and Cantonese. I'll start off with Latin. Heh. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the Dogs of Babel online. Poop.<br /><br />Later on that day, I went running with Wendy, and she also gave me her pictures for me to scan in. We ran to Jin's house, then Kathleen's house. Kathleen decided to randomly join us, so we went running off to Jin's house because Kathleen had never been there before. Yes, in retrospect, that was a problem, because we were led off in a wild goose chase off somewhere in Campbell, but found his house anyways. Ping Pong! Yes! Haha. Anyways, dear father Jin drove the pooped out Wendy and Kathleen back to Kathleen's house, then Wendy to my house. We love dear father Jin :). Wendy and I ran.. approximately 4.5 miles that day? Yawn.. that was easy; we should go running again sometime! :) I should also get a YMCA membership so I can work out with Jin, haha.<br /><br />High quality photo scanning is hard work! I didn't know that higher resolutions produced more artifacts... zz that would have saved me a lot of trouble! Seriously.. then photoshopping the artifacts out. At least they are done... I scanned in my prom picture too, so maybe I can finally make extra wallet copies now?<br /><br />Hahaha, David has some pretty strangely named songs. Like Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Title Of This Song So We Wouldn't Be Sued, or Anberlin - Dance, Dance Christa Paffgen. And this song too, but that was from my sister. Oh yes... I ditched her graduation because I'm an awesome brother. Err I had work to do, sorry. :(<br /><br />Wow, a lot of people I know get to laugh at their freshmen siblings next year. No, actually it's going to be really weird. Hm. Also, I'll have to drive my sister to school everyday, which is good because it means I can drive everyday next year. The bad part is that she is already good at making her Redwood carpool late EVERY SINGLE DAY, and they leave at 7:50. I'm either screwed, or I'll have to ditch my sister everyday until she learns not to be late. Ugh.<br /><br />I need to pack for Chawanakee tomorrow... seriously. Yawn. And what's with the random stack of college mail? It also seems I'm tutoring my neighbor at Bio over the summer? Hmm. So anyways, I'll be gone for a week, so see you all later! Wow.. I'm going to be 17 soon..";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49493.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:55:"The Blood Brothers - Love Rhymes with Hideous Car Wreck";s:4:"mood";s:5:"crazy";}s:7:"summary";s:4644:"My life is defined by Yahoo Games. This is so silly. Oh man, I suck so badly at Towers, and Pool. Sighhh Henry the Taiwanese visiting beast dominates me so much. But he is time travelling and coming back tomorrow! Hooray!<br /><br />Haha one poker game I played all 4 remaining people tied with a straight to the Jack, because that was the draw. It was so WTF? Played some bridge with Wendy, Ninad, and Anderthan. Ugh, I got laughed off the Advanced Room. Well actually, I get repeatedly laughed off the Advanced Lounge :(. It's okay, we dominated Wendy and Ninad anyways :P.<br /><br />So anyways, I stopped by the LAN yesterday at Bryant's house to play uh Yahoo Games. Came home and played more stuff until 3:30 AM, which set me up for being extremely stoned today. In the morning I had a doctors appointment - a physical. Those things are so silly, haha. Drove to Home Depot, came back, and promptly fell asleep.<br /><br />Mmm I love accelerating like a crazy madman. It's a healthy release, I think, to look at the person next to you and say OWNED. Hahahaha.<br /><br />I worked on my Eagle Project for a bit. The planters are BUILT! They only need to be stained now, and *foof* done! Ryan stopped by and helped out, then he enticed me to go SCUBA DIVING with Mr. Kucer. Well actually, today was the introduction, but we did get to dive in the school pool. Cool people there: Ryan, Amanda, Dora, Lisa Chu, Fred.. uh Mr. Kucer. Heh. I didn't think I would be back in that room so soon. Also, some people made really really large butterflies - I was quite impressed.<br /><br />I worked on saratogahigh.org a bit more... I'm going to MAKE myself worth the $500. And next year, we will work out another contract. Maybe I can get paid more?<br /><br />Ah, and on Thursday Richard helped out to make the planter. I went to Barnes and Noble after that to get the Lang readings - Sophie's World and The Elements of Style. I didn't want to spend money to get some other cool books, so I either noted them down on my hand for mad piracy later - The Girl with the Pearl Earring, The Dogs of Babel, The Merchant of Venice, or read them in store - Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, or just didn't buy them - The Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin. Haha. The order of languages I would like to learn if I was really bored would be - Latin, Taiwanese, and Cantonese. I'll start off with Latin. Heh. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the Dogs of Babel online. Poop.<br /><br />Later on that day, I went running with Wendy, and she also gave me her pictures for me to scan in. We ran to Jin's house, then Kathleen's house. Kathleen decided to randomly join us, so we went running off to Jin's house because Kathleen had never been there before. Yes, in retrospect, that was a problem, because we were led off in a wild goose chase off somewhere in Campbell, but found his house anyways. Ping Pong! Yes! Haha. Anyways, dear father Jin drove the pooped out Wendy and Kathleen back to Kathleen's house, then Wendy to my house. We love dear father Jin :). Wendy and I ran.. approximately 4.5 miles that day? Yawn.. that was easy; we should go running again sometime! :) I should also get a YMCA membership so I can work out with Jin, haha.<br /><br />High quality photo scanning is hard work! I didn't know that higher resolutions produced more artifacts... zz that would have saved me a lot of trouble! Seriously.. then photoshopping the artifacts out. At least they are done... I scanned in my prom picture too, so maybe I can finally make extra wallet copies now?<br /><br />Hahaha, David has some pretty strangely named songs. Like Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Title Of This Song So We Wouldn't Be Sued, or Anberlin - Dance, Dance Christa Paffgen. And this song too, but that was from my sister. Oh yes... I ditched her graduation because I'm an awesome brother. Err I had work to do, sorry. :(<br /><br />Wow, a lot of people I know get to laugh at their freshmen siblings next year. No, actually it's going to be really weird. Hm. Also, I'll have to drive my sister to school everyday, which is good because it means I can drive everyday next year. The bad part is that she is already good at making her Redwood carpool late EVERY SINGLE DAY, and they leave at 7:50. I'm either screwed, or I'll have to ditch my sister everyday until she learns not to be late. Ugh.<br /><br />I need to pack for Chawanakee tomorrow... seriously. Yawn. And what's with the random stack of college mail? It also seems I'm tutoring my neighbor at Bio over the summer? Hmm. So anyways, I'll be gone for a week, so see you all later! Wow.. I'm going to be 17 soon..";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119079803;}i:11;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49279.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:18:43 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49279.html";s:11:"description";s:759:"Well, from the continuous user base of LimeWire who say it is good, I decided to run it side by side with DC++ and see what happened. Well, frankly, DC++ just zoned Lime over. More results, faster, and more download speed. Can you say pwn3d? Posted for convenience AGAIN <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/guides.php?mode=view&amp;id=2">Guide to DC++</a>.<br /><br />Anyways, today I'm supposed to work on building that planter, if Richard or James would show up. Hmm.. Later on I'm going to Barnes and Noble for the Lang readings. Then run run running to Kathleen's house bearing gifts! This time Wendy won't ditch me, I assume. :)<br /><br />Yes 3 AM Yahoo poker with Henry is awesome! I played today and ended up at $1141, YES POSITIVE. HAHAHA I'm a noob.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49279.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:25:"Hoobastank - Running Away";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:759:"Well, from the continuous user base of LimeWire who say it is good, I decided to run it side by side with DC++ and see what happened. Well, frankly, DC++ just zoned Lime over. More results, faster, and more download speed. Can you say pwn3d? Posted for convenience AGAIN <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/guides.php?mode=view&amp;id=2">Guide to DC++</a>.<br /><br />Anyways, today I'm supposed to work on building that planter, if Richard or James would show up. Hmm.. Later on I'm going to Barnes and Noble for the Lang readings. Then run run running to Kathleen's house bearing gifts! This time Wendy won't ditch me, I assume. :)<br /><br />Yes 3 AM Yahoo poker with Henry is awesome! I played today and ended up at $1141, YES POSITIVE. HAHAHA I'm a noob.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118938723;}i:12;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48897.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Jun 2005 04:09:54 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48897.html";s:11:"description";s:1509:"2nd entry for today!<br /><br />I dropped of my English portfolio today after massively bsing my letter to my English 12 AP teacher, and I also got De Anza signatures. I need to fax it in now. Ugh, why do middle school courses and summer school courses count for GPA? Major drag down ;). But ohwell, I should shut up again.<br /><br />I went out soliciting again, getting the rest of my neighborhood and trying for the 3rd time to say hi to Ms. Ho. For all 3 houses I went to, they gave me $20. So yea, I'm now at $225 and combined with Wendy, we can co-sponsor <b>3</b> people for free! Ms. Ho was off at Safeway, says her brother, and her mom wasn't home for me to solicit either. Grr.<br /><br />After that, I went to school to go running with Wendy. Except for there were massive miscommunications (her prof said 7, I went at 7, she waits for me to tell her when), and she didn't come. That was silly. So I gave up after 30 minutes and biked to the church to turn in a merit badge and a check, except for the meeting was at 8:30, plus the merit badge flew out of my pocket and vanished. So I went back home and came back at 8:30 and finally got both of them in.<br /><br />Wendy and I are running around Saratoga tomorrow at 7! Anyone MIND having their house <strike>ransacked</strike> *ehem* I mean visited randomly? :D :D :D. We could deliver our excess of relay money to the needy! Oh yes, and my house shall be generating prom pictures also tomorrow.<br /><br />Hey, this insanity thing isn't too bad!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48897.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:18:"Orgy - Blue Monday";s:4:"mood";s:5:"crazy";}s:7:"summary";s:1509:"2nd entry for today!<br /><br />I dropped of my English portfolio today after massively bsing my letter to my English 12 AP teacher, and I also got De Anza signatures. I need to fax it in now. Ugh, why do middle school courses and summer school courses count for GPA? Major drag down ;). But ohwell, I should shut up again.<br /><br />I went out soliciting again, getting the rest of my neighborhood and trying for the 3rd time to say hi to Ms. Ho. For all 3 houses I went to, they gave me $20. So yea, I'm now at $225 and combined with Wendy, we can co-sponsor <b>3</b> people for free! Ms. Ho was off at Safeway, says her brother, and her mom wasn't home for me to solicit either. Grr.<br /><br />After that, I went to school to go running with Wendy. Except for there were massive miscommunications (her prof said 7, I went at 7, she waits for me to tell her when), and she didn't come. That was silly. So I gave up after 30 minutes and biked to the church to turn in a merit badge and a check, except for the meeting was at 8:30, plus the merit badge flew out of my pocket and vanished. So I went back home and came back at 8:30 and finally got both of them in.<br /><br />Wendy and I are running around Saratoga tomorrow at 7! Anyone MIND having their house <strike>ransacked</strike> *ehem* I mean visited randomly? :D :D :D. We could deliver our excess of relay money to the needy! Oh yes, and my house shall be generating prom pictures also tomorrow.<br /><br />Hey, this insanity thing isn't too bad!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118894994;}i:13;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48687.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:54:51 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48687.html";s:11:"description";s:2233:"I have discovered the last remaining essential nutrient. It's sawdust, and it is quite good for the development of your eyes, lungs, nose, and mouth. 100% satisfaction guaranteed! No really, I was cutting wood with my neighbor for my Eagle Project.<br /><br />Yesterday I went off to games night at Jeff Chen's house. Nice house, I think Chris and I will conspire to steal it someday. You know, dig it up by its foundation and just cart it away or something. Well, it looked nice until you showed us that it was all a facade of plastic. Hah. Well, only Chris showed up, with Ninad ditching severely. I lost at Pounce severely. Yup, I suck, as usual. Jeff is a MONSTER. And yes, I finally know how to shuffle! YES, what an accomplishment!<br /><br />We also played water rugby earlier in the day with Ryan, Ninad, Austin, Akshay, Arvind, Anthony, James, Bryant and Robbie. Mmm roughhousing. But hey, we are boys, so..<br /><br />We were so bored last night that Anderthan, Matthew, I, and William tried to get Hold Em' going on. Well, actually, William's computer with his illegal Windows XP was retarded and couldn't download Java, and the rest of them wanted to play spades, but we gave up and Anderthan and I played 2 man poker because Matt hates poker. I ended up exactly the same as before with Andy, haha. Grr him and his obscene amounts of money versus my pathetic default start money.<br /><br />I think I'll try going insane for a while, otherwise I might be really depressed. Yay for insanity.<br /><br />Ooh, my music slush pile is a bit large. 9.79 GiB and 1178 files of unsorted music. Yes, I'll make it through that someday. Right.<br /><br />I wonder if Susan ever wants to get her computer fixed. I also wonder when my neighbor wants me to start tutoring Biology or Geometry. Hmm.<br /><br />Later on.. maybe 6 or 8, Wendy and I will go running? About 7, I'm going to go catch the rest of my neighbors and say hi to Elaine Ho, who unfortunately was not there to say hi to yesterday.<br /><br />Right now, English portfolio, signatures for De Anza, go program more. Yep.<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8220322">Deep Throat leads FBI investigation to find... Deep Throat</a><br /><br />Hmm :P";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48687.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:46:"Infinite Wheel - Flute Lore (Altered State II)";s:4:"mood";s:5:"crazy";}s:7:"summary";s:2233:"I have discovered the last remaining essential nutrient. It's sawdust, and it is quite good for the development of your eyes, lungs, nose, and mouth. 100% satisfaction guaranteed! No really, I was cutting wood with my neighbor for my Eagle Project.<br /><br />Yesterday I went off to games night at Jeff Chen's house. Nice house, I think Chris and I will conspire to steal it someday. You know, dig it up by its foundation and just cart it away or something. Well, it looked nice until you showed us that it was all a facade of plastic. Hah. Well, only Chris showed up, with Ninad ditching severely. I lost at Pounce severely. Yup, I suck, as usual. Jeff is a MONSTER. And yes, I finally know how to shuffle! YES, what an accomplishment!<br /><br />We also played water rugby earlier in the day with Ryan, Ninad, Austin, Akshay, Arvind, Anthony, James, Bryant and Robbie. Mmm roughhousing. But hey, we are boys, so..<br /><br />We were so bored last night that Anderthan, Matthew, I, and William tried to get Hold Em' going on. Well, actually, William's computer with his illegal Windows XP was retarded and couldn't download Java, and the rest of them wanted to play spades, but we gave up and Anderthan and I played 2 man poker because Matt hates poker. I ended up exactly the same as before with Andy, haha. Grr him and his obscene amounts of money versus my pathetic default start money.<br /><br />I think I'll try going insane for a while, otherwise I might be really depressed. Yay for insanity.<br /><br />Ooh, my music slush pile is a bit large. 9.79 GiB and 1178 files of unsorted music. Yes, I'll make it through that someday. Right.<br /><br />I wonder if Susan ever wants to get her computer fixed. I also wonder when my neighbor wants me to start tutoring Biology or Geometry. Hmm.<br /><br />Later on.. maybe 6 or 8, Wendy and I will go running? About 7, I'm going to go catch the rest of my neighbors and say hi to Elaine Ho, who unfortunately was not there to say hi to yesterday.<br /><br />Right now, English portfolio, signatures for De Anza, go program more. Yep.<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8220322">Deep Throat leads FBI investigation to find... Deep Throat</a><br /><br />Hmm :P";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118854491;}i:14;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48354.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:00:37 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48354.html";s:11:"description";s:2412:"Very fun day today :). In the morning at 7:20, I drove over to the school to help setup for the LAN. Around 8, I saw Kat and followed her to the office, where I grabbed another college packet and was again told to go away for Bio AP. I wrote up my green sheets and turned them into various teachers. I went to go set up the LAN after that, but instead of playing computer games, I played poker for pushups. Ugh.. 160 pushups!! Ah well, I can do them. It was funny watching Kat do her frog jumps, haha. I also played 3-5-8 and bridge too, and some Super Smash Brothers and Tennis. Aww haha Kat, you look very cute in that skirt ;). We went around checking grades - pwned! Ah I should shut up. After Kat left for work (she refused to get me arrested, no fun), I played AOM for an hour, then went to Argonaut to drop off receipts and pick up more receipts, and change into lighter clothes, and came back for graduation.<br /><br />Yes, I went on a 156 photo shooting spree that day while following Kat around. I just setup gallery for myself (and another one for Kat, I think she'll post hers later) at <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictures">http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictu<wbr />res</a>. Yep. Ugh, I had to change batteries halfway through, and also, my camera had some issues with taking photos in quck succession (it can't, ugh). Overall, I actually enjoyed this graduation ceremony a lot, mostly because I knew a lot more of the people graduating, I actually had a really good view, Kat's a cool person, and I wasn't distracted all the time by Elaine (like last year). Heh. Afterwards, I decided to go home for dinner, while Jin was magically transported home. Kat refused to be magically transported, haha.<br /><br />Came back home and setup gallery for myself and Kat, and now I'm uploading like mad.<br /><br />Congratulations class of 2005. I'll miss you guys while you discover a new life off in college :). Have fun at Grad Night too, and don't get too drunk, or wild and raunchy ;). I liked the decorations, though I was annoyed because I was trying to get to the Research center from the front, and the fences got in the way.<br /><br />As Kat said, thank you for all the wonderful memories we had together. I add: have fun and go discover life to the fullest. Please do visit back in our Saratogan bubble from time to time :). <span style="font-style: italic;">To friends!</span>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48354.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:13:"BT - Remember";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2412:"Very fun day today :). In the morning at 7:20, I drove over to the school to help setup for the LAN. Around 8, I saw Kat and followed her to the office, where I grabbed another college packet and was again told to go away for Bio AP. I wrote up my green sheets and turned them into various teachers. I went to go set up the LAN after that, but instead of playing computer games, I played poker for pushups. Ugh.. 160 pushups!! Ah well, I can do them. It was funny watching Kat do her frog jumps, haha. I also played 3-5-8 and bridge too, and some Super Smash Brothers and Tennis. Aww haha Kat, you look very cute in that skirt ;). We went around checking grades - pwned! Ah I should shut up. After Kat left for work (she refused to get me arrested, no fun), I played AOM for an hour, then went to Argonaut to drop off receipts and pick up more receipts, and change into lighter clothes, and came back for graduation.<br /><br />Yes, I went on a 156 photo shooting spree that day while following Kat around. I just setup gallery for myself (and another one for Kat, I think she'll post hers later) at <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictures">http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictu<wbr />res</a>. Yep. Ugh, I had to change batteries halfway through, and also, my camera had some issues with taking photos in quck succession (it can't, ugh). Overall, I actually enjoyed this graduation ceremony a lot, mostly because I knew a lot more of the people graduating, I actually had a really good view, Kat's a cool person, and I wasn't distracted all the time by Elaine (like last year). Heh. Afterwards, I decided to go home for dinner, while Jin was magically transported home. Kat refused to be magically transported, haha.<br /><br />Came back home and setup gallery for myself and Kat, and now I'm uploading like mad.<br /><br />Congratulations class of 2005. I'll miss you guys while you discover a new life off in college :). Have fun at Grad Night too, and don't get too drunk, or wild and raunchy ;). I liked the decorations, though I was annoyed because I was trying to get to the Research center from the front, and the fences got in the way.<br /><br />As Kat said, thank you for all the wonderful memories we had together. I add: have fun and go discover life to the fullest. Please do visit back in our Saratogan bubble from time to time :). <span style="font-style: italic;">To friends!</span>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118476837;}i:15;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47686.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:51:03 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47686.html";s:11:"description";s:2261:"^ Thanks for the song, Darren. William heard it my house and now he is obsessed. Hah...<br /><br />Hmm interesting day today. I slept at 1:00 because of the excessive load of work (Spanish, APUS, English, Stats). Woke up and had to carry ALL that junk to school. Ick. At least I got to drive. In APUS we got to throw our tests at people who never used an oops test or did a retake. 4th period, as said below, I found out that Bio was full. Grrr.. I'm merging that entry into this.<br /><br />Quote self:<br />Hey, hey, why is Bio full? Not cool. Not cool at all. Open access should go die.<br /><br />I guess I'll have to go bug the heck out of Augenstein. Hrmph.<br /><br />Anyways, I forgot that the schedule was messed up and started eating lunch in 4th, and blasted Hot Hot Heat off the Tech room computers :D. My stats group needs to redo our poster; it looks so bad and ghetto. Spanish, found out the last test screwed me into an A-. Damnit. Chemistry was full of Pounce and Speed Scrabble playing. Yay I'm so noob at Pounce.. and shuffling. Heh. We made our butterflies and tacked them up, and I don't know why I cut out a billion sheets of paper. I'm stupid, I mispelled Kathleen on her yearbook (Katheen, where did the l go? Hmm). Uhh maybe I'll bring my green pen to school and fix it tomorrow? :P Heh...<br /><br />After school, Jin and I took Kat to Jack in the Box because she didn't eat any lunch. We also dropped Lisa off at home along the way. Got curly fries, dropped Kat at home, and Jin then sent me to the school so I could drive home. I went to Ninad's house to help him deal with a messed up hard-drive, and eventually after researching Linux a bit, got it working and left.<br /><br />Then because I was bored and Henry and co. were working out and Kat was running, I decided to do a lot of lunges, pushups, and pullups. Then I ran to the church to see if there was a scout meeting or not - nope, then ran back. 2.2 miles in 13 minutes, not bad :). I haven't done any real regular running since last year, and have maintained my speed. Must be the biking. Now I must sign Jin's yearbook and work incessantly.<br /><br />EDIT: Comcast is doing "upgrades" again *cough* destroying the network *cough*. I CAN'T WEB DEVELOP LIKE THIS. Damnit.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47686.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:11:"Bond - Duel";s:4:"mood";s:3:"hot";}s:7:"summary";s:2261:"^ Thanks for the song, Darren. William heard it my house and now he is obsessed. Hah...<br /><br />Hmm interesting day today. I slept at 1:00 because of the excessive load of work (Spanish, APUS, English, Stats). Woke up and had to carry ALL that junk to school. Ick. At least I got to drive. In APUS we got to throw our tests at people who never used an oops test or did a retake. 4th period, as said below, I found out that Bio was full. Grrr.. I'm merging that entry into this.<br /><br />Quote self:<br />Hey, hey, why is Bio full? Not cool. Not cool at all. Open access should go die.<br /><br />I guess I'll have to go bug the heck out of Augenstein. Hrmph.<br /><br />Anyways, I forgot that the schedule was messed up and started eating lunch in 4th, and blasted Hot Hot Heat off the Tech room computers :D. My stats group needs to redo our poster; it looks so bad and ghetto. Spanish, found out the last test screwed me into an A-. Damnit. Chemistry was full of Pounce and Speed Scrabble playing. Yay I'm so noob at Pounce.. and shuffling. Heh. We made our butterflies and tacked them up, and I don't know why I cut out a billion sheets of paper. I'm stupid, I mispelled Kathleen on her yearbook (Katheen, where did the l go? Hmm). Uhh maybe I'll bring my green pen to school and fix it tomorrow? :P Heh...<br /><br />After school, Jin and I took Kat to Jack in the Box because she didn't eat any lunch. We also dropped Lisa off at home along the way. Got curly fries, dropped Kat at home, and Jin then sent me to the school so I could drive home. I went to Ninad's house to help him deal with a messed up hard-drive, and eventually after researching Linux a bit, got it working and left.<br /><br />Then because I was bored and Henry and co. were working out and Kat was running, I decided to do a lot of lunges, pushups, and pullups. Then I ran to the church to see if there was a scout meeting or not - nope, then ran back. 2.2 miles in 13 minutes, not bad :). I haven't done any real regular running since last year, and have maintained my speed. Must be the biking. Now I must sign Jin's yearbook and work incessantly.<br /><br />EDIT: Comcast is doing "upgrades" again *cough* destroying the network *cough*. I CAN'T WEB DEVELOP LIKE THIS. Damnit.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118116263;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47143.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 05 Jun 2005 04:21:00 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47143.html";s:11:"description";s:7824:"Tomorrow, 8-12 AM, and 4-6 PM I will be planting a few more plants and doing more weeding at Argonaut. Help is appreciated!<br /><br />Anyways.... well, our calculus project succeeded in exploding everyone in the room's brains. If you want to take a gander and explode your brain also, you can go <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_number">here</a>. Very interesting. Well, after school, uhh.. William, Matthew, and I went to Sacred Heart for Spanish community service. And obviously, William and Matthew were magically transported there *cough* over 20 minutes of highway and such *cough* while I obviously drove alone *cough*. I seem to have a bad cough, I might need a glass of water. ;). Those homeless people are silly. They have better junk food than my house does. Sigh.<br /><br />We found Ravi there, so that William and Matthew were not *magically transporting* again, and instead were brought home by Ravi's mom. I don't even know why I followed her on the highway. I could have gotten back fine, but she took weird turns and ended up farther than where we wanted to be, and then got stuck in traffic. I refused to use the carpool lane and was then subsequently stuck, and extremely late for the Shrek 2 in Spanish. OMG that movie is hilarious, haha. Especially in Spanish. Spanish makes ANY movie funny, even more so with Disney. Afterwards, I went off to Wendy's house to go bake for Senior Slave Day and check out her costumes. I baked: apple crunch, and triple chocolate brownies. She did the double chocolate chip cookies. I chose out the fertility goddess costume ;). Oh man my mom was terribly mad at me for uhh.. not appearing at home until 11:00. Oops.<br /><br />Actually, here are the recipes for the triple chocolate brownies and apple crisp. Mmmm. So I *can* bake pastries okay, haha.<br /><br />Apple Crunch (I took this out of the 50's cookbook Grenier gave me)<br /><br />3 pounds cooking apples (McIntosh are fine)<br />1 cup flour<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />1/2 cup (1 stick butter)<br />Nutmeg<br />Cinnamon<br /><br />Peel, core, and slice apples and place in a buttered baking dish. Mix flour and sugar well. Mix them to a paste with the butter. Spread over the top of the appels. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Bake in 375 degree oven 35 minutes. Serve with whipped cream if desired.<br /><br />Triple Chocolate Brownies (Previously known as Goop, now known as extremely good)<br /><br />Brownies:<br />1/3 cup butter<br />3 squares unsweetened chocolate<br />2/3 cup flour<br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />1/4 teaspoon salt<br />2 eggs<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 cup white chocolate chips<br /><br />Icing:<br />4 oz. milk chocolate<br />3 tablespoons butter<br /><br />Directions:<br /><br />Brownies:<br />Melt butter and chocolate together. Set aside to cool.<br /><br />In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.<br /><br />In a large bowl beat eggs. Blend in sugar. Add chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, and white chocolate chips.<br /><br />Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool.<br /><br />Icing:<br />Melt milk chocolate and butter together.<br /><br />Spread over the cooled cake. Cool and cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.<br /><br />I burned a Britney + other songs mix to blast with a boombox, but unfortunately, I was unable to find a boombox that worked and that I had enough batteries for. Darn. So I basically made Wendy twirl around a bit, carry some of my stuff, and buy me Quiznos. Mmm Steakhouse Beef Dip :). I didn't really care that you didn't really do anything super embarrassing. Baked goods is good enough, haha. Oh man some of the other slaves, I feel so very sorry for them. Went home.. and wow it was so very hot. Ohman.<br /><br />Thursday, well, was a normal day. In APUS, I called in my neighbor, and Arvind called in another WWII veteran, to talk about their experiences in WWII. It was really awesome and informative. We did tape it too. Maybe if we transfer it to VHS or DVD form, we can make Anzalone's class watch too, bwahaha. I saw this in the Tech Room:<br /><br />Apparently I've been prebanned from the sofa. Ohwell, I deserve it. So the story is.. freshman year? the Tech room had a sofa. It was nice. So anyways, over Winter Break, I left a Thermos full of beef stew on the sofa. When we came back, the sofa was covered in mold and we had to throw it out. So to Ms. Grenier and her crew and family, I am Beef Stew Michael Wu (it rhymes!), besides being a TA. Heh. I'm so very good. I went home, and did some Spanish filming. Look, it's me in uhh Don Quixote armor! Aren't I just so.. interesting?<br /><br />Banned!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/banned.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />Look! I look like an idiot!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/aluminum.jpg"><br /><br />I ran to Home Depot to get wood, and also my cousin's house to get photo paper. <strike>So now I have Kat's autograph page, but unfortunately, I DON'T have the full face tongue sticking out photo. I think Ninad has it? Kathleen, do you mind if I steal your page for one more day? I can return it to you over the weekend if you wish.</strike><br /><br />Cough, well, Friday was interesting. Pounce pounce pounce. I ditched Stats for Torrens then ditched Torrens for Physics. Hehhe. Afterwards, I dropped off receipts at Argonaut, then I went to get plants for my Eagle Project, and then came back home to study for SATs and do Kat's yearbook. I dropped off Knoppix at Ninad's house, came back, finished Kat's yearbook, then seeing as she was asleep, drove by at 10:30 and stuck it on your doormat. I assume you got it okay. Heh. Enjoy! Came home, failed more practice tests, then tried to sleep at 12:00. But noooo the gods of sleep say, 'Go to sleep at 2:00.' And so I couldn't sleep. Ughhhh.<br /><br />Haha, Andrew P. Hill's facilities are so much better than Prospect's; it's really sad.<br /><br />No, not allowed. WE ARE THE FALCONS.<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/andrewphill.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />I got a noob proctor. No really, it was his first time:<br /><br />Quotes:<br />Err.. I don't know the School Code, fill in APH<br /><br />Oops, did I just let someone leave with the test book? Oops.<br /><br />Him: This is the Book code.<br />Us: That's the book ID.<br />Him: Fine, this is the book code.<br />Us: That's the book serial<br /><br />Him: You have 25 minutes to finish this essay.<br />Us: Uh.. those are the SAT I instructions<br />Him: Oh.<br /><br />But anyways, he was a cool guy. Just kinda.. noob. I pretty much aced US History, and did poorly on World. Afterwards, Joanna Tung took me home, then I went to Loonwah with Ninad, Jin, DavidLee, Vicky, Henry, and Robbie for Dim Sum... mmmmm. Tutored neighbor for finals for $30, then worked on Stats project. I got a Firewire card, hahaha woot!<br /><br />Anyone want to do the customary study party tomorrow? :D Although I'm frankly not sure what we would study! Hahahha.<br /><br />EDIT:<br />Success!<br />ky: nice, um, incriminating photos<br />ky: i brought it to the newspaper party and everyone was like !!! *stare*<br /><br />i forgot to write some things though, sorry. no space.<br /><br />From BoingBoing:<br />This is a video that apppears to be castmembers from Walt Disney World horsing around in character costumes -- Belle performing a striptease, Tweedledee and Tweedledum administering a beatdown to Pooh, and so forth. Pretty mild stuff, and reasonably funny. Mostly notable for the fact that the characters, especially the "head" characters are pretty sacrosanct when they're onstage.<br /><a href="http://www.radarmagazine.com/magazine/wildkingdom7.mov">link here</a>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47143.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"Lifehouse - You and Me";s:4:"mood";s:4:"calm";}s:7:"summary";s:7824:"Tomorrow, 8-12 AM, and 4-6 PM I will be planting a few more plants and doing more weeding at Argonaut. Help is appreciated!<br /><br />Anyways.... well, our calculus project succeeded in exploding everyone in the room's brains. If you want to take a gander and explode your brain also, you can go <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_number">here</a>. Very interesting. Well, after school, uhh.. William, Matthew, and I went to Sacred Heart for Spanish community service. And obviously, William and Matthew were magically transported there *cough* over 20 minutes of highway and such *cough* while I obviously drove alone *cough*. I seem to have a bad cough, I might need a glass of water. ;). Those homeless people are silly. They have better junk food than my house does. Sigh.<br /><br />We found Ravi there, so that William and Matthew were not *magically transporting* again, and instead were brought home by Ravi's mom. I don't even know why I followed her on the highway. I could have gotten back fine, but she took weird turns and ended up farther than where we wanted to be, and then got stuck in traffic. I refused to use the carpool lane and was then subsequently stuck, and extremely late for the Shrek 2 in Spanish. OMG that movie is hilarious, haha. Especially in Spanish. Spanish makes ANY movie funny, even more so with Disney. Afterwards, I went off to Wendy's house to go bake for Senior Slave Day and check out her costumes. I baked: apple crunch, and triple chocolate brownies. She did the double chocolate chip cookies. I chose out the fertility goddess costume ;). Oh man my mom was terribly mad at me for uhh.. not appearing at home until 11:00. Oops.<br /><br />Actually, here are the recipes for the triple chocolate brownies and apple crisp. Mmmm. So I *can* bake pastries okay, haha.<br /><br />Apple Crunch (I took this out of the 50's cookbook Grenier gave me)<br /><br />3 pounds cooking apples (McIntosh are fine)<br />1 cup flour<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />1/2 cup (1 stick butter)<br />Nutmeg<br />Cinnamon<br /><br />Peel, core, and slice apples and place in a buttered baking dish. Mix flour and sugar well. Mix them to a paste with the butter. Spread over the top of the appels. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Bake in 375 degree oven 35 minutes. Serve with whipped cream if desired.<br /><br />Triple Chocolate Brownies (Previously known as Goop, now known as extremely good)<br /><br />Brownies:<br />1/3 cup butter<br />3 squares unsweetened chocolate<br />2/3 cup flour<br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />1/4 teaspoon salt<br />2 eggs<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 cup white chocolate chips<br /><br />Icing:<br />4 oz. milk chocolate<br />3 tablespoons butter<br /><br />Directions:<br /><br />Brownies:<br />Melt butter and chocolate together. Set aside to cool.<br /><br />In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.<br /><br />In a large bowl beat eggs. Blend in sugar. Add chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, and white chocolate chips.<br /><br />Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool.<br /><br />Icing:<br />Melt milk chocolate and butter together.<br /><br />Spread over the cooled cake. Cool and cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.<br /><br />I burned a Britney + other songs mix to blast with a boombox, but unfortunately, I was unable to find a boombox that worked and that I had enough batteries for. Darn. So I basically made Wendy twirl around a bit, carry some of my stuff, and buy me Quiznos. Mmm Steakhouse Beef Dip :). I didn't really care that you didn't really do anything super embarrassing. Baked goods is good enough, haha. Oh man some of the other slaves, I feel so very sorry for them. Went home.. and wow it was so very hot. Ohman.<br /><br />Thursday, well, was a normal day. In APUS, I called in my neighbor, and Arvind called in another WWII veteran, to talk about their experiences in WWII. It was really awesome and informative. We did tape it too. Maybe if we transfer it to VHS or DVD form, we can make Anzalone's class watch too, bwahaha. I saw this in the Tech Room:<br /><br />Apparently I've been prebanned from the sofa. Ohwell, I deserve it. So the story is.. freshman year? the Tech room had a sofa. It was nice. So anyways, over Winter Break, I left a Thermos full of beef stew on the sofa. When we came back, the sofa was covered in mold and we had to throw it out. So to Ms. Grenier and her crew and family, I am Beef Stew Michael Wu (it rhymes!), besides being a TA. Heh. I'm so very good. I went home, and did some Spanish filming. Look, it's me in uhh Don Quixote armor! Aren't I just so.. interesting?<br /><br />Banned!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/banned.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />Look! I look like an idiot!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/aluminum.jpg"><br /><br />I ran to Home Depot to get wood, and also my cousin's house to get photo paper. <strike>So now I have Kat's autograph page, but unfortunately, I DON'T have the full face tongue sticking out photo. I think Ninad has it? Kathleen, do you mind if I steal your page for one more day? I can return it to you over the weekend if you wish.</strike><br /><br />Cough, well, Friday was interesting. Pounce pounce pounce. I ditched Stats for Torrens then ditched Torrens for Physics. Hehhe. Afterwards, I dropped off receipts at Argonaut, then I went to get plants for my Eagle Project, and then came back home to study for SATs and do Kat's yearbook. I dropped off Knoppix at Ninad's house, came back, finished Kat's yearbook, then seeing as she was asleep, drove by at 10:30 and stuck it on your doormat. I assume you got it okay. Heh. Enjoy! Came home, failed more practice tests, then tried to sleep at 12:00. But noooo the gods of sleep say, 'Go to sleep at 2:00.' And so I couldn't sleep. Ughhhh.<br /><br />Haha, Andrew P. Hill's facilities are so much better than Prospect's; it's really sad.<br /><br />No, not allowed. WE ARE THE FALCONS.<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/andrewphill.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />I got a noob proctor. No really, it was his first time:<br /><br />Quotes:<br />Err.. I don't know the School Code, fill in APH<br /><br />Oops, did I just let someone leave with the test book? Oops.<br /><br />Him: This is the Book code.<br />Us: That's the book ID.<br />Him: Fine, this is the book code.<br />Us: That's the book serial<br /><br />Him: You have 25 minutes to finish this essay.<br />Us: Uh.. those are the SAT I instructions<br />Him: Oh.<br /><br />But anyways, he was a cool guy. Just kinda.. noob. I pretty much aced US History, and did poorly on World. Afterwards, Joanna Tung took me home, then I went to Loonwah with Ninad, Jin, DavidLee, Vicky, Henry, and Robbie for Dim Sum... mmmmm. Tutored neighbor for finals for $30, then worked on Stats project. I got a Firewire card, hahaha woot!<br /><br />Anyone want to do the customary study party tomorrow? :D Although I'm frankly not sure what we would study! Hahahha.<br /><br />EDIT:<br />Success!<br />ky: nice, um, incriminating photos<br />ky: i brought it to the newspaper party and everyone was like !!! *stare*<br /><br />i forgot to write some things though, sorry. no space.<br /><br />From BoingBoing:<br />This is a video that apppears to be castmembers from Walt Disney World horsing around in character costumes -- Belle performing a striptease, Tweedledee and Tweedledum administering a beatdown to Pooh, and so forth. Pretty mild stuff, and reasonably funny. Mostly notable for the fact that the characters, especially the "head" characters are pretty sacrosanct when they're onstage.<br /><a href="http://www.radarmagazine.com/magazine/wildkingdom7.mov">link here</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117945260;}i:17;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46594.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 31 May 2005 01:23:12 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46594.html";s:11:"description";s:3892:"I forgot what I did this week. Hmm. Well, on Friday I programmed Mr. Torrens' APUS website in PHP. I got plenty of people to sign my yearbook. People who still need to sign: Darren, Kathleen, Sophronia, Lauren, Jeanette, Jin needs to finish, Henry, Jason Wu... oh screw it everyone I know. Fun watching people annoy Christine ;).<br /><br />After school, I went with my mom to buy plants, gloves, and refreshments for my Eagle Project. Then, I went to Chinese school where we had a party for the last day. Saw Lauren and Jeanette.. but not them graduating. I stole food from an 8th grade class taught by Elaine's mom, haha. I got Elaine and the other Elaine to play Speed Scrabble, haha. Then I owned people in Big 2 and got Chinese school people to sign my yearbook. Afterwards, I stopped by Wendy's house to drop off my yearbook.<br /><br />Wendy, I'm slowly planning what you are going to do. I'll stop by sometime at night today and check out all your happy dance costumes. ;)<br /><br />Saturday, I woke up at 7:40, when my Eagle project was at <b>8</b>. Oops. Anyways, rushed there and Amanda and Connie Chang were the cool people who went, besides 5 other KEY people. We did a lot of planting and weeding, mmm. In the afternoon, it was Connie, Darren, Tim Liao and I, and we weeded, then gave up at 3. I went to sleep, but then was rudely awakened to go do a Spanish project.<br /><br />Dorothy: Michael, we're all waiting for you.<br />Michael: What? What? When was this? What??<br />Dorothy: It was in your email.<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, I changed my password and forgot to update Thunderbird.<br /><br />Oops. Ohwell. It was very ghetto - my armor was aluminum foil wrapped around me. I came back and I don't know what I did. Yay!<br /><br />Sunday, more working. Darren, Wendy, Ninad, Tiffany Tsao, David showed up to work. I have to commend David and Wendy for showing up, even though Ninad called A LOT of people, wow. I have to thank him. We dug big pits to store weeds in. They were very bouncy. No one showed up in the afternoon, so I later went to Albertson's to return the free keys I found. Good citizen am I, haha. Then at 2 or so, 3 people called to say they wanted to help, except for that I ALREADY STOPPED. Ohwell. I then went to do community service at the Saratoga History Museum, the one that no one goes to, dragging along David and Henry too. I went to do Calculus at Matt's house, where I was stoned and ate 4 pizzas and 3 cokes and had pages of random IMing Jennifer E. Wu and confusing her. Bwhahaha. We played Ping-Pong too. Surreal numbers make my head hurt.<br /><br />We later went to play Fugitive, and I was a cop with Albert. Mmm speeding around Saratoga. We actually saw a real cop prowling Saratoga. We couldn't manage to see or catch anyone though. :( Ohwell. More people need to play.<br /><br />Monday.. I woke up at 11:40. Did nothing for a bit, then I decided to randomly go to Fry's to get a DVD burner and DVD-Rs so I could burn Adobe CS2 on DVD. If anyone wants it... yea. I also applied for a job there, so I want to see if they want to hire my sorry ass. Sigh. I realized I screwed up my SSN on Best Buy's online application, oops.<br /><br />Weirdest thing I've heard today:<br />Tony's mom: Yea, I was at the college and career center, and I was talking to some mom, and she said, 'The most lihai people in the 11th grade are Darren, Fred, and Michael Wu.'<br />Tony's mom: Fred gets straight As and does swimming and music. And Darren is Darren.<br />Michael: So.. why am I there? I get straight As and program???<br />Tony's mom: Michael, you are a very popular person. In fact, there are a bunch of girls that like you.<br />Michael: Uhh...<br />Tony's mom: It's true! You just don't know it! How much would you pay me for a list of names?<br />Michael: Uhhhhhh.....<br /><br />No comment.<br /><br />Now I have a barbeque, YAY.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46594.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:24:"3 Doors Down - Let Me Go";s:4:"mood";s:7:"curious";}s:7:"summary";s:3892:"I forgot what I did this week. Hmm. Well, on Friday I programmed Mr. Torrens' APUS website in PHP. I got plenty of people to sign my yearbook. People who still need to sign: Darren, Kathleen, Sophronia, Lauren, Jeanette, Jin needs to finish, Henry, Jason Wu... oh screw it everyone I know. Fun watching people annoy Christine ;).<br /><br />After school, I went with my mom to buy plants, gloves, and refreshments for my Eagle Project. Then, I went to Chinese school where we had a party for the last day. Saw Lauren and Jeanette.. but not them graduating. I stole food from an 8th grade class taught by Elaine's mom, haha. I got Elaine and the other Elaine to play Speed Scrabble, haha. Then I owned people in Big 2 and got Chinese school people to sign my yearbook. Afterwards, I stopped by Wendy's house to drop off my yearbook.<br /><br />Wendy, I'm slowly planning what you are going to do. I'll stop by sometime at night today and check out all your happy dance costumes. ;)<br /><br />Saturday, I woke up at 7:40, when my Eagle project was at <b>8</b>. Oops. Anyways, rushed there and Amanda and Connie Chang were the cool people who went, besides 5 other KEY people. We did a lot of planting and weeding, mmm. In the afternoon, it was Connie, Darren, Tim Liao and I, and we weeded, then gave up at 3. I went to sleep, but then was rudely awakened to go do a Spanish project.<br /><br />Dorothy: Michael, we're all waiting for you.<br />Michael: What? What? When was this? What??<br />Dorothy: It was in your email.<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, I changed my password and forgot to update Thunderbird.<br /><br />Oops. Ohwell. It was very ghetto - my armor was aluminum foil wrapped around me. I came back and I don't know what I did. Yay!<br /><br />Sunday, more working. Darren, Wendy, Ninad, Tiffany Tsao, David showed up to work. I have to commend David and Wendy for showing up, even though Ninad called A LOT of people, wow. I have to thank him. We dug big pits to store weeds in. They were very bouncy. No one showed up in the afternoon, so I later went to Albertson's to return the free keys I found. Good citizen am I, haha. Then at 2 or so, 3 people called to say they wanted to help, except for that I ALREADY STOPPED. Ohwell. I then went to do community service at the Saratoga History Museum, the one that no one goes to, dragging along David and Henry too. I went to do Calculus at Matt's house, where I was stoned and ate 4 pizzas and 3 cokes and had pages of random IMing Jennifer E. Wu and confusing her. Bwhahaha. We played Ping-Pong too. Surreal numbers make my head hurt.<br /><br />We later went to play Fugitive, and I was a cop with Albert. Mmm speeding around Saratoga. We actually saw a real cop prowling Saratoga. We couldn't manage to see or catch anyone though. :( Ohwell. More people need to play.<br /><br />Monday.. I woke up at 11:40. Did nothing for a bit, then I decided to randomly go to Fry's to get a DVD burner and DVD-Rs so I could burn Adobe CS2 on DVD. If anyone wants it... yea. I also applied for a job there, so I want to see if they want to hire my sorry ass. Sigh. I realized I screwed up my SSN on Best Buy's online application, oops.<br /><br />Weirdest thing I've heard today:<br />Tony's mom: Yea, I was at the college and career center, and I was talking to some mom, and she said, 'The most lihai people in the 11th grade are Darren, Fred, and Michael Wu.'<br />Tony's mom: Fred gets straight As and does swimming and music. And Darren is Darren.<br />Michael: So.. why am I there? I get straight As and program???<br />Tony's mom: Michael, you are a very popular person. In fact, there are a bunch of girls that like you.<br />Michael: Uhh...<br />Tony's mom: It's true! You just don't know it! How much would you pay me for a list of names?<br />Michael: Uhhhhhh.....<br /><br />No comment.<br /><br />Now I have a barbeque, YAY.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117502592;}i:18;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46508.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 27 May 2005 06:46:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46508.html";s:11:"description";s:2579:"Today was interesting. Our US History class went out to go take a gander at the Saratoga History Museum, which conveniently, pretty much no one has ever gone to, ever. The docent probably was pleasantly surprised that anyone was actually visiting the museum. In calculus, David and I quickly ditched to go hang out in the J-room, where I signed yearbooks. Oh man, I made sooo many people jealous with my chicken pot pie. Mmm.<br /><br />We went out and surveyed more people for Statistics. That in itself is not notable, but going straight into Physiology with it's reeking odor of formaldehyde is. Eww.<br /><br />After a silly period of chem full of Speed Scrabble and 7-player bridge (woot!), I began a super rush to everywhere for my Eagle Project. First, rush to Argonaut to get the principal to sign the correct place (I waited for 30 minutes because she was in a meeting), rushed to Ninad's house to get his mom to sign it off too, then I rushed to the district unit guy to get the project signed off too. Oh man. At least I got to drive around a lot.<br /><br />I saw the most awesome sign ever while over there:<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/trafficschool.jpg"><br /><br />After getting approval, I tried calling Ninad to tell him the good news:<br />(Ninad's dad picks up phone)<br />Mr. Sathe: Hello?<br />Michael (thinking it's Ninad): PWNZ0R3D!<br />Mr. Sathe: Uhhh....<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, this isn't Ninad... I just yelled out PWNZ0R3D to an adult.<br /><br />LOL oh man oh man.<br /><br />So anyways, I am doing my Eagle Project starting this Saturday and Sunday from 8AM - 12PM, 1PM - 5PM, at Argonaut Elementary School. If anyone would like to help out, that would be greatly appreciated. Uh.. bring your own tools, although I will provide tools, gloves, refreshments, etc.. I will be doing planting and weeding.<br /><br />I'm also going tomorrow afterschool to buy materials, and if anyone wants to help out and tag along, that would be cool too. :)<br /><br />After I got home, I promptly fell asleep and missed symphonic band's concert. Oops. Then I started work on Speed Scrabble in Java, only to get pissed off at Java after making a bit of progress. Ugh. I want to make some cooler programming language.<br /><br />I want to take your yearbook home or at least reserve it for a period. As I said, I'm in the write profound or deep things mood, which also means prolific mood.<br /><br />Adios!<br /><br />EDIT: LAN on June 11th, 8AM - 9PM. Grab activity agreement <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/LANAgree11.pdf">here</a>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46508.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:26:"Marrs - Pump Up The Volume";s:4:"mood";s:7:"content";}s:7:"summary";s:2579:"Today was interesting. Our US History class went out to go take a gander at the Saratoga History Museum, which conveniently, pretty much no one has ever gone to, ever. The docent probably was pleasantly surprised that anyone was actually visiting the museum. In calculus, David and I quickly ditched to go hang out in the J-room, where I signed yearbooks. Oh man, I made sooo many people jealous with my chicken pot pie. Mmm.<br /><br />We went out and surveyed more people for Statistics. That in itself is not notable, but going straight into Physiology with it's reeking odor of formaldehyde is. Eww.<br /><br />After a silly period of chem full of Speed Scrabble and 7-player bridge (woot!), I began a super rush to everywhere for my Eagle Project. First, rush to Argonaut to get the principal to sign the correct place (I waited for 30 minutes because she was in a meeting), rushed to Ninad's house to get his mom to sign it off too, then I rushed to the district unit guy to get the project signed off too. Oh man. At least I got to drive around a lot.<br /><br />I saw the most awesome sign ever while over there:<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/trafficschool.jpg"><br /><br />After getting approval, I tried calling Ninad to tell him the good news:<br />(Ninad's dad picks up phone)<br />Mr. Sathe: Hello?<br />Michael (thinking it's Ninad): PWNZ0R3D!<br />Mr. Sathe: Uhhh....<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, this isn't Ninad... I just yelled out PWNZ0R3D to an adult.<br /><br />LOL oh man oh man.<br /><br />So anyways, I am doing my Eagle Project starting this Saturday and Sunday from 8AM - 12PM, 1PM - 5PM, at Argonaut Elementary School. If anyone would like to help out, that would be greatly appreciated. Uh.. bring your own tools, although I will provide tools, gloves, refreshments, etc.. I will be doing planting and weeding.<br /><br />I'm also going tomorrow afterschool to buy materials, and if anyone wants to help out and tag along, that would be cool too. :)<br /><br />After I got home, I promptly fell asleep and missed symphonic band's concert. Oops. Then I started work on Speed Scrabble in Java, only to get pissed off at Java after making a bit of progress. Ugh. I want to make some cooler programming language.<br /><br />I want to take your yearbook home or at least reserve it for a period. As I said, I'm in the write profound or deep things mood, which also means prolific mood.<br /><br />Adios!<br /><br />EDIT: LAN on June 11th, 8AM - 9PM. Grab activity agreement <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/LANAgree11.pdf">here</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117176387;}i:19;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45927.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 24 May 2005 07:38:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45927.html";s:11:"description";s:1769:"I wonder if I should switch History in Film with Bio. Maybe. I'm considering it.<br /><br />Pros:<br /><strike>Kucer is cool</strike><br />I realized Kucer might not teach Bio. Hmm<br />I want challenging classes<br />I would then have 4 AP classes<br />Biology could be interesting<br /><br />Cons:<br />Anzalone is supposedly cool too<br />History in Film is a fun class<br />I'm not sure if I like mindless memorization or not<br /><br />Hmm. Today was another silly day. In English, Tina, Henry, and I escaped to the library to read the Glass Menagerie. We were so bored that we started inserting in random references to sex and drugs in the middle of the play. I mean, look how mature we are: Shoot, I didn't bring it home. Ohwell, I'll add our cool quote later. We then went over and looked at the pictures in the Rape of Nanking for no particular reason. Eww.<br /><br />I can't decide who I want to bid for for senior slave, or what I would make he or she do. Hmm. Decisions, decisions.<br /><br />The two letter words are too awesome, and so are the Q without Us. I almost recited the whole list for Jensine in Chem, but forgot some. Darn.<br /><br />Later, we stayed in the J-room and taught Kathleen bridge. Jeff and I pwn, but I don't really pay attention at all. Something like: 10 of hearts down. Ninad: Why'd you start off with such a silly trump already? I: WHATTT HEARTS IS TRUMP? I thought it was clubs.<br /><br />At 7:30 I went over to see the poetry recital. Wowww there were sooo many grads there, haha yay :). The food was yummy too - I think I got 80% gluttony as a Deadly Sin for a reason ;). And Vienna Teng! JKuo got a few pictures of her, haha.<br /><br />Hah! I marked up my Scrabble tiles and bagged them up. I'm so bringing them tomorrow.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45927.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:1769:"I wonder if I should switch History in Film with Bio. Maybe. I'm considering it.<br /><br />Pros:<br /><strike>Kucer is cool</strike><br />I realized Kucer might not teach Bio. Hmm<br />I want challenging classes<br />I would then have 4 AP classes<br />Biology could be interesting<br /><br />Cons:<br />Anzalone is supposedly cool too<br />History in Film is a fun class<br />I'm not sure if I like mindless memorization or not<br /><br />Hmm. Today was another silly day. In English, Tina, Henry, and I escaped to the library to read the Glass Menagerie. We were so bored that we started inserting in random references to sex and drugs in the middle of the play. I mean, look how mature we are: Shoot, I didn't bring it home. Ohwell, I'll add our cool quote later. We then went over and looked at the pictures in the Rape of Nanking for no particular reason. Eww.<br /><br />I can't decide who I want to bid for for senior slave, or what I would make he or she do. Hmm. Decisions, decisions.<br /><br />The two letter words are too awesome, and so are the Q without Us. I almost recited the whole list for Jensine in Chem, but forgot some. Darn.<br /><br />Later, we stayed in the J-room and taught Kathleen bridge. Jeff and I pwn, but I don't really pay attention at all. Something like: 10 of hearts down. Ninad: Why'd you start off with such a silly trump already? I: WHATTT HEARTS IS TRUMP? I thought it was clubs.<br /><br />At 7:30 I went over to see the poetry recital. Wowww there were sooo many grads there, haha yay :). The food was yummy too - I think I got 80% gluttony as a Deadly Sin for a reason ;). And Vienna Teng! JKuo got a few pictures of her, haha.<br /><br />Hah! I marked up my Scrabble tiles and bagged them up. I'm so bringing them tomorrow.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116920307;}i:20;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45705.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 22 May 2005 02:29:48 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45705.html";s:11:"description";s:2099:"In the morning I was very bored, and so in my infinite boredom, I looked up some Latin - just for the heck of it. Maybe I can tell the rest of today's story in Latin for the sake of faux-intellectualism. Actually, my Latin is very bad, considering I just looked at Latin tutorials online for an hour or so.<br /><br />I went ice skating for Spanish class around 1:00, and so Ninad picked me up around 12:30. I learned how to skate.. a little bit. It was more like I fell on my butt 15+ times in 2 hours. So yes, I have a very sore butt, elbows, and hands now. The 3 hours counts for Zolezzi as all of their cultural events, while for Rodriguex, they only count for 1 of 3. Zolezzi sucks.<br /><br />Quote from Mr. Rodriguex: If the students are sleeping, we have failed as teachers.<br />Señor: Every month, all the departments gather to set homework hours to make sure students can't sleep.<br /><br />Very reassuring :P.<br /><br />Ninad took Henry and me to Toys R' Us, where he was going to get some lightsabers, so Henry and I used that to our advantage to buy 2 sets of Scrabble. Woot! Ninad could not drive that day, he kept missing exits and such. I also was very stoned, and I unwittingly suggested he should have turned left into a fence. SAEPE! We went back to his house to play Ping Pong, pogo stick, eat random junk, and do other random junk.<br /><br />Afterwards, Henry and I ran to the school, where magically we saw Matthew Chang wandering around in the front for CSF. Henry and I stayed there a bit waiting for members to show up, and we got so bored that we broke out Speed Scrabble. He owned me because I had no vowels, and he got both blanks. How evil.<br /><br />Henrius cum ego Scrabble ieiunium lasciviumus. Henry cum ego schola curremus. Henry cum ego domum suus ambulamus. Ego domum meus ambulo. Ego cena comedeo.<br /><br />Yes I am terrible. I need more instruction. Anyways, I was saying I ran home and went to Saratoga Foods to eat dinner, where I managed to see quite a few people. Yep.<br /><br />Tomorrow I want to see Star Wars with Ninad. Anyone else want to come?";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45705.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"Lifehouse - You and Me";s:4:"mood";s:7:"drained";}s:7:"summary";s:2099:"In the morning I was very bored, and so in my infinite boredom, I looked up some Latin - just for the heck of it. Maybe I can tell the rest of today's story in Latin for the sake of faux-intellectualism. Actually, my Latin is very bad, considering I just looked at Latin tutorials online for an hour or so.<br /><br />I went ice skating for Spanish class around 1:00, and so Ninad picked me up around 12:30. I learned how to skate.. a little bit. It was more like I fell on my butt 15+ times in 2 hours. So yes, I have a very sore butt, elbows, and hands now. The 3 hours counts for Zolezzi as all of their cultural events, while for Rodriguex, they only count for 1 of 3. Zolezzi sucks.<br /><br />Quote from Mr. Rodriguex: If the students are sleeping, we have failed as teachers.<br />Señor: Every month, all the departments gather to set homework hours to make sure students can't sleep.<br /><br />Very reassuring :P.<br /><br />Ninad took Henry and me to Toys R' Us, where he was going to get some lightsabers, so Henry and I used that to our advantage to buy 2 sets of Scrabble. Woot! Ninad could not drive that day, he kept missing exits and such. I also was very stoned, and I unwittingly suggested he should have turned left into a fence. SAEPE! We went back to his house to play Ping Pong, pogo stick, eat random junk, and do other random junk.<br /><br />Afterwards, Henry and I ran to the school, where magically we saw Matthew Chang wandering around in the front for CSF. Henry and I stayed there a bit waiting for members to show up, and we got so bored that we broke out Speed Scrabble. He owned me because I had no vowels, and he got both blanks. How evil.<br /><br />Henrius cum ego Scrabble ieiunium lasciviumus. Henry cum ego schola curremus. Henry cum ego domum suus ambulamus. Ego domum meus ambulo. Ego cena comedeo.<br /><br />Yes I am terrible. I need more instruction. Anyways, I was saying I ran home and went to Saratoga Foods to eat dinner, where I managed to see quite a few people. Yep.<br /><br />Tomorrow I want to see Star Wars with Ninad. Anyone else want to come?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116728988;}i:21;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45384.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 May 2005 22:31:14 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45384.html";s:11:"description";s:1657:"I came early in the morning to finish up the Chemistry Lab with Kat because she had CMEA for most of the rest of the day. Wonder how that went.. I guess I'll see later, haha :P. An entire row of people failed their lab too, so they were there in the morning. Mr. Kucer was talking about all the extra people in Bio and Chem AP that were unqualified, because of Open Access. Something like 40 people extra in Bio, and a bunch extra in Chem. Hmmm sounds like things will be tight unless loads of people drop.<br /><br />The rally was okay I guess. It wasn't terribly interesting, except for the um.. bear.. humping. Right. Mrs. Hyde was apparently prettty furious about that. I heard the Rally Commission was suspended for a bit? I was laughing so hard at the glowstickers. *A tired kind of LOL*<br /><br />In Chem we played Mafia, as approximately 1/3 our class was missing due to choir. I'm going to relabel that game the Accuse Michael and kill Michael early because he looks so suspicious even though he is a smiling happy villager game. Yum. I must be just that suspicious, haha.<br /><br />Tomorrow, I am going to buy plants for my Eagle Project. Anyone want to come help me out? I would appreciate it. After that, I'm going to go ice skating even though I don't know how to for Spanish Eventos. Apparently the 3 hours counts for Zolezzi ALL of their eventos, while for Rodriguex it might count for 1.5 or maybe only 1. Boo you guys suck.<br /><br />Ugh, still tired. I have to study for a Chinese final today. Although, everyone manages to get an A+ in that class no matter how badly he or she does, so I don't know if I should bother.<br /><br />Ciao.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45384.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:26:"Britney Spears - Everytime";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:1657:"I came early in the morning to finish up the Chemistry Lab with Kat because she had CMEA for most of the rest of the day. Wonder how that went.. I guess I'll see later, haha :P. An entire row of people failed their lab too, so they were there in the morning. Mr. Kucer was talking about all the extra people in Bio and Chem AP that were unqualified, because of Open Access. Something like 40 people extra in Bio, and a bunch extra in Chem. Hmmm sounds like things will be tight unless loads of people drop.<br /><br />The rally was okay I guess. It wasn't terribly interesting, except for the um.. bear.. humping. Right. Mrs. Hyde was apparently prettty furious about that. I heard the Rally Commission was suspended for a bit? I was laughing so hard at the glowstickers. *A tired kind of LOL*<br /><br />In Chem we played Mafia, as approximately 1/3 our class was missing due to choir. I'm going to relabel that game the Accuse Michael and kill Michael early because he looks so suspicious even though he is a smiling happy villager game. Yum. I must be just that suspicious, haha.<br /><br />Tomorrow, I am going to buy plants for my Eagle Project. Anyone want to come help me out? I would appreciate it. After that, I'm going to go ice skating even though I don't know how to for Spanish Eventos. Apparently the 3 hours counts for Zolezzi ALL of their eventos, while for Rodriguex it might count for 1.5 or maybe only 1. Boo you guys suck.<br /><br />Ugh, still tired. I have to study for a Chinese final today. Although, everyone manages to get an A+ in that class no matter how badly he or she does, so I don't know if I should bother.<br /><br />Ciao.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116628274;}i:22;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45281.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 May 2005 05:07:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45281.html";s:11:"description";s:2512:"MY INTERNET IS ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEE! BWahahHAhahaHA.. hah.. hah. Oh dear.<br /><br />Today our calculus project was so uberly productive that we spent 3 hours eating candy and food and playing cards, just to decide on surreal numbers. Yep.<br /><br />Later on (6:30), I went over to the Federated Church to grab some front row seats for the Choir Concert. Aww Kat :). Awww Jin :D. A bunch of cool people went, so that was awesome. Except for the study while listening plan didn't exactly work, so now I have to: Plan which plants to buy, study Spanish, study Chinese and do the homework, study World History all in.. 2 hours. Ohboy.<br /><br />Still kind of sick, sigh. I shall get high off cough drops and zinc. The magical zinc pills shall make us supermen! That are sick that is.<br /><br />Aww isn't chem so fun now, messing up on labs? Wheeeeee for everything spillage. *Workitywork*<br /><br />EDIT: I was very bored from avoiding work, so here is a song! It doesn't even match my mood, it's too lyrically happy, but i like it anyways. Yes this does count as electronica.<br /><br /><a href="http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SWYHZX22TO4V0SA6T4H4U10Z0">Duncan Sheik - On A High (Gabriel & Dresden's Love from Humboldt Mix)</a><br /><br /><i>I?m on a high, I?m on a high<br />There?s nothing more to it.<br />We are the sea and the sky<br />And the blue that runs through it, yeah.<br /><br />And there are some who say there are so many things I need<br />So I run or I fight and I crawl or I scream and I bleed<br />I bleed, I bleed<br /><br />Well, it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />I?m on a high I?m on a high<br />And there?s nothing more to it<br />I have the sun, it?s a star<br />Why should I refuse it<br /><br />And there are so many reasons I could give you why I should be down<br />There?s not enough money or time and my love you?re not around<br />Around, around<br /><br />But it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />You?re alive you?re alive - how else could you hear me?<br />You are fine, you are fine - there?s nothing worth fearing<br />?cause there never will be no conspiracy of happiness</i><br /><br />Totally not me. Looking at it, it might be me. Hmm. I don't know, too stoned and sick.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45281.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2512:"MY INTERNET IS ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEE! BWahahHAhahaHA.. hah.. hah. Oh dear.<br /><br />Today our calculus project was so uberly productive that we spent 3 hours eating candy and food and playing cards, just to decide on surreal numbers. Yep.<br /><br />Later on (6:30), I went over to the Federated Church to grab some front row seats for the Choir Concert. Aww Kat :). Awww Jin :D. A bunch of cool people went, so that was awesome. Except for the study while listening plan didn't exactly work, so now I have to: Plan which plants to buy, study Spanish, study Chinese and do the homework, study World History all in.. 2 hours. Ohboy.<br /><br />Still kind of sick, sigh. I shall get high off cough drops and zinc. The magical zinc pills shall make us supermen! That are sick that is.<br /><br />Aww isn't chem so fun now, messing up on labs? Wheeeeee for everything spillage. *Workitywork*<br /><br />EDIT: I was very bored from avoiding work, so here is a song! It doesn't even match my mood, it's too lyrically happy, but i like it anyways. Yes this does count as electronica.<br /><br /><a href="http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SWYHZX22TO4V0SA6T4H4U10Z0">Duncan Sheik - On A High (Gabriel & Dresden's Love from Humboldt Mix)</a><br /><br /><i>I?m on a high, I?m on a high<br />There?s nothing more to it.<br />We are the sea and the sky<br />And the blue that runs through it, yeah.<br /><br />And there are some who say there are so many things I need<br />So I run or I fight and I crawl or I scream and I bleed<br />I bleed, I bleed<br /><br />Well, it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />I?m on a high I?m on a high<br />And there?s nothing more to it<br />I have the sun, it?s a star<br />Why should I refuse it<br /><br />And there are so many reasons I could give you why I should be down<br />There?s not enough money or time and my love you?re not around<br />Around, around<br /><br />But it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />You?re alive you?re alive - how else could you hear me?<br />You are fine, you are fine - there?s nothing worth fearing<br />?cause there never will be no conspiracy of happiness</i><br /><br />Totally not me. Looking at it, it might be me. Hmm. I don't know, too stoned and sick.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116565647;}i:23;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45002.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 16 May 2005 23:52:37 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45002.html";s:11:"description";s:2378:"I'm so very tired with it all, probably because I'm mildy sick. Did I catch this from Jin? I heard there was a stomach flu going around. I just want to rest and not wake up.. for a while. I think i'll be better tomorrow, I'm pretty strong. Last time I was sick it was exactly like this, I just had a good night's rest and felt much better the next day. My voice is also shot, and I was hoarsely whispering all day.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of things to do. Sigh...<br /><br />Crossword was very easy today, but unfortunately, the people who I asked for geographical locations and culture mispelled the answers for me. How evil. At least I finished.<br /><br />Power went out today, as many of you witnessed. Too bad it did not go out for longer, but Saratoga High doesn't let you leave when power goes out. Darn. Speaking of sickness, the school was plagued by email viruses today, and I was called out of 3rd period by Grenier to go virus scan computers for 2 periods. The network was also down because of the power outage, and that was quite fun too.<br /><br />I bought 1gb of Corsair XMS memory for $169 at Fry's, but when I got back, there was 2x512mb Kingston for $59 after rebate. I don't think Corsair is worth $110 more, sheesh, so my dad is returning it today to get the other one.<br /><br />Looks like it is possible to make a profit on Ebay by buying cheap Fry's stuff and selling it off, but AFTER rebate. The tricky part is the reliability of the rebate part, and most probably explaining why the UPC code is missing. For example, a Western Digital SATA 160gb drive is on Ebay for $85 average, and the price at Fry's is $109 which goes to $49 after rebate. So I dunno. I'll do a bit more searching and see if I can set something up.<br /><br />Job search is actively going on now. I am emailing my resume to a bunch of local high schools, and having my parents pass it around also. Good thing I have a lot of experience with computer repair and etc.<br /><br />Should I program Speed Scrabble in Java or Python? The question about Python is it's ability to make applications. Java is kinda icky with it's virtual machining and stuff. I need to make some kind of dictionary search algorithm, UI, nodal word finder, networking, etc...<br /><br />VGcats isn't funny anymore, booooo.<br /><br />Need to obtain a can of Sprite somehow soon. Hmm.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45002.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:23:"Modest Mouse - Float On";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2378:"I'm so very tired with it all, probably because I'm mildy sick. Did I catch this from Jin? I heard there was a stomach flu going around. I just want to rest and not wake up.. for a while. I think i'll be better tomorrow, I'm pretty strong. Last time I was sick it was exactly like this, I just had a good night's rest and felt much better the next day. My voice is also shot, and I was hoarsely whispering all day.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of things to do. Sigh...<br /><br />Crossword was very easy today, but unfortunately, the people who I asked for geographical locations and culture mispelled the answers for me. How evil. At least I finished.<br /><br />Power went out today, as many of you witnessed. Too bad it did not go out for longer, but Saratoga High doesn't let you leave when power goes out. Darn. Speaking of sickness, the school was plagued by email viruses today, and I was called out of 3rd period by Grenier to go virus scan computers for 2 periods. The network was also down because of the power outage, and that was quite fun too.<br /><br />I bought 1gb of Corsair XMS memory for $169 at Fry's, but when I got back, there was 2x512mb Kingston for $59 after rebate. I don't think Corsair is worth $110 more, sheesh, so my dad is returning it today to get the other one.<br /><br />Looks like it is possible to make a profit on Ebay by buying cheap Fry's stuff and selling it off, but AFTER rebate. The tricky part is the reliability of the rebate part, and most probably explaining why the UPC code is missing. For example, a Western Digital SATA 160gb drive is on Ebay for $85 average, and the price at Fry's is $109 which goes to $49 after rebate. So I dunno. I'll do a bit more searching and see if I can set something up.<br /><br />Job search is actively going on now. I am emailing my resume to a bunch of local high schools, and having my parents pass it around also. Good thing I have a lot of experience with computer repair and etc.<br /><br />Should I program Speed Scrabble in Java or Python? The question about Python is it's ability to make applications. Java is kinda icky with it's virtual machining and stuff. I need to make some kind of dictionary search algorithm, UI, nodal word finder, networking, etc...<br /><br />VGcats isn't funny anymore, booooo.<br /><br />Need to obtain a can of Sprite somehow soon. Hmm.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116287557;}i:24;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/44667.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 15 May 2005 19:48:00 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/44667.html";s:11:"description";s:1056:"Taken from wikipedia:<br /><br /><blockquote>There are at times little distinction between "legitimate" organizations and organized crime. For instance, corrupt businesses or non-democratic governments often bear strong resemblance to organized crime. Indeed, some have theorized that states are created from organized crime.<br /><br />Organized crime distinguishes itself from other non-governmental organizations, through its ability to provide its own protection. A legitimate business relies on a government to enforce its contracts, while organized crime must rely only upon itself. When such institutions gain legitimacy they become governments.</blockquote><br /><br />Hmm, sounds a bit cynical to me. What do you think?<br /><br />I also found Pillsbury's first attempts at selling powdered drinks. A bit racist, but hey, this was the 60's and 70's. Heh.<br /><br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/funnyface.jpg"><br /><br />Ahh I have too many projects! 2x English, 1x Calc, 1x APUS, 1x Eagle. Gah.. time for lunch, then workworkwork.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/44667.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:41:"Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth";s:4:"mood";s:5:"blank";}s:7:"summary";s:1056:"Taken from wikipedia:<br /><br /><blockquote>There are at times little distinction between "legitimate" organizations and organized crime. For instance, corrupt businesses or non-democratic governments often bear strong resemblance to organized crime. Indeed, some have theorized that states are created from organized crime.<br /><br />Organized crime distinguishes itself from other non-governmental organizations, through its ability to provide its own protection. A legitimate business relies on a government to enforce its contracts, while organized crime must rely only upon itself. When such institutions gain legitimacy they become governments.</blockquote><br /><br />Hmm, sounds a bit cynical to me. What do you think?<br /><br />I also found Pillsbury's first attempts at selling powdered drinks. A bit racist, but hey, this was the 60's and 70's. Heh.<br /><br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/funnyface.jpg"><br /><br />Ahh I have too many projects! 2x English, 1x Calc, 1x APUS, 1x Eagle. 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cache/6cfc0d894957f7ab096ca4071f6947bc:O:9:"magpierss":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/106446.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:46:28 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/106446.html";s:11:"description";s:386:"Things I'll never say...<br /><br />If only things were that easy...<br /><br />Okay, it's still a little too extreme for my taste...<br /><br />Haha, I don't think anybody understood what this entry means for me. Or if they even get it, they don't know the real significance because it happened near the end of the school year. Oh well, another entry I'll laugh back at in a few years.";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/106446.html";s:7:"summary";s:386:"Things I'll never say...<br /><br />If only things were that easy...<br /><br />Okay, it's still a little too extreme for my taste...<br /><br />Haha, I don't think anybody understood what this entry means for me. Or if they even get it, they don't know the real significance because it happened near the end of the school year. Oh well, another entry I'll laugh back at in a few years.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121744788;}i:1;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105735.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:27:20 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105735.html";s:11:"description";s:53:"Harry Potter 6, summed up in one simple acronym: WTF!";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105735.html";s:7:"summary";s:53:"Harry Potter 6, summed up in one simple acronym: WTF!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121632040;}i:2;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105121.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:04:28 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105121.html";s:11:"description";s:1351:"AHAHAHA. As I was (yet again) getting pwned by Andy/Ninad at bridge online, I was looking through my music files. Avril Lavigne isn't the greatest singer/writer/guitarist/person ever, but I came across <b><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28XQ37EF">THIS INTERESTING SONG</a></b>...This song has so many memories. (Yes, Henry, I didn't put it on ysi so if you want you can dl it)<br /><br />Going on with the memories, I remember TINA and a certain someone in 8th grade. I came across this song, and I burned it for her. XD I think you wanted to kill me for that, Tina. What started out as a song for 2 people is now for 4 people (because those two people have, um, changed now)...This was during the 8th grade PGA trip. I think Matt, Sharon, Henry, Irene, StephYang, Tina and Andy will remember, out of everyone I can think of right now.<br /><br />Don't worry, Tina. I still have those incriminating photos of you on the PGA bus that Matt took that I stole and uploaded (and edited the photos by placing some text) like a certain huge white bear...and "Leaf"...HAHA don't write his real name now, otherwise I might screen it. And don't write mean things about me now. :D<br /><br />[edit]<a href="http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C1HGHRMLTJKC3I3JA5NB8QZ1L">Yousendit link for the more privileged people whose parents didn't block ysi, haha</a>";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105121.html";s:7:"summary";s:1351:"AHAHAHA. As I was (yet again) getting pwned by Andy/Ninad at bridge online, I was looking through my music files. Avril Lavigne isn't the greatest singer/writer/guitarist/person ever, but I came across <b><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28XQ37EF">THIS INTERESTING SONG</a></b>...This song has so many memories. (Yes, Henry, I didn't put it on ysi so if you want you can dl it)<br /><br />Going on with the memories, I remember TINA and a certain someone in 8th grade. I came across this song, and I burned it for her. XD I think you wanted to kill me for that, Tina. What started out as a song for 2 people is now for 4 people (because those two people have, um, changed now)...This was during the 8th grade PGA trip. I think Matt, Sharon, Henry, Irene, StephYang, Tina and Andy will remember, out of everyone I can think of right now.<br /><br />Don't worry, Tina. I still have those incriminating photos of you on the PGA bus that Matt took that I stole and uploaded (and edited the photos by placing some text) like a certain huge white bear...and "Leaf"...HAHA don't write his real name now, otherwise I might screen it. And don't write mean things about me now. :D<br /><br />[edit]<a href="http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C1HGHRMLTJKC3I3JA5NB8QZ1L">Yousendit link for the more privileged people whose parents didn't block ysi, haha</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121393068;}i:3;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/102863.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:39:22 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/102863.html";s:11:"description";s:2248:"Anderthan is so amusing, especially when he bothers me every day for bridge:<br /><br />e l a s e r 2 1: HEY<br />DarkNocturne1031: no bridge.<br />e: I THINK YOURE LOOKING PRETTY TIRED RIGHT NOW<br />e: ARE YOU SURE?<br />D: yes<br />e: WTF!<br />D: midterm monday<br />e: WTF!<br />D: 11 chapters behind.<br />: each chap about 20-40 pages<br />: do the math<br />e: 11* 1<br />: = 11 pages<br />: ok<br />: bridge time<br />: MUHAHAHA<br />D: and it's not some stupid harry potter addiction thing you can get high off of<br />e: see i think you are quite tired!!!<br />: sign of someone that is tired<br />: thus, a break is necessary<br />D: sorry, can't convince me this time<br />e: WTF!<br />D: it took me 2 1/2 hours to get through 80 pages + notes for the last 3 chapters<br />e: IS THAT HOW FRIENDS TALK TO EACH OTHER<br />: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS!<br />: THOSE HARSH WORDS PIERCE MY SOUL<br />D: i'm your friend?<br />: wow i feel special.<br />e: we'll assume that for the time being <br />D: because that depends on the issue of if i'll play bridge or not<br />e: dammit<br />: yes you  are my best friend<br />: HAHAHAHA<br />: and since im such a good pal<br />: i feel that<br />: you are spending too much time studying<br />: and your productivity level is going down<br />: see if i could draw you a chart of your productivity<br />: it would y = -x<br />: and you are at the bottom!<br />: in order to raise this productivity<br />: you need to take a break<br />: i.e. bridge!<br />: bridge is scientifically proven to make productivity level increase<br />: aha<br />D: this is hilarious<br />: WTF U SMOKING<br />D: it deserves a special spot on my lj<br />e: IM SERIOUS<br />D: how can i be at the bottom of a line that infinitely goes on forever<br />e: DO YOU THINK I JOKE AROUND?<br />: SHUT IT WOMAN<br />D: you're a nice best friend<br />e: SEE I AM SO COMPASSIONATE <br />: I NEVER JOKE AROUND<br />: I AM ALWAYS SERIOUS<br />: so umm.. bridge? :P<br />D: hm<br />: your persuasive nature has compelled me to change my mind<br />e: aha! praise allah!<br />DarkNocturne1031: to HELL FUCKING NO<br /><br />People like Anderthan amuse me greatly, whether it be on AIM or in a bridge room on Yahoo (YUM MMMMMM, TASTY. BAM!).";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/102863.html";s:7:"summary";s:2248:"Anderthan is so amusing, especially when he bothers me every day for bridge:<br /><br />e l a s e r 2 1: HEY<br />DarkNocturne1031: no bridge.<br />e: I THINK YOURE LOOKING PRETTY TIRED RIGHT NOW<br />e: ARE YOU SURE?<br />D: yes<br />e: WTF!<br />D: midterm monday<br />e: WTF!<br />D: 11 chapters behind.<br />: each chap about 20-40 pages<br />: do the math<br />e: 11* 1<br />: = 11 pages<br />: ok<br />: bridge time<br />: MUHAHAHA<br />D: and it's not some stupid harry potter addiction thing you can get high off of<br />e: see i think you are quite tired!!!<br />: sign of someone that is tired<br />: thus, a break is necessary<br />D: sorry, can't convince me this time<br />e: WTF!<br />D: it took me 2 1/2 hours to get through 80 pages + notes for the last 3 chapters<br />e: IS THAT HOW FRIENDS TALK TO EACH OTHER<br />: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS!<br />: THOSE HARSH WORDS PIERCE MY SOUL<br />D: i'm your friend?<br />: wow i feel special.<br />e: we'll assume that for the time being <br />D: because that depends on the issue of if i'll play bridge or not<br />e: dammit<br />: yes you  are my best friend<br />: HAHAHAHA<br />: and since im such a good pal<br />: i feel that<br />: you are spending too much time studying<br />: and your productivity level is going down<br />: see if i could draw you a chart of your productivity<br />: it would y = -x<br />: and you are at the bottom!<br />: in order to raise this productivity<br />: you need to take a break<br />: i.e. bridge!<br />: bridge is scientifically proven to make productivity level increase<br />: aha<br />D: this is hilarious<br />: WTF U SMOKING<br />D: it deserves a special spot on my lj<br />e: IM SERIOUS<br />D: how can i be at the bottom of a line that infinitely goes on forever<br />e: DO YOU THINK I JOKE AROUND?<br />: SHUT IT WOMAN<br />D: you're a nice best friend<br />e: SEE I AM SO COMPASSIONATE <br />: I NEVER JOKE AROUND<br />: I AM ALWAYS SERIOUS<br />: so umm.. bridge? :P<br />D: hm<br />: your persuasive nature has compelled me to change my mind<br />e: aha! praise allah!<br />DarkNocturne1031: to HELL FUCKING NO<br /><br />People like Anderthan amuse me greatly, whether it be on AIM or in a bridge room on Yahoo (YUM MMMMMM, TASTY. BAM!).";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120887562;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/100560.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:19:59 GMT";s:5:"title";s:22:"Jobs I will never have";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/100560.html";s:11:"description";s:2644:"In order to save time and pass over job openings I don't like in the future, I'm going to compile a list of what occupations I definitely will not ever take when I become a member of the American workforce:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Sanitation Engineer<br /><li>Math teacher<br /><li>Mail openers (imagine opening up hundreds of clients' checks everyday...I'm tired after 4 envelopes)<br /><li>Door-to-door salesman, solicitors (Relay for Life, anyone?)<br /><li>Kumon employee (reference: every entry about how I hate my job)<br /><li>Driving teacher (reference: how much I suck at driving)<br /><li>Online government teacher (reference: how much I hate gov online)<br /><li>Dishwasher<br /><li>Security guard (everyone runs past me anyway)<br /><li>Gardener (weeding in sun, bah.)<br /><li>College admissions counselors (self explanitory. I bet people go $%&@ I hate ____ College now)<br /><li>Exterminator<br /><li>Sexy celebrity (HAHA, I don't think I'd ever want signs that say "DO ME HARD" like at yesterday's concert nor would I want gossip columns about me)<br /><li>Stalkerazzi<br /><li>Soldier/National Guard/Navy/Airforce<br /><li>Pollster (because I totally want to spend my life calling random people)<br /><li>Pornography business (self explanitory)<br /><li>Forum moderator<br /><li>Scanslation (well, first, I'd probably have to be able to read Japanese, but sure)<br /><li>Bum/hobo/welfare person (makes me feel useless)<br /><li>Fireworks display coordinator<br /><li>Explosives manager/employee<br /><li>Waitress (they look like some kind of freak show since they balance like 4 plates of food on each arm and I am so clumsy...)<br /><li>Lobbyist<br /><li>The people who tend to that huge cow farm on I-5 about 2-3 hours away from here<br /><li>Truck driver/chauffeur/limo driver/bus driver (duh...Such a bad driver...)<br /><li>SWAT/police/bomb sniffing dog trainer<br /><li>Homemaker mother who lives vicariously through her kid because she never got her dream job<br /><li>Teenage psychiatrist...think of how much angst they have to get through<br /><li>Teacher (parents and students hate you and want to fire you if you don't know the answer to something, but you can't know the answer to every question!)<br /><li>Foothill College representative (they suck.)<br /><li>Instrument tuner (no wonder I couldn't play any songs well)<br /></ul><br />Thank you, life experiences for showing me that these occupations do not fit me. More to come when I think of them...</li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li>";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/100560.html";s:7:"summary";s:2644:"In order to save time and pass over job openings I don't like in the future, I'm going to compile a list of what occupations I definitely will not ever take when I become a member of the American workforce:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Sanitation Engineer<br /><li>Math teacher<br /><li>Mail openers (imagine opening up hundreds of clients' checks everyday...I'm tired after 4 envelopes)<br /><li>Door-to-door salesman, solicitors (Relay for Life, anyone?)<br /><li>Kumon employee (reference: every entry about how I hate my job)<br /><li>Driving teacher (reference: how much I suck at driving)<br /><li>Online government teacher (reference: how much I hate gov online)<br /><li>Dishwasher<br /><li>Security guard (everyone runs past me anyway)<br /><li>Gardener (weeding in sun, bah.)<br /><li>College admissions counselors (self explanitory. I bet people go $%&@ I hate ____ College now)<br /><li>Exterminator<br /><li>Sexy celebrity (HAHA, I don't think I'd ever want signs that say "DO ME HARD" like at yesterday's concert nor would I want gossip columns about me)<br /><li>Stalkerazzi<br /><li>Soldier/National Guard/Navy/Airforce<br /><li>Pollster (because I totally want to spend my life calling random people)<br /><li>Pornography business (self explanitory)<br /><li>Forum moderator<br /><li>Scanslation (well, first, I'd probably have to be able to read Japanese, but sure)<br /><li>Bum/hobo/welfare person (makes me feel useless)<br /><li>Fireworks display coordinator<br /><li>Explosives manager/employee<br /><li>Waitress (they look like some kind of freak show since they balance like 4 plates of food on each arm and I am so clumsy...)<br /><li>Lobbyist<br /><li>The people who tend to that huge cow farm on I-5 about 2-3 hours away from here<br /><li>Truck driver/chauffeur/limo driver/bus driver (duh...Such a bad driver...)<br /><li>SWAT/police/bomb sniffing dog trainer<br /><li>Homemaker mother who lives vicariously through her kid because she never got her dream job<br /><li>Teenage psychiatrist...think of how much angst they have to get through<br /><li>Teacher (parents and students hate you and want to fire you if you don't know the answer to something, but you can't know the answer to every question!)<br /><li>Foothill College representative (they suck.)<br /><li>Instrument tuner (no wonder I couldn't play any songs well)<br /></ul><br />Thank you, life experiences for showing me that these occupations do not fit me. More to come when I think of them...</li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120544399;}i:5;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/99485.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 02 Jul 2005 05:59:09 GMT";s:5:"title";s:42:"In honor of my favorite M2M band member...";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/99485.html";s:11:"description";s:1115:"...two excellent songs to listen to. Not for vocal or lyrical quality, but for musical quality.<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3E8VGBX0ZKLO916LUV2Y5PDZPI">Marit Larsen - October Month</a> (piano music)<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13P1QWADXAP6V1KTJA1YCAW1FZ">Marit Larsen - Untitled (heh. Not real title.)</a> (guitar music)<br /><br />Yes, the former member of M2M who's career that Atlantic Records decided to destroy because she wasn't the "lead" singer of the group. Psh. Marion's voice is so much more mature and she sings mainstream, but I like Marit's just because I can relate to her voice...vocally. Haha. I have a crappy vocal projection. And indie songs rock. Too bad it's too hard to find. And YAY! Today's (Marit's) birthday! Yay! I think she composed this when she was 18. Which is still better than any songs I've written.<br /><br />Tomorrow's Michelle Branch's birthday! Her close friend person died of breast cancer in May and fans were trying to give her something so she asked that fans donate to ACS instead. Haha. I already did through RFL. Heh.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/99485.html";s:7:"summary";s:1115:"...two excellent songs to listen to. Not for vocal or lyrical quality, but for musical quality.<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3E8VGBX0ZKLO916LUV2Y5PDZPI">Marit Larsen - October Month</a> (piano music)<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13P1QWADXAP6V1KTJA1YCAW1FZ">Marit Larsen - Untitled (heh. Not real title.)</a> (guitar music)<br /><br />Yes, the former member of M2M who's career that Atlantic Records decided to destroy because she wasn't the "lead" singer of the group. Psh. Marion's voice is so much more mature and she sings mainstream, but I like Marit's just because I can relate to her voice...vocally. Haha. I have a crappy vocal projection. And indie songs rock. Too bad it's too hard to find. And YAY! Today's (Marit's) birthday! Yay! I think she composed this when she was 18. Which is still better than any songs I've written.<br /><br />Tomorrow's Michelle Branch's birthday! Her close friend person died of breast cancer in May and fans were trying to give her something so she asked that fans donate to ACS instead. Haha. I already did through RFL. Heh.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120283949;}i:6;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98830.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 01 Jul 2005 01:52:41 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98830.html";s:11:"description";s:642:"I hope I'm not the only one out there who all of a sudden hates summer because it's too hot. I think that's why I like spring or fall...not always raining. On the downside, allergies in the spring (but wow, not as bad this year!), and school starts in the fall. Winter's too cold and I'm almost always wearing a sweater and jeans. Okay fine. I change my mind. I hate all seasons, hehe.<br /><br />Note to self: stop opening windows at night because at 8 in the morning, it's so hot already it wakes me up. turn on air conditioning. find the fans and don't go running at 2pm anymore (haha, I'm so stupid, but I swear it was for a good reason).";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98830.html";s:7:"summary";s:642:"I hope I'm not the only one out there who all of a sudden hates summer because it's too hot. I think that's why I like spring or fall...not always raining. On the downside, allergies in the spring (but wow, not as bad this year!), and school starts in the fall. Winter's too cold and I'm almost always wearing a sweater and jeans. Okay fine. I change my mind. I hate all seasons, hehe.<br /><br />Note to self: stop opening windows at night because at 8 in the morning, it's so hot already it wakes me up. turn on air conditioning. find the fans and don't go running at 2pm anymore (haha, I'm so stupid, but I swear it was for a good reason).";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120182761;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98301.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:31:17 GMT";s:5:"title";s:25:"What I do in my free time";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98301.html";s:11:"description";s:1139:"I'm so tired from staring at the screen for (so far) 3 hours straight, especially since I'm not done with this happy thing! YAYYYY I love this one the most so far:<a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/michelle-branch2.gif"></img><br />And the original is here: <a href="http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.nsf/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272D5/">http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.ns<wbr />f/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272<wbr />D5/</a> <br />(Yes, I did modify the picture a little.) <br /><br />:D :D At least it HAS A FACE and you can kind of sort of tell who it is. Haha, this still beats studying econ and sleeping. It makes me feel productive too. I'll finish the rest tomorrow I guess...the window and brick wall shouldn't be too hard. And not making her arm look like a straight stick. And I hate the gradient on the wall part...And I need to fix her eyebrows/eyelashes. And the random places I haven't gotten around to fixing...Time to play with Illustrator's other happy tools besides the pen (YAY thanks Wendy), paintbrush, pencil, stroke and gradient tools.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98301.html";s:7:"summary";s:1139:"I'm so tired from staring at the screen for (so far) 3 hours straight, especially since I'm not done with this happy thing! YAYYYY I love this one the most so far:<a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/michelle-branch2.gif"></img><br />And the original is here: <a href="http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.nsf/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272D5/">http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.ns<wbr />f/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272<wbr />D5/</a> <br />(Yes, I did modify the picture a little.) <br /><br />:D :D At least it HAS A FACE and you can kind of sort of tell who it is. Haha, this still beats studying econ and sleeping. It makes me feel productive too. I'll finish the rest tomorrow I guess...the window and brick wall shouldn't be too hard. And not making her arm look like a straight stick. And I hate the gradient on the wall part...And I need to fix her eyebrows/eyelashes. And the random places I haven't gotten around to fixing...Time to play with Illustrator's other happy tools besides the pen (YAY thanks Wendy), paintbrush, pencil, stroke and gradient tools.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119994277;}i:8;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/85173.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 24 May 2005 05:46:15 GMT";s:5:"title";s:13:"Choir photos!";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/85173.html";s:11:"description";s:2206:"Finally got around to uploading choir photos...I resized them all, so be happy these don't stretch to twice the size of your screen...I have more, but they're of people who probably don't even know this LJ exists, so yeah. You guys better appreciate all the work I went through since PHOTOSHOP wouldn't work properly on my computer! And I didn't realize that photobucket wouldn't accept .psd files that I could open and resize in imageready, so I finally discovered I could save it in jpg's in IR, but that took a while. I'm sad.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/church.jpg"></img><br />The church...before it got all dark so no one could see the stained glass windows.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir3.jpg"></img><br />Men's choir! Jin is the far right...Walter I believe is 4th from the left. I have horrible photog skills, sorry. Plus this was the back of the church.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir2.jpg"></img><br />More men's choir and their towels.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir.jpg"></img><br />Last of men's choir<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/scarydarren.jpg"></img><br />Why is it that almost every picture I have of Darren, he looks devious, stoned, freaky or asleep?<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/groupchoir.jpg"></img><br />Group: Darren, me, Tina, Jay, Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendyfuzzy.jpg"></img><br />More evidence of what a bad photog I am. Wendy and David, if you couldn't figure it out (I couldn't use flash!).<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendy.jpg"></img><br />My camera was too slow to get their faces before they covered it up with the programs.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/cantaregroup.jpg"></img><br />Backstage Cantare people: Justine, Aashima (!!), Tory, Tarini, Michelle<br /><br />Uh, I have more, but I'm too lazy to resize/upload them.<br /><br />";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/85173.html";s:7:"summary";s:2206:"Finally got around to uploading choir photos...I resized them all, so be happy these don't stretch to twice the size of your screen...I have more, but they're of people who probably don't even know this LJ exists, so yeah. You guys better appreciate all the work I went through since PHOTOSHOP wouldn't work properly on my computer! And I didn't realize that photobucket wouldn't accept .psd files that I could open and resize in imageready, so I finally discovered I could save it in jpg's in IR, but that took a while. I'm sad.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/church.jpg"></img><br />The church...before it got all dark so no one could see the stained glass windows.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir3.jpg"></img><br />Men's choir! Jin is the far right...Walter I believe is 4th from the left. I have horrible photog skills, sorry. Plus this was the back of the church.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir2.jpg"></img><br />More men's choir and their towels.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir.jpg"></img><br />Last of men's choir<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/scarydarren.jpg"></img><br />Why is it that almost every picture I have of Darren, he looks devious, stoned, freaky or asleep?<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/groupchoir.jpg"></img><br />Group: Darren, me, Tina, Jay, Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendyfuzzy.jpg"></img><br />More evidence of what a bad photog I am. Wendy and David, if you couldn't figure it out (I couldn't use flash!).<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendy.jpg"></img><br />My camera was too slow to get their faces before they covered it up with the programs.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/cantaregroup.jpg"></img><br />Backstage Cantare people: Justine, Aashima (!!), Tory, Tarini, Michelle<br /><br />Uh, I have more, but I'm too lazy to resize/upload them.<br /><br />";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116913575;}i:9;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/81685.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 16 May 2005 06:57:59 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/81685.html";s:11:"description";s:353:"<a href="http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EI6VLHE4DREO3KE4HU9VOZCHO">Another Santana and Michelle Branch song! Yes, this totally deserves another entry to advertise! Yes! Oh, um, the title is "I'm Feelin' You" and it's sadly only a 1:47 clip and not the best quality but WHO FRICKIN CARES. Time to learn it on guitar. I found tabs for it already.</a>";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/81685.html";s:7:"summary";s:353:"<a href="http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EI6VLHE4DREO3KE4HU9VOZCHO">Another Santana and Michelle Branch song! Yes, this totally deserves another entry to advertise! Yes! Oh, um, the title is "I'm Feelin' You" and it's sadly only a 1:47 clip and not the best quality but WHO FRICKIN CARES. Time to learn it on guitar. I found tabs for it already.</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116226679;}i:10;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78901.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 10 May 2005 04:29:31 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78901.html";s:11:"description";s:1096:"The bulk of my conversations with Darren over the past few days:<br /><br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:14:33 PM): cOmPiE wEnT bOOm bOOm<br />DarJohnYin (9:15:01 PM): LoLz<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:15:29 PM): oMgZ it Wuz SoOoO tRaUmATizIn`<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:16:10 PM): i wUz lYke, OmGz! dO i HaVe 2 rEfOrMAt mY hArD dRiVe AgIn?<br />DarJohnYin (9:16:17 PM): One MINUTE It wAs there, thE NEXt moment it wAsn'T!<br />DarJohnYin (9:19:34 PM): LoLZ 3Y3 culd t4lk LiKe teh 1337 h4x0rZ 2 teh m4XoRz 2!<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:22:06 PM): LYKe oMGz, We SHouLD Be ToTaLLi STuDyiN` CHeM<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:11 PM): hahah d1s 15 50 EZ tho! ur sk1LLZ b3tt3R enuf!<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:46 PM): 3Y3 hAf n0 ph34r!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:23 PM): sk1llZ to the IZZO! chemizzle 2 the izzay!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:27 PM): fo sho<br />DarJohnYin (9:25:54 PM): dat's GANGSTIZZLE u b hearin! REPRESENT the chiggas!<br />DarJohnYin (9:26:28 PM): (haha i'm scaring myself)<br /><br />Sometimes, you scare me too, Darren. Being annoying 13-year-old teenyboppers is fun. It's just a bit creepy when guys do it, of course.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78901.html";s:7:"summary";s:1096:"The bulk of my conversations with Darren over the past few days:<br /><br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:14:33 PM): cOmPiE wEnT bOOm bOOm<br />DarJohnYin (9:15:01 PM): LoLz<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:15:29 PM): oMgZ it Wuz SoOoO tRaUmATizIn`<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:16:10 PM): i wUz lYke, OmGz! dO i HaVe 2 rEfOrMAt mY hArD dRiVe AgIn?<br />DarJohnYin (9:16:17 PM): One MINUTE It wAs there, thE NEXt moment it wAsn'T!<br />DarJohnYin (9:19:34 PM): LoLZ 3Y3 culd t4lk LiKe teh 1337 h4x0rZ 2 teh m4XoRz 2!<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:22:06 PM): LYKe oMGz, We SHouLD Be ToTaLLi STuDyiN` CHeM<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:11 PM): hahah d1s 15 50 EZ tho! ur sk1LLZ b3tt3R enuf!<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:46 PM): 3Y3 hAf n0 ph34r!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:23 PM): sk1llZ to the IZZO! chemizzle 2 the izzay!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:27 PM): fo sho<br />DarJohnYin (9:25:54 PM): dat's GANGSTIZZLE u b hearin! REPRESENT the chiggas!<br />DarJohnYin (9:26:28 PM): (haha i'm scaring myself)<br /><br />Sometimes, you scare me too, Darren. Being annoying 13-year-old teenyboppers is fun. It's just a bit creepy when guys do it, of course.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115699371;}i:11;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78215.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 08 May 2005 05:08:11 GMT";s:5:"title";s:16:"Big upload entry";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78215.html";s:11:"description";s:2248:"The entire new Backstreet Boys album. Hopefully.<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/1636184/backstreet_boys_-_never_gone.rar.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/252f887e1ab83f36bcf13b07d1fc4ef2.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3J8GNGIRRNHV912HP4YPESCFVE">BSB - Never Gone Part 3</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/f08588a148dc2be905c4087442ae402a.html">Three Days Grace</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1W8E0USF52K4B0GSB9BMZP7ONL">My Chemical Romance</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UE2VANQLTZZ23GG3VKYQUHMX0">Josh Groban - self titled, Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/722aff1000b9338d7d9fe1078714caab.html">Josh Groban - self titled, Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IOXJLZ1HF96E0YUO7X3CJYEA0">Ciara - Goodies</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=05A8VMMUYS5AG2GLQ1GPI2DQF6">50mb of random jpop songs (Kotoko, BoA, Ayumi, Utada, Namie Amuro...)</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GD9CKJMFQDBY3D8CW0M2J441B">Weezer's newest album that I forget the name to Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0P1NXV093DUVR1VOM00R63E2NB">Weezer Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s32.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32IJNDMWTX28Y2ZOYIE6P5YM11">Diana Degarmo - Blue Skies</a><br /><br /><br />Posted before:<br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Older file of Maroon 5 songs</a><br /><a href="http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1J80HROITTV2A2G8H8CUENEE1P">Random music files</a><br /><br />As you can tell I was experimenting with various uploading sites. I tried to upload about 250mb at one point on yousendit  while I was reading a book but then the thing screwed up. (My excuse for this uploading spree is because I'm already wasting electricity by having the computer on, so I might as well do something useful.)<br /><br />More coming later.<br /><br />Oh yeah. I uploaded this like last week, but <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/stephenbadminton.jpg">this is for Tiff (Hu), courtesy of my not-so-1337 photog skills and Jin's camera</a>";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78215.html";s:7:"summary";s:2248:"The entire new Backstreet Boys album. Hopefully.<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/1636184/backstreet_boys_-_never_gone.rar.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/252f887e1ab83f36bcf13b07d1fc4ef2.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3J8GNGIRRNHV912HP4YPESCFVE">BSB - Never Gone Part 3</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/f08588a148dc2be905c4087442ae402a.html">Three Days Grace</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1W8E0USF52K4B0GSB9BMZP7ONL">My Chemical Romance</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UE2VANQLTZZ23GG3VKYQUHMX0">Josh Groban - self titled, Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/722aff1000b9338d7d9fe1078714caab.html">Josh Groban - self titled, Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IOXJLZ1HF96E0YUO7X3CJYEA0">Ciara - Goodies</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=05A8VMMUYS5AG2GLQ1GPI2DQF6">50mb of random jpop songs (Kotoko, BoA, Ayumi, Utada, Namie Amuro...)</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GD9CKJMFQDBY3D8CW0M2J441B">Weezer's newest album that I forget the name to Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0P1NXV093DUVR1VOM00R63E2NB">Weezer Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s32.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32IJNDMWTX28Y2ZOYIE6P5YM11">Diana Degarmo - Blue Skies</a><br /><br /><br />Posted before:<br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Older file of Maroon 5 songs</a><br /><a href="http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1J80HROITTV2A2G8H8CUENEE1P">Random music files</a><br /><br />As you can tell I was experimenting with various uploading sites. I tried to upload about 250mb at one point on yousendit  while I was reading a book but then the thing screwed up. (My excuse for this uploading spree is because I'm already wasting electricity by having the computer on, so I might as well do something useful.)<br /><br />More coming later.<br /><br />Oh yeah. I uploaded this like last week, but <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/stephenbadminton.jpg">this is for Tiff (Hu), courtesy of my not-so-1337 photog skills and Jin's camera</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115528891;}i:12;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/77761.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 07 May 2005 06:11:40 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/77761.html";s:11:"description";s:1601:"I don't remember where I got these, and I know they aren't on the acoustic live album, but I happened to have these three non-Songs-About-Jane songs lying around:<br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1XTQFHSBZH8NJ2VBJA5160J93O">Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, Take What You Want</a><br /><br />Happy Maroon5-obsession, people. When I get around to looking for the acoustic live album again, maybe I'll upload it or whatever. Hm...I thought I had more than just those 3 non-album songs. Must have disappeared after reformatting the computer.<br /><br />I really should go to bed in hopes of actually being awake tomorrow taking another round of stupid standardized testing. I wonder if I should be worried. When I care enough and I don't do 85 chem questions in 20-25 minutes and the like, my scores reflect that and yet at the same time, I'm like "whee, who cares. SATs can kiss my butt." <br /><br />Perhaps I shall read an hour of deathnote to reward myself after my ~3 hour studying time + week of APs.<br /><br />[edit]I lied. I was listening to other Maroon 5 songs and I realized that I had random acoustic/live ones that aren't on the albums. I have more but yousendit is an ass and it takes too long to upload 100megs worth, so yay. This is about 30mb worth. <br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Yay...More Maroon 5 songs (don't download the 1st one since it's included in here)</a> Has She Will Be Loved, Not Coming Home, Shiver, Sweetest Goodbye, Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, This Love, Through With You, Woman.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/77761.html";s:7:"summary";s:1601:"I don't remember where I got these, and I know they aren't on the acoustic live album, but I happened to have these three non-Songs-About-Jane songs lying around:<br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1XTQFHSBZH8NJ2VBJA5160J93O">Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, Take What You Want</a><br /><br />Happy Maroon5-obsession, people. When I get around to looking for the acoustic live album again, maybe I'll upload it or whatever. Hm...I thought I had more than just those 3 non-album songs. Must have disappeared after reformatting the computer.<br /><br />I really should go to bed in hopes of actually being awake tomorrow taking another round of stupid standardized testing. I wonder if I should be worried. When I care enough and I don't do 85 chem questions in 20-25 minutes and the like, my scores reflect that and yet at the same time, I'm like "whee, who cares. SATs can kiss my butt." <br /><br />Perhaps I shall read an hour of deathnote to reward myself after my ~3 hour studying time + week of APs.<br /><br />[edit]I lied. I was listening to other Maroon 5 songs and I realized that I had random acoustic/live ones that aren't on the albums. I have more but yousendit is an ass and it takes too long to upload 100megs worth, so yay. This is about 30mb worth. <br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Yay...More Maroon 5 songs (don't download the 1st one since it's included in here)</a> Has She Will Be Loved, Not Coming Home, Shiver, Sweetest Goodbye, Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, This Love, Through With You, Woman.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115446300;}i:13;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/58521.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 09 Mar 2005 06:43:59 GMT";s:5:"title";s:52:"Because I'm an LJ whore who doesn't want to study...";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/58521.html";s:11:"description";s:1813:"...I've decided to do that song contest thing again. I never did get around to posting the answers to last time's. That's okay, I think everyone got everything except the foreign music. And I'll make it 10 songs so it's easier for me. And no foreign music. I think everyone will get everything again though, *sob*<br /><br />1. My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me/So won't you kill me, so I die happy.<br /><br />2. I stay behind/watchin' the credits roll by/roll roll roll right by me<br /><br />3. Nothing's gonna stop me now/California here we come (Okay, I think debatably the easiest one)<br /><br />4. True, it may seem like a stretch, but/Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled/Head when you're away when I am missing you to death<br /><br />5. So much beauty in life/Shining on the outside<br /><br />6. and someday you'll know/that nature is so/the same rain that draws you near me/falls on rivers and land/on forests and sand/makes the beautiful world that you'll see/in the morning<br /><br />7. I rent a room and I fill the spaces with/Wood in places to make it feel like home<br /><br />8. Sun's up/It's a little after 12/Make breakfast for myself/Leave the work for someone else<br /><br />9. And it's you and me and all of the people/And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you<br /><br />10. If you could be my punk rock princess/I would be your garage band king.<br /><br />Yeah, um, I think it's really easy this time since they're all singles or pretty famous songs at least, in our local area (Hint for #6) and based on the songs I chose, I think TiffHu or Wendy will get the most, but feel free to prove me wrong.<br /><br />I just realized that I missed American Idol again tonight! This is so sad.<br /><br />[edit] BUT I JUST REALIZED THAT I TAPED IT. Go me.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/58521.html";s:7:"summary";s:1813:"...I've decided to do that song contest thing again. I never did get around to posting the answers to last time's. That's okay, I think everyone got everything except the foreign music. And I'll make it 10 songs so it's easier for me. And no foreign music. I think everyone will get everything again though, *sob*<br /><br />1. My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me/So won't you kill me, so I die happy.<br /><br />2. I stay behind/watchin' the credits roll by/roll roll roll right by me<br /><br />3. Nothing's gonna stop me now/California here we come (Okay, I think debatably the easiest one)<br /><br />4. True, it may seem like a stretch, but/Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled/Head when you're away when I am missing you to death<br /><br />5. So much beauty in life/Shining on the outside<br /><br />6. and someday you'll know/that nature is so/the same rain that draws you near me/falls on rivers and land/on forests and sand/makes the beautiful world that you'll see/in the morning<br /><br />7. I rent a room and I fill the spaces with/Wood in places to make it feel like home<br /><br />8. Sun's up/It's a little after 12/Make breakfast for myself/Leave the work for someone else<br /><br />9. And it's you and me and all of the people/And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you<br /><br />10. If you could be my punk rock princess/I would be your garage band king.<br /><br />Yeah, um, I think it's really easy this time since they're all singles or pretty famous songs at least, in our local area (Hint for #6) and based on the songs I chose, I think TiffHu or Wendy will get the most, but feel free to prove me wrong.<br /><br />I just realized that I missed American Idol again tonight! This is so sad.<br /><br />[edit] BUT I JUST REALIZED THAT I TAPED IT. Go me.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1110350639;}i:14;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/55402.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:45:24 GMT";s:5:"title";s:43:"Because now I've become an LJ link whore...";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/55402.html";s:11:"description";s:535:"Yay for LJ link whore-ness!<br /><br /><a href="http://christianexodus.org/">Wow, crazy extremists</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/11012009.htm">I love the guy who was snipping his nose hairs with a 4 inch blade driving down 101</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/11011968.htm">These people are really creepy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/weird_news/11013183.htm">What an idiot</a>";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/55402.html";s:7:"summary";s:535:"Yay for LJ link whore-ness!<br /><br /><a href="http://christianexodus.org/">Wow, crazy extremists</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/11012009.htm">I love the guy who was snipping his nose hairs with a 4 inch blade driving down 101</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/11011968.htm">These people are really creepy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/weird_news/11013183.htm">What an idiot</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109666724;}i:15;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/42970.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 30 Jan 2005 06:45:25 GMT";s:5:"title";s:20:"Why Irene is so cool";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/42970.html";s:11:"description";s:253:"Eh. I feel like being really mean (and lazy) and she signed up for LJ just so she could get a cool entry and so she can read my LJ. But mostly because she wanted a cool entry. So...<br /><br />Irene, you're cool. Done.<br /><br />Okay, time to MUD, lol.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/42970.html";s:7:"summary";s:253:"Eh. I feel like being really mean (and lazy) and she signed up for LJ just so she could get a cool entry and so she can read my LJ. But mostly because she wanted a cool entry. So...<br /><br />Irene, you're cool. Done.<br /><br />Okay, time to MUD, lol.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1107067525;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/39030.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:34:22 GMT";s:5:"title";s:21:"Why Darren is so cool";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/39030.html";s:11:"description";s:3811:"Since Darren was the first to post, this entry will be dedicated to him. Wheee..<br /><br />Darren is so cool for the following reasons:<br /><br />1.) Uh, well, he 0wns a portion of my science/math soul. Which has been thought of as stock before. And since people need to have confident in their stock, I should be happy for him. Haha. By the way, my stock went up $10 since it's the start of a new semester. Congrats. :P<br /><br />2.) Even though he lives in a small, un-remodeled and cramped room at school, known as the Tech Room, he still ventures outside to help those in need (me) and objects in need of assistance (jroom computers).<br /><br />3.) Superficially, he writes cool, yet somewhat nerdy, puns on the jroom board. Sadly it took me a while to get the one about the man in the sun becoming a TANGENT. Gah, so nerdy, but so funny. And how his lj sn is dare onion. It took me a while because that seemed to be the weirdest combo of names ever. Until I realized the intricate quirkiness/uniqueness of it. Haha.<br /><br />4.) He makes me laugh. Like the APUS seat everyday and how we fight for it. One time we sat in the same chair for 10 minutes before Anzalone forced one of us to take the seat right next to it--all the while we were laughing at each other. In the end, I moved. &gt;:[ But it was still funny.<br /><br />5.) Crossword puzzles in APUS. We're not bad children! Really! Anzalone just likes to take it away or yell at us to put it away a lot. It's especially amusing when I start a whole crossword by myself (a rare occasion nowadays, stupid jroom and not getting the ENT section...) and I fill it in with what I think is right. Then Darren gets to burst my bubble by telling me all of them are wrong. Like on Friday. Oh, but I did get "Liu" right for Lucy in Charlie's Angel. Haha.<br /><br />6.) He hangs out with everyone and that makes me feel special. Unlike me. I'm in my little journalism bubble or the bubble with my friends. Or choir. <br /><br />7.) He's wayyyy too smart for his own good. But luckily he doesn't hoard his intelligence and plan to build a machine to suck more intelligence from Nobel Prize winners (don't ask, it was on a show) because he willingly gives it away to people! YAY! And whatever he does, he 0wns at. Stupid natural talent. :P<br /><br />8.) He doesn't believe in inferiority. Or well, he doesn't look down on people and I respect that a lot. Or stereotype. Like, "Oh, since he takes remedial science and smokes in the teacher's lounge, he's a dumbass compared to me" kind of idea.<br /><br />9.) He listens a lot. Like me, who rants a lot about nonsense. Ah, and the old saying goes true. Better to leave everyone in doubt that you are a fool or open your mouth and remove all doubt. Something like that. Yes, I just called myself a fool. But Darren's not! Gah. Because he listens and is kind of a semi-outlet for less personal issues. Yay! (Yes I am really hyper right now.)<br /><br />10.) He's so friendly and easy-to-talk to in his quirky and unique little way. Haha. Just for example-wise, my buddy list is organized in the following way: Weirdos (the people I talk to most), Strange people (people I talk to on an occasional basis), Plain boring people (people I talk to probably 2x a year, mostly about what's the homework), Falcon people (those I've...never really ever talked to.), MBMB/Internet (My Internet buddies, duh.) And Darren went from PBP to Weirdos in 2 months. LOL. Hey, well, I never really talked to him before. It's also interesting how everyone who LJs went up at least one ranking on my bl. But Darren went up 2! Yay for that.<br /><br />Haha, YAY FOR DARREN. I was originally gonna make it just 5 but then I couldn't stop myself. lol. So Darren's so cool for the above reasons. I think I say Yay and Haha too much.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/39030.html";s:7:"summary";s:3811:"Since Darren was the first to post, this entry will be dedicated to him. Wheee..<br /><br />Darren is so cool for the following reasons:<br /><br />1.) Uh, well, he 0wns a portion of my science/math soul. Which has been thought of as stock before. And since people need to have confident in their stock, I should be happy for him. Haha. By the way, my stock went up $10 since it's the start of a new semester. Congrats. :P<br /><br />2.) Even though he lives in a small, un-remodeled and cramped room at school, known as the Tech Room, he still ventures outside to help those in need (me) and objects in need of assistance (jroom computers).<br /><br />3.) Superficially, he writes cool, yet somewhat nerdy, puns on the jroom board. Sadly it took me a while to get the one about the man in the sun becoming a TANGENT. Gah, so nerdy, but so funny. And how his lj sn is dare onion. It took me a while because that seemed to be the weirdest combo of names ever. Until I realized the intricate quirkiness/uniqueness of it. Haha.<br /><br />4.) He makes me laugh. Like the APUS seat everyday and how we fight for it. One time we sat in the same chair for 10 minutes before Anzalone forced one of us to take the seat right next to it--all the while we were laughing at each other. In the end, I moved. &gt;:[ But it was still funny.<br /><br />5.) Crossword puzzles in APUS. We're not bad children! Really! Anzalone just likes to take it away or yell at us to put it away a lot. It's especially amusing when I start a whole crossword by myself (a rare occasion nowadays, stupid jroom and not getting the ENT section...) and I fill it in with what I think is right. Then Darren gets to burst my bubble by telling me all of them are wrong. Like on Friday. Oh, but I did get "Liu" right for Lucy in Charlie's Angel. Haha.<br /><br />6.) He hangs out with everyone and that makes me feel special. Unlike me. I'm in my little journalism bubble or the bubble with my friends. Or choir. <br /><br />7.) He's wayyyy too smart for his own good. But luckily he doesn't hoard his intelligence and plan to build a machine to suck more intelligence from Nobel Prize winners (don't ask, it was on a show) because he willingly gives it away to people! YAY! And whatever he does, he 0wns at. Stupid natural talent. :P<br /><br />8.) He doesn't believe in inferiority. Or well, he doesn't look down on people and I respect that a lot. Or stereotype. Like, "Oh, since he takes remedial science and smokes in the teacher's lounge, he's a dumbass compared to me" kind of idea.<br /><br />9.) He listens a lot. Like me, who rants a lot about nonsense. Ah, and the old saying goes true. Better to leave everyone in doubt that you are a fool or open your mouth and remove all doubt. Something like that. Yes, I just called myself a fool. But Darren's not! Gah. Because he listens and is kind of a semi-outlet for less personal issues. Yay! (Yes I am really hyper right now.)<br /><br />10.) He's so friendly and easy-to-talk to in his quirky and unique little way. Haha. Just for example-wise, my buddy list is organized in the following way: Weirdos (the people I talk to most), Strange people (people I talk to on an occasional basis), Plain boring people (people I talk to probably 2x a year, mostly about what's the homework), Falcon people (those I've...never really ever talked to.), MBMB/Internet (My Internet buddies, duh.) And Darren went from PBP to Weirdos in 2 months. LOL. Hey, well, I never really talked to him before. It's also interesting how everyone who LJs went up at least one ranking on my bl. But Darren went up 2! Yay for that.<br /><br />Haha, YAY FOR DARREN. I was originally gonna make it just 5 but then I couldn't stop myself. lol. So Darren's so cool for the above reasons. I think I say Yay and Haha too much.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1106462062;}i:17;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31751.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 06 Jan 2005 02:44:12 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31751.html";s:11:"description";s:1011:"So much newspaper and teacher love, in the forms of extra projects, tests and stories/layout, especially the week when it counts the most--prefinals/finals week. Thank you so much. [/sarcasm]<br /><br />I also love myself so much that I forgot to write an essay for English...that I was supposed to write like 3 weeks ago (not including break). vP is so lax...said I could turn it in tomorrow...lmao. For full credit too. Or however much she grades it for. Maybe it's because she's pregnant or because I signed up to actually help the lil freshmen tomorrow right before I asked her if I could turn it in tomorrow.<br /><br />Wow, my parents are seriously considering getting cell phones. We'll finally not be stuck in the 80s (Bay Area standards) if we get them. If I get one, no, you people don't get my number because if my mom finds out that you guys are calling me she'll take it and also because the plan is like...800 minutes for 3 lines...which is used up fast, I suppose.<br /><br />Okay, time to study.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31751.html";s:7:"summary";s:1011:"So much newspaper and teacher love, in the forms of extra projects, tests and stories/layout, especially the week when it counts the most--prefinals/finals week. Thank you so much. [/sarcasm]<br /><br />I also love myself so much that I forgot to write an essay for English...that I was supposed to write like 3 weeks ago (not including break). vP is so lax...said I could turn it in tomorrow...lmao. For full credit too. Or however much she grades it for. Maybe it's because she's pregnant or because I signed up to actually help the lil freshmen tomorrow right before I asked her if I could turn it in tomorrow.<br /><br />Wow, my parents are seriously considering getting cell phones. We'll finally not be stuck in the 80s (Bay Area standards) if we get them. If I get one, no, you people don't get my number because if my mom finds out that you guys are calling me she'll take it and also because the plan is like...800 minutes for 3 lines...which is used up fast, I suppose.<br /><br />Okay, time to study.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104979452;}i:18;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31522.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 05 Jan 2005 04:23:17 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31522.html";s:11:"description";s:2284:"Time to delete AIM, lock myself out of my account on this computer (meaning make my brother change my password without me knowing what it is), force the downstairs computer room to be at 30 degrees so I won't be tempted to go there, unplug all phones within a 10 ft radius and throw out all my nostalgic stuff like yearbooks and old photos. Remove all posters, my guitar, my moosies/bears, and make my room as barren as possible. Oh yeah, and throw out my clock so I won't see what time it is.<br /><br />Thank you, Kucer, for that <i>wonderful</i> test. Gargh. I, like so many other people, have nearly no chance of getting (insert the next grade up from current grade) unless the test is curved at 50%. Which is unlikely. WHAT THE HELL WAS THE 9 POINT CURVE. THAT DIDN'T HELP ME MUCH. ahhhhhhh.<br /><br />Excuse me as I go finish my lab writeup and start studying for finals.<br /><br />And speaking of finals, wth is that stupid study session with the freshmen? The people in MY group are all smart. What help could they possibly need? Bio? Geometry? Alg 2? Seriously, study everything. And I have vP as my Eng teacher, so it's not like I CAN avoid it. Actually, I don't even know if she likes me or not, since I never speak in class (yeah, 25% of your grade there) unless it's absolutely required, and I do average work for Link Crew. Okay, at least I talk to the freshmen...like...once a month...and only the ones in my choir class...for like, a sentence. And we wrapped candy for them last month. I didn't totally outright abandon them like other people! I don't WANT to waste 1 1/2 hours of my life doing nothing because NONE OF THE FRESHMEN ARE GOING TO SHOW UP ANYWAY. Okay. I have DBQ and Eng final (Huck Finn) Thurs. Then Calc and Eng Final (vocab grammar). THINK ABOUT IT. WHY AM I GOING TO SCHOOL FOR A MERE 1 1/2 HOURS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING? I also get the feeling that the freshmen in my group don't like Link Crew anyway (coming to orientation day will tell you why).<br /><br />Done with my rant about Link Crew. It's true though. Nobody REALLY cares except 2-3 hardcore LC people, vP and Safine. The rest of us do minimal work, or outright abandon them anyway.<br /><br />Should I actually say I'll come Thurs? That means I stay up till 4 studying for calc. Yay.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31522.html";s:7:"summary";s:2284:"Time to delete AIM, lock myself out of my account on this computer (meaning make my brother change my password without me knowing what it is), force the downstairs computer room to be at 30 degrees so I won't be tempted to go there, unplug all phones within a 10 ft radius and throw out all my nostalgic stuff like yearbooks and old photos. Remove all posters, my guitar, my moosies/bears, and make my room as barren as possible. Oh yeah, and throw out my clock so I won't see what time it is.<br /><br />Thank you, Kucer, for that <i>wonderful</i> test. Gargh. I, like so many other people, have nearly no chance of getting (insert the next grade up from current grade) unless the test is curved at 50%. Which is unlikely. WHAT THE HELL WAS THE 9 POINT CURVE. THAT DIDN'T HELP ME MUCH. ahhhhhhh.<br /><br />Excuse me as I go finish my lab writeup and start studying for finals.<br /><br />And speaking of finals, wth is that stupid study session with the freshmen? The people in MY group are all smart. What help could they possibly need? Bio? Geometry? Alg 2? Seriously, study everything. And I have vP as my Eng teacher, so it's not like I CAN avoid it. Actually, I don't even know if she likes me or not, since I never speak in class (yeah, 25% of your grade there) unless it's absolutely required, and I do average work for Link Crew. Okay, at least I talk to the freshmen...like...once a month...and only the ones in my choir class...for like, a sentence. And we wrapped candy for them last month. I didn't totally outright abandon them like other people! I don't WANT to waste 1 1/2 hours of my life doing nothing because NONE OF THE FRESHMEN ARE GOING TO SHOW UP ANYWAY. Okay. I have DBQ and Eng final (Huck Finn) Thurs. Then Calc and Eng Final (vocab grammar). THINK ABOUT IT. WHY AM I GOING TO SCHOOL FOR A MERE 1 1/2 HOURS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING? I also get the feeling that the freshmen in my group don't like Link Crew anyway (coming to orientation day will tell you why).<br /><br />Done with my rant about Link Crew. It's true though. Nobody REALLY cares except 2-3 hardcore LC people, vP and Safine. The rest of us do minimal work, or outright abandon them anyway.<br /><br />Should I actually say I'll come Thurs? That means I stay up till 4 studying for calc. Yay.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104898997;}i:19;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31435.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:55:50 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31435.html";s:11:"description";s:334:"I feel like I'm slacking off. This is totally against my new year's resolution (which is my first one). I was hoping it'd last at least until after finals before I drift into the beginnings of senioritis...<br /><br />Well back to "studying" (aka, studying in bed, which makes me sleepy, meaning I sleep after 20 minutes of studying).";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31435.html";s:7:"summary";s:334:"I feel like I'm slacking off. This is totally against my new year's resolution (which is my first one). I was hoping it'd last at least until after finals before I drift into the beginnings of senioritis...<br /><br />Well back to "studying" (aka, studying in bed, which makes me sleepy, meaning I sleep after 20 minutes of studying).";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104713750;}i:20;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31036.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 01 Jan 2005 08:19:51 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31036.html";s:11:"description";s:1794:"What a wonderful new year. Within the first 14 minutes of 2005:<br /><br />12:00 - My dad, mom and brother hugged each other, as I stood, forcibly in front of the TV that just drops the Big Apple every year. I also remarked, "Yay. One more year until graduation year." Then left.<br /><br />12:02 - Got first AIM message (of 5 so far) from Michael.<br /><br />12:03 - Resumed uploading retarded-looking pictures from my ghetto late 90s era digital camera, not caring.<br /><br />12:10 - Mom starts yelling at me, again because I'm on the computer. Says that she should turn off the comp everyday at 11:30. That only encourages me to start studying at 11:31. Screw that. Besides, I've had like 12 hours of sleep...yesterday. Plus 2 naps.<br /><br />12:10-now - Mom continues to yell at me because I spent 8 hours of my life finishing the calc project and didn't study. I suppose she wants me to fail calc then. Then says she doesn't care what I do with my life. Wow. With the 300+ threats in the last year about it, why should I take her seriously?<br /><br />12:14 - I'm continuing to ignore her, while I read Sparknotes for Huck Finn (hey, I finished the book. I need to review.)<br /><br />What a wonderful new year it will be.<br /><br />On a lighter note, I finally got around to installing a *shock* full-version *shock* of Paint Shop Pro (bah...for Illustrator/PS) and a picture studio. And I uploaded pictures! Yay! I doubt any one is really interested in seeing a few measly pictures of my calc project and cookie making (which I'm sure many of you enjoyed...until you see the pictures) taken by a pathetic camera that can only hold 7 pictures at a time. ARGH. If anyone wants to see it....well, just post. Must get another digital camera. Yet also somehow get ~$1110 for car insurance.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31036.html";s:7:"summary";s:1794:"What a wonderful new year. Within the first 14 minutes of 2005:<br /><br />12:00 - My dad, mom and brother hugged each other, as I stood, forcibly in front of the TV that just drops the Big Apple every year. I also remarked, "Yay. One more year until graduation year." Then left.<br /><br />12:02 - Got first AIM message (of 5 so far) from Michael.<br /><br />12:03 - Resumed uploading retarded-looking pictures from my ghetto late 90s era digital camera, not caring.<br /><br />12:10 - Mom starts yelling at me, again because I'm on the computer. Says that she should turn off the comp everyday at 11:30. That only encourages me to start studying at 11:31. Screw that. Besides, I've had like 12 hours of sleep...yesterday. Plus 2 naps.<br /><br />12:10-now - Mom continues to yell at me because I spent 8 hours of my life finishing the calc project and didn't study. I suppose she wants me to fail calc then. Then says she doesn't care what I do with my life. Wow. With the 300+ threats in the last year about it, why should I take her seriously?<br /><br />12:14 - I'm continuing to ignore her, while I read Sparknotes for Huck Finn (hey, I finished the book. I need to review.)<br /><br />What a wonderful new year it will be.<br /><br />On a lighter note, I finally got around to installing a *shock* full-version *shock* of Paint Shop Pro (bah...for Illustrator/PS) and a picture studio. And I uploaded pictures! Yay! I doubt any one is really interested in seeing a few measly pictures of my calc project and cookie making (which I'm sure many of you enjoyed...until you see the pictures) taken by a pathetic camera that can only hold 7 pictures at a time. ARGH. If anyone wants to see it....well, just post. Must get another digital camera. Yet also somehow get ~$1110 for car insurance.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104567591;}i:21;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30737.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:14:41 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30737.html";s:11:"description";s:2453:"I am currently wasting my life away doing that idiotic calc project that I was supposed to be finished with 3 weeks ago but accidentally miscalculated so it looked all f-ed up. Great. So far, so good. I only need to make...70x3 + 18 (228 for you math geniuses) more layers out of stupid foam. damnit. Yay for me cutting 210 little 1" diameter circles. I hate circles. Then 18 6" diameter circles. I hate circles so much now. At least my thing doesn't look like crap...kind of.<br /><br />Then tomorrow (well, I suppose it's tomorrow now...) if I happen to finish the stupid project, I'll happily get to frickin study for finals.<br /><br />At least I'm still riding high off my vacation where I was spoiled with expensive clothes. And given purses. And showered with gift cards and money. And drowned in clothes because when you're 16, that's what your relatives give you since they're not going to give you that cool toy you wanted when you were 8. And rained upon in various forms of pearl milk tea. And not forced to eat nasty leftovers (wow I hate leftovers). And taken shopping whenever I wanted. And being happily introduced to random people I never thought I was related to at a nice Christmas party where I won lots of happy weird stuff like bear slippers and a shower clockradio thing. And playing with my semi-annoying cousins, who are 6mo, 9mo, 2yrs, 6, and 6. And finding out that this girl that's 21 who's at UCLA that I thought was a cousin of mine is actually my distant aunt since she's my mom's cousin. o.O;; And bouncing around in that cool Astrojump. That's cool. I haven't played in one of those since...well, summer (okay, that was for a company contest/event), but before that, when I was 11. <br /><br />Not cool is that tsunami. My parents were almost gonna go to Phuket (Thailand) which means they could have been gone. Thank my father who didn't want to go. And all those people there. Bullshit to the U.N. who thinks the U.S. hasn't contributed enough. I don't hear any country in the world giving us a dollar to help the Floridian hurricane victims or the WTC victims. The entire European Union has given $40 million. The U.S. by itself has given $35 million. U.N. bastards. Why don't you complain about China who hasn't given Thailand/Indonesia/Sri Lanka/India/Myanmar/Maldives ANY aid? <br /><br />However, my heart goes out to those families who are missing a family member, lost their home or they have no family anymore.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30737.html";s:7:"summary";s:2453:"I am currently wasting my life away doing that idiotic calc project that I was supposed to be finished with 3 weeks ago but accidentally miscalculated so it looked all f-ed up. Great. So far, so good. I only need to make...70x3 + 18 (228 for you math geniuses) more layers out of stupid foam. damnit. Yay for me cutting 210 little 1" diameter circles. I hate circles. Then 18 6" diameter circles. I hate circles so much now. At least my thing doesn't look like crap...kind of.<br /><br />Then tomorrow (well, I suppose it's tomorrow now...) if I happen to finish the stupid project, I'll happily get to frickin study for finals.<br /><br />At least I'm still riding high off my vacation where I was spoiled with expensive clothes. And given purses. And showered with gift cards and money. And drowned in clothes because when you're 16, that's what your relatives give you since they're not going to give you that cool toy you wanted when you were 8. And rained upon in various forms of pearl milk tea. And not forced to eat nasty leftovers (wow I hate leftovers). And taken shopping whenever I wanted. And being happily introduced to random people I never thought I was related to at a nice Christmas party where I won lots of happy weird stuff like bear slippers and a shower clockradio thing. And playing with my semi-annoying cousins, who are 6mo, 9mo, 2yrs, 6, and 6. And finding out that this girl that's 21 who's at UCLA that I thought was a cousin of mine is actually my distant aunt since she's my mom's cousin. o.O;; And bouncing around in that cool Astrojump. That's cool. I haven't played in one of those since...well, summer (okay, that was for a company contest/event), but before that, when I was 11. <br /><br />Not cool is that tsunami. My parents were almost gonna go to Phuket (Thailand) which means they could have been gone. Thank my father who didn't want to go. And all those people there. Bullshit to the U.N. who thinks the U.S. hasn't contributed enough. I don't hear any country in the world giving us a dollar to help the Floridian hurricane victims or the WTC victims. The entire European Union has given $40 million. The U.S. by itself has given $35 million. U.N. bastards. Why don't you complain about China who hasn't given Thailand/Indonesia/Sri Lanka/India/Myanmar/Maldives ANY aid? <br /><br />However, my heart goes out to those families who are missing a family member, lost their home or they have no family anymore.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104480881;}i:22;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30545.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:41:56 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30545.html";s:11:"description";s:1599:"I wish everyone would update more. Then when I don't read lJs for a few days, I'll get to spend more than 20 minutes reading happy journal entries. Wendy, you're cool cuz you update w/ a long entry everyday. :)<br /><br />So while in L.A....I finally got 2 (cheap, yet cool) purses. Add 4 nice sweaters, Target/Gap/Forever 21 gift cards, $25/$20 in cash, and a rare out of print CD in the mail from an Internet contest. Worth ~$40. Frickin' insane people Yay. :D Then today I got a happy pair of jeans...my most expensive yet ($30) from Express. Yay. But boo for price.<br /><br />AND....I got an A on a song in DDR! *crowning achievement*...on "20, November" from the very original DDR. Teehee. Too bad I can't repeat it. <br /><br />Besides that, I haven't studied much (read 3 chapters of chem, 4 of APUS) despite the fact that finals are coming and there's a stupid f-ing COOL on a frickin' Monday morning after break.<br /><br />Oh, and there was a happy Christmas party. I won these cool bear slippers (YAY FOR BEARS) and a weird shower radio clock. I also started with 25 cents in Blackjack, then went up to $10 (YAY FOR DEALERS AND AWESOME LUCK). Haha, $2 max bet, and I only bet like, 50c a hand. Teehee. Then my stupid Dad and his stupid bad luck. He started with $20 and ended up with like, $3 at the end. So in the end my dad had to borrow MY chips to pay for his stupid busted dealer hand. As a family we lost $15. Bah. I'm so awesome at playing...everytime I play I win. Whoops. I just jinxed myself since I'm playing a few of my relatives tonight. Heh. Maybe we'll play poker instead.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30545.html";s:7:"summary";s:1599:"I wish everyone would update more. Then when I don't read lJs for a few days, I'll get to spend more than 20 minutes reading happy journal entries. Wendy, you're cool cuz you update w/ a long entry everyday. :)<br /><br />So while in L.A....I finally got 2 (cheap, yet cool) purses. Add 4 nice sweaters, Target/Gap/Forever 21 gift cards, $25/$20 in cash, and a rare out of print CD in the mail from an Internet contest. Worth ~$40. Frickin' insane people Yay. :D Then today I got a happy pair of jeans...my most expensive yet ($30) from Express. Yay. But boo for price.<br /><br />AND....I got an A on a song in DDR! *crowning achievement*...on "20, November" from the very original DDR. Teehee. Too bad I can't repeat it. <br /><br />Besides that, I haven't studied much (read 3 chapters of chem, 4 of APUS) despite the fact that finals are coming and there's a stupid f-ing COOL on a frickin' Monday morning after break.<br /><br />Oh, and there was a happy Christmas party. I won these cool bear slippers (YAY FOR BEARS) and a weird shower radio clock. I also started with 25 cents in Blackjack, then went up to $10 (YAY FOR DEALERS AND AWESOME LUCK). Haha, $2 max bet, and I only bet like, 50c a hand. Teehee. Then my stupid Dad and his stupid bad luck. He started with $20 and ended up with like, $3 at the end. So in the end my dad had to borrow MY chips to pay for his stupid busted dealer hand. As a family we lost $15. Bah. I'm so awesome at playing...everytime I play I win. Whoops. I just jinxed myself since I'm playing a few of my relatives tonight. Heh. Maybe we'll play poker instead.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104126116;}i:23;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29657.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:43:37 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29657.html";s:11:"description";s:1718:"One more stressful day. Let's hope I make it through.<br /><br />I should start on homework, but I'm burning CDs and scanning stuff, so YAY for me. ARGHHHH...<br /><br />[edit] Congrats, Wendy. Here's your hastily-burned CD (so I can start on hw)...If you don't like it I can burn another CD or buy one or whatever. It's for that awesome cheesecake you indirectly gave me. :D It has a lot of old stuff...like pre-2001, and stuff in the 1970s...lol. Tracklisting:<br /><br />1. Michelle Branch - High Bias Remix (Breathe) &lt;--YAY for techno...tribute to you techno weirdos out there.<br />2. MXPX - Move to Bremerton<br />3. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris<br />4. Vanessa Carlton - Private Radio<br />5. Jason Mraz - You and I Both<br />6. DJ Sammy and Yanou - Heaven<br />7. Bowling for Soup - 1985<br />8. Alanis Morissette - Ironic<br />9. Hoobastank - Running Away<br />10. Utada Hikaru - Simple and Clean (aka, the Kingdom Hearts Theme Song)<br />11. Beatles - She Loves You<br />12. Ben Jelen - Come On<br />13. Gwen Stefani - What You Waitin' For (HAHA...Didn't have a Britney song though...and going Christina is totally 180 degrees...)<br />14. Vienna Teng - Lullabye for a Stormy Night<br />15. Switchfoot - Dare You To Move<br />16. Jessica Harp - Memphis<br />17. Utada Hikaru - First Love<br />18. Hanson - Penny and Me<br />19. No Doubt - Don't Speak<br />20. Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You<br /><br />Have fun. I was too lazy to look for totally obscure artists that you probably don't know about (aka, Jessica Harp, Unwritten Law, MXPX, Hayley Westenra)...but I couldn't find UL and HW...too bad. :D And now that I finished burning it, I forgot to put 2 special songs on there. Oh well. Too late. [/edit]";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29657.html";s:7:"summary";s:1718:"One more stressful day. Let's hope I make it through.<br /><br />I should start on homework, but I'm burning CDs and scanning stuff, so YAY for me. ARGHHHH...<br /><br />[edit] Congrats, Wendy. Here's your hastily-burned CD (so I can start on hw)...If you don't like it I can burn another CD or buy one or whatever. It's for that awesome cheesecake you indirectly gave me. :D It has a lot of old stuff...like pre-2001, and stuff in the 1970s...lol. Tracklisting:<br /><br />1. Michelle Branch - High Bias Remix (Breathe) &lt;--YAY for techno...tribute to you techno weirdos out there.<br />2. MXPX - Move to Bremerton<br />3. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris<br />4. Vanessa Carlton - Private Radio<br />5. Jason Mraz - You and I Both<br />6. DJ Sammy and Yanou - Heaven<br />7. Bowling for Soup - 1985<br />8. Alanis Morissette - Ironic<br />9. Hoobastank - Running Away<br />10. Utada Hikaru - Simple and Clean (aka, the Kingdom Hearts Theme Song)<br />11. Beatles - She Loves You<br />12. Ben Jelen - Come On<br />13. Gwen Stefani - What You Waitin' For (HAHA...Didn't have a Britney song though...and going Christina is totally 180 degrees...)<br />14. Vienna Teng - Lullabye for a Stormy Night<br />15. Switchfoot - Dare You To Move<br />16. Jessica Harp - Memphis<br />17. Utada Hikaru - First Love<br />18. Hanson - Penny and Me<br />19. No Doubt - Don't Speak<br />20. Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You<br /><br />Have fun. I was too lazy to look for totally obscure artists that you probably don't know about (aka, Jessica Harp, Unwritten Law, MXPX, Hayley Westenra)...but I couldn't find UL and HW...too bad. :D And now that I finished burning it, I forgot to put 2 special songs on there. Oh well. Too late. [/edit]";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1103165017;}i:24;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29347.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 15 Dec 2004 06:41:45 GMT";s:5:"title";s:34:"WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE HIPPIES";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29347.html";s:11:"description";s:1651:"See title above. Seriously, why are schools (like Redwood) getting more touchie-feely (using Unland's term there) and making everyone sound like frickin hippies? Remember in Kindergarten where if you had a party, you had to invite everyone? Yeah, that's understandable because you're SIX, not 12. Read this:<br /><br />"Recent conversations in the Bullying Prevention group have produced a recommendation to ban birthday balloons here at school. Both students and adults have mentioned the damage that can be done to students who cannot afford or have the friends to provide these sometimes monstrous balloon bouquets. Students carry them around with them during the school day drawing attention to themselves and their birthday. While it is nice to have others realize it is your birthday and to share well wishes, the same effect can be produced with the leadership balloon (singular) that is provided for all students on their respective birthday." --newsletter from Redwood (don't ask why I have this, I was just looking for someone at RMS when I came across this)<br /><br />BULLY PREVENTION GROUP? HURT FEELINGS OVER BALLOONS? OMG. And Leadership gives out balloons to everyone now? LMAO. Let's all just move back to 1st grade, please. I would mention other 'fantastic' things they've done to RMS (including the fact that Ms Dodd, even though I don't know her, got fired before Diehl did, and their form of the Link Crew, how they have Homeroom everyday to have bonding time and do nothing...), but I have to do homework. HAHAHAHA, geez. No wonder each year the freshman class gets more and more hippie-like. I hope we're not too much like that.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29347.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:17:"NONE UNTIL WED =(";s:4:"mood";s:6:"amused";}s:7:"summary";s:1651:"See title above. Seriously, why are schools (like Redwood) getting more touchie-feely (using Unland's term there) and making everyone sound like frickin hippies? Remember in Kindergarten where if you had a party, you had to invite everyone? Yeah, that's understandable because you're SIX, not 12. Read this:<br /><br />"Recent conversations in the Bullying Prevention group have produced a recommendation to ban birthday balloons here at school. Both students and adults have mentioned the damage that can be done to students who cannot afford or have the friends to provide these sometimes monstrous balloon bouquets. Students carry them around with them during the school day drawing attention to themselves and their birthday. While it is nice to have others realize it is your birthday and to share well wishes, the same effect can be produced with the leadership balloon (singular) that is provided for all students on their respective birthday." --newsletter from Redwood (don't ask why I have this, I was just looking for someone at RMS when I came across this)<br /><br />BULLY PREVENTION GROUP? HURT FEELINGS OVER BALLOONS? OMG. And Leadership gives out balloons to everyone now? LMAO. Let's all just move back to 1st grade, please. I would mention other 'fantastic' things they've done to RMS (including the fact that Ms Dodd, even though I don't know her, got fired before Diehl did, and their form of the Link Crew, how they have Homeroom everyday to have bonding time and do nothing...), but I have to do homework. HAHAHAHA, geez. No wonder each year the freshman class gets more and more hippie-like. 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cache/a42244c35cd773d9c12cbadafbca92f7:O:9:"magpierss":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/106446.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:46:28 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/106446.html";s:11:"description";s:386:"Things I'll never say...<br /><br />If only things were that easy...<br /><br />Okay, it's still a little too extreme for my taste...<br /><br />Haha, I don't think anybody understood what this entry means for me. Or if they even get it, they don't know the real significance because it happened near the end of the school year. Oh well, another entry I'll laugh back at in a few years.";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/106446.html";s:7:"summary";s:386:"Things I'll never say...<br /><br />If only things were that easy...<br /><br />Okay, it's still a little too extreme for my taste...<br /><br />Haha, I don't think anybody understood what this entry means for me. Or if they even get it, they don't know the real significance because it happened near the end of the school year. Oh well, another entry I'll laugh back at in a few years.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121744788;}i:1;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105735.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:27:20 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105735.html";s:11:"description";s:53:"Harry Potter 6, summed up in one simple acronym: WTF!";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105735.html";s:7:"summary";s:53:"Harry Potter 6, summed up in one simple acronym: WTF!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121632040;}i:2;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105121.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 15 Jul 2005 02:04:28 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105121.html";s:11:"description";s:1351:"AHAHAHA. As I was (yet again) getting pwned by Andy/Ninad at bridge online, I was looking through my music files. Avril Lavigne isn't the greatest singer/writer/guitarist/person ever, but I came across <b><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28XQ37EF">THIS INTERESTING SONG</a></b>...This song has so many memories. (Yes, Henry, I didn't put it on ysi so if you want you can dl it)<br /><br />Going on with the memories, I remember TINA and a certain someone in 8th grade. I came across this song, and I burned it for her. XD I think you wanted to kill me for that, Tina. What started out as a song for 2 people is now for 4 people (because those two people have, um, changed now)...This was during the 8th grade PGA trip. I think Matt, Sharon, Henry, Irene, StephYang, Tina and Andy will remember, out of everyone I can think of right now.<br /><br />Don't worry, Tina. I still have those incriminating photos of you on the PGA bus that Matt took that I stole and uploaded (and edited the photos by placing some text) like a certain huge white bear...and "Leaf"...HAHA don't write his real name now, otherwise I might screen it. And don't write mean things about me now. :D<br /><br />[edit]<a href="http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C1HGHRMLTJKC3I3JA5NB8QZ1L">Yousendit link for the more privileged people whose parents didn't block ysi, haha</a>";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/105121.html";s:7:"summary";s:1351:"AHAHAHA. As I was (yet again) getting pwned by Andy/Ninad at bridge online, I was looking through my music files. Avril Lavigne isn't the greatest singer/writer/guitarist/person ever, but I came across <b><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28XQ37EF">THIS INTERESTING SONG</a></b>...This song has so many memories. (Yes, Henry, I didn't put it on ysi so if you want you can dl it)<br /><br />Going on with the memories, I remember TINA and a certain someone in 8th grade. I came across this song, and I burned it for her. XD I think you wanted to kill me for that, Tina. What started out as a song for 2 people is now for 4 people (because those two people have, um, changed now)...This was during the 8th grade PGA trip. I think Matt, Sharon, Henry, Irene, StephYang, Tina and Andy will remember, out of everyone I can think of right now.<br /><br />Don't worry, Tina. I still have those incriminating photos of you on the PGA bus that Matt took that I stole and uploaded (and edited the photos by placing some text) like a certain huge white bear...and "Leaf"...HAHA don't write his real name now, otherwise I might screen it. And don't write mean things about me now. :D<br /><br />[edit]<a href="http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C1HGHRMLTJKC3I3JA5NB8QZ1L">Yousendit link for the more privileged people whose parents didn't block ysi, haha</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121393068;}i:3;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/102863.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:39:22 GMT";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/102863.html";s:11:"description";s:2248:"Anderthan is so amusing, especially when he bothers me every day for bridge:<br /><br />e l a s e r 2 1: HEY<br />DarkNocturne1031: no bridge.<br />e: I THINK YOURE LOOKING PRETTY TIRED RIGHT NOW<br />e: ARE YOU SURE?<br />D: yes<br />e: WTF!<br />D: midterm monday<br />e: WTF!<br />D: 11 chapters behind.<br />: each chap about 20-40 pages<br />: do the math<br />e: 11* 1<br />: = 11 pages<br />: ok<br />: bridge time<br />: MUHAHAHA<br />D: and it's not some stupid harry potter addiction thing you can get high off of<br />e: see i think you are quite tired!!!<br />: sign of someone that is tired<br />: thus, a break is necessary<br />D: sorry, can't convince me this time<br />e: WTF!<br />D: it took me 2 1/2 hours to get through 80 pages + notes for the last 3 chapters<br />e: IS THAT HOW FRIENDS TALK TO EACH OTHER<br />: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS!<br />: THOSE HARSH WORDS PIERCE MY SOUL<br />D: i'm your friend?<br />: wow i feel special.<br />e: we'll assume that for the time being <br />D: because that depends on the issue of if i'll play bridge or not<br />e: dammit<br />: yes you  are my best friend<br />: HAHAHAHA<br />: and since im such a good pal<br />: i feel that<br />: you are spending too much time studying<br />: and your productivity level is going down<br />: see if i could draw you a chart of your productivity<br />: it would y = -x<br />: and you are at the bottom!<br />: in order to raise this productivity<br />: you need to take a break<br />: i.e. bridge!<br />: bridge is scientifically proven to make productivity level increase<br />: aha<br />D: this is hilarious<br />: WTF U SMOKING<br />D: it deserves a special spot on my lj<br />e: IM SERIOUS<br />D: how can i be at the bottom of a line that infinitely goes on forever<br />e: DO YOU THINK I JOKE AROUND?<br />: SHUT IT WOMAN<br />D: you're a nice best friend<br />e: SEE I AM SO COMPASSIONATE <br />: I NEVER JOKE AROUND<br />: I AM ALWAYS SERIOUS<br />: so umm.. bridge? :P<br />D: hm<br />: your persuasive nature has compelled me to change my mind<br />e: aha! praise allah!<br />DarkNocturne1031: to HELL FUCKING NO<br /><br />People like Anderthan amuse me greatly, whether it be on AIM or in a bridge room on Yahoo (YUM MMMMMM, TASTY. BAM!).";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/102863.html";s:7:"summary";s:2248:"Anderthan is so amusing, especially when he bothers me every day for bridge:<br /><br />e l a s e r 2 1: HEY<br />DarkNocturne1031: no bridge.<br />e: I THINK YOURE LOOKING PRETTY TIRED RIGHT NOW<br />e: ARE YOU SURE?<br />D: yes<br />e: WTF!<br />D: midterm monday<br />e: WTF!<br />D: 11 chapters behind.<br />: each chap about 20-40 pages<br />: do the math<br />e: 11* 1<br />: = 11 pages<br />: ok<br />: bridge time<br />: MUHAHAHA<br />D: and it's not some stupid harry potter addiction thing you can get high off of<br />e: see i think you are quite tired!!!<br />: sign of someone that is tired<br />: thus, a break is necessary<br />D: sorry, can't convince me this time<br />e: WTF!<br />D: it took me 2 1/2 hours to get through 80 pages + notes for the last 3 chapters<br />e: IS THAT HOW FRIENDS TALK TO EACH OTHER<br />: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS!<br />: THOSE HARSH WORDS PIERCE MY SOUL<br />D: i'm your friend?<br />: wow i feel special.<br />e: we'll assume that for the time being <br />D: because that depends on the issue of if i'll play bridge or not<br />e: dammit<br />: yes you  are my best friend<br />: HAHAHAHA<br />: and since im such a good pal<br />: i feel that<br />: you are spending too much time studying<br />: and your productivity level is going down<br />: see if i could draw you a chart of your productivity<br />: it would y = -x<br />: and you are at the bottom!<br />: in order to raise this productivity<br />: you need to take a break<br />: i.e. bridge!<br />: bridge is scientifically proven to make productivity level increase<br />: aha<br />D: this is hilarious<br />: WTF U SMOKING<br />D: it deserves a special spot on my lj<br />e: IM SERIOUS<br />D: how can i be at the bottom of a line that infinitely goes on forever<br />e: DO YOU THINK I JOKE AROUND?<br />: SHUT IT WOMAN<br />D: you're a nice best friend<br />e: SEE I AM SO COMPASSIONATE <br />: I NEVER JOKE AROUND<br />: I AM ALWAYS SERIOUS<br />: so umm.. bridge? :P<br />D: hm<br />: your persuasive nature has compelled me to change my mind<br />e: aha! praise allah!<br />DarkNocturne1031: to HELL FUCKING NO<br /><br />People like Anderthan amuse me greatly, whether it be on AIM or in a bridge room on Yahoo (YUM MMMMMM, TASTY. BAM!).";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120887562;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/100560.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:19:59 GMT";s:5:"title";s:22:"Jobs I will never have";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/100560.html";s:11:"description";s:2644:"In order to save time and pass over job openings I don't like in the future, I'm going to compile a list of what occupations I definitely will not ever take when I become a member of the American workforce:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Sanitation Engineer<br /><li>Math teacher<br /><li>Mail openers (imagine opening up hundreds of clients' checks everyday...I'm tired after 4 envelopes)<br /><li>Door-to-door salesman, solicitors (Relay for Life, anyone?)<br /><li>Kumon employee (reference: every entry about how I hate my job)<br /><li>Driving teacher (reference: how much I suck at driving)<br /><li>Online government teacher (reference: how much I hate gov online)<br /><li>Dishwasher<br /><li>Security guard (everyone runs past me anyway)<br /><li>Gardener (weeding in sun, bah.)<br /><li>College admissions counselors (self explanitory. I bet people go $%&@ I hate ____ College now)<br /><li>Exterminator<br /><li>Sexy celebrity (HAHA, I don't think I'd ever want signs that say "DO ME HARD" like at yesterday's concert nor would I want gossip columns about me)<br /><li>Stalkerazzi<br /><li>Soldier/National Guard/Navy/Airforce<br /><li>Pollster (because I totally want to spend my life calling random people)<br /><li>Pornography business (self explanitory)<br /><li>Forum moderator<br /><li>Scanslation (well, first, I'd probably have to be able to read Japanese, but sure)<br /><li>Bum/hobo/welfare person (makes me feel useless)<br /><li>Fireworks display coordinator<br /><li>Explosives manager/employee<br /><li>Waitress (they look like some kind of freak show since they balance like 4 plates of food on each arm and I am so clumsy...)<br /><li>Lobbyist<br /><li>The people who tend to that huge cow farm on I-5 about 2-3 hours away from here<br /><li>Truck driver/chauffeur/limo driver/bus driver (duh...Such a bad driver...)<br /><li>SWAT/police/bomb sniffing dog trainer<br /><li>Homemaker mother who lives vicariously through her kid because she never got her dream job<br /><li>Teenage psychiatrist...think of how much angst they have to get through<br /><li>Teacher (parents and students hate you and want to fire you if you don't know the answer to something, but you can't know the answer to every question!)<br /><li>Foothill College representative (they suck.)<br /><li>Instrument tuner (no wonder I couldn't play any songs well)<br /></ul><br />Thank you, life experiences for showing me that these occupations do not fit me. More to come when I think of them...</li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li>";s:8:"comments";s:52:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/100560.html";s:7:"summary";s:2644:"In order to save time and pass over job openings I don't like in the future, I'm going to compile a list of what occupations I definitely will not ever take when I become a member of the American workforce:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Sanitation Engineer<br /><li>Math teacher<br /><li>Mail openers (imagine opening up hundreds of clients' checks everyday...I'm tired after 4 envelopes)<br /><li>Door-to-door salesman, solicitors (Relay for Life, anyone?)<br /><li>Kumon employee (reference: every entry about how I hate my job)<br /><li>Driving teacher (reference: how much I suck at driving)<br /><li>Online government teacher (reference: how much I hate gov online)<br /><li>Dishwasher<br /><li>Security guard (everyone runs past me anyway)<br /><li>Gardener (weeding in sun, bah.)<br /><li>College admissions counselors (self explanitory. I bet people go $%&@ I hate ____ College now)<br /><li>Exterminator<br /><li>Sexy celebrity (HAHA, I don't think I'd ever want signs that say "DO ME HARD" like at yesterday's concert nor would I want gossip columns about me)<br /><li>Stalkerazzi<br /><li>Soldier/National Guard/Navy/Airforce<br /><li>Pollster (because I totally want to spend my life calling random people)<br /><li>Pornography business (self explanitory)<br /><li>Forum moderator<br /><li>Scanslation (well, first, I'd probably have to be able to read Japanese, but sure)<br /><li>Bum/hobo/welfare person (makes me feel useless)<br /><li>Fireworks display coordinator<br /><li>Explosives manager/employee<br /><li>Waitress (they look like some kind of freak show since they balance like 4 plates of food on each arm and I am so clumsy...)<br /><li>Lobbyist<br /><li>The people who tend to that huge cow farm on I-5 about 2-3 hours away from here<br /><li>Truck driver/chauffeur/limo driver/bus driver (duh...Such a bad driver...)<br /><li>SWAT/police/bomb sniffing dog trainer<br /><li>Homemaker mother who lives vicariously through her kid because she never got her dream job<br /><li>Teenage psychiatrist...think of how much angst they have to get through<br /><li>Teacher (parents and students hate you and want to fire you if you don't know the answer to something, but you can't know the answer to every question!)<br /><li>Foothill College representative (they suck.)<br /><li>Instrument tuner (no wonder I couldn't play any songs well)<br /></ul><br />Thank you, life experiences for showing me that these occupations do not fit me. More to come when I think of them...</li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120544399;}i:5;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/99485.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 02 Jul 2005 05:59:09 GMT";s:5:"title";s:42:"In honor of my favorite M2M band member...";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/99485.html";s:11:"description";s:1115:"...two excellent songs to listen to. Not for vocal or lyrical quality, but for musical quality.<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3E8VGBX0ZKLO916LUV2Y5PDZPI">Marit Larsen - October Month</a> (piano music)<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13P1QWADXAP6V1KTJA1YCAW1FZ">Marit Larsen - Untitled (heh. Not real title.)</a> (guitar music)<br /><br />Yes, the former member of M2M who's career that Atlantic Records decided to destroy because she wasn't the "lead" singer of the group. Psh. Marion's voice is so much more mature and she sings mainstream, but I like Marit's just because I can relate to her voice...vocally. Haha. I have a crappy vocal projection. And indie songs rock. Too bad it's too hard to find. And YAY! Today's (Marit's) birthday! Yay! I think she composed this when she was 18. Which is still better than any songs I've written.<br /><br />Tomorrow's Michelle Branch's birthday! Her close friend person died of breast cancer in May and fans were trying to give her something so she asked that fans donate to ACS instead. Haha. I already did through RFL. Heh.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/99485.html";s:7:"summary";s:1115:"...two excellent songs to listen to. Not for vocal or lyrical quality, but for musical quality.<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3E8VGBX0ZKLO916LUV2Y5PDZPI">Marit Larsen - October Month</a> (piano music)<br /><br /><a href="http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=13P1QWADXAP6V1KTJA1YCAW1FZ">Marit Larsen - Untitled (heh. Not real title.)</a> (guitar music)<br /><br />Yes, the former member of M2M who's career that Atlantic Records decided to destroy because she wasn't the "lead" singer of the group. Psh. Marion's voice is so much more mature and she sings mainstream, but I like Marit's just because I can relate to her voice...vocally. Haha. I have a crappy vocal projection. And indie songs rock. Too bad it's too hard to find. And YAY! Today's (Marit's) birthday! Yay! I think she composed this when she was 18. Which is still better than any songs I've written.<br /><br />Tomorrow's Michelle Branch's birthday! Her close friend person died of breast cancer in May and fans were trying to give her something so she asked that fans donate to ACS instead. Haha. I already did through RFL. Heh.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120283949;}i:6;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98830.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 01 Jul 2005 01:52:41 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98830.html";s:11:"description";s:642:"I hope I'm not the only one out there who all of a sudden hates summer because it's too hot. I think that's why I like spring or fall...not always raining. On the downside, allergies in the spring (but wow, not as bad this year!), and school starts in the fall. Winter's too cold and I'm almost always wearing a sweater and jeans. Okay fine. I change my mind. I hate all seasons, hehe.<br /><br />Note to self: stop opening windows at night because at 8 in the morning, it's so hot already it wakes me up. turn on air conditioning. find the fans and don't go running at 2pm anymore (haha, I'm so stupid, but I swear it was for a good reason).";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98830.html";s:7:"summary";s:642:"I hope I'm not the only one out there who all of a sudden hates summer because it's too hot. I think that's why I like spring or fall...not always raining. On the downside, allergies in the spring (but wow, not as bad this year!), and school starts in the fall. Winter's too cold and I'm almost always wearing a sweater and jeans. Okay fine. I change my mind. I hate all seasons, hehe.<br /><br />Note to self: stop opening windows at night because at 8 in the morning, it's so hot already it wakes me up. turn on air conditioning. find the fans and don't go running at 2pm anymore (haha, I'm so stupid, but I swear it was for a good reason).";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120182761;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98301.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:31:17 GMT";s:5:"title";s:25:"What I do in my free time";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98301.html";s:11:"description";s:1139:"I'm so tired from staring at the screen for (so far) 3 hours straight, especially since I'm not done with this happy thing! YAYYYY I love this one the most so far:<a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/michelle-branch2.gif"></img><br />And the original is here: <a href="http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.nsf/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272D5/">http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.ns<wbr />f/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272<wbr />D5/</a> <br />(Yes, I did modify the picture a little.) <br /><br />:D :D At least it HAS A FACE and you can kind of sort of tell who it is. Haha, this still beats studying econ and sleeping. It makes me feel productive too. I'll finish the rest tomorrow I guess...the window and brick wall shouldn't be too hard. And not making her arm look like a straight stick. And I hate the gradient on the wall part...And I need to fix her eyebrows/eyelashes. And the random places I haven't gotten around to fixing...Time to play with Illustrator's other happy tools besides the pen (YAY thanks Wendy), paintbrush, pencil, stroke and gradient tools.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/98301.html";s:7:"summary";s:1139:"I'm so tired from staring at the screen for (so far) 3 hours straight, especially since I'm not done with this happy thing! YAYYYY I love this one the most so far:<a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/michelle-branch2.gif"></img><br />And the original is here: <a href="http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.nsf/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272D5/">http://photo.sing365.com/music/Image.ns<wbr />f/PicUnid/EA94B2B8AE9EC34648256BE2002272<wbr />D5/</a> <br />(Yes, I did modify the picture a little.) <br /><br />:D :D At least it HAS A FACE and you can kind of sort of tell who it is. Haha, this still beats studying econ and sleeping. It makes me feel productive too. I'll finish the rest tomorrow I guess...the window and brick wall shouldn't be too hard. And not making her arm look like a straight stick. And I hate the gradient on the wall part...And I need to fix her eyebrows/eyelashes. And the random places I haven't gotten around to fixing...Time to play with Illustrator's other happy tools besides the pen (YAY thanks Wendy), paintbrush, pencil, stroke and gradient tools.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119994277;}i:8;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/85173.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 24 May 2005 05:46:15 GMT";s:5:"title";s:13:"Choir photos!";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/85173.html";s:11:"description";s:2206:"Finally got around to uploading choir photos...I resized them all, so be happy these don't stretch to twice the size of your screen...I have more, but they're of people who probably don't even know this LJ exists, so yeah. You guys better appreciate all the work I went through since PHOTOSHOP wouldn't work properly on my computer! And I didn't realize that photobucket wouldn't accept .psd files that I could open and resize in imageready, so I finally discovered I could save it in jpg's in IR, but that took a while. I'm sad.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/church.jpg"></img><br />The church...before it got all dark so no one could see the stained glass windows.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir3.jpg"></img><br />Men's choir! Jin is the far right...Walter I believe is 4th from the left. I have horrible photog skills, sorry. Plus this was the back of the church.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir2.jpg"></img><br />More men's choir and their towels.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir.jpg"></img><br />Last of men's choir<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/scarydarren.jpg"></img><br />Why is it that almost every picture I have of Darren, he looks devious, stoned, freaky or asleep?<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/groupchoir.jpg"></img><br />Group: Darren, me, Tina, Jay, Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendyfuzzy.jpg"></img><br />More evidence of what a bad photog I am. Wendy and David, if you couldn't figure it out (I couldn't use flash!).<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendy.jpg"></img><br />My camera was too slow to get their faces before they covered it up with the programs.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/cantaregroup.jpg"></img><br />Backstage Cantare people: Justine, Aashima (!!), Tory, Tarini, Michelle<br /><br />Uh, I have more, but I'm too lazy to resize/upload them.<br /><br />";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/85173.html";s:7:"summary";s:2206:"Finally got around to uploading choir photos...I resized them all, so be happy these don't stretch to twice the size of your screen...I have more, but they're of people who probably don't even know this LJ exists, so yeah. You guys better appreciate all the work I went through since PHOTOSHOP wouldn't work properly on my computer! And I didn't realize that photobucket wouldn't accept .psd files that I could open and resize in imageready, so I finally discovered I could save it in jpg's in IR, but that took a while. I'm sad.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/church.jpg"></img><br />The church...before it got all dark so no one could see the stained glass windows.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir3.jpg"></img><br />Men's choir! Jin is the far right...Walter I believe is 4th from the left. I have horrible photog skills, sorry. Plus this was the back of the church.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir2.jpg"></img><br />More men's choir and their towels.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/menschoir.jpg"></img><br />Last of men's choir<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/scarydarren.jpg"></img><br />Why is it that almost every picture I have of Darren, he looks devious, stoned, freaky or asleep?<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/groupchoir.jpg"></img><br />Group: Darren, me, Tina, Jay, Michael<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendyfuzzy.jpg"></img><br />More evidence of what a bad photog I am. Wendy and David, if you couldn't figure it out (I couldn't use flash!).<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/davidwendy.jpg"></img><br />My camera was too slow to get their faces before they covered it up with the programs.<br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/cantaregroup.jpg"></img><br />Backstage Cantare people: Justine, Aashima (!!), Tory, Tarini, Michelle<br /><br />Uh, I have more, but I'm too lazy to resize/upload them.<br /><br />";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116913575;}i:9;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/81685.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 16 May 2005 06:57:59 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/81685.html";s:11:"description";s:353:"<a href="http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EI6VLHE4DREO3KE4HU9VOZCHO">Another Santana and Michelle Branch song! Yes, this totally deserves another entry to advertise! Yes! Oh, um, the title is "I'm Feelin' You" and it's sadly only a 1:47 clip and not the best quality but WHO FRICKIN CARES. Time to learn it on guitar. I found tabs for it already.</a>";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/81685.html";s:7:"summary";s:353:"<a href="http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EI6VLHE4DREO3KE4HU9VOZCHO">Another Santana and Michelle Branch song! Yes, this totally deserves another entry to advertise! Yes! Oh, um, the title is "I'm Feelin' You" and it's sadly only a 1:47 clip and not the best quality but WHO FRICKIN CARES. Time to learn it on guitar. I found tabs for it already.</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116226679;}i:10;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78901.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 10 May 2005 04:29:31 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78901.html";s:11:"description";s:1096:"The bulk of my conversations with Darren over the past few days:<br /><br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:14:33 PM): cOmPiE wEnT bOOm bOOm<br />DarJohnYin (9:15:01 PM): LoLz<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:15:29 PM): oMgZ it Wuz SoOoO tRaUmATizIn`<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:16:10 PM): i wUz lYke, OmGz! dO i HaVe 2 rEfOrMAt mY hArD dRiVe AgIn?<br />DarJohnYin (9:16:17 PM): One MINUTE It wAs there, thE NEXt moment it wAsn'T!<br />DarJohnYin (9:19:34 PM): LoLZ 3Y3 culd t4lk LiKe teh 1337 h4x0rZ 2 teh m4XoRz 2!<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:22:06 PM): LYKe oMGz, We SHouLD Be ToTaLLi STuDyiN` CHeM<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:11 PM): hahah d1s 15 50 EZ tho! ur sk1LLZ b3tt3R enuf!<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:46 PM): 3Y3 hAf n0 ph34r!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:23 PM): sk1llZ to the IZZO! chemizzle 2 the izzay!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:27 PM): fo sho<br />DarJohnYin (9:25:54 PM): dat's GANGSTIZZLE u b hearin! REPRESENT the chiggas!<br />DarJohnYin (9:26:28 PM): (haha i'm scaring myself)<br /><br />Sometimes, you scare me too, Darren. Being annoying 13-year-old teenyboppers is fun. It's just a bit creepy when guys do it, of course.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78901.html";s:7:"summary";s:1096:"The bulk of my conversations with Darren over the past few days:<br /><br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:14:33 PM): cOmPiE wEnT bOOm bOOm<br />DarJohnYin (9:15:01 PM): LoLz<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:15:29 PM): oMgZ it Wuz SoOoO tRaUmATizIn`<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:16:10 PM): i wUz lYke, OmGz! dO i HaVe 2 rEfOrMAt mY hArD dRiVe AgIn?<br />DarJohnYin (9:16:17 PM): One MINUTE It wAs there, thE NEXt moment it wAsn'T!<br />DarJohnYin (9:19:34 PM): LoLZ 3Y3 culd t4lk LiKe teh 1337 h4x0rZ 2 teh m4XoRz 2!<br />DarkNocturne1031 (9:22:06 PM): LYKe oMGz, We SHouLD Be ToTaLLi STuDyiN` CHeM<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:11 PM): hahah d1s 15 50 EZ tho! ur sk1LLZ b3tt3R enuf!<br />DarJohnYin (9:23:46 PM): 3Y3 hAf n0 ph34r!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:23 PM): sk1llZ to the IZZO! chemizzle 2 the izzay!<br />DarJohnYin (9:24:27 PM): fo sho<br />DarJohnYin (9:25:54 PM): dat's GANGSTIZZLE u b hearin! REPRESENT the chiggas!<br />DarJohnYin (9:26:28 PM): (haha i'm scaring myself)<br /><br />Sometimes, you scare me too, Darren. Being annoying 13-year-old teenyboppers is fun. It's just a bit creepy when guys do it, of course.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115699371;}i:11;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78215.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 08 May 2005 05:08:11 GMT";s:5:"title";s:16:"Big upload entry";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78215.html";s:11:"description";s:2248:"The entire new Backstreet Boys album. Hopefully.<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/1636184/backstreet_boys_-_never_gone.rar.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/252f887e1ab83f36bcf13b07d1fc4ef2.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3J8GNGIRRNHV912HP4YPESCFVE">BSB - Never Gone Part 3</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/f08588a148dc2be905c4087442ae402a.html">Three Days Grace</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1W8E0USF52K4B0GSB9BMZP7ONL">My Chemical Romance</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UE2VANQLTZZ23GG3VKYQUHMX0">Josh Groban - self titled, Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/722aff1000b9338d7d9fe1078714caab.html">Josh Groban - self titled, Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IOXJLZ1HF96E0YUO7X3CJYEA0">Ciara - Goodies</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=05A8VMMUYS5AG2GLQ1GPI2DQF6">50mb of random jpop songs (Kotoko, BoA, Ayumi, Utada, Namie Amuro...)</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GD9CKJMFQDBY3D8CW0M2J441B">Weezer's newest album that I forget the name to Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0P1NXV093DUVR1VOM00R63E2NB">Weezer Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s32.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32IJNDMWTX28Y2ZOYIE6P5YM11">Diana Degarmo - Blue Skies</a><br /><br /><br />Posted before:<br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Older file of Maroon 5 songs</a><br /><a href="http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1J80HROITTV2A2G8H8CUENEE1P">Random music files</a><br /><br />As you can tell I was experimenting with various uploading sites. I tried to upload about 250mb at one point on yousendit  while I was reading a book but then the thing screwed up. (My excuse for this uploading spree is because I'm already wasting electricity by having the computer on, so I might as well do something useful.)<br /><br />More coming later.<br /><br />Oh yeah. I uploaded this like last week, but <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/stephenbadminton.jpg">this is for Tiff (Hu), courtesy of my not-so-1337 photog skills and Jin's camera</a>";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/78215.html";s:7:"summary";s:2248:"The entire new Backstreet Boys album. Hopefully.<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/1636184/backstreet_boys_-_never_gone.rar.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/252f887e1ab83f36bcf13b07d1fc4ef2.html">BSB - Never Gone Part 2</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3J8GNGIRRNHV912HP4YPESCFVE">BSB - Never Gone Part 3</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/f08588a148dc2be905c4087442ae402a.html">Three Days Grace</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1W8E0USF52K4B0GSB9BMZP7ONL">My Chemical Romance</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UE2VANQLTZZ23GG3VKYQUHMX0">Josh Groban - self titled, Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s4.youshareit.com/files/722aff1000b9338d7d9fe1078714caab.html">Josh Groban - self titled, Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IOXJLZ1HF96E0YUO7X3CJYEA0">Ciara - Goodies</a><br /><a href="http://s12.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=05A8VMMUYS5AG2GLQ1GPI2DQF6">50mb of random jpop songs (Kotoko, BoA, Ayumi, Utada, Namie Amuro...)</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GD9CKJMFQDBY3D8CW0M2J441B">Weezer's newest album that I forget the name to Part I</a><br /><a href="http://s11.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0P1NXV093DUVR1VOM00R63E2NB">Weezer Part II</a><br /><a href="http://s32.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32IJNDMWTX28Y2ZOYIE6P5YM11">Diana Degarmo - Blue Skies</a><br /><br /><br />Posted before:<br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Older file of Maroon 5 songs</a><br /><a href="http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1J80HROITTV2A2G8H8CUENEE1P">Random music files</a><br /><br />As you can tell I was experimenting with various uploading sites. I tried to upload about 250mb at one point on yousendit  while I was reading a book but then the thing screwed up. (My excuse for this uploading spree is because I'm already wasting electricity by having the computer on, so I might as well do something useful.)<br /><br />More coming later.<br /><br />Oh yeah. I uploaded this like last week, but <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/kyip150/stephenbadminton.jpg">this is for Tiff (Hu), courtesy of my not-so-1337 photog skills and Jin's camera</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115528891;}i:12;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/77761.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 07 May 2005 06:11:40 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/77761.html";s:11:"description";s:1601:"I don't remember where I got these, and I know they aren't on the acoustic live album, but I happened to have these three non-Songs-About-Jane songs lying around:<br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1XTQFHSBZH8NJ2VBJA5160J93O">Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, Take What You Want</a><br /><br />Happy Maroon5-obsession, people. When I get around to looking for the acoustic live album again, maybe I'll upload it or whatever. Hm...I thought I had more than just those 3 non-album songs. Must have disappeared after reformatting the computer.<br /><br />I really should go to bed in hopes of actually being awake tomorrow taking another round of stupid standardized testing. I wonder if I should be worried. When I care enough and I don't do 85 chem questions in 20-25 minutes and the like, my scores reflect that and yet at the same time, I'm like "whee, who cares. SATs can kiss my butt." <br /><br />Perhaps I shall read an hour of deathnote to reward myself after my ~3 hour studying time + week of APs.<br /><br />[edit]I lied. I was listening to other Maroon 5 songs and I realized that I had random acoustic/live ones that aren't on the albums. I have more but yousendit is an ass and it takes too long to upload 100megs worth, so yay. This is about 30mb worth. <br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Yay...More Maroon 5 songs (don't download the 1st one since it's included in here)</a> Has She Will Be Loved, Not Coming Home, Shiver, Sweetest Goodbye, Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, This Love, Through With You, Woman.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/77761.html";s:7:"summary";s:1601:"I don't remember where I got these, and I know they aren't on the acoustic live album, but I happened to have these three non-Songs-About-Jane songs lying around:<br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1XTQFHSBZH8NJ2VBJA5160J93O">Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, Take What You Want</a><br /><br />Happy Maroon5-obsession, people. When I get around to looking for the acoustic live album again, maybe I'll upload it or whatever. Hm...I thought I had more than just those 3 non-album songs. Must have disappeared after reformatting the computer.<br /><br />I really should go to bed in hopes of actually being awake tomorrow taking another round of stupid standardized testing. I wonder if I should be worried. When I care enough and I don't do 85 chem questions in 20-25 minutes and the like, my scores reflect that and yet at the same time, I'm like "whee, who cares. SATs can kiss my butt." <br /><br />Perhaps I shall read an hour of deathnote to reward myself after my ~3 hour studying time + week of APs.<br /><br />[edit]I lied. I was listening to other Maroon 5 songs and I realized that I had random acoustic/live ones that aren't on the albums. I have more but yousendit is an ass and it takes too long to upload 100megs worth, so yay. This is about 30mb worth. <br /><br /><a href="http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=12VXAL4SUNXT12JS2XIPPAMSCP">Yay...More Maroon 5 songs (don't download the 1st one since it's included in here)</a> Has She Will Be Loved, Not Coming Home, Shiver, Sweetest Goodbye, Take What You Want, That's Not Enough, This Love, Through With You, Woman.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115446300;}i:13;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/58521.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 09 Mar 2005 06:43:59 GMT";s:5:"title";s:52:"Because I'm an LJ whore who doesn't want to study...";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/58521.html";s:11:"description";s:1813:"...I've decided to do that song contest thing again. I never did get around to posting the answers to last time's. That's okay, I think everyone got everything except the foreign music. And I'll make it 10 songs so it's easier for me. And no foreign music. I think everyone will get everything again though, *sob*<br /><br />1. My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me/So won't you kill me, so I die happy.<br /><br />2. I stay behind/watchin' the credits roll by/roll roll roll right by me<br /><br />3. Nothing's gonna stop me now/California here we come (Okay, I think debatably the easiest one)<br /><br />4. True, it may seem like a stretch, but/Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled/Head when you're away when I am missing you to death<br /><br />5. So much beauty in life/Shining on the outside<br /><br />6. and someday you'll know/that nature is so/the same rain that draws you near me/falls on rivers and land/on forests and sand/makes the beautiful world that you'll see/in the morning<br /><br />7. I rent a room and I fill the spaces with/Wood in places to make it feel like home<br /><br />8. Sun's up/It's a little after 12/Make breakfast for myself/Leave the work for someone else<br /><br />9. And it's you and me and all of the people/And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you<br /><br />10. If you could be my punk rock princess/I would be your garage band king.<br /><br />Yeah, um, I think it's really easy this time since they're all singles or pretty famous songs at least, in our local area (Hint for #6) and based on the songs I chose, I think TiffHu or Wendy will get the most, but feel free to prove me wrong.<br /><br />I just realized that I missed American Idol again tonight! This is so sad.<br /><br />[edit] BUT I JUST REALIZED THAT I TAPED IT. Go me.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/58521.html";s:7:"summary";s:1813:"...I've decided to do that song contest thing again. I never did get around to posting the answers to last time's. That's okay, I think everyone got everything except the foreign music. And I'll make it 10 songs so it's easier for me. And no foreign music. I think everyone will get everything again though, *sob*<br /><br />1. My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me/So won't you kill me, so I die happy.<br /><br />2. I stay behind/watchin' the credits roll by/roll roll roll right by me<br /><br />3. Nothing's gonna stop me now/California here we come (Okay, I think debatably the easiest one)<br /><br />4. True, it may seem like a stretch, but/Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled/Head when you're away when I am missing you to death<br /><br />5. So much beauty in life/Shining on the outside<br /><br />6. and someday you'll know/that nature is so/the same rain that draws you near me/falls on rivers and land/on forests and sand/makes the beautiful world that you'll see/in the morning<br /><br />7. I rent a room and I fill the spaces with/Wood in places to make it feel like home<br /><br />8. Sun's up/It's a little after 12/Make breakfast for myself/Leave the work for someone else<br /><br />9. And it's you and me and all of the people/And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you<br /><br />10. If you could be my punk rock princess/I would be your garage band king.<br /><br />Yeah, um, I think it's really easy this time since they're all singles or pretty famous songs at least, in our local area (Hint for #6) and based on the songs I chose, I think TiffHu or Wendy will get the most, but feel free to prove me wrong.<br /><br />I just realized that I missed American Idol again tonight! This is so sad.<br /><br />[edit] BUT I JUST REALIZED THAT I TAPED IT. Go me.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1110350639;}i:14;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/55402.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:45:24 GMT";s:5:"title";s:43:"Because now I've become an LJ link whore...";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/55402.html";s:11:"description";s:535:"Yay for LJ link whore-ness!<br /><br /><a href="http://christianexodus.org/">Wow, crazy extremists</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/11012009.htm">I love the guy who was snipping his nose hairs with a 4 inch blade driving down 101</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/11011968.htm">These people are really creepy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/weird_news/11013183.htm">What an idiot</a>";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/55402.html";s:7:"summary";s:535:"Yay for LJ link whore-ness!<br /><br /><a href="http://christianexodus.org/">Wow, crazy extremists</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/mr_roadshow/11012009.htm">I love the guy who was snipping his nose hairs with a 4 inch blade driving down 101</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/11011968.htm">These people are really creepy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/weird_news/11013183.htm">What an idiot</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109666724;}i:15;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/42970.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 30 Jan 2005 06:45:25 GMT";s:5:"title";s:20:"Why Irene is so cool";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/42970.html";s:11:"description";s:253:"Eh. I feel like being really mean (and lazy) and she signed up for LJ just so she could get a cool entry and so she can read my LJ. But mostly because she wanted a cool entry. So...<br /><br />Irene, you're cool. Done.<br /><br />Okay, time to MUD, lol.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/42970.html";s:7:"summary";s:253:"Eh. I feel like being really mean (and lazy) and she signed up for LJ just so she could get a cool entry and so she can read my LJ. But mostly because she wanted a cool entry. So...<br /><br />Irene, you're cool. Done.<br /><br />Okay, time to MUD, lol.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1107067525;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/39030.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:34:22 GMT";s:5:"title";s:21:"Why Darren is so cool";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/39030.html";s:11:"description";s:3811:"Since Darren was the first to post, this entry will be dedicated to him. Wheee..<br /><br />Darren is so cool for the following reasons:<br /><br />1.) Uh, well, he 0wns a portion of my science/math soul. Which has been thought of as stock before. And since people need to have confident in their stock, I should be happy for him. Haha. By the way, my stock went up $10 since it's the start of a new semester. Congrats. :P<br /><br />2.) Even though he lives in a small, un-remodeled and cramped room at school, known as the Tech Room, he still ventures outside to help those in need (me) and objects in need of assistance (jroom computers).<br /><br />3.) Superficially, he writes cool, yet somewhat nerdy, puns on the jroom board. Sadly it took me a while to get the one about the man in the sun becoming a TANGENT. Gah, so nerdy, but so funny. And how his lj sn is dare onion. It took me a while because that seemed to be the weirdest combo of names ever. Until I realized the intricate quirkiness/uniqueness of it. Haha.<br /><br />4.) He makes me laugh. Like the APUS seat everyday and how we fight for it. One time we sat in the same chair for 10 minutes before Anzalone forced one of us to take the seat right next to it--all the while we were laughing at each other. In the end, I moved. &gt;:[ But it was still funny.<br /><br />5.) Crossword puzzles in APUS. We're not bad children! Really! Anzalone just likes to take it away or yell at us to put it away a lot. It's especially amusing when I start a whole crossword by myself (a rare occasion nowadays, stupid jroom and not getting the ENT section...) and I fill it in with what I think is right. Then Darren gets to burst my bubble by telling me all of them are wrong. Like on Friday. Oh, but I did get "Liu" right for Lucy in Charlie's Angel. Haha.<br /><br />6.) He hangs out with everyone and that makes me feel special. Unlike me. I'm in my little journalism bubble or the bubble with my friends. Or choir. <br /><br />7.) He's wayyyy too smart for his own good. But luckily he doesn't hoard his intelligence and plan to build a machine to suck more intelligence from Nobel Prize winners (don't ask, it was on a show) because he willingly gives it away to people! YAY! And whatever he does, he 0wns at. Stupid natural talent. :P<br /><br />8.) He doesn't believe in inferiority. Or well, he doesn't look down on people and I respect that a lot. Or stereotype. Like, "Oh, since he takes remedial science and smokes in the teacher's lounge, he's a dumbass compared to me" kind of idea.<br /><br />9.) He listens a lot. Like me, who rants a lot about nonsense. Ah, and the old saying goes true. Better to leave everyone in doubt that you are a fool or open your mouth and remove all doubt. Something like that. Yes, I just called myself a fool. But Darren's not! Gah. Because he listens and is kind of a semi-outlet for less personal issues. Yay! (Yes I am really hyper right now.)<br /><br />10.) He's so friendly and easy-to-talk to in his quirky and unique little way. Haha. Just for example-wise, my buddy list is organized in the following way: Weirdos (the people I talk to most), Strange people (people I talk to on an occasional basis), Plain boring people (people I talk to probably 2x a year, mostly about what's the homework), Falcon people (those I've...never really ever talked to.), MBMB/Internet (My Internet buddies, duh.) And Darren went from PBP to Weirdos in 2 months. LOL. Hey, well, I never really talked to him before. It's also interesting how everyone who LJs went up at least one ranking on my bl. But Darren went up 2! Yay for that.<br /><br />Haha, YAY FOR DARREN. I was originally gonna make it just 5 but then I couldn't stop myself. lol. So Darren's so cool for the above reasons. I think I say Yay and Haha too much.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/39030.html";s:7:"summary";s:3811:"Since Darren was the first to post, this entry will be dedicated to him. Wheee..<br /><br />Darren is so cool for the following reasons:<br /><br />1.) Uh, well, he 0wns a portion of my science/math soul. Which has been thought of as stock before. And since people need to have confident in their stock, I should be happy for him. Haha. By the way, my stock went up $10 since it's the start of a new semester. Congrats. :P<br /><br />2.) Even though he lives in a small, un-remodeled and cramped room at school, known as the Tech Room, he still ventures outside to help those in need (me) and objects in need of assistance (jroom computers).<br /><br />3.) Superficially, he writes cool, yet somewhat nerdy, puns on the jroom board. Sadly it took me a while to get the one about the man in the sun becoming a TANGENT. Gah, so nerdy, but so funny. And how his lj sn is dare onion. It took me a while because that seemed to be the weirdest combo of names ever. Until I realized the intricate quirkiness/uniqueness of it. Haha.<br /><br />4.) He makes me laugh. Like the APUS seat everyday and how we fight for it. One time we sat in the same chair for 10 minutes before Anzalone forced one of us to take the seat right next to it--all the while we were laughing at each other. In the end, I moved. &gt;:[ But it was still funny.<br /><br />5.) Crossword puzzles in APUS. We're not bad children! Really! Anzalone just likes to take it away or yell at us to put it away a lot. It's especially amusing when I start a whole crossword by myself (a rare occasion nowadays, stupid jroom and not getting the ENT section...) and I fill it in with what I think is right. Then Darren gets to burst my bubble by telling me all of them are wrong. Like on Friday. Oh, but I did get "Liu" right for Lucy in Charlie's Angel. Haha.<br /><br />6.) He hangs out with everyone and that makes me feel special. Unlike me. I'm in my little journalism bubble or the bubble with my friends. Or choir. <br /><br />7.) He's wayyyy too smart for his own good. But luckily he doesn't hoard his intelligence and plan to build a machine to suck more intelligence from Nobel Prize winners (don't ask, it was on a show) because he willingly gives it away to people! YAY! And whatever he does, he 0wns at. Stupid natural talent. :P<br /><br />8.) He doesn't believe in inferiority. Or well, he doesn't look down on people and I respect that a lot. Or stereotype. Like, "Oh, since he takes remedial science and smokes in the teacher's lounge, he's a dumbass compared to me" kind of idea.<br /><br />9.) He listens a lot. Like me, who rants a lot about nonsense. Ah, and the old saying goes true. Better to leave everyone in doubt that you are a fool or open your mouth and remove all doubt. Something like that. Yes, I just called myself a fool. But Darren's not! Gah. Because he listens and is kind of a semi-outlet for less personal issues. Yay! (Yes I am really hyper right now.)<br /><br />10.) He's so friendly and easy-to-talk to in his quirky and unique little way. Haha. Just for example-wise, my buddy list is organized in the following way: Weirdos (the people I talk to most), Strange people (people I talk to on an occasional basis), Plain boring people (people I talk to probably 2x a year, mostly about what's the homework), Falcon people (those I've...never really ever talked to.), MBMB/Internet (My Internet buddies, duh.) And Darren went from PBP to Weirdos in 2 months. LOL. Hey, well, I never really talked to him before. It's also interesting how everyone who LJs went up at least one ranking on my bl. But Darren went up 2! Yay for that.<br /><br />Haha, YAY FOR DARREN. I was originally gonna make it just 5 but then I couldn't stop myself. lol. So Darren's so cool for the above reasons. I think I say Yay and Haha too much.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1106462062;}i:17;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31751.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 06 Jan 2005 02:44:12 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31751.html";s:11:"description";s:1011:"So much newspaper and teacher love, in the forms of extra projects, tests and stories/layout, especially the week when it counts the most--prefinals/finals week. Thank you so much. [/sarcasm]<br /><br />I also love myself so much that I forgot to write an essay for English...that I was supposed to write like 3 weeks ago (not including break). vP is so lax...said I could turn it in tomorrow...lmao. For full credit too. Or however much she grades it for. Maybe it's because she's pregnant or because I signed up to actually help the lil freshmen tomorrow right before I asked her if I could turn it in tomorrow.<br /><br />Wow, my parents are seriously considering getting cell phones. We'll finally not be stuck in the 80s (Bay Area standards) if we get them. If I get one, no, you people don't get my number because if my mom finds out that you guys are calling me she'll take it and also because the plan is like...800 minutes for 3 lines...which is used up fast, I suppose.<br /><br />Okay, time to study.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31751.html";s:7:"summary";s:1011:"So much newspaper and teacher love, in the forms of extra projects, tests and stories/layout, especially the week when it counts the most--prefinals/finals week. Thank you so much. [/sarcasm]<br /><br />I also love myself so much that I forgot to write an essay for English...that I was supposed to write like 3 weeks ago (not including break). vP is so lax...said I could turn it in tomorrow...lmao. For full credit too. Or however much she grades it for. Maybe it's because she's pregnant or because I signed up to actually help the lil freshmen tomorrow right before I asked her if I could turn it in tomorrow.<br /><br />Wow, my parents are seriously considering getting cell phones. We'll finally not be stuck in the 80s (Bay Area standards) if we get them. If I get one, no, you people don't get my number because if my mom finds out that you guys are calling me she'll take it and also because the plan is like...800 minutes for 3 lines...which is used up fast, I suppose.<br /><br />Okay, time to study.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104979452;}i:18;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31522.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 05 Jan 2005 04:23:17 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31522.html";s:11:"description";s:2284:"Time to delete AIM, lock myself out of my account on this computer (meaning make my brother change my password without me knowing what it is), force the downstairs computer room to be at 30 degrees so I won't be tempted to go there, unplug all phones within a 10 ft radius and throw out all my nostalgic stuff like yearbooks and old photos. Remove all posters, my guitar, my moosies/bears, and make my room as barren as possible. Oh yeah, and throw out my clock so I won't see what time it is.<br /><br />Thank you, Kucer, for that <i>wonderful</i> test. Gargh. I, like so many other people, have nearly no chance of getting (insert the next grade up from current grade) unless the test is curved at 50%. Which is unlikely. WHAT THE HELL WAS THE 9 POINT CURVE. THAT DIDN'T HELP ME MUCH. ahhhhhhh.<br /><br />Excuse me as I go finish my lab writeup and start studying for finals.<br /><br />And speaking of finals, wth is that stupid study session with the freshmen? The people in MY group are all smart. What help could they possibly need? Bio? Geometry? Alg 2? Seriously, study everything. And I have vP as my Eng teacher, so it's not like I CAN avoid it. Actually, I don't even know if she likes me or not, since I never speak in class (yeah, 25% of your grade there) unless it's absolutely required, and I do average work for Link Crew. Okay, at least I talk to the freshmen...like...once a month...and only the ones in my choir class...for like, a sentence. And we wrapped candy for them last month. I didn't totally outright abandon them like other people! I don't WANT to waste 1 1/2 hours of my life doing nothing because NONE OF THE FRESHMEN ARE GOING TO SHOW UP ANYWAY. Okay. I have DBQ and Eng final (Huck Finn) Thurs. Then Calc and Eng Final (vocab grammar). THINK ABOUT IT. WHY AM I GOING TO SCHOOL FOR A MERE 1 1/2 HOURS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING? I also get the feeling that the freshmen in my group don't like Link Crew anyway (coming to orientation day will tell you why).<br /><br />Done with my rant about Link Crew. It's true though. Nobody REALLY cares except 2-3 hardcore LC people, vP and Safine. The rest of us do minimal work, or outright abandon them anyway.<br /><br />Should I actually say I'll come Thurs? That means I stay up till 4 studying for calc. Yay.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31522.html";s:7:"summary";s:2284:"Time to delete AIM, lock myself out of my account on this computer (meaning make my brother change my password without me knowing what it is), force the downstairs computer room to be at 30 degrees so I won't be tempted to go there, unplug all phones within a 10 ft radius and throw out all my nostalgic stuff like yearbooks and old photos. Remove all posters, my guitar, my moosies/bears, and make my room as barren as possible. Oh yeah, and throw out my clock so I won't see what time it is.<br /><br />Thank you, Kucer, for that <i>wonderful</i> test. Gargh. I, like so many other people, have nearly no chance of getting (insert the next grade up from current grade) unless the test is curved at 50%. Which is unlikely. WHAT THE HELL WAS THE 9 POINT CURVE. THAT DIDN'T HELP ME MUCH. ahhhhhhh.<br /><br />Excuse me as I go finish my lab writeup and start studying for finals.<br /><br />And speaking of finals, wth is that stupid study session with the freshmen? The people in MY group are all smart. What help could they possibly need? Bio? Geometry? Alg 2? Seriously, study everything. And I have vP as my Eng teacher, so it's not like I CAN avoid it. Actually, I don't even know if she likes me or not, since I never speak in class (yeah, 25% of your grade there) unless it's absolutely required, and I do average work for Link Crew. Okay, at least I talk to the freshmen...like...once a month...and only the ones in my choir class...for like, a sentence. And we wrapped candy for them last month. I didn't totally outright abandon them like other people! I don't WANT to waste 1 1/2 hours of my life doing nothing because NONE OF THE FRESHMEN ARE GOING TO SHOW UP ANYWAY. Okay. I have DBQ and Eng final (Huck Finn) Thurs. Then Calc and Eng Final (vocab grammar). THINK ABOUT IT. WHY AM I GOING TO SCHOOL FOR A MERE 1 1/2 HOURS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING? I also get the feeling that the freshmen in my group don't like Link Crew anyway (coming to orientation day will tell you why).<br /><br />Done with my rant about Link Crew. It's true though. Nobody REALLY cares except 2-3 hardcore LC people, vP and Safine. The rest of us do minimal work, or outright abandon them anyway.<br /><br />Should I actually say I'll come Thurs? That means I stay up till 4 studying for calc. Yay.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104898997;}i:19;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31435.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:55:50 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31435.html";s:11:"description";s:334:"I feel like I'm slacking off. This is totally against my new year's resolution (which is my first one). I was hoping it'd last at least until after finals before I drift into the beginnings of senioritis...<br /><br />Well back to "studying" (aka, studying in bed, which makes me sleepy, meaning I sleep after 20 minutes of studying).";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31435.html";s:7:"summary";s:334:"I feel like I'm slacking off. This is totally against my new year's resolution (which is my first one). I was hoping it'd last at least until after finals before I drift into the beginnings of senioritis...<br /><br />Well back to "studying" (aka, studying in bed, which makes me sleepy, meaning I sleep after 20 minutes of studying).";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104713750;}i:20;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31036.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 01 Jan 2005 08:19:51 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31036.html";s:11:"description";s:1794:"What a wonderful new year. Within the first 14 minutes of 2005:<br /><br />12:00 - My dad, mom and brother hugged each other, as I stood, forcibly in front of the TV that just drops the Big Apple every year. I also remarked, "Yay. One more year until graduation year." Then left.<br /><br />12:02 - Got first AIM message (of 5 so far) from Michael.<br /><br />12:03 - Resumed uploading retarded-looking pictures from my ghetto late 90s era digital camera, not caring.<br /><br />12:10 - Mom starts yelling at me, again because I'm on the computer. Says that she should turn off the comp everyday at 11:30. That only encourages me to start studying at 11:31. Screw that. Besides, I've had like 12 hours of sleep...yesterday. Plus 2 naps.<br /><br />12:10-now - Mom continues to yell at me because I spent 8 hours of my life finishing the calc project and didn't study. I suppose she wants me to fail calc then. Then says she doesn't care what I do with my life. Wow. With the 300+ threats in the last year about it, why should I take her seriously?<br /><br />12:14 - I'm continuing to ignore her, while I read Sparknotes for Huck Finn (hey, I finished the book. I need to review.)<br /><br />What a wonderful new year it will be.<br /><br />On a lighter note, I finally got around to installing a *shock* full-version *shock* of Paint Shop Pro (bah...for Illustrator/PS) and a picture studio. And I uploaded pictures! Yay! I doubt any one is really interested in seeing a few measly pictures of my calc project and cookie making (which I'm sure many of you enjoyed...until you see the pictures) taken by a pathetic camera that can only hold 7 pictures at a time. ARGH. If anyone wants to see it....well, just post. Must get another digital camera. Yet also somehow get ~$1110 for car insurance.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/31036.html";s:7:"summary";s:1794:"What a wonderful new year. Within the first 14 minutes of 2005:<br /><br />12:00 - My dad, mom and brother hugged each other, as I stood, forcibly in front of the TV that just drops the Big Apple every year. I also remarked, "Yay. One more year until graduation year." Then left.<br /><br />12:02 - Got first AIM message (of 5 so far) from Michael.<br /><br />12:03 - Resumed uploading retarded-looking pictures from my ghetto late 90s era digital camera, not caring.<br /><br />12:10 - Mom starts yelling at me, again because I'm on the computer. Says that she should turn off the comp everyday at 11:30. That only encourages me to start studying at 11:31. Screw that. Besides, I've had like 12 hours of sleep...yesterday. Plus 2 naps.<br /><br />12:10-now - Mom continues to yell at me because I spent 8 hours of my life finishing the calc project and didn't study. I suppose she wants me to fail calc then. Then says she doesn't care what I do with my life. Wow. With the 300+ threats in the last year about it, why should I take her seriously?<br /><br />12:14 - I'm continuing to ignore her, while I read Sparknotes for Huck Finn (hey, I finished the book. I need to review.)<br /><br />What a wonderful new year it will be.<br /><br />On a lighter note, I finally got around to installing a *shock* full-version *shock* of Paint Shop Pro (bah...for Illustrator/PS) and a picture studio. And I uploaded pictures! Yay! I doubt any one is really interested in seeing a few measly pictures of my calc project and cookie making (which I'm sure many of you enjoyed...until you see the pictures) taken by a pathetic camera that can only hold 7 pictures at a time. ARGH. If anyone wants to see it....well, just post. Must get another digital camera. Yet also somehow get ~$1110 for car insurance.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104567591;}i:21;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30737.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:14:41 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30737.html";s:11:"description";s:2453:"I am currently wasting my life away doing that idiotic calc project that I was supposed to be finished with 3 weeks ago but accidentally miscalculated so it looked all f-ed up. Great. So far, so good. I only need to make...70x3 + 18 (228 for you math geniuses) more layers out of stupid foam. damnit. Yay for me cutting 210 little 1" diameter circles. I hate circles. Then 18 6" diameter circles. I hate circles so much now. At least my thing doesn't look like crap...kind of.<br /><br />Then tomorrow (well, I suppose it's tomorrow now...) if I happen to finish the stupid project, I'll happily get to frickin study for finals.<br /><br />At least I'm still riding high off my vacation where I was spoiled with expensive clothes. And given purses. And showered with gift cards and money. And drowned in clothes because when you're 16, that's what your relatives give you since they're not going to give you that cool toy you wanted when you were 8. And rained upon in various forms of pearl milk tea. And not forced to eat nasty leftovers (wow I hate leftovers). And taken shopping whenever I wanted. And being happily introduced to random people I never thought I was related to at a nice Christmas party where I won lots of happy weird stuff like bear slippers and a shower clockradio thing. And playing with my semi-annoying cousins, who are 6mo, 9mo, 2yrs, 6, and 6. And finding out that this girl that's 21 who's at UCLA that I thought was a cousin of mine is actually my distant aunt since she's my mom's cousin. o.O;; And bouncing around in that cool Astrojump. That's cool. I haven't played in one of those since...well, summer (okay, that was for a company contest/event), but before that, when I was 11. <br /><br />Not cool is that tsunami. My parents were almost gonna go to Phuket (Thailand) which means they could have been gone. Thank my father who didn't want to go. And all those people there. Bullshit to the U.N. who thinks the U.S. hasn't contributed enough. I don't hear any country in the world giving us a dollar to help the Floridian hurricane victims or the WTC victims. The entire European Union has given $40 million. The U.S. by itself has given $35 million. U.N. bastards. Why don't you complain about China who hasn't given Thailand/Indonesia/Sri Lanka/India/Myanmar/Maldives ANY aid? <br /><br />However, my heart goes out to those families who are missing a family member, lost their home or they have no family anymore.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30737.html";s:7:"summary";s:2453:"I am currently wasting my life away doing that idiotic calc project that I was supposed to be finished with 3 weeks ago but accidentally miscalculated so it looked all f-ed up. Great. So far, so good. I only need to make...70x3 + 18 (228 for you math geniuses) more layers out of stupid foam. damnit. Yay for me cutting 210 little 1" diameter circles. I hate circles. Then 18 6" diameter circles. I hate circles so much now. At least my thing doesn't look like crap...kind of.<br /><br />Then tomorrow (well, I suppose it's tomorrow now...) if I happen to finish the stupid project, I'll happily get to frickin study for finals.<br /><br />At least I'm still riding high off my vacation where I was spoiled with expensive clothes. And given purses. And showered with gift cards and money. And drowned in clothes because when you're 16, that's what your relatives give you since they're not going to give you that cool toy you wanted when you were 8. And rained upon in various forms of pearl milk tea. And not forced to eat nasty leftovers (wow I hate leftovers). And taken shopping whenever I wanted. And being happily introduced to random people I never thought I was related to at a nice Christmas party where I won lots of happy weird stuff like bear slippers and a shower clockradio thing. And playing with my semi-annoying cousins, who are 6mo, 9mo, 2yrs, 6, and 6. And finding out that this girl that's 21 who's at UCLA that I thought was a cousin of mine is actually my distant aunt since she's my mom's cousin. o.O;; And bouncing around in that cool Astrojump. That's cool. I haven't played in one of those since...well, summer (okay, that was for a company contest/event), but before that, when I was 11. <br /><br />Not cool is that tsunami. My parents were almost gonna go to Phuket (Thailand) which means they could have been gone. Thank my father who didn't want to go. And all those people there. Bullshit to the U.N. who thinks the U.S. hasn't contributed enough. I don't hear any country in the world giving us a dollar to help the Floridian hurricane victims or the WTC victims. The entire European Union has given $40 million. The U.S. by itself has given $35 million. U.N. bastards. Why don't you complain about China who hasn't given Thailand/Indonesia/Sri Lanka/India/Myanmar/Maldives ANY aid? <br /><br />However, my heart goes out to those families who are missing a family member, lost their home or they have no family anymore.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104480881;}i:22;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30545.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 27 Dec 2004 05:41:56 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30545.html";s:11:"description";s:1599:"I wish everyone would update more. Then when I don't read lJs for a few days, I'll get to spend more than 20 minutes reading happy journal entries. Wendy, you're cool cuz you update w/ a long entry everyday. :)<br /><br />So while in L.A....I finally got 2 (cheap, yet cool) purses. Add 4 nice sweaters, Target/Gap/Forever 21 gift cards, $25/$20 in cash, and a rare out of print CD in the mail from an Internet contest. Worth ~$40. Frickin' insane people Yay. :D Then today I got a happy pair of jeans...my most expensive yet ($30) from Express. Yay. But boo for price.<br /><br />AND....I got an A on a song in DDR! *crowning achievement*...on "20, November" from the very original DDR. Teehee. Too bad I can't repeat it. <br /><br />Besides that, I haven't studied much (read 3 chapters of chem, 4 of APUS) despite the fact that finals are coming and there's a stupid f-ing COOL on a frickin' Monday morning after break.<br /><br />Oh, and there was a happy Christmas party. I won these cool bear slippers (YAY FOR BEARS) and a weird shower radio clock. I also started with 25 cents in Blackjack, then went up to $10 (YAY FOR DEALERS AND AWESOME LUCK). Haha, $2 max bet, and I only bet like, 50c a hand. Teehee. Then my stupid Dad and his stupid bad luck. He started with $20 and ended up with like, $3 at the end. So in the end my dad had to borrow MY chips to pay for his stupid busted dealer hand. As a family we lost $15. Bah. I'm so awesome at playing...everytime I play I win. Whoops. I just jinxed myself since I'm playing a few of my relatives tonight. Heh. Maybe we'll play poker instead.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/30545.html";s:7:"summary";s:1599:"I wish everyone would update more. Then when I don't read lJs for a few days, I'll get to spend more than 20 minutes reading happy journal entries. Wendy, you're cool cuz you update w/ a long entry everyday. :)<br /><br />So while in L.A....I finally got 2 (cheap, yet cool) purses. Add 4 nice sweaters, Target/Gap/Forever 21 gift cards, $25/$20 in cash, and a rare out of print CD in the mail from an Internet contest. Worth ~$40. Frickin' insane people Yay. :D Then today I got a happy pair of jeans...my most expensive yet ($30) from Express. Yay. But boo for price.<br /><br />AND....I got an A on a song in DDR! *crowning achievement*...on "20, November" from the very original DDR. Teehee. Too bad I can't repeat it. <br /><br />Besides that, I haven't studied much (read 3 chapters of chem, 4 of APUS) despite the fact that finals are coming and there's a stupid f-ing COOL on a frickin' Monday morning after break.<br /><br />Oh, and there was a happy Christmas party. I won these cool bear slippers (YAY FOR BEARS) and a weird shower radio clock. I also started with 25 cents in Blackjack, then went up to $10 (YAY FOR DEALERS AND AWESOME LUCK). Haha, $2 max bet, and I only bet like, 50c a hand. Teehee. Then my stupid Dad and his stupid bad luck. He started with $20 and ended up with like, $3 at the end. So in the end my dad had to borrow MY chips to pay for his stupid busted dealer hand. As a family we lost $15. Bah. I'm so awesome at playing...everytime I play I win. Whoops. I just jinxed myself since I'm playing a few of my relatives tonight. Heh. Maybe we'll play poker instead.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1104126116;}i:23;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29657.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:43:37 GMT";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29657.html";s:11:"description";s:1718:"One more stressful day. Let's hope I make it through.<br /><br />I should start on homework, but I'm burning CDs and scanning stuff, so YAY for me. ARGHHHH...<br /><br />[edit] Congrats, Wendy. Here's your hastily-burned CD (so I can start on hw)...If you don't like it I can burn another CD or buy one or whatever. It's for that awesome cheesecake you indirectly gave me. :D It has a lot of old stuff...like pre-2001, and stuff in the 1970s...lol. Tracklisting:<br /><br />1. Michelle Branch - High Bias Remix (Breathe) &lt;--YAY for techno...tribute to you techno weirdos out there.<br />2. MXPX - Move to Bremerton<br />3. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris<br />4. Vanessa Carlton - Private Radio<br />5. Jason Mraz - You and I Both<br />6. DJ Sammy and Yanou - Heaven<br />7. Bowling for Soup - 1985<br />8. Alanis Morissette - Ironic<br />9. Hoobastank - Running Away<br />10. Utada Hikaru - Simple and Clean (aka, the Kingdom Hearts Theme Song)<br />11. Beatles - She Loves You<br />12. Ben Jelen - Come On<br />13. Gwen Stefani - What You Waitin' For (HAHA...Didn't have a Britney song though...and going Christina is totally 180 degrees...)<br />14. Vienna Teng - Lullabye for a Stormy Night<br />15. Switchfoot - Dare You To Move<br />16. Jessica Harp - Memphis<br />17. Utada Hikaru - First Love<br />18. Hanson - Penny and Me<br />19. No Doubt - Don't Speak<br />20. Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You<br /><br />Have fun. I was too lazy to look for totally obscure artists that you probably don't know about (aka, Jessica Harp, Unwritten Law, MXPX, Hayley Westenra)...but I couldn't find UL and HW...too bad. :D And now that I finished burning it, I forgot to put 2 special songs on there. Oh well. Too late. [/edit]";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29657.html";s:7:"summary";s:1718:"One more stressful day. Let's hope I make it through.<br /><br />I should start on homework, but I'm burning CDs and scanning stuff, so YAY for me. ARGHHHH...<br /><br />[edit] Congrats, Wendy. Here's your hastily-burned CD (so I can start on hw)...If you don't like it I can burn another CD or buy one or whatever. It's for that awesome cheesecake you indirectly gave me. :D It has a lot of old stuff...like pre-2001, and stuff in the 1970s...lol. Tracklisting:<br /><br />1. Michelle Branch - High Bias Remix (Breathe) &lt;--YAY for techno...tribute to you techno weirdos out there.<br />2. MXPX - Move to Bremerton<br />3. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris<br />4. Vanessa Carlton - Private Radio<br />5. Jason Mraz - You and I Both<br />6. DJ Sammy and Yanou - Heaven<br />7. Bowling for Soup - 1985<br />8. Alanis Morissette - Ironic<br />9. Hoobastank - Running Away<br />10. 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[/edit]";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1103165017;}i:24;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29347.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 15 Dec 2004 06:41:45 GMT";s:5:"title";s:34:"WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE HIPPIES";s:4:"link";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29347.html";s:11:"description";s:1651:"See title above. Seriously, why are schools (like Redwood) getting more touchie-feely (using Unland's term there) and making everyone sound like frickin hippies? Remember in Kindergarten where if you had a party, you had to invite everyone? Yeah, that's understandable because you're SIX, not 12. Read this:<br /><br />"Recent conversations in the Bullying Prevention group have produced a recommendation to ban birthday balloons here at school. Both students and adults have mentioned the damage that can be done to students who cannot afford or have the friends to provide these sometimes monstrous balloon bouquets. Students carry them around with them during the school day drawing attention to themselves and their birthday. While it is nice to have others realize it is your birthday and to share well wishes, the same effect can be produced with the leadership balloon (singular) that is provided for all students on their respective birthday." --newsletter from Redwood (don't ask why I have this, I was just looking for someone at RMS when I came across this)<br /><br />BULLY PREVENTION GROUP? HURT FEELINGS OVER BALLOONS? OMG. And Leadership gives out balloons to everyone now? LMAO. Let's all just move back to 1st grade, please. I would mention other 'fantastic' things they've done to RMS (including the fact that Ms Dodd, even though I don't know her, got fired before Diehl did, and their form of the Link Crew, how they have Homeroom everyday to have bonding time and do nothing...), but I have to do homework. HAHAHAHA, geez. No wonder each year the freshman class gets more and more hippie-like. I hope we're not too much like that.";s:8:"comments";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/kyip150/29347.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:17:"NONE UNTIL WED =(";s:4:"mood";s:6:"amused";}s:7:"summary";s:1651:"See title above. Seriously, why are schools (like Redwood) getting more touchie-feely (using Unland's term there) and making everyone sound like frickin hippies? Remember in Kindergarten where if you had a party, you had to invite everyone? Yeah, that's understandable because you're SIX, not 12. Read this:<br /><br />"Recent conversations in the Bullying Prevention group have produced a recommendation to ban birthday balloons here at school. Both students and adults have mentioned the damage that can be done to students who cannot afford or have the friends to provide these sometimes monstrous balloon bouquets. Students carry them around with them during the school day drawing attention to themselves and their birthday. While it is nice to have others realize it is your birthday and to share well wishes, the same effect can be produced with the leadership balloon (singular) that is provided for all students on their respective birthday." --newsletter from Redwood (don't ask why I have this, I was just looking for someone at RMS when I came across this)<br /><br />BULLY PREVENTION GROUP? HURT FEELINGS OVER BALLOONS? OMG. And Leadership gives out balloons to everyone now? LMAO. Let's all just move back to 1st grade, please. I would mention other 'fantastic' things they've done to RMS (including the fact that Ms Dodd, even though I don't know her, got fired before Diehl did, and their form of the Link Crew, how they have Homeroom everyday to have bonding time and do nothing...), but I have to do homework. HAHAHAHA, geez. No wonder each year the freshman class gets more and more hippie-like. 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GMT";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5700.html";s:11:"description";s:1218:"ok now's my turn to make a comment in this thing.  wow, we need more members.  damn xanga.  i don't see what people see in that thing...<br /><br />anyways yay to the juniors who KICKED the freshmen in powderpuff today.  pray that the seniors win tomorrow, because as much as i would LOVE to see them go down, i'd rather that the juniors kick the crap out of the seniors than the sophs.  it would just be more glory for the class of 04, don't you think?<br /><br />*nods reader's head*<br /><br />ok, now that that's set.... i'm so fucking tired people.  i hate school.  i wish it was may 14th.  and AP testing was FRIKKIN over....<br /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Charades, pop skill<br />Water hyacinth, named by a poet<br />Imitation of life.<br />Like a koi in a frozen pond.<br />Like a goldfish in a bowl.<br />I don't want to hear you cry.<br /><br />Thats sugarcane that tasted good.<br />Thats cinnamon, thats Hollywood.<br />C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try.<br /><br />You want the greatest thing<br />The greatest thing since bread came sliced.<br />You've got it all, you've got it sized.<br />Like a Friday fashion show teenager<br />Freezing in the corner<br />Trying to look like you don't try.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5700.html";s:7:"summary";s:1218:"ok now's my turn to make a comment in this thing.  wow, we need more members.  damn xanga.  i don't see what people see in that thing...<br /><br />anyways yay to the juniors who KICKED the freshmen in powderpuff today.  pray that the seniors win tomorrow, because as much as i would LOVE to see them go down, i'd rather that the juniors kick the crap out of the seniors than the sophs.  it would just be more glory for the class of 04, don't you think?<br /><br />*nods reader's head*<br /><br />ok, now that that's set.... i'm so fucking tired people.  i hate school.  i wish it was may 14th.  and AP testing was FRIKKIN over....<br /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Charades, pop skill<br />Water hyacinth, named by a poet<br />Imitation of life.<br />Like a koi in a frozen pond.<br />Like a goldfish in a bowl.<br />I don't want to hear you cry.<br /><br />Thats sugarcane that tasted good.<br />Thats cinnamon, thats Hollywood.<br />C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try.<br /><br />You want the greatest thing<br />The greatest thing since bread came sliced.<br />You've got it all, you've got it sized.<br />Like a Friday fashion show teenager<br />Freezing in the corner<br />Trying to look like you don't try.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1048057442;}i:12;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5446.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 15 Mar 2003 02:05:08 GMT";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5446.html";s:11:"description";s:173:"ahhh you're rite... i had completely forgotten about this community =]<br /><br />ya the next rally is this next thursday i believe.<br /><br />SO HOW'S EVERYONE DOING??? =D";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5446.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:13:""About A Boy"";s:4:"mood";s:6:"amused";}s:7:"summary";s:173:"ahhh you're rite... i had completely forgotten about this community =]<br /><br />ya the next rally is this next thursday i believe.<br /><br />SO HOW'S EVERYONE DOING??? =D";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1047693908;}i:13;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5294.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:30:45 GMT";s:5:"title";s:4:"hola";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5294.html";s:11:"description";s:169:"This community has DIED!!!! so i decided to revive it...<br /><br />hi...<br /><br />uh... let's talk... SPRING FLING.... is there a rally next week? I WANT A RALLY NOW!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/5294.html";s:7:"summary";s:169:"This community has DIED!!!! so i decided to revive it...<br /><br />hi...<br /><br />uh... let's talk... SPRING FLING.... is there a rally next week? I WANT A RALLY NOW!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1047630645;}i:14;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4943.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 03 Nov 2002 01:37:30 GMT";s:5:"title";s:6:"err...";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4943.html";s:11:"description";s:1047:"sorry, what alex is referring to is one of my posts (that i've now deleted) that was supposed to be in my own journal -- not shsfalcons. :) if you really want to see it you can visit my journal, but it doesn't have to do with saratoga high...<br /><br />sorry alex :)<br /><br />about the story idea: if we kept posting one-liners here it'd get kind of cluttered... but it's an interesting idea.<br /><br />I'll see if I can get a php script written where you'd type in a line, submit it, and it would just "appear" immediately after what has already been written. so like this:<br /><br />User #1 posts:<br /><br />"Twas a dark and stormy night."<br /><br />Webpage displays:<br /><br />"Twas a dark and stormy night."<br /><br />User #2 posts:<br /><br />"This is the story of a small dust mite."<br /><br />webpage displays:<br /><br />"Twas a dark and stormy nite. This is the story of a small dust mite"<br /><br />So it doesn't even look like anyone's updating... it just does. :) interesting idea. hmmmm.<br /><br />thanks anyway alex... :)";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4943.html";s:7:"summary";s:1047:"sorry, what alex is referring to is one of my posts (that i've now deleted) that was supposed to be in my own journal -- not shsfalcons. :) if you really want to see it you can visit my journal, but it doesn't have to do with saratoga high...<br /><br />sorry alex :)<br /><br />about the story idea: if we kept posting one-liners here it'd get kind of cluttered... but it's an interesting idea.<br /><br />I'll see if I can get a php script written where you'd type in a line, submit it, and it would just "appear" immediately after what has already been written. so like this:<br /><br />User #1 posts:<br /><br />"Twas a dark and stormy night."<br /><br />Webpage displays:<br /><br />"Twas a dark and stormy night."<br /><br />User #2 posts:<br /><br />"This is the story of a small dust mite."<br /><br />webpage displays:<br /><br />"Twas a dark and stormy nite. This is the story of a small dust mite"<br /><br />So it doesn't even look like anyone's updating... it just does. :) interesting idea. hmmmm.<br /><br />thanks anyway alex... :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1036287450;}i:15;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4834.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 01 Nov 2002 15:14:35 GMT";s:5:"title";s:17:"yay for kalvin =)";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4834.html";s:11:"description";s:158:"hehehe i hafta admit that ever since kalvin joined shsfalcons it's been a lot livelier in here =P never had anything much to talk about before, but GJ KALVIN!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4834.html";s:7:"summary";s:158:"hehehe i hafta admit that ever since kalvin joined shsfalcons it's been a lot livelier in here =P never had anything much to talk about before, but GJ KALVIN!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1036163675;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4292.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 01 Nov 2002 02:19:33 GMT";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4292.html";s:11:"description";s:1575:"kalvin is in the building. <br /><br />some clarifications: 1) that ebay auction was meant to be a total joke. i do not condone the sale or purchase of humans in any shape, way, or form. nor do i have anything against freshmen. thank you.<br /><br />2) saratogahigh.com's current forums are, right now, only for reporting errors and suggesting new features. student forums, for class discussions, club discussions, etc., will launch in january and will look a lot different.  oh, and the forums are down right now for updating.<br /><br />reply to comment: "it's a shame that u can't have the option to allow non-lj people to post stuff in communities"<br /><br />livejournal fills a certain, small niche that it does very well. however, allowing non-lj people to post would make it basically an open forum, like the one on my poetry ii forums at www.poetrygangstas.com/forums/ (sorry, the sh.com one is down right now)<br /><br />lj is all about the community it creates-- if there were no such thing as friends/friends list/etc., there would be no point in having a livejournal. it would be closer to a straight blog... and if everyone could post in it then it'd be a forum. :) and that's what will be at sh.com; a forum where everyone (all shs students, anyway) can post if they want. <br /><br />ok, done with those.<br /><br />goodness, i should hire stephanie as sh.com's/my PR person... you mentioned schedules in your lj earlier, too. :)<br /><br />this is interesting. let's see how it goes when we get more people...chaos! :) alex, you the admin for this community?";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/4292.html";s:7:"summary";s:1575:"kalvin is in the building. <br /><br />some clarifications: 1) that ebay auction was meant to be a total joke. i do not condone the sale or purchase of humans in any shape, way, or form. nor do i have anything against freshmen. thank you.<br /><br />2) saratogahigh.com's current forums are, right now, only for reporting errors and suggesting new features. student forums, for class discussions, club discussions, etc., will launch in january and will look a lot different.  oh, and the forums are down right now for updating.<br /><br />reply to comment: "it's a shame that u can't have the option to allow non-lj people to post stuff in communities"<br /><br />livejournal fills a certain, small niche that it does very well. however, allowing non-lj people to post would make it basically an open forum, like the one on my poetry ii forums at www.poetrygangstas.com/forums/ (sorry, the sh.com one is down right now)<br /><br />lj is all about the community it creates-- if there were no such thing as friends/friends list/etc., there would be no point in having a livejournal. it would be closer to a straight blog... and if everyone could post in it then it'd be a forum. :) and that's what will be at sh.com; a forum where everyone (all shs students, anyway) can post if they want. <br /><br />ok, done with those.<br /><br />goodness, i should hire stephanie as sh.com's/my PR person... you mentioned schedules in your lj earlier, too. :)<br /><br />this is interesting. let's see how it goes when we get more people...chaos! :) alex, you the admin for this community?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1036117173;}i:17;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3847.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 31 Oct 2002 23:18:06 GMT";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3847.html";s:11:"description";s:101:"MUAHAHAHAHA WE'RE SLOWLY GROWING! now boasting with FIVE members =D THX FER JOINING MEGUMI/KALVIN! =P";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3847.html";s:7:"summary";s:101:"MUAHAHAHAHA WE'RE SLOWLY GROWING! now boasting with FIVE members =D THX FER JOINING MEGUMI/KALVIN! =P";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1036106286;}i:18;a:10:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3635.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 23 Oct 2002 23:54:52 GMT";s:5:"title";s:15:"Bid on Freshmen";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3635.html";s:11:"description";s:231:"hahahaha I read this on Kalvin's away message. It's so funny! Check it out:<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1780529707">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=1780529707</a>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3635.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:58:"<marquee>Billy Crawford - You didn't expect that</marquee>";s:4:"mood";s:6:"amused";}s:7:"summary";s:231:"hahahaha I read this on Kalvin's away message. It's so funny! Check it out:<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1780529707">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=1780529707</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1035417292;}i:19;a:10:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3366.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:03:55 GMT";s:5:"title";s:16:"Saratogahigh.com";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3366.html";s:11:"description";s:162:"hey guys! You should definitely check this out: <a href="http://www.saratogahigh.com/forums/">http://www.saratogahigh.com/forums/</a>! It's a forum for the users!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3366.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:4:"okay";}s:7:"summary";s:162:"hey guys! You should definitely check this out: <a href="http://www.saratogahigh.com/forums/">http://www.saratogahigh.com/forums/</a>! It's a forum for the users!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1034575435;}i:20;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3219.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:43:03 GMT";s:5:"title";s:4:"SATs";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3219.html";s:11:"description";s:158:"To the people that took the SATs today- How'd it go?<br /><br />Who here is going to Homecoming? We need more ppl in this community. EVERYBODY RECRUIT PEOPLE!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/3219.html";s:7:"summary";s:158:"To the people that took the SATs today- How'd it go?<br /><br />Who here is going to Homecoming? We need more ppl in this community. EVERYBODY RECRUIT PEOPLE!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1034458983;}i:21;a:10:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2892.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:58:35 GMT";s:5:"title";s:4:"BOO!";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2892.html";s:11:"description";s:167:"I feel the need.. the need to post in here....<br /><br />HI! Okies.. yaaay! Tomorrow' friday... I have nothing else to say... except HIHIHIHIHIHIHI!!!! HOW ARE YOU???";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2892.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:4:"blah";}s:7:"summary";s:167:"I feel the need.. the need to post in here....<br /><br />HI! Okies.. yaaay! Tomorrow' friday... I have nothing else to say... except HIHIHIHIHIHIHI!!!! HOW ARE YOU???";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1034319515;}i:22;a:10:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2781.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 05 Oct 2002 06:00:44 GMT";s:5:"title";s:17:"Neverending Story";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2781.html";s:11:"description";s:223:"HEY! WHO'S IN THE MOOD FOR A STORY??? I SURE AM!!!!!!!! hahaha less write a story! u kno the kind where one person writes some, then the next person adds on to it, and so on and so on! WHO FEELS LIKE DOING ONE??????????? =D";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2781.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"Eminem - Lose Yourself";s:4:"mood";s:6:"amused";}s:7:"summary";s:223:"HEY! WHO'S IN THE MOOD FOR A STORY??? I SURE AM!!!!!!!! hahaha less write a story! u kno the kind where one person writes some, then the next person adds on to it, and so on and so on! WHO FEELS LIKE DOING ONE??????????? =D";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1033797644;}i:23;a:10:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2322.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 05 Oct 2002 02:24:52 GMT";s:5:"title";s:11:"Record Deal";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2322.html";s:11:"description";s:268:"HOLA! Okies so Alex prolly already knows about this, but... <br /><br />but I was in the journalism room after school and I was reading this thing on a page about a Saratoga graduate getting a record deal! Yay! That's so cool! Another celebrity for our school! woohoo!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2322.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:6:"amused";}s:7:"summary";s:268:"HOLA! Okies so Alex prolly already knows about this, but... <br /><br />but I was in the journalism room after school and I was reading this thing on a page about a Saratoga graduate getting a record deal! Yay! That's so cool! Another celebrity for our school! woohoo!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1033784692;}i:24;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2232.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 30 Sep 2002 01:43:56 GMT";s:5:"title";s:32:"FOOTBALL GAME FRIDAY VERSUS PALI";s:6:"author";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2232.html";s:11:"description";s:211:"<img src="http://www.fearnothingmusicgear.com/images/Band%20Designs/Featured%20Performance%202002.gif" width="360" height="290" alt=""><br /><br />come watch the band in it's first performance of the season.  :)";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/2232.html";s:7:"summary";s:211:"<img src="http://www.fearnothingmusicgear.com/images/Band%20Designs/Featured%20Performance%202002.gif" width="360" height="290" alt=""><br /><br />come watch the band in it's first performance of the season.  :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1033350236;}}s:7:"channel";a:7:{s:5:"title";s:6:"Falcon";s:4:"link";s:48:"http://www.livejournal.com/community/shsfalcons/";s:11:"description";s:24:"Falcon - LiveJournal.com";s:14:"managingeditor";s:20:"cacklers@hotmail.com";s:13:"lastbuilddate";s:29:"Sun, 06 Feb 2005 18:37:39 GMT";s:9:"generator";s:29:"LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com";s:7:"tagline";s:24:"Falcon - LiveJournal.com";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:0:{}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:10:"ISO-8859-1";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:13:"current_field";s:0:"";s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;s:15:"source_encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:13:"last_modified";s:31:"Sun, 06 Feb 2005 18:37:39 GMT
cache/d3e37dc5821baea36c3ebccb521aa8e1:O:9:"magpierss":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/52075.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 14 Jul 2005 07:58:51 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/52075.html";s:11:"description";s:1786:"Woooooo! Tomorrow I'm off for New York, then off to Boston to go visit colleges and see the sights! Hellllo MIT :D! My flight leaves early in the morning, so :(.<br /><br />Any cool places I should particularily visit? Or any Boston people willing to show me around the colleges? :D<br /><br />I promise to get people cool stuff, and I also promise to make 1 phone call to one special household around 6 PM EST on Sunday. I'll try... to get online.. Darren's uncle should have computers of some sort, hehe.<br /><br />Besides that, today was an interesting day. Our Gov teacher delayed the MC test yet again, for the 5th time. He's um.. wow. I really love him though, hahaha. After that, I went off to the SHroom for a bit. We have a ROOM LOGO! YES!<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/mushroom_logo.jpg"><br /><br />Oh yes, I get my 6 months tomorrow! TOO BAD IT DOESN'T MATTER. Take people out to lunch when I get back? :D<br /><br />After that, went off to Personal Management with Richard, who somehow managed to bs the badge to completion. Came back, did work on my Eagle project, and then went to the model meeting with Ninad. OMG IT IS SO GAY. THEY MAKE YOU PAY SO THEY CAN RAISE MONEY? WTF??? Anyways, don't bother joining, it's really gay. Unless of course, your parents are already in the organization and have already paid for you, i.e. my mom, so I'm kinda stuck. Ugh. Stupid morally questionable fundraisers. Anyways, after that, I went off to St. Johns with Vicky and Henry and Ninad, and we played bridge. Woot I finally ate a 1 lb burger by myself (and subsequently took a 1 lb poo)! Anyways, got to go... I'll keep in touch! :D<br /><br />EDIT: The idiot who can't comprehend timezones in me corrects the above time to 12 PM EST.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/52075.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:1786:"Woooooo! Tomorrow I'm off for New York, then off to Boston to go visit colleges and see the sights! Hellllo MIT :D! My flight leaves early in the morning, so :(.<br /><br />Any cool places I should particularily visit? Or any Boston people willing to show me around the colleges? :D<br /><br />I promise to get people cool stuff, and I also promise to make 1 phone call to one special household around 6 PM EST on Sunday. I'll try... to get online.. Darren's uncle should have computers of some sort, hehe.<br /><br />Besides that, today was an interesting day. Our Gov teacher delayed the MC test yet again, for the 5th time. He's um.. wow. I really love him though, hahaha. After that, I went off to the SHroom for a bit. We have a ROOM LOGO! YES!<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/mushroom_logo.jpg"><br /><br />Oh yes, I get my 6 months tomorrow! TOO BAD IT DOESN'T MATTER. Take people out to lunch when I get back? :D<br /><br />After that, went off to Personal Management with Richard, who somehow managed to bs the badge to completion. Came back, did work on my Eagle project, and then went to the model meeting with Ninad. OMG IT IS SO GAY. THEY MAKE YOU PAY SO THEY CAN RAISE MONEY? WTF??? Anyways, don't bother joining, it's really gay. Unless of course, your parents are already in the organization and have already paid for you, i.e. my mom, so I'm kinda stuck. Ugh. Stupid morally questionable fundraisers. Anyways, after that, I went off to St. Johns with Vicky and Henry and Ninad, and we played bridge. Woot I finally ate a 1 lb burger by myself (and subsequently took a 1 lb poo)! Anyways, got to go... I'll keep in touch! :D<br /><br />EDIT: The idiot who can't comprehend timezones in me corrects the above time to 12 PM EST.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121327931;}i:1;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51769.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:10:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51769.html";s:11:"description";s:1186:"My oral expression has been reduced to.. as put so delicately by Ninad: MMMMRHHHMM MHHRHRHMMM SHHHRRRR SHHHHHUTTPPPPP. How joyous.<br /><br />There was actually a joyous event today though! Even though I kinda forgot to do my homework for Gov until 7:05 in the morning, the teacher has now postponed our first exam 4 times now. On the first week, he said.. ummm.. maybe next week, Thursday! Getting to the second week.. ummm maybe Thursday or next Tuesday. On Thursday.. Wednesday! And coming to today... Multiple choice is now next Wednesday, and our essay exam is on Thursday. Uhh... finally. Or maybe tomorrow he will delay it even more and we won't have any tests ever. Woot. Druehl has really awesome lectures though, even though Henry and I fall asleep due to lack of sleep from the previous night. Oops.<br /><br />Later on, I went off to tutor again, then to a captains' meeting for Relay for Life in August. OMG what the crap have I gotten myself into. Ohhhhh jizz.<br /><br />Hello, AP scores! Glad to see you! And it seems as if they are glad to see me too. Yay.<br /><br />Uhh.. must sleep now. I seem to have become the official downloader for several people, *blink blink*";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51769.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:27:"Britney Spears - Outrageous";s:4:"mood";s:7:"painful";}s:7:"summary";s:1186:"My oral expression has been reduced to.. as put so delicately by Ninad: MMMMRHHHMM MHHRHRHMMM SHHHRRRR SHHHHHUTTPPPPP. How joyous.<br /><br />There was actually a joyous event today though! Even though I kinda forgot to do my homework for Gov until 7:05 in the morning, the teacher has now postponed our first exam 4 times now. On the first week, he said.. ummm.. maybe next week, Thursday! Getting to the second week.. ummm maybe Thursday or next Tuesday. On Thursday.. Wednesday! And coming to today... Multiple choice is now next Wednesday, and our essay exam is on Thursday. Uhh... finally. Or maybe tomorrow he will delay it even more and we won't have any tests ever. Woot. Druehl has really awesome lectures though, even though Henry and I fall asleep due to lack of sleep from the previous night. Oops.<br /><br />Later on, I went off to tutor again, then to a captains' meeting for Relay for Life in August. OMG what the crap have I gotten myself into. Ohhhhh jizz.<br /><br />Hello, AP scores! Glad to see you! And it seems as if they are glad to see me too. Yay.<br /><br />Uhh.. must sleep now. I seem to have become the official downloader for several people, *blink blink*";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121238601;}i:2;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51688.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 12 Jul 2005 04:24:52 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51688.html";s:11:"description";s:1152:"On the 6006th year and 192th day of creation, the orthodontist said: Let there be rubber bands. And there were. And it was not good. The teeth hurt. The gum lobby organized a picketing protest on Cox Avenue. The IHBO (International Hair Bands Organization) filed a tort claming emotional damage for defacing the name of bands, which was promptly thrown out by Judge Judy. The mouth engaged in urban riots. Finally, the man came up with a brilliant solution: doubling the amount of rubber bands to shorten their duration. It made no sense but was tried anyways. To Be Continued...<br /><br />Today was supposed to be a productive day, except for it wasn't. I went to work out with people at 9:00, then off to the orthodontist. For lunch there was Pho, to and from where I did not magically transport a lot of people - but not Henry! Burned 'im though :D. We came back and played GC and went swimming, then I played some bridge, then went off to the troop meeting to waste a crapload of time playing frisbee. I must study gov now. Arr...<br /><br />How am I supposed to tell if this tapping below the collarbone trick is working? Hrmm. They must grow! :D";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51688.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:36:"Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now?";s:4:"mood";s:3:"hot";}s:7:"summary";s:1152:"On the 6006th year and 192th day of creation, the orthodontist said: Let there be rubber bands. And there were. And it was not good. The teeth hurt. The gum lobby organized a picketing protest on Cox Avenue. The IHBO (International Hair Bands Organization) filed a tort claming emotional damage for defacing the name of bands, which was promptly thrown out by Judge Judy. The mouth engaged in urban riots. Finally, the man came up with a brilliant solution: doubling the amount of rubber bands to shorten their duration. It made no sense but was tried anyways. To Be Continued...<br /><br />Today was supposed to be a productive day, except for it wasn't. I went to work out with people at 9:00, then off to the orthodontist. For lunch there was Pho, to and from where I did not magically transport a lot of people - but not Henry! Burned 'im though :D. We came back and played GC and went swimming, then I played some bridge, then went off to the troop meeting to waste a crapload of time playing frisbee. I must study gov now. Arr...<br /><br />How am I supposed to tell if this tapping below the collarbone trick is working? Hrmm. They must grow! :D";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121142292;}i:3;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51396.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 10 Jul 2005 19:39:54 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51396.html";s:11:"description";s:4617:"Since a large portion of people reading this journal actually WENT to Relay For Life, I'll just give some of my personal highlights of the event, to ease up the reading. Overall, pretty nice event, although I came out with an undefined ratio of sleep from last year to this year, and also smelling really like crap from some STUPID muddy mats. I only took like... 6 pictures, uh haha, because I was too lazy to grab my camera everytime something popped up. Oh and obviously journal &gt; sleep. Duh.<br /><br />The day before, I went working out with Vicky, Lisa, Bryant, and Jason. Hehe that was fun. After that, I really really improved saratogahigh.org's internal interface, yea yea no one cares. Jin popped up, then I went to tutor more Biology, then came back to go setup for Relay. OMG I had so much frigging crap in my car. It was literally packed full of junk, then added in with Ryan's junk, and Kat's junk, then Darren's junk, and 1 Bruce, and you have a verrrrrry happy car. Haha.<br /><br />Afterwards, Ryan and Jin came to my house to check out what my cousin's guitar looked like. It uh.. is small. Great. So I just went over to Darren's house to steal his, but he wasn't home, then his brother told me he was at the fashion show meeting at the Saratoga Library, and I KINDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. Ryan followed me there (he teleported magically), and then I saw my mom inside the meeting. OMG SOOOO BAD. Good thing she didn't really notice, hahaha. I was also surprised by the number of people doing it.. cool people include Wendy, Darren, Tiffany, Scott Juang, Chris Chiou (my neighbor), and some other people I recognized, and uh possibly Ninad (wait, were you interested)???<br /><br />Oh, so anyways, we need more female fashion models. Somehow this year the guys are outnumbering the girls by a lot. Kathleen? Some people like the way you look :D. Or Tiff Hu? Anyone?<br /><br />I stayed up until 2 playing Towers!!! and Bridge, then writing up a silly essay for a $100 scholarship. Woot.<br /><br />Highlights:<br />Wasn't able to drive because my mom wanted to steal the car. Booo.<br /><br />No Ninad or Darren is bad. I also didn't get anyone to sign my yearbook, though we did use it to play 'Who does Michael Song like?' Is it Song? I wasn't paying attention so I never figured out, but who cares.<br /><br />Getting there and blasting music off our 2 subs, 5 speakers, and 1 amp, then getting our power yanked later while I was gone. Oops. :D<br /><br />Running for 30 minutes of my shift and making people think I was insane. I probably am.<br /><br />Getting a present from Tiffany and Elaine, even though we (I) kinda stood them up at my party. :(<br /><br />Escaping with Jason, Vicky, Henry, Ming to eat lunch at Q-cup and SOGO bakery. Mmm.. strudels. Then we randomly went to watch Fantastic Four. IT SUCKED AND WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF 8 DOLLARS. No plotline development and really corny. Ugh. Oh then when we came back Vicky and I got lectured and owned completely. Great. Oh, and I must have lost my blue Paris deck in the theatres :(. It was a good deck :(. We also grabbed the Gamecube and a TV and a PS2.<br /><br />Winning all 16 tricks in 3-5-8 as 8. Woot I own. Hahaha. We played bridge also and I did okay, except when my partners did not understand my hints. Oops. Oh and random gov and guitaring.<br /><br />Super ultimate dinner for $5.<br /><br />Ultimate Frisbee for a few minutes and destroying my knees again!<br /><br />Mafia and Taboo. OMG we got owned in Taboo. Zzzz. Hahaha and I rocked in the first Mafia game. Hehehe.<br /><br />Watching the Incredibles for a bit. Hehehe I like that movie. We had much trouble with the projector. Ugh.<br /><br />LOTS AND LOTS OF SUGAR AND FOOD AND CANDY. Mmmm.<br /><br />Sprinting with Jin and nearly getting decapitated by a limbo pole. We are super smart.<br /><br />Late night Naruto 2 gaming. LOL that game is so funny. Then Contract, dirty Contract, then dirty words a-z, then as Henry said, who do you want to bang a-z. Uhhhhh yeah no comment. At all. Seriously. Especially on that last game.<br /><br />Coming out to talk about random things with Eunice, Jin, and Kat. Eunice is sooo likeable, hahahahaha. Especially the eagerness to see the sunrise (staying up all night!)<br /><br />Lifting tons of crap, such as all these tables, chairs, A POWER GENERATOR, tons of food and water and other crap, loads of speakers and tents and canopies, and MUDDY MATS. UGH.<br /><br />That is all. I must go off and die now. Apparently my mom got a fullsized guitar from my other cousin. I must see how it is after I go off and die.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51396.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:8:"WHEEEEEE";}s:7:"summary";s:4617:"Since a large portion of people reading this journal actually WENT to Relay For Life, I'll just give some of my personal highlights of the event, to ease up the reading. Overall, pretty nice event, although I came out with an undefined ratio of sleep from last year to this year, and also smelling really like crap from some STUPID muddy mats. I only took like... 6 pictures, uh haha, because I was too lazy to grab my camera everytime something popped up. Oh and obviously journal &gt; sleep. Duh.<br /><br />The day before, I went working out with Vicky, Lisa, Bryant, and Jason. Hehe that was fun. After that, I really really improved saratogahigh.org's internal interface, yea yea no one cares. Jin popped up, then I went to tutor more Biology, then came back to go setup for Relay. OMG I had so much frigging crap in my car. It was literally packed full of junk, then added in with Ryan's junk, and Kat's junk, then Darren's junk, and 1 Bruce, and you have a verrrrrry happy car. Haha.<br /><br />Afterwards, Ryan and Jin came to my house to check out what my cousin's guitar looked like. It uh.. is small. Great. So I just went over to Darren's house to steal his, but he wasn't home, then his brother told me he was at the fashion show meeting at the Saratoga Library, and I KINDA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. Ryan followed me there (he teleported magically), and then I saw my mom inside the meeting. OMG SOOOO BAD. Good thing she didn't really notice, hahaha. I was also surprised by the number of people doing it.. cool people include Wendy, Darren, Tiffany, Scott Juang, Chris Chiou (my neighbor), and some other people I recognized, and uh possibly Ninad (wait, were you interested)???<br /><br />Oh, so anyways, we need more female fashion models. Somehow this year the guys are outnumbering the girls by a lot. Kathleen? Some people like the way you look :D. Or Tiff Hu? Anyone?<br /><br />I stayed up until 2 playing Towers!!! and Bridge, then writing up a silly essay for a $100 scholarship. Woot.<br /><br />Highlights:<br />Wasn't able to drive because my mom wanted to steal the car. Booo.<br /><br />No Ninad or Darren is bad. I also didn't get anyone to sign my yearbook, though we did use it to play 'Who does Michael Song like?' Is it Song? I wasn't paying attention so I never figured out, but who cares.<br /><br />Getting there and blasting music off our 2 subs, 5 speakers, and 1 amp, then getting our power yanked later while I was gone. Oops. :D<br /><br />Running for 30 minutes of my shift and making people think I was insane. I probably am.<br /><br />Getting a present from Tiffany and Elaine, even though we (I) kinda stood them up at my party. :(<br /><br />Escaping with Jason, Vicky, Henry, Ming to eat lunch at Q-cup and SOGO bakery. Mmm.. strudels. Then we randomly went to watch Fantastic Four. IT SUCKED AND WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF 8 DOLLARS. No plotline development and really corny. Ugh. Oh then when we came back Vicky and I got lectured and owned completely. Great. Oh, and I must have lost my blue Paris deck in the theatres :(. It was a good deck :(. We also grabbed the Gamecube and a TV and a PS2.<br /><br />Winning all 16 tricks in 3-5-8 as 8. Woot I own. Hahaha. We played bridge also and I did okay, except when my partners did not understand my hints. Oops. Oh and random gov and guitaring.<br /><br />Super ultimate dinner for $5.<br /><br />Ultimate Frisbee for a few minutes and destroying my knees again!<br /><br />Mafia and Taboo. OMG we got owned in Taboo. Zzzz. Hahaha and I rocked in the first Mafia game. Hehehe.<br /><br />Watching the Incredibles for a bit. Hehehe I like that movie. We had much trouble with the projector. Ugh.<br /><br />LOTS AND LOTS OF SUGAR AND FOOD AND CANDY. Mmmm.<br /><br />Sprinting with Jin and nearly getting decapitated by a limbo pole. We are super smart.<br /><br />Late night Naruto 2 gaming. LOL that game is so funny. Then Contract, dirty Contract, then dirty words a-z, then as Henry said, who do you want to bang a-z. Uhhhhh yeah no comment. At all. Seriously. Especially on that last game.<br /><br />Coming out to talk about random things with Eunice, Jin, and Kat. Eunice is sooo likeable, hahahahaha. Especially the eagerness to see the sunrise (staying up all night!)<br /><br />Lifting tons of crap, such as all these tables, chairs, A POWER GENERATOR, tons of food and water and other crap, loads of speakers and tents and canopies, and MUDDY MATS. UGH.<br /><br />That is all. I must go off and die now. Apparently my mom got a fullsized guitar from my other cousin. I must see how it is after I go off and die.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121024394;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51024.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:39:52 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51024.html";s:11:"description";s:3720:"Yay I am utterly stoned! I had another entry going somewhere, but it's at my computer at school. Hrm oh well.<br /><br />Today I endured the most herculean feat imaginable by man (or not). Henry and I went to a Saratoga City Council meeting for our Gov summer school, where for 2 hours and 30 minutes, they talked about constructing a trail along the railroad in Saratoga. Repeating your points over and over doesn't really help, y'know, only makes your speech more boring. I wonder how the councillors stand it all the time. Isn't it slightly boring to sit there all the time, listening to people blab on and on and on and on and a few more ons? Or maybe they take great delight in watching Gov students suffer and die in the back, attempting not to keel over and sleep. I know I almost did. I don't think a job as a politician attracts me too much, besides the becoming a slimey weasel part!<br /><br />And no David, the councillors != teh sexay. Well maybe Norman is a bit ;)<br /><br />Well, Gov was awesome earlier today for not existing. We woke up bright and early and got to De Anza, only to find a nice sign tacked on the door saying 'No Class Today.' So instead, Ninad, Henry, and I popped over to my house to play GC, of course. I'm absolutely terrible compared to Henry, game monster prime.<br /><br />After lunch, popped over to the SHroom to do work. Classifieds is BACK! IN BLACK! Errr... well it is looking spiffier than ever, haha, but you guys won't see that until school starts. You can now upload your own pictures :D. And unfortunately enough, the random picture I chose to test it with was of a rabbit humping a chicken. You really don't want to know. *IMMEDIATE DELETE* I'm also porting over a new code system, woohoo! Phil popped up too to print out some stuff and do other stuff. I also grabbed my transcript to apply for a $100 scholarship for being in a fashion show and doing some other Relay For Life. Hahaha, yes, I shall be a model along with Darren and Wendy, and possibly some of the people who my mom randomly enticed when they were over. Woot.<br /><br />I just finished watching Pitch Black, a movie suggested by some counselor at boy scout camp. It's based off Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, but really isn't anything like it. She kinda is a big Vin Diesel fan *blink blink*, considering she suggested A Man Apart, Pitch Black, The Pacifier, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Derr.. she totally described it wrong, and instead described the book as the movie. Bad counselor.<br /><br />On Tuesday, after sitting through another exciting session of gov (no sarcasm indeed), I downloaded more crap until 3:30, then I popped over to Darren's house for my uh.. very first guitar lesson! Wooohooo! I are teh utter noob. I uh.. did a scale and some chords. Yay. Darren played along with Love Me Do, or at least tried. I like the teacher, she is pretty nice and good I think. Well I really don't know what I am talking about. It's okay though, everyone starts out that way, hahaha. And uh.. I have no idea how my parents lost a guitar in my own house. I think I can borrow my cousin's then and replace the strings. And then randomly, I got asked to stay for dinner, and so I ended up hanging out at Darren's house until 11 or so. Woohoo! I uhh practiced a bit more in that time and also stole some C++ books. Darren suggests the USACO, and I think I will do it. Yay. Programming is teh fun. I seem to have about 3 possibly software / tech jobs lined up for me next summer O_o. I'm wanted, haha.<br /><br />EDIT: Hey, I found the start of my other entry. I can't believe I never had Semisonic - Closing Time. I always assumed it was by Green Day, and that I downloaded it somewhere. Yay I am stoned.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/51024.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:26:"The Mars Volta - The Widow";s:4:"mood";s:6:"wheeee";}s:7:"summary";s:3720:"Yay I am utterly stoned! I had another entry going somewhere, but it's at my computer at school. Hrm oh well.<br /><br />Today I endured the most herculean feat imaginable by man (or not). Henry and I went to a Saratoga City Council meeting for our Gov summer school, where for 2 hours and 30 minutes, they talked about constructing a trail along the railroad in Saratoga. Repeating your points over and over doesn't really help, y'know, only makes your speech more boring. I wonder how the councillors stand it all the time. Isn't it slightly boring to sit there all the time, listening to people blab on and on and on and on and a few more ons? Or maybe they take great delight in watching Gov students suffer and die in the back, attempting not to keel over and sleep. I know I almost did. I don't think a job as a politician attracts me too much, besides the becoming a slimey weasel part!<br /><br />And no David, the councillors != teh sexay. Well maybe Norman is a bit ;)<br /><br />Well, Gov was awesome earlier today for not existing. We woke up bright and early and got to De Anza, only to find a nice sign tacked on the door saying 'No Class Today.' So instead, Ninad, Henry, and I popped over to my house to play GC, of course. I'm absolutely terrible compared to Henry, game monster prime.<br /><br />After lunch, popped over to the SHroom to do work. Classifieds is BACK! IN BLACK! Errr... well it is looking spiffier than ever, haha, but you guys won't see that until school starts. You can now upload your own pictures :D. And unfortunately enough, the random picture I chose to test it with was of a rabbit humping a chicken. You really don't want to know. *IMMEDIATE DELETE* I'm also porting over a new code system, woohoo! Phil popped up too to print out some stuff and do other stuff. I also grabbed my transcript to apply for a $100 scholarship for being in a fashion show and doing some other Relay For Life. Hahaha, yes, I shall be a model along with Darren and Wendy, and possibly some of the people who my mom randomly enticed when they were over. Woot.<br /><br />I just finished watching Pitch Black, a movie suggested by some counselor at boy scout camp. It's based off Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, but really isn't anything like it. She kinda is a big Vin Diesel fan *blink blink*, considering she suggested A Man Apart, Pitch Black, The Pacifier, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Derr.. she totally described it wrong, and instead described the book as the movie. Bad counselor.<br /><br />On Tuesday, after sitting through another exciting session of gov (no sarcasm indeed), I downloaded more crap until 3:30, then I popped over to Darren's house for my uh.. very first guitar lesson! Wooohooo! I are teh utter noob. I uh.. did a scale and some chords. Yay. Darren played along with Love Me Do, or at least tried. I like the teacher, she is pretty nice and good I think. Well I really don't know what I am talking about. It's okay though, everyone starts out that way, hahaha. And uh.. I have no idea how my parents lost a guitar in my own house. I think I can borrow my cousin's then and replace the strings. And then randomly, I got asked to stay for dinner, and so I ended up hanging out at Darren's house until 11 or so. Woohoo! I uhh practiced a bit more in that time and also stole some C++ books. Darren suggests the USACO, and I think I will do it. Yay. Programming is teh fun. I seem to have about 3 possibly software / tech jobs lined up for me next summer O_o. I'm wanted, haha.<br /><br />EDIT: Hey, I found the start of my other entry. I can't believe I never had Semisonic - Closing Time. I always assumed it was by Green Day, and that I downloaded it somewhere. Yay I am stoned.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120721992;}i:5;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50812.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:47:36 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50812.html";s:11:"description";s:2100:"Today was recover from being massively dead day. Basically all I did after I woke up at 11:00 was go on a massive music / anime / movies downloading spree. I burned a lot of Naruto to DVD and deleted them, so I have a little more space now (13.67 GB left), which should be enough for now.<br /><br />Around 5, I went to my cousin's house to eat dinner. Mmm meat. Lots of meat. I convinced my dad to go with me to check out Ninad's tip of up Jacklin Road in Milpitas. We left around 8:30, which in retrospect, was probably a dumb thing to do. Yawn.. I don't think my highway driving was up to par today, but it sufficed. Anyways, we didn't exactly know what Ninad was talking about, so we wandered around for a bit and missed 20+ minutes of the show. Eventually, we said screw it and went up the hill, found an okay spot, and watched. You could see the whole fugging valley from there, it was so nice! That also meant that you can see 7+ shows going on at the same time, which was really cool. It ended too soon though, mostly because my dad and I were wandering about confused previously. After it ended, I could see why Ninad described it as a popular spot - hordes of people were jammed leaving the hill. Oh, and also the cops came and busted a couple of people illegally launching their own fireworks up in the hill, hahaha. Afterwards, my dad and I wandered around for a bit looking for a good spot. We found a REALLY NICE unobstructed view at the end of a court. So maybe I can take people up there next year to see the super nice view and 7+ shows at the same time? Or we could go to SF and see the pretty fireworks over the water, so says Jin. Let's go watch fireworks together next year, seriously :D.<br /><br />Anyways, time to do the Government homework for tomorrow that I kinda haven't done yet. Oh, and apparently tomorrow at 3:30, Darren's mom procured a guitar instructor for me and Darren. I think maybe 1 or 2 more people can come, so anyone interested? Hehehehe. Time to show my non-existant skills, because I haven't picked up a guitar yet. There's a first time for everything! :D";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50812.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:34:"The Police - Every Breath You Take";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2100:"Today was recover from being massively dead day. Basically all I did after I woke up at 11:00 was go on a massive music / anime / movies downloading spree. I burned a lot of Naruto to DVD and deleted them, so I have a little more space now (13.67 GB left), which should be enough for now.<br /><br />Around 5, I went to my cousin's house to eat dinner. Mmm meat. Lots of meat. I convinced my dad to go with me to check out Ninad's tip of up Jacklin Road in Milpitas. We left around 8:30, which in retrospect, was probably a dumb thing to do. Yawn.. I don't think my highway driving was up to par today, but it sufficed. Anyways, we didn't exactly know what Ninad was talking about, so we wandered around for a bit and missed 20+ minutes of the show. Eventually, we said screw it and went up the hill, found an okay spot, and watched. You could see the whole fugging valley from there, it was so nice! That also meant that you can see 7+ shows going on at the same time, which was really cool. It ended too soon though, mostly because my dad and I were wandering about confused previously. After it ended, I could see why Ninad described it as a popular spot - hordes of people were jammed leaving the hill. Oh, and also the cops came and busted a couple of people illegally launching their own fireworks up in the hill, hahaha. Afterwards, my dad and I wandered around for a bit looking for a good spot. We found a REALLY NICE unobstructed view at the end of a court. So maybe I can take people up there next year to see the super nice view and 7+ shows at the same time? Or we could go to SF and see the pretty fireworks over the water, so says Jin. Let's go watch fireworks together next year, seriously :D.<br /><br />Anyways, time to do the Government homework for tomorrow that I kinda haven't done yet. Oh, and apparently tomorrow at 3:30, Darren's mom procured a guitar instructor for me and Darren. I think maybe 1 or 2 more people can come, so anyone interested? Hehehehe. Time to show my non-existant skills, because I haven't picked up a guitar yet. There's a first time for everything! :D";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120546056;}i:6;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50636.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 04 Jul 2005 07:25:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50636.html";s:11:"description";s:8784:"Firstly, yesterday and today were really, really frigging awesome. Something like 36 hours of partying with only 4 hours of sleep + really loud music busting my ears. Wooohooooo!<br /><br />Yes, I had a VERY FUN birthday party, thanks to all of you awesome people. Thank you soooo much everyone! Kathleen for the cake and dessert, a lot of you guys apparently for the Gamecube, Vicky for the dessert, Wendy for the pie, Matt for the books (especially the North Beach Diet, LOL), David for another book, Darren for a gift certificate, and Christine for the IOU, haha. I'm still really really impressed that you guys gave me a Gamecube... are you trying to make my productivity go down to 0 again? :P Hahaha just kidding, thank you very, very much.<br /><br />We played some SSBM in the beginning, then Bridge and Napoleon and Mahjong. Anderthan, Bryant, Ninad, and I tried to start some water rugby, but not enough people wanted to play, so we swam around, then we tried to throw Henry in the pool, but that failed. And HAH Anderthan, you AREN'T 150 lbs. Went back to more games, Mario Tennis, and cards, etc... Haha, I saw that Scott and Allison were playing CS a lot of the time, and now Allison is addicted, hahaha. Around 5, Wendy and Allison left for dance, and we played a bit more until we went off to the Elephant Bar, where DARREN showed up, and I also got a cool dessert from Vicky and Kathleen.<br /><br />After that, we went off to Homestead Lanes to play pool, cards, and go bowl. HAHA we are SO BAD at bowling, oh man... Bryant was a monster the first game, then he sucked the second. I ended up with 92 and probably would have broken 100 on the second, but we were kicked off. Uhh.. and uhh nice soda mixture we got, haha. Oh mannn I feel so bad because we didn't go back earlier, otherwise Tiffany and Elaine would have come. Instead, they said screw it at 10:00. But apparently Susan stopped by and we weren't here, but I got her to come anyways afterwards. Kathleen got dropped off at home, and Robbie popped up around 10:10 or so. We watched Memento then and Team America. Memento... makes my head hurts.. but less than it does right now. Team America was hella funny. AMERICA, FUCK YEA! Hahhahahaha. Anyways, we played Smash and Tennis and other crap until 3, then we attempted to sleep, but instead ended up playing Contact for 2 hours until 5. There was also a separate room that I had no idea what they were doing... buttsex? I dunno. LOL. Well, we eventually all went to sleep.<br /><br />Someone left a pair of glasses at my house.. who does it belong to?<br /><br />Next day, woke up, played more games with the people, ate breakfast, and then about 11:20 or so, everyone left, as we had a concert to attend. Ugh.. cell phone was out of batteries and mom was at Safeway, so I was rushing all around, and also had to steal my dad's cell. Which I promptly then left in my car as soon as we left the school. The concert started out with some so so bands, so we decided to go instead play frisbee, then walk off to Subway to eat lunch. We came back, checked out Tragedy Andy and 5606, who were pretty good. Unfortunately, a mosh pit / fight started, and dust was everywhere, so I kinda left to watch at a distance, then grabbed a free cd, then left again. Wendy and David showed up with a huge picnic, and that was pretty cool.<br /><br />Bowling for Soup was pretty good. Very fun and exciting, and good music too. Oh, beer drinking while playing, and calling the audience really hot very frequently. Hahahaha. Mmm... we hung out after their bit.. played Frisbee, ate shaved ice (thanks Kat!), etc.. Then Crossfade came on, and I didn't really like them, so we wandered off to go throw stuff around and lay down. Then Kat and Darren and Vicky disappeared, so Jeff and I went to go look for them. Vicky, Henry, Jason, Kat, and Darren decided to go off and eat dinner, then go home, because they were partial on Better than Ezra. BUT YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED OUT. Crossfade finished off with Cold, which was pretty good, then it took a while for Better Than Ezra to get started. After 2 or so songs, Better Than Ezra did was to tell us all to jump the barrier and get up RIGHT next to the stage. Woot! Next, while playing, they started throwing guitar picks out to everyone. I think someone stuck their bra onto stage, and BTE made a big deal out of it (in a good meaning though), and tied it up for public display, hahaha. After a while, they got a guy to come up on stage and play the cowbell while doing totally random things while running around stage. Hahhaha... so very amusing. Good songs, right next to stage, complete amusement, free picks.. yea.. you guys missed out. I didn't get any picks though, so poo.. but Ninad, Jin, Jeff, and plenty of other Saratoga people did. We stole a bunch of signs from the event; I ripped one straight off, breaking the zip ties, woot. We stopped by Donut Wheel afterwards, then dropped me at the school, where I conveniently found my cell phone in my car.. oops. Ninad and Jin stopped by my house to pick up a Xbox and Ninad's sleeping bag. Oh.. and Darren and I were supposed to go to a dinner party, supposedly very important, but we kinda.. skipped that because of the lack of rides. Heh.. oops.<br /><br />Oh jeez, now I am really really dead.. ears hurt, tired from no sleep, hungry... Ugh... zzzz<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><br />UHHHHH my download partition only has 3.29 GB left out of 90 GB.... UHHH BAD... I think I need to clean things up or burn them or something.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp">Take This Quiz</a> to see how much of nature you use up.<br /><br />             <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="345">
cache/d3e37dc5821baea36c3ebccb521aa8e1:              </tbody></table><br><br><br /><br />IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.<br />WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.<br /><br />Depressing, ain't it.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50636.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:19:"MUSIC HURTS MY EARS";s:4:"mood";s:4:"dead";}s:7:"summary";s:8784:"Firstly, yesterday and today were really, really frigging awesome. Something like 36 hours of partying with only 4 hours of sleep + really loud music busting my ears. Wooohooooo!<br /><br />Yes, I had a VERY FUN birthday party, thanks to all of you awesome people. Thank you soooo much everyone! Kathleen for the cake and dessert, a lot of you guys apparently for the Gamecube, Vicky for the dessert, Wendy for the pie, Matt for the books (especially the North Beach Diet, LOL), David for another book, Darren for a gift certificate, and Christine for the IOU, haha. I'm still really really impressed that you guys gave me a Gamecube... are you trying to make my productivity go down to 0 again? :P Hahaha just kidding, thank you very, very much.<br /><br />We played some SSBM in the beginning, then Bridge and Napoleon and Mahjong. Anderthan, Bryant, Ninad, and I tried to start some water rugby, but not enough people wanted to play, so we swam around, then we tried to throw Henry in the pool, but that failed. And HAH Anderthan, you AREN'T 150 lbs. Went back to more games, Mario Tennis, and cards, etc... Haha, I saw that Scott and Allison were playing CS a lot of the time, and now Allison is addicted, hahaha. Around 5, Wendy and Allison left for dance, and we played a bit more until we went off to the Elephant Bar, where DARREN showed up, and I also got a cool dessert from Vicky and Kathleen.<br /><br />After that, we went off to Homestead Lanes to play pool, cards, and go bowl. HAHA we are SO BAD at bowling, oh man... Bryant was a monster the first game, then he sucked the second. I ended up with 92 and probably would have broken 100 on the second, but we were kicked off. Uhh.. and uhh nice soda mixture we got, haha. Oh mannn I feel so bad because we didn't go back earlier, otherwise Tiffany and Elaine would have come. Instead, they said screw it at 10:00. But apparently Susan stopped by and we weren't here, but I got her to come anyways afterwards. Kathleen got dropped off at home, and Robbie popped up around 10:10 or so. We watched Memento then and Team America. Memento... makes my head hurts.. but less than it does right now. Team America was hella funny. AMERICA, FUCK YEA! Hahhahahaha. Anyways, we played Smash and Tennis and other crap until 3, then we attempted to sleep, but instead ended up playing Contact for 2 hours until 5. There was also a separate room that I had no idea what they were doing... buttsex? I dunno. LOL. Well, we eventually all went to sleep.<br /><br />Someone left a pair of glasses at my house.. who does it belong to?<br /><br />Next day, woke up, played more games with the people, ate breakfast, and then about 11:20 or so, everyone left, as we had a concert to attend. Ugh.. cell phone was out of batteries and mom was at Safeway, so I was rushing all around, and also had to steal my dad's cell. Which I promptly then left in my car as soon as we left the school. The concert started out with some so so bands, so we decided to go instead play frisbee, then walk off to Subway to eat lunch. We came back, checked out Tragedy Andy and 5606, who were pretty good. Unfortunately, a mosh pit / fight started, and dust was everywhere, so I kinda left to watch at a distance, then grabbed a free cd, then left again. Wendy and David showed up with a huge picnic, and that was pretty cool.<br /><br />Bowling for Soup was pretty good. Very fun and exciting, and good music too. Oh, beer drinking while playing, and calling the audience really hot very frequently. Hahahaha. Mmm... we hung out after their bit.. played Frisbee, ate shaved ice (thanks Kat!), etc.. Then Crossfade came on, and I didn't really like them, so we wandered off to go throw stuff around and lay down. Then Kat and Darren and Vicky disappeared, so Jeff and I went to go look for them. Vicky, Henry, Jason, Kat, and Darren decided to go off and eat dinner, then go home, because they were partial on Better than Ezra. BUT YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED OUT. Crossfade finished off with Cold, which was pretty good, then it took a while for Better Than Ezra to get started. After 2 or so songs, Better Than Ezra did was to tell us all to jump the barrier and get up RIGHT next to the stage. Woot! Next, while playing, they started throwing guitar picks out to everyone. I think someone stuck their bra onto stage, and BTE made a big deal out of it (in a good meaning though), and tied it up for public display, hahaha. After a while, they got a guy to come up on stage and play the cowbell while doing totally random things while running around stage. Hahhaha... so very amusing. Good songs, right next to stage, complete amusement, free picks.. yea.. you guys missed out. I didn't get any picks though, so poo.. but Ninad, Jin, Jeff, and plenty of other Saratoga people did. We stole a bunch of signs from the event; I ripped one straight off, breaking the zip ties, woot. We stopped by Donut Wheel afterwards, then dropped me at the school, where I conveniently found my cell phone in my car.. oops. Ninad and Jin stopped by my house to pick up a Xbox and Ninad's sleeping bag. Oh.. and Darren and I were supposed to go to a dinner party, supposedly very important, but we kinda.. skipped that because of the lack of rides. Heh.. oops.<br /><br />Oh jeez, now I am really really dead.. ears hurt, tired from no sleep, hungry... Ugh... zzzz<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><br />UHHHHH my download partition only has 3.29 GB left out of 90 GB.... UHHH BAD... I think I need to clean things up or burn them or something.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp">Take This Quiz</a> to see how much of nature you use up.<br /><br />             <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="345">
cache/d3e37dc5821baea36c3ebccb521aa8e1:              </tbody></table><br><br><br /><br />IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.<br />WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.<br /><br />Depressing, ain't it.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120461927;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50289.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 30 Jun 2005 06:06:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50289.html";s:11:"description";s:894:"I really need to stop slamming car doors on things, such as Ninad's arm and Allison's purse. Oops, sorry. Oh yes, I did get into Government at De Anza, finally. I really love our teacher - he's into it, he's involved, he knows what he is talking about, he's energetic and active and interesting. Yep. My impression from two days is Class A teacher.<br /><br />Ah, it's Bubble time again! Woohoo! The fridge looks very enticing. :D<br /><br />Ugh, I've been slogging through C++ to do other programming. That reminds me, I should ask Vicky if somehow randomly there is an open slot at her mom's company.<br /><br />Err yes, and for the 3rd time, birthday party at my house, Saturday, July 2nd, 1PM-Late Night (overnighter for guys). Yep.<br /><br />I am extremely useful as a sick cripple in ultimate frisbee. I mean, I even gave my own teammate a bloody nose. Oops. Argh.. sick, must sleep now.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50289.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:47:"The Used & My Chemical Romance - Under Pressure";s:4:"mood";s:3:"hot";}s:7:"summary";s:894:"I really need to stop slamming car doors on things, such as Ninad's arm and Allison's purse. Oops, sorry. Oh yes, I did get into Government at De Anza, finally. I really love our teacher - he's into it, he's involved, he knows what he is talking about, he's energetic and active and interesting. Yep. My impression from two days is Class A teacher.<br /><br />Ah, it's Bubble time again! Woohoo! The fridge looks very enticing. :D<br /><br />Ugh, I've been slogging through C++ to do other programming. That reminds me, I should ask Vicky if somehow randomly there is an open slot at her mom's company.<br /><br />Err yes, and for the 3rd time, birthday party at my house, Saturday, July 2nd, 1PM-Late Night (overnighter for guys). Yep.<br /><br />I am extremely useful as a sick cripple in ultimate frisbee. I mean, I even gave my own teammate a bloody nose. Oops. Argh.. sick, must sleep now.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120111561;}i:8;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50107.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:02:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50107.html";s:11:"description";s:1752:"Well, apparently, my body is trying to kill me. I have some horrible sickness - fever, coughs, headache, the works - plus, I sprained my knee. So that means no running for me in the next few days. Or swimming. Or anything. Ugh.<br /><br />Scout camp was really fun, actually. Maybe normal people would think being trapped in an internet-less, TV-less, MODERN-TOILET-less, warm shower-less, good looking female-less, dusty middle of nowhere for a week is a crazy thought, but hey, that's what we do! :D<br /><br />So anyways, a few highlights - Canoe outpost and Capture the Flag (where I ran down a slow kid and sprained my knee)! Glowstick wars at 1 AM. Big 2 every night until 2 AM. Rifle shooting! Our skit! Spades, 3-5-8, Napoleon, Hearts, Bridge etc.. Burning things with my magnifying glass! FREEZING LAKE WATER. Haha yea. Oh, and it seems that constant overeating doesn't gain me a pound.<br /><br />Yes, we filmed our final day campfire skit. The brilliant person who filmed it left on nightvision for half the time, so it is a bit blurry. May I present to you... <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/The Mellerdrama.wmv">The Mellerdrama, by Troop 581</a>! I was unfortunately unable to participate, as I was a cripple at that time.<br /><br />Over there, I finished Sophie's World, read C++ and started Crime and Punishment.<br /><br />Ah yea, so I haven't been doing much lately, besides being a cripple. I've.. started programming again. Oh yea, and I've been watching Bleach and started downloading Full Metal Alchemist. Uhh yea and I also checked my grades and collegeboard.com - WOOT :D. Ugh.. I hope I get better soon.<br /><br />EDIT: Oh, my glasses exploded again too. They are currently being held together by tape and a staple.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/50107.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:3:"ugh";}s:7:"summary";s:1752:"Well, apparently, my body is trying to kill me. I have some horrible sickness - fever, coughs, headache, the works - plus, I sprained my knee. So that means no running for me in the next few days. Or swimming. Or anything. Ugh.<br /><br />Scout camp was really fun, actually. Maybe normal people would think being trapped in an internet-less, TV-less, MODERN-TOILET-less, warm shower-less, good looking female-less, dusty middle of nowhere for a week is a crazy thought, but hey, that's what we do! :D<br /><br />So anyways, a few highlights - Canoe outpost and Capture the Flag (where I ran down a slow kid and sprained my knee)! Glowstick wars at 1 AM. Big 2 every night until 2 AM. Rifle shooting! Our skit! Spades, 3-5-8, Napoleon, Hearts, Bridge etc.. Burning things with my magnifying glass! FREEZING LAKE WATER. Haha yea. Oh, and it seems that constant overeating doesn't gain me a pound.<br /><br />Yes, we filmed our final day campfire skit. The brilliant person who filmed it left on nightvision for half the time, so it is a bit blurry. May I present to you... <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/The Mellerdrama.wmv">The Mellerdrama, by Troop 581</a>! I was unfortunately unable to participate, as I was a cripple at that time.<br /><br />Over there, I finished Sophie's World, read C++ and started Crime and Punishment.<br /><br />Ah yea, so I haven't been doing much lately, besides being a cripple. I've.. started programming again. Oh yea, and I've been watching Bleach and started downloading Full Metal Alchemist. Uhh yea and I also checked my grades and collegeboard.com - WOOT :D. Ugh.. I hope I get better soon.<br /><br />EDIT: Oh, my glasses exploded again too. They are currently being held together by tape and a staple.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119888121;}i:9;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49869.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:04:46 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49869.html";s:11:"description";s:1170:"Today was the accidentally sleep until 1 day. Yepyep. I.. sorted my mp3s today, obviously with the help of programming ;). Wendy stopped by to pick up her pictures, so I gave her my De Anza forms to give to the very sick Ninad. Did even more work on saratogahigh.org. Earning my $500, mmhmm.<br /><br />Later on, I dropped by Tiffany's house to drop off Relay money, then Henry's house to see the recently returned Enrique. We played WWE wrestling, woot! It was so frigging stupid. Then he randomly enticed me to go watch Batman Begins. OMG so good :). Vicky said she would ask her mom to see if there were openings for me at her mom's company. Hmmmm seems interesting. I'll be trying to learn C++ at summer camp, hah.<br /><br />So anyways, I'll be gone for a week in an internetless and musicless middle of nowhere place to go screw around. Hello rifle shooting XD! See you guys.. in a week?<br /><br />Oh yes, and um.. I'll be having a birthday party on July 2, from 1 PM - 11 PM most probably. If you know me come. If want to give me a gift, make food, I need the fat ;).<br /><br />Sigh.. missing BBQ, Tiffany's birthday party, Relay party. Zzzz.. oh well. Bye bye!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49869.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"giddy";}s:7:"summary";s:1170:"Today was the accidentally sleep until 1 day. Yepyep. I.. sorted my mp3s today, obviously with the help of programming ;). Wendy stopped by to pick up her pictures, so I gave her my De Anza forms to give to the very sick Ninad. Did even more work on saratogahigh.org. Earning my $500, mmhmm.<br /><br />Later on, I dropped by Tiffany's house to drop off Relay money, then Henry's house to see the recently returned Enrique. We played WWE wrestling, woot! It was so frigging stupid. Then he randomly enticed me to go watch Batman Begins. OMG so good :). Vicky said she would ask her mom to see if there were openings for me at her mom's company. Hmmmm seems interesting. I'll be trying to learn C++ at summer camp, hah.<br /><br />So anyways, I'll be gone for a week in an internetless and musicless middle of nowhere place to go screw around. Hello rifle shooting XD! See you guys.. in a week?<br /><br />Oh yes, and um.. I'll be having a birthday party on July 2, from 1 PM - 11 PM most probably. If you know me come. If want to give me a gift, make food, I need the fat ;).<br /><br />Sigh.. missing BBQ, Tiffany's birthday party, Relay party. Zzzz.. oh well. Bye bye!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119168286;}i:10;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49493.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 18 Jun 2005 07:30:03 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49493.html";s:11:"description";s:4644:"My life is defined by Yahoo Games. This is so silly. Oh man, I suck so badly at Towers, and Pool. Sighhh Henry the Taiwanese visiting beast dominates me so much. But he is time travelling and coming back tomorrow! Hooray!<br /><br />Haha one poker game I played all 4 remaining people tied with a straight to the Jack, because that was the draw. It was so WTF? Played some bridge with Wendy, Ninad, and Anderthan. Ugh, I got laughed off the Advanced Room. Well actually, I get repeatedly laughed off the Advanced Lounge :(. It's okay, we dominated Wendy and Ninad anyways :P.<br /><br />So anyways, I stopped by the LAN yesterday at Bryant's house to play uh Yahoo Games. Came home and played more stuff until 3:30 AM, which set me up for being extremely stoned today. In the morning I had a doctors appointment - a physical. Those things are so silly, haha. Drove to Home Depot, came back, and promptly fell asleep.<br /><br />Mmm I love accelerating like a crazy madman. It's a healthy release, I think, to look at the person next to you and say OWNED. Hahahaha.<br /><br />I worked on my Eagle Project for a bit. The planters are BUILT! They only need to be stained now, and *foof* done! Ryan stopped by and helped out, then he enticed me to go SCUBA DIVING with Mr. Kucer. Well actually, today was the introduction, but we did get to dive in the school pool. Cool people there: Ryan, Amanda, Dora, Lisa Chu, Fred.. uh Mr. Kucer. Heh. I didn't think I would be back in that room so soon. Also, some people made really really large butterflies - I was quite impressed.<br /><br />I worked on saratogahigh.org a bit more... I'm going to MAKE myself worth the $500. And next year, we will work out another contract. Maybe I can get paid more?<br /><br />Ah, and on Thursday Richard helped out to make the planter. I went to Barnes and Noble after that to get the Lang readings - Sophie's World and The Elements of Style. I didn't want to spend money to get some other cool books, so I either noted them down on my hand for mad piracy later - The Girl with the Pearl Earring, The Dogs of Babel, The Merchant of Venice, or read them in store - Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, or just didn't buy them - The Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin. Haha. The order of languages I would like to learn if I was really bored would be - Latin, Taiwanese, and Cantonese. I'll start off with Latin. Heh. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the Dogs of Babel online. Poop.<br /><br />Later on that day, I went running with Wendy, and she also gave me her pictures for me to scan in. We ran to Jin's house, then Kathleen's house. Kathleen decided to randomly join us, so we went running off to Jin's house because Kathleen had never been there before. Yes, in retrospect, that was a problem, because we were led off in a wild goose chase off somewhere in Campbell, but found his house anyways. Ping Pong! Yes! Haha. Anyways, dear father Jin drove the pooped out Wendy and Kathleen back to Kathleen's house, then Wendy to my house. We love dear father Jin :). Wendy and I ran.. approximately 4.5 miles that day? Yawn.. that was easy; we should go running again sometime! :) I should also get a YMCA membership so I can work out with Jin, haha.<br /><br />High quality photo scanning is hard work! I didn't know that higher resolutions produced more artifacts... zz that would have saved me a lot of trouble! Seriously.. then photoshopping the artifacts out. At least they are done... I scanned in my prom picture too, so maybe I can finally make extra wallet copies now?<br /><br />Hahaha, David has some pretty strangely named songs. Like Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Title Of This Song So We Wouldn't Be Sued, or Anberlin - Dance, Dance Christa Paffgen. And this song too, but that was from my sister. Oh yes... I ditched her graduation because I'm an awesome brother. Err I had work to do, sorry. :(<br /><br />Wow, a lot of people I know get to laugh at their freshmen siblings next year. No, actually it's going to be really weird. Hm. Also, I'll have to drive my sister to school everyday, which is good because it means I can drive everyday next year. The bad part is that she is already good at making her Redwood carpool late EVERY SINGLE DAY, and they leave at 7:50. I'm either screwed, or I'll have to ditch my sister everyday until she learns not to be late. Ugh.<br /><br />I need to pack for Chawanakee tomorrow... seriously. Yawn. And what's with the random stack of college mail? It also seems I'm tutoring my neighbor at Bio over the summer? Hmm. So anyways, I'll be gone for a week, so see you all later! Wow.. I'm going to be 17 soon..";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49493.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:55:"The Blood Brothers - Love Rhymes with Hideous Car Wreck";s:4:"mood";s:5:"crazy";}s:7:"summary";s:4644:"My life is defined by Yahoo Games. This is so silly. Oh man, I suck so badly at Towers, and Pool. Sighhh Henry the Taiwanese visiting beast dominates me so much. But he is time travelling and coming back tomorrow! Hooray!<br /><br />Haha one poker game I played all 4 remaining people tied with a straight to the Jack, because that was the draw. It was so WTF? Played some bridge with Wendy, Ninad, and Anderthan. Ugh, I got laughed off the Advanced Room. Well actually, I get repeatedly laughed off the Advanced Lounge :(. It's okay, we dominated Wendy and Ninad anyways :P.<br /><br />So anyways, I stopped by the LAN yesterday at Bryant's house to play uh Yahoo Games. Came home and played more stuff until 3:30 AM, which set me up for being extremely stoned today. In the morning I had a doctors appointment - a physical. Those things are so silly, haha. Drove to Home Depot, came back, and promptly fell asleep.<br /><br />Mmm I love accelerating like a crazy madman. It's a healthy release, I think, to look at the person next to you and say OWNED. Hahahaha.<br /><br />I worked on my Eagle Project for a bit. The planters are BUILT! They only need to be stained now, and *foof* done! Ryan stopped by and helped out, then he enticed me to go SCUBA DIVING with Mr. Kucer. Well actually, today was the introduction, but we did get to dive in the school pool. Cool people there: Ryan, Amanda, Dora, Lisa Chu, Fred.. uh Mr. Kucer. Heh. I didn't think I would be back in that room so soon. Also, some people made really really large butterflies - I was quite impressed.<br /><br />I worked on saratogahigh.org a bit more... I'm going to MAKE myself worth the $500. And next year, we will work out another contract. Maybe I can get paid more?<br /><br />Ah, and on Thursday Richard helped out to make the planter. I went to Barnes and Noble after that to get the Lang readings - Sophie's World and The Elements of Style. I didn't want to spend money to get some other cool books, so I either noted them down on my hand for mad piracy later - The Girl with the Pearl Earring, The Dogs of Babel, The Merchant of Venice, or read them in store - Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, or just didn't buy them - The Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin. Haha. The order of languages I would like to learn if I was really bored would be - Latin, Taiwanese, and Cantonese. I'll start off with Latin. Heh. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the Dogs of Babel online. Poop.<br /><br />Later on that day, I went running with Wendy, and she also gave me her pictures for me to scan in. We ran to Jin's house, then Kathleen's house. Kathleen decided to randomly join us, so we went running off to Jin's house because Kathleen had never been there before. Yes, in retrospect, that was a problem, because we were led off in a wild goose chase off somewhere in Campbell, but found his house anyways. Ping Pong! Yes! Haha. Anyways, dear father Jin drove the pooped out Wendy and Kathleen back to Kathleen's house, then Wendy to my house. We love dear father Jin :). Wendy and I ran.. approximately 4.5 miles that day? Yawn.. that was easy; we should go running again sometime! :) I should also get a YMCA membership so I can work out with Jin, haha.<br /><br />High quality photo scanning is hard work! I didn't know that higher resolutions produced more artifacts... zz that would have saved me a lot of trouble! Seriously.. then photoshopping the artifacts out. At least they are done... I scanned in my prom picture too, so maybe I can finally make extra wallet copies now?<br /><br />Hahaha, David has some pretty strangely named songs. Like Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Title Of This Song So We Wouldn't Be Sued, or Anberlin - Dance, Dance Christa Paffgen. And this song too, but that was from my sister. Oh yes... I ditched her graduation because I'm an awesome brother. Err I had work to do, sorry. :(<br /><br />Wow, a lot of people I know get to laugh at their freshmen siblings next year. No, actually it's going to be really weird. Hm. Also, I'll have to drive my sister to school everyday, which is good because it means I can drive everyday next year. The bad part is that she is already good at making her Redwood carpool late EVERY SINGLE DAY, and they leave at 7:50. I'm either screwed, or I'll have to ditch my sister everyday until she learns not to be late. Ugh.<br /><br />I need to pack for Chawanakee tomorrow... seriously. Yawn. And what's with the random stack of college mail? It also seems I'm tutoring my neighbor at Bio over the summer? Hmm. So anyways, I'll be gone for a week, so see you all later! Wow.. I'm going to be 17 soon..";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119079803;}i:11;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49279.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:18:43 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49279.html";s:11:"description";s:759:"Well, from the continuous user base of LimeWire who say it is good, I decided to run it side by side with DC++ and see what happened. Well, frankly, DC++ just zoned Lime over. More results, faster, and more download speed. Can you say pwn3d? Posted for convenience AGAIN <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/guides.php?mode=view&amp;id=2">Guide to DC++</a>.<br /><br />Anyways, today I'm supposed to work on building that planter, if Richard or James would show up. Hmm.. Later on I'm going to Barnes and Noble for the Lang readings. Then run run running to Kathleen's house bearing gifts! This time Wendy won't ditch me, I assume. :)<br /><br />Yes 3 AM Yahoo poker with Henry is awesome! I played today and ended up at $1141, YES POSITIVE. HAHAHA I'm a noob.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/49279.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:25:"Hoobastank - Running Away";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:759:"Well, from the continuous user base of LimeWire who say it is good, I decided to run it side by side with DC++ and see what happened. Well, frankly, DC++ just zoned Lime over. More results, faster, and more download speed. Can you say pwn3d? Posted for convenience AGAIN <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/guides.php?mode=view&amp;id=2">Guide to DC++</a>.<br /><br />Anyways, today I'm supposed to work on building that planter, if Richard or James would show up. Hmm.. Later on I'm going to Barnes and Noble for the Lang readings. Then run run running to Kathleen's house bearing gifts! This time Wendy won't ditch me, I assume. :)<br /><br />Yes 3 AM Yahoo poker with Henry is awesome! I played today and ended up at $1141, YES POSITIVE. HAHAHA I'm a noob.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118938723;}i:12;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48897.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Jun 2005 04:09:54 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48897.html";s:11:"description";s:1509:"2nd entry for today!<br /><br />I dropped of my English portfolio today after massively bsing my letter to my English 12 AP teacher, and I also got De Anza signatures. I need to fax it in now. Ugh, why do middle school courses and summer school courses count for GPA? Major drag down ;). But ohwell, I should shut up again.<br /><br />I went out soliciting again, getting the rest of my neighborhood and trying for the 3rd time to say hi to Ms. Ho. For all 3 houses I went to, they gave me $20. So yea, I'm now at $225 and combined with Wendy, we can co-sponsor <b>3</b> people for free! Ms. Ho was off at Safeway, says her brother, and her mom wasn't home for me to solicit either. Grr.<br /><br />After that, I went to school to go running with Wendy. Except for there were massive miscommunications (her prof said 7, I went at 7, she waits for me to tell her when), and she didn't come. That was silly. So I gave up after 30 minutes and biked to the church to turn in a merit badge and a check, except for the meeting was at 8:30, plus the merit badge flew out of my pocket and vanished. So I went back home and came back at 8:30 and finally got both of them in.<br /><br />Wendy and I are running around Saratoga tomorrow at 7! Anyone MIND having their house <strike>ransacked</strike> *ehem* I mean visited randomly? :D :D :D. We could deliver our excess of relay money to the needy! Oh yes, and my house shall be generating prom pictures also tomorrow.<br /><br />Hey, this insanity thing isn't too bad!";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48897.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:18:"Orgy - Blue Monday";s:4:"mood";s:5:"crazy";}s:7:"summary";s:1509:"2nd entry for today!<br /><br />I dropped of my English portfolio today after massively bsing my letter to my English 12 AP teacher, and I also got De Anza signatures. I need to fax it in now. Ugh, why do middle school courses and summer school courses count for GPA? Major drag down ;). But ohwell, I should shut up again.<br /><br />I went out soliciting again, getting the rest of my neighborhood and trying for the 3rd time to say hi to Ms. Ho. For all 3 houses I went to, they gave me $20. So yea, I'm now at $225 and combined with Wendy, we can co-sponsor <b>3</b> people for free! Ms. Ho was off at Safeway, says her brother, and her mom wasn't home for me to solicit either. Grr.<br /><br />After that, I went to school to go running with Wendy. Except for there were massive miscommunications (her prof said 7, I went at 7, she waits for me to tell her when), and she didn't come. That was silly. So I gave up after 30 minutes and biked to the church to turn in a merit badge and a check, except for the meeting was at 8:30, plus the merit badge flew out of my pocket and vanished. So I went back home and came back at 8:30 and finally got both of them in.<br /><br />Wendy and I are running around Saratoga tomorrow at 7! Anyone MIND having their house <strike>ransacked</strike> *ehem* I mean visited randomly? :D :D :D. We could deliver our excess of relay money to the needy! Oh yes, and my house shall be generating prom pictures also tomorrow.<br /><br />Hey, this insanity thing isn't too bad!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118894994;}i:13;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48687.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:54:51 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48687.html";s:11:"description";s:2233:"I have discovered the last remaining essential nutrient. It's sawdust, and it is quite good for the development of your eyes, lungs, nose, and mouth. 100% satisfaction guaranteed! No really, I was cutting wood with my neighbor for my Eagle Project.<br /><br />Yesterday I went off to games night at Jeff Chen's house. Nice house, I think Chris and I will conspire to steal it someday. You know, dig it up by its foundation and just cart it away or something. Well, it looked nice until you showed us that it was all a facade of plastic. Hah. Well, only Chris showed up, with Ninad ditching severely. I lost at Pounce severely. Yup, I suck, as usual. Jeff is a MONSTER. And yes, I finally know how to shuffle! YES, what an accomplishment!<br /><br />We also played water rugby earlier in the day with Ryan, Ninad, Austin, Akshay, Arvind, Anthony, James, Bryant and Robbie. Mmm roughhousing. But hey, we are boys, so..<br /><br />We were so bored last night that Anderthan, Matthew, I, and William tried to get Hold Em' going on. Well, actually, William's computer with his illegal Windows XP was retarded and couldn't download Java, and the rest of them wanted to play spades, but we gave up and Anderthan and I played 2 man poker because Matt hates poker. I ended up exactly the same as before with Andy, haha. Grr him and his obscene amounts of money versus my pathetic default start money.<br /><br />I think I'll try going insane for a while, otherwise I might be really depressed. Yay for insanity.<br /><br />Ooh, my music slush pile is a bit large. 9.79 GiB and 1178 files of unsorted music. Yes, I'll make it through that someday. Right.<br /><br />I wonder if Susan ever wants to get her computer fixed. I also wonder when my neighbor wants me to start tutoring Biology or Geometry. Hmm.<br /><br />Later on.. maybe 6 or 8, Wendy and I will go running? About 7, I'm going to go catch the rest of my neighbors and say hi to Elaine Ho, who unfortunately was not there to say hi to yesterday.<br /><br />Right now, English portfolio, signatures for De Anza, go program more. Yep.<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8220322">Deep Throat leads FBI investigation to find... Deep Throat</a><br /><br />Hmm :P";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48687.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:46:"Infinite Wheel - Flute Lore (Altered State II)";s:4:"mood";s:5:"crazy";}s:7:"summary";s:2233:"I have discovered the last remaining essential nutrient. It's sawdust, and it is quite good for the development of your eyes, lungs, nose, and mouth. 100% satisfaction guaranteed! No really, I was cutting wood with my neighbor for my Eagle Project.<br /><br />Yesterday I went off to games night at Jeff Chen's house. Nice house, I think Chris and I will conspire to steal it someday. You know, dig it up by its foundation and just cart it away or something. Well, it looked nice until you showed us that it was all a facade of plastic. Hah. Well, only Chris showed up, with Ninad ditching severely. I lost at Pounce severely. Yup, I suck, as usual. Jeff is a MONSTER. And yes, I finally know how to shuffle! YES, what an accomplishment!<br /><br />We also played water rugby earlier in the day with Ryan, Ninad, Austin, Akshay, Arvind, Anthony, James, Bryant and Robbie. Mmm roughhousing. But hey, we are boys, so..<br /><br />We were so bored last night that Anderthan, Matthew, I, and William tried to get Hold Em' going on. Well, actually, William's computer with his illegal Windows XP was retarded and couldn't download Java, and the rest of them wanted to play spades, but we gave up and Anderthan and I played 2 man poker because Matt hates poker. I ended up exactly the same as before with Andy, haha. Grr him and his obscene amounts of money versus my pathetic default start money.<br /><br />I think I'll try going insane for a while, otherwise I might be really depressed. Yay for insanity.<br /><br />Ooh, my music slush pile is a bit large. 9.79 GiB and 1178 files of unsorted music. Yes, I'll make it through that someday. Right.<br /><br />I wonder if Susan ever wants to get her computer fixed. I also wonder when my neighbor wants me to start tutoring Biology or Geometry. Hmm.<br /><br />Later on.. maybe 6 or 8, Wendy and I will go running? About 7, I'm going to go catch the rest of my neighbors and say hi to Elaine Ho, who unfortunately was not there to say hi to yesterday.<br /><br />Right now, English portfolio, signatures for De Anza, go program more. Yep.<br /><br />EDIT:<br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8220322">Deep Throat leads FBI investigation to find... Deep Throat</a><br /><br />Hmm :P";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118854491;}i:14;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48354.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:00:37 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48354.html";s:11:"description";s:2412:"Very fun day today :). In the morning at 7:20, I drove over to the school to help setup for the LAN. Around 8, I saw Kat and followed her to the office, where I grabbed another college packet and was again told to go away for Bio AP. I wrote up my green sheets and turned them into various teachers. I went to go set up the LAN after that, but instead of playing computer games, I played poker for pushups. Ugh.. 160 pushups!! Ah well, I can do them. It was funny watching Kat do her frog jumps, haha. I also played 3-5-8 and bridge too, and some Super Smash Brothers and Tennis. Aww haha Kat, you look very cute in that skirt ;). We went around checking grades - pwned! Ah I should shut up. After Kat left for work (she refused to get me arrested, no fun), I played AOM for an hour, then went to Argonaut to drop off receipts and pick up more receipts, and change into lighter clothes, and came back for graduation.<br /><br />Yes, I went on a 156 photo shooting spree that day while following Kat around. I just setup gallery for myself (and another one for Kat, I think she'll post hers later) at <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictures">http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictu<wbr />res</a>. Yep. Ugh, I had to change batteries halfway through, and also, my camera had some issues with taking photos in quck succession (it can't, ugh). Overall, I actually enjoyed this graduation ceremony a lot, mostly because I knew a lot more of the people graduating, I actually had a really good view, Kat's a cool person, and I wasn't distracted all the time by Elaine (like last year). Heh. Afterwards, I decided to go home for dinner, while Jin was magically transported home. Kat refused to be magically transported, haha.<br /><br />Came back home and setup gallery for myself and Kat, and now I'm uploading like mad.<br /><br />Congratulations class of 2005. I'll miss you guys while you discover a new life off in college :). Have fun at Grad Night too, and don't get too drunk, or wild and raunchy ;). I liked the decorations, though I was annoyed because I was trying to get to the Research center from the front, and the fences got in the way.<br /><br />As Kat said, thank you for all the wonderful memories we had together. I add: have fun and go discover life to the fullest. Please do visit back in our Saratogan bubble from time to time :). <span style="font-style: italic;">To friends!</span>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/48354.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:13:"BT - Remember";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2412:"Very fun day today :). In the morning at 7:20, I drove over to the school to help setup for the LAN. Around 8, I saw Kat and followed her to the office, where I grabbed another college packet and was again told to go away for Bio AP. I wrote up my green sheets and turned them into various teachers. I went to go set up the LAN after that, but instead of playing computer games, I played poker for pushups. Ugh.. 160 pushups!! Ah well, I can do them. It was funny watching Kat do her frog jumps, haha. I also played 3-5-8 and bridge too, and some Super Smash Brothers and Tennis. Aww haha Kat, you look very cute in that skirt ;). We went around checking grades - pwned! Ah I should shut up. After Kat left for work (she refused to get me arrested, no fun), I played AOM for an hour, then went to Argonaut to drop off receipts and pick up more receipts, and change into lighter clothes, and came back for graduation.<br /><br />Yes, I went on a 156 photo shooting spree that day while following Kat around. I just setup gallery for myself (and another one for Kat, I think she'll post hers later) at <a href="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictures">http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/pictu<wbr />res</a>. Yep. Ugh, I had to change batteries halfway through, and also, my camera had some issues with taking photos in quck succession (it can't, ugh). Overall, I actually enjoyed this graduation ceremony a lot, mostly because I knew a lot more of the people graduating, I actually had a really good view, Kat's a cool person, and I wasn't distracted all the time by Elaine (like last year). Heh. Afterwards, I decided to go home for dinner, while Jin was magically transported home. Kat refused to be magically transported, haha.<br /><br />Came back home and setup gallery for myself and Kat, and now I'm uploading like mad.<br /><br />Congratulations class of 2005. I'll miss you guys while you discover a new life off in college :). Have fun at Grad Night too, and don't get too drunk, or wild and raunchy ;). I liked the decorations, though I was annoyed because I was trying to get to the Research center from the front, and the fences got in the way.<br /><br />As Kat said, thank you for all the wonderful memories we had together. I add: have fun and go discover life to the fullest. Please do visit back in our Saratogan bubble from time to time :). <span style="font-style: italic;">To friends!</span>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118476837;}i:15;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47686.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 07 Jun 2005 03:51:03 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47686.html";s:11:"description";s:2261:"^ Thanks for the song, Darren. William heard it my house and now he is obsessed. Hah...<br /><br />Hmm interesting day today. I slept at 1:00 because of the excessive load of work (Spanish, APUS, English, Stats). Woke up and had to carry ALL that junk to school. Ick. At least I got to drive. In APUS we got to throw our tests at people who never used an oops test or did a retake. 4th period, as said below, I found out that Bio was full. Grrr.. I'm merging that entry into this.<br /><br />Quote self:<br />Hey, hey, why is Bio full? Not cool. Not cool at all. Open access should go die.<br /><br />I guess I'll have to go bug the heck out of Augenstein. Hrmph.<br /><br />Anyways, I forgot that the schedule was messed up and started eating lunch in 4th, and blasted Hot Hot Heat off the Tech room computers :D. My stats group needs to redo our poster; it looks so bad and ghetto. Spanish, found out the last test screwed me into an A-. Damnit. Chemistry was full of Pounce and Speed Scrabble playing. Yay I'm so noob at Pounce.. and shuffling. Heh. We made our butterflies and tacked them up, and I don't know why I cut out a billion sheets of paper. I'm stupid, I mispelled Kathleen on her yearbook (Katheen, where did the l go? Hmm). Uhh maybe I'll bring my green pen to school and fix it tomorrow? :P Heh...<br /><br />After school, Jin and I took Kat to Jack in the Box because she didn't eat any lunch. We also dropped Lisa off at home along the way. Got curly fries, dropped Kat at home, and Jin then sent me to the school so I could drive home. I went to Ninad's house to help him deal with a messed up hard-drive, and eventually after researching Linux a bit, got it working and left.<br /><br />Then because I was bored and Henry and co. were working out and Kat was running, I decided to do a lot of lunges, pushups, and pullups. Then I ran to the church to see if there was a scout meeting or not - nope, then ran back. 2.2 miles in 13 minutes, not bad :). I haven't done any real regular running since last year, and have maintained my speed. Must be the biking. Now I must sign Jin's yearbook and work incessantly.<br /><br />EDIT: Comcast is doing "upgrades" again *cough* destroying the network *cough*. I CAN'T WEB DEVELOP LIKE THIS. Damnit.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47686.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:11:"Bond - Duel";s:4:"mood";s:3:"hot";}s:7:"summary";s:2261:"^ Thanks for the song, Darren. William heard it my house and now he is obsessed. Hah...<br /><br />Hmm interesting day today. I slept at 1:00 because of the excessive load of work (Spanish, APUS, English, Stats). Woke up and had to carry ALL that junk to school. Ick. At least I got to drive. In APUS we got to throw our tests at people who never used an oops test or did a retake. 4th period, as said below, I found out that Bio was full. Grrr.. I'm merging that entry into this.<br /><br />Quote self:<br />Hey, hey, why is Bio full? Not cool. Not cool at all. Open access should go die.<br /><br />I guess I'll have to go bug the heck out of Augenstein. Hrmph.<br /><br />Anyways, I forgot that the schedule was messed up and started eating lunch in 4th, and blasted Hot Hot Heat off the Tech room computers :D. My stats group needs to redo our poster; it looks so bad and ghetto. Spanish, found out the last test screwed me into an A-. Damnit. Chemistry was full of Pounce and Speed Scrabble playing. Yay I'm so noob at Pounce.. and shuffling. Heh. We made our butterflies and tacked them up, and I don't know why I cut out a billion sheets of paper. I'm stupid, I mispelled Kathleen on her yearbook (Katheen, where did the l go? Hmm). Uhh maybe I'll bring my green pen to school and fix it tomorrow? :P Heh...<br /><br />After school, Jin and I took Kat to Jack in the Box because she didn't eat any lunch. We also dropped Lisa off at home along the way. Got curly fries, dropped Kat at home, and Jin then sent me to the school so I could drive home. I went to Ninad's house to help him deal with a messed up hard-drive, and eventually after researching Linux a bit, got it working and left.<br /><br />Then because I was bored and Henry and co. were working out and Kat was running, I decided to do a lot of lunges, pushups, and pullups. Then I ran to the church to see if there was a scout meeting or not - nope, then ran back. 2.2 miles in 13 minutes, not bad :). I haven't done any real regular running since last year, and have maintained my speed. Must be the biking. Now I must sign Jin's yearbook and work incessantly.<br /><br />EDIT: Comcast is doing "upgrades" again *cough* destroying the network *cough*. I CAN'T WEB DEVELOP LIKE THIS. Damnit.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118116263;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47143.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 05 Jun 2005 04:21:00 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47143.html";s:11:"description";s:7824:"Tomorrow, 8-12 AM, and 4-6 PM I will be planting a few more plants and doing more weeding at Argonaut. Help is appreciated!<br /><br />Anyways.... well, our calculus project succeeded in exploding everyone in the room's brains. If you want to take a gander and explode your brain also, you can go <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_number">here</a>. Very interesting. Well, after school, uhh.. William, Matthew, and I went to Sacred Heart for Spanish community service. And obviously, William and Matthew were magically transported there *cough* over 20 minutes of highway and such *cough* while I obviously drove alone *cough*. I seem to have a bad cough, I might need a glass of water. ;). Those homeless people are silly. They have better junk food than my house does. Sigh.<br /><br />We found Ravi there, so that William and Matthew were not *magically transporting* again, and instead were brought home by Ravi's mom. I don't even know why I followed her on the highway. I could have gotten back fine, but she took weird turns and ended up farther than where we wanted to be, and then got stuck in traffic. I refused to use the carpool lane and was then subsequently stuck, and extremely late for the Shrek 2 in Spanish. OMG that movie is hilarious, haha. Especially in Spanish. Spanish makes ANY movie funny, even more so with Disney. Afterwards, I went off to Wendy's house to go bake for Senior Slave Day and check out her costumes. I baked: apple crunch, and triple chocolate brownies. She did the double chocolate chip cookies. I chose out the fertility goddess costume ;). Oh man my mom was terribly mad at me for uhh.. not appearing at home until 11:00. Oops.<br /><br />Actually, here are the recipes for the triple chocolate brownies and apple crisp. Mmmm. So I *can* bake pastries okay, haha.<br /><br />Apple Crunch (I took this out of the 50's cookbook Grenier gave me)<br /><br />3 pounds cooking apples (McIntosh are fine)<br />1 cup flour<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />1/2 cup (1 stick butter)<br />Nutmeg<br />Cinnamon<br /><br />Peel, core, and slice apples and place in a buttered baking dish. Mix flour and sugar well. Mix them to a paste with the butter. Spread over the top of the appels. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Bake in 375 degree oven 35 minutes. Serve with whipped cream if desired.<br /><br />Triple Chocolate Brownies (Previously known as Goop, now known as extremely good)<br /><br />Brownies:<br />1/3 cup butter<br />3 squares unsweetened chocolate<br />2/3 cup flour<br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />1/4 teaspoon salt<br />2 eggs<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 cup white chocolate chips<br /><br />Icing:<br />4 oz. milk chocolate<br />3 tablespoons butter<br /><br />Directions:<br /><br />Brownies:<br />Melt butter and chocolate together. Set aside to cool.<br /><br />In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.<br /><br />In a large bowl beat eggs. Blend in sugar. Add chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, and white chocolate chips.<br /><br />Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool.<br /><br />Icing:<br />Melt milk chocolate and butter together.<br /><br />Spread over the cooled cake. Cool and cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.<br /><br />I burned a Britney + other songs mix to blast with a boombox, but unfortunately, I was unable to find a boombox that worked and that I had enough batteries for. Darn. So I basically made Wendy twirl around a bit, carry some of my stuff, and buy me Quiznos. Mmm Steakhouse Beef Dip :). I didn't really care that you didn't really do anything super embarrassing. Baked goods is good enough, haha. Oh man some of the other slaves, I feel so very sorry for them. Went home.. and wow it was so very hot. Ohman.<br /><br />Thursday, well, was a normal day. In APUS, I called in my neighbor, and Arvind called in another WWII veteran, to talk about their experiences in WWII. It was really awesome and informative. We did tape it too. Maybe if we transfer it to VHS or DVD form, we can make Anzalone's class watch too, bwahaha. I saw this in the Tech Room:<br /><br />Apparently I've been prebanned from the sofa. Ohwell, I deserve it. So the story is.. freshman year? the Tech room had a sofa. It was nice. So anyways, over Winter Break, I left a Thermos full of beef stew on the sofa. When we came back, the sofa was covered in mold and we had to throw it out. So to Ms. Grenier and her crew and family, I am Beef Stew Michael Wu (it rhymes!), besides being a TA. Heh. I'm so very good. I went home, and did some Spanish filming. Look, it's me in uhh Don Quixote armor! Aren't I just so.. interesting?<br /><br />Banned!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/banned.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />Look! I look like an idiot!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/aluminum.jpg"><br /><br />I ran to Home Depot to get wood, and also my cousin's house to get photo paper. <strike>So now I have Kat's autograph page, but unfortunately, I DON'T have the full face tongue sticking out photo. I think Ninad has it? Kathleen, do you mind if I steal your page for one more day? I can return it to you over the weekend if you wish.</strike><br /><br />Cough, well, Friday was interesting. Pounce pounce pounce. I ditched Stats for Torrens then ditched Torrens for Physics. Hehhe. Afterwards, I dropped off receipts at Argonaut, then I went to get plants for my Eagle Project, and then came back home to study for SATs and do Kat's yearbook. I dropped off Knoppix at Ninad's house, came back, finished Kat's yearbook, then seeing as she was asleep, drove by at 10:30 and stuck it on your doormat. I assume you got it okay. Heh. Enjoy! Came home, failed more practice tests, then tried to sleep at 12:00. But noooo the gods of sleep say, 'Go to sleep at 2:00.' And so I couldn't sleep. Ughhhh.<br /><br />Haha, Andrew P. Hill's facilities are so much better than Prospect's; it's really sad.<br /><br />No, not allowed. WE ARE THE FALCONS.<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/andrewphill.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />I got a noob proctor. No really, it was his first time:<br /><br />Quotes:<br />Err.. I don't know the School Code, fill in APH<br /><br />Oops, did I just let someone leave with the test book? Oops.<br /><br />Him: This is the Book code.<br />Us: That's the book ID.<br />Him: Fine, this is the book code.<br />Us: That's the book serial<br /><br />Him: You have 25 minutes to finish this essay.<br />Us: Uh.. those are the SAT I instructions<br />Him: Oh.<br /><br />But anyways, he was a cool guy. Just kinda.. noob. I pretty much aced US History, and did poorly on World. Afterwards, Joanna Tung took me home, then I went to Loonwah with Ninad, Jin, DavidLee, Vicky, Henry, and Robbie for Dim Sum... mmmmm. Tutored neighbor for finals for $30, then worked on Stats project. I got a Firewire card, hahaha woot!<br /><br />Anyone want to do the customary study party tomorrow? :D Although I'm frankly not sure what we would study! Hahahha.<br /><br />EDIT:<br />Success!<br />ky: nice, um, incriminating photos<br />ky: i brought it to the newspaper party and everyone was like !!! *stare*<br /><br />i forgot to write some things though, sorry. no space.<br /><br />From BoingBoing:<br />This is a video that apppears to be castmembers from Walt Disney World horsing around in character costumes -- Belle performing a striptease, Tweedledee and Tweedledum administering a beatdown to Pooh, and so forth. Pretty mild stuff, and reasonably funny. Mostly notable for the fact that the characters, especially the "head" characters are pretty sacrosanct when they're onstage.<br /><a href="http://www.radarmagazine.com/magazine/wildkingdom7.mov">link here</a>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/47143.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"Lifehouse - You and Me";s:4:"mood";s:4:"calm";}s:7:"summary";s:7824:"Tomorrow, 8-12 AM, and 4-6 PM I will be planting a few more plants and doing more weeding at Argonaut. Help is appreciated!<br /><br />Anyways.... well, our calculus project succeeded in exploding everyone in the room's brains. If you want to take a gander and explode your brain also, you can go <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surreal_number">here</a>. Very interesting. Well, after school, uhh.. William, Matthew, and I went to Sacred Heart for Spanish community service. And obviously, William and Matthew were magically transported there *cough* over 20 minutes of highway and such *cough* while I obviously drove alone *cough*. I seem to have a bad cough, I might need a glass of water. ;). Those homeless people are silly. They have better junk food than my house does. Sigh.<br /><br />We found Ravi there, so that William and Matthew were not *magically transporting* again, and instead were brought home by Ravi's mom. I don't even know why I followed her on the highway. I could have gotten back fine, but she took weird turns and ended up farther than where we wanted to be, and then got stuck in traffic. I refused to use the carpool lane and was then subsequently stuck, and extremely late for the Shrek 2 in Spanish. OMG that movie is hilarious, haha. Especially in Spanish. Spanish makes ANY movie funny, even more so with Disney. Afterwards, I went off to Wendy's house to go bake for Senior Slave Day and check out her costumes. I baked: apple crunch, and triple chocolate brownies. She did the double chocolate chip cookies. I chose out the fertility goddess costume ;). Oh man my mom was terribly mad at me for uhh.. not appearing at home until 11:00. Oops.<br /><br />Actually, here are the recipes for the triple chocolate brownies and apple crisp. Mmmm. So I *can* bake pastries okay, haha.<br /><br />Apple Crunch (I took this out of the 50's cookbook Grenier gave me)<br /><br />3 pounds cooking apples (McIntosh are fine)<br />1 cup flour<br />1/2 cup sugar<br />1/2 cup (1 stick butter)<br />Nutmeg<br />Cinnamon<br /><br />Peel, core, and slice apples and place in a buttered baking dish. Mix flour and sugar well. Mix them to a paste with the butter. Spread over the top of the appels. Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. Bake in 375 degree oven 35 minutes. Serve with whipped cream if desired.<br /><br />Triple Chocolate Brownies (Previously known as Goop, now known as extremely good)<br /><br />Brownies:<br />1/3 cup butter<br />3 squares unsweetened chocolate<br />2/3 cup flour<br />1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />1/4 teaspoon salt<br />2 eggs<br />3/4 cup sugar<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 cup white chocolate chips<br /><br />Icing:<br />4 oz. milk chocolate<br />3 tablespoons butter<br /><br />Directions:<br /><br />Brownies:<br />Melt butter and chocolate together. Set aside to cool.<br /><br />In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.<br /><br />In a large bowl beat eggs. Blend in sugar. Add chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, and white chocolate chips.<br /><br />Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool.<br /><br />Icing:<br />Melt milk chocolate and butter together.<br /><br />Spread over the cooled cake. Cool and cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.<br /><br />I burned a Britney + other songs mix to blast with a boombox, but unfortunately, I was unable to find a boombox that worked and that I had enough batteries for. Darn. So I basically made Wendy twirl around a bit, carry some of my stuff, and buy me Quiznos. Mmm Steakhouse Beef Dip :). I didn't really care that you didn't really do anything super embarrassing. Baked goods is good enough, haha. Oh man some of the other slaves, I feel so very sorry for them. Went home.. and wow it was so very hot. Ohman.<br /><br />Thursday, well, was a normal day. In APUS, I called in my neighbor, and Arvind called in another WWII veteran, to talk about their experiences in WWII. It was really awesome and informative. We did tape it too. Maybe if we transfer it to VHS or DVD form, we can make Anzalone's class watch too, bwahaha. I saw this in the Tech Room:<br /><br />Apparently I've been prebanned from the sofa. Ohwell, I deserve it. So the story is.. freshman year? the Tech room had a sofa. It was nice. So anyways, over Winter Break, I left a Thermos full of beef stew on the sofa. When we came back, the sofa was covered in mold and we had to throw it out. So to Ms. Grenier and her crew and family, I am Beef Stew Michael Wu (it rhymes!), besides being a TA. Heh. I'm so very good. I went home, and did some Spanish filming. Look, it's me in uhh Don Quixote armor! Aren't I just so.. interesting?<br /><br />Banned!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/banned.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />Look! I look like an idiot!<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/aluminum.jpg"><br /><br />I ran to Home Depot to get wood, and also my cousin's house to get photo paper. <strike>So now I have Kat's autograph page, but unfortunately, I DON'T have the full face tongue sticking out photo. I think Ninad has it? Kathleen, do you mind if I steal your page for one more day? I can return it to you over the weekend if you wish.</strike><br /><br />Cough, well, Friday was interesting. Pounce pounce pounce. I ditched Stats for Torrens then ditched Torrens for Physics. Hehhe. Afterwards, I dropped off receipts at Argonaut, then I went to get plants for my Eagle Project, and then came back home to study for SATs and do Kat's yearbook. I dropped off Knoppix at Ninad's house, came back, finished Kat's yearbook, then seeing as she was asleep, drove by at 10:30 and stuck it on your doormat. I assume you got it okay. Heh. Enjoy! Came home, failed more practice tests, then tried to sleep at 12:00. But noooo the gods of sleep say, 'Go to sleep at 2:00.' And so I couldn't sleep. Ughhhh.<br /><br />Haha, Andrew P. Hill's facilities are so much better than Prospect's; it's really sad.<br /><br />No, not allowed. WE ARE THE FALCONS.<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/andrewphill.jpg" width="90%" height="90%"><br /><br />I got a noob proctor. No really, it was his first time:<br /><br />Quotes:<br />Err.. I don't know the School Code, fill in APH<br /><br />Oops, did I just let someone leave with the test book? Oops.<br /><br />Him: This is the Book code.<br />Us: That's the book ID.<br />Him: Fine, this is the book code.<br />Us: That's the book serial<br /><br />Him: You have 25 minutes to finish this essay.<br />Us: Uh.. those are the SAT I instructions<br />Him: Oh.<br /><br />But anyways, he was a cool guy. Just kinda.. noob. I pretty much aced US History, and did poorly on World. Afterwards, Joanna Tung took me home, then I went to Loonwah with Ninad, Jin, DavidLee, Vicky, Henry, and Robbie for Dim Sum... mmmmm. Tutored neighbor for finals for $30, then worked on Stats project. I got a Firewire card, hahaha woot!<br /><br />Anyone want to do the customary study party tomorrow? :D Although I'm frankly not sure what we would study! Hahahha.<br /><br />EDIT:<br />Success!<br />ky: nice, um, incriminating photos<br />ky: i brought it to the newspaper party and everyone was like !!! *stare*<br /><br />i forgot to write some things though, sorry. no space.<br /><br />From BoingBoing:<br />This is a video that apppears to be castmembers from Walt Disney World horsing around in character costumes -- Belle performing a striptease, Tweedledee and Tweedledum administering a beatdown to Pooh, and so forth. Pretty mild stuff, and reasonably funny. Mostly notable for the fact that the characters, especially the "head" characters are pretty sacrosanct when they're onstage.<br /><a href="http://www.radarmagazine.com/magazine/wildkingdom7.mov">link here</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117945260;}i:17;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46594.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 31 May 2005 01:23:12 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46594.html";s:11:"description";s:3892:"I forgot what I did this week. Hmm. Well, on Friday I programmed Mr. Torrens' APUS website in PHP. I got plenty of people to sign my yearbook. People who still need to sign: Darren, Kathleen, Sophronia, Lauren, Jeanette, Jin needs to finish, Henry, Jason Wu... oh screw it everyone I know. Fun watching people annoy Christine ;).<br /><br />After school, I went with my mom to buy plants, gloves, and refreshments for my Eagle Project. Then, I went to Chinese school where we had a party for the last day. Saw Lauren and Jeanette.. but not them graduating. I stole food from an 8th grade class taught by Elaine's mom, haha. I got Elaine and the other Elaine to play Speed Scrabble, haha. Then I owned people in Big 2 and got Chinese school people to sign my yearbook. Afterwards, I stopped by Wendy's house to drop off my yearbook.<br /><br />Wendy, I'm slowly planning what you are going to do. I'll stop by sometime at night today and check out all your happy dance costumes. ;)<br /><br />Saturday, I woke up at 7:40, when my Eagle project was at <b>8</b>. Oops. Anyways, rushed there and Amanda and Connie Chang were the cool people who went, besides 5 other KEY people. We did a lot of planting and weeding, mmm. In the afternoon, it was Connie, Darren, Tim Liao and I, and we weeded, then gave up at 3. I went to sleep, but then was rudely awakened to go do a Spanish project.<br /><br />Dorothy: Michael, we're all waiting for you.<br />Michael: What? What? When was this? What??<br />Dorothy: It was in your email.<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, I changed my password and forgot to update Thunderbird.<br /><br />Oops. Ohwell. It was very ghetto - my armor was aluminum foil wrapped around me. I came back and I don't know what I did. Yay!<br /><br />Sunday, more working. Darren, Wendy, Ninad, Tiffany Tsao, David showed up to work. I have to commend David and Wendy for showing up, even though Ninad called A LOT of people, wow. I have to thank him. We dug big pits to store weeds in. They were very bouncy. No one showed up in the afternoon, so I later went to Albertson's to return the free keys I found. Good citizen am I, haha. Then at 2 or so, 3 people called to say they wanted to help, except for that I ALREADY STOPPED. Ohwell. I then went to do community service at the Saratoga History Museum, the one that no one goes to, dragging along David and Henry too. I went to do Calculus at Matt's house, where I was stoned and ate 4 pizzas and 3 cokes and had pages of random IMing Jennifer E. Wu and confusing her. Bwhahaha. We played Ping-Pong too. Surreal numbers make my head hurt.<br /><br />We later went to play Fugitive, and I was a cop with Albert. Mmm speeding around Saratoga. We actually saw a real cop prowling Saratoga. We couldn't manage to see or catch anyone though. :( Ohwell. More people need to play.<br /><br />Monday.. I woke up at 11:40. Did nothing for a bit, then I decided to randomly go to Fry's to get a DVD burner and DVD-Rs so I could burn Adobe CS2 on DVD. If anyone wants it... yea. I also applied for a job there, so I want to see if they want to hire my sorry ass. Sigh. I realized I screwed up my SSN on Best Buy's online application, oops.<br /><br />Weirdest thing I've heard today:<br />Tony's mom: Yea, I was at the college and career center, and I was talking to some mom, and she said, 'The most lihai people in the 11th grade are Darren, Fred, and Michael Wu.'<br />Tony's mom: Fred gets straight As and does swimming and music. And Darren is Darren.<br />Michael: So.. why am I there? I get straight As and program???<br />Tony's mom: Michael, you are a very popular person. In fact, there are a bunch of girls that like you.<br />Michael: Uhh...<br />Tony's mom: It's true! You just don't know it! How much would you pay me for a list of names?<br />Michael: Uhhhhhh.....<br /><br />No comment.<br /><br />Now I have a barbeque, YAY.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46594.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:24:"3 Doors Down - Let Me Go";s:4:"mood";s:7:"curious";}s:7:"summary";s:3892:"I forgot what I did this week. Hmm. Well, on Friday I programmed Mr. Torrens' APUS website in PHP. I got plenty of people to sign my yearbook. People who still need to sign: Darren, Kathleen, Sophronia, Lauren, Jeanette, Jin needs to finish, Henry, Jason Wu... oh screw it everyone I know. Fun watching people annoy Christine ;).<br /><br />After school, I went with my mom to buy plants, gloves, and refreshments for my Eagle Project. Then, I went to Chinese school where we had a party for the last day. Saw Lauren and Jeanette.. but not them graduating. I stole food from an 8th grade class taught by Elaine's mom, haha. I got Elaine and the other Elaine to play Speed Scrabble, haha. Then I owned people in Big 2 and got Chinese school people to sign my yearbook. Afterwards, I stopped by Wendy's house to drop off my yearbook.<br /><br />Wendy, I'm slowly planning what you are going to do. I'll stop by sometime at night today and check out all your happy dance costumes. ;)<br /><br />Saturday, I woke up at 7:40, when my Eagle project was at <b>8</b>. Oops. Anyways, rushed there and Amanda and Connie Chang were the cool people who went, besides 5 other KEY people. We did a lot of planting and weeding, mmm. In the afternoon, it was Connie, Darren, Tim Liao and I, and we weeded, then gave up at 3. I went to sleep, but then was rudely awakened to go do a Spanish project.<br /><br />Dorothy: Michael, we're all waiting for you.<br />Michael: What? What? When was this? What??<br />Dorothy: It was in your email.<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, I changed my password and forgot to update Thunderbird.<br /><br />Oops. Ohwell. It was very ghetto - my armor was aluminum foil wrapped around me. I came back and I don't know what I did. Yay!<br /><br />Sunday, more working. Darren, Wendy, Ninad, Tiffany Tsao, David showed up to work. I have to commend David and Wendy for showing up, even though Ninad called A LOT of people, wow. I have to thank him. We dug big pits to store weeds in. They were very bouncy. No one showed up in the afternoon, so I later went to Albertson's to return the free keys I found. Good citizen am I, haha. Then at 2 or so, 3 people called to say they wanted to help, except for that I ALREADY STOPPED. Ohwell. I then went to do community service at the Saratoga History Museum, the one that no one goes to, dragging along David and Henry too. I went to do Calculus at Matt's house, where I was stoned and ate 4 pizzas and 3 cokes and had pages of random IMing Jennifer E. Wu and confusing her. Bwhahaha. We played Ping-Pong too. Surreal numbers make my head hurt.<br /><br />We later went to play Fugitive, and I was a cop with Albert. Mmm speeding around Saratoga. We actually saw a real cop prowling Saratoga. We couldn't manage to see or catch anyone though. :( Ohwell. More people need to play.<br /><br />Monday.. I woke up at 11:40. Did nothing for a bit, then I decided to randomly go to Fry's to get a DVD burner and DVD-Rs so I could burn Adobe CS2 on DVD. If anyone wants it... yea. I also applied for a job there, so I want to see if they want to hire my sorry ass. Sigh. I realized I screwed up my SSN on Best Buy's online application, oops.<br /><br />Weirdest thing I've heard today:<br />Tony's mom: Yea, I was at the college and career center, and I was talking to some mom, and she said, 'The most lihai people in the 11th grade are Darren, Fred, and Michael Wu.'<br />Tony's mom: Fred gets straight As and does swimming and music. And Darren is Darren.<br />Michael: So.. why am I there? I get straight As and program???<br />Tony's mom: Michael, you are a very popular person. In fact, there are a bunch of girls that like you.<br />Michael: Uhh...<br />Tony's mom: It's true! You just don't know it! How much would you pay me for a list of names?<br />Michael: Uhhhhhh.....<br /><br />No comment.<br /><br />Now I have a barbeque, YAY.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117502592;}i:18;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46508.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 27 May 2005 06:46:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46508.html";s:11:"description";s:2579:"Today was interesting. Our US History class went out to go take a gander at the Saratoga History Museum, which conveniently, pretty much no one has ever gone to, ever. The docent probably was pleasantly surprised that anyone was actually visiting the museum. In calculus, David and I quickly ditched to go hang out in the J-room, where I signed yearbooks. Oh man, I made sooo many people jealous with my chicken pot pie. Mmm.<br /><br />We went out and surveyed more people for Statistics. That in itself is not notable, but going straight into Physiology with it's reeking odor of formaldehyde is. Eww.<br /><br />After a silly period of chem full of Speed Scrabble and 7-player bridge (woot!), I began a super rush to everywhere for my Eagle Project. First, rush to Argonaut to get the principal to sign the correct place (I waited for 30 minutes because she was in a meeting), rushed to Ninad's house to get his mom to sign it off too, then I rushed to the district unit guy to get the project signed off too. Oh man. At least I got to drive around a lot.<br /><br />I saw the most awesome sign ever while over there:<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/trafficschool.jpg"><br /><br />After getting approval, I tried calling Ninad to tell him the good news:<br />(Ninad's dad picks up phone)<br />Mr. Sathe: Hello?<br />Michael (thinking it's Ninad): PWNZ0R3D!<br />Mr. Sathe: Uhhh....<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, this isn't Ninad... I just yelled out PWNZ0R3D to an adult.<br /><br />LOL oh man oh man.<br /><br />So anyways, I am doing my Eagle Project starting this Saturday and Sunday from 8AM - 12PM, 1PM - 5PM, at Argonaut Elementary School. If anyone would like to help out, that would be greatly appreciated. Uh.. bring your own tools, although I will provide tools, gloves, refreshments, etc.. I will be doing planting and weeding.<br /><br />I'm also going tomorrow afterschool to buy materials, and if anyone wants to help out and tag along, that would be cool too. :)<br /><br />After I got home, I promptly fell asleep and missed symphonic band's concert. Oops. Then I started work on Speed Scrabble in Java, only to get pissed off at Java after making a bit of progress. Ugh. I want to make some cooler programming language.<br /><br />I want to take your yearbook home or at least reserve it for a period. As I said, I'm in the write profound or deep things mood, which also means prolific mood.<br /><br />Adios!<br /><br />EDIT: LAN on June 11th, 8AM - 9PM. Grab activity agreement <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/LANAgree11.pdf">here</a>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/46508.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:26:"Marrs - Pump Up The Volume";s:4:"mood";s:7:"content";}s:7:"summary";s:2579:"Today was interesting. Our US History class went out to go take a gander at the Saratoga History Museum, which conveniently, pretty much no one has ever gone to, ever. The docent probably was pleasantly surprised that anyone was actually visiting the museum. In calculus, David and I quickly ditched to go hang out in the J-room, where I signed yearbooks. Oh man, I made sooo many people jealous with my chicken pot pie. Mmm.<br /><br />We went out and surveyed more people for Statistics. That in itself is not notable, but going straight into Physiology with it's reeking odor of formaldehyde is. Eww.<br /><br />After a silly period of chem full of Speed Scrabble and 7-player bridge (woot!), I began a super rush to everywhere for my Eagle Project. First, rush to Argonaut to get the principal to sign the correct place (I waited for 30 minutes because she was in a meeting), rushed to Ninad's house to get his mom to sign it off too, then I rushed to the district unit guy to get the project signed off too. Oh man. At least I got to drive around a lot.<br /><br />I saw the most awesome sign ever while over there:<br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/trafficschool.jpg"><br /><br />After getting approval, I tried calling Ninad to tell him the good news:<br />(Ninad's dad picks up phone)<br />Mr. Sathe: Hello?<br />Michael (thinking it's Ninad): PWNZ0R3D!<br />Mr. Sathe: Uhhh....<br />Michael thoughts: Oh shit, this isn't Ninad... I just yelled out PWNZ0R3D to an adult.<br /><br />LOL oh man oh man.<br /><br />So anyways, I am doing my Eagle Project starting this Saturday and Sunday from 8AM - 12PM, 1PM - 5PM, at Argonaut Elementary School. If anyone would like to help out, that would be greatly appreciated. Uh.. bring your own tools, although I will provide tools, gloves, refreshments, etc.. I will be doing planting and weeding.<br /><br />I'm also going tomorrow afterschool to buy materials, and if anyone wants to help out and tag along, that would be cool too. :)<br /><br />After I got home, I promptly fell asleep and missed symphonic band's concert. Oops. Then I started work on Speed Scrabble in Java, only to get pissed off at Java after making a bit of progress. Ugh. I want to make some cooler programming language.<br /><br />I want to take your yearbook home or at least reserve it for a period. As I said, I'm in the write profound or deep things mood, which also means prolific mood.<br /><br />Adios!<br /><br />EDIT: LAN on June 11th, 8AM - 9PM. Grab activity agreement <a href="http://www.digitalitcc.com/LANAgree11.pdf">here</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117176387;}i:19;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45927.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 24 May 2005 07:38:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45927.html";s:11:"description";s:1769:"I wonder if I should switch History in Film with Bio. Maybe. I'm considering it.<br /><br />Pros:<br /><strike>Kucer is cool</strike><br />I realized Kucer might not teach Bio. Hmm<br />I want challenging classes<br />I would then have 4 AP classes<br />Biology could be interesting<br /><br />Cons:<br />Anzalone is supposedly cool too<br />History in Film is a fun class<br />I'm not sure if I like mindless memorization or not<br /><br />Hmm. Today was another silly day. In English, Tina, Henry, and I escaped to the library to read the Glass Menagerie. We were so bored that we started inserting in random references to sex and drugs in the middle of the play. I mean, look how mature we are: Shoot, I didn't bring it home. Ohwell, I'll add our cool quote later. We then went over and looked at the pictures in the Rape of Nanking for no particular reason. Eww.<br /><br />I can't decide who I want to bid for for senior slave, or what I would make he or she do. Hmm. Decisions, decisions.<br /><br />The two letter words are too awesome, and so are the Q without Us. I almost recited the whole list for Jensine in Chem, but forgot some. Darn.<br /><br />Later, we stayed in the J-room and taught Kathleen bridge. Jeff and I pwn, but I don't really pay attention at all. Something like: 10 of hearts down. Ninad: Why'd you start off with such a silly trump already? I: WHATTT HEARTS IS TRUMP? I thought it was clubs.<br /><br />At 7:30 I went over to see the poetry recital. Wowww there were sooo many grads there, haha yay :). The food was yummy too - I think I got 80% gluttony as a Deadly Sin for a reason ;). And Vienna Teng! JKuo got a few pictures of her, haha.<br /><br />Hah! I marked up my Scrabble tiles and bagged them up. I'm so bringing them tomorrow.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45927.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:1769:"I wonder if I should switch History in Film with Bio. Maybe. I'm considering it.<br /><br />Pros:<br /><strike>Kucer is cool</strike><br />I realized Kucer might not teach Bio. Hmm<br />I want challenging classes<br />I would then have 4 AP classes<br />Biology could be interesting<br /><br />Cons:<br />Anzalone is supposedly cool too<br />History in Film is a fun class<br />I'm not sure if I like mindless memorization or not<br /><br />Hmm. Today was another silly day. In English, Tina, Henry, and I escaped to the library to read the Glass Menagerie. We were so bored that we started inserting in random references to sex and drugs in the middle of the play. I mean, look how mature we are: Shoot, I didn't bring it home. Ohwell, I'll add our cool quote later. We then went over and looked at the pictures in the Rape of Nanking for no particular reason. Eww.<br /><br />I can't decide who I want to bid for for senior slave, or what I would make he or she do. Hmm. Decisions, decisions.<br /><br />The two letter words are too awesome, and so are the Q without Us. I almost recited the whole list for Jensine in Chem, but forgot some. Darn.<br /><br />Later, we stayed in the J-room and taught Kathleen bridge. Jeff and I pwn, but I don't really pay attention at all. Something like: 10 of hearts down. Ninad: Why'd you start off with such a silly trump already? I: WHATTT HEARTS IS TRUMP? I thought it was clubs.<br /><br />At 7:30 I went over to see the poetry recital. Wowww there were sooo many grads there, haha yay :). The food was yummy too - I think I got 80% gluttony as a Deadly Sin for a reason ;). And Vienna Teng! JKuo got a few pictures of her, haha.<br /><br />Hah! I marked up my Scrabble tiles and bagged them up. I'm so bringing them tomorrow.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116920307;}i:20;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45705.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 22 May 2005 02:29:48 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45705.html";s:11:"description";s:2099:"In the morning I was very bored, and so in my infinite boredom, I looked up some Latin - just for the heck of it. Maybe I can tell the rest of today's story in Latin for the sake of faux-intellectualism. Actually, my Latin is very bad, considering I just looked at Latin tutorials online for an hour or so.<br /><br />I went ice skating for Spanish class around 1:00, and so Ninad picked me up around 12:30. I learned how to skate.. a little bit. It was more like I fell on my butt 15+ times in 2 hours. So yes, I have a very sore butt, elbows, and hands now. The 3 hours counts for Zolezzi as all of their cultural events, while for Rodriguex, they only count for 1 of 3. Zolezzi sucks.<br /><br />Quote from Mr. Rodriguex: If the students are sleeping, we have failed as teachers.<br />Señor: Every month, all the departments gather to set homework hours to make sure students can't sleep.<br /><br />Very reassuring :P.<br /><br />Ninad took Henry and me to Toys R' Us, where he was going to get some lightsabers, so Henry and I used that to our advantage to buy 2 sets of Scrabble. Woot! Ninad could not drive that day, he kept missing exits and such. I also was very stoned, and I unwittingly suggested he should have turned left into a fence. SAEPE! We went back to his house to play Ping Pong, pogo stick, eat random junk, and do other random junk.<br /><br />Afterwards, Henry and I ran to the school, where magically we saw Matthew Chang wandering around in the front for CSF. Henry and I stayed there a bit waiting for members to show up, and we got so bored that we broke out Speed Scrabble. He owned me because I had no vowels, and he got both blanks. How evil.<br /><br />Henrius cum ego Scrabble ieiunium lasciviumus. Henry cum ego schola curremus. Henry cum ego domum suus ambulamus. Ego domum meus ambulo. Ego cena comedeo.<br /><br />Yes I am terrible. I need more instruction. Anyways, I was saying I ran home and went to Saratoga Foods to eat dinner, where I managed to see quite a few people. Yep.<br /><br />Tomorrow I want to see Star Wars with Ninad. Anyone else want to come?";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45705.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"Lifehouse - You and Me";s:4:"mood";s:7:"drained";}s:7:"summary";s:2099:"In the morning I was very bored, and so in my infinite boredom, I looked up some Latin - just for the heck of it. Maybe I can tell the rest of today's story in Latin for the sake of faux-intellectualism. Actually, my Latin is very bad, considering I just looked at Latin tutorials online for an hour or so.<br /><br />I went ice skating for Spanish class around 1:00, and so Ninad picked me up around 12:30. I learned how to skate.. a little bit. It was more like I fell on my butt 15+ times in 2 hours. So yes, I have a very sore butt, elbows, and hands now. The 3 hours counts for Zolezzi as all of their cultural events, while for Rodriguex, they only count for 1 of 3. Zolezzi sucks.<br /><br />Quote from Mr. Rodriguex: If the students are sleeping, we have failed as teachers.<br />Señor: Every month, all the departments gather to set homework hours to make sure students can't sleep.<br /><br />Very reassuring :P.<br /><br />Ninad took Henry and me to Toys R' Us, where he was going to get some lightsabers, so Henry and I used that to our advantage to buy 2 sets of Scrabble. Woot! Ninad could not drive that day, he kept missing exits and such. I also was very stoned, and I unwittingly suggested he should have turned left into a fence. SAEPE! We went back to his house to play Ping Pong, pogo stick, eat random junk, and do other random junk.<br /><br />Afterwards, Henry and I ran to the school, where magically we saw Matthew Chang wandering around in the front for CSF. Henry and I stayed there a bit waiting for members to show up, and we got so bored that we broke out Speed Scrabble. He owned me because I had no vowels, and he got both blanks. How evil.<br /><br />Henrius cum ego Scrabble ieiunium lasciviumus. Henry cum ego schola curremus. Henry cum ego domum suus ambulamus. Ego domum meus ambulo. Ego cena comedeo.<br /><br />Yes I am terrible. I need more instruction. Anyways, I was saying I ran home and went to Saratoga Foods to eat dinner, where I managed to see quite a few people. Yep.<br /><br />Tomorrow I want to see Star Wars with Ninad. Anyone else want to come?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116728988;}i:21;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45384.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 May 2005 22:31:14 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45384.html";s:11:"description";s:1657:"I came early in the morning to finish up the Chemistry Lab with Kat because she had CMEA for most of the rest of the day. Wonder how that went.. I guess I'll see later, haha :P. An entire row of people failed their lab too, so they were there in the morning. Mr. Kucer was talking about all the extra people in Bio and Chem AP that were unqualified, because of Open Access. Something like 40 people extra in Bio, and a bunch extra in Chem. Hmmm sounds like things will be tight unless loads of people drop.<br /><br />The rally was okay I guess. It wasn't terribly interesting, except for the um.. bear.. humping. Right. Mrs. Hyde was apparently prettty furious about that. I heard the Rally Commission was suspended for a bit? I was laughing so hard at the glowstickers. *A tired kind of LOL*<br /><br />In Chem we played Mafia, as approximately 1/3 our class was missing due to choir. I'm going to relabel that game the Accuse Michael and kill Michael early because he looks so suspicious even though he is a smiling happy villager game. Yum. I must be just that suspicious, haha.<br /><br />Tomorrow, I am going to buy plants for my Eagle Project. Anyone want to come help me out? I would appreciate it. After that, I'm going to go ice skating even though I don't know how to for Spanish Eventos. Apparently the 3 hours counts for Zolezzi ALL of their eventos, while for Rodriguex it might count for 1.5 or maybe only 1. Boo you guys suck.<br /><br />Ugh, still tired. I have to study for a Chinese final today. Although, everyone manages to get an A+ in that class no matter how badly he or she does, so I don't know if I should bother.<br /><br />Ciao.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45384.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:26:"Britney Spears - Everytime";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:1657:"I came early in the morning to finish up the Chemistry Lab with Kat because she had CMEA for most of the rest of the day. Wonder how that went.. I guess I'll see later, haha :P. An entire row of people failed their lab too, so they were there in the morning. Mr. Kucer was talking about all the extra people in Bio and Chem AP that were unqualified, because of Open Access. Something like 40 people extra in Bio, and a bunch extra in Chem. Hmmm sounds like things will be tight unless loads of people drop.<br /><br />The rally was okay I guess. It wasn't terribly interesting, except for the um.. bear.. humping. Right. Mrs. Hyde was apparently prettty furious about that. I heard the Rally Commission was suspended for a bit? I was laughing so hard at the glowstickers. *A tired kind of LOL*<br /><br />In Chem we played Mafia, as approximately 1/3 our class was missing due to choir. I'm going to relabel that game the Accuse Michael and kill Michael early because he looks so suspicious even though he is a smiling happy villager game. Yum. I must be just that suspicious, haha.<br /><br />Tomorrow, I am going to buy plants for my Eagle Project. Anyone want to come help me out? I would appreciate it. After that, I'm going to go ice skating even though I don't know how to for Spanish Eventos. Apparently the 3 hours counts for Zolezzi ALL of their eventos, while for Rodriguex it might count for 1.5 or maybe only 1. Boo you guys suck.<br /><br />Ugh, still tired. I have to study for a Chinese final today. Although, everyone manages to get an A+ in that class no matter how badly he or she does, so I don't know if I should bother.<br /><br />Ciao.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116628274;}i:22;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45281.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 May 2005 05:07:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45281.html";s:11:"description";s:2512:"MY INTERNET IS ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEE! BWahahHAhahaHA.. hah.. hah. Oh dear.<br /><br />Today our calculus project was so uberly productive that we spent 3 hours eating candy and food and playing cards, just to decide on surreal numbers. Yep.<br /><br />Later on (6:30), I went over to the Federated Church to grab some front row seats for the Choir Concert. Aww Kat :). Awww Jin :D. A bunch of cool people went, so that was awesome. Except for the study while listening plan didn't exactly work, so now I have to: Plan which plants to buy, study Spanish, study Chinese and do the homework, study World History all in.. 2 hours. Ohboy.<br /><br />Still kind of sick, sigh. I shall get high off cough drops and zinc. The magical zinc pills shall make us supermen! That are sick that is.<br /><br />Aww isn't chem so fun now, messing up on labs? Wheeeeee for everything spillage. *Workitywork*<br /><br />EDIT: I was very bored from avoiding work, so here is a song! It doesn't even match my mood, it's too lyrically happy, but i like it anyways. Yes this does count as electronica.<br /><br /><a href="http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SWYHZX22TO4V0SA6T4H4U10Z0">Duncan Sheik - On A High (Gabriel & Dresden's Love from Humboldt Mix)</a><br /><br /><i>I?m on a high, I?m on a high<br />There?s nothing more to it.<br />We are the sea and the sky<br />And the blue that runs through it, yeah.<br /><br />And there are some who say there are so many things I need<br />So I run or I fight and I crawl or I scream and I bleed<br />I bleed, I bleed<br /><br />Well, it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />I?m on a high I?m on a high<br />And there?s nothing more to it<br />I have the sun, it?s a star<br />Why should I refuse it<br /><br />And there are so many reasons I could give you why I should be down<br />There?s not enough money or time and my love you?re not around<br />Around, around<br /><br />But it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />You?re alive you?re alive - how else could you hear me?<br />You are fine, you are fine - there?s nothing worth fearing<br />?cause there never will be no conspiracy of happiness</i><br /><br />Totally not me. Looking at it, it might be me. Hmm. I don't know, too stoned and sick.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45281.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2512:"MY INTERNET IS ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVEEEEEE! BWahahHAhahaHA.. hah.. hah. Oh dear.<br /><br />Today our calculus project was so uberly productive that we spent 3 hours eating candy and food and playing cards, just to decide on surreal numbers. Yep.<br /><br />Later on (6:30), I went over to the Federated Church to grab some front row seats for the Choir Concert. Aww Kat :). Awww Jin :D. A bunch of cool people went, so that was awesome. Except for the study while listening plan didn't exactly work, so now I have to: Plan which plants to buy, study Spanish, study Chinese and do the homework, study World History all in.. 2 hours. Ohboy.<br /><br />Still kind of sick, sigh. I shall get high off cough drops and zinc. The magical zinc pills shall make us supermen! That are sick that is.<br /><br />Aww isn't chem so fun now, messing up on labs? Wheeeeee for everything spillage. *Workitywork*<br /><br />EDIT: I was very bored from avoiding work, so here is a song! It doesn't even match my mood, it's too lyrically happy, but i like it anyways. Yes this does count as electronica.<br /><br /><a href="http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2SWYHZX22TO4V0SA6T4H4U10Z0">Duncan Sheik - On A High (Gabriel & Dresden's Love from Humboldt Mix)</a><br /><br /><i>I?m on a high, I?m on a high<br />There?s nothing more to it.<br />We are the sea and the sky<br />And the blue that runs through it, yeah.<br /><br />And there are some who say there are so many things I need<br />So I run or I fight and I crawl or I scream and I bleed<br />I bleed, I bleed<br /><br />Well, it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />I?m on a high I?m on a high<br />And there?s nothing more to it<br />I have the sun, it?s a star<br />Why should I refuse it<br /><br />And there are so many reasons I could give you why I should be down<br />There?s not enough money or time and my love you?re not around<br />Around, around<br /><br />But it?s a lie it?s a lie - don?t you believe it.<br />If you?re fine then you?re fine - it?s all how you see it.<br />Oh, there never will be no conspiracy of happiness.<br /><br />You?re alive you?re alive - how else could you hear me?<br />You are fine, you are fine - there?s nothing worth fearing<br />?cause there never will be no conspiracy of happiness</i><br /><br />Totally not me. Looking at it, it might be me. Hmm. I don't know, too stoned and sick.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116565647;}i:23;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45002.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 16 May 2005 23:52:37 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45002.html";s:11:"description";s:2378:"I'm so very tired with it all, probably because I'm mildy sick. Did I catch this from Jin? I heard there was a stomach flu going around. I just want to rest and not wake up.. for a while. I think i'll be better tomorrow, I'm pretty strong. Last time I was sick it was exactly like this, I just had a good night's rest and felt much better the next day. My voice is also shot, and I was hoarsely whispering all day.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of things to do. Sigh...<br /><br />Crossword was very easy today, but unfortunately, the people who I asked for geographical locations and culture mispelled the answers for me. How evil. At least I finished.<br /><br />Power went out today, as many of you witnessed. Too bad it did not go out for longer, but Saratoga High doesn't let you leave when power goes out. Darn. Speaking of sickness, the school was plagued by email viruses today, and I was called out of 3rd period by Grenier to go virus scan computers for 2 periods. The network was also down because of the power outage, and that was quite fun too.<br /><br />I bought 1gb of Corsair XMS memory for $169 at Fry's, but when I got back, there was 2x512mb Kingston for $59 after rebate. I don't think Corsair is worth $110 more, sheesh, so my dad is returning it today to get the other one.<br /><br />Looks like it is possible to make a profit on Ebay by buying cheap Fry's stuff and selling it off, but AFTER rebate. The tricky part is the reliability of the rebate part, and most probably explaining why the UPC code is missing. For example, a Western Digital SATA 160gb drive is on Ebay for $85 average, and the price at Fry's is $109 which goes to $49 after rebate. So I dunno. I'll do a bit more searching and see if I can set something up.<br /><br />Job search is actively going on now. I am emailing my resume to a bunch of local high schools, and having my parents pass it around also. Good thing I have a lot of experience with computer repair and etc.<br /><br />Should I program Speed Scrabble in Java or Python? The question about Python is it's ability to make applications. Java is kinda icky with it's virtual machining and stuff. I need to make some kind of dictionary search algorithm, UI, nodal word finder, networking, etc...<br /><br />VGcats isn't funny anymore, booooo.<br /><br />Need to obtain a can of Sprite somehow soon. Hmm.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/45002.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:23:"Modest Mouse - Float On";s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:2378:"I'm so very tired with it all, probably because I'm mildy sick. Did I catch this from Jin? I heard there was a stomach flu going around. I just want to rest and not wake up.. for a while. I think i'll be better tomorrow, I'm pretty strong. Last time I was sick it was exactly like this, I just had a good night's rest and felt much better the next day. My voice is also shot, and I was hoarsely whispering all day.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of things to do. Sigh...<br /><br />Crossword was very easy today, but unfortunately, the people who I asked for geographical locations and culture mispelled the answers for me. How evil. At least I finished.<br /><br />Power went out today, as many of you witnessed. Too bad it did not go out for longer, but Saratoga High doesn't let you leave when power goes out. Darn. Speaking of sickness, the school was plagued by email viruses today, and I was called out of 3rd period by Grenier to go virus scan computers for 2 periods. The network was also down because of the power outage, and that was quite fun too.<br /><br />I bought 1gb of Corsair XMS memory for $169 at Fry's, but when I got back, there was 2x512mb Kingston for $59 after rebate. I don't think Corsair is worth $110 more, sheesh, so my dad is returning it today to get the other one.<br /><br />Looks like it is possible to make a profit on Ebay by buying cheap Fry's stuff and selling it off, but AFTER rebate. The tricky part is the reliability of the rebate part, and most probably explaining why the UPC code is missing. For example, a Western Digital SATA 160gb drive is on Ebay for $85 average, and the price at Fry's is $109 which goes to $49 after rebate. So I dunno. I'll do a bit more searching and see if I can set something up.<br /><br />Job search is actively going on now. I am emailing my resume to a bunch of local high schools, and having my parents pass it around also. Good thing I have a lot of experience with computer repair and etc.<br /><br />Should I program Speed Scrabble in Java or Python? The question about Python is it's ability to make applications. Java is kinda icky with it's virtual machining and stuff. I need to make some kind of dictionary search algorithm, UI, nodal word finder, networking, etc...<br /><br />VGcats isn't funny anymore, booooo.<br /><br />Need to obtain a can of Sprite somehow soon. Hmm.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116287557;}i:24;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/44667.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 15 May 2005 19:48:00 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/44667.html";s:11:"description";s:1056:"Taken from wikipedia:<br /><br /><blockquote>There are at times little distinction between "legitimate" organizations and organized crime. For instance, corrupt businesses or non-democratic governments often bear strong resemblance to organized crime. Indeed, some have theorized that states are created from organized crime.<br /><br />Organized crime distinguishes itself from other non-governmental organizations, through its ability to provide its own protection. A legitimate business relies on a government to enforce its contracts, while organized crime must rely only upon itself. When such institutions gain legitimacy they become governments.</blockquote><br /><br />Hmm, sounds a bit cynical to me. What do you think?<br /><br />I also found Pillsbury's first attempts at selling powdered drinks. A bit racist, but hey, this was the 60's and 70's. Heh.<br /><br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/funnyface.jpg"><br /><br />Ahh I have too many projects! 2x English, 1x Calc, 1x APUS, 1x Eagle. Gah.. time for lunch, then workworkwork.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/icyhandofcrap/44667.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:41:"Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth";s:4:"mood";s:5:"blank";}s:7:"summary";s:1056:"Taken from wikipedia:<br /><br /><blockquote>There are at times little distinction between "legitimate" organizations and organized crime. For instance, corrupt businesses or non-democratic governments often bear strong resemblance to organized crime. Indeed, some have theorized that states are created from organized crime.<br /><br />Organized crime distinguishes itself from other non-governmental organizations, through its ability to provide its own protection. A legitimate business relies on a government to enforce its contracts, while organized crime must rely only upon itself. When such institutions gain legitimacy they become governments.</blockquote><br /><br />Hmm, sounds a bit cynical to me. What do you think?<br /><br />I also found Pillsbury's first attempts at selling powdered drinks. A bit racist, but hey, this was the 60's and 70's. Heh.<br /><br /><img src="http://omega.digitalitcc.com/~icy/funnyface.jpg"><br /><br />Ahh I have too many projects! 2x English, 1x Calc, 1x APUS, 1x Eagle. 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ARRGH, the other two locations that start selling at the same time are open, why isn't bostonn<br /><br />10:03 - WTF<br /><br />10:04 - how weird. why is philadelphia convenience charge $6.70 as opposed to cali's $7.90? or 7.50 or whatever.<br /><br />10:05 - ONSALE!<br /><br />10:08 - ok. i'm ok. it's ok. and now i can breathe. sighhhh. interestingly enough, boston's convenience charge is $6.00 - a whole freakin' two bucks less per ticket that ticketmaster steals. and god, i feel neurotic. but it's ok, because bloc party will be fucking worth it. oy.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1122127244;}i:1;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/87279.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:49:23 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/87279.html";s:11:"description";s:1137:"so i'm sitting in my sister's (deathly quiet) apartment listening to the noise from the (not so deathly quiet) street outside her second-story window and waiting with that sort of anticipatory/nervousish feeling in my stomach getting ready to fight the hordes of boston people (bostonians?) for bloc party tickets. and i don't know what i'm going to do when i get them, because i have no one to jump and yell with :( and no one's online at 6:45 am PST.<br /><br />so i'm sitting here and lj-ing. i don't know why it was so easy for me to wake up this morning - i've actually been up since like... 6:50, but i refuse to believe that it's because i'm so excited for the bloc party concert. i blame the garbage trucks outside (if that's what the noises are. except the noise's seemed pretty consistent since i woke up, and since i doubt garbage trucks take 3 hours (good god, i've been up for 3 hours?) to take out the garbage on one street... i have no idea what's making the noise, then.)<br /><br />and enjoy saratogan weather. it's almost 10 and i can almost feel the humidity of the daytime begin to seep through irene's windows. nnngh";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/87279.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:58:"alanis morissette (yeah, that's right) - all i really want";s:4:"mood";s:5:"giddy";}s:7:"summary";s:1137:"so i'm sitting in my sister's (deathly quiet) apartment listening to the noise from the (not so deathly quiet) street outside her second-story window and waiting with that sort of anticipatory/nervousish feeling in my stomach getting ready to fight the hordes of boston people (bostonians?) for bloc party tickets. and i don't know what i'm going to do when i get them, because i have no one to jump and yell with :( and no one's online at 6:45 am PST.<br /><br />so i'm sitting here and lj-ing. i don't know why it was so easy for me to wake up this morning - i've actually been up since like... 6:50, but i refuse to believe that it's because i'm so excited for the bloc party concert. i blame the garbage trucks outside (if that's what the noises are. except the noise's seemed pretty consistent since i woke up, and since i doubt garbage trucks take 3 hours (good god, i've been up for 3 hours?) to take out the garbage on one street... i have no idea what's making the noise, then.)<br /><br />and enjoy saratogan weather. it's almost 10 and i can almost feel the humidity of the daytime begin to seep through irene's windows. nnngh";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1122126563;}i:2;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86892.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:45:32 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86892.html";s:11:"description";s:155:"how exactly does one accumulate four mosquito bites in one small chunk of time without going to some foreign, mosquito-infested country across the pacific?";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86892.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:15:"Incubus - 11 Am";}s:7:"summary";s:155:"how exactly does one accumulate four mosquito bites in one small chunk of time without going to some foreign, mosquito-infested country across the pacific?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121676332;}i:3;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86669.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:41:43 GMT";s:5:"title";s:27:"too good to leave unblogged";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86669.html";s:11:"description";s:42:"arabiafish: don't you just want to lick it";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86669.html";s:7:"summary";s:42:"arabiafish: don't you just want to lick it";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121409703;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86211.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 12 Jul 2005 02:00:10 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86211.html";s:11:"description";s:420:"there're plenty of things i could say about relay, none of which i particularly want to. i'm glad it's over and not a bit sad that this'll be my last, but that's probably more because of the incredible exhaustion that always proceeds it. all in all, have fun amanda and tiffany next year - having no responsibility never, really, means no responsibility once you're used to it all. but try to sit back, relax, and enjoy.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/86211.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:18:"Ben Folds - Landed";}s:7:"summary";s:420:"there're plenty of things i could say about relay, none of which i particularly want to. i'm glad it's over and not a bit sad that this'll be my last, but that's probably more because of the incredible exhaustion that always proceeds it. all in all, have fun amanda and tiffany next year - having no responsibility never, really, means no responsibility once you're used to it all. but try to sit back, relax, and enjoy.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121133610;}i:5;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/85420.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 04 Jul 2005 21:59:28 GMT";s:5:"title";s:20:"day in the meadow #2";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/85420.html";s:11:"description";s:2599:"<a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery" target="_blank">PHOTOS are up, and they're crazy close</a><br /><br />bte concert (may as well have been, since we showed up just in time for crossfade's set and then bte) was awesome. i'd just like to say that their frontman is officially THE coolest rock star of the day, for telling off the channl 104.9 people for putting the barricades so far back from the stage.<br /><br />during the crossfade set, mike, kalvin, vivian and i were on the right side of the stage cuz we'd been looking for alice+joanne. mike asked if anyone wanted to go mosh with him, and i cited my flipflops as the only things keeping me from going with him. kalvin (oh-so-honorably) volunteered his sneakers, so we traded and i followed mike to the big empty circle on the other side of the stage.<br /><br />turns out what we thought was moshing was a circle of bare-chested guys running into each other for the hell of it, so we just crossed it to get closer to the stage - and by the end of the crossfade set, we were maybe two people back from the forwardmost fence.<br /><br />back to bte. so when they came on, the frontman started complaining about how "the problem" with the concert was that everyone was so far back - so he told people to "slowly" come over the barricades to the front of the stage (which ofc prompted a mad rush over the 3-foot metal fences), where short asian girls promptly got a leg up on the metal supports of the stage to lean their arms over the actual stage part of it.<br /><br />so in short, we got <b>really, deliciously, fantabulously close</b>. the energy was high and it finally felt like a concert with concessions, instead of a county fair with live music. only problem was, everyone was so packed no one could move around much and i pretty much only had one suitable angle from which to take photos.<br /><br />bands are so much better live than recorded. better than ezra in particular - the lead singer wasn't (from our angle, anyway, and imho) ridiculously attractive, but it was the way he talked and played the crowd and moved that had girls around us screaming "YOU'RE SO SEXY" and whatnot. well, it was either him or the stripper to our left with the boyfriend going down on her (or up her shorts, rather) during the sets. extreme pda! woo.<br /><br />so in the end, vivian and i (and mikewu/ninad/alice?), along with a concert buzz, other people's sweat, and ticket stubs, took with us big canvas signs that read, "MICRO STAGE &gt;, ATM, and TOILETS &gt;." thankyou kevin griffin for turning the concert into one fucking awesome time.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/85420.html";s:7:"summary";s:2599:"<a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery" target="_blank">PHOTOS are up, and they're crazy close</a><br /><br />bte concert (may as well have been, since we showed up just in time for crossfade's set and then bte) was awesome. i'd just like to say that their frontman is officially THE coolest rock star of the day, for telling off the channl 104.9 people for putting the barricades so far back from the stage.<br /><br />during the crossfade set, mike, kalvin, vivian and i were on the right side of the stage cuz we'd been looking for alice+joanne. mike asked if anyone wanted to go mosh with him, and i cited my flipflops as the only things keeping me from going with him. kalvin (oh-so-honorably) volunteered his sneakers, so we traded and i followed mike to the big empty circle on the other side of the stage.<br /><br />turns out what we thought was moshing was a circle of bare-chested guys running into each other for the hell of it, so we just crossed it to get closer to the stage - and by the end of the crossfade set, we were maybe two people back from the forwardmost fence.<br /><br />back to bte. so when they came on, the frontman started complaining about how "the problem" with the concert was that everyone was so far back - so he told people to "slowly" come over the barricades to the front of the stage (which ofc prompted a mad rush over the 3-foot metal fences), where short asian girls promptly got a leg up on the metal supports of the stage to lean their arms over the actual stage part of it.<br /><br />so in short, we got <b>really, deliciously, fantabulously close</b>. the energy was high and it finally felt like a concert with concessions, instead of a county fair with live music. only problem was, everyone was so packed no one could move around much and i pretty much only had one suitable angle from which to take photos.<br /><br />bands are so much better live than recorded. better than ezra in particular - the lead singer wasn't (from our angle, anyway, and imho) ridiculously attractive, but it was the way he talked and played the crowd and moved that had girls around us screaming "YOU'RE SO SEXY" and whatnot. well, it was either him or the stripper to our left with the boyfriend going down on her (or up her shorts, rather) during the sets. extreme pda! woo.<br /><br />so in the end, vivian and i (and mikewu/ninad/alice?), along with a concert buzz, other people's sweat, and ticket stubs, took with us big canvas signs that read, "MICRO STAGE &gt;, ATM, and TOILETS &gt;." thankyou kevin griffin for turning the concert into one fucking awesome time.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120514368;}i:6;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84998.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:31:57 GMT";s:5:"title";s:65:"i was productive today (and because i have to show off SOMEwhere)";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84998.html";s:11:"description";s:461:"<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/tshirt_bitchery/25708.html#cutid1" target="_blank">cutest idea ever</a>.<br /><br />AND i figured out how the damn sewing machine works. so, behold the products of my labors:<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><img src="http://unveiled.org/christine/ghettoipod.jpg" style="border:1px solid black"><br />sure, the star's stitching is shitty, but... it's sort of got that punk rock look, right? haha whatever<br />";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84998.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:54:"Fall Out Boy - Sophomore Slump Or Comeback Of The Year";}s:7:"summary";s:461:"<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/tshirt_bitchery/25708.html#cutid1" target="_blank">cutest idea ever</a>.<br /><br />AND i figured out how the damn sewing machine works. so, behold the products of my labors:<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><img src="http://unveiled.org/christine/ghettoipod.jpg" style="border:1px solid black"><br />sure, the star's stitching is shitty, but... it's sort of got that punk rock look, right? haha whatever<br />";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119234717;}i:7;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84789.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:58:34 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84789.html";s:11:"description";s:140:"wow. wtf is wrong with me, the baking directions said total prep+cooking time would take half an hour, and i started at... 3am. or 2:45. ugh";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84789.html";s:7:"summary";s:140:"wow. wtf is wrong with me, the baking directions said total prep+cooking time would take half an hour, and i started at... 3am. or 2:45. ugh";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119182314;}i:8;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84480.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:56:26 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84480.html";s:11:"description";s:472:"fuck. i finally found some decent dc++ hubs and am downloading movies again and i have 484 megs on my hard drive despite a recent cleaning of big junk files ANYWAY. stupid 20 gig hd, ugh<br /><br /><font style="text-decoration:line-through">does anyone have an external/extra hard drive they want to let me use for a couple months before i get a laptop? =)</font><br /><br />edit: nevermind. i removed some unnecessary programs and now have close to two gigs free. woohoo!";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84480.html";s:7:"summary";s:472:"fuck. i finally found some decent dc++ hubs and am downloading movies again and i have 484 megs on my hard drive despite a recent cleaning of big junk files ANYWAY. stupid 20 gig hd, ugh<br /><br /><font style="text-decoration:line-through">does anyone have an external/extra hard drive they want to let me use for a couple months before i get a laptop? =)</font><br /><br />edit: nevermind. i removed some unnecessary programs and now have close to two gigs free. woohoo!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118966186;}i:9;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84185.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 05 Jun 2005 08:59:09 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84185.html";s:11:"description";s:715:"beach day was so good. =)<br /><br />after an hour or so of cloudiness once we arrived at santa cruz (in which we played volleyball to warm ourselves up/kill time), the clouds cleared, the sun came out, and it became the perfect day at the beach.<br /><br />every time i've gone to the beach in the past, it's been nothing special - wade a little bit, walk around a little bit, play in the sand, wash feet off in annoyance. and this was the first time i'd actually gone swimming, gotten sunburned, played volleyball, tried playing ultimate frisbee, and had an awesome time. so yay, it was an awesome senior beach day. must take advantage of california beaches before i'm banished to the east coast next year. *grin*";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/84185.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:35:"Sleater-Kinney - Let's Call It Love";}s:7:"summary";s:715:"beach day was so good. =)<br /><br />after an hour or so of cloudiness once we arrived at santa cruz (in which we played volleyball to warm ourselves up/kill time), the clouds cleared, the sun came out, and it became the perfect day at the beach.<br /><br />every time i've gone to the beach in the past, it's been nothing special - wade a little bit, walk around a little bit, play in the sand, wash feet off in annoyance. and this was the first time i'd actually gone swimming, gotten sunburned, played volleyball, tried playing ultimate frisbee, and had an awesome time. so yay, it was an awesome senior beach day. must take advantage of california beaches before i'm banished to the east coast next year. *grin*";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117961949;}i:10;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/83576.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 29 May 2005 16:50:08 GMT";s:5:"title";s:37:"midnight masquerade - senior prom '05";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/83576.html";s:11:"description";s:3189:"<a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery/05-05-28" target="_blank"><img src="http://unveiled.org/christine/promteaser.jpg" style="border:1px solid black"></a><br /><a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery/05-05-28" target="_blank">click for prom photos!</a><br /><br />oh, god. prom. 9 hours, a very careful removal of 38 (i beat you, angela) bobby pins, and a fabulously wakening shower later, i can sit down, download (and resize and upload) photos, and talk about prom before i sleep.<br /><br />at the risk of sounding like a completely brainless and stereotypical high school girl, prom was ridiculously awesome. (who am i kidding? of course i'm a completely brainless stereotypical high school girl) ahhhh. i'm so glad everybody went, and i'm so glad everybody had a good time, and i'm so glad everybody looked so damn good, and dude. everything was just incredible.<br /><br />i think the highlight of the evening (after the interestingly short bus ride and massive phototaking between courses/before hitting the dance floor) for me was definitely when they played "wannabe" by spice girls (from ELEMENTARY school, hahaha). and everyone happened to be together, and all the girls sort of just came forward and it was just us, with the guys on the outside (with the exception of kevin, who apparently didn't realize he was only dancing with girls). everyone was just singing along at the tops of their lungs and laughing, and... ahhh.<br /><br />the dj, needless to say, was pretty damn good. and the palace hotel was gorgeous (no snide '04 comments, please :)) and everybody looked... ahh. *shiver*<br /><br />so much more phototaking with people than at junior prom - i think the fact that we're about to leave school has finally started to sink in, and i was rushing to get photos with people i hardly even talk to on a weekly basis. i can't wait to get the professional photos back, and i can't wait to go through everybody else's prom photos to relive the experience. heh.<br /><br />oh jeez - and post-prom just made last night even better. first 1am donuts, then kevin's house, where we all just bummed around until... 5:30, at which point somebody mentioned they'd never seen the sun rise. so two cars of us (minus the ray, kevin, mike, and someone else playing xbox all night) drove up to parker ranch to try and watch the sun rise. unnnfortunately, it was too cloudy to actually see anything - but it was still an incredible ending to an incredible night.<br /><br />we stopped by rose's donuts on the way back, since it opens at 4 and we were craving their burgers (ok, we = me/kathleen). again, we were denied, and all of us drove back to kevin's house (burgerless!) where we said our goodbyes and (for the most part) went our separate ways.<br /><br />... except for kathleen and i, who were determined to get that damn breakfast. so we drove to campbell for a potato/ham/mushroom skillet (kathleen) and a mushroom burger (for me =D).<br /><br />prom was... <i>ahhh</i>. thanks '05 officers (even if you never read this). cliquey though it was, we were all close enough to the people who matter. so here's to the class of '05. and one fucking awesome <i>midnight masquerade</i>.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/83576.html";s:7:"summary";s:3189:"<a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery/05-05-28" target="_blank"><img src="http://unveiled.org/christine/promteaser.jpg" style="border:1px solid black"></a><br /><a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery/05-05-28" target="_blank">click for prom photos!</a><br /><br />oh, god. prom. 9 hours, a very careful removal of 38 (i beat you, angela) bobby pins, and a fabulously wakening shower later, i can sit down, download (and resize and upload) photos, and talk about prom before i sleep.<br /><br />at the risk of sounding like a completely brainless and stereotypical high school girl, prom was ridiculously awesome. (who am i kidding? of course i'm a completely brainless stereotypical high school girl) ahhhh. i'm so glad everybody went, and i'm so glad everybody had a good time, and i'm so glad everybody looked so damn good, and dude. everything was just incredible.<br /><br />i think the highlight of the evening (after the interestingly short bus ride and massive phototaking between courses/before hitting the dance floor) for me was definitely when they played "wannabe" by spice girls (from ELEMENTARY school, hahaha). and everyone happened to be together, and all the girls sort of just came forward and it was just us, with the guys on the outside (with the exception of kevin, who apparently didn't realize he was only dancing with girls). everyone was just singing along at the tops of their lungs and laughing, and... ahhh.<br /><br />the dj, needless to say, was pretty damn good. and the palace hotel was gorgeous (no snide '04 comments, please :)) and everybody looked... ahh. *shiver*<br /><br />so much more phototaking with people than at junior prom - i think the fact that we're about to leave school has finally started to sink in, and i was rushing to get photos with people i hardly even talk to on a weekly basis. i can't wait to get the professional photos back, and i can't wait to go through everybody else's prom photos to relive the experience. heh.<br /><br />oh jeez - and post-prom just made last night even better. first 1am donuts, then kevin's house, where we all just bummed around until... 5:30, at which point somebody mentioned they'd never seen the sun rise. so two cars of us (minus the ray, kevin, mike, and someone else playing xbox all night) drove up to parker ranch to try and watch the sun rise. unnnfortunately, it was too cloudy to actually see anything - but it was still an incredible ending to an incredible night.<br /><br />we stopped by rose's donuts on the way back, since it opens at 4 and we were craving their burgers (ok, we = me/kathleen). again, we were denied, and all of us drove back to kevin's house (burgerless!) where we said our goodbyes and (for the most part) went our separate ways.<br /><br />... except for kathleen and i, who were determined to get that damn breakfast. so we drove to campbell for a potato/ham/mushroom skillet (kathleen) and a mushroom burger (for me =D).<br /><br />prom was... <i>ahhh</i>. thanks '05 officers (even if you never read this). cliquey though it was, we were all close enough to the people who matter. so here's to the class of '05. and one fucking awesome <i>midnight masquerade</i>.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117385408;}i:11;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/83302.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 28 May 2005 20:04:05 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/83302.html";s:11:"description";s:100:"prom is today?<br /><br />we have two days of actual class left?<br /><br />...when did this happen?";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/83302.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:26:"Sleater-Kinney - Entertain";}s:7:"summary";s:100:"prom is today?<br /><br />we have two days of actual class left?<br /><br />...when did this happen?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117310645;}i:12;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82681.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 13 May 2005 08:25:04 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82681.html";s:11:"description";s:159:"school tomorrow? what is this??<br /><br />mm, definitely enjoying(/enjoyed) days off from being a senior during star testing.<br /><br />excited for prom! yay";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82681.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:14:"M.I.A. - Bingo";}s:7:"summary";s:159:"school tomorrow? what is this??<br /><br />mm, definitely enjoying(/enjoyed) days off from being a senior during star testing.<br /><br />excited for prom! yay";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115972704;}i:13;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82358.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 12 May 2005 05:08:23 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82358.html";s:11:"description";s:322:"vivian, i love you for being my music source.<br /><br />and now i'm looking forward to the futureheads concert even more, because the high speed scene rocks my socks.<br /><br />random promo cds, woo.<br /><br />(and if any of you would like to share in my joy, im me sometime + i'll send you the two songs off the promo)";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82358.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:30:"high speed scene - in the know";}s:7:"summary";s:322:"vivian, i love you for being my music source.<br /><br />and now i'm looking forward to the futureheads concert even more, because the high speed scene rocks my socks.<br /><br />random promo cds, woo.<br /><br />(and if any of you would like to share in my joy, im me sometime + i'll send you the two songs off the promo)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115874503;}i:14;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82094.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 11 May 2005 07:49:42 GMT";s:5:"title";s:17:"sigh, kathleen =D";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82094.html";s:11:"description";s:597:"una: there seem to be a LOT of girls at seattle u<br />u: =[<br />u: makes me sad<br />then: haha<br />t: what's the ratio?<br />u: i don't know<br />u: but looking at facebook<br />u: bad for me<br />u: hahaha<br />t: holy crap<br />t: <a href="http://seattleu.edu/home/prospective_students/freshmen/student_profile/">http://seattleu.edu/home/prospective_st<wbr />udents/freshmen/student_profile/</a><br />t:   * 39% Men   * 61% Women<br />t: # 50% Caucasian   # 22% Asian/Pacific Islander<br />u: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh<br />una ovejita: I PICKED THE WRONG SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/82094.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:36:"DJ Irish - Assorted Trance Volume 15";}s:7:"summary";s:597:"una: there seem to be a LOT of girls at seattle u<br />u: =[<br />u: makes me sad<br />then: haha<br />t: what's the ratio?<br />u: i don't know<br />u: but looking at facebook<br />u: bad for me<br />u: hahaha<br />t: holy crap<br />t: <a href="http://seattleu.edu/home/prospective_students/freshmen/student_profile/">http://seattleu.edu/home/prospective_st<wbr />udents/freshmen/student_profile/</a><br />t:   * 39% Men   * 61% Women<br />t: # 50% Caucasian   # 22% Asian/Pacific Islander<br />u: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh<br />una ovejita: I PICKED THE WRONG SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115797782;}i:15;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/81167.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 06 May 2005 08:32:05 GMT";s:5:"title";s:20:"05/05/05 - maroon 5!";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/81167.html";s:11:"description";s:3434:"(psst: <a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery" target="_blank">photos!</a>)<br /><br />maroon 5 was fucking awesome. ahh. despite the facts that it started raining while we were waiting outside & we got soaked, and that almost all the merch was ridiculously expensive (more so than usual), and that it was seated floor seats rather than general admission... ahh. maroon 5 rocks live.<br /><br />but once they started playing, there was absolutely nothing to detract from the incredible music + guitar solos + random shit he made us do between songs. there were no annoying tall guys in our way (that'd be jin), there were no ridiculously annoying screamers (that'd be me), or people complaining in really loud, obnoxious voices.<br /><br />on the plus side, the opening acts weren't bad either. simon dawes was some band with skinny white boys, but they weren't fabulous either. the thrills, on the other hand, were happy and bouncy and wendy and i really liked them, to the point where we ran outside to their signature session so she could get her tshirt and i could get my ticket stub signed by the members of the band (who, btw, were fevery un-happy looking and un-bouncy while signing things like an assembly line. poor guys)<br /><br />so maroon 5 started playing around 9, and they started out with shiver, played through most of their album + wasted years + a new song called "i can't stop thinking about you" (?), and ended with an encore of some random song + she will be loved. and everything was so perfect, up to the hilariously into-it white boys in the row in front of us playing air guitar the entire concert.<br /><br />i am a little bummed that we couldn't get any closer and were totally hemmed in the entire time, since the last time i went to a concert with seats was... no doubt, sophomore year. and since then it's been general admission (with the exception of the john mayer/maroon 5 concert last july, where we got freaking lawn tickets and couldn't see a thing)<br /><br />god, maroon 5 is so good live. they're so completely NOT the type of band to play tracks just how they sound on the cd, and they add guitar solos everywhere (which i probably don't appreciate as much as ben does now/someone who actually plays guitar, but think are cool anyway), and adam's so good with the crowd, and my throat hurts from screaming but my voice is still intact, and i'd be a little more concerned about permanent hearing loss that i've sustained if i didn't like maroon 5 so damn much.<br /><br />did i mention we saw yumi + stacey yuen on the way out? saratoga presence, mm. ohh. and i recorded a bunch of video, too, and i'm going to watch it to see how good the quality is. i probably have ~3 minutes' worth of clips. if you're interested, let me know and i'll send them all to you via email/aim or something. it's too bad though - the audio's shot for the most part, there's lots of static and fuzz because of how loud the music was to begin with.<br /><br />and i am totally ok with missing an episode of the apprentice for this. haha, so i'm not a hopeless addict.<br /><br />so the concert ended around 10:45, and we fought our way out of downtown san jose traffic to drop wendy off at the shs parking lot so she could get home, then turned around + got in'n'out with ben and jin for dinner. and now it's 1:15 and i'm home and i can't believe the concert ended 2 and a half hours ago. ahhh. what a fabulous night.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/81167.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"the thrills, something";s:4:"mood";s:5:"giddy";}s:7:"summary";s:3434:"(psst: <a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery" target="_blank">photos!</a>)<br /><br />maroon 5 was fucking awesome. ahh. despite the facts that it started raining while we were waiting outside & we got soaked, and that almost all the merch was ridiculously expensive (more so than usual), and that it was seated floor seats rather than general admission... ahh. maroon 5 rocks live.<br /><br />but once they started playing, there was absolutely nothing to detract from the incredible music + guitar solos + random shit he made us do between songs. there were no annoying tall guys in our way (that'd be jin), there were no ridiculously annoying screamers (that'd be me), or people complaining in really loud, obnoxious voices.<br /><br />on the plus side, the opening acts weren't bad either. simon dawes was some band with skinny white boys, but they weren't fabulous either. the thrills, on the other hand, were happy and bouncy and wendy and i really liked them, to the point where we ran outside to their signature session so she could get her tshirt and i could get my ticket stub signed by the members of the band (who, btw, were fevery un-happy looking and un-bouncy while signing things like an assembly line. poor guys)<br /><br />so maroon 5 started playing around 9, and they started out with shiver, played through most of their album + wasted years + a new song called "i can't stop thinking about you" (?), and ended with an encore of some random song + she will be loved. and everything was so perfect, up to the hilariously into-it white boys in the row in front of us playing air guitar the entire concert.<br /><br />i am a little bummed that we couldn't get any closer and were totally hemmed in the entire time, since the last time i went to a concert with seats was... no doubt, sophomore year. and since then it's been general admission (with the exception of the john mayer/maroon 5 concert last july, where we got freaking lawn tickets and couldn't see a thing)<br /><br />god, maroon 5 is so good live. they're so completely NOT the type of band to play tracks just how they sound on the cd, and they add guitar solos everywhere (which i probably don't appreciate as much as ben does now/someone who actually plays guitar, but think are cool anyway), and adam's so good with the crowd, and my throat hurts from screaming but my voice is still intact, and i'd be a little more concerned about permanent hearing loss that i've sustained if i didn't like maroon 5 so damn much.<br /><br />did i mention we saw yumi + stacey yuen on the way out? saratoga presence, mm. ohh. and i recorded a bunch of video, too, and i'm going to watch it to see how good the quality is. i probably have ~3 minutes' worth of clips. if you're interested, let me know and i'll send them all to you via email/aim or something. it's too bad though - the audio's shot for the most part, there's lots of static and fuzz because of how loud the music was to begin with.<br /><br />and i am totally ok with missing an episode of the apprentice for this. haha, so i'm not a hopeless addict.<br /><br />so the concert ended around 10:45, and we fought our way out of downtown san jose traffic to drop wendy off at the shs parking lot so she could get home, then turned around + got in'n'out with ben and jin for dinner. and now it's 1:15 and i'm home and i can't believe the concert ended 2 and a half hours ago. ahhh. what a fabulous night.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115368325;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80887.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 05 May 2005 07:10:15 GMT";s:5:"title";s:16:"BFD makes me sad";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80887.html";s:11:"description";s:196:"<a href="http://www.live105.com/programming/bfd/default1.htm" target="_blank">CRY</a><br /><br />why can't we graduate on thursday like saratoga high's been doing for the past however many years?!";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80887.html";s:7:"summary";s:196:"<a href="http://www.live105.com/programming/bfd/default1.htm" target="_blank">CRY</a><br /><br />why can't we graduate on thursday like saratoga high's been doing for the past however many years?!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115277015;}i:17;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80590.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 02 May 2005 05:37:03 GMT";s:5:"title";s:18:"stanford a capella";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80590.html";s:11:"description";s:2105:"just because i wanted to save it somehow, i managed to record clips of (most of) the stanford a capella groups during the concert. provided courtesy of yousendit. and jkuo, these are for you too. sorry about the shitty quality, we got there late so were on the balcony, and apparently my zoom does shit.<br /><br /><a href="http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=07K0PO8TGEPP904EP1X30AV2MK">counterpoint - oops i did it again</a> - the all-female group sang a britney spears medley, with oops i did it again + sometimes + baby one more time (i think?) and toxic. and toxic was probably the best, with girls singing the weirdly synthesized bits, but i managed to forget to record it. sorry!<br /><br /><a href="http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2N9M230TCRLSV3IQS9N2ELOJIK">everyday people</a> - i have no idea what the title of the song they're singing is, but i know it's familiar.<br /><br /><a href="http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3N3B51IDYSNTB3QRU6ES8YAI9F">mixed company - stacey's mom</a> - meh. they were ok<br /><br /><a href="http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27KX38DYYMAD122CHN1PBMUJ7C">fleet street - zippity doo dah</a> - is a not-quite-as-cool version of the logs. *grin* v. funny though, i didn't record their mad libs or "satanic opera" song.<br /><br /><a href="http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24BC3PN9NW6EL0KWL00DGGXNA4">stanford harmonics - the memory remains</a> - they were SO good. i've never heard an a capella group do a heavy rock song like metallica's "the memory remains," and they were ridiculously good. really, really, crazy good.<br /><br /><a href="http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2OFT6W9OWYT4H1N8DM5FPL7F80">testimony</a> - mike y lin! mike, elisha and i tried screaming "yeah mike y" right before you started singing, but there were people still applauding so i don't think we were very clear. :( and my zoom is shitty but mike's the blob second from the left. and i also managed to record the very boring beginning part of their song, apologies for that.<br /><br />kathleen, major props for uploading lots of songs through this damn site in the past, it's a pain.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80590.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:30:"metallica - the memory remains";}s:7:"summary";s:2105:"just because i wanted to save it somehow, i managed to record clips of (most of) the stanford a capella groups during the concert. provided courtesy of yousendit. and jkuo, these are for you too. sorry about the shitty quality, we got there late so were on the balcony, and apparently my zoom does shit.<br /><br /><a href="http://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=07K0PO8TGEPP904EP1X30AV2MK">counterpoint - oops i did it again</a> - the all-female group sang a britney spears medley, with oops i did it again + sometimes + baby one more time (i think?) and toxic. and toxic was probably the best, with girls singing the weirdly synthesized bits, but i managed to forget to record it. sorry!<br /><br /><a href="http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2N9M230TCRLSV3IQS9N2ELOJIK">everyday people</a> - i have no idea what the title of the song they're singing is, but i know it's familiar.<br /><br /><a href="http://s15.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3N3B51IDYSNTB3QRU6ES8YAI9F">mixed company - stacey's mom</a> - meh. they were ok<br /><br /><a href="http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=27KX38DYYMAD122CHN1PBMUJ7C">fleet street - zippity doo dah</a> - is a not-quite-as-cool version of the logs. *grin* v. funny though, i didn't record their mad libs or "satanic opera" song.<br /><br /><a href="http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=24BC3PN9NW6EL0KWL00DGGXNA4">stanford harmonics - the memory remains</a> - they were SO good. i've never heard an a capella group do a heavy rock song like metallica's "the memory remains," and they were ridiculously good. really, really, crazy good.<br /><br /><a href="http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2OFT6W9OWYT4H1N8DM5FPL7F80">testimony</a> - mike y lin! mike, elisha and i tried screaming "yeah mike y" right before you started singing, but there were people still applauding so i don't think we were very clear. :( and my zoom is shitty but mike's the blob second from the left. and i also managed to record the very boring beginning part of their song, apologies for that.<br /><br />kathleen, major props for uploading lots of songs through this damn site in the past, it's a pain.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115012223;}i:18;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80241.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 01 May 2005 19:18:03 GMT";s:5:"title";s:43:"sweet dreams, courtesy of the class of 2006";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80241.html";s:11:"description";s:1204:"mmm. first off, thanks michael :) junior prom was awesome. would've been better had the dj not sucked, but shrugg you win some you lose some.<br /><br />the phototaking at amy cheng(?)'s house beforehand was a little weird considering i only knew... maybe a third of the juniors there, but ah.<br /><br />tons and tons of seniors though. and good food, and now i'm just copying wendy's junior prom entry. so go read <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/225765.html" target="_blank">that</a> instead because i'm lazy.<br /><br />by the end of the dance, a bunch of us started dancing past the tables, just because we got more air and didn't want to be squished with everyone else, and i think at that point it definitely got better. people came over to dance with us when their dates weren't, and things were just... good.<br /><br />not to mention the really really cute couple who were swing dancing for about an hour to hip-hop. and they were pretty good, too, i think. yeah, ok, i don't want to type anymore because i... should go do something slightly more productive.<br /><br />so instead, miss christine has <a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery" target="_blank">photos!</a> enjoy.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/80241.html";s:7:"summary";s:1204:"mmm. first off, thanks michael :) junior prom was awesome. would've been better had the dj not sucked, but shrugg you win some you lose some.<br /><br />the phototaking at amy cheng(?)'s house beforehand was a little weird considering i only knew... maybe a third of the juniors there, but ah.<br /><br />tons and tons of seniors though. and good food, and now i'm just copying wendy's junior prom entry. so go read <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/225765.html" target="_blank">that</a> instead because i'm lazy.<br /><br />by the end of the dance, a bunch of us started dancing past the tables, just because we got more air and didn't want to be squished with everyone else, and i think at that point it definitely got better. people came over to dance with us when their dates weren't, and things were just... good.<br /><br />not to mention the really really cute couple who were swing dancing for about an hour to hip-hop. and they were pretty good, too, i think. yeah, ok, i don't want to type anymore because i... should go do something slightly more productive.<br /><br />so instead, miss christine has <a href="http://unveiled.org/gallery" target="_blank">photos!</a> enjoy.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1114975083;}i:19;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79906.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:43:57 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79906.html";s:11:"description";s:912:"just back from admit weekend @ stanford and i have an hour and 20 minutes to get ready for jp with MICHAELWU, but an explanation of why i'm partly glad and partly sad that i filled out my SIRs before i arrived there.<br /><br />sidenote: saratoga presence on stanford campus is crazy. absolutely crazy. alumni i saw, for the most part unintentionally: kalvin, rina chang, emily fletcher, nidhi, mike y, evan kutter, ann lucena, ada yee, megan li, jennifer lee (from <b>'02</b>, for crying out loud)...<br /><br />which doesn't include the '05s who were there: me, elisha garg, lillian, chelsea, anjali kumar, alicia follmar, and vivian, who decided to drop by to visit a chicago friend and ended up scoring a free meal courtesy of stanford (and me), who apparently saw stacey yuen accidentally, too, upping the count of saratoga '04ers to eight. out of eleven. *shakes head*<br /><br />oops, long sidenote, sorry";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79906.html";s:7:"summary";s:912:"just back from admit weekend @ stanford and i have an hour and 20 minutes to get ready for jp with MICHAELWU, but an explanation of why i'm partly glad and partly sad that i filled out my SIRs before i arrived there.<br /><br />sidenote: saratoga presence on stanford campus is crazy. absolutely crazy. alumni i saw, for the most part unintentionally: kalvin, rina chang, emily fletcher, nidhi, mike y, evan kutter, ann lucena, ada yee, megan li, jennifer lee (from <b>'02</b>, for crying out loud)...<br /><br />which doesn't include the '05s who were there: me, elisha garg, lillian, chelsea, anjali kumar, alicia follmar, and vivian, who decided to drop by to visit a chicago friend and ended up scoring a free meal courtesy of stanford (and me), who apparently saw stacey yuen accidentally, too, upping the count of saratoga '04ers to eight. out of eleven. *shakes head*<br /><br />oops, long sidenote, sorry";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1114904637;}i:20;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79719.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:04:44 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79719.html";s:11:"description";s:51:"i really, really like hot hot heat.<br /><br />wow.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79719.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:27:"Hot Hot Heat - Shame on You";}s:7:"summary";s:51:"i really, really like hot hot heat.<br /><br />wow.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1114412684;}i:21;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79402.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:15:16 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79402.html";s:11:"description";s:44:"goddamn spiders...<br /><br /><i>shudder</i>";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79402.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:29:"Jimmy Eat World - Night Drive";}s:7:"summary";s:44:"goddamn spiders...<br /><br /><i>shudder</i>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1114337716;}i:22;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79224.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:02:02 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79224.html";s:11:"description";s:383:"wow. my dad's seriously either starting to get the hang of this sarcasm thing, or is actually starting to believe me when i say things. convo 2 minutes ago:<br /><br />dad: christine, when you get the map printed just put it on my chair, ok? i'm going to sleep.<br />me: ok, sounds good<br />dad: but you don't have to sleep. at all. you're superwoman. *walks away*<br /><br />hmm...";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/79224.html";s:7:"summary";s:383:"wow. my dad's seriously either starting to get the hang of this sarcasm thing, or is actually starting to believe me when i say things. convo 2 minutes ago:<br /><br />dad: christine, when you get the map printed just put it on my chair, ok? i'm going to sleep.<br />me: ok, sounds good<br />dad: but you don't have to sleep. at all. you're superwoman. *walks away*<br /><br />hmm...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1113552122;}i:23;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/78892.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:28:12 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/78892.html";s:11:"description";s:879:"quick lj about today because i need to: do laundry, pack, and get to sleep so i'm awake enough to drive a car load of people to san jose tomorrow at 5:00 am.<br /><br />berkeley, pretty! and big<br />walking up and down hills i did not know berkeley had, not so good but not so bad<br />bart ride and being stupid and loud teenagers, good!<br />being able to hang out with alice, ben, kao, and gene, all in one day, good!<br />bothering them from their midterms, bad. sorry about that<br />buying cheap music from rasputin, good!<br />apprentice party in alice's room, good!<br />cal gelato, good!<br />proving to ray and kevin that dammit i can drive fine, good!<br />talking/catching up with wendy for once, v. good! (aww)<br />shitloads of homework to catch up on before monday, bad!<br /><br />... but it's all ok because spring break's been kicking ass so far. good times :)";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/78892.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:30:"Anna Nalick - Breathe (2 a.m.)";}s:7:"summary";s:879:"quick lj about today because i need to: do laundry, pack, and get to sleep so i'm awake enough to drive a car load of people to san jose tomorrow at 5:00 am.<br /><br />berkeley, pretty! and big<br />walking up and down hills i did not know berkeley had, not so good but not so bad<br />bart ride and being stupid and loud teenagers, good!<br />being able to hang out with alice, ben, kao, and gene, all in one day, good!<br />bothering them from their midterms, bad. sorry about that<br />buying cheap music from rasputin, good!<br />apprentice party in alice's room, good!<br />cal gelato, good!<br />proving to ray and kevin that dammit i can drive fine, good!<br />talking/catching up with wendy for once, v. good! (aww)<br />shitloads of homework to catch up on before monday, bad!<br /><br />... but it's all ok because spring break's been kicking ass so far. good times :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1113550092;}i:24;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/78675.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:19:16 GMT";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/78675.html";s:11:"description";s:138:"<i>i adore this song.</i><br /><br />on another note, i'm back. who hasn't watched sin city yet and wants to watch it tonight (wednesday)?";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/78675.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:14:"Fuel - Shimmer";}s:7:"summary";s:138:"<i>i adore this song.</i><br /><br />on another note, i'm back. who hasn't watched sin city yet and wants to watch it tonight (wednesday)?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1113391156;}}s:7:"channel";a:6:{s:5:"title";s:20:"cherry contemplation";s:4:"link";s:45:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/";s:11:"description";s:38:"cherry contemplation - LiveJournal.com";s:13:"lastbuilddate";s:29:"Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:00:44 GMT";s:9:"generator";s:29:"LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com";s:7:"tagline";s:38:"cherry contemplation - LiveJournal.com";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:5:{s:3:"url";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/27819164/1046254";s:5:"title";s:20:"cherry contemplation";s:4:"link";s:45:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/pyrokinetik/";s:5:"width";s:3:"100";s:6:"height";s:3:"100";}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:10:"ISO-8859-1";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:13:"current_field";s:0:"";s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;s:15:"source_encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:13:"last_modified";s:31:"Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:12:30 GMT
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I'm just too competitive for my own good.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1112677353;}i:1;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/213461.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 02 Apr 2005 03:53:36 GMT";s:5:"title";s:38:" There's definitely no place like home";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/213461.html";s:11:"description";s:365:"All the college stuff has pretty much come out, and not for the first time, I thought about college and the future. Ohh sigh, I'm going to miss the people of Saratoga so much. Sure, it's a bubble, but in bubbles, wonderful, talented, intelligent, caring, and simply all-around <i>amazing</i> people develop. Yes, you are amazing! each and every single one of you :)";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/213461.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:34:"Dj Tiesto - In search of sunrise 2";}s:7:"summary";s:365:"All the college stuff has pretty much come out, and not for the first time, I thought about college and the future. Ohh sigh, I'm going to miss the people of Saratoga so much. Sure, it's a bubble, but in bubbles, wonderful, talented, intelligent, caring, and simply all-around <i>amazing</i> people develop. Yes, you are amazing! each and every single one of you :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1112414016;}i:2;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/176959.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:17:28 GMT";s:5:"title";s:33:"THIS JOURNAL IS FRIENDS ONLY NOW.";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/176959.html";s:11:"description";s:63:"THIS JOURNAL IS FRIENDS ONLY NOW.<br /><br />Yeah, that is all.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/176959.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:48:"Artful Dodger - Woman Trouble (Original Version)";}s:7:"summary";s:63:"THIS JOURNAL IS FRIENDS ONLY NOW.<br /><br />Yeah, that is all.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1106201848;}i:3;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/135819.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:59:02 GMT";s:5:"title";s:8:"Talented";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/135819.html";s:11:"description";s:459:"I like watching my mom cook. Never using a recipe or a measuring cup, she's just so calm, so natural in the kitchen, always intuitively knowing what she needs, how much to pour of this and that, which things go well together. She never took a class, didn't learn from her own mother (in fact, my grandma hates cooking); it's just a talent that she discovered and a hobby that she enjoys. I wish I could be so naturally skilled in the things that I like to do.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/135819.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:20:"Saosin - Seven Years";s:4:"mood";s:6:"mellow";}s:7:"summary";s:459:"I like watching my mom cook. Never using a recipe or a measuring cup, she's just so calm, so natural in the kitchen, always intuitively knowing what she needs, how much to pour of this and that, which things go well together. She never took a class, didn't learn from her own mother (in fact, my grandma hates cooking); it's just a talent that she discovered and a hobby that she enjoys. I wish I could be so naturally skilled in the things that I like to do.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1096225142;}i:4;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/59317.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:28:15 GMT";s:5:"title";s:19:"Eternal Sunshine...";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/59317.html";s:11:"description";s:641:"<i>How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! <br />The world forgetting, by the world forgot. <br />Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! <br />Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd</i><br /><br />This was a great movie. It lived up to its stellar reviews. It reminded me of "Memento" because of 1) starting from the end and 2) the plot revolves around memory. And, like Memnto, it's one of those movies where you'll get something different out of every time you watch it; you could see something you didn't see before. But at the same time, it's nothing like "Memento." <br /><br />Watch it if you can. I'd watch it again if I could.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/59317.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:9:"satisfied";}s:7:"summary";s:641:"<i>How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! <br />The world forgetting, by the world forgot. <br />Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! <br />Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd</i><br /><br />This was a great movie. It lived up to its stellar reviews. It reminded me of "Memento" because of 1) starting from the end and 2) the plot revolves around memory. And, like Memnto, it's one of those movies where you'll get something different out of every time you watch it; you could see something you didn't see before. But at the same time, it's nothing like "Memento." <br /><br />Watch it if you can. I'd watch it again if I could.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1079850495;}i:5;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/29257.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 28 Dec 2003 04:42:44 GMT";s:5:"title";s:25:"At the request of JKuo...";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/29257.html";s:11:"description";s:241:""<b>Auto response from Wendy:</b> I like to bake bake bake<br />cookies and cake cake cake<br />and then ache ache ache<br />from eating.. too much. <br /><br />.. I'm really bad at rhyming<br /><br /><b>Jkuo:</b> LJ that away message!  ;-)"";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/29257.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:12:"accomplished";}s:7:"summary";s:241:""<b>Auto response from Wendy:</b> I like to bake bake bake<br />cookies and cake cake cake<br />and then ache ache ache<br />from eating.. too much. <br /><br />.. I'm really bad at rhyming<br /><br /><b>Jkuo:</b> LJ that away message!  ;-)"";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1072586564;}i:6;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/18783.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 17 Nov 2003 06:31:03 GMT";s:5:"title";s:14:"Starry night..";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/18783.html";s:11:"description";s:635:"Last night, around midnight, I took a walk.<br /><br />The clouds from earlier had completely cleared up, so nothing covered the stars and the moon. None of my neighbors were awake, so the only source of light was the moon. (Haha, Spike Lee wasn't shooting down the street, that's for sure). This probably sounds so cliche, but the sky was stunning. I don't know.. just something about the clarity of it all really wowed me. I wish I could say something profound, but I think if I tried to say anything truly deep, I'd just end up sounding trite.<br /><br />Haha, I don't know what I'm saying. I think I should enjoy nature more often.";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/18783.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:53:""Promentory" from the Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack";s:4:"mood";s:9:"nostalgic";}s:7:"summary";s:635:"Last night, around midnight, I took a walk.<br /><br />The clouds from earlier had completely cleared up, so nothing covered the stars and the moon. None of my neighbors were awake, so the only source of light was the moon. (Haha, Spike Lee wasn't shooting down the street, that's for sure). This probably sounds so cliche, but the sky was stunning. I don't know.. just something about the clarity of it all really wowed me. I wish I could say something profound, but I think if I tried to say anything truly deep, I'd just end up sounding trite.<br /><br />Haha, I don't know what I'm saying. I think I should enjoy nature more often.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1069050663;}i:7;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/16259.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 05 Nov 2003 05:23:53 GMT";s:5:"title";s:24:"My new favorite hobby...";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/16259.html";s:11:"description";s:1742:"You know, LJ is becoming my biggest time waster. It's not posting as much as READING people's entries.. and recently, I've been reading people's archived entries. Like I said before, it's just extremely interesting seeing how people have changed over the years and.. I like reading people's gripes about their junior years because they seem so similar to my own. Puts me back into reality, sort of? Makes me remember that Chem is hard, but it's been hard for dozens and dozens of students before me. Does that make sense? I don't know.<br /><br />I was reading Oliver's old entries today.. from his junior year. Haha, JKuo was right in that his is definitely one of the more enjoyable ones to read because he seems so genuinely upbeat for most of his entries. And like.. even though he was stressed, he managed to stay so optimistic. It was inspiring.. Ahaha. There was this one quote that I loved: "Geez, the world is such a sad place. EVerybody is depressed, hurt, or sad. I mean what's the point of feeling that way? I'm sick as hell and I still feel ok. Just got to let the little things makes you happy. Like today, watching the Orange Bowl made me happy. Eating a yummy apple made me happy. So there." Mm.. So true.<br /><br />Also read more of Kalvin's entries. I read like.. his first 30 entries, back in his sophomore year. He seems so different! Ahaha, I don't know, Kalvin.. Have you read back on your old entries? They were so.. simple and happy.. and it seemed like his biggest stress was whether or not he was going to make the tennis team.<br /><br />Ok, jeez, I REALLY need to stop doing this, but it's SO interesting! Screw Calc, Chem, AP US, etc. Maybe I need to take a lead from Kalvin and ban myself from LJ for a week. =P";s:8:"comments";s:55:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/16259.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:30:""Sweetest Goodbye" by Maroon 5";s:4:"mood";s:7:"thirsty";}s:7:"summary";s:1742:"You know, LJ is becoming my biggest time waster. It's not posting as much as READING people's entries.. and recently, I've been reading people's archived entries. Like I said before, it's just extremely interesting seeing how people have changed over the years and.. I like reading people's gripes about their junior years because they seem so similar to my own. Puts me back into reality, sort of? Makes me remember that Chem is hard, but it's been hard for dozens and dozens of students before me. Does that make sense? I don't know.<br /><br />I was reading Oliver's old entries today.. from his junior year. Haha, JKuo was right in that his is definitely one of the more enjoyable ones to read because he seems so genuinely upbeat for most of his entries. And like.. even though he was stressed, he managed to stay so optimistic. It was inspiring.. Ahaha. There was this one quote that I loved: "Geez, the world is such a sad place. EVerybody is depressed, hurt, or sad. I mean what's the point of feeling that way? I'm sick as hell and I still feel ok. Just got to let the little things makes you happy. Like today, watching the Orange Bowl made me happy. Eating a yummy apple made me happy. So there." Mm.. So true.<br /><br />Also read more of Kalvin's entries. I read like.. his first 30 entries, back in his sophomore year. He seems so different! Ahaha, I don't know, Kalvin.. Have you read back on your old entries? They were so.. simple and happy.. and it seemed like his biggest stress was whether or not he was going to make the tennis team.<br /><br />Ok, jeez, I REALLY need to stop doing this, but it's SO interesting! Screw Calc, Chem, AP US, etc. Maybe I need to take a lead from Kalvin and ban myself from LJ for a week. =P";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1068009833;}i:8;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/1438.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 12 Jul 2003 05:52:29 GMT";s:5:"title";s:9:"Zoolander";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/1438.html";s:11:"description";s:816:"Today's ceramics class was fun.. Didn't do anything except take a test and watch ZOOLANDER! SNAP!<br /><br />I swear, that movie is made for me. It's so stupid that it's funny.. Just like myself. Hahaha.. Some of the best lines:<br /><br />"ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPACINO!"<br /><br />"There has to be more in life than being really really really ridiculously good looking. I want to make a school.. I think I'll call it Derek Zoolander's-school-for-kids-who-can't-re<wbr />ad-good-and-want-to-do-other-things-good-t<wbr />oo."<br /><br />"What is this? A school for ANTS? It needs to be at least three times bigger!"<br /><br />"In middle school, I was the fat kid."<br />"Ew."<br /><br />"I used to be bulimic."<br />"...You can read minds?"<br /><br />"You can derrilique my balls!"<br />"I can derrilique my OWN balls!"";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/1438.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:20:"Goo Goo Dolls - Iris";s:4:"mood";s:9:"lethargic";}s:7:"summary";s:816:"Today's ceramics class was fun.. Didn't do anything except take a test and watch ZOOLANDER! SNAP!<br /><br />I swear, that movie is made for me. It's so stupid that it's funny.. Just like myself. Hahaha.. Some of the best lines:<br /><br />"ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPACINO!"<br /><br />"There has to be more in life than being really really really ridiculously good looking. I want to make a school.. I think I'll call it Derek Zoolander's-school-for-kids-who-can't-re<wbr />ad-good-and-want-to-do-other-things-good-t<wbr />oo."<br /><br />"What is this? A school for ANTS? It needs to be at least three times bigger!"<br /><br />"In middle school, I was the fat kid."<br />"Ew."<br /><br />"I used to be bulimic."<br />"...You can read minds?"<br /><br />"You can derrilique my balls!"<br />"I can derrilique my OWN balls!"";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1057989149;}}s:7:"channel";a:6:{s:5:"title";s:4:"shoe";s:4:"link";s:45:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/";s:11:"description";s:22:"shoe - LiveJournal.com";s:13:"lastbuilddate";s:29:"Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:02:33 GMT";s:9:"generator";s:29:"LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com";s:7:"tagline";s:22:"shoe - LiveJournal.com";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:5:{s:3:"url";s:51:"http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/31686449/1169937";s:5:"title";s:4:"shoe";s:4:"link";s:45:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/dancingshoe/";s:5:"width";s:3:"100";s:6:"height";s:3:"100";}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:10:"ISO-8859-1";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:13:"current_field";s:0:"";s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;s:15:"source_encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:13:"last_modified";s:31:"Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:02:33 GMT
cache/9b03eef4060b3281862a6a0d8b02c077:";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1123266048;}i:3;a:8:{s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:08:16 PST";s:5:"title";s:69:"Is Europe About To Make Offering Internet Service A Criminal Offense?";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Mike";}s:4:"link";s:52:"http://techdirt.com/articles/20050805/105227_F.shtml";s:4:"guid";s:52:"http://techdirt.com/articles/20050805/105227_F.shtml";s:11:"description";s:1533:"Remember Orrin Hatch's wonderful proposed law, <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20040624/157237_F.shtml">the INDUCE Act</a>?  While it never passed, the recent <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050627/0859258_F.shtml">Grokster decision</a> did set up an "inducement" standard in determining if a company could be sued for violating copyright law.  However, over in Europe they're taking the concept of the Induce Act much farther.  In what's described as a mere "footnote" to a bill on making copyright laws uniform across Europe, it includes language that would <i>criminalize</i> <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,68418,00.html">"attempting, aiding or abetting and inciting" acts of copyright infringement</a>.  Aiding and abetting can cover a lot of ground.  It would seem that your computer manufacturer, your ISP and, perhaps, your CDR drive maker would all be guilty of these things -- and therefore face <i>criminal</i> charges, including up to four years in jail.  Meanwhile, of course, the recording industry is complaining that these rules are not strict enough.  Should this pass, don't be surprised if the US later tries to come up with something similar under the concept of making the laws uniform between the US and Europe.  Even better, they'll just make it a bit stricter, so that Europe will feel the need to then make their own laws even stricter.  It's the global game of <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050617/1151225_F.shtml">leapfrog</a> that we've seen before.
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cache/9b03eef4060b3281862a6a0d8b02c077:";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1123232858;}i:6;a:8:{s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:14:31 PST";s:5:"title";s:71:"When Wasting The Time Of 85% Of People You Spam Is Considered A Success";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Mike";}s:4:"link";s:53:"http://techdirt.com/articles/20050804/1412237_F.shtml";s:4:"guid";s:53:"http://techdirt.com/articles/20050804/1412237_F.shtml";s:11:"description";s:1511:"There was a lot of hype recently about the various mobile phone promotions used by the extremely popular band Coldplay.    It started with a plan to <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050412/1124229_F.shtml">release their new songs as ringtones</a> <i>before</i> the music was released elsewhere.  That made very little sense, as the reason people buy ringtones is because they like the song -- not to hear the song for the first time in short segments whenever someone calls you.  Then, they moved on to try something they called "Bluecasting."  The way it works is they set up a Bluetooth enabled machine somewhere public, and when people walk by with Bluetooth-enabled phones that associate with the server, a message is sent, asking the recipient if they'd like to download content from the band.      You're probably a bit ahead of the marketers on this one, because you, like most people, are probably realizing that this whole thing sounds a lot more like <a href="http://mobhappy.typepad.com/russell_buckleys_mobhappy/2005/06/coldplay_to_try.html">Bluespamming than Bluecasting</a>.  Anyway, now that the promotion is done, the folks behind it are absolutely thrilled that they got such a positive response.  How positive? 15% of those spammed responded, which means that they <a href="http://mobhappy.typepad.com/russell_buckleys_mobhappy/2005/08/coldplay_and_bl.html">pissed off 85% of the people they spammed</a> with a promotion on their mobile phone they didn't want.  That's success?
cache/9b03eef4060b3281862a6a0d8b02c077:";s:7:"summary";s:1511:"There was a lot of hype recently about the various mobile phone promotions used by the extremely popular band Coldplay.    It started with a plan to <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050412/1124229_F.shtml">release their new songs as ringtones</a> <i>before</i> the music was released elsewhere.  That made very little sense, as the reason people buy ringtones is because they like the song -- not to hear the song for the first time in short segments whenever someone calls you.  Then, they moved on to try something they called "Bluecasting."  The way it works is they set up a Bluetooth enabled machine somewhere public, and when people walk by with Bluetooth-enabled phones that associate with the server, a message is sent, asking the recipient if they'd like to download content from the band.      You're probably a bit ahead of the marketers on this one, because you, like most people, are probably realizing that this whole thing sounds a lot more like <a href="http://mobhappy.typepad.com/russell_buckleys_mobhappy/2005/06/coldplay_to_try.html">Bluespamming than Bluecasting</a>.  Anyway, now that the promotion is done, the folks behind it are absolutely thrilled that they got such a positive response.  How positive? 15% of those spammed responded, which means that they <a href="http://mobhappy.typepad.com/russell_buckleys_mobhappy/2005/08/coldplay_and_bl.html">pissed off 85% of the people they spammed</a> with a promotion on their mobile phone they didn't want.  That's success?
cache/9b03eef4060b3281862a6a0d8b02c077:";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1123193501;}i:8;a:8:{s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:54:39 PST";s:5:"title";s:43:"Vodafone Japan Hires Latest Supposed Savior";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Carlo";}s:4:"link";s:53:"http://techdirt.com/articles/20050804/1354233_F.shtml";s:4:"guid";s:53:"http://techdirt.com/articles/20050804/1354233_F.shtml";s:11:"description";s:1835:"Vodafone Japan's desparate shotgun approach to pulling itself out of its long-running malaise continues <a target=_top href="http://www.wirelesswatch.jp//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1459">with the hiring of a Sony exec as the company's latest hope</a>. Just to recap, Vodafone first <a href="http://www.thefeaturearchives.com/100979.html">stole away</a> a top executive from rival NTT DoCoMo, and <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5064">he got the axe</a> a few months later. Selling phones from foreign manufacturers was supposed to give them a boost, <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5701">and that didn't work out either</a>, so now the company's trying to <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5644">sell airtime wholesale</a> and <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5465">phones that look like cheese</a> to get back in shape. The guy they've now poached from Sony is billed as "the man who knows consumer trends best in Sony" -- but that might not be something to boast about, given Sony's stuggles <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20031001/140243_F.shtml">over the past few years</a> and <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050303/1426207_F.shtml">the big changes</a> it's now going through in an attempt to right itself. After all, Sony's proven itself <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050603/131235_F.shtml">out</a> <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050420/0951221_F.shtml">of</a> <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050607/0956209_F.shtml">touch</a> time and time again, <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050120/1243205_F.shtml">particularly on DRM</a>. Vodafone Japan's now faced with the same problem, and it's hard to see somebody coming from Sony as part of the solution.
cache/9b03eef4060b3281862a6a0d8b02c077:";s:7:"summary";s:1835:"Vodafone Japan's desparate shotgun approach to pulling itself out of its long-running malaise continues <a target=_top href="http://www.wirelesswatch.jp//modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1459">with the hiring of a Sony exec as the company's latest hope</a>. Just to recap, Vodafone first <a href="http://www.thefeaturearchives.com/100979.html">stole away</a> a top executive from rival NTT DoCoMo, and <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5064">he got the axe</a> a few months later. Selling phones from foreign manufacturers was supposed to give them a boost, <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5701">and that didn't work out either</a>, so now the company's trying to <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5644">sell airtime wholesale</a> and <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/article/5465">phones that look like cheese</a> to get back in shape. The guy they've now poached from Sony is billed as "the man who knows consumer trends best in Sony" -- but that might not be something to boast about, given Sony's stuggles <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20031001/140243_F.shtml">over the past few years</a> and <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050303/1426207_F.shtml">the big changes</a> it's now going through in an attempt to right itself. After all, Sony's proven itself <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050603/131235_F.shtml">out</a> <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050420/0951221_F.shtml">of</a> <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050607/0956209_F.shtml">touch</a> time and time again, <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050120/1243205_F.shtml">particularly on DRM</a>. Vodafone Japan's now faced with the same problem, and it's hard to see somebody coming from Sony as part of the solution.
cache/8baef79f95302feaa3c1a9a30d17a60a:O:9:"magpierss":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/13496.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 03 Jul 2005 07:42:56 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/13496.html";s:11:"description";s:3628:"yayy back for another weekend...this time a long weekend =)<br /><br />so this week was alright...more work than last week. i think we ran PCR twice this week and this time i got to isolate RNA and run RTPCR and load the gels on my own, with my instructor supervising. i split my cells on monday and on tuesday i did the RNA isolation and then the reverse transcriptase, PCR and the gel on wednesday. on thursday, i worked with another post doc from the lab and watched him do real-time PCR. so basically, real-time PCR is a whole lot of pipet work. there are hundreds and hundreds of 20 something microliter wells and you have to first pipet master mixes into the wells you are going to use and then pipette your cDNA into the ones you want to test. you dont usually use one set of cDNA during the real-time PCR so it ends up getting pretty confusing. i ran my own real-time PCR on friday and there were 8 different cDNAs i had to test, with 6 different primers so that was like..120 wells. (because we ran duplicates-two of each cDNA per primer and we also had blanks to test for contamination) and yeah..it's hard to keep concentration for the hour or so it takes to prepare everything. i guess i had a brain fart because i forgot to fill one well with cDNA...you can't tell whether or not you filled it unless you kept track because you put like..1-2 microliters in and it's not that obvious of a difference.<br /><br />today was michael's birthday party. happy birthday michael! so since i was gone the whole week, i had to rush out today and get his present, which i think is pretty lame, but oh well. haha the cashier thought one of the things i bought was pretty weird too. i played quite a few games of ssbm but i kept on getting owned...i dont think i won a game. oh well. then i played bridge against anderthan and ninad. i got owned there too. my cards were pretty bad and it was so freaking hot so i didn't really care. haha i think wendy thinks im n00b cuz we kept on losing like crazy. oh well. i probably am. uhh i played a bit of mario tennis on gamecube and i got owned on that. n64 is easier for me i guess. then we ate dinner at the elephant bar. the food was pretty good. we played this sugar game. i didnt get owned TOO badly on that. it was like..kathleen-3 packets, me-3 packets and michael-4 packets. michael didn't really mind eating those sugar packets so it wasn't that big of a win. uhm. after dinner we hogged a lot of space in the parking lot with darren parking randomly in back of jin's car waiting for us to get into the cars and go to homestead lanes. after we finally figured out how to get there, we went. i just kinda walked around a bit in the beginning because i didnt want to play pool and they wouldnt let me play bridge. probably cuz i'm too n00b or im not cool enough. oh well. then i added onto jason's bowling group. i shared a game with jason and i played pretty badly at first, but we managed to get 2nd place after bryant, who was a monster. the second game there were 4 people playing 5 spots so we alternated playing the last spot. i got owned on that..2nd to last place for most of the round and we had to leave during the beginning of the 10th frame. oh well...our team effort was winnning just barely by then. henry, jason, richard and bryant were playing pool for awhile so i just sat there and waited. when we got back to michael's house they were watching this weird movie which too too much effort to understand so henry and i played 2 person bridge. i guess i just suck today because i got owned in all but one game. oh well whatever. <br /><br />im tired. zzzz........";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/13496.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"tired";}s:7:"summary";s:3628:"yayy back for another weekend...this time a long weekend =)<br /><br />so this week was alright...more work than last week. i think we ran PCR twice this week and this time i got to isolate RNA and run RTPCR and load the gels on my own, with my instructor supervising. i split my cells on monday and on tuesday i did the RNA isolation and then the reverse transcriptase, PCR and the gel on wednesday. on thursday, i worked with another post doc from the lab and watched him do real-time PCR. so basically, real-time PCR is a whole lot of pipet work. there are hundreds and hundreds of 20 something microliter wells and you have to first pipet master mixes into the wells you are going to use and then pipette your cDNA into the ones you want to test. you dont usually use one set of cDNA during the real-time PCR so it ends up getting pretty confusing. i ran my own real-time PCR on friday and there were 8 different cDNAs i had to test, with 6 different primers so that was like..120 wells. (because we ran duplicates-two of each cDNA per primer and we also had blanks to test for contamination) and yeah..it's hard to keep concentration for the hour or so it takes to prepare everything. i guess i had a brain fart because i forgot to fill one well with cDNA...you can't tell whether or not you filled it unless you kept track because you put like..1-2 microliters in and it's not that obvious of a difference.<br /><br />today was michael's birthday party. happy birthday michael! so since i was gone the whole week, i had to rush out today and get his present, which i think is pretty lame, but oh well. haha the cashier thought one of the things i bought was pretty weird too. i played quite a few games of ssbm but i kept on getting owned...i dont think i won a game. oh well. then i played bridge against anderthan and ninad. i got owned there too. my cards were pretty bad and it was so freaking hot so i didn't really care. haha i think wendy thinks im n00b cuz we kept on losing like crazy. oh well. i probably am. uhh i played a bit of mario tennis on gamecube and i got owned on that. n64 is easier for me i guess. then we ate dinner at the elephant bar. the food was pretty good. we played this sugar game. i didnt get owned TOO badly on that. it was like..kathleen-3 packets, me-3 packets and michael-4 packets. michael didn't really mind eating those sugar packets so it wasn't that big of a win. uhm. after dinner we hogged a lot of space in the parking lot with darren parking randomly in back of jin's car waiting for us to get into the cars and go to homestead lanes. after we finally figured out how to get there, we went. i just kinda walked around a bit in the beginning because i didnt want to play pool and they wouldnt let me play bridge. probably cuz i'm too n00b or im not cool enough. oh well. then i added onto jason's bowling group. i shared a game with jason and i played pretty badly at first, but we managed to get 2nd place after bryant, who was a monster. the second game there were 4 people playing 5 spots so we alternated playing the last spot. i got owned on that..2nd to last place for most of the round and we had to leave during the beginning of the 10th frame. oh well...our team effort was winnning just barely by then. henry, jason, richard and bryant were playing pool for awhile so i just sat there and waited. when we got back to michael's house they were watching this weird movie which too too much effort to understand so henry and i played 2 person bridge. i guess i just suck today because i got owned in all but one game. oh well whatever. <br /><br />im tired. zzzz........";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120376576;}i:1;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/13124.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:18:20 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/13124.html";s:11:"description";s:1645:"yeahh..so on the ride to LA we had car problems. basically our transmission was jacked up and we were leaking transmission oil so we had to call AAA and the tow truck guy took joe, me and my mom to denny's to wait and took my dad to my aunt's house. then he had to borrow one of their cars and drive back 50 miles to pick us up. fun. got to my aunt's house at 2 AM.<br /><br />anyway, working at the VA in SF is alright. the first few days were pretty boring cuz i had to read stuff. on tuesday i got to split/culture some cancer cells under the supervision of my instructor. on wednesday i watched her isolate the RNA from the cancer cells and then on thursday i got to prepare the cells for RTPCR. today we loaded and ran the DNA on the agarose gel through gel electrophoresis (ahh..those good ol AP bio days.) but nothing showed up o_O so we i redid the three samples we made yesterday and she made 3 more samples to test whether the primers were screwed up or whether i screwed up when we preped for PCR (i probably did.) <br /><br />working in a lab is pretty fun but also really different from lab stuff we do at school. the equipment is larger and for cell splitting, we work with large glass pipettes that we throw away after one use. we use micropipetters for the PCR and isolation stuff so it was usual..expect they had P1000's too.<br /><br />next week i get to split, isolate RNA and do RTPCR and gel electrophoresis by myself with my instructor's supervision as well as learn how to do real-time pcr by watching another of the PhD's working at the lab. fun stuff.<br /><br />anyway it's good to be home, even for only the weekend =)";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/13124.html";s:7:"summary";s:1645:"yeahh..so on the ride to LA we had car problems. basically our transmission was jacked up and we were leaking transmission oil so we had to call AAA and the tow truck guy took joe, me and my mom to denny's to wait and took my dad to my aunt's house. then he had to borrow one of their cars and drive back 50 miles to pick us up. fun. got to my aunt's house at 2 AM.<br /><br />anyway, working at the VA in SF is alright. the first few days were pretty boring cuz i had to read stuff. on tuesday i got to split/culture some cancer cells under the supervision of my instructor. on wednesday i watched her isolate the RNA from the cancer cells and then on thursday i got to prepare the cells for RTPCR. today we loaded and ran the DNA on the agarose gel through gel electrophoresis (ahh..those good ol AP bio days.) but nothing showed up o_O so we i redid the three samples we made yesterday and she made 3 more samples to test whether the primers were screwed up or whether i screwed up when we preped for PCR (i probably did.) <br /><br />working in a lab is pretty fun but also really different from lab stuff we do at school. the equipment is larger and for cell splitting, we work with large glass pipettes that we throw away after one use. we use micropipetters for the PCR and isolation stuff so it was usual..expect they had P1000's too.<br /><br />next week i get to split, isolate RNA and do RTPCR and gel electrophoresis by myself with my instructor's supervision as well as learn how to do real-time pcr by watching another of the PhD's working at the lab. fun stuff.<br /><br />anyway it's good to be home, even for only the weekend =)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119665900;}i:2;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12882.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:20:50 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12882.html";s:11:"description";s:150:"in SF at aunt's house.<br /><br />trip to LA was friggin crazy -__-<br /><br />besides that, all is well.<br /><br />update more during the weekend...";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12882.html";s:7:"summary";s:150:"in SF at aunt's house.<br /><br />trip to LA was friggin crazy -__-<br /><br />besides that, all is well.<br /><br />update more during the weekend...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119248450;}i:3;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12774.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:34:20 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12774.html";s:11:"description";s:3265:"WAHAHA<br /><br />the last few days have been pretty entertaining i guess.<br /><br />TUESDAY: hung out with jensiiiiine. we watched totoro because it's such an awesome MOVIE (contrary to what david thinks) and because the plot is so insightful and intriguing. (cmon...a story about a couple of kids delivering corn by riding on a cat-bus with 230492309 legs to their sick mother in a hospital takes so much brain power to understand =]) jensine was speding her last few shots off a disposable camera taking pictures of totoro because she's just cool like that :P then after totorooo we went to argonaut because jensine wanted to visit mrs. green. so i was showing her michael's eagle scout project so we had to walk behind the library. haha those 5th grade street monitor or whatever it's called were staring at us (mostly me i think) and one of em was like 'scary...' hahaha. we saw jensine's little brother matthew playing two square. they were arguing/debating more than the were actually playing and when they did play they didn't 'hit' the ball they caught the ball and then just kinda dropped it really low towards the other side o_O. then we decided to go to jensine's house and on the way we saw matthew walking home and she told me how matthew would probably be happier walking home then getting a ride and the whole thing about her not being able to bike to school until 4th grade and how she was so happy when she got to. anyway we played scrabble until david finished tutoring people. then we played speed scrabble where david was making up random words while waiting for letters he needed. after that jensine said she had to go "play piano" which really meant play spider solitaire on her computer. david and i played 2-player bridge...then i went home.<br /><br />WEDNESDAY: went to watch batman begins at the great mall with a couple of church friends. (since my sister has piano lessons in milpitas anyway) batman begins is a pretty good movie, i guess. my mom bought me a whole buttload of clothes/stuff because of my internship since i wont be home most of the week for the next month. i think i got more clothes in one day today than i have ever gotten in a month. then i came home and sat around and spent the last few hours playing bridge online with anderthan, ninad and michael. michael and i could have owned but we kept making stupid mistakes. oh well. after anderthan and ninad left, michael and i were stupid and we decided to play games with bidding 7NT and winning 7NT. for the first few i just claimed and he accepted so i got a crapload of points. then we tried playing out 7NT but in spades nill style but i would have lost the last trick so i just claimed again. that was basically a waste of a good 10 minutes of my life.<br /><br />anyway....its 130 right now and i havent packed for tomorrow yet -_____-<br />i have a family wedding to attend this weekend and after that im going to SF to work as an intern/volunteer at my aunt's lab. she works at the VA doing stem cell research and stuff like, so it should be interesting =)<br /><br />yeah. when my internship ends we should have a card party or ping pong party or ssb party at my house or something to cure me of my boredome...but that's in a month.<br /><br />oh well. bye.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12774.html";s:7:"summary";s:3265:"WAHAHA<br /><br />the last few days have been pretty entertaining i guess.<br /><br />TUESDAY: hung out with jensiiiiine. we watched totoro because it's such an awesome MOVIE (contrary to what david thinks) and because the plot is so insightful and intriguing. (cmon...a story about a couple of kids delivering corn by riding on a cat-bus with 230492309 legs to their sick mother in a hospital takes so much brain power to understand =]) jensine was speding her last few shots off a disposable camera taking pictures of totoro because she's just cool like that :P then after totorooo we went to argonaut because jensine wanted to visit mrs. green. so i was showing her michael's eagle scout project so we had to walk behind the library. haha those 5th grade street monitor or whatever it's called were staring at us (mostly me i think) and one of em was like 'scary...' hahaha. we saw jensine's little brother matthew playing two square. they were arguing/debating more than the were actually playing and when they did play they didn't 'hit' the ball they caught the ball and then just kinda dropped it really low towards the other side o_O. then we decided to go to jensine's house and on the way we saw matthew walking home and she told me how matthew would probably be happier walking home then getting a ride and the whole thing about her not being able to bike to school until 4th grade and how she was so happy when she got to. anyway we played scrabble until david finished tutoring people. then we played speed scrabble where david was making up random words while waiting for letters he needed. after that jensine said she had to go "play piano" which really meant play spider solitaire on her computer. david and i played 2-player bridge...then i went home.<br /><br />WEDNESDAY: went to watch batman begins at the great mall with a couple of church friends. (since my sister has piano lessons in milpitas anyway) batman begins is a pretty good movie, i guess. my mom bought me a whole buttload of clothes/stuff because of my internship since i wont be home most of the week for the next month. i think i got more clothes in one day today than i have ever gotten in a month. then i came home and sat around and spent the last few hours playing bridge online with anderthan, ninad and michael. michael and i could have owned but we kept making stupid mistakes. oh well. after anderthan and ninad left, michael and i were stupid and we decided to play games with bidding 7NT and winning 7NT. for the first few i just claimed and he accepted so i got a crapload of points. then we tried playing out 7NT but in spades nill style but i would have lost the last trick so i just claimed again. that was basically a waste of a good 10 minutes of my life.<br /><br />anyway....its 130 right now and i havent packed for tomorrow yet -_____-<br />i have a family wedding to attend this weekend and after that im going to SF to work as an intern/volunteer at my aunt's lab. she works at the VA doing stem cell research and stuff like, so it should be interesting =)<br /><br />yeah. when my internship ends we should have a card party or ping pong party or ssb party at my house or something to cure me of my boredome...but that's in a month.<br /><br />oh well. bye.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1118910860;}i:4;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12428.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 31 May 2005 02:03:12 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12428.html";s:11:"description";s:477:"workshop today.<br /><br />i dont understand why i always have to play pieces that aren't lyrical considering when i play fast in front of people i rush like crazy and die. then tom johnson told me that his computer glitched so 30 seconds of my recording was gone. i think he was actually just trying to give me a second chance -___-;;;<br /><br />quartet was pretty good. i was out of tune i think.<br /><br /><br /><br />i would like to say...jenewu, you were effing awesome.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12428.html";s:7:"summary";s:477:"workshop today.<br /><br />i dont understand why i always have to play pieces that aren't lyrical considering when i play fast in front of people i rush like crazy and die. then tom johnson told me that his computer glitched so 30 seconds of my recording was gone. i think he was actually just trying to give me a second chance -___-;;;<br /><br />quartet was pretty good. i was out of tune i think.<br /><br /><br /><br />i would like to say...jenewu, you were effing awesome.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117504992;}i:5;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12195.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 26 May 2005 07:51:21 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12195.html";s:11:"description";s:42:"yearbook. sign now. or die.<br /><br />ty.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/12195.html";s:7:"summary";s:42:"yearbook. sign now. or die.<br /><br />ty.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1117093881;}i:6;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11997.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 21 May 2005 01:19:41 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11997.html";s:11:"description";s:792:"after 6th period today henry, vicky, davidlee and tina went to tapx to play napolean. id like to say i got owwwnedddd. not only did i not have a hand good enough to even bid for napolean, but also i was surrounded on 2 sides by the monsters, david and vicky. needless to say, i tied in last place with tina (which says something :P) it was like...7pts davidlee 6pts vicky and henry 4pts tina and me. davidlee and vicky were basically tied for first for most of the time, but during the last game vicky was napolean and since i was secretary and my cards were pretty n00b, we got pwned. therefore david gained the lead and henry came from behind to tie for second. pretty exciting stuff. too bad there wasn't enough time for me to teach them how to play jew. jew is a pretty fun game. kind of.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11997.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:5:"drunk";}s:7:"summary";s:792:"after 6th period today henry, vicky, davidlee and tina went to tapx to play napolean. id like to say i got owwwnedddd. not only did i not have a hand good enough to even bid for napolean, but also i was surrounded on 2 sides by the monsters, david and vicky. needless to say, i tied in last place with tina (which says something :P) it was like...7pts davidlee 6pts vicky and henry 4pts tina and me. davidlee and vicky were basically tied for first for most of the time, but during the last game vicky was napolean and since i was secretary and my cards were pretty n00b, we got pwned. therefore david gained the lead and henry came from behind to tie for second. pretty exciting stuff. too bad there wasn't enough time for me to teach them how to play jew. jew is a pretty fun game. kind of.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116638381;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11574.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 May 2005 01:17:54 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11574.html";s:11:"description";s:1273:"after 2.5 hours of dilligent work, our calculus group has made a giant stride in the completion of our project. we decided a topic. anyway. i learned how to play napolean today and i pwnneeeedd tina in that even though im uber n00b i still won more games than she did. (which isn't too much to brag about) henry and i rode illegally in 2 people's cars today getting to and from michael's house. at michael's house we were uhm. playing magic until david liang arrived. then we moved on from our childish ways and decided to play bridge. michael was trying to get us in the right directioin. that worked until michael brought the food and the candy. then everyone was high playing bridge and big 2. henry and i owned at bridge until i decided to go 4 hearts or something one game and we lost by one. i wonder whether or not michael's sister heard us. we were saying 'what the heck are you doing' in chinese randomly and michael kept on swearing. david was hording goods in his pot of gold so we all copied his pot of gold. henry was high the last game but i still got owned.<br /><br />anyway....2 calc project meetings and uhm both times we barely managed to pick our topic. hopefully we'll actually get some concrete work done next time? or well..sometime before wednesday.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11574.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:4:"high";}s:7:"summary";s:1273:"after 2.5 hours of dilligent work, our calculus group has made a giant stride in the completion of our project. we decided a topic. anyway. i learned how to play napolean today and i pwnneeeedd tina in that even though im uber n00b i still won more games than she did. (which isn't too much to brag about) henry and i rode illegally in 2 people's cars today getting to and from michael's house. at michael's house we were uhm. playing magic until david liang arrived. then we moved on from our childish ways and decided to play bridge. michael was trying to get us in the right directioin. that worked until michael brought the food and the candy. then everyone was high playing bridge and big 2. henry and i owned at bridge until i decided to go 4 hearts or something one game and we lost by one. i wonder whether or not michael's sister heard us. we were saying 'what the heck are you doing' in chinese randomly and michael kept on swearing. david was hording goods in his pot of gold so we all copied his pot of gold. henry was high the last game but i still got owned.<br /><br />anyway....2 calc project meetings and uhm both times we barely managed to pick our topic. hopefully we'll actually get some concrete work done next time? or well..sometime before wednesday.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116551874;}i:8;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11440.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 17 May 2005 06:22:35 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11440.html";s:11:"description";s:1200:"LALALALA<br />my magic deck pwns IF i can get the cards out...which happens a little less than the majority of the times. -____- i do better when it's 3 ppl cuz i have time to draw stuff.<br /><br /><br />wow. major slackage the last couple of days.<br />wednesday: henry came over and we played magic for 3 hours while "working" on our apus project<br /><br />thursday: after school (minimum day) billy and i walked to tapx then we went to my house and played magic and ssb. henry came over and we played more ssb. after billy went home henry and i played pingpong and we both got n00bed. then uhh...henry and i played more magic and david lee came over to play magic too. did more "work" on apus project<br /><br />friday: went to henry's house to "start" calc project. we kinda half-decided our topic at least :P so david lee, henry and i played magic and 3-5-8<br /><br />today: henry came to my house and we finished apus project in like...10-20 minutes so we spent the rest of the time playing ping-pong and magic while finding out how cheap and banned henry's proxy deck was.<br /><br /><br />yeahhhh....i have to get rid of my pokemon cards. anyone want to buy my binder for $234092039482304?";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11440.html";s:7:"summary";s:1200:"LALALALA<br />my magic deck pwns IF i can get the cards out...which happens a little less than the majority of the times. -____- i do better when it's 3 ppl cuz i have time to draw stuff.<br /><br /><br />wow. major slackage the last couple of days.<br />wednesday: henry came over and we played magic for 3 hours while "working" on our apus project<br /><br />thursday: after school (minimum day) billy and i walked to tapx then we went to my house and played magic and ssb. henry came over and we played more ssb. after billy went home henry and i played pingpong and we both got n00bed. then uhh...henry and i played more magic and david lee came over to play magic too. did more "work" on apus project<br /><br />friday: went to henry's house to "start" calc project. we kinda half-decided our topic at least :P so david lee, henry and i played magic and 3-5-8<br /><br />today: henry came to my house and we finished apus project in like...10-20 minutes so we spent the rest of the time playing ping-pong and magic while finding out how cheap and banned henry's proxy deck was.<br /><br /><br />yeahhhh....i have to get rid of my pokemon cards. anyone want to buy my binder for $234092039482304?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1116310955;}i:9;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11192.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 11 May 2005 05:23:57 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11192.html";s:11:"description";s:881:"check out teh 1337357 lj ever...<br /><br />PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA<br /><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/ethereance/">http://www.livejournal.com/users/ethere<wbr />ance/</a><br />visitvisitvisitvisit and commentcommentcommentcomment<br /><br /><br />anyway, APs over (: bio was ok, apus was ok...calc. now that was uber pwnage x234092384<br />euler's owned me for 2 questions and i bsed so much. agh.<br /><br />magicmagicmagic! maybe pokemon. henry is going to own me.<br /><br /><br />APUS/calc projects to work on. -___-<br />english questions due friday, english essay due monday -____-;; darn that backus.<br /><br /><br />yessssssss STAR testing tomorrow. we're going to get owned this year by mission and monta vista again.<br />monta vista made the top 100 public schools in the US. so did gunn. we got pwnedddd. PWNEEEED. <br /><br />oh well.";s:8:"comments";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/11192.html";s:7:"summary";s:881:"check out teh 1337357 lj ever...<br /><br />PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA PROPAGANDA<br /><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/ethereance/">http://www.livejournal.com/users/ethere<wbr />ance/</a><br />visitvisitvisitvisit and commentcommentcommentcomment<br /><br /><br />anyway, APs over (: bio was ok, apus was ok...calc. now that was uber pwnage x234092384<br />euler's owned me for 2 questions and i bsed so much. agh.<br /><br />magicmagicmagic! maybe pokemon. henry is going to own me.<br /><br /><br />APUS/calc projects to work on. -___-<br />english questions due friday, english essay due monday -____-;; darn that backus.<br /><br /><br />yessssssss STAR testing tomorrow. we're going to get owned this year by mission and monta vista again.<br />monta vista made the top 100 public schools in the US. so did gunn. we got pwnedddd. PWNEEEED. <br /><br />oh well.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115789037;}i:10;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/10752.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:42:16 GMT";s:4:"link";s:56:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/magicianmatt/10752.html";s:11:"description";s:2664:"LOL<br /><div align="center"><form name="quizform" target="_new" action="http://www.kwiz.biz/showquiz.php?quizid=9099" method="post"><br /><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#90BED5" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
cache/c710bfb083d4704f8e33b4bf0598f86c:around today. Plausible, perhaps, but not something everyone did.
cache/c710bfb083d4704f8e33b4bf0598f86c:With something to think about,<br>
cache/c710bfb083d4704f8e33b4bf0598f86c:around today. Plausible, perhaps, but not something everyone did.
cache/c710bfb083d4704f8e33b4bf0598f86c:With something to think about,<br>
cache/12e345bae6bd41275a23b4e347c32052:O:9:"magpierss":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131960.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:37:41 GMT";s:5:"title";s:16:"When You Are Old";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131960.html";s:11:"description";s:596:"When you are old and grey and full of sleep,<br />And nodding by the fire, take down this book,<br />And slowly read, and dream of the soft look<br />Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;<br />How many loved your moments of glad grace,<br />And loved your beauty with love false or true,<br />But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,<br />And loved the sorrows of your changing face;<br />And bending down beside the glowing bars,<br />Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled<br />And paced upon the mountains overhead<br />And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.<br /><br />-W. B. Yeats";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131960.html";s:7:"summary";s:596:"When you are old and grey and full of sleep,<br />And nodding by the fire, take down this book,<br />And slowly read, and dream of the soft look<br />Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;<br />How many loved your moments of glad grace,<br />And loved your beauty with love false or true,<br />But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,<br />And loved the sorrows of your changing face;<br />And bending down beside the glowing bars,<br />Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled<br />And paced upon the mountains overhead<br />And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.<br /><br />-W. B. Yeats";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1101616661;}i:1;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131775.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 26 Nov 2004 04:00:06 GMT";s:5:"title";s:6:"cyrano";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131775.html";s:11:"description";s:796:""That night when 'neath your window Christian spoke<br />--Under your balcony, you remember? Well!<br />There was the allegory of my whole life:<br />I, in the shadow, at the ladder's foot,<br />While others lightly mount to Love and Fame!"<br /><br /><br /><br />ROXANE:<br />Live, for I love you!<br /><br />CYRANO:<br />No, In fairy tales<br />When to the ill-starred Prince the lady says<br />'I love you!' all his ugliness fades fast--<br />But I remain the same, up to the last!<br /><br /><br /><br />"Philosopher, metaphysician,<br />Rhymer, brawler, and musician,<br />Famed for his lunar expedition,<br />And the unnumbered duels he fought,--<br />And lover also,--by interposition!--<br />Here lies Hercule Savinien<br />De Cyrano de Bergerac,<br />Who was everything, yet was naught."";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131775.html";s:7:"summary";s:796:""That night when 'neath your window Christian spoke<br />--Under your balcony, you remember? Well!<br />There was the allegory of my whole life:<br />I, in the shadow, at the ladder's foot,<br />While others lightly mount to Love and Fame!"<br /><br /><br /><br />ROXANE:<br />Live, for I love you!<br /><br />CYRANO:<br />No, In fairy tales<br />When to the ill-starred Prince the lady says<br />'I love you!' all his ugliness fades fast--<br />But I remain the same, up to the last!<br /><br /><br /><br />"Philosopher, metaphysician,<br />Rhymer, brawler, and musician,<br />Famed for his lunar expedition,<br />And the unnumbered duels he fought,--<br />And lover also,--by interposition!--<br />Here lies Hercule Savinien<br />De Cyrano de Bergerac,<br />Who was everything, yet was naught."";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1101441606;}i:2;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131435.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:36:18 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131435.html";s:11:"description";s:503:"vdv: i'm looking for a guitar to borrow til i go home winter break and bring up my own<br />bentgen: i play no guitar<br />vdv: know anyone with one for sale or just kidna lying around?<br />bentgen: i do not<br />bentgen: my buds are not very musical<br />vdv: ... then i'm afraid you're of no more use to me *pulls out death ray*<br />bentgen: NO<br />bentgen: set it to stun?<br />bentgen: i could use a good sleep<br />vdv: if by good you mean long<br />vdv: and if by sleep you mean agonizing death";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131435.html";s:7:"summary";s:503:"vdv: i'm looking for a guitar to borrow til i go home winter break and bring up my own<br />bentgen: i play no guitar<br />vdv: know anyone with one for sale or just kidna lying around?<br />bentgen: i do not<br />bentgen: my buds are not very musical<br />vdv: ... then i'm afraid you're of no more use to me *pulls out death ray*<br />bentgen: NO<br />bentgen: set it to stun?<br />bentgen: i could use a good sleep<br />vdv: if by good you mean long<br />vdv: and if by sleep you mean agonizing death";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1101191778;}i:3;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131167.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 16 Nov 2004 01:58:10 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131167.html";s:11:"description";s:493:"Prof. Roberts: "That is his dilemma... well, it's one of his lemmas, because a dilemma is two lemmas."<br /><br />me: "When life gives you lemmas..."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />vdv: i just finished picture editing today<br />[kara]: aah<br />vdv: starting tomorrow is sound track building<br />vdv: [blahblahblahblahblah]<br />[kara]: oooh<br />[kara]: haha I just went ' ooh and aah"<br />[kara]: that is so excellent. <br />vdv: i've induced more interesting sounds than that<br /><br />;)";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131167.html";s:7:"summary";s:493:"Prof. Roberts: "That is his dilemma... well, it's one of his lemmas, because a dilemma is two lemmas."<br /><br />me: "When life gives you lemmas..."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />vdv: i just finished picture editing today<br />[kara]: aah<br />vdv: starting tomorrow is sound track building<br />vdv: [blahblahblahblahblah]<br />[kara]: oooh<br />[kara]: haha I just went ' ooh and aah"<br />[kara]: that is so excellent. <br />vdv: i've induced more interesting sounds than that<br /><br />;)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1100570290;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131002.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 08 Nov 2004 05:10:47 GMT";s:5:"title";s:18:"the boston red sox";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131002.html";s:11:"description";s:1384:"86 years. for 86 years, the most cursed existence was the boston red sox. after losing babe ruth to the yankees (sold for $100,000), they never won a world series again.<br /><br />86 years in the cold and dark.<br />they were close.<br />oh so close.<br />so many tantalizingly painstakingly heartbreaking times.<br />but they never ever triumphed. they were cursed to be perpetual underdogs. until this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>...guess i only have 79 or so years to go.</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"I was a pretty depressed kid in high school, but one day it just all turned around." -my roommate<br /><br />seems kind of naive to me.<br /><br />"It's about faith. We have been given no reason to believe... but we believe." -paraphrased from Sports Illustrated re: the Boston Red Sox.<br /><br />sure, we love to hear the stories about the interminable darkness being driven away by the long-at-last light... but the fact of the matter is:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>A dark past and a bright future are independent of each other.</b><br /><br />i bet not a day went by in the red sox locker room that they didn't look back at that 1918 season and wish just once they could be in the sunlight again.<br /><br />totally unrelated: <a href="http://www.sinfest.net/comics/sf20041105.gif">http://www.sinfest.net/comics/sf2004110<wbr />5.gif</a>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/131002.html";s:7:"summary";s:1384:"86 years. for 86 years, the most cursed existence was the boston red sox. after losing babe ruth to the yankees (sold for $100,000), they never won a world series again.<br /><br />86 years in the cold and dark.<br />they were close.<br />oh so close.<br />so many tantalizingly painstakingly heartbreaking times.<br />but they never ever triumphed. they were cursed to be perpetual underdogs. until this year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>...guess i only have 79 or so years to go.</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"I was a pretty depressed kid in high school, but one day it just all turned around." -my roommate<br /><br />seems kind of naive to me.<br /><br />"It's about faith. We have been given no reason to believe... but we believe." -paraphrased from Sports Illustrated re: the Boston Red Sox.<br /><br />sure, we love to hear the stories about the interminable darkness being driven away by the long-at-last light... but the fact of the matter is:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>A dark past and a bright future are independent of each other.</b><br /><br />i bet not a day went by in the red sox locker room that they didn't look back at that 1918 season and wish just once they could be in the sunlight again.<br /><br />totally unrelated: <a href="http://www.sinfest.net/comics/sf20041105.gif">http://www.sinfest.net/comics/sf2004110<wbr />5.gif</a>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1099890647;}i:5;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/130233.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 09 Oct 2004 23:43:24 GMT";s:5:"title";s:31:"some things weren't meant to be";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/130233.html";s:11:"description";s:518:"<img src="http://home.nyu.edu/~vmd220/bb.jpg"><br /><br />"no more," i whisper. please, no more.<br /><br />there are no words.<br /><br />you're a liar.<br />i can't believe i don't hate you.<br /><br />i'm going to try this one more time.<br />and if my hands won't relinquish their grip, they'll just have to be cut.<br /><br />why can't i stop caring about you?<br />sometimes i wish i could.<br /><br />sometimes i wonder why the fuck i'm even alive. it's like i don't even want to be happy. what's wrong with me?";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/130233.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:20:"emotional hemorrhage";}s:7:"summary";s:518:"<img src="http://home.nyu.edu/~vmd220/bb.jpg"><br /><br />"no more," i whisper. please, no more.<br /><br />there are no words.<br /><br />you're a liar.<br />i can't believe i don't hate you.<br /><br />i'm going to try this one more time.<br />and if my hands won't relinquish their grip, they'll just have to be cut.<br /><br />why can't i stop caring about you?<br />sometimes i wish i could.<br /><br />sometimes i wonder why the fuck i'm even alive. it's like i don't even want to be happy. what's wrong with me?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1097365404;}i:6;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129971.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 07 Oct 2004 16:38:28 GMT";s:5:"title";s:50:""A day without seeing you is like three months..."";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129971.html";s:11:"description";s:1999:"...and other Chinese perceptions of love.<br /><br />"<i>I'll write no love letter and no poem-- I'll just send a white kerchief to tell you my thoughts. When you receive it, look at it this way and that: The warp is all threads, and the weft is all threads. Who will understand what is in my heart?</i>"<br />(Ming dynasty folk song; "threads" is a pun on "yearning").<br /><br />"<i>Amidst the swirling sea of humanity, I shall seek the only companion of my soul; if I find her, I am lucky; if I find her not, such is my fate, that is all.</i>"<br />-Xu Zhimo, 1923 in a letter to Liang Qichao<br />"<i>Alas! Where is there a perfect universe?</i>"<br />-Liang Qichao's response<br /><br />"<i>Heavens! I want to know and understand you, life without end. Until the mountains are levelled into plains, until the rivers run dry, until thunder rolls in winter and snow falls in summer, and heaven and earth are joined. Only then would I be parted from you.</i>"<br />-Han dynasty writer, ~2000 yrs old<br /><br />"<i>If true love is missing from a person's life, although alive they will be as if dead, or else they will be whole in body but spiritually deficient.</i>"<br />-Prof. Yueh Heng-chun re: Qiannu's Spirit Journey<br /><br />"<i>I would work my whole life through to make you happy this single day.</i>"<br />-Story of Li Wa, Tang dynasty<br /><br />"<i>No tears; let our parting be secret! No words; remember me in silence! Except for our two hearts, none shall know. ...The muddy river will some day run clear; our black hair will some day turn white. Only by parting in silence and in secret will our hearts accept that we will never meet again.</i>"<br />-Bai Juyi<br /><br />"<i>Our love comedies start by challenging morality to embrace love, but they always end with people betraying love in order to shoulder their social responsibilities</i>."<br />-Sun Chung-hsing<br /><br /><br />My brain spins as I ponder the paper for Historical Epics of China and Japan that is due Monday.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129971.html";s:7:"summary";s:1999:"...and other Chinese perceptions of love.<br /><br />"<i>I'll write no love letter and no poem-- I'll just send a white kerchief to tell you my thoughts. When you receive it, look at it this way and that: The warp is all threads, and the weft is all threads. Who will understand what is in my heart?</i>"<br />(Ming dynasty folk song; "threads" is a pun on "yearning").<br /><br />"<i>Amidst the swirling sea of humanity, I shall seek the only companion of my soul; if I find her, I am lucky; if I find her not, such is my fate, that is all.</i>"<br />-Xu Zhimo, 1923 in a letter to Liang Qichao<br />"<i>Alas! Where is there a perfect universe?</i>"<br />-Liang Qichao's response<br /><br />"<i>Heavens! I want to know and understand you, life without end. Until the mountains are levelled into plains, until the rivers run dry, until thunder rolls in winter and snow falls in summer, and heaven and earth are joined. Only then would I be parted from you.</i>"<br />-Han dynasty writer, ~2000 yrs old<br /><br />"<i>If true love is missing from a person's life, although alive they will be as if dead, or else they will be whole in body but spiritually deficient.</i>"<br />-Prof. Yueh Heng-chun re: Qiannu's Spirit Journey<br /><br />"<i>I would work my whole life through to make you happy this single day.</i>"<br />-Story of Li Wa, Tang dynasty<br /><br />"<i>No tears; let our parting be secret! No words; remember me in silence! Except for our two hearts, none shall know. ...The muddy river will some day run clear; our black hair will some day turn white. Only by parting in silence and in secret will our hearts accept that we will never meet again.</i>"<br />-Bai Juyi<br /><br />"<i>Our love comedies start by challenging morality to embrace love, but they always end with people betraying love in order to shoulder their social responsibilities</i>."<br />-Sun Chung-hsing<br /><br /><br />My brain spins as I ponder the paper for Historical Epics of China and Japan that is due Monday.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1097167108;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129670.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 02 Oct 2004 18:48:56 GMT";s:5:"title";s:6:"virgos";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129670.html";s:11:"description";s:1215:""I was looking for the new thing<br />And you were the sunshine heading my front line,<br />I was alone you were just around the corner from me." -pete yorn<br /><br />that's what her away message said a few times.<br />but she's not talking about me, despite that i am technically just around a corner from her.<br /><br />it's just that name, that smile, that birthday, even...<br /><br />'you remind me of a girl / that i / once knew'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />fuck it all.<br />sometimes i wish i could cut off my hair and become a monk like Liu Xianglian or Jia Baoyu and leave all of this behind.<br /><br />this will never work.<br />i will never have enough, i will never be enough. who could ever learn to love a beast?<br />"suffering is desire/passion/attachment... <i>qin</i>." -professor roberts<br /><br />I SCREAM silently<br />i tremble<br />at the same time to weak to move<br />and yet so close to exploding<br />i know<br />Their sin is my sin. Their sorrow is my sorrow. But their joy is not my joy.<br /><br />"It will come. It will come. Be patient."<br />WHEN? how do you even know?<br />how could anyone know?<br /><br />another petal falls off the rose.<br /><br />how could anyone know?";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129670.html";s:7:"summary";s:1215:""I was looking for the new thing<br />And you were the sunshine heading my front line,<br />I was alone you were just around the corner from me." -pete yorn<br /><br />that's what her away message said a few times.<br />but she's not talking about me, despite that i am technically just around a corner from her.<br /><br />it's just that name, that smile, that birthday, even...<br /><br />'you remind me of a girl / that i / once knew'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />fuck it all.<br />sometimes i wish i could cut off my hair and become a monk like Liu Xianglian or Jia Baoyu and leave all of this behind.<br /><br />this will never work.<br />i will never have enough, i will never be enough. who could ever learn to love a beast?<br />"suffering is desire/passion/attachment... <i>qin</i>." -professor roberts<br /><br />I SCREAM silently<br />i tremble<br />at the same time to weak to move<br />and yet so close to exploding<br />i know<br />Their sin is my sin. Their sorrow is my sorrow. But their joy is not my joy.<br /><br />"It will come. It will come. Be patient."<br />WHEN? how do you even know?<br />how could anyone know?<br /><br />another petal falls off the rose.<br /><br />how could anyone know?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1096742936;}i:8;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129391.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:01:25 GMT";s:5:"title";s:6:"A Chat";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129391.html";s:11:"description";s:1966:"i lay on the bed on my right side, propping my head up with my right arm, hand against my temple. you're laying there right in front of me in a mirror of my pose, resting your head on our pillow. =).<br /><br />"what would your wedding look like?" i ask.<br />"i don't know..."<br />"me, i always imagined the reception more."<br />you looked puzzled.<br />"you know, like a ballroom full of tables, and then the Main Table where the couple sits in the center and it's like panel. those speeches always get to me."<br />you laugh.<br /><br />"you have always been so understanding and patient and funny and cool... you're the best brother i could ever hope for, and i know you're going to make an even better husband and father. i know it's cliche to say that we think of this as gaining a sister instead of losing a brother, but it's true."<br /><br />"a parent hopes for his child to find someone caring and understanding and strong... someone to spend a lifetime with. this is why we are so strict when you are young. but i feel dumb now, knowing that without any help from me at all, you've found someone who is all of those things and more."<br /><br />"my mother used to say to me that love is not like a flower. flowers are pretty but they wilt and die. flowers are cut early in their life. instead, love is a tree's seed. planted early and allowed to grow, it will weather many seasons, have the deepest unshakeable roots, and remain beautiful for years and years. i know my son is no rose. his love is like a <a href="http://www.treesofmystery.net/sequoia.htm">redwood</a>."<br /><br />my roommate taps me on the shoulder.<br />my alarm is going off.<br />i reach my arm out to turn it off, and find that i cannot return to the reception.<br />i cannot return to the chat.<br /><br />"your eyes are red," they say to me.<br />i give them two half-truths instead of a full lie, "oh. yeah, i haven't been getting much sleep... and i've got these allergies..."";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/129391.html";s:7:"summary";s:1966:"i lay on the bed on my right side, propping my head up with my right arm, hand against my temple. you're laying there right in front of me in a mirror of my pose, resting your head on our pillow. =).<br /><br />"what would your wedding look like?" i ask.<br />"i don't know..."<br />"me, i always imagined the reception more."<br />you looked puzzled.<br />"you know, like a ballroom full of tables, and then the Main Table where the couple sits in the center and it's like panel. those speeches always get to me."<br />you laugh.<br /><br />"you have always been so understanding and patient and funny and cool... you're the best brother i could ever hope for, and i know you're going to make an even better husband and father. i know it's cliche to say that we think of this as gaining a sister instead of losing a brother, but it's true."<br /><br />"a parent hopes for his child to find someone caring and understanding and strong... someone to spend a lifetime with. this is why we are so strict when you are young. but i feel dumb now, knowing that without any help from me at all, you've found someone who is all of those things and more."<br /><br />"my mother used to say to me that love is not like a flower. flowers are pretty but they wilt and die. flowers are cut early in their life. instead, love is a tree's seed. planted early and allowed to grow, it will weather many seasons, have the deepest unshakeable roots, and remain beautiful for years and years. i know my son is no rose. his love is like a <a href="http://www.treesofmystery.net/sequoia.htm">redwood</a>."<br /><br />my roommate taps me on the shoulder.<br />my alarm is going off.<br />i reach my arm out to turn it off, and find that i cannot return to the reception.<br />i cannot return to the chat.<br /><br />"your eyes are red," they say to me.<br />i give them two half-truths instead of a full lie, "oh. yeah, i haven't been getting much sleep... and i've got these allergies..."";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1096387285;}i:9;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128905.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:54:41 GMT";s:5:"title";s:52:"THEN WHY THE FUCK'S THIS MOTHERFUCKER SMILING AT ME?";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128905.html";s:11:"description";s:1014:"there is no shortage of drunk people in a college dorm, but somehow the violent ones seem to always find my apartment. here's a transcript of me talking to my floormate, bing, over aim:<br /><br />vdv: haha omg do you hear what's going on out in the hall?<br />[bing]: yeah who is that?<br />vdv: some big dude and i assume his gf<br />vdv: there are like two security guards out there trying to calm him down<br />vdv he kept yelling 'then why the fuck is that motherfucker smiling?!' or something<br />vdv: and has a shirt that says 'defensive player of the week'<br />vdv: it's straight out of cops<br />vdv: the woman keeps throwing herself at him to try and restrain him and they keep slamming into our door<br />vdv: we were watching it thru the peephole<br />[bing]: i took a look....<br />[bing]: interesting<br />vdv: lol<br />[bing]: ok sleeping, and laughing at this<br />...<br />vdv: haha yay the cops showed up<br />[bing]: finally!<br />vdv: like 4<br />vdv: hahaha<br />[bing]: 1-800-angermanagment";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128905.html";s:7:"summary";s:1014:"there is no shortage of drunk people in a college dorm, but somehow the violent ones seem to always find my apartment. here's a transcript of me talking to my floormate, bing, over aim:<br /><br />vdv: haha omg do you hear what's going on out in the hall?<br />[bing]: yeah who is that?<br />vdv: some big dude and i assume his gf<br />vdv: there are like two security guards out there trying to calm him down<br />vdv he kept yelling 'then why the fuck is that motherfucker smiling?!' or something<br />vdv: and has a shirt that says 'defensive player of the week'<br />vdv: it's straight out of cops<br />vdv: the woman keeps throwing herself at him to try and restrain him and they keep slamming into our door<br />vdv: we were watching it thru the peephole<br />[bing]: i took a look....<br />[bing]: interesting<br />vdv: lol<br />[bing]: ok sleeping, and laughing at this<br />...<br />vdv: haha yay the cops showed up<br />[bing]: finally!<br />vdv: like 4<br />vdv: hahaha<br />[bing]: 1-800-angermanagment";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1095990881;}i:10;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128735.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:04:47 GMT";s:5:"title";s:14:"passion/talent";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128735.html";s:11:"description";s:4867:"So last night was a 'production meeting' with Jess, Joe, & Evan regarding our first shoot tomorrow morning (augh, have to be on location at 8am) and the subject came to how much control the director should have on set. The way things works is we rotate within the group between 4 roles: director, camera operator, assistant, and editor (the editor is not on set but rather editing the footage for which she was director). Some people get all fussy and insist the group do it 'as if it were a pro shoot,' but I mean come on... this is our first attempt... like it or not, we're amateurs. And really, a crew of four people? Please. I don't get why so many people here pretend to be such hot shit cause even though we're in our second year we're still nothing. I said yeah, since there's only four of us there will probably be a lot of role-overlap so we shouldn't get too attached to roles. Jess said, "Good, so you don't have an ego." I joke, "Even if it IS my turn to direct, I don't really feel like it."<br /><br />Evan says, "Then why the hell are you here?"<a name="cutid1"></a> Ouch.<br />Thankfully, Jess is there to back me up while I mull it over. "Not everyone has to be a director."<br /><br />In all fairness, no one is really ready to direct as a sophomore. What could possibly have prepared us? Photography? Sound Editing? Writing classes? Don't think so. I mean yeah, I guess it's still a possibility. I'm really not into camera operator right now but who knows, maybe I will be later. I wasn't really into sound editing last year and later on that's what I had the most fun doing. Subsequently, Jess and Joe and my best work (All the King's Horses) came from Sound class.<br /><br />I don't know. I _don't_ know what the hell I'm doing here. Trying to be a screenwriter? Can I even get a job for that out of school? It worries me. I suppose if I had to pick right now I'd say I wanted to write, but I just don't know. That's why I'm still taking a lot of different kinds of classes to see if maybe I can head another direction.<br /><br />To be honest I'm still not 100% on what it is exactly a director and a producer does. At least, why there are good directors and bad directors and good producers and bad producers. Every time I watch a movie and people rave about the 'flawless directing' it perplexes me because what they really mean is great acting or camerawork or writing or sound design, right? I mean, that's what you see and hear. I guess the director is the meshing between those elements, but what does that really even mean? How can you specialize in 'meshwork?'<br /><br />The thought of dropping out even crossed my mind. Maybe I could still get a regular job back home and live a decent, normal life.<br /><br />I was ready to give up, in some senses.<br /><br />Then I was sitting on a bus and directly across from me was a kid I'd seen before. I knew he was a film major. Sitting next to him and talking to him was a girl in the business school, Stern. Another Stern girl was across from her (next to me). Conversation went something like this:<br /><br />1 "What school are you in?"<br />2 "Tisch."<br />1 "Oh, wow."<br />3 "Yeah, I wish I had a talent."<br />1 "Yeah, how are you talented?"<br />2 *shrug*<br />3 "I don't have a talent. That's why I'm in Stern. They just tell me what to do and I do it."<br />1 "Yeah, I wish I had a PASSION."<br />3 "Yeah but you need talent, too."<br />1 "Yeah, some skill. Like, I wanted to be a singer but I can't sing. Haha. Not gonna happen."<br /><br />That was the gist of it, anyway.<br /><br />"Is that the assumption of all Tisch students?" I thought.<br /><br />I've lost touch with my passion. I should have taken lighter classes this semester. Things will get better next year, though, because I only have to average 14 credits/semester to graduate on schedule (a lot better than 18).<br /><br />But yeah, it reminded me of how lucky I am to be 'going to school' for the thing I (supposedly) love.<br /><br />"I wish I had a talent and could just, like, take classes to help me," she said.<br /><br />There's still that side of me that is the worrisome pragmatist. How the hell am I going to support myself once I get out of school? How am I going to repay these student loans?<br /><br />"Just remember that when you were admitted here, the admissions board saw something in you that set you apart from the rest of the applicants. That isn't to say you're entitled to anything, but it's there. All you have to do is bring it out."<br /><br />I really hope that's true. All I can do is work hard and hope.<br /><br />Augh. I am so lost. What am I doing?<br />Is this the right thing for me to be doing?<br />Am I really any better than the people around me in class?<br />What's going to set me apart once we graduate and people start looking for work?<br />Do I have what it takes?";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128735.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:5:"music";s:31:"Priscilla - "Love is in Danger"";}s:7:"summary";s:4867:"So last night was a 'production meeting' with Jess, Joe, & Evan regarding our first shoot tomorrow morning (augh, have to be on location at 8am) and the subject came to how much control the director should have on set. The way things works is we rotate within the group between 4 roles: director, camera operator, assistant, and editor (the editor is not on set but rather editing the footage for which she was director). Some people get all fussy and insist the group do it 'as if it were a pro shoot,' but I mean come on... this is our first attempt... like it or not, we're amateurs. And really, a crew of four people? Please. I don't get why so many people here pretend to be such hot shit cause even though we're in our second year we're still nothing. I said yeah, since there's only four of us there will probably be a lot of role-overlap so we shouldn't get too attached to roles. Jess said, "Good, so you don't have an ego." I joke, "Even if it IS my turn to direct, I don't really feel like it."<br /><br />Evan says, "Then why the hell are you here?"<a name="cutid1"></a> Ouch.<br />Thankfully, Jess is there to back me up while I mull it over. "Not everyone has to be a director."<br /><br />In all fairness, no one is really ready to direct as a sophomore. What could possibly have prepared us? Photography? Sound Editing? Writing classes? Don't think so. I mean yeah, I guess it's still a possibility. I'm really not into camera operator right now but who knows, maybe I will be later. I wasn't really into sound editing last year and later on that's what I had the most fun doing. Subsequently, Jess and Joe and my best work (All the King's Horses) came from Sound class.<br /><br />I don't know. I _don't_ know what the hell I'm doing here. Trying to be a screenwriter? Can I even get a job for that out of school? It worries me. I suppose if I had to pick right now I'd say I wanted to write, but I just don't know. That's why I'm still taking a lot of different kinds of classes to see if maybe I can head another direction.<br /><br />To be honest I'm still not 100% on what it is exactly a director and a producer does. At least, why there are good directors and bad directors and good producers and bad producers. Every time I watch a movie and people rave about the 'flawless directing' it perplexes me because what they really mean is great acting or camerawork or writing or sound design, right? I mean, that's what you see and hear. I guess the director is the meshing between those elements, but what does that really even mean? How can you specialize in 'meshwork?'<br /><br />The thought of dropping out even crossed my mind. Maybe I could still get a regular job back home and live a decent, normal life.<br /><br />I was ready to give up, in some senses.<br /><br />Then I was sitting on a bus and directly across from me was a kid I'd seen before. I knew he was a film major. Sitting next to him and talking to him was a girl in the business school, Stern. Another Stern girl was across from her (next to me). Conversation went something like this:<br /><br />1 "What school are you in?"<br />2 "Tisch."<br />1 "Oh, wow."<br />3 "Yeah, I wish I had a talent."<br />1 "Yeah, how are you talented?"<br />2 *shrug*<br />3 "I don't have a talent. That's why I'm in Stern. They just tell me what to do and I do it."<br />1 "Yeah, I wish I had a PASSION."<br />3 "Yeah but you need talent, too."<br />1 "Yeah, some skill. Like, I wanted to be a singer but I can't sing. Haha. Not gonna happen."<br /><br />That was the gist of it, anyway.<br /><br />"Is that the assumption of all Tisch students?" I thought.<br /><br />I've lost touch with my passion. I should have taken lighter classes this semester. Things will get better next year, though, because I only have to average 14 credits/semester to graduate on schedule (a lot better than 18).<br /><br />But yeah, it reminded me of how lucky I am to be 'going to school' for the thing I (supposedly) love.<br /><br />"I wish I had a talent and could just, like, take classes to help me," she said.<br /><br />There's still that side of me that is the worrisome pragmatist. How the hell am I going to support myself once I get out of school? How am I going to repay these student loans?<br /><br />"Just remember that when you were admitted here, the admissions board saw something in you that set you apart from the rest of the applicants. That isn't to say you're entitled to anything, but it's there. All you have to do is bring it out."<br /><br />I really hope that's true. All I can do is work hard and hope.<br /><br />Augh. I am so lost. What am I doing?<br />Is this the right thing for me to be doing?<br />Am I really any better than the people around me in class?<br />What's going to set me apart once we graduate and people start looking for work?<br />Do I have what it takes?";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1095890687;}i:11;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128348.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:33:24 GMT";s:5:"title";s:6:"cursed";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128348.html";s:11:"description";s:787:"taking a break from reading right now. i'm starting to regret taking this class. even though the books are interesting they're just so longgg<br /><br />i'll have read about 750 pages this weekend. not fun. and they're all old romance melodrama kind of things. i kind of enjoy them i guess but they sting.<br /><br />a reader is generally supposed to relate to protagonists, but man... it just seems like i'm cursed to read or write but never to live these stories of requital.<br /><br />the sound of a door opening. i stop whatever i was doing and stare intently at those familiar letters. i open it up and pour the black letters into the white box. the sound of a door closing.<br /><br />"goodbye," i say to the empty room. "even if you won't let me help you, take care of yourself."";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128348.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:9:"lisonious";}s:7:"summary";s:787:"taking a break from reading right now. i'm starting to regret taking this class. even though the books are interesting they're just so longgg<br /><br />i'll have read about 750 pages this weekend. not fun. and they're all old romance melodrama kind of things. i kind of enjoy them i guess but they sting.<br /><br />a reader is generally supposed to relate to protagonists, but man... it just seems like i'm cursed to read or write but never to live these stories of requital.<br /><br />the sound of a door opening. i stop whatever i was doing and stare intently at those familiar letters. i open it up and pour the black letters into the white box. the sound of a door closing.<br /><br />"goodbye," i say to the empty room. "even if you won't let me help you, take care of yourself."";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1095640404;}i:12;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128141.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:52:55 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128141.html";s:11:"description";s:851:"though i may spend the night alone<br />and weep against the wall<br />though you may twirl and laugh and smile<br />and though the ramparts fall<br /><br />though i may dance with other girls<br />the sun will never shine<br />i am built up and broken down<br />til yours at last am i<br /><br />though all the rain may fall on me<br />and all the night is dark<br />and bleakest chasms swallow up<br />the hopes of shooting stars<br /><br />i only ask one thing in life<br />of those who govern sky<br />but most of all to you my love<br />hear me, hear tears and sighs<br /><br />i hope against the hope i lost<br />and pray life's all a jest<br />and solemnly, dejectedly<br />submit but one request:<br /><br />though never have you heard the words<br />or seen in me romance<br />keep in your heart a place for me<br />and save me the last dance";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/128141.html";s:7:"summary";s:851:"though i may spend the night alone<br />and weep against the wall<br />though you may twirl and laugh and smile<br />and though the ramparts fall<br /><br />though i may dance with other girls<br />the sun will never shine<br />i am built up and broken down<br />til yours at last am i<br /><br />though all the rain may fall on me<br />and all the night is dark<br />and bleakest chasms swallow up<br />the hopes of shooting stars<br /><br />i only ask one thing in life<br />of those who govern sky<br />but most of all to you my love<br />hear me, hear tears and sighs<br /><br />i hope against the hope i lost<br />and pray life's all a jest<br />and solemnly, dejectedly<br />submit but one request:<br /><br />though never have you heard the words<br />or seen in me romance<br />keep in your heart a place for me<br />and save me the last dance";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1095533575;}i:13;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/127610.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 13 Sep 2004 01:45:27 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/127610.html";s:11:"description";s:852:"vdv: haha joe[my roommate] disappears a lot<br />vdv: yesterday he left like 1pm<br />vdv: didn't come back til like 10<br />vdv: walked all the way up to central park[50 blocks or about an hour] and all the way back<br />bentgen: ha<br />bentgen: weirdo<br />vdv: he said he was gonna go read in the park... around lunch... still not back<br />vdv: I THINK HE'S SEEING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CITY<br /><br />...<br /><br />vdv: ahhhh **** hooked up with some random senior =/<br />vdv: thefacebook is a horrible place to learn these things<br /><br />...<br /><br />vdv: i miss the good old days when it was not only perfectly acceptable but INNOVATIVE to give someone a note like "Do you like me?      [  ]  yes         [   ]  no"<br />vdv: btw<br />vdv: Do you like me?      [  ]  yes         [   ]  no<br />response: yes, as a friend<br />vdv: BURNED.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/127610.html";s:7:"summary";s:852:"vdv: haha joe[my roommate] disappears a lot<br />vdv: yesterday he left like 1pm<br />vdv: didn't come back til like 10<br />vdv: walked all the way up to central park[50 blocks or about an hour] and all the way back<br />bentgen: ha<br />bentgen: weirdo<br />vdv: he said he was gonna go read in the park... around lunch... still not back<br />vdv: I THINK HE'S SEEING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CITY<br /><br />...<br /><br />vdv: ahhhh **** hooked up with some random senior =/<br />vdv: thefacebook is a horrible place to learn these things<br /><br />...<br /><br />vdv: i miss the good old days when it was not only perfectly acceptable but INNOVATIVE to give someone a note like "Do you like me?      [  ]  yes         [   ]  no"<br />vdv: btw<br />vdv: Do you like me?      [  ]  yes         [   ]  no<br />response: yes, as a friend<br />vdv: BURNED.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1095039927;}i:14;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/127091.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 02 Sep 2004 21:30:15 GMT";s:5:"title";s:26:"about cars, ignore at will";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/127091.html";s:11:"description";s:2178:"<a href="http://www.roadandtrack.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=4305&pageNo=2&num=20">http://www.roadandtrack.com/idealbb/vie<wbr />w.asp?topicID=4305&pageNo=2&num=20</a><br /><br />Q: You claim "NOBODY has more expertise in performance engines than Honda." Any proof of such a big claim?<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />A: Sure, The 9 years Honda raced F-1 (second era) they won the world championship 8 times against Ferrari, BMW, etc...  When Honda left F-1 Ferrari hired one of their engineers to redesign their engines.  Ferrari started winning after that.  Honda has kicked EVERYONES ass in CART including Porsche, Alfa, ILMOR Chevy, ILMORE Mercedes, Ford Cosworth and Toyota.  No one else has ever built an oval piston engine (Honda NSR Motorcycle).  Honda invented variable valve lift and timing (VTEC) which BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, etc.. are now copying.  A Honda powered CART car holds the worlds closed course speed record.  Honda builds the worlds cleanest gasoline powered engine, so clean that it's exhaust is cleaner than the surrounding air in most places.  So clean that running it has less emisions than a car from the 70s sitting turned off.  Honda builds more internal combustion engines than any other manufacturer.  Honda builds Jet Engines.  Honda builds the most advanced humanoid robots in the world.  Honda also builds the most precise manufacturing robots in the world.  They are so good that when Honda upgrades their production lines other manufacturers line up to buy their last generation robotics.<br /><br />Honda has a technology exchange agreement with Porsche.  Honda showed them how to set up their Boxster plant so it could produce cars more efficiently and with higher build quality.  Porsche shared their tiptronic transmission design with Honda. <br /><br />Honda has kicked everyones ass at one time or another in  whatever racing they decide to compete in.  The old saying goes; "Honda enters, Honda wins".  The company was founded by a racer who loved building race engines and every president it has ever had since has been a world class engine designer.  That is the tradition.  There is a reason it is called "The Honda MOTOR Company"";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/127091.html";s:7:"summary";s:2178:"<a href="http://www.roadandtrack.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=4305&pageNo=2&num=20">http://www.roadandtrack.com/idealbb/vie<wbr />w.asp?topicID=4305&pageNo=2&num=20</a><br /><br />Q: You claim "NOBODY has more expertise in performance engines than Honda." Any proof of such a big claim?<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />A: Sure, The 9 years Honda raced F-1 (second era) they won the world championship 8 times against Ferrari, BMW, etc...  When Honda left F-1 Ferrari hired one of their engineers to redesign their engines.  Ferrari started winning after that.  Honda has kicked EVERYONES ass in CART including Porsche, Alfa, ILMOR Chevy, ILMORE Mercedes, Ford Cosworth and Toyota.  No one else has ever built an oval piston engine (Honda NSR Motorcycle).  Honda invented variable valve lift and timing (VTEC) which BMW, Toyota, Mercedes, etc.. are now copying.  A Honda powered CART car holds the worlds closed course speed record.  Honda builds the worlds cleanest gasoline powered engine, so clean that it's exhaust is cleaner than the surrounding air in most places.  So clean that running it has less emisions than a car from the 70s sitting turned off.  Honda builds more internal combustion engines than any other manufacturer.  Honda builds Jet Engines.  Honda builds the most advanced humanoid robots in the world.  Honda also builds the most precise manufacturing robots in the world.  They are so good that when Honda upgrades their production lines other manufacturers line up to buy their last generation robotics.<br /><br />Honda has a technology exchange agreement with Porsche.  Honda showed them how to set up their Boxster plant so it could produce cars more efficiently and with higher build quality.  Porsche shared their tiptronic transmission design with Honda. <br /><br />Honda has kicked everyones ass at one time or another in  whatever racing they decide to compete in.  The old saying goes; "Honda enters, Honda wins".  The company was founded by a racer who loved building race engines and every president it has ever had since has been a world class engine designer.  That is the tradition.  There is a reason it is called "The Honda MOTOR Company"";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1094160615;}i:15;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/126480.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:01:12 GMT";s:5:"title";s:8:"level up";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/126480.html";s:11:"description";s:131:"i learned about love: one should not seek to walk through fire without burns, but rather to walk through water without getting wet.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/126480.html";s:7:"summary";s:131:"i learned about love: one should not seek to walk through fire without burns, but rather to walk through water without getting wet.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1093989672;}i:16;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/126215.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:51:22 GMT";s:5:"title";s:7:"on love";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/126215.html";s:11:"description";s:4870:""Love is Rear-Wheel Drive"<br /><br />so i was bumming around just watching tv the other day thinking about the handling dynamics of rear vs front wheel drive cars (...yeah, i sit around and think about these kind of things...) and the concept of load splitting, etc. and it kinda sparked this thought...<br /><br />anyway, the rest of this entry is an incomplete jotting down of my thought-wrestling about love. read on if you wish.<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Yesterday I saw part of <i>There's Something About Mary</i>, which I loved (the part I saw, anyway) due to its ability to be hilarious and really sweet at the same time.<br /><br />"I'm no better than these guys," Ben Stiller says at the end. "They're just ... fixated on you... because of how you make them feel about themselves."<br /><br />The world I see is full of definitions of love in the negative: explorations and explanations of what love is not. It's easier to define this way than to try to pin down what love is in the positive, though people often try.<br /><br />I think that after seven long years of doubt and observation and experimentation I am at last ready to take my first look at the two-sided question, the two sides being the specific and the general:<br /><br />- What is love?<br />- Am I in love (with her)?<br /><br />Before, the former question (hereforth, Q1) was an ever evolving, but solely positively-defined amalgamation of thoughts usually leading to the latter question (Q2); motivated by Q2.<br /><br />But this particular inquiry is more rear-driven, to borrow a car analogy. Q2 being the pivoting front wheels which point us in directions, but the power lying behind it is preferably from the general understanding of one's belief or faith in Q1.<br /><br />I mentioned to a friend once that attempting to take that step between platonic friendship and romance was reminiscent of math class and its convergent and divergent series. "[It] feels like continuing in this 'relationship' is just plugging in increasing values blindly... without knowing if it's ever going to approach a real value... or if it could go on forever like this."<br /><br />It was holding these two notions next to each other, convergent series and the 'love is RWD' idea, that I came to the approach of using the mathematical to better understand the emotional.<br /><br />There was one day that a very bored yours truly stumbled upon an online statistics tool. It supposedly calculated the odds that, given previous results, a certain event will or won't occur. Well, tongue in cheek, I decided to plug in the odds that, given the number of girls I've met since (and including) my middle school girlfriend, anyone I would meet would date me. Given that the previous positive result count was "one," the result was some ungodly low number:<br />"approximately 0.83% that I will meet someone at school" which at first sounded like a pretty high number to me, actually.<br /><br />With that in mind, I thought that one could approach defining love in the same manner as finding odds on it-- the same manner that one seeks to determine whether a series is convergent or divergent: a series of tests. Some positive, some negative.<br /><br />And the question, "Am I in love?" boils down to two elements as well:<br />-do I fail any positive tests?<br />-do I "pass" any negative tests?<br />And the "What is love?" question breaks down into:<br />-positive tests<br />-negative tests<br /><br />The four corners of this intrapersonal investigation begin to look more and more like the 4 wheels of a car: front and back, left and right.<br /><br />Of course, unlike in mathematics, these tests cannot ever lead to a definitive answer. However, that's to be expected whenever imposing an 'exact' (mathematical) tool onto a 'slippery' (emotional) subject.<br /><br /><br />...<br /><br />that's the end of what i wrote. i suppose the only thing i can advocate is to carefully pick out what your positive and negative tests are and really take a long hard look at what you think about yourself in relation to those standards.<br /><br />my dilemma is... can you be infatuated and truly in love at the same time? can you 'fall in love' for the wrong reasons but end up really there? i'm ambivalent.<br /><br />personally, i am a true believer (to continue the infinite series analogy) of partial sums. maybe those fractions will never add up to x or y or z, but each time i go see a movie or have lunch or shop for shoes or whatever with someone i care about... that's real value. i value that. and though it may never end up where i want, i don't care, because the partial sum is a positive value. it might include a lot of zeroes, but i think the thing about love that people are missing is hidden in the partial sums.<br /><br />'Though I may never truly love, yet shall I love truly.'<br />-vdv";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/126215.html";s:7:"summary";s:4870:""Love is Rear-Wheel Drive"<br /><br />so i was bumming around just watching tv the other day thinking about the handling dynamics of rear vs front wheel drive cars (...yeah, i sit around and think about these kind of things...) and the concept of load splitting, etc. and it kinda sparked this thought...<br /><br />anyway, the rest of this entry is an incomplete jotting down of my thought-wrestling about love. read on if you wish.<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Yesterday I saw part of <i>There's Something About Mary</i>, which I loved (the part I saw, anyway) due to its ability to be hilarious and really sweet at the same time.<br /><br />"I'm no better than these guys," Ben Stiller says at the end. "They're just ... fixated on you... because of how you make them feel about themselves."<br /><br />The world I see is full of definitions of love in the negative: explorations and explanations of what love is not. It's easier to define this way than to try to pin down what love is in the positive, though people often try.<br /><br />I think that after seven long years of doubt and observation and experimentation I am at last ready to take my first look at the two-sided question, the two sides being the specific and the general:<br /><br />- What is love?<br />- Am I in love (with her)?<br /><br />Before, the former question (hereforth, Q1) was an ever evolving, but solely positively-defined amalgamation of thoughts usually leading to the latter question (Q2); motivated by Q2.<br /><br />But this particular inquiry is more rear-driven, to borrow a car analogy. Q2 being the pivoting front wheels which point us in directions, but the power lying behind it is preferably from the general understanding of one's belief or faith in Q1.<br /><br />I mentioned to a friend once that attempting to take that step between platonic friendship and romance was reminiscent of math class and its convergent and divergent series. "[It] feels like continuing in this 'relationship' is just plugging in increasing values blindly... without knowing if it's ever going to approach a real value... or if it could go on forever like this."<br /><br />It was holding these two notions next to each other, convergent series and the 'love is RWD' idea, that I came to the approach of using the mathematical to better understand the emotional.<br /><br />There was one day that a very bored yours truly stumbled upon an online statistics tool. It supposedly calculated the odds that, given previous results, a certain event will or won't occur. Well, tongue in cheek, I decided to plug in the odds that, given the number of girls I've met since (and including) my middle school girlfriend, anyone I would meet would date me. Given that the previous positive result count was "one," the result was some ungodly low number:<br />"approximately 0.83% that I will meet someone at school" which at first sounded like a pretty high number to me, actually.<br /><br />With that in mind, I thought that one could approach defining love in the same manner as finding odds on it-- the same manner that one seeks to determine whether a series is convergent or divergent: a series of tests. Some positive, some negative.<br /><br />And the question, "Am I in love?" boils down to two elements as well:<br />-do I fail any positive tests?<br />-do I "pass" any negative tests?<br />And the "What is love?" question breaks down into:<br />-positive tests<br />-negative tests<br /><br />The four corners of this intrapersonal investigation begin to look more and more like the 4 wheels of a car: front and back, left and right.<br /><br />Of course, unlike in mathematics, these tests cannot ever lead to a definitive answer. However, that's to be expected whenever imposing an 'exact' (mathematical) tool onto a 'slippery' (emotional) subject.<br /><br /><br />...<br /><br />that's the end of what i wrote. i suppose the only thing i can advocate is to carefully pick out what your positive and negative tests are and really take a long hard look at what you think about yourself in relation to those standards.<br /><br />my dilemma is... can you be infatuated and truly in love at the same time? can you 'fall in love' for the wrong reasons but end up really there? i'm ambivalent.<br /><br />personally, i am a true believer (to continue the infinite series analogy) of partial sums. maybe those fractions will never add up to x or y or z, but each time i go see a movie or have lunch or shop for shoes or whatever with someone i care about... that's real value. i value that. and though it may never end up where i want, i don't care, because the partial sum is a positive value. it might include a lot of zeroes, but i think the thing about love that people are missing is hidden in the partial sums.<br /><br />'Though I may never truly love, yet shall I love truly.'<br />-vdv";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1093427482;}i:17;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125974.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 23 Aug 2004 04:39:21 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125974.html";s:11:"description";s:1209:"<i>And I'll pretend I don't see you<br />pretending not to see me<br />And I'll pretend I'm someone else<br />since no one wants to be me</i><br /><br />so even though my birthday was july 22nd, my mom decides to throw a party on august 22nd... whatever. my aunt was craving pearl milk tea so i brought her and my sister and my cousin irene to tapx... saw mike chen there and kept mentioning cal (but he goes to northwestern! doh!) and also karen's sister working there and i said to say hi for me (but she was like 'didn't you guys just hang out like a day or two ago?' ... 'um... yeah...')<br /><br />and i didn't nail my straw stab! for the first time since like soph. yr!<br /><br />... i'm losing it.<br /><br />had to babysit my little cousin nathan (i think he's 3 or 4?) a lot tonight... we played foosball and games on nickjr.com... and then went to bother neil in his room. neil was playing counterstrike and getting killed a lot so i taught nathan to point at neil and call him a 'noob.' haha and then he ran around calling everyone a noob (like my grandfather, haha). neil handed his headset over to nate and had him talk to the players.<br /><br />neil: "say 'owned,' nathan."<br />nate: "owned!"";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125974.html";s:7:"summary";s:1209:"<i>And I'll pretend I don't see you<br />pretending not to see me<br />And I'll pretend I'm someone else<br />since no one wants to be me</i><br /><br />so even though my birthday was july 22nd, my mom decides to throw a party on august 22nd... whatever. my aunt was craving pearl milk tea so i brought her and my sister and my cousin irene to tapx... saw mike chen there and kept mentioning cal (but he goes to northwestern! doh!) and also karen's sister working there and i said to say hi for me (but she was like 'didn't you guys just hang out like a day or two ago?' ... 'um... yeah...')<br /><br />and i didn't nail my straw stab! for the first time since like soph. yr!<br /><br />... i'm losing it.<br /><br />had to babysit my little cousin nathan (i think he's 3 or 4?) a lot tonight... we played foosball and games on nickjr.com... and then went to bother neil in his room. neil was playing counterstrike and getting killed a lot so i taught nathan to point at neil and call him a 'noob.' haha and then he ran around calling everyone a noob (like my grandfather, haha). neil handed his headset over to nate and had him talk to the players.<br /><br />neil: "say 'owned,' nathan."<br />nate: "owned!"";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1093235961;}i:18;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125703.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:27:32 GMT";s:5:"title";s:13:"august dreams";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125703.html";s:11:"description";s:2631:""I haven't driven in like a year."<br />vdv&gt; don't worry. it's just like riding a bike<br />&gt; ...a really heavy, really fast bike<br /><br />: I had a dream about you last night<br />vdv: nice<br />: your apartment building had Hobbit sized hallways<br />vdv: LOL<br />vdv: nice<br />vdv: it's really just an optical illusion you know<br />vdv: i'm really only 3 feet tall<br />: aahhh<br />vdv: peter jackson is a genius<br /><br /><br /><br />so i had a dream about someone ELSE's journal entry. i don't know whose it was, but i remember dreaming about it two nights in a row, cause the look and feel of everything was the same. two nights ago it was something about friendship... the writer was yelling at me because my view of friendship was so skewed... i forget what the point was exactly...<br /><br />last night it was just a random list of 3 events in chronological order that kinda looked like this:<br /><br />"i'll try to call you later"<br />"(too bad he didn't show up!) thanx$$giving"<br />[something here i don't remember but i know there were 3 lines]<br /><br />and then a lot of short quotes that were all in 1337 speak or something. it was weird. like:<br />"f00dIN' IT, YEAUH" ...not quite, but something like that...<br />like they were away messages or something.<br /><br />freaky.<br /><br />anyway.<br /><br />last night mike and albert and i went to both TapXs in the area. i saw michelle iforgetherlastname at the saratoga one, and i totally thought she graduated but she's a senior this year. ... whoops. haha, i saw my ex neighbor walk in and i was like 'wow, i know i lot of people here... but i don't really feel like talking to any of them.' then, as if on cue, michelle waves at me and comes over to chat for a little bit. haha, hope she didn't hear me.<br /><br />some acura TL was playing stoplight hero with mike's car (with albert and me in it). lol, we sure showed him, eh? =P probably the least exciting racing ever.<br /><br />some ass was tailgating me on toga ave today but i couldn't put much more distance btwn us cause i saw a cop turn into a culdesac while i was stopped at a light and he parked... damn saratoga cops.<br /><br />had some nostalgia as i went to this place on toga-sunnyvale for lunch where i used to go for offcampus lunch regularly. price for my normal lunch has nearly doubled! what the hell?! brought it back to shs and ate a nice relaxing meal in the quad full of protein after my running&weights session of the day.<br /><br />i think i'm gonna slow down on the workouts to give my body time to fully recover... maybe only 3-4 days a week instead of 6-7 =P";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125703.html";s:7:"summary";s:2631:""I haven't driven in like a year."<br />vdv&gt; don't worry. it's just like riding a bike<br />&gt; ...a really heavy, really fast bike<br /><br />: I had a dream about you last night<br />vdv: nice<br />: your apartment building had Hobbit sized hallways<br />vdv: LOL<br />vdv: nice<br />vdv: it's really just an optical illusion you know<br />vdv: i'm really only 3 feet tall<br />: aahhh<br />vdv: peter jackson is a genius<br /><br /><br /><br />so i had a dream about someone ELSE's journal entry. i don't know whose it was, but i remember dreaming about it two nights in a row, cause the look and feel of everything was the same. two nights ago it was something about friendship... the writer was yelling at me because my view of friendship was so skewed... i forget what the point was exactly...<br /><br />last night it was just a random list of 3 events in chronological order that kinda looked like this:<br /><br />"i'll try to call you later"<br />"(too bad he didn't show up!) thanx$$giving"<br />[something here i don't remember but i know there were 3 lines]<br /><br />and then a lot of short quotes that were all in 1337 speak or something. it was weird. like:<br />"f00dIN' IT, YEAUH" ...not quite, but something like that...<br />like they were away messages or something.<br /><br />freaky.<br /><br />anyway.<br /><br />last night mike and albert and i went to both TapXs in the area. i saw michelle iforgetherlastname at the saratoga one, and i totally thought she graduated but she's a senior this year. ... whoops. haha, i saw my ex neighbor walk in and i was like 'wow, i know i lot of people here... but i don't really feel like talking to any of them.' then, as if on cue, michelle waves at me and comes over to chat for a little bit. haha, hope she didn't hear me.<br /><br />some acura TL was playing stoplight hero with mike's car (with albert and me in it). lol, we sure showed him, eh? =P probably the least exciting racing ever.<br /><br />some ass was tailgating me on toga ave today but i couldn't put much more distance btwn us cause i saw a cop turn into a culdesac while i was stopped at a light and he parked... damn saratoga cops.<br /><br />had some nostalgia as i went to this place on toga-sunnyvale for lunch where i used to go for offcampus lunch regularly. price for my normal lunch has nearly doubled! what the hell?! brought it back to shs and ate a nice relaxing meal in the quad full of protein after my running&weights session of the day.<br /><br />i think i'm gonna slow down on the workouts to give my body time to fully recover... maybe only 3-4 days a week instead of 6-7 =P";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1093026452;}i:19;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125592.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:08:30 GMT";s:5:"title";s:20:"unconfirmed factoids";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125592.html";s:11:"description";s:7487:""The sound of a sewing needle falling on a table is so slight that the vibrations may move your eardrums less than the width of a molecule. Yet in a quiet room, you can hear it. The amount of energy reaching your ears has been estimated at less than a millionth of a billionth of a watt."<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />"In the future people will be able to regrow missing arms or legs like a salamander can grow a new tail. Research has shown promising results in getting bone to grow with the application of electricity. With children under age five who lose the tip of a finger up to halfway to the outermost joint, if left untreated, the finger will regrow completely. If medical attention is applied, stitches for example, the child's finger will not regrow."<br /><br />"Almost 90 percent of people who consistently dye their hair develop eye cataracts because of a chemical in the dye called paraphenylenediamine."<br />...<br />"There was a fellow in Japan, Mr. Izumi, who made it to the age of 120 or 121. His grey hair was starting to turn black again."<br /><i>"Mom, don't worry. It's just a phase. Don't dye your hair or you'll get cataracts."</i><br /><br /><br />"Women who have had liposuction, the removal of fat from the abdominal area, have shown increases in their breast size. Evidently the body makes up for lost fat tissue by building it up elsewhere."<br /><br />"Dr. David Weeks, a psychologist has studied eccentric people extensively. He has discovered that eccentric people are typically more intelligent and have a better sense of humor than the average population. They are healthier, visiting the doctor only 1/24 as often as typical folks, and live from five to ten years longer than average! When asked about their happiness, eccentrics report that they are quite happy."<br /><br /><br />"33% of shy people suffer from hay fever, but almost no extroverts have the problem."<br /><br />"A child born to a mother under age 30 has a 10 percent chance of being left-handed, but if the mother is over 40, there is a 20 percent chance the child will be left-handed."<br /><br />"One out of every 22 Americans is bionic, having artificial parts in their bodies. These parts include heart valves, pins, tubes, joints and more."<br /><br />"You are more likely to have a heart attack in the morning than at other times of the day."<br /><br />"Our hearts pump about 40 million gallons of blood in a lifetime. Your heart could fill a built-in swimming pool in about 25 days if you had enough blood to spare. But that might be difficult because your whole body contains just a little more than one gallon of blood."<br /><br />"There is a gland approximately in the middle of the brain of humans and in lesser animals called the pineal body. Scientists have always been curious about this gland because they don't know exactly what it does, if anything, in humans, yet its location would seem to make it a very important organ. ... In frogs other amphibians, and many reptiles, because they are so small and because part of their skulls are thin, light actually reaches this gland. Evidently, the pineal body triggers the chemical changes that allow some of these critters to change color to match their environment. ... In studies with rats, it has been determined that those kept in light tend to breed more, while rats in darkness breed less. Evidently the pineal body is behind this, receiving its information from the optic nerves, which enter the brain at the same location."<br /><br />"Some people with multiple personalities have exhibited an interesting fact: Those who have a personality with diabetes and another personality without diabetes change between needing insulin regulation and not needing it depending on which personality is active."<br /><br />"If you could harness the electrical output of your brain, it would power a 10-watt lightbulb."<br /><br />"Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine found that shivering volunteers stopped shivering when they were given lists of numbers to add up."<br /><br />"Hypnotized subjects have been made to form blisters on their skin simply from carefully worded suggestions."<br /><br />"There is a new sickness sometimes called, "mechanical, disillusioned mentality" which is affecting a few teenagers and adults who spend countless hours playing computer games or writing programs. The symptoms seem to be a general loss of interest or ability to interact with people on the informal terms that people do tend to use. They can no longer follow instructions unless they are perfectly stated, and they have no tolerance for discussions with people who relate a story imprecisely or in the wrong order."<br /><br />"Professor Julian Jaynes has written a controversial book called The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. In the book he hypothesizes that consciousness as we know it did not develop in man until about 2000 BC. Until then, we did not think introspectively, he says. In fact, people were probably more like modern-day schizophrenics, in whom there appear to be two minds. One, controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain takes actions, and the other, controlled by the right side, dreams and hears voices. For proof, Mr. Jaynes (he walked away from the title of Ph.D. although fully qualified) looks at ancient books including the Bible. In the Old Testament he says there is no mention of the subjective I, no introspective thinking, no sense of self. But in the later New Testament, the features of modern consciousness take shape. ... How could the pyramids and other construction take place then? Introspective thinking was not necessary, he asserts, just as you can drive a car without theorizing about how the car's engine works."<br /><br />"Average life expectancy around the world in 1950 was 47.4 years"<br /><br />"On a clear night you can see the flame of a match up to fifty miles away."<br /><br />"You can't sneeze with your eyes open."<br /><br />"It has been proven that if you exercise, you will add about two years to your life. However, you will use the two years exercising."<br /><i>multitasking is key!</i><br /><br />"fetuses can hear sounds while still in the womb. Sometimes they remember. One two-year-old girl was found sitting on the floor reciting, "breathe in, breathe out, breathe in..." The only time she could have heard this was when she was in the womb as her mother was practicing the LaMaze exercises which help a mother during childbirth"<br /><br />"A research project found that children were more likely to be born male if their father was under less stress than their mother at the time of their conception, and be female if their mother was under less stress."<br /><br />"A psychologist noticed that when a speaker yawns during a meeting, others in the room will yawn too. Those who do yawn, are most likely to agree with the arguments of the speaker."<br />vdv: actually i think it's bc it's contagious but controllable<br />vdv: if you dislike what's being said<br />vdv: you probably automatically vilify the speaker<br />vdv: at which point<br />vdv: when (s)he yawns<br />vdv: you do not want to copy that behavior<br />jon: hm<br />jon: interesting<br />vdv: because behavior repetition is for positives, right?<br />jon: i guess?<br />jon: makes some sense<br />jon: in a stupid kind of way<br /><br />"People are about an inch shorter in late evening than first thing in the morning."";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125592.html";s:7:"summary";s:7487:""The sound of a sewing needle falling on a table is so slight that the vibrations may move your eardrums less than the width of a molecule. Yet in a quiet room, you can hear it. The amount of energy reaching your ears has been estimated at less than a millionth of a billionth of a watt."<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />"In the future people will be able to regrow missing arms or legs like a salamander can grow a new tail. Research has shown promising results in getting bone to grow with the application of electricity. With children under age five who lose the tip of a finger up to halfway to the outermost joint, if left untreated, the finger will regrow completely. If medical attention is applied, stitches for example, the child's finger will not regrow."<br /><br />"Almost 90 percent of people who consistently dye their hair develop eye cataracts because of a chemical in the dye called paraphenylenediamine."<br />...<br />"There was a fellow in Japan, Mr. Izumi, who made it to the age of 120 or 121. His grey hair was starting to turn black again."<br /><i>"Mom, don't worry. It's just a phase. Don't dye your hair or you'll get cataracts."</i><br /><br /><br />"Women who have had liposuction, the removal of fat from the abdominal area, have shown increases in their breast size. Evidently the body makes up for lost fat tissue by building it up elsewhere."<br /><br />"Dr. David Weeks, a psychologist has studied eccentric people extensively. He has discovered that eccentric people are typically more intelligent and have a better sense of humor than the average population. They are healthier, visiting the doctor only 1/24 as often as typical folks, and live from five to ten years longer than average! When asked about their happiness, eccentrics report that they are quite happy."<br /><br /><br />"33% of shy people suffer from hay fever, but almost no extroverts have the problem."<br /><br />"A child born to a mother under age 30 has a 10 percent chance of being left-handed, but if the mother is over 40, there is a 20 percent chance the child will be left-handed."<br /><br />"One out of every 22 Americans is bionic, having artificial parts in their bodies. These parts include heart valves, pins, tubes, joints and more."<br /><br />"You are more likely to have a heart attack in the morning than at other times of the day."<br /><br />"Our hearts pump about 40 million gallons of blood in a lifetime. Your heart could fill a built-in swimming pool in about 25 days if you had enough blood to spare. But that might be difficult because your whole body contains just a little more than one gallon of blood."<br /><br />"There is a gland approximately in the middle of the brain of humans and in lesser animals called the pineal body. Scientists have always been curious about this gland because they don't know exactly what it does, if anything, in humans, yet its location would seem to make it a very important organ. ... In frogs other amphibians, and many reptiles, because they are so small and because part of their skulls are thin, light actually reaches this gland. Evidently, the pineal body triggers the chemical changes that allow some of these critters to change color to match their environment. ... In studies with rats, it has been determined that those kept in light tend to breed more, while rats in darkness breed less. Evidently the pineal body is behind this, receiving its information from the optic nerves, which enter the brain at the same location."<br /><br />"Some people with multiple personalities have exhibited an interesting fact: Those who have a personality with diabetes and another personality without diabetes change between needing insulin regulation and not needing it depending on which personality is active."<br /><br />"If you could harness the electrical output of your brain, it would power a 10-watt lightbulb."<br /><br />"Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine found that shivering volunteers stopped shivering when they were given lists of numbers to add up."<br /><br />"Hypnotized subjects have been made to form blisters on their skin simply from carefully worded suggestions."<br /><br />"There is a new sickness sometimes called, "mechanical, disillusioned mentality" which is affecting a few teenagers and adults who spend countless hours playing computer games or writing programs. The symptoms seem to be a general loss of interest or ability to interact with people on the informal terms that people do tend to use. They can no longer follow instructions unless they are perfectly stated, and they have no tolerance for discussions with people who relate a story imprecisely or in the wrong order."<br /><br />"Professor Julian Jaynes has written a controversial book called The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. In the book he hypothesizes that consciousness as we know it did not develop in man until about 2000 BC. Until then, we did not think introspectively, he says. In fact, people were probably more like modern-day schizophrenics, in whom there appear to be two minds. One, controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain takes actions, and the other, controlled by the right side, dreams and hears voices. For proof, Mr. Jaynes (he walked away from the title of Ph.D. although fully qualified) looks at ancient books including the Bible. In the Old Testament he says there is no mention of the subjective I, no introspective thinking, no sense of self. But in the later New Testament, the features of modern consciousness take shape. ... How could the pyramids and other construction take place then? Introspective thinking was not necessary, he asserts, just as you can drive a car without theorizing about how the car's engine works."<br /><br />"Average life expectancy around the world in 1950 was 47.4 years"<br /><br />"On a clear night you can see the flame of a match up to fifty miles away."<br /><br />"You can't sneeze with your eyes open."<br /><br />"It has been proven that if you exercise, you will add about two years to your life. However, you will use the two years exercising."<br /><i>multitasking is key!</i><br /><br />"fetuses can hear sounds while still in the womb. Sometimes they remember. One two-year-old girl was found sitting on the floor reciting, "breathe in, breathe out, breathe in..." The only time she could have heard this was when she was in the womb as her mother was practicing the LaMaze exercises which help a mother during childbirth"<br /><br />"A research project found that children were more likely to be born male if their father was under less stress than their mother at the time of their conception, and be female if their mother was under less stress."<br /><br />"A psychologist noticed that when a speaker yawns during a meeting, others in the room will yawn too. Those who do yawn, are most likely to agree with the arguments of the speaker."<br />vdv: actually i think it's bc it's contagious but controllable<br />vdv: if you dislike what's being said<br />vdv: you probably automatically vilify the speaker<br />vdv: at which point<br />vdv: when (s)he yawns<br />vdv: you do not want to copy that behavior<br />jon: hm<br />jon: interesting<br />vdv: because behavior repetition is for positives, right?<br />jon: i guess?<br />jon: makes some sense<br />jon: in a stupid kind of way<br /><br />"People are about an inch shorter in late evening than first thing in the morning."";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1092996510;}i:20;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125226.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:15:10 GMT";s:5:"title";s:21:"confessions, part III";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125226.html";s:11:"description";s:5826:"<i><br />vdv: insomnia does odd things to a man<br />vdv: and odder things to an odd man<br /><br /><br />"i been<br />workin' this grave shift<br />and i ain't made shit<br />i wish i could<br />buy me a spaceship and fly<br />past the sky" -k. west<br /></i><br /><br />so usher's got his confessions. these are mine. kind of a corollary to the entry immediately prior to this one, "an epidemic:"<br /><br />the other day mike called me a 'suave, confident mofo.' what the? maybe things have changed. but for sure, in the past i have been a needy, self-centered, wannabe-nice-guy, desperate, insecure boy. however, i still disagree that any of them could be applied with great certainty. e.g. who is more insecure, the person who wants to know how to better himself or the person who hides behind the self-built walls of 'i'm fine just the way i am?' but i digress.<br /><br />i confess that i thought someone else could 'complete' me (damn you, jerry maguire!)<br />i confess that i intentionally ignored the good things about myself<br />i confess that i wallowed in my self-pity<br /><br />but i don't renounce them. it was perfectly understandable, imo, for me to feel shitty then. i mean, there were literally no indications that i would do anything but spend my life cold and alone and that's not the happiest place on earth to be sitting.<br /><br />but BY GOD, i will not sit idly by and let that happen. i am standing up and saying 'FUCK THAT.' NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY. you know why? cause that's not me.<br /><br />i'm shy, yeah. and i have social anxiety disorder. but yknow what? i can still get up on stage and act or sing or play the guitar; i can still tell stories for hours and have everyone right there with me.<br /><br />i wish there were an easier way to be the me that i am around my friends all the time.<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />To paraphrase tonight's reading: The problem with nice guys is that they are 'nice guys' and not 'guys who happen to be nice.' They think that by pleasing others they are automatically entitled to reciprocation. They feel the need to find someone else to complete their lives instead of completing themselves and then seeking a partner. The problem is not they are 'nice.' The problem is that they are often also insecure, needy, clingy, etc.<br /><br />i still VEHEMENTLY disagree that one must 'love himself before being loved.' that's utter bullshit. propaganda pushed by the mass media and even my own beloved movies. don't listen to that shit. "love isn't just a feeling; love is something you do." (american wedding) so you think no one ever loved an insecure person? no one ever loved someone who doubted himself or herself? pull your head out of your hollywoodized ass. people love each other for a lot of reasons, imo, and there are a lot of qualities a person can have other than 'confidence,' which is the not-so-distant cousin of arrogance, fyi (and since i'm told i don't have much of the former, perhaps i'm channeling it into the latter instead =P)<br /><br />anyway.<br />hell no, i don't want to be those things. i don't think i _am_ those things!<br /><br />how do i show you:<br />"the godfather" (haha)<br />fearless getaway driver<br />stand up comedian<br />clutch performer (need someone to pretend to be your friend's parent? look no further!)<br />aspiring writer/director<br />rock star<br />general bad ass mother fucker?<br /><br />i learned a lot of things from my first year alone in the city, but the biggest one of all was the one that took me the longest to realize:<br /><b>I will not die from a little loneliness.</b> well, a lot maybe could be pretty dangerous. but yeah. my hobbies aren't the safest in the world (my 'enthusiastic' driving especially, though i'm cutting back on that) but they make me feel alive.<br /><br />and you know what? i'm fine by myself. <b>i AM a complete person with passions and dreams and ambitions of my own, with thoughts and qualities and VALUE</b>. it wasn't so much that life had me down that made me so sad in the past, it was more of "Why doesn't anyone see how awesome I am?" but i was too scared that it'd be arrogant of me to say it aloud. today i say, "FUCK THAT." fuck that fear, fuck that paralysis, fuck that life, fuck the past.<br /><br />i'm going places.<br />...but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be nice if you were there with me when i break out<br /><br /><i>my time of day is the dark time<br />...and you're the only doll I've ever wanted to share it with me.</i><br /><br />the other girls? whatever. every fucking girl on the face of the planet? take it or leave it, ladies, i don't really care either way. i never needed them. i never wanted them. i'll be fine without all of 'em. let 'em do what they want.<br />'cause another thing that i learned was that <b>i don't need you. but i still like you.</b><br /><br />you're my driving. my movies. my writing. my singing.<br />i'm away from my car 9 months out of the year, and i miss it sometimes yeah, but hell, i'm still standin'. and that doesn't prevent me from getting back home, so insanely happy to see my baby again, taking good care of it, and starting right back up where we left off.<br /><br />i guess it's easy to love things you need. i love the clothes on my back, the roof over my head, the food and drink that sustains me. but there are only a few special things that i love despite unnecessity, and i love being around you.<br /><br />they never are romantically interested in me. well, it doesn't prevent me from liking them. it doesn't prevent me from enjoying the time we spend together. how does one go about this? jesus, i dunno. i barely know what i'm saying or thinking or feeling.<br /><br />none of this made sense, i guess. i'll have to take a look at it in the morning when i'm not dead tired.";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125226.html";s:7:"summary";s:5826:"<i><br />vdv: insomnia does odd things to a man<br />vdv: and odder things to an odd man<br /><br /><br />"i been<br />workin' this grave shift<br />and i ain't made shit<br />i wish i could<br />buy me a spaceship and fly<br />past the sky" -k. west<br /></i><br /><br />so usher's got his confessions. these are mine. kind of a corollary to the entry immediately prior to this one, "an epidemic:"<br /><br />the other day mike called me a 'suave, confident mofo.' what the? maybe things have changed. but for sure, in the past i have been a needy, self-centered, wannabe-nice-guy, desperate, insecure boy. however, i still disagree that any of them could be applied with great certainty. e.g. who is more insecure, the person who wants to know how to better himself or the person who hides behind the self-built walls of 'i'm fine just the way i am?' but i digress.<br /><br />i confess that i thought someone else could 'complete' me (damn you, jerry maguire!)<br />i confess that i intentionally ignored the good things about myself<br />i confess that i wallowed in my self-pity<br /><br />but i don't renounce them. it was perfectly understandable, imo, for me to feel shitty then. i mean, there were literally no indications that i would do anything but spend my life cold and alone and that's not the happiest place on earth to be sitting.<br /><br />but BY GOD, i will not sit idly by and let that happen. i am standing up and saying 'FUCK THAT.' NO MORE MISTER NICE GUY. you know why? cause that's not me.<br /><br />i'm shy, yeah. and i have social anxiety disorder. but yknow what? i can still get up on stage and act or sing or play the guitar; i can still tell stories for hours and have everyone right there with me.<br /><br />i wish there were an easier way to be the me that i am around my friends all the time.<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />To paraphrase tonight's reading: The problem with nice guys is that they are 'nice guys' and not 'guys who happen to be nice.' They think that by pleasing others they are automatically entitled to reciprocation. They feel the need to find someone else to complete their lives instead of completing themselves and then seeking a partner. The problem is not they are 'nice.' The problem is that they are often also insecure, needy, clingy, etc.<br /><br />i still VEHEMENTLY disagree that one must 'love himself before being loved.' that's utter bullshit. propaganda pushed by the mass media and even my own beloved movies. don't listen to that shit. "love isn't just a feeling; love is something you do." (american wedding) so you think no one ever loved an insecure person? no one ever loved someone who doubted himself or herself? pull your head out of your hollywoodized ass. people love each other for a lot of reasons, imo, and there are a lot of qualities a person can have other than 'confidence,' which is the not-so-distant cousin of arrogance, fyi (and since i'm told i don't have much of the former, perhaps i'm channeling it into the latter instead =P)<br /><br />anyway.<br />hell no, i don't want to be those things. i don't think i _am_ those things!<br /><br />how do i show you:<br />"the godfather" (haha)<br />fearless getaway driver<br />stand up comedian<br />clutch performer (need someone to pretend to be your friend's parent? look no further!)<br />aspiring writer/director<br />rock star<br />general bad ass mother fucker?<br /><br />i learned a lot of things from my first year alone in the city, but the biggest one of all was the one that took me the longest to realize:<br /><b>I will not die from a little loneliness.</b> well, a lot maybe could be pretty dangerous. but yeah. my hobbies aren't the safest in the world (my 'enthusiastic' driving especially, though i'm cutting back on that) but they make me feel alive.<br /><br />and you know what? i'm fine by myself. <b>i AM a complete person with passions and dreams and ambitions of my own, with thoughts and qualities and VALUE</b>. it wasn't so much that life had me down that made me so sad in the past, it was more of "Why doesn't anyone see how awesome I am?" but i was too scared that it'd be arrogant of me to say it aloud. today i say, "FUCK THAT." fuck that fear, fuck that paralysis, fuck that life, fuck the past.<br /><br />i'm going places.<br />...but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be nice if you were there with me when i break out<br /><br /><i>my time of day is the dark time<br />...and you're the only doll I've ever wanted to share it with me.</i><br /><br />the other girls? whatever. every fucking girl on the face of the planet? take it or leave it, ladies, i don't really care either way. i never needed them. i never wanted them. i'll be fine without all of 'em. let 'em do what they want.<br />'cause another thing that i learned was that <b>i don't need you. but i still like you.</b><br /><br />you're my driving. my movies. my writing. my singing.<br />i'm away from my car 9 months out of the year, and i miss it sometimes yeah, but hell, i'm still standin'. and that doesn't prevent me from getting back home, so insanely happy to see my baby again, taking good care of it, and starting right back up where we left off.<br /><br />i guess it's easy to love things you need. i love the clothes on my back, the roof over my head, the food and drink that sustains me. but there are only a few special things that i love despite unnecessity, and i love being around you.<br /><br />they never are romantically interested in me. well, it doesn't prevent me from liking them. it doesn't prevent me from enjoying the time we spend together. how does one go about this? jesus, i dunno. i barely know what i'm saying or thinking or feeling.<br /><br />none of this made sense, i guess. i'll have to take a look at it in the morning when i'm not dead tired.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1092903310;}i:21;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125080.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 19 Aug 2004 06:48:36 GMT";s:5:"title";s:11:"an epidemic";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125080.html";s:11:"description";s:13047:"found this, would like to share it with you all<br /><br />...<br /><br /><i>Dear Alice,<br />.This is in response to Alice's response to, Why do nice guys always finish last?:<br />.Oh how I wish her response were true. I'm a forty-year-old single nice guy. Women continue to overlook us nice guys, unless we're good looking or rich. I don't agree with her statement about developing our "self esteem, integrity, spirits, and souls in ways that will keep them coming in first for a long time." I haven't come in first my whole life. Being consistently ignored and overlooked does nothing but hurt self-esteem, spirits, and souls of nice guys.<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />.Being the consummate nice guy, women become your "friend," then say those words we dread the most like, "you're such a sweet guy, I don't want to lose you as a friend," or the Ultimate, "you're just like a brother to me." Then they'll go on and talk about this hot guy, or how good looking another guy is, and how they want to be with them.<br />.The original writer is still young so there's still hope for him, but yes, many of us nice guys end up with squat. It's awfully hard feeling good while still living your life alone all the time, with nobody holding your hand and kissing you goodnight, to paraphrase your response. It's hard in this society to feel good when all around you there are couples and families sharing their lives.<br />.I've about given up, after this many years living alone, people think there must be something wrong with you, or you're strange.<br />.I would advise the young writer to just get out there and keep trying. Don't make the mistakes I did and just think that eventually, that by being yourself, you'll find someone. Change yourself if that's what it takes.<br />.Signed, An old single nice guy.</i><br /><br /><br />more!<br /><br /><br /><i>Hi,<br />.I too am one of those "nice guys." After thirteen years of dating, I've heard it all. "You're too nice," "You're like dating my brother," "You're too good of a friend to take a chance on dating," and the statements go on. It's difficult keeping your self-esteem when you are constantly bombarded by these statements and consistently turned down after short relationships. You'd think that with the state society is in with the number of divorce and abuse cases, that women wouldn't settle for the bottom of the barrel. There are a lot of us "nice guys" out there who are attractive, financially secure, have a great sense of humor and great personalities, and have a heart they are more than willing to share. We're waiting to find the right woman. If only some of those women would give us a chance... they don't know what they're missing.<br />.After a six-month relationship, my girlfriend dished out one of those lines hours before our flight left for our one-week vacation. As positive as I try to stay, after thirteen years of turndowns and dumpings, I have to agree that "nice guys finish last." I'm waiting for the one woman who comes along and proves that statement wrong to me.<br />.Frustrated with the nice guy syndrome</i><br /><br /><br />a female response:<br /><br /><br /><i>.I'm writing in response to the "nice guy" letter and the zillion responses to his question. I know that there are girls out there (and it seems like most of them) who only go for the wild and crazy guys, but I happen to like guys who can chill and have fun without any pressure. Nice guys. My roommate is dating one of the wild guys, and I'm dating *his* roommate, who is one of the sweetest, most low-key, nicest guys you'll ever meet. That's what drew me to him first ? he was cool, he knew how to have fun, but I could tell that there just wasn't a bone in his body that could intentionally hurt anyone unless they really hurt him first. I was really lucky that he fell in love with me, too; so I'm telling all of you nice guys to never, ever give up. There are girls out there that just need to come around and realize that nice guys are the kind of person that they need to be with. I don't even know if I completely deserve the love that I receive from my nice guy, but I'm really glad I have it!<br />.Nice Guy Fanatic </i><br /><br /><br />and another:<br /><br /><br /><i>.All too often, guys think that being "nice" implies giving the girl everything she wants, and no more. So these guys don't seem to have their own passions, their own excitement for life; they never show the girl anything new because they figure they are supposed to be passive. Sadly enough this is not the case! "Nice" guys, you can get all the girls you want: keep on caring and wanting to please (that's wonderful!), it just takes a little perspective on what women want. Women don't want a man who will blandly agree with them on everything; they want someone who will talk with them, listen well, and yet challenge their views. You should have your own opinions and your own exciting life, even as you care deeply for theirs. That way, you can both introduce each other to new things, and it's called "romance," not friendship. You can take a playful attitude towards romance, and try different things sometimes to play with emotions and see what happens. Things like jealousy and nervousness can go too far; but if taken with a playful attitude, they create drama. Don't avoid these things completely. Again, it is drama that makes the difference between friendship and romance. Being "nice" doesn't mean you always sit back and wait for her to do things; try something new, take initiative. If you really care about her, you will know that she will really enjoy it. She will start to take initiative on things as well. You will have a huge advantage over the mean guys! But either way, "nice" guys, keep it up. I think you are wonderful.</i><br /><br /><br />and another!<br /><br /><br /><i>.One of my nice guy friends asked me why women don't see him. I replied, "The jerks have no problems speaking up and sometimes it's hard to hear your soft genuine admiration over their loud shallow compliments". And please don't hold it against us if we don't realize right away that you're the [right] guy for us. It may take us a little longer to fall for you, but it'll last twice as long.</i><br /><br /><br />and (another) bitter guy =P<br /><br /><br /><i>.I want to put this out as a warning to the younger girls out there. Nice guys are boring. Of course, when you start dating in high school and in college, you want fun and excitement, and while most nice guys can do that, we certainly aren't as fun as bad boys. But eventually you learn that bad boys are just that, and then you can have a much more stable and meaningful relationship with a nice guy who respects you.<br />.Here is the warning: while you are learning, so are we. And we are learning from you that being nice will get us nowhere and only guys who are stereotypically "bad" will get the girl. I've seen nice guys fed up with this scenario only to start treating women badly because they feel it's what you want. I've even, myself, felt like being nice and caring is a waste of time, since all it brings is solitude. Fortunately, that is not all it brings; it also makes you feel good, and even un-returned kindness is generally a good feeling.<br />.Of course, I am not suggesting it's a girl's fault that her boyfriend is a jerk, but by staying with him, you are sending a message to all the other guys that he is the ideal. </i><br /><br /><br />some comforting words:<br /><br /><br /><i>.Nice guys are almost always the ones who have a lasting marriage. My Father is one of those "nice guys"; he still brings my Mother flowers for no reason and they've been married for 32 years! And, I've found one of those "rare" nice guys in my present boyfriend. We've been dating, long-distance, for 3-1/2 years. He will drive 2 hours to see me, stay for only 5 - 6 hours, then he would drive home ? having to work at 8 AM the next day! He is very dedicated to me! I haven't had to pay for a thing since we started dating! He is sensitive, sincere, extremely handsome, respectful, etc...<br />.So, I'd like to say to that guy who was wondering why "nice guys finish last"...<br />.Don't give up!<br />.[We] women only fall for the bad guys for a short time until we discover who they "really" are; it never lasts. It usually ends up being just a physical thing. A relationship requires much more to last!<br />.Believe me! </i><br /><br /><br />I'm glad for this couple... I guess:<br /><br /><br /><i>.I have to admit that I always seem to fall for the charming player guys who turn out to be complete assholes. They always seem to be the exciting ones who make me feel special in the beginning. Because they have so much experience with women, they know exactly what to say even though they don't mean it. The nice guys always seemed to be more respectful by watching what they say and giving me more space, so I took it as they weren't interested in me, while the charming players told me all these other flattering things.<br />.But all these guys I became interested in were all wrong for me even though I thought they were so great in the beginning. I knew I wanted a nice guy, but was such a bad judge of character. Finally, I became interested in one of my guy friends who is definitely one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He's respectful and considerate, but still keeps me laughing all the time. </i><br /><br /><br />this almost sounds like something i'd write in the future:<br /><br /><br /><i>.I am thirtysomething, professional, reasonably physically appealing, and a well-rounded person. I am also a "nice guy" who has suffered the slings and arrows of unrequited love. I find merit in all of the responses. But I will try to add more to the discussion.<br />.I used to be a very passive "nice guy." But then as I began to grow and mature, I developed confidence and strength to complement the better angels of my nature. In my late 20s, I had a string of bad encounters with women I fell in love with. These women had one thing in common: they would work their way back into my trust when I would accept their desire to remain "friends" and walk away. But at the moment I had completely committed myself, they would abruptly pull away. Eventually, I indulged my dark side, sent my conscience on vacation, and manipulated and mistreated a string of women in a form of misdirected revenge against those who had hurt me. As I separated myself from those situations, I found that the women who had hurt me came back into my life, not to reconcile, but to ask for my friendship in ways I could not accept (seeing that they had since married). Today, I date occasionally, and even though I have grown in ways that I couldn't have imagined years ago, I still find myself in situations where the women in whom I am most interested have some obstruction to getting close to me.<br />.I say all this to say that it is difficult for emotionally honest, earnest men to find the women they really want. That's the politics, baby, and they're difficult to comprehend sometimes. But I have discovered some key coping skills that help me through these dilemmas: 1. Foster your interests and talents. Too many times, nice guys define themselves by what the woman of the moment thinks of them, instead of constantly redefining themselves. 2. Ask yourself the hard questions about your expectations, and whether you are really seeking the right things in a mate or a dating relationship. 3. Don't feel bad about dating around. Too many times, nice guys focus on one person. 4. Remember your past hurts, but only for the purpose of not repeating the same mistakes or falling into a similar pattern. 5. Sometimes things are going to be messed up. Sometimes you don't get what you want. That's a hard fact, but it must be accepted. 6. Develop a healthy cynicism about the opposite sex. Women are all too human. That cynicism will help you in avoiding a situation which will hurt you, but will also free you from idealizing a woman at first sight, and will give you greater confidence and freedom to be candid. 7. There's no shame in being a romantic or doing nice things for a woman, but don't expect a return. Send flowers, open doors, give compliments, write letters or poetry because it's on your heart, but earnest gestures are not always requited. In the right situation, they will be. 8. Be patient. 9. Be strong. 10. Trust in God's will. It ain't always pleasant, but it manifests itself for a reason. </i><br /><br /><br />this makes me want to throw up... or kick someone's ass...<br /><br /><br /><i>"I don't like a guy unless he's a jerk," Karen* said to me the other day. Admittedly, Karen finds a man more interesting if he's not there for her. Despite offers from decent guys, she'd rather carry a torch for the man who requires more effort.<br /><br />I watch as the jerk du jour throws her a bone, only to disappear for a time. She holds onto those little moments until he graces her with his presence yet again.</i>";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/125080.html";s:7:"summary";s:13047:"found this, would like to share it with you all<br /><br />...<br /><br /><i>Dear Alice,<br />.This is in response to Alice's response to, Why do nice guys always finish last?:<br />.Oh how I wish her response were true. I'm a forty-year-old single nice guy. Women continue to overlook us nice guys, unless we're good looking or rich. I don't agree with her statement about developing our "self esteem, integrity, spirits, and souls in ways that will keep them coming in first for a long time." I haven't come in first my whole life. Being consistently ignored and overlooked does nothing but hurt self-esteem, spirits, and souls of nice guys.<br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />.Being the consummate nice guy, women become your "friend," then say those words we dread the most like, "you're such a sweet guy, I don't want to lose you as a friend," or the Ultimate, "you're just like a brother to me." Then they'll go on and talk about this hot guy, or how good looking another guy is, and how they want to be with them.<br />.The original writer is still young so there's still hope for him, but yes, many of us nice guys end up with squat. It's awfully hard feeling good while still living your life alone all the time, with nobody holding your hand and kissing you goodnight, to paraphrase your response. It's hard in this society to feel good when all around you there are couples and families sharing their lives.<br />.I've about given up, after this many years living alone, people think there must be something wrong with you, or you're strange.<br />.I would advise the young writer to just get out there and keep trying. Don't make the mistakes I did and just think that eventually, that by being yourself, you'll find someone. Change yourself if that's what it takes.<br />.Signed, An old single nice guy.</i><br /><br /><br />more!<br /><br /><br /><i>Hi,<br />.I too am one of those "nice guys." After thirteen years of dating, I've heard it all. "You're too nice," "You're like dating my brother," "You're too good of a friend to take a chance on dating," and the statements go on. It's difficult keeping your self-esteem when you are constantly bombarded by these statements and consistently turned down after short relationships. You'd think that with the state society is in with the number of divorce and abuse cases, that women wouldn't settle for the bottom of the barrel. There are a lot of us "nice guys" out there who are attractive, financially secure, have a great sense of humor and great personalities, and have a heart they are more than willing to share. We're waiting to find the right woman. If only some of those women would give us a chance... they don't know what they're missing.<br />.After a six-month relationship, my girlfriend dished out one of those lines hours before our flight left for our one-week vacation. As positive as I try to stay, after thirteen years of turndowns and dumpings, I have to agree that "nice guys finish last." I'm waiting for the one woman who comes along and proves that statement wrong to me.<br />.Frustrated with the nice guy syndrome</i><br /><br /><br />a female response:<br /><br /><br /><i>.I'm writing in response to the "nice guy" letter and the zillion responses to his question. I know that there are girls out there (and it seems like most of them) who only go for the wild and crazy guys, but I happen to like guys who can chill and have fun without any pressure. Nice guys. My roommate is dating one of the wild guys, and I'm dating *his* roommate, who is one of the sweetest, most low-key, nicest guys you'll ever meet. That's what drew me to him first ? he was cool, he knew how to have fun, but I could tell that there just wasn't a bone in his body that could intentionally hurt anyone unless they really hurt him first. I was really lucky that he fell in love with me, too; so I'm telling all of you nice guys to never, ever give up. There are girls out there that just need to come around and realize that nice guys are the kind of person that they need to be with. I don't even know if I completely deserve the love that I receive from my nice guy, but I'm really glad I have it!<br />.Nice Guy Fanatic </i><br /><br /><br />and another:<br /><br /><br /><i>.All too often, guys think that being "nice" implies giving the girl everything she wants, and no more. So these guys don't seem to have their own passions, their own excitement for life; they never show the girl anything new because they figure they are supposed to be passive. Sadly enough this is not the case! "Nice" guys, you can get all the girls you want: keep on caring and wanting to please (that's wonderful!), it just takes a little perspective on what women want. Women don't want a man who will blandly agree with them on everything; they want someone who will talk with them, listen well, and yet challenge their views. You should have your own opinions and your own exciting life, even as you care deeply for theirs. That way, you can both introduce each other to new things, and it's called "romance," not friendship. You can take a playful attitude towards romance, and try different things sometimes to play with emotions and see what happens. Things like jealousy and nervousness can go too far; but if taken with a playful attitude, they create drama. Don't avoid these things completely. Again, it is drama that makes the difference between friendship and romance. Being "nice" doesn't mean you always sit back and wait for her to do things; try something new, take initiative. If you really care about her, you will know that she will really enjoy it. She will start to take initiative on things as well. You will have a huge advantage over the mean guys! But either way, "nice" guys, keep it up. I think you are wonderful.</i><br /><br /><br />and another!<br /><br /><br /><i>.One of my nice guy friends asked me why women don't see him. I replied, "The jerks have no problems speaking up and sometimes it's hard to hear your soft genuine admiration over their loud shallow compliments". And please don't hold it against us if we don't realize right away that you're the [right] guy for us. It may take us a little longer to fall for you, but it'll last twice as long.</i><br /><br /><br />and (another) bitter guy =P<br /><br /><br /><i>.I want to put this out as a warning to the younger girls out there. Nice guys are boring. Of course, when you start dating in high school and in college, you want fun and excitement, and while most nice guys can do that, we certainly aren't as fun as bad boys. But eventually you learn that bad boys are just that, and then you can have a much more stable and meaningful relationship with a nice guy who respects you.<br />.Here is the warning: while you are learning, so are we. And we are learning from you that being nice will get us nowhere and only guys who are stereotypically "bad" will get the girl. I've seen nice guys fed up with this scenario only to start treating women badly because they feel it's what you want. I've even, myself, felt like being nice and caring is a waste of time, since all it brings is solitude. Fortunately, that is not all it brings; it also makes you feel good, and even un-returned kindness is generally a good feeling.<br />.Of course, I am not suggesting it's a girl's fault that her boyfriend is a jerk, but by staying with him, you are sending a message to all the other guys that he is the ideal. </i><br /><br /><br />some comforting words:<br /><br /><br /><i>.Nice guys are almost always the ones who have a lasting marriage. My Father is one of those "nice guys"; he still brings my Mother flowers for no reason and they've been married for 32 years! And, I've found one of those "rare" nice guys in my present boyfriend. We've been dating, long-distance, for 3-1/2 years. He will drive 2 hours to see me, stay for only 5 - 6 hours, then he would drive home ? having to work at 8 AM the next day! He is very dedicated to me! I haven't had to pay for a thing since we started dating! He is sensitive, sincere, extremely handsome, respectful, etc...<br />.So, I'd like to say to that guy who was wondering why "nice guys finish last"...<br />.Don't give up!<br />.[We] women only fall for the bad guys for a short time until we discover who they "really" are; it never lasts. It usually ends up being just a physical thing. A relationship requires much more to last!<br />.Believe me! </i><br /><br /><br />I'm glad for this couple... I guess:<br /><br /><br /><i>.I have to admit that I always seem to fall for the charming player guys who turn out to be complete assholes. They always seem to be the exciting ones who make me feel special in the beginning. Because they have so much experience with women, they know exactly what to say even though they don't mean it. The nice guys always seemed to be more respectful by watching what they say and giving me more space, so I took it as they weren't interested in me, while the charming players told me all these other flattering things.<br />.But all these guys I became interested in were all wrong for me even though I thought they were so great in the beginning. I knew I wanted a nice guy, but was such a bad judge of character. Finally, I became interested in one of my guy friends who is definitely one of the nicest guys I have ever met. He's respectful and considerate, but still keeps me laughing all the time. </i><br /><br /><br />this almost sounds like something i'd write in the future:<br /><br /><br /><i>.I am thirtysomething, professional, reasonably physically appealing, and a well-rounded person. I am also a "nice guy" who has suffered the slings and arrows of unrequited love. I find merit in all of the responses. But I will try to add more to the discussion.<br />.I used to be a very passive "nice guy." But then as I began to grow and mature, I developed confidence and strength to complement the better angels of my nature. In my late 20s, I had a string of bad encounters with women I fell in love with. These women had one thing in common: they would work their way back into my trust when I would accept their desire to remain "friends" and walk away. But at the moment I had completely committed myself, they would abruptly pull away. Eventually, I indulged my dark side, sent my conscience on vacation, and manipulated and mistreated a string of women in a form of misdirected revenge against those who had hurt me. As I separated myself from those situations, I found that the women who had hurt me came back into my life, not to reconcile, but to ask for my friendship in ways I could not accept (seeing that they had since married). Today, I date occasionally, and even though I have grown in ways that I couldn't have imagined years ago, I still find myself in situations where the women in whom I am most interested have some obstruction to getting close to me.<br />.I say all this to say that it is difficult for emotionally honest, earnest men to find the women they really want. That's the politics, baby, and they're difficult to comprehend sometimes. But I have discovered some key coping skills that help me through these dilemmas: 1. Foster your interests and talents. Too many times, nice guys define themselves by what the woman of the moment thinks of them, instead of constantly redefining themselves. 2. Ask yourself the hard questions about your expectations, and whether you are really seeking the right things in a mate or a dating relationship. 3. Don't feel bad about dating around. Too many times, nice guys focus on one person. 4. Remember your past hurts, but only for the purpose of not repeating the same mistakes or falling into a similar pattern. 5. Sometimes things are going to be messed up. Sometimes you don't get what you want. That's a hard fact, but it must be accepted. 6. Develop a healthy cynicism about the opposite sex. Women are all too human. That cynicism will help you in avoiding a situation which will hurt you, but will also free you from idealizing a woman at first sight, and will give you greater confidence and freedom to be candid. 7. There's no shame in being a romantic or doing nice things for a woman, but don't expect a return. Send flowers, open doors, give compliments, write letters or poetry because it's on your heart, but earnest gestures are not always requited. In the right situation, they will be. 8. Be patient. 9. Be strong. 10. Trust in God's will. It ain't always pleasant, but it manifests itself for a reason. </i><br /><br /><br />this makes me want to throw up... or kick someone's ass...<br /><br /><br /><i>"I don't like a guy unless he's a jerk," Karen* said to me the other day. Admittedly, Karen finds a man more interesting if he's not there for her. Despite offers from decent guys, she'd rather carry a torch for the man who requires more effort.<br /><br />I watch as the jerk du jour throws her a bone, only to disappear for a time. She holds onto those little moments until he graces her with his presence yet again.</i>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1092898116;}i:22;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124854.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:30:01 GMT";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124854.html";s:11:"description";s:268:"free food & a fashion show at the grand opening of a santana row shop tonight<br /><br />invited a few ppl to go but a lot can't make it...<br /><br />vdv: i'll toss an hors d'oeuvre on the ground for you<br />vdv: 'this one's for my homies that can't be here tonight'";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124854.html";s:7:"summary";s:268:"free food & a fashion show at the grand opening of a santana row shop tonight<br /><br />invited a few ppl to go but a lot can't make it...<br /><br />vdv: i'll toss an hors d'oeuvre on the ground for you<br />vdv: 'this one's for my homies that can't be here tonight'";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1092861001;}i:23;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124472.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 16 Aug 2004 06:48:17 GMT";s:5:"title";s:10:"acceptance";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124472.html";s:11:"description";s:962:"i dreamt last night of winning an oscar<br /><br />well not really. i dreamt about making my acceptance speech.<br /><br />i think it went something like this.<br /><br />"It isn't until one stands right here that one fully understands what they mean when they say there just isn't enough time to thank everyone that by all rights should be thanked. To my classmates, friends, family, teachers, and coworkers... your help and support is greatly appreciated. That being said, I would like to personally thank one person in particular. I don't even know where you are right now, but I hope you're watching. You've taught me so much, intentionally or not, about life... about love... about myself. Without a doubt, if not for you I would not be standing here; I would not be who I am. You have... always been the star in my life, and I consider myself lucky every time I stop to think that I... know someone like you. And uh... th-thank you. Thank you all so much."";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124472.html";s:7:"summary";s:962:"i dreamt last night of winning an oscar<br /><br />well not really. i dreamt about making my acceptance speech.<br /><br />i think it went something like this.<br /><br />"It isn't until one stands right here that one fully understands what they mean when they say there just isn't enough time to thank everyone that by all rights should be thanked. To my classmates, friends, family, teachers, and coworkers... your help and support is greatly appreciated. That being said, I would like to personally thank one person in particular. I don't even know where you are right now, but I hope you're watching. You've taught me so much, intentionally or not, about life... about love... about myself. Without a doubt, if not for you I would not be standing here; I would not be who I am. You have... always been the star in my life, and I consider myself lucky every time I stop to think that I... know someone like you. And uh... th-thank you. Thank you all so much."";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1092638897;}i:24;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124039.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 14 Aug 2004 05:40:57 GMT";s:5:"title";s:26:"i need to meet more people";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124039.html";s:11:"description";s:540:"The Eye of the Storm<br />yeah, i'm kinda like a hurricane in that once you get past a certain point there's nothing anyone finds interesting.<br /><br />everything interesting or nice or good about me, if there is anything, seems just to stop at arm's length<br /><br />and no one gives a shit about anything past there<br /><br />god. it hurts. there's got to be a reason for people to want to get to know me as more than a friend... isn't there?<br /><br />and yeah. i need to meet more people.<br /><br />"someday my princess will come"";s:8:"comments";s:57:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/124039.html";s:7:"summary";s:540:"The Eye of the Storm<br />yeah, i'm kinda like a hurricane in that once you get past a certain point there's nothing anyone finds interesting.<br /><br />everything interesting or nice or good about me, if there is anything, seems just to stop at arm's length<br /><br />and no one gives a shit about anything past there<br /><br />god. it hurts. there's got to be a reason for people to want to get to know me as more than a friend... isn't there?<br /><br />and yeah. i need to meet more people.<br /><br />"someday my princess will come"";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1092462057;}}s:7:"channel";a:6:{s:5:"title";s:5:"Vinny";s:4:"link";s:46:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/";s:11:"description";s:23:"Vinny - LiveJournal.com";s:13:"lastbuilddate";s:29:"Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:37:41 GMT";s:9:"generator";s:29:"LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com";s:7:"tagline";s:23:"Vinny - LiveJournal.com";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:5:{s:3:"url";s:49:"http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/7316687/403286";s:5:"title";s:5:"Vinny";s:4:"link";s:46:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/allfornaught/";s:5:"width";s:3:"100";s:6:"height";s:2:"75";}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:10:"ISO-8859-1";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:13:"current_field";s:0:"";s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;s:15:"source_encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:13:"last_modified";s:31:"Sun, 28 Nov 2004 04:37:41 GMT
cache/92942ce0ef097dd930ad1f4309bf8c39:O:9:"magpierss":24:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:25:{i:0;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/96723.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:00:20 GMT";s:5:"title";s:62:"Why You Don't Want to Win the Lottery -- Longest. Entry. Ever.";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/96723.html";s:11:"description";s:58840:"lYou know what I don't like? People who get tired of arguing about something important and say something like "whatever, I don't care, have it your way." I don't just want it my way. I want you to believe in my way. <br /><br />Then there's Eric at the other extreme... <br /><br />(Short version: I argued with Eric over whether he deserved a disputed $75 windfall due to Logitech's unexpectedly generous speaker warranty policy. I let Eric have the $75 in the end... but not before we had a four-hour debate. I'm still right, though. So is being taken advantage of OK if I accept it over the alternative? If push came to shove, would you piss someone off for $75? Let me know.)<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />8 PM. The debate begins.<br /><br />EP: u there?<br />me: hey<br />me: yeah<br />EP: i thought at first<br />EP: it was just me<br />me: what?<br />EP: but i have to show u something<br />EP wants to directly connect . <br />EP is now directly connected . <br />EP: EP: hm<br />EP: ok<br />EP: i have a question to ask u<br />EP: lol<br />EP: u have to be paying attention<br />ddddd: ok go<br />EP: ok<br />EP: if person A and person B are friends<br />EP: ok<br />EP: person buys a product from a store<br />EP: *person A<br />EP: he doesnt really need it<br />EP: so he sells it to person B<br />EP: for a pretty good price<br />EP: following so far?<br />ddddd: y<br />EP: percy B figures out the product is faulty<br />EP: once he buys it<br />EP: it doenst work properly<br />EP: erm<br />EP: *person<br />EP: not percy<br />EP: person A isnt even percy<br />EP: i dunno how that slipped out<br />EP: none of them are percy<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: ok so B buys the product<br />EP: finds out its faulty<br />EP: and asks A to take a look at it<br />ddddd: k<br />EP: so A figures out<br />EP: that the product is faulty<br />EP: so contacts the store<br />EP: and they warranty it<br />EP: but they dont have that model anymore<br />EP: just a newer one<br />EP: so they send the newer one free of charge to person A<br />EP: and he gets to keep the broken one too<br />EP: so the broken one isnt perfect<br />EP: but its still fine<br />EP: u know?<br />EP: so basically<br />EP: the newer one<br />EP: on the market<br />EP: costs 75 bucks more than the first one<br />EP: so what should happen here<br />EP: honestly what do u think should be the correct course of action<br />EP: or all the fair options<br />ddddd: umm<br />ddddd: well<br />EP: i hope i dindt sound biased towards any side<br />EP: lol<br />EP: cuz one of them obviously is me<br />ddddd: i think person B should get to keep everything<br />ddddd: cuz he bought it<br />ddddd: so its his<br />ddddd: but if he wants to be nice<br />ddddd: he'd let person a have teh old one or something<br />ddddd: bbl<br />EP: tell me when ure back<br />EP: ok<br />EP: ure back right?<br />ddddd: i think the stuff technically belongs to B<br />EP: so person A was me<br />EP: so u think its the most fair<br />ddddd: lol<br />EP: if i give it to B?<br />ddddd: yea<br />EP: k<br />ddddd: cuz it's his<br />EP: is percy there<br />rrrrr: yea<br />EP: tell him to sign on<br />EP: haha<br />rrrrr: we leave in 45 min<br />EP: o<br />EP: for airport?<br />rrrrr: yea<br />EP: k<br />rrrrr: this is percy<br />rrrrr: what<br />EP: question<br />EP: honestly replay<br />EP: *reply<br />EP: if person A and person B are friends<br />EP: ok<br />EP: person buys a product from a store<br />EP: *person A<br />EP: he doesnt really need it<br />EP: so he sells it to person B<br />EP: for a pretty good price<br />EP: following so far?<br />rrrrr: shoot<br />EP: ok so B buys the product<br />EP: finds out its faulty<br />EP: and asks A to take a look at it<br />EP: so A figures out<br />EP: that the product is faulty<br />EP: so contacts the store<br />EP: and they warranty it<br />EP: but they dont have that model anymore<br />EP: just a newer one<br />EP: so they send the newer one free of charge to person A<br />EP: and he gets to keep the broken one too<br />EP: so the broken one isnt perfect<br />EP: but its still fine<br />EP: u know?<br />EP: so basically<br />EP: the newer one<br />EP: on the market<br />EP: costs 75 bucks more than the first one<br />EP: so what should happen here<br />EP: honestly what do u think should be the correct course of action<br />EP: or all the fair options<br />Previous message was not received by rrrrr because of error: Your message was refused by the AOL Instant Messenger server, probably because the message was too big. Try making the message shorter and send it again.<br /><br />EP wants to directly connect . <br />rrrrr is now directly connected . <br />EP: so A figures out<br />EP: that the product is faulty<br />EP: so contacts the store<br />EP: and they warranty it<br />EP: but they dont have that model anymore<br />EP: just a newer one<br />EP: so they send the newer one free of charge to person A<br />EP: and he gets to keep the broken one too<br />EP: so the broken one isnt perfect<br />EP: but its still fine<br />EP: u know?<br />EP: so basically<br />EP: the newer one<br />EP: on the market<br />EP: costs 75 bucks more than the first one<br />EP: so what should happen here<br />EP: honestly what do u think should be the correct course of action<br />EP: or all the fair options<br />rrrrr: how are you talking to youself<br />rrrrr: anyways go on<br />EP: ?<br />EP: its done<br />EP: did u not get the whole thing?<br />rrrrr: i got it<br />rrrrr: i guess it was loading<br />EP: well?<br />rrrrr: i guess if person A doesn't really need it, then person B can take the new one<br />rrrrr: and if person A wants it he can have the bnroken one<br />EP: so thats the fairest course of action u can think of?<br />rrrrr: fairest?<br />EP: yea<br />EP: most fair<br />EP: lol<br />rrrrr: yeah if they are friends<br />rrrrr: seems fair to me<br />EP: so what about the 75 difference<br />rrrrr: what about it<br />rrrrr: person B wanted a product<br />rrrrr: it was faulty, they send new one<br />rrrrr: person B needed it anyways<br />rrrrr: person A doesn't really need it<br />rrrrr: but he gets money and a broken one<br />rrrrr: person B gets a better product for 75 less<br />rrrrr: both people still win <br />EP: ok from the context<br />EP: which one i<br />EP: im one of them<br />EP: best guess<br />rrrrr: i dunno where the problem is<br />EP: im just curious<br />EP: which one is me<br />rrrrr: it'd help if i knew more but... i guess ill guess the buyer<br />EP: which is me<br />rrrrr: from what you said it could be either though<br />EP: im curious<br />rrrrr: the buyer<br />rrrrr: wait<br />EP: i pasted some stuff from the first one to ask the second person<br />EP: so i didnt have to retype<br />EP: but thats unedited<br />EP: and i dunno<br />EP: i just dont think its really fair<br />me: wow, that was intricate<br />EP: like<br />EP: i really wasnt sure<br />EP: if i was biased<br />EP: so i asked 2 ppl<br />EP: and i told one i was A<br /><br />EP: and one i was B<br />EP: basically<br />EP: i dunno<br />me: i agree that i don't "need" it, just like i don't "need" $75<br />me: if you'd like, i can get additional opinions<br />me: and i can get them to agree with person x<br />me: that it's fair this way as well<br />me: well<br />me: maybe i'm wrong and i can't<br />me: let me try:)<br />EP: u dont think i worded it fairly?<br />EP: lol<br />me: no, you did<br />me: i can word it differently<br />EP: ok<br />me: and just as fairly:)<br />me: ok<br />EP: because yea<br />me: heh only you eric<br />me: but i'll try... one sec<br />EP direct connection is closed . <br />me: haha hey<br />EP: ok<br />EP: yea?<br />me: is alex ok, or have you talked to him<br />EP: alex is ok, but he might already know who A and B is<br />EP: cuz i told him i was getting speakers from u<br />me: hahahahahahaha<br />me: k nm<br />EP: a while ago<br />EP: did u ask him?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: *already<br />me: nope<br />EP: o ok<br />EP: i was gonna say if u did<br />EP: id still like to read it<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but PREFERABLY someone other than alex<br />EP: but even ppl i dont know<br />EP: its fine<br />me: haha k<br />EP: if u can word it somehow<br />EP: so he deosnt know<br />EP: lol<br />EP: thats fine with me<br />me: nah<br />EP: but i dont know if ud WANT to ask alex<br />EP: i think hes more biased towards me &gt;)<br />EP: hahahaha<br />EP: we ARE roommates<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but basically<br />EP: u dont really have to show me anything<br />EP: if you honestly think its fair<br />EP: then i cant argue<br />EP: lol<br />me: well, i'm kind of curious<br />me: i don't really think there's a right answer for what should be done<br />EP: well<br />EP: tahts why i asked<br />EP: haha<br />EP: cuz i felt my answer was kinda biased<br />EP: and theres no set way<br />EP: i guess it feels like<br />EP: you get 75 more than u asked for<br />EP: plus the old system<br />EP: is not exactly fair<br />EP: i mean<br />EP: at first when u called logitech<br />EP: and u told me<br />EP: it was 75 more<br />EP: i thought logitech charged u 75 more<br />EP: for the newer system<br />EP: cuz it was the market price difference<br />EP: and i was like <br />EP: i guess fine<br />EP: i can pay for that<br />me: right<br />me: it's definitely one of those<br />me: i COULD have won the lottery<br />me: but i didn't<br />me: feelings<br />me: and to me, of course, since i'm biased, it feels like<br />me: i could have opened the box before you came and set them up like i had planned to<br />me: found it was broken, told you sorry, and warranteed it.<br />EP: i know<br />EP: thats why i thought<br />EP: technically when u warranty both systems are mine<br />EP: but at my house<br />EP: u said i could have new one<br />EP: and u could keep the old one<br />EP: minus one speaker<br />EP: and i was like ok sure<br />EP: cuz when u sell me a product<br />EP: the warranty is mine right...?<br />EP: even tho u did do the work<br />me: that's a good question actually... i don't know<br />EP: like this feels really stupid getting an arguement over<br />EP: but i know how u feel<br />EP: but u understand my side too right?<br />me: oh no i'm not annoyed or anything<br />me: hope you're not either<br />me: yeah<br />me: so<br />me: i think this was one of the best reasoned responses i got<br />me: x: i dont think that either of the arguments/ways to resolve the situation are the way to go<br />x: it seems to me that A wouldn't have known the speakers were broken unless B had purchased them and stuff<br />x: A could have sold them via ebay, and then dealt with an external unhappy 3rd party<br />x: so it seems B deserves some credit&nbsp; for finding the broken-ness<br />x: still, it seems to "cheat" A to say that B owns the speakers, the new ones, as without A, B probably wouldn't have been able to get a replacement<br />x: because of the receipts/orig. purchaser stuff<br />x: i would think that perhaps some monetary compromise is in order... if i were buying the speakers in question, i would find a $75 increase very hard to stomach<br /><br />EP: k<br />EP: well<br />EP: i told u that the old ones<br />EP: we missed a volume switch right?<br />EP: so everythings still perfect<br />me: yeah you did<br />EP: in terms of sound<br />EP: i nearly popped my eardrums finding out<br />me: ... it's just missing one of the front two speakers<br />me: haha<br />EP: but anyways<br />EP: u dont think its fair if i get new while u get old?<br />EP: i mean im still paying 150<br />EP: and ure getting the old set free<br />EP: i guess<br />EP: if 150 was equal to ur new set's cost<br />EP: erm old<br />EP: see how i saw the warranty situation is<br />EP: not something really to be gained from<br />EP: but since logitech sells u a product<br />EP: that doenst work<br />EP: its their responsibility<br />EP: to <br />EP: replace it<br />EP: with one that works right?<br />EP: but then<br />EP: it just happens<br />EP: that they dont have this model<br />EP: and like wise<br />EP: it seems like<br />EP: since u sold me something that doenst work<br />EP: its ur responsibility to do the same?<br />EP: if that makes sense<br />me: yeah<br />me: so i should replace it with what i promised<br />me: by your logic:p<br />EP: lol<br />me: haha well<br />EP: ok<br />EP: but honestly<br />EP: if u went out<br />EP: and bought a 680<br />EP: and gave it to me<br />EP: i think thats just ridiculous<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i mean<br />EP: its totally unecessary<br />EP: its a third speaker system<br />me: haha yeah<br />EP: and we end as a whole<br />EP: losing money<br />me: haha no<br />EP: in terms of shipping<br />EP: etc<br />me: actually, no<br />me: we'd both hurt ourselves, but we wouldn't lose money<br />EP: well<br />EP: we hurt ourselves by losing money?<br />EP: lol<br />me: ok this is a fun debate i will continue later<br />EP: no?<br />me: sorry gg<br />me: no<br />EP: ok<br />EP: holdup<br />EP: the 5500 speakers<br />EP: are 6 foot cables right?<br />EP: or are they longer<br />me: dunno<br />me: sorry<br />me: bye<br />EP: ok<br />me: oh<br />EP: i guess we can continue at a later date<br />me: they're not speaker cables though<br />EP: hey<br /><br />Auto response from me: bbl<br /><br />EP: i just thought of something<br />EP: u know whats the best idea<br />EP: lol<br />EP: write a copy of what happened<br />EP: show it to me<br />EP: if i think its fiar<br />EP: put it on ur lj<br />EP: and poll it<br />EP: leaving all sorts of combinations of results<br />EP: and we ONLY decide<br />EP: if any of the choices<br />EP: is over 75%<br />EP: but otherwsie serves as guideline<br />EP: at least 25 votes<br />EP: and u can track ips right<br />EP: so no same voting<br />EP: lol<br />EP: or u could have ppl just leave comments<br />EP: instead of poll<br />EP: cuz i only asked 2 ppl<br />EP: and i showed it to u<br />EP: otherwise<br />EP: 50/50 it in terms of monetary advantage<br />EP: price the old speakers at a cost<br />EP: see how much i should gain from this<br />EP: and how much u should<br />EP is away at 9:26:00. <br />EP returned at 12:13:42. <br />EP: so<br />EP: how long for the shipping<br />me: a couple weeks<br />EP: so<br />EP: how exactly<br />EP: are we going to reach our conclusion<br />EP: lol<br />me: it basically comes down to<br />me: i got lucky<br />me: how much luck should i share with you<br />me: where luck<br />me: is actually money<br />me::)<br />EP: lol<br />me: obviously if i'd gotten 680's as replacements<br />me: there'd be no issues:)<br />EP: u really see it that way huh<br />EP: lol<br />me: no? <br />EP: i already told u my view, no?<br />me: how do they contradict what i just said?<br />me: "if i'd gotten 680's"<br />me: "there'd be no issue"<br />EP: nono<br />me: isn't that true<br />EP: not that<br />EP: the top part<br />EP: before that<br />me: the top part is the logical conclusion to the bottom<br />me: so i got 5500's instead of 680's, which was lucky<br />EP: me: it basically comes down to<br />me: i got lucky<br />me: how much luck should i share with you<br />EP: thats the part<br />EP: that i said i didnt share the same view<br />me: how so<br />EP: let me ask you something<br />EP: lessay i buy a computer<br />EP: i sell it to a third party<br />EP: through ebay<br />EP: on the other side of the world<br />EP: dont u send the warranty?<br />EP: lool<br />EP: do you seriously keep the warranty<br />EP: or were u planning on telling me<br />EP: taht u didnt sell the warranty to me<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so lessay another scenario<br />EP: i buy it<br />EP: i never use it<br />EP: i never find out its broken<br />EP: its not your loss right?<br />EP: cuz our stuff is done<br />EP: u got 150 for ur system<br />EP: and i paid 150 for a systen<br />EP: that i dont use<br />EP: so what i dont understand<br />EP: is how you are lucky<br />EP: if you see what i mean<br />EP: i honestly think<br />EP: by all TECHNICALITIES<br />EP: even tho<br />EP: thats not the way we do things<br />EP: our stuff is done. and youre bascially warrantying it for me<br />EP: no?<br />me: mm, the last one-- an equally valid scenario: i test the speakers. i warranty the speakers. i sell you the newly fixed speakers. it didn't happen... but neither did your "keep it and not use it ever" scenario<br />EP: so i guess if i piad you for hte "time" and effort it took to warranty<br />me: yeah, i see<br />EP: yes but my scenario<br />EP: is just trying to show u<br />me: so i guess we have two options<br />EP: ok umm<br />EP: i lost connection<br />EP: for like 5 minutes<br />me: technicalities<br />EP: so this is the last thing i have on my screen<br />me: no i didn't say anything<br />EP: <br />EP: of transactions<br />EP: k<br />me: technicalities<br />me: or "feelings"<br />me: should we use the techical result then?<br />EP: huh?<br />EP: the techical result?<br />me: your argument<br />EP: yes what about it?<br />me: which is that technically, the warranty is yours, so you should get the replacement<br />EP: ok..?<br />me: so do you want to decide it by the warranty<br />me: or would that not be enough<br />EP: i dont understand<br />EP: what ure trying to get at<br />me: let's say the warranty isn't transferable <br />EP: ok<br />EP: lol<br />me: would you then conclude, oh, the warranty was yours, never mind?<br />EP: see<br />EP: ok<br />EP: how much is the set that i have worth?<br />EP: 100?<br />me: legally nontransferable<br />EP: is it about 100?<br />EP: put a tag on it<br />me: i would say so... it depends on the buyer, but 100 is reasonable<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so if we tag it at 100<br />EP: u giving me the new one<br />EP: i get +75 EV<br />me: <br />EP: u get old one<br />EP: youre getting +100 EV<br />me: <br />me:&nbsp; )<br />EP: so EVEN tho the warranty is "mine"<br />EP: ure getting 100, no?<br />EP: more than me<br />EP: lol<br />EP: well ok<br />EP: what i meant by technicalities<br />EP: was that<br />EP: in the court of law<br />EP: im PRETTY sure<br />EP: id get both?<br />EP: lol<br />me: ok<br />me: so if it turns out<br />me: that in a court of law<br />me: the warranty would not have been transferred<br />EP: thats why i say we dont do things that way<br />EP: ok<br />me: haha ok<br />EP: then i guess<br />EP: u hold the warranty<br />EP: i hold the product<br />EP: you lose a possible +100 EV<br />EP: i lose a possible +75 VE<br />EP: lol<br />EP: no?<br />EP: we hurt each other<br />me: nope, i'd still have the new set.<br />EP: lol<br />EP: you CANT warranty a set thats not yours<br />EP: ....<br />me: if the warranty were nontransferable and stayed with me<br />me: then yes<br />EP: ok is the warranty online<br />me: as long as i fulfill the obligations that logitech sets out&nbsp; <br />EP: i pretty damn sure<br />EP: that if ure no longeri n possession of the item<br />EP: u may not warranty it<br />me: hahaa<br />EP: otherwise u could lose the item and warranty it<br />EP: rofl<br />me: too bad neither of us are lawyers<br />EP: lol<br />EP: u really think u can warranty an item<br />EP: that u dont have possession of?<br />EP: but see<br />me: haha<br />EP: i dont understand WHY you want split<br />EP: the benefit<br />EP: in a way<br />EP: thats already<br />EP: benefiting you MORE than me<br />EP: especailyl when i honestly believe<br />EP: that TECHNICALLY<br />EP: you shouldnt be getting anything<br />EP: ok<br />EP: post on lj<br />EP: ur lj<br />EP: lol<br />me: alright let's trace it<br />EP: vote <br />me: haha nah<br />EP: i honestly cant see<br />EP: ppl agreeing with u<br />EP: even 1 or 2<br />EP: get 2 extreme ppl<br />EP: i showed u the ONLY 2 ppl i asked<br />me: so let's say, then<br />EP: now yes thats my wordo f honor<br />EP: i didnt selectively show<br />me: i believe you<br />me: i do<br />EP: so ok, in this whole scheme<br />EP: together<br />me: so let's say i can't warranty a product without it physically here<br />EP: we net 175 EV<br />EP: how muhc<br />EP: did u plan on giving me<br />EP: since thats about our conclusion<br />EP: assuming its yours to give of course<br />EP::P<br />me: well, actually<br />me: i hate to correct you on this <br />me: oh, i see<br />me: b/c the est. value of the 680's dropped<br />EP: yes<br />EP: i mean<br />EP: how much less than 75<br />EP: were u planning on giving me<br />EP: its not like youre getting shafted<br />EP: ure netting 100<br />EP: no?<br />me: hehe it depends on how far we go back<br />me: prior to buying the speakers, we were "even"<br />EP: yes<br />me: once you bought them, you were paying $150 for something you would have paid $200 for on the next cheapest outlet, ebay<br />EP: factor in the used + the fact that its costing u the same cuz ure sending shipping<br />EP: and if u want the cables<br />EP: i can give them back<br />me: ignore the cables for now<br />EP: ok<br />EP: but for a used system on ebay<br />me: hm... true<br />EP: its under 150<br />EP: and the 50 shipping<br />EP: is just being transferred<br />EP: as me paying the postage<br />EP: u dont really net anything more right?<br />EP: u have to pay 50 to ship<br />EP: and charge someone 50<br />me: yes, it would have benefited you and not benefited me&nbsp; <br />EP: why should i have to pay shipping if i drive and pickup the item anyways right?<br />EP: shipping cost is to a third party for a service<br />me: how would you have avoided the shipping cost?<br />EP: i cant<br />me: so $125 for $150 value<br />me: sorry<br />EP: i decide if an extra 50 is worth it<br />EP: or i switch models<br />me: $150 for $175<br />EP: how are yo ugetting 175<br />me: 125 + 50 shipping<br />EP: i showed u on ebay<br />EP: 150+50 <br />EP: is brand new right<br />EP: buyit now price from store<br />EP: or was it 140+50<br />me: yeah... there's some new ones going for 145+50<br />EP: yea<br />EP: i think the biggest thing right now for me<br />EP: is that by giving u the older system<br />EP: and keeping hte new one<br />EP: i already feel like im doing u a facor<br />EP: *favor<br />EP: lol<br />EP: so for me to add on<br />EP: really sounds not possible<br />EP: like both mathematically<br />EP: and technically in the court of law<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i dont see how youre unhappy with<br />EP: u know<br />EP: how u gave me this system<br />EP: ure getting every piece back<br />EP: all ure getting<br />EP: is a net of 150 dollars<br />EP: lol<br />EP: nothing is happeneing<br />EP: ure keeping the same system<br />EP: that u gave me<br />EP: even tho we know its broken<br />EP: so its value is down<br />EP: ure free rolling 150<br />EP: - whatever less its worth<br />EP: if i came to your house<br />EP: and i crushed your system<br />EP: in accident<br />EP: id pay u 150<br />EP: right?<br />EP: not 150+225<br />EP: lol<br />EP: theres no jackpot to be hit<br />EP: lol<br />EP: when u warranty something<br />EP: ure not SUPPOSED to gain<br />EP: ure supposed to come back to neutral EV<br />me: except i just did<br />me: i think the biggest thing right now for me, is that by selling you the new one, i'm already doing you a favor, by saving you $50 and the risk of buying off ebay, or $75 buying offazon; and if i had remembered to check if the speakers were working, this wouldn't even matter; and this is still, i think, about whether i should share my luck, since the warranty is nontransferable apparently <br />me: also, i'm still not annoyed, if i sound like i.<br />me: if i'd bought a lottery ticket that you caused me to buy&nbsp; all your hypothetical scenarios would still be in effect-- if it wasn't for you i wouldn't have won<br />me: and yet i would be the one who got it, and despite it being rather lucky, i wouldn't be obligated to split it 100/75 with you<br />EP: correct<br />EP: except u sold the lottery ticket<br />EP: and then u found out u could cash it in<br />EP: for a bonus aamount<br />me: <br />EP: but the product isnt yours<br />EP: lol<br />EP: can u warranty a lost product?<br />me: that's true<br />me: so i ripped up my ticket<br />me: and you magically put it back together for me<br />me: hahahaha<br />EP: i guess u can say<br />EP: u ripped up ur ticket into a million pieces<br />EP: i found it on the ground and put it back together<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but <br />EP: thats such a bad analogy<br />EP: i dont even want to use it<br />me: true<br />me: this is why<br />me: it's bad to win the lotto<br />me: everyone you know<br />me: well, i shouldn't finish this analogy either:)<br />EP: lol<br />EP: under the limited warranty<br />EP: it says<br />EP: remedies<br />EP: logitech's entire liability....<br />EP: repair or replace<br />EP: ...<br />EP: PROVIDED<br />EP: that the hardware is RETURNED to the point of purchase<br />EP: i think that means u have to haev it<br />EP: lol<br />me: obviously they chose not to take advantage of that clause:)<br />EP: or such other place as logitech may direct<br />me: they directed me explicitly to, i quote<br />me: "do whatever you want with them"<br />me: haha <br />EP: but please<br />EP: u cant warranty an item thats not yours<br />me: but yeah<br />EP: with a little common sens<br />EP: e<br />EP: lol<br />me: i would argue that at that point it was mine, however<br />me: since i had agreed to take it back if it didn't work<br />EP: you have my money?<br />EP: i have the product?<br />EP: lol<br />me: and i asked you if i could leave it in your house until i found a replacement<br />EP: is it REALLY yours?<br />EP: no<br />EP: you wanted to bring the SUBWOOFER back<br />EP: first<br />EP: just to get the serial code<br />EP: right?<br />me: haha yeah, for the serial<br />EP: so u didnt take it back<br />EP: as yours<br />EP: u took it back for the serial<br />me: not physically<br />EP: which dindt happen anyways<br />me: but i took full responsibility back<br />me: otherwise i would've been like<br />me: "you paid, sorry, if i can't get it fixed"<br />me: "you're not getting a refund"<br />EP: lol<br />me: risk and reward...<br />EP: u gave me a word for perfect working condition<br />EP: *your word<br />EP: right?<br />me: yeah<br />me: and when that turned out to be not true<br />me: i offered to fix it or refund your money<br />EP: u did?<br />me: yes, to both parts<br />me: the first part first, the second part as i left<br />EP: o ok<br />EP: by the first part<br />EP: u mean coming to my house<br />EP: right?<br />EP: and looking at it?<br />me: yeah<br />EP: i thought you came to check if i did something wrong<br />me: same difference<br />EP: ure not a hardware mechanic<br />EP: u cnat FIX it<br />EP: if its broken<br />EP: lol<br />EP: can you?<br />me: is there a point?...<br />EP: u came to observe that it really was<br />EP: and i didnt do anything wrong<br />EP: ok<br />EP: everything side<br />EP: *aside<br />EP: what do YOU think<br />EP: we should do<br />me: haha<br />me: i just like arguing with you<br />EP: what would be the biggest room u would give me<br />EP: in terms of EV<br />EP: while still agreeing to it<br />EP: i dont think ive had an arguement like this for half a year<br />EP: it was with alex<br />EP: at irvine<br />EP: we stayed up til like 9am<br />me: haha about what<br />EP: arguing about intangibles<br />EP: life after death<br />me: ah<br />EP: it was really heated tho<br />EP: lol<br />me: people usually get exasperated<br />EP: yes<br />EP: but both of our personalities<br />me: it's definitely a personality quirk<br />EP: dont let down<br />me: haha<br />EP: right?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: just like yours<br />EP: if i may add<br />me: well, actually, if you were to give up and just say "screw it, you can have it all"<br />me: i would immediately relent<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: likewise &gt;)<br />me: although i don't think i'm supposed to say that part.<br />EP: so everything aside<br />EP: what do u want to happen<br />me: hmm well all happiness is relative<br />me: let's say i offered you the z5500's for $200 at this point<br />me: two days ago you would've been like holy shit crazy ok<br />me: but now that just brings the EV split<br />me: oh wait<br />me: what was it before<br />me: 100/75<br />me: yeah brings it down to 150/25<br />me: no longer such a good deal!<br />me: whereas i, on the other hand<br />me: would've been like oh nice $100 extra bucks<br />me: now like, "i should've gotten $175!"<br />me: haha.<br />EP: lol<br />EP: get to the point<br />EP::P<br />EP: get to the verdict<br />me: interjection<br />me: do you NOT want a safe<br />me: or do you just not want to buy a safe<br />EP: i dont want one<br />EP: lol<br />me: haha<br />EP: man<br />EP: u saying that<br />EP: just reminded me<br />EP: of russell peters<br />EP: saying<br />EP: your honor<br />EP: my client<br />me: hhahaahahahhaha<br />EP: would like to plead guilty<br />me: HAHAHA<br />me: i remember that.<br />EP: total tension breaker<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: that was literally lol<br />me: heh<br />me: all of this is compounded by the fact that i don't NEED NEED the money right now, and i know you don't either<br />me: otherwise it would tip me<br />EP: really?<br />me: what?<br />EP: otherwise it would tip me<br />me: definitely, if i needed the money i'd grab it<br />me: or if you weren't flush<br />me: <br />EP: ...<br />EP: lol<br />me: <br />me: so<br />EP: you work<br />EP: i bet uve made more than me<br />me: oh shut up<br />EP: its true<br />EP: no?<br />me: haha i wish<br />EP: nah u have<br />me: sadly poker is more lucrative than a real job:p<br />EP: im on a horrible downswing<br />EP: hahahhaa<br />EP: of course<br />EP: but it took me hours<br />EP: and hours<br />EP: to play at my levle<br />EP: lol<br />EP: and if i want to get anywhere<br />EP: i need hours and hours more<br />me: haha <br />me: so let's say i give you the 5500's for the $150 you paid me<br />me: you're $125 ahead&nbsp; or $150 ahead&nbsp; of what you would've been<br />EP: waitwait<br />me: how about spending $75 of that on my safe?:)<br />EP: howd u get 125<br />me: they're 275 on ebay<br />me: new<br />EP: isnt that theazon price?<br />EP: 277?<br />me: note: "ahead of what you would've been"<br />me:azon: 300<br />me: ebay: 275<br />EP: can u ebay link me<br />EP: but anyways ok go on<br />me: no, you have to sign in to view completed auctions<br />me: i finished, you missed my question ending.<br />EP: t.t<br />EP: ure not including shipping on me<br />EP: are u<br />me:&nbsp; note: "ahead of what you would've been"<br />EP: so thats a yes you are?<br />me: yes<br />EP: lol<br />me: you know<br />me: when i bought those speakers... *i* paid shipping<br />me::)<br />EP: o ok<br />EP: so<br />EP: when they ship to your house the 5500<br />EP: and you save 50 in shipping<br />EP: u can pay that too<br />me: haha<br />me: hahahaha<br />EP: no?<br />EP: lol<br />me: so basically i'm offering the same thing as before, except you get a free digital safe worth approximately $80 <br />EP: lol<br />EP: WHY DO I WANT A SAFE !?!?!?<br />EP: hahhahaa<br />EP: and why did you buy it!?!?!?<br />me: because you have lots of loose cash<br />EP: no i dont<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i dont think u know what a poker drought is<br />EP: lol<br />me: because you want to furnish your dorm room<br />me: with something no other poker player on campus has<br />EP: lol<br />EP: sell me a more useful product<br />EP: like a router<br />me: "i put my diamonds in there"<br />EP: the wireless router<br />EP: looool<br />EP: dude<br />EP: thats suck a good pick line<br />EP: i put my diamonds in there<br />EP: and my heart in there<br />me: lol<br />EP: point to her<br />me: LOL<br />me: then she'll take out her club<br />me: and start beating you<br />EP: loool<br />me: and when they bury you<br />me: they'll use spades.<br />EP: o ma<br />EP: n<br />me: heh that was the royal flush of puns<br />me: well, maybe not, but at least good enough for applause from a full house.<br />EP: LOL<br />EP: i cant even sit up straight anymore<br />EP: im laughing that hard<br />me: hahaha<br />me: HAHAH<br />me: that was unintentional?<br />EP: nah<br />EP: intentional<br />EP: loool<br />me: ok<br />me: i'm prettyused too<br />me: i guess we're just two of a kind<br />EP: good pair<br />EP: lol<br />me: we should go kayaking together sometime<br />me: on the river<br />me: it'll be fun<br />EP: not when the kayak turns<br />EP: we go flop<br />me: oh man<br />me: you're burning me up<br />EP: lol<br />me: check my profile in a few minutes<br />EP: that was a LOT of them<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i think we covered like every poker term<br />me: <br />me: nah, we've barely stirred the pot<br />EP: loool<br />me: there's NO LIMIT TO THESE PUNS<br />EP: wow<br />EP: i think im running dry<br />me: you just can't tell what i'm going to pull from my pocket<br />me: ok i think it's time to call it a day.<br />me: haha annnyway<br />EP: but my buttons are gonna pop<br />me: aha<br />me: wow<br />me: small flaws are significant<br />EP: tears of laughter streaming like a river making me blind and drawing for tissues<br />me: the ones missing one component <br />me: sell for $60<br />EP: ?<br />EP: show me<br />me: huh.<br />me: ok<br />me: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5215038189&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=5215038189&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1</a><br />me: one i mentioned: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5786151572&category=32861&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=5786151572&category=32861&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1</a><br />EP: ...<br />EP: lol<br />EP: fuse is blown<br />EP: control pod?<br />EP: o<br />EP: u have one speaker down man<br />EP: lol<br />me: yeah<br />EP: both of those<br />me: and to replace the subwoofer<br />EP:ke it inoperable<br />me: i woul dhave to pay $90 + $25 shipping<br />me: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5216046135&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=5216046135&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1</a><br />EP: urs is operable<br />me: then i could sell it for $125, as you said earlier<br />EP: o my goodness kalvin<br />EP: lol<br />me::)<br />EP: if i have a torn shirt<br />EP: its not worth 0<br />me: invalid analogy<br />EP: how come<br />me: i'm not saying this is worth 0<br />EP: subwoofer is torn<br />me: i'm showing you<br />EP: yes <br />me: exactly <br />EP: so subwoofer<br />me: oh, i see<br />EP: is not worth 0<br />me: yeah, a 680 sub with one channel broken<br />me: maybe 30 then<br />EP: u have 4.1<br />me: hahahaha<br />EP: rofl<br />me: that would be without center<br />EP: u should look at my house right now<br />me: not without right front<br />EP: i have it in a triangle form<br />me: haha<br />EP: im considering putting the one right in front of me<br />EP: switching it with the middle one<br />EP: cuz i THINK the middle speaker is better<br />EP: cuz it looks different<br />EP: and cooler<br />EP: then these droid looking ones<br />EP: do u have anything else to sell me<br />EP: im not buying a safe<br />EP: lol<br />me: nope<br />EP: im looking for a wireless router<br />me: i know<br />EP: and whatever cool things u have<br />EP: but not a safe<br />me: sigh<br />me: oh<br />me: a camera<br />EP: let me guess<br />me: SD200 and SD400<br />EP: the exact same model as mine?<br />me: what do you have?<br />EP: canon s410<br />me: no, totally different<br />EP: is it better or worse<br />EP: not that 410 is bad enough for me to be looking for a camer a right now<br />me: SD200 = s410 but SD200 is much smaller, much faster, with a worse flash and worse picture quality<br />me: SD400 = s410 but SD200 is much smaller, much faster, and better picture quality<br />me: *SD400<br />me: but nm<br />EP: and one more thing<br />EP: watchout how muhc u lower the cost of the z680 &gt;)<br />EP: cuz it works both ways<br />EP: lol<br />me: haha i know<br />me: keeps me on my toes:)<br />me: k, i'm lowering the EV of the z680's to $50<br />EP: but ok kalvin<br />EP: really?<br />me: yeah<br />EP: so EV wise<br />EP: how do we split<br />EP: net of 125 EV<br />EP: from this transaction<br />EP: right?<br />EP: how does it split<br />me: however you want it to<br />EP: so then<br />EP: i can have the speakers at my house plus my money back plus 12.50?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i told u to watch out &gt;)<br />me: haha write that out<br />EP: write it out?<br />EP: its exactly half EV<br />EP: lol<br />me: where do you get 125 EV?<br />EP: old system<br />EP: worth 150<br />EP: now worth 50<br />EP: -100 EV<br />EP: new system worth 225<br />EP: +225 EV<br />EP: net<br />EP: 125 EV<br />EP: please...<br />EP: o wait sorry<br />EP: should i raise new system value?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: 277 saysazon?<br />EP: 277-100<br />EP: 177<br />EP: if i get half<br />EP: 88.5<br />EP: speakers are worth 50<br />EP: plus i get 38.50<br />EP: and my money back<br />EP: ?<br />EP: thats half EV<br />EP: im pretty good at this huh?<br />me: look at your numbers<br />EP: what about them<br />me: you're disregarding the $150 you paid to own the original set of speakers in the first place<br />EP: no im not<br />EP: how?<br />EP: i think YOURE disregarding something<br />EP: not me<br />me: eric<br />EP: my numbers are perfect<br />EP: lol<br />EP: yes?<br />me: why do you deserve any part of the 277<br />me: if you haven't even PAID me for the speakers<br />me: and if HAVE paid me<br />me: then why do you get your money BACK<br />EP: u said half EV right?<br />me: yes<br />EP: therefore<br />EP: half EV<br />EP: is we both net<br />EP: 88.50<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: from neutral ground<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: my speakers went -100 EV<br />EP: i add that -100 onto my 88.50<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: 188.50<br />EP: which is<br />EP: my money back<br />EP: 150<br />EP: +38.50<br />EP: yes?<br />EP: write in on paper<br />EP: im not wrong<br />me: oh, i agree this time<br />me: so you get<br />me: your money<br />me: $150<br />me: plus the old speakers<br />me: $50<br />EP: +38.50<br />me: and you pay me $12.50<br />EP: no<br />me: <br />EP: u pay me 38.50<br />EP: i dont pay u 12.50<br />me: but you said 188.50<br />EP: it is 188.50<br />EP: which is <br />EP: my money<br />EP: +38.50<br />me: and you get to keep the money, 150<br />me: oh, i seee<br />EP: right?<br />me: ok i agree<br />me: so i keep the new speakers, and the old speakers<br />EP: no<br />me: and you keep $150<br />me: and i pay you<br />EP: i get old speakers too<br />me: $38.50<br />EP: i get old ones too<br />me: the old speakers are $50<br />EP: yes<br />EP: do u remember how i got 188.50?<br />EP: god kalvin please take math<br />EP: 150 valuie on speaker i bought from u<br />EP: they DETIORARTED TO 50<br />EP: -100<br />EP: so i still HAVE the speakers<br />EP: 88.50+100<br />EP: is 188.50<br />EP: speakers in my possession<br />EP: u give me 150+38.50<br />EP: aw make more snese?<br />me: ah, yes<br />EP: see<br />EP: thats what i meant by<br />EP: the danger of lowering their cost<br />EP: too much<br />me: so you get free speakers, and $38<br />EP: ill take them<br />EP: yes<br />EP: thats why<br />me: and i get new speakers<br />EP: u need to put the cost<br />EP: yep<br />EP: isnt that 1/2 EV?<br />me: yep<br />me: so i could've gotten it warranteed on my own, easily<br />me: whereas you couldn't have<br />me: so since i did all the work<br />EP: lol<br />EP: back to square one?<br />me: yup<br />EP: see<br />EP: the problem here<br />EP: is NOT<br />EP: the fact<br />me: there's too many variables<br />EP: that u could have done everything<br />EP: etc.<br />EP: which did NOT take place<br />EP: and shouldnt even be considered<br />EP: no?<br />me: you're right<br />me: we shouldn't consider things<br />me: that didn't happen<br />me: we should consider<br />EP: lol<br />EP: o great<br />EP: now what<br />me: that did happen<br />me: such as<br />me: my getting new speakers<br />me::)<br />EP: lol<br />EP: its under my ownership tho<br />EP::: ure warrantying for me<br />EP: since ur names on teh receipts<br />EP: cuz ure warrantying MY product<br />EP: yea?<br />EP: so im awarding u half EV<br />EP: for warrantying<br />EP: FOR me<br />EP: u get it?<br />EP: lol<br />me: my warranty your product<br />me: got it<br />me: so if we split<br />me: we should split the profits<br />EP: yes<br />EP: even tho product outweighs warranty<br />EP: but sure<br />EP: lol<br />me: so you bought the 680's from me for 150, that exchange involved no profit since you are the owner of the broken 680's<br />EP: we should play more board games puzzle games with each other<br />me: as you pointed out<br />EP: yes<br />EP: that exchange is neutral EV<br />EP: go on<br />me: so now let's split the new speakers<br />me: they're worth 225<br />me: minimum<br />EP: lol<br />EP: no<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: u sold me<br />EP: WORKING speakers<br />EP: for 150<br />EP: not broken ones<br />EP: yea?<br />EP: u have the responsibility to replace them<br />EP: THEN we split<br />EP: the 225<br />EP: so buy me a new subwoof<br />EP: then we can split<br />EP: the 225ish<br />EP: see<br />EP: NOW all the factors are in<br />EP: &gt;)<br />me: that leaves me with 100% of the risk and responsibility and 50% of the reward<br />EP: waitwait<br />EP: when u sell a product<br />EP: and it breaks before first usage<br />EP: u have no risk<br />me: then you take it back<br />EP: but thats not what happened<br />me: since this is all hypothetical, you'd take it back<br />EP: why is any of this<br />EP: hypothetical<br />EP: besides the take it back<br />me: because what actually happened is, i got new speakers warranteed<br />me: what we're discussing is<br />EP: no<br />me: how much of those speakers are yours<br />EP: what actually happened<br />EP: is u used MY warranty<br />EP: to get new speakers<br />me: my warranty, your product<br />me: ok<br />EP: no<br />EP: product comes with warranty<br />EP: no?<br />EP: or ill buy warranty slip from u for additional 5 dollars<br />me: no<br />EP: or however much they sell for<br />me: did you read the manual<br />me: the warranty <br />EP: nontransferrable<br />me: is legally nontransferrable<br />EP: u have no product<br />EP: receipt etc<br />EP: is still mine<br />EP: i just cant warranty<br />me: right<br />EP: no?<br />me: correct, you can't warranty<br />EP: therefore u cant either<br />EP: and with a newfound solution<br />EP: i let u warranty<br />me: perhaps we should just donate the new speakers to charity<br />EP: and we split EV<br />EP: what is wrong<br />EP: with what im saying<br />EP: ure like<br />EP: repelling it so hard<br />EP: lol<br />EP: it makes logical<br />EP: and numerical sense<br />EP: doesnt it?<br />me: we both make sense<br />EP: u wont buy it<br />EP: no u dont!<br />EP: lol<br />me: you didn't need to let me warranty<br />EP: who sells a product<br />EP: without the warranty<br />me: haha<br />EP: honestly<br />me: everyone who sells speakers<br />me: apparently<br />EP: all parts<br />EP: come to me<br />EP: and even so<br />EP: YOU CANT WARRANTY<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but u still DID false advertise<br />EP: right?<br />EP: which ur repsonsibility<br />EP: to replace<br />me: yeah, so i'll refund your money <br />EP: and we split the BONUS<br />me: or replace it<br />EP: get it?<br />EP: ok<br />EP: u can refund me 150<br />EP: and split the 225<br />EP: thats fine with me<br />me: when i took the serial number, that was implicit acceptance of taking back the product to get a replacement<br />EP: or 275<br />EP: or whatever it is<br />EP: yes<br />EP: and as you left the door<br />EP: words from ur mouth<br />EP: were<br />EP: maybe we will get lucky<br />me: haha quite true<br />EP: and you can have the new one<br />EP: and id keep the old ones<br />EP: thats more than implicit<br />EP: so "yi yen wai ding"<br />EP: lol<br />EP: one phrase sets the pace?<br />EP: i cant think of a better translation<br />EP: so whats the problem here<br />EP: ure already getting whatever EV<br />EP: be happy<br />EP: lol<br />EP: we are both getting plus<br />EP: i dont understand why u think of things<br />EP: as what COULD have been<br />EP: just think of what it is<br />me: that's exactly<br />EP: and take half EV<br />me: what i'd say to you<br />me: haha<br />EP: but the new speakers u ordered<br />EP: dont belong to you!<br />EP: technically everything regarding the product<br />EP: belongs to me<br />me: except the warranty<br />EP: if u cant warranty for me<br />EP: that sucks<br />me: which i used<br />EP: but the warranty isnt yours<br />me: and logitech gave me<br />EP: and u cant use it<br />me: it is mine legally; you're right, i shouldn't be able to usee it<br />me: but logitech DID let me use it<br />EP: did u tell them?<br />me: that's why i think of it as what is<br />EP: that it was yours?<br />EP: the productu sold already?<br />EP: did u say the product was no longer in ur possession<br />me: he specifically said<br />me: "you can do whatever you want"<br />EP: that means<br />me: with the broken speakers<br />EP: theres implicit assumption<br />EP: that the old ones belong to you<br />me: no<br />EP: if you can do whatever u want <br />EP: yes<br />me: that they belonged to me<br />me: when they broke<br />me: which is what i called for<br />EP: lol<br />EP: no<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: things dont work that way<br />EP: they were broken<br />EP: and then i lost them<br />EP: im calling them in now<br />EP: for warranty<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: that doesnt work<br />EP: if u get third line me<br />me: yeah<br />EP: and ask logitech<br />EP: if that works<br />EP: fine<br />EP: but when u sell a product<br />me: so if instead<br />EP: YOU TOLD ME<br />me: i sold them tomorrow<br />EP: NOTHING ELSE<br />me: i'd be fine<br />EP: CAME WITH THE PRODUCT<br />EP: i asked u<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: therefore<br />EP: all items<br />EP: with the product<br />EP: are mine<br />me: except that legally the warranty can't be.<br />me: which, ok, is another misrepresentation of the product<br />EP: if the warranty cant legally be mine<br />EP: then u cant legally get a new set with out the product<br />me: this is going to make the top position on my im length list<br />me: i can feel it<br />EP: ure losing<br />EP: whichever way we look at it<br />EP: lol<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: lets get the facts in first<br />me: nope, logitech never made me verify<br />EP: then we can hypothetical all we want<br />EP: thats great<br />me: that i still had the speakers<br />me: since it's their discretion to do so<br />EP: but its part of the warranty thing<br />me: the warranty says<br />EP: no<br />EP: see<br />EP: tahts where ure wrong<br />EP: all things attached to the item<br />EP: are mine<br />EP: now<br />EP: i can not warranty<br />EP: anymore<br />EP: because u did<br />EP: i dont even have the option to try<br />EP: because ur serial number is taken<br />EP: maybe they wont use discretion on my part either<br />EP: and find out its transferreed<br />EP: u took away form my product<br />EP: none of it<br />EP: is yours<br />EP: no?<br />EP: u technically<br />EP: get 0 EV<br />EP: did i not ask you<br />EP: if anything else with the product<br />EP: right?<br />me: yeah<br />me: so i was wrong<br />EP: and u added<br />EP: at the end<br />me: and i'll either replace your product, or give you back your money?<br />EP: ud send it to me<br />EP: the wires<br />EP: or i can pick them up later<br />EP: if i find the stuff<br />EP: meaning<br />EP: all the stuff<br />EP: is still mine<br />EP: no<br />EP: cuz hte product u sold me<br />EP: is one that has a warranty on it<br />EP: because apparently it did<br />me: that product doesn't exist<br />me: there's no product that has a transferable warranty<br />EP: thats logitechs discrepancy<br />EP: just like u said<br />EP: they make mistakes<br />EP: like in ur case<br />EP: but however we look at it<br />EP: the warranty<br />EP: is either mine<br />EP: or its noones<br />EP: it is NEVER<br />EP: yours<br />EP: u have no product<br />EP: thats fact<br />EP: ok now im sleeping in 10 minutes<br />EP: i have to wake up early tomororw<br />EP: to pickup percy<br />EP: form the airport<br />EP: but if u dont think what ive said is fair<br />EP: do what i did<br />EP: third party ask<br />EP: and show me<br />EP: thats what i did<br />EP: cuz i didnt trust myself<br />EP: even tho i thought it was unfair<br />EP: reinforced learning yea?<br />EP: it would help ur arguements too<br />EP: if u got backing<br />EP: lol<br />me: i did<br />EP: please show<br />me: i did<br />EP: ?<br />EP: whod u ask<br />EP: u showed me noone<br />me: yes, i did<br />me: i pasted it<br />EP: no<br />EP: i must have dced then<br />EP: i never saw it<br />me: let me find it<br />EP: repaste<br />me: me: i think this was one of the best reasoned responses i got<br />me: x: i dont think that either of the arguments/ways to resolve the situation are the way to go<br />x: it seems to me that A wouldn't have known the speakers were broken unless B had purchased them and stuff<br />x: A could have sold them via ebay, and then dealt with an external unhappy 3rd party<br />x: so it seems B deserves some credit&nbsp; for finding the broken-ness<br />x: still, it seems to "cheat" A to say that B owns the speakers, the new ones, as without A, B probably wouldn't have been able to get a replacement<br />x: because of the receipts/orig. purchaser stuff<br />x: i would think that perhaps some monetary compromise is in order... if i were buying the speakers in question, i would find a $75 increase very hard to stomach<br /><br />EP: k<br />EP: well<br />EP: i told u that the old ones<br />EP: we missed a volume switch right?<br />me: k<br />EP: OO<br />EP: i thought x was YOU<br />me: no<br />EP: where are u showing me the wording<br />EP: of the question<br />EP: i showed YOU right?<br />me: k<br />me: me: i will not reveal who i in this scenario<br />me: so whatever you might think, don't reveal it<br />me: so person A&nbsp; buys speakers a little over a year ago<br />me: A uses them for a bit, then puts them into storage for several months <br />me: prior to being put into storage, they function perfectly<br />me: A finds a buyer, person B <br />me: person B purchases the speakers and finds that they have an unrepairable problem; one speaker is broken<br />me: despite A's assurances that the speakers worked fine<br />me: so B returns to A and informs him of the problem<br />me: A can't fix them and decides to try to get a replacement, promising to refund all the money paid if he fails<br />me: A calls the company and finds that they're still under warranty<br />me: since the company no longer carries that model, it provides a newer model <br />me: which it will ship to A's house, since A is the original purchaser and has the receipt<br />me: now, the question is, does A have the obligation to provide these new speakers to B at the same, substantially cheaper price as the original speakers<br />me: or is he only obligated to refund the money originally paid, since the speakers were faulty<br />me: discuss.<br />me: entirety.<br />EP: wtf<br />EP: is x ?<br />me: haha oh man<br />me: no<br />EP: really?<br />me: not even close.<br />EP: wow<br />EP: it sounds like her writing<br />EP: tone of voice<br />EP: but theres no periods at the end<br />EP: wow<br />EP: i dont know anyone that talks like that<br />me: so<br />me: ?<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so u left out something<br />EP: u keep the old ones<br />EP: u cant miss that<br />EP: lol<br />EP: if the old ones we send back<br />EP: then<br />EP: we have something to talk about<br />EP: cuz thats 50 EV<br />EP: and we have a 75 EV value difference<br />EP: and how many peopel did u ask<br />EP: cuz thats a big factor<br />EP: the old ones<br />EP: cuz u said that was one of the BETTER responses<br />me: the old ones don't matter; i refund your money and you give me back the old ones<br />me: that would not have affected his response in any way<br />EP: sure, but then we split the profit<br />me: read his response<br />me: i said that was one of the better reasoned responses<br />me: as opposed to one line "yes no"<br />EP: x: still, it seems to "cheat" A to say that B owns the speakers, the new ones, as without A, B probably wouldn't have been able to get a replacement<br />x: because of the receipts/orig. purchaser stuff<br />EP: yea?<br />EP: so B deserves some credit right?<br />me: yes<br />EP: isnt that what his entire arguement<br />EP: is implying<br />me: yes<br />EP: ?<br />EP: so what we are doing here<br />EP: is that you are giving me a replacement<br />me: so x advises<br />EP: for my old ones<br />EP: which is neutral EV<br />EP: and then as part of my credit<br />EP: we split EV<br />me: that we come to a monetary compromise<br />EP: because person x<br />EP: does not know<br />EP: u are reimbursing me<br />EP: for the other one<br />me: between the $225 i would like <br />EP: o wait<br />me: and the $150 you would like<br />EP: ure right then<br />EP: so basically<br />me: and you've already paid<br />EP: the other speakers<br />EP: are a tossout<br />me: no<br />EP: u owe me a product<br />EP: yes<br />EP: warranty<br />EP: they are gone<br />EP: you owe me another product<br />EP: by ur defintion<br />EP: it costs 75 more<br />EP: ill pay it<br />EP: i get both systems<br />me: yes, i owe you another product, and you owe me the original broken speakers<br />EP: why?<br />me: because when you return something for being broken<br />EP: not according to logitech huh?<br />me: the original seller has the right to demand the broken item in exchange for the replacement<br />me: no, not according to logitech<br />EP: well<br />EP: i guess<br />EP: i get to keep them?<br />EP: so anyways<br />EP: even if i werent<br />EP: where exactly<br />EP: is my monetary benefactory<br />EP: ?<br />EP: that was some bad english<br />me: hehe<br />EP: see<br />EP: this is why<br />EP: im willing to SPLIT<br />EP: the EV<br />me: i'm willing to split our differences<br />me: the way you calculate EV<br />EP: whats wrong wtih it<br />EP: its numbers<br />EP: cant be wrong<br />EP: lol<br />me: it presumes that i got nothing <br />me: basically<br />EP: because<br />me: because right now<br />EP: you DO HAVE NOTHING<br />EP: !?!?!<br />me: no<br />EP: u sold me<br />EP: the product<br />EP: and everything wtih it<br />EP: you HAVE NOTHING<br />EP: lol<br />me: i called logitech, and they gave me something<br />me: haha<br />EP: well its not meant for you<br />me: ahahahaha<br />EP: ok but all in all<br />EP: verbal contracts binding?<br />EP: i get to keep new ones?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: how many ways<br />me: verbal contracts are binding<br />EP: do i have to beat u<br />EP: lol<br />me: offhand remarks made in a humorous tone are not<br />me: such as<br />me: "man, if i win the lottery, i'm giving half to you"<br />EP: woahwoahwoah<br />EP: holdup<br />EP: you said<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so im going to warranty these<br />EP: and they will send a new z680<br />EP: and u can have even a newer one<br />me: yes<br />EP: for the same price<br />EP: and if we get LUCKY<br />EP: they dont have it anymore<br />EP: and u get a brand new z5500<br />EP: and i get to keep<br />EP: the old system<br />EP: btw<br />EP: from ur other ppl<br />EP: how many yes/nos<br />me: that was said in jest both in tone and expression...obviously i wasn't expecting that to happen, and i said it offhand as i laughed out the door<br />EP: lol<br />EP: why are u like this<br />EP: i dont get it<br />EP: ure fighting for somethign thats not yours<br />EP: as big of a share as u can get<br />EP: because technically<br />EP: what should happen<br />EP: by all laws<br />EP: nontrasnferable warranty<br />EP: u either<br />EP: go out and get me a z680<br />EP: or u give me 150<br />EP: and take the stuff back<br />EP: thats what happens<br />EP: and its 0<br />EP: but<br />EP: since we have bonus<br />me: ...<br />EP: we split EV<br />EP: no?<br />me: "we have bonus" is the contentious part<br />EP: thats being GENREOUS<br />EP: isnt it?<br />me: no<br />EP: ok<br />me: i would argue<br />EP: first<br />EP: the bonus<br />me: "i have bous"<br />EP: is noones<br />me: er, bonus.<br />EP: u have no product<br />me: i didn't need the product; they told me to do whatever i wanted to with the product; i had already done that.<br />me: it really comes down to, who deserves this extra luck? and no one can say<br />me: and both of us are biased in favor of ourselves<br />me: and i agree you have the stronger argument on the face of it-- if it were to be summarized into a few lines-- but i think that considering all the details, it's not<br />me: well, eric<br />me: thank you for an interesting conversation<br />me: a rather unique experience i must say<br />me: i will give you the z5500's<br />me: for the price you paid<br />me: and i'll take back the 680's and the wires<br />me: and you'll have gotten 5500's for $150<br />me: approximately $150 off the street price<br />me: aren't you glad we're friends<br />me: ;)<br />me: 'night!<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: goodnight<br /><br />3 AM. The debate concludes.<br /><br /><br />(Oh, and did you know there's a 64KB limit on LJ entries? Me neither. What's that? You hate me for making you scroll 9 times farther down your friends page? oh... sorry. O:))<br /><br />On another note, I always found the attitude of many Saratogans toward making money rather interesting. I remember many, many people saying that if I made a profit by selling a $20 item I had bought for $10 to someone for $15, then I was-- obviously!-- cheating their notions of fairness. Even if the buyer was happy to pay the $15, I was still ripping off the buyer. I spent my sophomore summer reselling goods on ebay, and the same summer listening to comments like "Oh, isn't that ripping people off?" Even now I find that some people still have those same notions-- money isn't money to them, it's simply a nice abstract concept that should be shared fairly and evenly, and God forbid someone profit more than the other from a mutually beneficial transaction! Gosh, now I feel like a sarcastic Republican... ew.<br /><br />Anyway. If anyone wants to hear the amazing fidelity and raw power of Eric's new Logitech Z-5500's, feel free to visit him.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/96723.html";s:7:"summary";s:58840:"lYou know what I don't like? People who get tired of arguing about something important and say something like "whatever, I don't care, have it your way." I don't just want it my way. I want you to believe in my way. <br /><br />Then there's Eric at the other extreme... <br /><br />(Short version: I argued with Eric over whether he deserved a disputed $75 windfall due to Logitech's unexpectedly generous speaker warranty policy. I let Eric have the $75 in the end... but not before we had a four-hour debate. I'm still right, though. So is being taken advantage of OK if I accept it over the alternative? If push came to shove, would you piss someone off for $75? Let me know.)<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />8 PM. The debate begins.<br /><br />EP: u there?<br />me: hey<br />me: yeah<br />EP: i thought at first<br />EP: it was just me<br />me: what?<br />EP: but i have to show u something<br />EP wants to directly connect . <br />EP is now directly connected . <br />EP: EP: hm<br />EP: ok<br />EP: i have a question to ask u<br />EP: lol<br />EP: u have to be paying attention<br />ddddd: ok go<br />EP: ok<br />EP: if person A and person B are friends<br />EP: ok<br />EP: person buys a product from a store<br />EP: *person A<br />EP: he doesnt really need it<br />EP: so he sells it to person B<br />EP: for a pretty good price<br />EP: following so far?<br />ddddd: y<br />EP: percy B figures out the product is faulty<br />EP: once he buys it<br />EP: it doenst work properly<br />EP: erm<br />EP: *person<br />EP: not percy<br />EP: person A isnt even percy<br />EP: i dunno how that slipped out<br />EP: none of them are percy<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: ok so B buys the product<br />EP: finds out its faulty<br />EP: and asks A to take a look at it<br />ddddd: k<br />EP: so A figures out<br />EP: that the product is faulty<br />EP: so contacts the store<br />EP: and they warranty it<br />EP: but they dont have that model anymore<br />EP: just a newer one<br />EP: so they send the newer one free of charge to person A<br />EP: and he gets to keep the broken one too<br />EP: so the broken one isnt perfect<br />EP: but its still fine<br />EP: u know?<br />EP: so basically<br />EP: the newer one<br />EP: on the market<br />EP: costs 75 bucks more than the first one<br />EP: so what should happen here<br />EP: honestly what do u think should be the correct course of action<br />EP: or all the fair options<br />ddddd: umm<br />ddddd: well<br />EP: i hope i dindt sound biased towards any side<br />EP: lol<br />EP: cuz one of them obviously is me<br />ddddd: i think person B should get to keep everything<br />ddddd: cuz he bought it<br />ddddd: so its his<br />ddddd: but if he wants to be nice<br />ddddd: he'd let person a have teh old one or something<br />ddddd: bbl<br />EP: tell me when ure back<br />EP: ok<br />EP: ure back right?<br />ddddd: i think the stuff technically belongs to B<br />EP: so person A was me<br />EP: so u think its the most fair<br />ddddd: lol<br />EP: if i give it to B?<br />ddddd: yea<br />EP: k<br />ddddd: cuz it's his<br />EP: is percy there<br />rrrrr: yea<br />EP: tell him to sign on<br />EP: haha<br />rrrrr: we leave in 45 min<br />EP: o<br />EP: for airport?<br />rrrrr: yea<br />EP: k<br />rrrrr: this is percy<br />rrrrr: what<br />EP: question<br />EP: honestly replay<br />EP: *reply<br />EP: if person A and person B are friends<br />EP: ok<br />EP: person buys a product from a store<br />EP: *person A<br />EP: he doesnt really need it<br />EP: so he sells it to person B<br />EP: for a pretty good price<br />EP: following so far?<br />rrrrr: shoot<br />EP: ok so B buys the product<br />EP: finds out its faulty<br />EP: and asks A to take a look at it<br />EP: so A figures out<br />EP: that the product is faulty<br />EP: so contacts the store<br />EP: and they warranty it<br />EP: but they dont have that model anymore<br />EP: just a newer one<br />EP: so they send the newer one free of charge to person A<br />EP: and he gets to keep the broken one too<br />EP: so the broken one isnt perfect<br />EP: but its still fine<br />EP: u know?<br />EP: so basically<br />EP: the newer one<br />EP: on the market<br />EP: costs 75 bucks more than the first one<br />EP: so what should happen here<br />EP: honestly what do u think should be the correct course of action<br />EP: or all the fair options<br />Previous message was not received by rrrrr because of error: Your message was refused by the AOL Instant Messenger server, probably because the message was too big. Try making the message shorter and send it again.<br /><br />EP wants to directly connect . <br />rrrrr is now directly connected . <br />EP: so A figures out<br />EP: that the product is faulty<br />EP: so contacts the store<br />EP: and they warranty it<br />EP: but they dont have that model anymore<br />EP: just a newer one<br />EP: so they send the newer one free of charge to person A<br />EP: and he gets to keep the broken one too<br />EP: so the broken one isnt perfect<br />EP: but its still fine<br />EP: u know?<br />EP: so basically<br />EP: the newer one<br />EP: on the market<br />EP: costs 75 bucks more than the first one<br />EP: so what should happen here<br />EP: honestly what do u think should be the correct course of action<br />EP: or all the fair options<br />rrrrr: how are you talking to youself<br />rrrrr: anyways go on<br />EP: ?<br />EP: its done<br />EP: did u not get the whole thing?<br />rrrrr: i got it<br />rrrrr: i guess it was loading<br />EP: well?<br />rrrrr: i guess if person A doesn't really need it, then person B can take the new one<br />rrrrr: and if person A wants it he can have the bnroken one<br />EP: so thats the fairest course of action u can think of?<br />rrrrr: fairest?<br />EP: yea<br />EP: most fair<br />EP: lol<br />rrrrr: yeah if they are friends<br />rrrrr: seems fair to me<br />EP: so what about the 75 difference<br />rrrrr: what about it<br />rrrrr: person B wanted a product<br />rrrrr: it was faulty, they send new one<br />rrrrr: person B needed it anyways<br />rrrrr: person A doesn't really need it<br />rrrrr: but he gets money and a broken one<br />rrrrr: person B gets a better product for 75 less<br />rrrrr: both people still win <br />EP: ok from the context<br />EP: which one i<br />EP: im one of them<br />EP: best guess<br />rrrrr: i dunno where the problem is<br />EP: im just curious<br />EP: which one is me<br />rrrrr: it'd help if i knew more but... i guess ill guess the buyer<br />EP: which is me<br />rrrrr: from what you said it could be either though<br />EP: im curious<br />rrrrr: the buyer<br />rrrrr: wait<br />EP: i pasted some stuff from the first one to ask the second person<br />EP: so i didnt have to retype<br />EP: but thats unedited<br />EP: and i dunno<br />EP: i just dont think its really fair<br />me: wow, that was intricate<br />EP: like<br />EP: i really wasnt sure<br />EP: if i was biased<br />EP: so i asked 2 ppl<br />EP: and i told one i was A<br /><br />EP: and one i was B<br />EP: basically<br />EP: i dunno<br />me: i agree that i don't "need" it, just like i don't "need" $75<br />me: if you'd like, i can get additional opinions<br />me: and i can get them to agree with person x<br />me: that it's fair this way as well<br />me: well<br />me: maybe i'm wrong and i can't<br />me: let me try:)<br />EP: u dont think i worded it fairly?<br />EP: lol<br />me: no, you did<br />me: i can word it differently<br />EP: ok<br />me: and just as fairly:)<br />me: ok<br />EP: because yea<br />me: heh only you eric<br />me: but i'll try... one sec<br />EP direct connection is closed . <br />me: haha hey<br />EP: ok<br />EP: yea?<br />me: is alex ok, or have you talked to him<br />EP: alex is ok, but he might already know who A and B is<br />EP: cuz i told him i was getting speakers from u<br />me: hahahahahahaha<br />me: k nm<br />EP: a while ago<br />EP: did u ask him?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: *already<br />me: nope<br />EP: o ok<br />EP: i was gonna say if u did<br />EP: id still like to read it<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but PREFERABLY someone other than alex<br />EP: but even ppl i dont know<br />EP: its fine<br />me: haha k<br />EP: if u can word it somehow<br />EP: so he deosnt know<br />EP: lol<br />EP: thats fine with me<br />me: nah<br />EP: but i dont know if ud WANT to ask alex<br />EP: i think hes more biased towards me &gt;)<br />EP: hahahaha<br />EP: we ARE roommates<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but basically<br />EP: u dont really have to show me anything<br />EP: if you honestly think its fair<br />EP: then i cant argue<br />EP: lol<br />me: well, i'm kind of curious<br />me: i don't really think there's a right answer for what should be done<br />EP: well<br />EP: tahts why i asked<br />EP: haha<br />EP: cuz i felt my answer was kinda biased<br />EP: and theres no set way<br />EP: i guess it feels like<br />EP: you get 75 more than u asked for<br />EP: plus the old system<br />EP: is not exactly fair<br />EP: i mean<br />EP: at first when u called logitech<br />EP: and u told me<br />EP: it was 75 more<br />EP: i thought logitech charged u 75 more<br />EP: for the newer system<br />EP: cuz it was the market price difference<br />EP: and i was like <br />EP: i guess fine<br />EP: i can pay for that<br />me: right<br />me: it's definitely one of those<br />me: i COULD have won the lottery<br />me: but i didn't<br />me: feelings<br />me: and to me, of course, since i'm biased, it feels like<br />me: i could have opened the box before you came and set them up like i had planned to<br />me: found it was broken, told you sorry, and warranteed it.<br />EP: i know<br />EP: thats why i thought<br />EP: technically when u warranty both systems are mine<br />EP: but at my house<br />EP: u said i could have new one<br />EP: and u could keep the old one<br />EP: minus one speaker<br />EP: and i was like ok sure<br />EP: cuz when u sell me a product<br />EP: the warranty is mine right...?<br />EP: even tho u did do the work<br />me: that's a good question actually... i don't know<br />EP: like this feels really stupid getting an arguement over<br />EP: but i know how u feel<br />EP: but u understand my side too right?<br />me: oh no i'm not annoyed or anything<br />me: hope you're not either<br />me: yeah<br />me: so<br />me: i think this was one of the best reasoned responses i got<br />me: x: i dont think that either of the arguments/ways to resolve the situation are the way to go<br />x: it seems to me that A wouldn't have known the speakers were broken unless B had purchased them and stuff<br />x: A could have sold them via ebay, and then dealt with an external unhappy 3rd party<br />x: so it seems B deserves some credit&nbsp; for finding the broken-ness<br />x: still, it seems to "cheat" A to say that B owns the speakers, the new ones, as without A, B probably wouldn't have been able to get a replacement<br />x: because of the receipts/orig. purchaser stuff<br />x: i would think that perhaps some monetary compromise is in order... if i were buying the speakers in question, i would find a $75 increase very hard to stomach<br /><br />EP: k<br />EP: well<br />EP: i told u that the old ones<br />EP: we missed a volume switch right?<br />EP: so everythings still perfect<br />me: yeah you did<br />EP: in terms of sound<br />EP: i nearly popped my eardrums finding out<br />me: ... it's just missing one of the front two speakers<br />me: haha<br />EP: but anyways<br />EP: u dont think its fair if i get new while u get old?<br />EP: i mean im still paying 150<br />EP: and ure getting the old set free<br />EP: i guess<br />EP: if 150 was equal to ur new set's cost<br />EP: erm old<br />EP: see how i saw the warranty situation is<br />EP: not something really to be gained from<br />EP: but since logitech sells u a product<br />EP: that doenst work<br />EP: its their responsibility<br />EP: to <br />EP: replace it<br />EP: with one that works right?<br />EP: but then<br />EP: it just happens<br />EP: that they dont have this model<br />EP: and like wise<br />EP: it seems like<br />EP: since u sold me something that doenst work<br />EP: its ur responsibility to do the same?<br />EP: if that makes sense<br />me: yeah<br />me: so i should replace it with what i promised<br />me: by your logic:p<br />EP: lol<br />me: haha well<br />EP: ok<br />EP: but honestly<br />EP: if u went out<br />EP: and bought a 680<br />EP: and gave it to me<br />EP: i think thats just ridiculous<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i mean<br />EP: its totally unecessary<br />EP: its a third speaker system<br />me: haha yeah<br />EP: and we end as a whole<br />EP: losing money<br />me: haha no<br />EP: in terms of shipping<br />EP: etc<br />me: actually, no<br />me: we'd both hurt ourselves, but we wouldn't lose money<br />EP: well<br />EP: we hurt ourselves by losing money?<br />EP: lol<br />me: ok this is a fun debate i will continue later<br />EP: no?<br />me: sorry gg<br />me: no<br />EP: ok<br />EP: holdup<br />EP: the 5500 speakers<br />EP: are 6 foot cables right?<br />EP: or are they longer<br />me: dunno<br />me: sorry<br />me: bye<br />EP: ok<br />me: oh<br />EP: i guess we can continue at a later date<br />me: they're not speaker cables though<br />EP: hey<br /><br />Auto response from me: bbl<br /><br />EP: i just thought of something<br />EP: u know whats the best idea<br />EP: lol<br />EP: write a copy of what happened<br />EP: show it to me<br />EP: if i think its fiar<br />EP: put it on ur lj<br />EP: and poll it<br />EP: leaving all sorts of combinations of results<br />EP: and we ONLY decide<br />EP: if any of the choices<br />EP: is over 75%<br />EP: but otherwsie serves as guideline<br />EP: at least 25 votes<br />EP: and u can track ips right<br />EP: so no same voting<br />EP: lol<br />EP: or u could have ppl just leave comments<br />EP: instead of poll<br />EP: cuz i only asked 2 ppl<br />EP: and i showed it to u<br />EP: otherwise<br />EP: 50/50 it in terms of monetary advantage<br />EP: price the old speakers at a cost<br />EP: see how much i should gain from this<br />EP: and how much u should<br />EP is away at 9:26:00. <br />EP returned at 12:13:42. <br />EP: so<br />EP: how long for the shipping<br />me: a couple weeks<br />EP: so<br />EP: how exactly<br />EP: are we going to reach our conclusion<br />EP: lol<br />me: it basically comes down to<br />me: i got lucky<br />me: how much luck should i share with you<br />me: where luck<br />me: is actually money<br />me::)<br />EP: lol<br />me: obviously if i'd gotten 680's as replacements<br />me: there'd be no issues:)<br />EP: u really see it that way huh<br />EP: lol<br />me: no? <br />EP: i already told u my view, no?<br />me: how do they contradict what i just said?<br />me: "if i'd gotten 680's"<br />me: "there'd be no issue"<br />EP: nono<br />me: isn't that true<br />EP: not that<br />EP: the top part<br />EP: before that<br />me: the top part is the logical conclusion to the bottom<br />me: so i got 5500's instead of 680's, which was lucky<br />EP: me: it basically comes down to<br />me: i got lucky<br />me: how much luck should i share with you<br />EP: thats the part<br />EP: that i said i didnt share the same view<br />me: how so<br />EP: let me ask you something<br />EP: lessay i buy a computer<br />EP: i sell it to a third party<br />EP: through ebay<br />EP: on the other side of the world<br />EP: dont u send the warranty?<br />EP: lool<br />EP: do you seriously keep the warranty<br />EP: or were u planning on telling me<br />EP: taht u didnt sell the warranty to me<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so lessay another scenario<br />EP: i buy it<br />EP: i never use it<br />EP: i never find out its broken<br />EP: its not your loss right?<br />EP: cuz our stuff is done<br />EP: u got 150 for ur system<br />EP: and i paid 150 for a systen<br />EP: that i dont use<br />EP: so what i dont understand<br />EP: is how you are lucky<br />EP: if you see what i mean<br />EP: i honestly think<br />EP: by all TECHNICALITIES<br />EP: even tho<br />EP: thats not the way we do things<br />EP: our stuff is done. and youre bascially warrantying it for me<br />EP: no?<br />me: mm, the last one-- an equally valid scenario: i test the speakers. i warranty the speakers. i sell you the newly fixed speakers. it didn't happen... but neither did your "keep it and not use it ever" scenario<br />EP: so i guess if i piad you for hte "time" and effort it took to warranty<br />me: yeah, i see<br />EP: yes but my scenario<br />EP: is just trying to show u<br />me: so i guess we have two options<br />EP: ok umm<br />EP: i lost connection<br />EP: for like 5 minutes<br />me: technicalities<br />EP: so this is the last thing i have on my screen<br />me: no i didn't say anything<br />EP: <br />EP: of transactions<br />EP: k<br />me: technicalities<br />me: or "feelings"<br />me: should we use the techical result then?<br />EP: huh?<br />EP: the techical result?<br />me: your argument<br />EP: yes what about it?<br />me: which is that technically, the warranty is yours, so you should get the replacement<br />EP: ok..?<br />me: so do you want to decide it by the warranty<br />me: or would that not be enough<br />EP: i dont understand<br />EP: what ure trying to get at<br />me: let's say the warranty isn't transferable <br />EP: ok<br />EP: lol<br />me: would you then conclude, oh, the warranty was yours, never mind?<br />EP: see<br />EP: ok<br />EP: how much is the set that i have worth?<br />EP: 100?<br />me: legally nontransferable<br />EP: is it about 100?<br />EP: put a tag on it<br />me: i would say so... it depends on the buyer, but 100 is reasonable<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so if we tag it at 100<br />EP: u giving me the new one<br />EP: i get +75 EV<br />me: <br />EP: u get old one<br />EP: youre getting +100 EV<br />me: <br />me:&nbsp; )<br />EP: so EVEN tho the warranty is "mine"<br />EP: ure getting 100, no?<br />EP: more than me<br />EP: lol<br />EP: well ok<br />EP: what i meant by technicalities<br />EP: was that<br />EP: in the court of law<br />EP: im PRETTY sure<br />EP: id get both?<br />EP: lol<br />me: ok<br />me: so if it turns out<br />me: that in a court of law<br />me: the warranty would not have been transferred<br />EP: thats why i say we dont do things that way<br />EP: ok<br />me: haha ok<br />EP: then i guess<br />EP: u hold the warranty<br />EP: i hold the product<br />EP: you lose a possible +100 EV<br />EP: i lose a possible +75 VE<br />EP: lol<br />EP: no?<br />EP: we hurt each other<br />me: nope, i'd still have the new set.<br />EP: lol<br />EP: you CANT warranty a set thats not yours<br />EP: ....<br />me: if the warranty were nontransferable and stayed with me<br />me: then yes<br />EP: ok is the warranty online<br />me: as long as i fulfill the obligations that logitech sets out&nbsp; <br />EP: i pretty damn sure<br />EP: that if ure no longeri n possession of the item<br />EP: u may not warranty it<br />me: hahaa<br />EP: otherwise u could lose the item and warranty it<br />EP: rofl<br />me: too bad neither of us are lawyers<br />EP: lol<br />EP: u really think u can warranty an item<br />EP: that u dont have possession of?<br />EP: but see<br />me: haha<br />EP: i dont understand WHY you want split<br />EP: the benefit<br />EP: in a way<br />EP: thats already<br />EP: benefiting you MORE than me<br />EP: especailyl when i honestly believe<br />EP: that TECHNICALLY<br />EP: you shouldnt be getting anything<br />EP: ok<br />EP: post on lj<br />EP: ur lj<br />EP: lol<br />me: alright let's trace it<br />EP: vote <br />me: haha nah<br />EP: i honestly cant see<br />EP: ppl agreeing with u<br />EP: even 1 or 2<br />EP: get 2 extreme ppl<br />EP: i showed u the ONLY 2 ppl i asked<br />me: so let's say, then<br />EP: now yes thats my wordo f honor<br />EP: i didnt selectively show<br />me: i believe you<br />me: i do<br />EP: so ok, in this whole scheme<br />EP: together<br />me: so let's say i can't warranty a product without it physically here<br />EP: we net 175 EV<br />EP: how muhc<br />EP: did u plan on giving me<br />EP: since thats about our conclusion<br />EP: assuming its yours to give of course<br />EP::P<br />me: well, actually<br />me: i hate to correct you on this <br />me: oh, i see<br />me: b/c the est. value of the 680's dropped<br />EP: yes<br />EP: i mean<br />EP: how much less than 75<br />EP: were u planning on giving me<br />EP: its not like youre getting shafted<br />EP: ure netting 100<br />EP: no?<br />me: hehe it depends on how far we go back<br />me: prior to buying the speakers, we were "even"<br />EP: yes<br />me: once you bought them, you were paying $150 for something you would have paid $200 for on the next cheapest outlet, ebay<br />EP: factor in the used + the fact that its costing u the same cuz ure sending shipping<br />EP: and if u want the cables<br />EP: i can give them back<br />me: ignore the cables for now<br />EP: ok<br />EP: but for a used system on ebay<br />me: hm... true<br />EP: its under 150<br />EP: and the 50 shipping<br />EP: is just being transferred<br />EP: as me paying the postage<br />EP: u dont really net anything more right?<br />EP: u have to pay 50 to ship<br />EP: and charge someone 50<br />me: yes, it would have benefited you and not benefited me&nbsp; <br />EP: why should i have to pay shipping if i drive and pickup the item anyways right?<br />EP: shipping cost is to a third party for a service<br />me: how would you have avoided the shipping cost?<br />EP: i cant<br />me: so $125 for $150 value<br />me: sorry<br />EP: i decide if an extra 50 is worth it<br />EP: or i switch models<br />me: $150 for $175<br />EP: how are yo ugetting 175<br />me: 125 + 50 shipping<br />EP: i showed u on ebay<br />EP: 150+50 <br />EP: is brand new right<br />EP: buyit now price from store<br />EP: or was it 140+50<br />me: yeah... there's some new ones going for 145+50<br />EP: yea<br />EP: i think the biggest thing right now for me<br />EP: is that by giving u the older system<br />EP: and keeping hte new one<br />EP: i already feel like im doing u a facor<br />EP: *favor<br />EP: lol<br />EP: so for me to add on<br />EP: really sounds not possible<br />EP: like both mathematically<br />EP: and technically in the court of law<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i dont see how youre unhappy with<br />EP: u know<br />EP: how u gave me this system<br />EP: ure getting every piece back<br />EP: all ure getting<br />EP: is a net of 150 dollars<br />EP: lol<br />EP: nothing is happeneing<br />EP: ure keeping the same system<br />EP: that u gave me<br />EP: even tho we know its broken<br />EP: so its value is down<br />EP: ure free rolling 150<br />EP: - whatever less its worth<br />EP: if i came to your house<br />EP: and i crushed your system<br />EP: in accident<br />EP: id pay u 150<br />EP: right?<br />EP: not 150+225<br />EP: lol<br />EP: theres no jackpot to be hit<br />EP: lol<br />EP: when u warranty something<br />EP: ure not SUPPOSED to gain<br />EP: ure supposed to come back to neutral EV<br />me: except i just did<br />me: i think the biggest thing right now for me, is that by selling you the new one, i'm already doing you a favor, by saving you $50 and the risk of buying off ebay, or $75 buying offazon; and if i had remembered to check if the speakers were working, this wouldn't even matter; and this is still, i think, about whether i should share my luck, since the warranty is nontransferable apparently <br />me: also, i'm still not annoyed, if i sound like i.<br />me: if i'd bought a lottery ticket that you caused me to buy&nbsp; all your hypothetical scenarios would still be in effect-- if it wasn't for you i wouldn't have won<br />me: and yet i would be the one who got it, and despite it being rather lucky, i wouldn't be obligated to split it 100/75 with you<br />EP: correct<br />EP: except u sold the lottery ticket<br />EP: and then u found out u could cash it in<br />EP: for a bonus aamount<br />me: <br />EP: but the product isnt yours<br />EP: lol<br />EP: can u warranty a lost product?<br />me: that's true<br />me: so i ripped up my ticket<br />me: and you magically put it back together for me<br />me: hahahaha<br />EP: i guess u can say<br />EP: u ripped up ur ticket into a million pieces<br />EP: i found it on the ground and put it back together<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but <br />EP: thats such a bad analogy<br />EP: i dont even want to use it<br />me: true<br />me: this is why<br />me: it's bad to win the lotto<br />me: everyone you know<br />me: well, i shouldn't finish this analogy either:)<br />EP: lol<br />EP: under the limited warranty<br />EP: it says<br />EP: remedies<br />EP: logitech's entire liability....<br />EP: repair or replace<br />EP: ...<br />EP: PROVIDED<br />EP: that the hardware is RETURNED to the point of purchase<br />EP: i think that means u have to haev it<br />EP: lol<br />me: obviously they chose not to take advantage of that clause:)<br />EP: or such other place as logitech may direct<br />me: they directed me explicitly to, i quote<br />me: "do whatever you want with them"<br />me: haha <br />EP: but please<br />EP: u cant warranty an item thats not yours<br />me: but yeah<br />EP: with a little common sens<br />EP: e<br />EP: lol<br />me: i would argue that at that point it was mine, however<br />me: since i had agreed to take it back if it didn't work<br />EP: you have my money?<br />EP: i have the product?<br />EP: lol<br />me: and i asked you if i could leave it in your house until i found a replacement<br />EP: is it REALLY yours?<br />EP: no<br />EP: you wanted to bring the SUBWOOFER back<br />EP: first<br />EP: just to get the serial code<br />EP: right?<br />me: haha yeah, for the serial<br />EP: so u didnt take it back<br />EP: as yours<br />EP: u took it back for the serial<br />me: not physically<br />EP: which dindt happen anyways<br />me: but i took full responsibility back<br />me: otherwise i would've been like<br />me: "you paid, sorry, if i can't get it fixed"<br />me: "you're not getting a refund"<br />EP: lol<br />me: risk and reward...<br />EP: u gave me a word for perfect working condition<br />EP: *your word<br />EP: right?<br />me: yeah<br />me: and when that turned out to be not true<br />me: i offered to fix it or refund your money<br />EP: u did?<br />me: yes, to both parts<br />me: the first part first, the second part as i left<br />EP: o ok<br />EP: by the first part<br />EP: u mean coming to my house<br />EP: right?<br />EP: and looking at it?<br />me: yeah<br />EP: i thought you came to check if i did something wrong<br />me: same difference<br />EP: ure not a hardware mechanic<br />EP: u cnat FIX it<br />EP: if its broken<br />EP: lol<br />EP: can you?<br />me: is there a point?...<br />EP: u came to observe that it really was<br />EP: and i didnt do anything wrong<br />EP: ok<br />EP: everything side<br />EP: *aside<br />EP: what do YOU think<br />EP: we should do<br />me: haha<br />me: i just like arguing with you<br />EP: what would be the biggest room u would give me<br />EP: in terms of EV<br />EP: while still agreeing to it<br />EP: i dont think ive had an arguement like this for half a year<br />EP: it was with alex<br />EP: at irvine<br />EP: we stayed up til like 9am<br />me: haha about what<br />EP: arguing about intangibles<br />EP: life after death<br />me: ah<br />EP: it was really heated tho<br />EP: lol<br />me: people usually get exasperated<br />EP: yes<br />EP: but both of our personalities<br />me: it's definitely a personality quirk<br />EP: dont let down<br />me: haha<br />EP: right?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: just like yours<br />EP: if i may add<br />me: well, actually, if you were to give up and just say "screw it, you can have it all"<br />me: i would immediately relent<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: likewise &gt;)<br />me: although i don't think i'm supposed to say that part.<br />EP: so everything aside<br />EP: what do u want to happen<br />me: hmm well all happiness is relative<br />me: let's say i offered you the z5500's for $200 at this point<br />me: two days ago you would've been like holy shit crazy ok<br />me: but now that just brings the EV split<br />me: oh wait<br />me: what was it before<br />me: 100/75<br />me: yeah brings it down to 150/25<br />me: no longer such a good deal!<br />me: whereas i, on the other hand<br />me: would've been like oh nice $100 extra bucks<br />me: now like, "i should've gotten $175!"<br />me: haha.<br />EP: lol<br />EP: get to the point<br />EP::P<br />EP: get to the verdict<br />me: interjection<br />me: do you NOT want a safe<br />me: or do you just not want to buy a safe<br />EP: i dont want one<br />EP: lol<br />me: haha<br />EP: man<br />EP: u saying that<br />EP: just reminded me<br />EP: of russell peters<br />EP: saying<br />EP: your honor<br />EP: my client<br />me: hhahaahahahhaha<br />EP: would like to plead guilty<br />me: HAHAHA<br />me: i remember that.<br />EP: total tension breaker<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: that was literally lol<br />me: heh<br />me: all of this is compounded by the fact that i don't NEED NEED the money right now, and i know you don't either<br />me: otherwise it would tip me<br />EP: really?<br />me: what?<br />EP: otherwise it would tip me<br />me: definitely, if i needed the money i'd grab it<br />me: or if you weren't flush<br />me: <br />EP: ...<br />EP: lol<br />me: <br />me: so<br />EP: you work<br />EP: i bet uve made more than me<br />me: oh shut up<br />EP: its true<br />EP: no?<br />me: haha i wish<br />EP: nah u have<br />me: sadly poker is more lucrative than a real job:p<br />EP: im on a horrible downswing<br />EP: hahahhaa<br />EP: of course<br />EP: but it took me hours<br />EP: and hours<br />EP: to play at my levle<br />EP: lol<br />EP: and if i want to get anywhere<br />EP: i need hours and hours more<br />me: haha <br />me: so let's say i give you the 5500's for the $150 you paid me<br />me: you're $125 ahead&nbsp; or $150 ahead&nbsp; of what you would've been<br />EP: waitwait<br />me: how about spending $75 of that on my safe?:)<br />EP: howd u get 125<br />me: they're 275 on ebay<br />me: new<br />EP: isnt that theazon price?<br />EP: 277?<br />me: note: "ahead of what you would've been"<br />me:azon: 300<br />me: ebay: 275<br />EP: can u ebay link me<br />EP: but anyways ok go on<br />me: no, you have to sign in to view completed auctions<br />me: i finished, you missed my question ending.<br />EP: t.t<br />EP: ure not including shipping on me<br />EP: are u<br />me:&nbsp; note: "ahead of what you would've been"<br />EP: so thats a yes you are?<br />me: yes<br />EP: lol<br />me: you know<br />me: when i bought those speakers... *i* paid shipping<br />me::)<br />EP: o ok<br />EP: so<br />EP: when they ship to your house the 5500<br />EP: and you save 50 in shipping<br />EP: u can pay that too<br />me: haha<br />me: hahahaha<br />EP: no?<br />EP: lol<br />me: so basically i'm offering the same thing as before, except you get a free digital safe worth approximately $80 <br />EP: lol<br />EP: WHY DO I WANT A SAFE !?!?!?<br />EP: hahhahaa<br />EP: and why did you buy it!?!?!?<br />me: because you have lots of loose cash<br />EP: no i dont<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i dont think u know what a poker drought is<br />EP: lol<br />me: because you want to furnish your dorm room<br />me: with something no other poker player on campus has<br />EP: lol<br />EP: sell me a more useful product<br />EP: like a router<br />me: "i put my diamonds in there"<br />EP: the wireless router<br />EP: looool<br />EP: dude<br />EP: thats suck a good pick line<br />EP: i put my diamonds in there<br />EP: and my heart in there<br />me: lol<br />EP: point to her<br />me: LOL<br />me: then she'll take out her club<br />me: and start beating you<br />EP: loool<br />me: and when they bury you<br />me: they'll use spades.<br />EP: o ma<br />EP: n<br />me: heh that was the royal flush of puns<br />me: well, maybe not, but at least good enough for applause from a full house.<br />EP: LOL<br />EP: i cant even sit up straight anymore<br />EP: im laughing that hard<br />me: hahaha<br />me: HAHAH<br />me: that was unintentional?<br />EP: nah<br />EP: intentional<br />EP: loool<br />me: ok<br />me: i'm prettyused too<br />me: i guess we're just two of a kind<br />EP: good pair<br />EP: lol<br />me: we should go kayaking together sometime<br />me: on the river<br />me: it'll be fun<br />EP: not when the kayak turns<br />EP: we go flop<br />me: oh man<br />me: you're burning me up<br />EP: lol<br />me: check my profile in a few minutes<br />EP: that was a LOT of them<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i think we covered like every poker term<br />me: <br />me: nah, we've barely stirred the pot<br />EP: loool<br />me: there's NO LIMIT TO THESE PUNS<br />EP: wow<br />EP: i think im running dry<br />me: you just can't tell what i'm going to pull from my pocket<br />me: ok i think it's time to call it a day.<br />me: haha annnyway<br />EP: but my buttons are gonna pop<br />me: aha<br />me: wow<br />me: small flaws are significant<br />EP: tears of laughter streaming like a river making me blind and drawing for tissues<br />me: the ones missing one component <br />me: sell for $60<br />EP: ?<br />EP: show me<br />me: huh.<br />me: ok<br />me: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5215038189&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=5215038189&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1</a><br />me: one i mentioned: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5786151572&category=32861&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=5786151572&category=32861&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1</a><br />EP: ...<br />EP: lol<br />EP: fuse is blown<br />EP: control pod?<br />EP: o<br />EP: u have one speaker down man<br />EP: lol<br />me: yeah<br />EP: both of those<br />me: and to replace the subwoofer<br />EP:ke it inoperable<br />me: i woul dhave to pay $90 + $25 shipping<br />me: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5216046135&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi<wbr />ewItem&item=5216046135&category=44985&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1</a><br />EP: urs is operable<br />me: then i could sell it for $125, as you said earlier<br />EP: o my goodness kalvin<br />EP: lol<br />me::)<br />EP: if i have a torn shirt<br />EP: its not worth 0<br />me: invalid analogy<br />EP: how come<br />me: i'm not saying this is worth 0<br />EP: subwoofer is torn<br />me: i'm showing you<br />EP: yes <br />me: exactly <br />EP: so subwoofer<br />me: oh, i see<br />EP: is not worth 0<br />me: yeah, a 680 sub with one channel broken<br />me: maybe 30 then<br />EP: u have 4.1<br />me: hahahaha<br />EP: rofl<br />me: that would be without center<br />EP: u should look at my house right now<br />me: not without right front<br />EP: i have it in a triangle form<br />me: haha<br />EP: im considering putting the one right in front of me<br />EP: switching it with the middle one<br />EP: cuz i THINK the middle speaker is better<br />EP: cuz it looks different<br />EP: and cooler<br />EP: then these droid looking ones<br />EP: do u have anything else to sell me<br />EP: im not buying a safe<br />EP: lol<br />me: nope<br />EP: im looking for a wireless router<br />me: i know<br />EP: and whatever cool things u have<br />EP: but not a safe<br />me: sigh<br />me: oh<br />me: a camera<br />EP: let me guess<br />me: SD200 and SD400<br />EP: the exact same model as mine?<br />me: what do you have?<br />EP: canon s410<br />me: no, totally different<br />EP: is it better or worse<br />EP: not that 410 is bad enough for me to be looking for a camer a right now<br />me: SD200 = s410 but SD200 is much smaller, much faster, with a worse flash and worse picture quality<br />me: SD400 = s410 but SD200 is much smaller, much faster, and better picture quality<br />me: *SD400<br />me: but nm<br />EP: and one more thing<br />EP: watchout how muhc u lower the cost of the z680 &gt;)<br />EP: cuz it works both ways<br />EP: lol<br />me: haha i know<br />me: keeps me on my toes:)<br />me: k, i'm lowering the EV of the z680's to $50<br />EP: but ok kalvin<br />EP: really?<br />me: yeah<br />EP: so EV wise<br />EP: how do we split<br />EP: net of 125 EV<br />EP: from this transaction<br />EP: right?<br />EP: how does it split<br />me: however you want it to<br />EP: so then<br />EP: i can have the speakers at my house plus my money back plus 12.50?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: i told u to watch out &gt;)<br />me: haha write that out<br />EP: write it out?<br />EP: its exactly half EV<br />EP: lol<br />me: where do you get 125 EV?<br />EP: old system<br />EP: worth 150<br />EP: now worth 50<br />EP: -100 EV<br />EP: new system worth 225<br />EP: +225 EV<br />EP: net<br />EP: 125 EV<br />EP: please...<br />EP: o wait sorry<br />EP: should i raise new system value?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: 277 saysazon?<br />EP: 277-100<br />EP: 177<br />EP: if i get half<br />EP: 88.5<br />EP: speakers are worth 50<br />EP: plus i get 38.50<br />EP: and my money back<br />EP: ?<br />EP: thats half EV<br />EP: im pretty good at this huh?<br />me: look at your numbers<br />EP: what about them<br />me: you're disregarding the $150 you paid to own the original set of speakers in the first place<br />EP: no im not<br />EP: how?<br />EP: i think YOURE disregarding something<br />EP: not me<br />me: eric<br />EP: my numbers are perfect<br />EP: lol<br />EP: yes?<br />me: why do you deserve any part of the 277<br />me: if you haven't even PAID me for the speakers<br />me: and if HAVE paid me<br />me: then why do you get your money BACK<br />EP: u said half EV right?<br />me: yes<br />EP: therefore<br />EP: half EV<br />EP: is we both net<br />EP: 88.50<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: from neutral ground<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: my speakers went -100 EV<br />EP: i add that -100 onto my 88.50<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: 188.50<br />EP: which is<br />EP: my money back<br />EP: 150<br />EP: +38.50<br />EP: yes?<br />EP: write in on paper<br />EP: im not wrong<br />me: oh, i agree this time<br />me: so you get<br />me: your money<br />me: $150<br />me: plus the old speakers<br />me: $50<br />EP: +38.50<br />me: and you pay me $12.50<br />EP: no<br />me: <br />EP: u pay me 38.50<br />EP: i dont pay u 12.50<br />me: but you said 188.50<br />EP: it is 188.50<br />EP: which is <br />EP: my money<br />EP: +38.50<br />me: and you get to keep the money, 150<br />me: oh, i seee<br />EP: right?<br />me: ok i agree<br />me: so i keep the new speakers, and the old speakers<br />EP: no<br />me: and you keep $150<br />me: and i pay you<br />EP: i get old speakers too<br />me: $38.50<br />EP: i get old ones too<br />me: the old speakers are $50<br />EP: yes<br />EP: do u remember how i got 188.50?<br />EP: god kalvin please take math<br />EP: 150 valuie on speaker i bought from u<br />EP: they DETIORARTED TO 50<br />EP: -100<br />EP: so i still HAVE the speakers<br />EP: 88.50+100<br />EP: is 188.50<br />EP: speakers in my possession<br />EP: u give me 150+38.50<br />EP: aw make more snese?<br />me: ah, yes<br />EP: see<br />EP: thats what i meant by<br />EP: the danger of lowering their cost<br />EP: too much<br />me: so you get free speakers, and $38<br />EP: ill take them<br />EP: yes<br />EP: thats why<br />me: and i get new speakers<br />EP: u need to put the cost<br />EP: yep<br />EP: isnt that 1/2 EV?<br />me: yep<br />me: so i could've gotten it warranteed on my own, easily<br />me: whereas you couldn't have<br />me: so since i did all the work<br />EP: lol<br />EP: back to square one?<br />me: yup<br />EP: see<br />EP: the problem here<br />EP: is NOT<br />EP: the fact<br />me: there's too many variables<br />EP: that u could have done everything<br />EP: etc.<br />EP: which did NOT take place<br />EP: and shouldnt even be considered<br />EP: no?<br />me: you're right<br />me: we shouldn't consider things<br />me: that didn't happen<br />me: we should consider<br />EP: lol<br />EP: o great<br />EP: now what<br />me: that did happen<br />me: such as<br />me: my getting new speakers<br />me::)<br />EP: lol<br />EP: its under my ownership tho<br />EP::: ure warrantying for me<br />EP: since ur names on teh receipts<br />EP: cuz ure warrantying MY product<br />EP: yea?<br />EP: so im awarding u half EV<br />EP: for warrantying<br />EP: FOR me<br />EP: u get it?<br />EP: lol<br />me: my warranty your product<br />me: got it<br />me: so if we split<br />me: we should split the profits<br />EP: yes<br />EP: even tho product outweighs warranty<br />EP: but sure<br />EP: lol<br />me: so you bought the 680's from me for 150, that exchange involved no profit since you are the owner of the broken 680's<br />EP: we should play more board games puzzle games with each other<br />me: as you pointed out<br />EP: yes<br />EP: that exchange is neutral EV<br />EP: go on<br />me: so now let's split the new speakers<br />me: they're worth 225<br />me: minimum<br />EP: lol<br />EP: no<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: u sold me<br />EP: WORKING speakers<br />EP: for 150<br />EP: not broken ones<br />EP: yea?<br />EP: u have the responsibility to replace them<br />EP: THEN we split<br />EP: the 225<br />EP: so buy me a new subwoof<br />EP: then we can split<br />EP: the 225ish<br />EP: see<br />EP: NOW all the factors are in<br />EP: &gt;)<br />me: that leaves me with 100% of the risk and responsibility and 50% of the reward<br />EP: waitwait<br />EP: when u sell a product<br />EP: and it breaks before first usage<br />EP: u have no risk<br />me: then you take it back<br />EP: but thats not what happened<br />me: since this is all hypothetical, you'd take it back<br />EP: why is any of this<br />EP: hypothetical<br />EP: besides the take it back<br />me: because what actually happened is, i got new speakers warranteed<br />me: what we're discussing is<br />EP: no<br />me: how much of those speakers are yours<br />EP: what actually happened<br />EP: is u used MY warranty<br />EP: to get new speakers<br />me: my warranty, your product<br />me: ok<br />EP: no<br />EP: product comes with warranty<br />EP: no?<br />EP: or ill buy warranty slip from u for additional 5 dollars<br />me: no<br />EP: or however much they sell for<br />me: did you read the manual<br />me: the warranty <br />EP: nontransferrable<br />me: is legally nontransferrable<br />EP: u have no product<br />EP: receipt etc<br />EP: is still mine<br />EP: i just cant warranty<br />me: right<br />EP: no?<br />me: correct, you can't warranty<br />EP: therefore u cant either<br />EP: and with a newfound solution<br />EP: i let u warranty<br />me: perhaps we should just donate the new speakers to charity<br />EP: and we split EV<br />EP: what is wrong<br />EP: with what im saying<br />EP: ure like<br />EP: repelling it so hard<br />EP: lol<br />EP: it makes logical<br />EP: and numerical sense<br />EP: doesnt it?<br />me: we both make sense<br />EP: u wont buy it<br />EP: no u dont!<br />EP: lol<br />me: you didn't need to let me warranty<br />EP: who sells a product<br />EP: without the warranty<br />me: haha<br />EP: honestly<br />me: everyone who sells speakers<br />me: apparently<br />EP: all parts<br />EP: come to me<br />EP: and even so<br />EP: YOU CANT WARRANTY<br />EP: lol<br />EP: but u still DID false advertise<br />EP: right?<br />EP: which ur repsonsibility<br />EP: to replace<br />me: yeah, so i'll refund your money <br />EP: and we split the BONUS<br />me: or replace it<br />EP: get it?<br />EP: ok<br />EP: u can refund me 150<br />EP: and split the 225<br />EP: thats fine with me<br />me: when i took the serial number, that was implicit acceptance of taking back the product to get a replacement<br />EP: or 275<br />EP: or whatever it is<br />EP: yes<br />EP: and as you left the door<br />EP: words from ur mouth<br />EP: were<br />EP: maybe we will get lucky<br />me: haha quite true<br />EP: and you can have the new one<br />EP: and id keep the old ones<br />EP: thats more than implicit<br />EP: so "yi yen wai ding"<br />EP: lol<br />EP: one phrase sets the pace?<br />EP: i cant think of a better translation<br />EP: so whats the problem here<br />EP: ure already getting whatever EV<br />EP: be happy<br />EP: lol<br />EP: we are both getting plus<br />EP: i dont understand why u think of things<br />EP: as what COULD have been<br />EP: just think of what it is<br />me: that's exactly<br />EP: and take half EV<br />me: what i'd say to you<br />me: haha<br />EP: but the new speakers u ordered<br />EP: dont belong to you!<br />EP: technically everything regarding the product<br />EP: belongs to me<br />me: except the warranty<br />EP: if u cant warranty for me<br />EP: that sucks<br />me: which i used<br />EP: but the warranty isnt yours<br />me: and logitech gave me<br />EP: and u cant use it<br />me: it is mine legally; you're right, i shouldn't be able to usee it<br />me: but logitech DID let me use it<br />EP: did u tell them?<br />me: that's why i think of it as what is<br />EP: that it was yours?<br />EP: the productu sold already?<br />EP: did u say the product was no longer in ur possession<br />me: he specifically said<br />me: "you can do whatever you want"<br />EP: that means<br />me: with the broken speakers<br />EP: theres implicit assumption<br />EP: that the old ones belong to you<br />me: no<br />EP: if you can do whatever u want <br />EP: yes<br />me: that they belonged to me<br />me: when they broke<br />me: which is what i called for<br />EP: lol<br />EP: no<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: things dont work that way<br />EP: they were broken<br />EP: and then i lost them<br />EP: im calling them in now<br />EP: for warranty<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: that doesnt work<br />EP: if u get third line me<br />me: yeah<br />EP: and ask logitech<br />EP: if that works<br />EP: fine<br />EP: but when u sell a product<br />me: so if instead<br />EP: YOU TOLD ME<br />me: i sold them tomorrow<br />EP: NOTHING ELSE<br />me: i'd be fine<br />EP: CAME WITH THE PRODUCT<br />EP: i asked u<br />EP: correct?<br />EP: therefore<br />EP: all items<br />EP: with the product<br />EP: are mine<br />me: except that legally the warranty can't be.<br />me: which, ok, is another misrepresentation of the product<br />EP: if the warranty cant legally be mine<br />EP: then u cant legally get a new set with out the product<br />me: this is going to make the top position on my im length list<br />me: i can feel it<br />EP: ure losing<br />EP: whichever way we look at it<br />EP: lol<br />EP: sorry<br />EP: lets get the facts in first<br />me: nope, logitech never made me verify<br />EP: then we can hypothetical all we want<br />EP: thats great<br />me: that i still had the speakers<br />me: since it's their discretion to do so<br />EP: but its part of the warranty thing<br />me: the warranty says<br />EP: no<br />EP: see<br />EP: tahts where ure wrong<br />EP: all things attached to the item<br />EP: are mine<br />EP: now<br />EP: i can not warranty<br />EP: anymore<br />EP: because u did<br />EP: i dont even have the option to try<br />EP: because ur serial number is taken<br />EP: maybe they wont use discretion on my part either<br />EP: and find out its transferreed<br />EP: u took away form my product<br />EP: none of it<br />EP: is yours<br />EP: no?<br />EP: u technically<br />EP: get 0 EV<br />EP: did i not ask you<br />EP: if anything else with the product<br />EP: right?<br />me: yeah<br />me: so i was wrong<br />EP: and u added<br />EP: at the end<br />me: and i'll either replace your product, or give you back your money?<br />EP: ud send it to me<br />EP: the wires<br />EP: or i can pick them up later<br />EP: if i find the stuff<br />EP: meaning<br />EP: all the stuff<br />EP: is still mine<br />EP: no<br />EP: cuz hte product u sold me<br />EP: is one that has a warranty on it<br />EP: because apparently it did<br />me: that product doesn't exist<br />me: there's no product that has a transferable warranty<br />EP: thats logitechs discrepancy<br />EP: just like u said<br />EP: they make mistakes<br />EP: like in ur case<br />EP: but however we look at it<br />EP: the warranty<br />EP: is either mine<br />EP: or its noones<br />EP: it is NEVER<br />EP: yours<br />EP: u have no product<br />EP: thats fact<br />EP: ok now im sleeping in 10 minutes<br />EP: i have to wake up early tomororw<br />EP: to pickup percy<br />EP: form the airport<br />EP: but if u dont think what ive said is fair<br />EP: do what i did<br />EP: third party ask<br />EP: and show me<br />EP: thats what i did<br />EP: cuz i didnt trust myself<br />EP: even tho i thought it was unfair<br />EP: reinforced learning yea?<br />EP: it would help ur arguements too<br />EP: if u got backing<br />EP: lol<br />me: i did<br />EP: please show<br />me: i did<br />EP: ?<br />EP: whod u ask<br />EP: u showed me noone<br />me: yes, i did<br />me: i pasted it<br />EP: no<br />EP: i must have dced then<br />EP: i never saw it<br />me: let me find it<br />EP: repaste<br />me: me: i think this was one of the best reasoned responses i got<br />me: x: i dont think that either of the arguments/ways to resolve the situation are the way to go<br />x: it seems to me that A wouldn't have known the speakers were broken unless B had purchased them and stuff<br />x: A could have sold them via ebay, and then dealt with an external unhappy 3rd party<br />x: so it seems B deserves some credit&nbsp; for finding the broken-ness<br />x: still, it seems to "cheat" A to say that B owns the speakers, the new ones, as without A, B probably wouldn't have been able to get a replacement<br />x: because of the receipts/orig. purchaser stuff<br />x: i would think that perhaps some monetary compromise is in order... if i were buying the speakers in question, i would find a $75 increase very hard to stomach<br /><br />EP: k<br />EP: well<br />EP: i told u that the old ones<br />EP: we missed a volume switch right?<br />me: k<br />EP: OO<br />EP: i thought x was YOU<br />me: no<br />EP: where are u showing me the wording<br />EP: of the question<br />EP: i showed YOU right?<br />me: k<br />me: me: i will not reveal who i in this scenario<br />me: so whatever you might think, don't reveal it<br />me: so person A&nbsp; buys speakers a little over a year ago<br />me: A uses them for a bit, then puts them into storage for several months <br />me: prior to being put into storage, they function perfectly<br />me: A finds a buyer, person B <br />me: person B purchases the speakers and finds that they have an unrepairable problem; one speaker is broken<br />me: despite A's assurances that the speakers worked fine<br />me: so B returns to A and informs him of the problem<br />me: A can't fix them and decides to try to get a replacement, promising to refund all the money paid if he fails<br />me: A calls the company and finds that they're still under warranty<br />me: since the company no longer carries that model, it provides a newer model <br />me: which it will ship to A's house, since A is the original purchaser and has the receipt<br />me: now, the question is, does A have the obligation to provide these new speakers to B at the same, substantially cheaper price as the original speakers<br />me: or is he only obligated to refund the money originally paid, since the speakers were faulty<br />me: discuss.<br />me: entirety.<br />EP: wtf<br />EP: is x ?<br />me: haha oh man<br />me: no<br />EP: really?<br />me: not even close.<br />EP: wow<br />EP: it sounds like her writing<br />EP: tone of voice<br />EP: but theres no periods at the end<br />EP: wow<br />EP: i dont know anyone that talks like that<br />me: so<br />me: ?<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so u left out something<br />EP: u keep the old ones<br />EP: u cant miss that<br />EP: lol<br />EP: if the old ones we send back<br />EP: then<br />EP: we have something to talk about<br />EP: cuz thats 50 EV<br />EP: and we have a 75 EV value difference<br />EP: and how many peopel did u ask<br />EP: cuz thats a big factor<br />EP: the old ones<br />EP: cuz u said that was one of the BETTER responses<br />me: the old ones don't matter; i refund your money and you give me back the old ones<br />me: that would not have affected his response in any way<br />EP: sure, but then we split the profit<br />me: read his response<br />me: i said that was one of the better reasoned responses<br />me: as opposed to one line "yes no"<br />EP: x: still, it seems to "cheat" A to say that B owns the speakers, the new ones, as without A, B probably wouldn't have been able to get a replacement<br />x: because of the receipts/orig. purchaser stuff<br />EP: yea?<br />EP: so B deserves some credit right?<br />me: yes<br />EP: isnt that what his entire arguement<br />EP: is implying<br />me: yes<br />EP: ?<br />EP: so what we are doing here<br />EP: is that you are giving me a replacement<br />me: so x advises<br />EP: for my old ones<br />EP: which is neutral EV<br />EP: and then as part of my credit<br />EP: we split EV<br />me: that we come to a monetary compromise<br />EP: because person x<br />EP: does not know<br />EP: u are reimbursing me<br />EP: for the other one<br />me: between the $225 i would like <br />EP: o wait<br />me: and the $150 you would like<br />EP: ure right then<br />EP: so basically<br />me: and you've already paid<br />EP: the other speakers<br />EP: are a tossout<br />me: no<br />EP: u owe me a product<br />EP: yes<br />EP: warranty<br />EP: they are gone<br />EP: you owe me another product<br />EP: by ur defintion<br />EP: it costs 75 more<br />EP: ill pay it<br />EP: i get both systems<br />me: yes, i owe you another product, and you owe me the original broken speakers<br />EP: why?<br />me: because when you return something for being broken<br />EP: not according to logitech huh?<br />me: the original seller has the right to demand the broken item in exchange for the replacement<br />me: no, not according to logitech<br />EP: well<br />EP: i guess<br />EP: i get to keep them?<br />EP: so anyways<br />EP: even if i werent<br />EP: where exactly<br />EP: is my monetary benefactory<br />EP: ?<br />EP: that was some bad english<br />me: hehe<br />EP: see<br />EP: this is why<br />EP: im willing to SPLIT<br />EP: the EV<br />me: i'm willing to split our differences<br />me: the way you calculate EV<br />EP: whats wrong wtih it<br />EP: its numbers<br />EP: cant be wrong<br />EP: lol<br />me: it presumes that i got nothing <br />me: basically<br />EP: because<br />me: because right now<br />EP: you DO HAVE NOTHING<br />EP: !?!?!<br />me: no<br />EP: u sold me<br />EP: the product<br />EP: and everything wtih it<br />EP: you HAVE NOTHING<br />EP: lol<br />me: i called logitech, and they gave me something<br />me: haha<br />EP: well its not meant for you<br />me: ahahahaha<br />EP: ok but all in all<br />EP: verbal contracts binding?<br />EP: i get to keep new ones?<br />EP: lol<br />EP: how many ways<br />me: verbal contracts are binding<br />EP: do i have to beat u<br />EP: lol<br />me: offhand remarks made in a humorous tone are not<br />me: such as<br />me: "man, if i win the lottery, i'm giving half to you"<br />EP: woahwoahwoah<br />EP: holdup<br />EP: you said<br />EP: ok<br />EP: so im going to warranty these<br />EP: and they will send a new z680<br />EP: and u can have even a newer one<br />me: yes<br />EP: for the same price<br />EP: and if we get LUCKY<br />EP: they dont have it anymore<br />EP: and u get a brand new z5500<br />EP: and i get to keep<br />EP: the old system<br />EP: btw<br />EP: from ur other ppl<br />EP: how many yes/nos<br />me: that was said in jest both in tone and expression...obviously i wasn't expecting that to happen, and i said it offhand as i laughed out the door<br />EP: lol<br />EP: why are u like this<br />EP: i dont get it<br />EP: ure fighting for somethign thats not yours<br />EP: as big of a share as u can get<br />EP: because technically<br />EP: what should happen<br />EP: by all laws<br />EP: nontrasnferable warranty<br />EP: u either<br />EP: go out and get me a z680<br />EP: or u give me 150<br />EP: and take the stuff back<br />EP: thats what happens<br />EP: and its 0<br />EP: but<br />EP: since we have bonus<br />me: ...<br />EP: we split EV<br />EP: no?<br />me: "we have bonus" is the contentious part<br />EP: thats being GENREOUS<br />EP: isnt it?<br />me: no<br />EP: ok<br />me: i would argue<br />EP: first<br />EP: the bonus<br />me: "i have bous"<br />EP: is noones<br />me: er, bonus.<br />EP: u have no product<br />me: i didn't need the product; they told me to do whatever i wanted to with the product; i had already done that.<br />me: it really comes down to, who deserves this extra luck? and no one can say<br />me: and both of us are biased in favor of ourselves<br />me: and i agree you have the stronger argument on the face of it-- if it were to be summarized into a few lines-- but i think that considering all the details, it's not<br />me: well, eric<br />me: thank you for an interesting conversation<br />me: a rather unique experience i must say<br />me: i will give you the z5500's<br />me: for the price you paid<br />me: and i'll take back the 680's and the wires<br />me: and you'll have gotten 5500's for $150<br />me: approximately $150 off the street price<br />me: aren't you glad we're friends<br />me: ;)<br />me: 'night!<br />EP: rofl<br />EP: goodnight<br /><br />3 AM. The debate concludes.<br /><br /><br />(Oh, and did you know there's a 64KB limit on LJ entries? Me neither. What's that? You hate me for making you scroll 9 times farther down your friends page? oh... sorry. O:))<br /><br />On another note, I always found the attitude of many Saratogans toward making money rather interesting. I remember many, many people saying that if I made a profit by selling a $20 item I had bought for $10 to someone for $15, then I was-- obviously!-- cheating their notions of fairness. Even if the buyer was happy to pay the $15, I was still ripping off the buyer. I spent my sophomore summer reselling goods on ebay, and the same summer listening to comments like "Oh, isn't that ripping people off?" Even now I find that some people still have those same notions-- money isn't money to them, it's simply a nice abstract concept that should be shared fairly and evenly, and God forbid someone profit more than the other from a mutually beneficial transaction! Gosh, now I feel like a sarcastic Republican... ew.<br /><br />Anyway. If anyone wants to hear the amazing fidelity and raw power of Eric's new Logitech Z-5500's, feel free to visit him.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1121248820;}i:1;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/95483.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 01 Jul 2005 09:41:48 GMT";s:5:"title";s:39:"how do you be a success like mariaaaaaa";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/95483.html";s:11:"description";s:2318:"Maria Sharapova will <i>rip you apart</i> and disdainfully discard <i>dripping chunks of your spine</i> into the dumpster, along with the dismembered remains of her opponents.&nbsp; <br /><br />At least, that was the impression I got from the glare-slash-chin-thrust she served up after every point she won. You can find a not-the-best-example-but-ok <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0581.jpg" target="_blank">photo of the Terrible Look here</a>. I watched her Wimbledon semifinal match with Venus Williams today (taped). It was an amazing match; McEnroe (notorious player; now a commentator) couldn't stop sounding shocked. I'd never seen her play before. I realized why my unnamed tennis-playing friend calls her "my hottie." I mean, other than for <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0584.jpg" target="_blank">the</a> <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0583.jpg" target="_blank">usual</a> <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0564.jpg" target="_blank">reasons</a>. <br /><br />She's been the best female tennis player in the world for a couple of years now. (I read tennis magazines, of course.) Unlike Anna Kournikova, Maria has been able to win tournaments. Dozens of them. Because she actually has passion for the game. a lot of it. And you could see it in her before, during, after every point. <br /><br /> This is one entry that I'll never be able to write well enough to convey what I want to; you have to see it to get it. As Philip's boss says... "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then [at the standard 30 FPS] every second of TV must be worth thirty thousand words." So I'm not even exposing a millisecond of the fury and noise that is Maria Sharapova. (Holy cow, their shrieks-- AIIIIIEYEEEAH! ::ridiculous forehand smash down the line:: AIIIIIIIYUUUUUUH! ::insanely sharp crosscourt passing shot::-- must've been echoing down the Chunnel)<br /><br />I think most everyone likes people they see that kind of passion in. Especially if you can understand their passion (tennis! funfunfun. hard. mentally tough.) It's kind of a mixed bag, though. Like, passion makes people kill each other and commit adultery and stuff. And people can be passionately wrong. It's almost like the other forbidden fruit, besides wisdom. What would that make it?... oh-- passionfruit.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/95483.html";s:7:"summary";s:2318:"Maria Sharapova will <i>rip you apart</i> and disdainfully discard <i>dripping chunks of your spine</i> into the dumpster, along with the dismembered remains of her opponents.&nbsp; <br /><br />At least, that was the impression I got from the glare-slash-chin-thrust she served up after every point she won. You can find a not-the-best-example-but-ok <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0581.jpg" target="_blank">photo of the Terrible Look here</a>. I watched her Wimbledon semifinal match with Venus Williams today (taped). It was an amazing match; McEnroe (notorious player; now a commentator) couldn't stop sounding shocked. I'd never seen her play before. I realized why my unnamed tennis-playing friend calls her "my hottie." I mean, other than for <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0584.jpg" target="_blank">the</a> <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0583.jpg" target="_blank">usual</a> <a href="http://www.mariaworld.net/wimbledon0564.jpg" target="_blank">reasons</a>. <br /><br />She's been the best female tennis player in the world for a couple of years now. (I read tennis magazines, of course.) Unlike Anna Kournikova, Maria has been able to win tournaments. Dozens of them. Because she actually has passion for the game. a lot of it. And you could see it in her before, during, after every point. <br /><br /> This is one entry that I'll never be able to write well enough to convey what I want to; you have to see it to get it. As Philip's boss says... "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then [at the standard 30 FPS] every second of TV must be worth thirty thousand words." So I'm not even exposing a millisecond of the fury and noise that is Maria Sharapova. (Holy cow, their shrieks-- AIIIIIEYEEEAH! ::ridiculous forehand smash down the line:: AIIIIIIIYUUUUUUH! ::insanely sharp crosscourt passing shot::-- must've been echoing down the Chunnel)<br /><br />I think most everyone likes people they see that kind of passion in. Especially if you can understand their passion (tennis! funfunfun. hard. mentally tough.) It's kind of a mixed bag, though. Like, passion makes people kill each other and commit adultery and stuff. And people can be passionately wrong. It's almost like the other forbidden fruit, besides wisdom. What would that make it?... oh-- passionfruit.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120210908;}i:2;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/95006.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:43:49 GMT";s:5:"title";s:75:"Edit: In other news, Hilary Duff and Lizzie McGuire are the SAME PERSON (!)";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/95006.html";s:11:"description";s:432:"I had to post this. Apparently an erect penis length of 7cm (Google, the dear, tells me that's about 2.76 inches) <a href="http://slate.com/id/2121493/" target="_blank">is considered normal</a>. This is the most shocking news I've heard since Deep Throat. Speaking of which, how deep is the average throat, exactly? Hmm...<br /><br />Edit: Oh. My mistake. A "stretched" penis, not "erect" penis. Whoops. (Heh. He said <i>penis</i>.)";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/95006.html";s:7:"summary";s:432:"I had to post this. Apparently an erect penis length of 7cm (Google, the dear, tells me that's about 2.76 inches) <a href="http://slate.com/id/2121493/" target="_blank">is considered normal</a>. This is the most shocking news I've heard since Deep Throat. Speaking of which, how deep is the average throat, exactly? Hmm...<br /><br />Edit: Oh. My mistake. A "stretched" penis, not "erect" penis. Whoops. (Heh. He said <i>penis</i>.)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120117429;}i:3;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/94554.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Thu, 30 Jun 2005 07:16:36 GMT";s:5:"title";s:20:"a liquid connoisseur";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/94554.html";s:11:"description";s:2034:"Jason and I drank at least a bathtub's worth of orange juice during the year. Well, a couple others helped, but we were hard-core. Being the (lovably) novelty-seeking free-spending consumer-elitist guy that Jason&nbsp; is, he bought quite a few varieties through the year.<br /><br />From Tropicana HomeStyle (medium pulp, our consensus favorite, went through ~four 64oz containers per week) to Tropicana GroveStand (lots of pulp, a little too pulpy, went through ~one per week) to Tropicana No Pulp to random brands to Andronico's own very very expensive fresh-squeezed orange juice, we tried it all. I paid a monthly fee for the citric joy that probably amounted to, at the prices Jason paid... not enough.<br /><br />By spring quarter we could taste the difference between every container of HomeStyle. We would critique the sweetness, the tartness, the texture, using the date of expiration as a marker. We called ourselves "orange juice sommeliers." I remember one particularly excellent crop from April 14th or so that we couldn't stop gushing over. Mmm... yummy. <br /><br />So I'm wondering: there must be a market niche that targets the "water connoisseur." Where are these people? Water can taste so different-- there's soft water (good tap) vs. hard water (bad tap), fruity water (you know) vs. salty water (dasani, last i drank), iron-touched water (rusted cap snapple-bottle-refilled-with-water) vs. calcium-deposits-heavy water, etc.<br /><br />I don't even think it's a stretch to accept that there's no reason water couldn't hold the place in people's hearts that wine does. It's just a little harder to differentiate waters, but that's what those molecular spectrum analyzer gizmos are for. Plus that just makes it more appealing, right? To potential water snobs, I mean.<br /><br />Yet I've never heard anyone say "OMG I LUV THIS WATER!!1" <br /><br />That's a market opportunity just waiting to be exploited.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />coming up tomorrow: why maria sharapova is hott (with two t's)<br />";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/94554.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:7:"thirsty";}s:7:"summary";s:2034:"Jason and I drank at least a bathtub's worth of orange juice during the year. Well, a couple others helped, but we were hard-core. Being the (lovably) novelty-seeking free-spending consumer-elitist guy that Jason&nbsp; is, he bought quite a few varieties through the year.<br /><br />From Tropicana HomeStyle (medium pulp, our consensus favorite, went through ~four 64oz containers per week) to Tropicana GroveStand (lots of pulp, a little too pulpy, went through ~one per week) to Tropicana No Pulp to random brands to Andronico's own very very expensive fresh-squeezed orange juice, we tried it all. I paid a monthly fee for the citric joy that probably amounted to, at the prices Jason paid... not enough.<br /><br />By spring quarter we could taste the difference between every container of HomeStyle. We would critique the sweetness, the tartness, the texture, using the date of expiration as a marker. We called ourselves "orange juice sommeliers." I remember one particularly excellent crop from April 14th or so that we couldn't stop gushing over. Mmm... yummy. <br /><br />So I'm wondering: there must be a market niche that targets the "water connoisseur." Where are these people? Water can taste so different-- there's soft water (good tap) vs. hard water (bad tap), fruity water (you know) vs. salty water (dasani, last i drank), iron-touched water (rusted cap snapple-bottle-refilled-with-water) vs. calcium-deposits-heavy water, etc.<br /><br />I don't even think it's a stretch to accept that there's no reason water couldn't hold the place in people's hearts that wine does. It's just a little harder to differentiate waters, but that's what those molecular spectrum analyzer gizmos are for. Plus that just makes it more appealing, right? To potential water snobs, I mean.<br /><br />Yet I've never heard anyone say "OMG I LUV THIS WATER!!1" <br /><br />That's a market opportunity just waiting to be exploited.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />coming up tomorrow: why maria sharapova is hott (with two t's)<br />";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120115796;}i:4;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/93991.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:46:13 GMT";s:5:"title";s:50:"wonderings (not wanderings) (pronounced correctly)";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/93991.html";s:11:"description";s:2452:"Tracey is a web developer for HP's legal department. I've been working with her (effectively, for her, since my boss doesn't assign what I do) since last June. She's always very professional, very nice, and very located in a world apart from mine-- after all, she's an adult! I couldn't relate.<br /><br />She's very petite, and somewhere between 26 and 31. She's quite pretty, I think. (I not sure what real people between 26 and 31 usually look like, since I never see any, but I'm extrapolating.) Her fiancee is equally pretty...in a more masculine way, of course. At her workplace wedding shower today, she thanked people for their gifts of Crate and Barrel and such. "I'll finally be able to replace my bits and pieces with real utensils and plates that match," she said. "And then I can pretend I'm a grown-up. At least... I'll have the illusion!" They looked so young right then, standing side by side in a sky blue shirt and a striped blue blouse.<br /><br />When we were ten, we saw our own or our friends' older brothers and sisters from college and never gave them a second thought. They were alien, participants in a world that didn't interest us at all. And now that we're in college, 30 is the new 20. But those words--&nbsp; <i>then I can pretend I'm a grown-up!</i>--&nbsp; she's not so different after all.&nbsp; <br /><br />The water bottle labels had dates printed on them:<br />First date, July 18 2000<br />Engaged, April 15 2004<br />Wedding, July 17 2005<br /><br />So. Which one of us-- let's make it the lj people on my list :) -- do you think will get married first?<br /><br />(I'm hoping it's Wendy so I can see what a DDR-themed wedding looks like. Flashing arrows pointing up the aisle? Plus, I bet she's going to vector her own wedding invitations. :D)<br /><br />edit: in unrelated wedding news, I agreed a few days ago to marry someone (who also has an agreement with someone else for age 27, that cheater) if neither of us is married by the age of 30. i believe this is in addition to my fallback power couple marriage with the next hillary. this is normal, right? i mean everyone says stuff like that. but interesting that we picked 30, now, isn't it... because we think 30 is just so far away. or rather, because we believe that if we haven't found true love by then, we might as well marry someone we respect, like a lot, and don't know well enough to be aware of their faults. heh. so 20th-century-and-prior of us.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/93991.html";s:7:"summary";s:2452:"Tracey is a web developer for HP's legal department. I've been working with her (effectively, for her, since my boss doesn't assign what I do) since last June. She's always very professional, very nice, and very located in a world apart from mine-- after all, she's an adult! I couldn't relate.<br /><br />She's very petite, and somewhere between 26 and 31. She's quite pretty, I think. (I not sure what real people between 26 and 31 usually look like, since I never see any, but I'm extrapolating.) Her fiancee is equally pretty...in a more masculine way, of course. At her workplace wedding shower today, she thanked people for their gifts of Crate and Barrel and such. "I'll finally be able to replace my bits and pieces with real utensils and plates that match," she said. "And then I can pretend I'm a grown-up. At least... I'll have the illusion!" They looked so young right then, standing side by side in a sky blue shirt and a striped blue blouse.<br /><br />When we were ten, we saw our own or our friends' older brothers and sisters from college and never gave them a second thought. They were alien, participants in a world that didn't interest us at all. And now that we're in college, 30 is the new 20. But those words--&nbsp; <i>then I can pretend I'm a grown-up!</i>--&nbsp; she's not so different after all.&nbsp; <br /><br />The water bottle labels had dates printed on them:<br />First date, July 18 2000<br />Engaged, April 15 2004<br />Wedding, July 17 2005<br /><br />So. Which one of us-- let's make it the lj people on my list :) -- do you think will get married first?<br /><br />(I'm hoping it's Wendy so I can see what a DDR-themed wedding looks like. Flashing arrows pointing up the aisle? Plus, I bet she's going to vector her own wedding invitations. :D)<br /><br />edit: in unrelated wedding news, I agreed a few days ago to marry someone (who also has an agreement with someone else for age 27, that cheater) if neither of us is married by the age of 30. i believe this is in addition to my fallback power couple marriage with the next hillary. this is normal, right? i mean everyone says stuff like that. but interesting that we picked 30, now, isn't it... because we think 30 is just so far away. or rather, because we believe that if we haven't found true love by then, we might as well marry someone we respect, like a lot, and don't know well enough to be aware of their faults. heh. so 20th-century-and-prior of us.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1120031173;}i:5;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/93840.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 28 Jun 2005 05:54:59 GMT";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/93840.html";s:11:"description";s:539:"I'm working at HP in Palo Alto again this summer. I do simple HTML, ASP, SQL, JS, etc. to help out the web developers. The novelty has vanished, so it's not nearly as interesting/exciting as it was last summer.&nbsp; And I missed all the intern welcome sessions because I didn't start work till today! No free lawnchair, no shirt... Tragic, I know. <br /><br />Anyway, here's an example of my brilliant work laid bear.  <br /><br /><img src="http://www.arabiafish.com/bearbear.jpg"><br /><br />edit: no, it doesn't mean anything, for once.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/93840.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:6:"placid";}s:7:"summary";s:539:"I'm working at HP in Palo Alto again this summer. I do simple HTML, ASP, SQL, JS, etc. to help out the web developers. The novelty has vanished, so it's not nearly as interesting/exciting as it was last summer.&nbsp; And I missed all the intern welcome sessions because I didn't start work till today! No free lawnchair, no shirt... Tragic, I know. <br /><br />Anyway, here's an example of my brilliant work laid bear.  <br /><br /><img src="http://www.arabiafish.com/bearbear.jpg"><br /><br />edit: no, it doesn't mean anything, for once.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1119938099;}i:6;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/92090.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 11 May 2005 09:36:52 GMT";s:5:"title";s:42:"senior year (then) vs. freshman year (now)";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/92090.html";s:11:"description";s:738:"I was thinking that i liked senior year just as much as i liked this (freshman) year, even though they've been good in totally different ways. in fact, if i absolutely had to pick a year for overall bestness, i'd probably pick senior year... which is probably pretty unusual. i think most people would pick this year. <s>yeah?</s> ...no? <br /><br />Also, I've decided that my semi-conscious policy of not responding to lj comments using comments is ridiculous and so I'm going to reply to everything I'm supposed to, now. :)<br /><br />EDIT: I forgot-- that fact that jkuo is no longer in my life has significantly lowered my quality-of-life along with my exposure to photons. Thus, there's no way life could be as good now as before :'(";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/92090.html";s:7:"summary";s:738:"I was thinking that i liked senior year just as much as i liked this (freshman) year, even though they've been good in totally different ways. in fact, if i absolutely had to pick a year for overall bestness, i'd probably pick senior year... which is probably pretty unusual. i think most people would pick this year. <s>yeah?</s> ...no? <br /><br />Also, I've decided that my semi-conscious policy of not responding to lj comments using comments is ridiculous and so I'm going to reply to everything I'm supposed to, now. :)<br /><br />EDIT: I forgot-- that fact that jkuo is no longer in my life has significantly lowered my quality-of-life along with my exposure to photons. Thus, there's no way life could be as good now as before :'(";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115804212;}i:7;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/91854.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 11 May 2005 02:10:31 GMT";s:5:"title";s:37:"...and now for the good stuff, part 3";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/91854.html";s:11:"description";s:1889:"By the way, other interesting findings I remember offhand (these are from various studies): <br /><br />1) More attractive people are perceived as more vain<br />2) Less attractive people tend to judge less attractive people less harshly (&lt;--gross generalization, apologies, I don't remember the caveats)<br />3) Males of each race share the same preferences for facial features; a (very small, but significant with the capital S of Statistics) difference is found in Asians who prefer a more "neonatal" look as opposed to a more "sexually mature" look. Neonatal features are those associated with (baby-type) youth, such as a flatter face and larger eyes. Sexually mature features include flatter cheeks and prominent cheekbones, along with something about eyebrows.<br />4) Males of each race have their own preferences for body features; the ideal height ranges from 5'5" to 5'7" and the ideal weight ranges from 119 (whites and hispanics) to 127 (blacks) pounds. Yeah, this surprised me too... how many women are 5'5" and 119 pounds?! Much less 5'7". (hm, apparently <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set1clinical/cj41c022.pdf" target="_blank">~5-10%?</a> EDIT: Okay, I was thinking a middle-aged "typical American i.e. quote-unquote overweight" female, not a thin asian 17-year-old female dancer... wendy. :) If you're female, I apologize for including this detail... don't kill me.<br />5) Black men prefer big butts. This is a well-documented fact, apparently. Something like a half of black respondents wrote that they preferred big butts, while something like 7% of white men (or was it 0?) wrote it. On the other hand, white men appreciate legs, while black men don't. <br /><br />There was a lot more good stuff, but I forget. If you're interested log into your university's database and search the sociology/psychology database for attractiveness. :)";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/91854.html";s:7:"summary";s:1889:"By the way, other interesting findings I remember offhand (these are from various studies): <br /><br />1) More attractive people are perceived as more vain<br />2) Less attractive people tend to judge less attractive people less harshly (&lt;--gross generalization, apologies, I don't remember the caveats)<br />3) Males of each race share the same preferences for facial features; a (very small, but significant with the capital S of Statistics) difference is found in Asians who prefer a more "neonatal" look as opposed to a more "sexually mature" look. Neonatal features are those associated with (baby-type) youth, such as a flatter face and larger eyes. Sexually mature features include flatter cheeks and prominent cheekbones, along with something about eyebrows.<br />4) Males of each race have their own preferences for body features; the ideal height ranges from 5'5" to 5'7" and the ideal weight ranges from 119 (whites and hispanics) to 127 (blacks) pounds. Yeah, this surprised me too... how many women are 5'5" and 119 pounds?! Much less 5'7". (hm, apparently <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set1clinical/cj41c022.pdf" target="_blank">~5-10%?</a> EDIT: Okay, I was thinking a middle-aged "typical American i.e. quote-unquote overweight" female, not a thin asian 17-year-old female dancer... wendy. :) If you're female, I apologize for including this detail... don't kill me.<br />5) Black men prefer big butts. This is a well-documented fact, apparently. Something like a half of black respondents wrote that they preferred big butts, while something like 7% of white men (or was it 0?) wrote it. On the other hand, white men appreciate legs, while black men don't. <br /><br />There was a lot more good stuff, but I forget. If you're interested log into your university's database and search the sociology/psychology database for attractiveness. :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115777431;}i:8;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/91241.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 11 May 2005 01:11:31 GMT";s:5:"title";s:21:"attractiveness part 1";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/91241.html";s:11:"description";s:7407:"See commentary in the follow-up (friended) entry.<br /><br />"Writer Nicholas Bakalar reports in Ugly Children May Get Parental Short Shrift that, in a nutshell, you could give a shit what happens to your homely children."<br /><a href="http://youcantmakeitup.blogspot.com/2005/05/face-not-even-your-mother-could-love.html" target="_blank">http://youcantmakeitup.blogspot.com/2005/0<wbr />5/face-not-even-your-mother-could-love.h<wbr />tml</a><br /><br />My Life as a Thin Person<br />People like Lisa Marie Sohr, who lose 100 pounds or more with stomach surgery, find that with their new bodies often come new friends, new spouses, new lives. But happiness is not a foregone conclusion.<br /><a href="http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/health/features/11958/index.html">http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/hea<wbr />lth/features/11958/index.html</a><br /><br />Good-looking people are not what we think.<br />by Feingold, Alan<br />from Psychological Bulletin. 1992 Mar Vol 111(2) 304-341<br /><a href="http://content.apa.org/journals/bul/111/2/304.html" target="_blank">http://content.apa.org/journals/bul/111/2/3<wbr />04.html</a><br /><br />Meta-analysis was used to examine findings in 2 related areas: experimental research on the physical attractiveness stereotype and correlational studies of characteristics associated with physical attractiveness. The experimental literature found that physically attractive people were perceived as more sociable, dominant, sexually warm, mentally healthy, intelligent, and socially skilled than physically unattractive people. Yet, the correlational literature indicated generally trivial relationships between physical attractiveness and measures of personality and mental ability, although good-looking people were less lonely, less socially anxious, more popular, more socially skilled, and more sexually experienced than unattractive people. Self-ratings of physical attractiveness were positively correlated with a wider range of attributes than was actual physical attractiveness.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Overview<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #1 The results from the impression-formation (stereotyping) meta-analysis indicated that physically attractive people of both sexes were perceived as more sociable, dominant, sexually warm, mentally healthy, and socially skilled?but not as possessing greater character (and were seen as less modest)?than physically unattractive people.15&nbsp; The only sex difference in effects of physical attractiveness involved attribution of sexual warmth. Although an effect of target attractiveness on perceptions of sexual warmth was obtained for targets of both sexes, the effect size was significantly larger when the target was female.<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #2The meta-analysis of correlates of physical attractiveness indicated no notable relationships between physical attractiveness and basic personality traits (e.g., sociability, dominance, mental health) for subjects of either sex. Character-related traits (self-absorption, manipulativeness) were also unrelated to physical attractiveness. However, the personality traits related to social behavior?loneliness, social anxiety, self-consciousness?were related to physical attractiveness. For both sexes, good-looking people reported less loneliness and lower social anxiety (both in general and with regard to opposite sex interaction in particular) but greater public self-consciousness.<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #3Unsurprisingly, physical attractiveness was positively correlated with social behavior measures (social skills, popularity with the opposite sex, number of same-sex friends), but was only trivially related to cognitive ability measures (test scores, grades). Physically attractive women were more sexual permissive (as measured by attitude scales but not by behavioral reports) than were unattractive women. Finally, for both sexes, the physically attractive were found to have engaged in a greater variety of sexual activities (and, for women, at earlier ages) than did the unattractive, although this did not include having had more sexual partners.<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #4Self-rated physical attractiveness was positively and appreciably related to most of the attributes examined for both sexes: extraversion, mental health, self-esteem, social comfort, popularity with the opposite sex, and sexual experience. Public self-consciousness, character, social skills, and academic ability, however, were unrelated to self-judgments of attractiveness.<br /> Perpetuation of the Physical Attractiveness Stereotype<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #5Given that there are apparently few dispositional differences between physically attractive and physically unattractive people in the dimensions most strongly associated with the attractiveness stereotype (see Study 3), why does the stereotype exist? The stereotype may be fostered by (a) the entertainment media, (b) inability of perceivers to distinguish between states and traits (temporal extension; McArthur, 1982), and (c) inability of perceivers to distinguish between situational and dispositional causes of others' behaviors (the fundamental attribution error; Ross, 1977). <br /><br />Role of Temporal Extension<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #7 Snyder et al.'s (1977) behavioral confirmation study showed that physically attractive people may indeed behave more responsively in social interactions because of others' greater responsiveness toward them, but that does not mean that there are differences in the trait of sociability between attractive and unattractive people. By temporal extension, however, people make dispositional inferences from state behaviors (McArthur, 1982). Thus, perceivers may observe a genuine correlation between physical attractiveness and transient aspects of sociability (affected by others' behaviors toward them) and infer an illusory correlation between physical attractiveness and dispositional sociability (defined as differences in need for affiliation).<br /><br />Role of the Fundamental Attribution Error<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #8The fundamental attribution error, which occurs when observers make dispositional attributions for situationally determined behaviors (Ross, 1977), may maintain the attractiveness stereotype in two ways. First, people may erroneously ascribe different traits to the physically attractive and physically unattractive on the basis of observed behavioral differences that are evoked by situational factors, namely, the differential treatment afforded them. Second, people may infer others' traits from life-outcome variables, such as dating frequency and party-going behavior. Yet such outcome variables are strongly determined by situational factors (e.g., number of party and date invitations) that are affected by people's physical attractiveness. <br /><br />Conclusion<br /><br />Physical attractiveness can be viewed as a status characteristic, along with intelligence, charm, humor, athletic ability, and other socially valued characteristics (Kalick, 1988; Webster & Driskell, 1983). It might be preferable, therefore, to cease the study of physical attractiveness in isolation and instead focus on the joint effects of physical attractiveness and other status characteristics, both on person perception and on social success, academic achievement, and life satisfaction.<br />";s:7:"summary";s:7407:"See commentary in the follow-up (friended) entry.<br /><br />"Writer Nicholas Bakalar reports in Ugly Children May Get Parental Short Shrift that, in a nutshell, you could give a shit what happens to your homely children."<br /><a href="http://youcantmakeitup.blogspot.com/2005/05/face-not-even-your-mother-could-love.html" target="_blank">http://youcantmakeitup.blogspot.com/2005/0<wbr />5/face-not-even-your-mother-could-love.h<wbr />tml</a><br /><br />My Life as a Thin Person<br />People like Lisa Marie Sohr, who lose 100 pounds or more with stomach surgery, find that with their new bodies often come new friends, new spouses, new lives. But happiness is not a foregone conclusion.<br /><a href="http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/health/features/11958/index.html">http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/hea<wbr />lth/features/11958/index.html</a><br /><br />Good-looking people are not what we think.<br />by Feingold, Alan<br />from Psychological Bulletin. 1992 Mar Vol 111(2) 304-341<br /><a href="http://content.apa.org/journals/bul/111/2/304.html" target="_blank">http://content.apa.org/journals/bul/111/2/3<wbr />04.html</a><br /><br />Meta-analysis was used to examine findings in 2 related areas: experimental research on the physical attractiveness stereotype and correlational studies of characteristics associated with physical attractiveness. The experimental literature found that physically attractive people were perceived as more sociable, dominant, sexually warm, mentally healthy, intelligent, and socially skilled than physically unattractive people. Yet, the correlational literature indicated generally trivial relationships between physical attractiveness and measures of personality and mental ability, although good-looking people were less lonely, less socially anxious, more popular, more socially skilled, and more sexually experienced than unattractive people. Self-ratings of physical attractiveness were positively correlated with a wider range of attributes than was actual physical attractiveness.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />Overview<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #1 The results from the impression-formation (stereotyping) meta-analysis indicated that physically attractive people of both sexes were perceived as more sociable, dominant, sexually warm, mentally healthy, and socially skilled?but not as possessing greater character (and were seen as less modest)?than physically unattractive people.15&nbsp; The only sex difference in effects of physical attractiveness involved attribution of sexual warmth. Although an effect of target attractiveness on perceptions of sexual warmth was obtained for targets of both sexes, the effect size was significantly larger when the target was female.<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #2The meta-analysis of correlates of physical attractiveness indicated no notable relationships between physical attractiveness and basic personality traits (e.g., sociability, dominance, mental health) for subjects of either sex. Character-related traits (self-absorption, manipulativeness) were also unrelated to physical attractiveness. However, the personality traits related to social behavior?loneliness, social anxiety, self-consciousness?were related to physical attractiveness. For both sexes, good-looking people reported less loneliness and lower social anxiety (both in general and with regard to opposite sex interaction in particular) but greater public self-consciousness.<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #3Unsurprisingly, physical attractiveness was positively correlated with social behavior measures (social skills, popularity with the opposite sex, number of same-sex friends), but was only trivially related to cognitive ability measures (test scores, grades). Physically attractive women were more sexual permissive (as measured by attitude scales but not by behavioral reports) than were unattractive women. Finally, for both sexes, the physically attractive were found to have engaged in a greater variety of sexual activities (and, for women, at earlier ages) than did the unattractive, although this did not include having had more sexual partners.<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #4Self-rated physical attractiveness was positively and appreciably related to most of the attributes examined for both sexes: extraversion, mental health, self-esteem, social comfort, popularity with the opposite sex, and sexual experience. Public self-consciousness, character, social skills, and academic ability, however, were unrelated to self-judgments of attractiveness.<br /> Perpetuation of the Physical Attractiveness Stereotype<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #5Given that there are apparently few dispositional differences between physically attractive and physically unattractive people in the dimensions most strongly associated with the attractiveness stereotype (see Study 3), why does the stereotype exist? The stereotype may be fostered by (a) the entertainment media, (b) inability of perceivers to distinguish between states and traits (temporal extension; McArthur, 1982), and (c) inability of perceivers to distinguish between situational and dispositional causes of others' behaviors (the fundamental attribution error; Ross, 1977). <br /><br />Role of Temporal Extension<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #7 Snyder et al.'s (1977) behavioral confirmation study showed that physically attractive people may indeed behave more responsively in social interactions because of others' greater responsiveness toward them, but that does not mean that there are differences in the trait of sociability between attractive and unattractive people. By temporal extension, however, people make dispositional inferences from state behaviors (McArthur, 1982). Thus, perceivers may observe a genuine correlation between physical attractiveness and transient aspects of sociability (affected by others' behaviors toward them) and infer an illusory correlation between physical attractiveness and dispositional sociability (defined as differences in need for affiliation).<br /><br />Role of the Fundamental Attribution Error<br /><br />Feingold, Alan S-8 #8The fundamental attribution error, which occurs when observers make dispositional attributions for situationally determined behaviors (Ross, 1977), may maintain the attractiveness stereotype in two ways. First, people may erroneously ascribe different traits to the physically attractive and physically unattractive on the basis of observed behavioral differences that are evoked by situational factors, namely, the differential treatment afforded them. Second, people may infer others' traits from life-outcome variables, such as dating frequency and party-going behavior. Yet such outcome variables are strongly determined by situational factors (e.g., number of party and date invitations) that are affected by people's physical attractiveness. <br /><br />Conclusion<br /><br />Physical attractiveness can be viewed as a status characteristic, along with intelligence, charm, humor, athletic ability, and other socially valued characteristics (Kalick, 1988; Webster & Driskell, 1983). It might be preferable, therefore, to cease the study of physical attractiveness in isolation and instead focus on the joint effects of physical attractiveness and other status characteristics, both on person perception and on social success, academic achievement, and life satisfaction.<br />";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1115773891;}i:9;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/89616.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 19 Apr 2005 23:38:48 GMT";s:5:"title";s:33:"The Rhetoric of Voice at Stanford";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/89616.html";s:11:"description";s:9607:"Some might call it BS. I call it the most fun I've ever had writing an academic paper. So, I analyzed this three-sentence post-it note that was stuck to some girl's printer, in the format of a five-page essay...<br /><br /><center><b>POST-IT PERSUASION</b><br /><br /><i>ATTENTION: <br />There are other printers in this world?<br />Be kind and don?t always pick on mine :)</i></center><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Post-It Notes and notes in general fulfill a common need for quick written communication. The usually hurried nature of a note, however, doesn?t preclude a complexity equal to an essay. In a sticky situation involving an aquarium and curious children, a writer may favor a more direct approach such as ?Do not touch the glass!?, or an indirect approach such as ?The fish don?t like fingerprints!? Those written for the indeterminate many require more thought on the part of the writer than those written for a specific person. Whereas the writer of the latter only needs to focus on the reactions of one person, the writer of the former must craft the note to elicit the intended response in many different people. In this note, the writer alternates the direct rhetoric of command with indirect, suggestive rhetoric to accomplish twin goals. She both deters readers from using the printer and avoids offending those readers; indeed, she improves the reader?s perception of the writer. By implying that the reader may be responsible for previous abuses of the printer, the writer puts the reader on the defensive while avoiding the offensive nature of an explicit accusation. Like a child playing ?now-you-see-me-now-you-don?t,? this peek-a-boo rhetoric?now direct, now indirect?allows the writer to craft her note for maximum effect.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a name="cutid1"></a>The writer must grab the reader?s attention before beginning her first goal of deterring others from using the printer. The first line, ?ATTENTION,? does this in a direct manner: as the only word on the note in capital letters, and the only word to occupy its own line, it clearly stands out. Putting capital letters on a short note is the written equivalent of yelling in a small room; everyone notices. Line breaks add emphasis to statements, and the line break after a single word indicates the writer wants extra ?ATTENTION? paid. These two factors signal to the reader the seriousness and urgency of the note, and the reader may almost mentally brace for what comes next. <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Yet the writer immediately breaks this tone in the second line, shifting from straightforward to suggestive. ?There are other printers in this world?? Had the writer ended the sentence with a period, it would have become curt, even rude, with the unspoken resentment of ?Why are you using my printer?? following thereafter. Instead, by ending the sentence with an ellipsis, the writer imbues it with a sense of incompleteness that invites the reader to complete the thought independently with a logical conclusion: that perhaps this particular printer is not meant for the reader?the reader should find ?other printers? instead. Though either method achieves the same results, the latter allows a reader to believe it arrived through natural though processes, instead of by command. Every parent of an obstinate toddler (or teenager) knows this. It makes a world of difference when someone does something of their own volition, such as pick up socks, instead of being forced to pick up socks by an authority figure. The picker-upper is both more likely to pick up the socks as well as more likely to be happy and not resentful of the authority figure. In the context of the note, the writer uses indirect rhetoric, the power of suggestion, to avoid becoming a resented authority figure in the process of getting the reader to pick another printer.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The next line, by contrast, begins with a firm statement: ?Be kind?? Here the writer catches the reader off-guard. The reader has just finished reading a line which does not confront the reader in any way and required some thought to deduce the writer?s thoughts. Now, the writer commands. She omits modifiers such as ?Please? or ?Try to? that would have lessened the harshness, so the reader must assume the writer intends the admonishing tone. The reader must also assume that the writer finds it necessary for some unknown reason to remind the reader to be kind; this may cause the reader to try harder to be kind in order to avoid proving the writer correct. Though the writer has not specified yet how one should ?be kind,? the previous line and the context of the note?s location on a printer provide ample clues that using one of the ?other printers in this world? would be kind, i.e. not using the writer?s printer. The reader also knows that printing requires ink and paper, consumable resources paid for by the printer?s owner, the note-writer. This should confirm the reader?s suspicion that the writer views the act of printing as unkind because it costs the writer money. <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Then the writer switches back to implication with ?and don?t always pick on mine.? This ending contains the note?s richest rhetoric, with three discrete sections working together. In the first section, the writer?s use of ?always? in ?always pick on? strongly implies the reader has, in the past, picked on the printer. The writer, however, has not told the reader to completely stop picking on the printer, but rather to not always pick on the printer. This implies that the writer can endure some level of usage (i.e., abuse) of her printer?and by extension is a good person?but the reader has exceeded the threshold of tolerance. This adds to the burden of guilt that the writer implies the reader should carry. In the second section, the writer?s use of the term ?pick on? to refer to the readers? possible use of the printer compares the reader?s potential use of the printer to the act of a bully taking advantage of a defenseless victim. Equating usage of the printer to abuse of the printer certainly acts as a strong incentive to the reader not to use the printer. Third, the writer calls the printer ?mine,? stating ownership. More subtly, the writer also self-identifies with the printer. Thus, any injury received by the printer seems to injure the writer as well; this makes the reader even more wary, since abusing a person ranks worse than abusing inanimate objects. Already off-balance because of the writer?s flip-flopping between direct and indirect persuasion, the third sentence as a whole puts the reader firmly into the defensive position of proving he or she is not unkind?i.e., into the position of not using the printer.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Finally, the writer concludes with a small smiley face. The writer uses this all-purpose smiley face like a warm smile in real life, in an attempt to smooth over any remaining concerns she might have about how the reader will respond to the note. Perhaps up to this point the reader found the note too strongly worded, bordering on rude. Despite the writer?s best efforts to keep it inoffensive, the reader still feels the writer made unwarranted accusations. In that case, like a grin, the smiley face tells the reader not to take the note too seriously; the writer means well and does not mean to offend. Or, the reader might have been annoyed by the overly indirect presentation of the note?s message; perhaps he or she had taken a rhetoric course and felt almost manipulated by the perceived rhetoric within the note. In that case, the smiley face, like a wink and a quick smile, can tell the reader that the writer secretly sympathizes with the reader but introduced the hybrid direct/indirect tone as a persuasive technique for lesser readers. The smiley face softens any sharp edges the reader may have found in the note, regardless of what those sharp edges might have been, simply because it seems to the reader like a personal, and personalized, expression of some sort of positive emotion from the writer. The reader may not know of what sort exactly, but cannot receive it without a feeling of general gratitude. <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thus concludes the note. Its writer demonstrates a command of both the direct and indirect approaches to note-writing. While a note with only direct rhetoric might have read ?Don?t use my printer!? and an indirect one ?There are other printers in this world??, neither has the effect of this note. ?Don?t use my printer!? risks offending the reader, while ?There are other printers in this world?? risks not getting the point across. Avoiding these inadequacies, the writer accomplishes admirably the goal of deterring others from using the printer. Though it may not stop the completely shameless, complete prevention does not appear to be the note?s purpose. The writer simply doesn?t want her printer to be used without a second thought, and it is unlikely anyone who viewed this note on her printer would not give using it a second shameful thought. They wouldn?t blame her for the shame, either.<br /><br /><center>***********</center><br />mmm... I miss those days of endless poetry revisions. hey remember sutton in english 9? "In his characterization of Juliet Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare has created a young woman with several admirable qualities." I can't use certain words without thinking of sutton-- "charcoal" and "crimson" spring to mind. tear.<br /><br />I'd love a copy of Soundings when it comes out. :)";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/89616.html";s:7:"summary";s:9607:"Some might call it BS. I call it the most fun I've ever had writing an academic paper. So, I analyzed this three-sentence post-it note that was stuck to some girl's printer, in the format of a five-page essay...<br /><br /><center><b>POST-IT PERSUASION</b><br /><br /><i>ATTENTION: <br />There are other printers in this world?<br />Be kind and don?t always pick on mine :)</i></center><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Post-It Notes and notes in general fulfill a common need for quick written communication. The usually hurried nature of a note, however, doesn?t preclude a complexity equal to an essay. In a sticky situation involving an aquarium and curious children, a writer may favor a more direct approach such as ?Do not touch the glass!?, or an indirect approach such as ?The fish don?t like fingerprints!? Those written for the indeterminate many require more thought on the part of the writer than those written for a specific person. Whereas the writer of the latter only needs to focus on the reactions of one person, the writer of the former must craft the note to elicit the intended response in many different people. In this note, the writer alternates the direct rhetoric of command with indirect, suggestive rhetoric to accomplish twin goals. She both deters readers from using the printer and avoids offending those readers; indeed, she improves the reader?s perception of the writer. By implying that the reader may be responsible for previous abuses of the printer, the writer puts the reader on the defensive while avoiding the offensive nature of an explicit accusation. Like a child playing ?now-you-see-me-now-you-don?t,? this peek-a-boo rhetoric?now direct, now indirect?allows the writer to craft her note for maximum effect.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a name="cutid1"></a>The writer must grab the reader?s attention before beginning her first goal of deterring others from using the printer. The first line, ?ATTENTION,? does this in a direct manner: as the only word on the note in capital letters, and the only word to occupy its own line, it clearly stands out. Putting capital letters on a short note is the written equivalent of yelling in a small room; everyone notices. Line breaks add emphasis to statements, and the line break after a single word indicates the writer wants extra ?ATTENTION? paid. These two factors signal to the reader the seriousness and urgency of the note, and the reader may almost mentally brace for what comes next. <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Yet the writer immediately breaks this tone in the second line, shifting from straightforward to suggestive. ?There are other printers in this world?? Had the writer ended the sentence with a period, it would have become curt, even rude, with the unspoken resentment of ?Why are you using my printer?? following thereafter. Instead, by ending the sentence with an ellipsis, the writer imbues it with a sense of incompleteness that invites the reader to complete the thought independently with a logical conclusion: that perhaps this particular printer is not meant for the reader?the reader should find ?other printers? instead. Though either method achieves the same results, the latter allows a reader to believe it arrived through natural though processes, instead of by command. Every parent of an obstinate toddler (or teenager) knows this. It makes a world of difference when someone does something of their own volition, such as pick up socks, instead of being forced to pick up socks by an authority figure. The picker-upper is both more likely to pick up the socks as well as more likely to be happy and not resentful of the authority figure. In the context of the note, the writer uses indirect rhetoric, the power of suggestion, to avoid becoming a resented authority figure in the process of getting the reader to pick another printer.<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The next line, by contrast, begins with a firm statement: ?Be kind?? Here the writer catches the reader off-guard. The reader has just finished reading a line which does not confront the reader in any way and required some thought to deduce the writer?s thoughts. Now, the writer commands. She omits modifiers such as ?Please? or ?Try to? that would have lessened the harshness, so the reader must assume the writer intends the admonishing tone. The reader must also assume that the writer finds it necessary for some unknown reason to remind the reader to be kind; this may cause the reader to try harder to be kind in order to avoid proving the writer correct. Though the writer has not specified yet how one should ?be kind,? the previous line and the context of the note?s location on a printer provide ample clues that using one of the ?other printers in this world? would be kind, i.e. not using the writer?s printer. The reader also knows that printing requires ink and paper, consumable resources paid for by the printer?s owner, the note-writer. This should confirm the reader?s suspicion that the writer views the act of printing as unkind because it costs the writer money. <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Then the writer switches back to implication with ?and don?t always pick on mine.? This ending contains the note?s richest rhetoric, with three discrete sections working together. In the first section, the writer?s use of ?always? in ?always pick on? strongly implies the reader has, in the past, picked on the printer. The writer, however, has not told the reader to completely stop picking on the printer, but rather to not always pick on the printer. This implies that the writer can endure some level of usage (i.e., abuse) of her printer?and by extension is a good person?but the reader has exceeded the threshold of tolerance. This adds to the burden of guilt that the writer implies the reader should carry. In the second section, the writer?s use of the term ?pick on? to refer to the readers? possible use of the printer compares the reader?s potential use of the printer to the act of a bully taking advantage of a defenseless victim. Equating usage of the printer to abuse of the printer certainly acts as a strong incentive to the reader not to use the printer. Third, the writer calls the printer ?mine,? stating ownership. More subtly, the writer also self-identifies with the printer. Thus, any injury received by the printer seems to injure the writer as well; this makes the reader even more wary, since abusing a person ranks worse than abusing inanimate objects. Already off-balance because of the writer?s flip-flopping between direct and indirect persuasion, the third sentence as a whole puts the reader firmly into the defensive position of proving he or she is not unkind?i.e., into the position of not using the printer.&nbsp; <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Finally, the writer concludes with a small smiley face. The writer uses this all-purpose smiley face like a warm smile in real life, in an attempt to smooth over any remaining concerns she might have about how the reader will respond to the note. Perhaps up to this point the reader found the note too strongly worded, bordering on rude. Despite the writer?s best efforts to keep it inoffensive, the reader still feels the writer made unwarranted accusations. In that case, like a grin, the smiley face tells the reader not to take the note too seriously; the writer means well and does not mean to offend. Or, the reader might have been annoyed by the overly indirect presentation of the note?s message; perhaps he or she had taken a rhetoric course and felt almost manipulated by the perceived rhetoric within the note. In that case, the smiley face, like a wink and a quick smile, can tell the reader that the writer secretly sympathizes with the reader but introduced the hybrid direct/indirect tone as a persuasive technique for lesser readers. The smiley face softens any sharp edges the reader may have found in the note, regardless of what those sharp edges might have been, simply because it seems to the reader like a personal, and personalized, expression of some sort of positive emotion from the writer. The reader may not know of what sort exactly, but cannot receive it without a feeling of general gratitude. <br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thus concludes the note. Its writer demonstrates a command of both the direct and indirect approaches to note-writing. While a note with only direct rhetoric might have read ?Don?t use my printer!? and an indirect one ?There are other printers in this world??, neither has the effect of this note. ?Don?t use my printer!? risks offending the reader, while ?There are other printers in this world?? risks not getting the point across. Avoiding these inadequacies, the writer accomplishes admirably the goal of deterring others from using the printer. Though it may not stop the completely shameless, complete prevention does not appear to be the note?s purpose. The writer simply doesn?t want her printer to be used without a second thought, and it is unlikely anyone who viewed this note on her printer would not give using it a second shameful thought. They wouldn?t blame her for the shame, either.<br /><br /><center>***********</center><br />mmm... I miss those days of endless poetry revisions. hey remember sutton in english 9? "In his characterization of Juliet Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare has created a young woman with several admirable qualities." I can't use certain words without thinking of sutton-- "charcoal" and "crimson" spring to mind. tear.<br /><br />I'd love a copy of Soundings when it comes out. :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1113953928;}i:10;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/89157.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:30:25 GMT";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/89157.html";s:11:"description";s:664:"<img src="http://www.wishbonechicago.com/site/pics/403/14095/57192/71113/Strawberry_Lemonade.jpg" width="590"><br /><br />this is for you irene :)<br /><br />(and gene, you too)<br /><br />I've been ridiculously busy in the last few weeks with things that I won't remember in a year (except for visiting MIT! ty phil/irene/serena/jkuo again) Life is always like that. <font color="white">I want to write about a) Stanford vs. MIT, CPW vs. Admit Weekend b) greek scene c) the meaning of life. Ooh, you're so clever for finding this... IM me and you get a prize :)</font> <br /><br />edit: am i the only one who has friends page background set to white? seriously...";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/89157.html";s:7:"summary";s:664:"<img src="http://www.wishbonechicago.com/site/pics/403/14095/57192/71113/Strawberry_Lemonade.jpg" width="590"><br /><br />this is for you irene :)<br /><br />(and gene, you too)<br /><br />I've been ridiculously busy in the last few weeks with things that I won't remember in a year (except for visiting MIT! ty phil/irene/serena/jkuo again) Life is always like that. <font color="white">I want to write about a) Stanford vs. MIT, CPW vs. Admit Weekend b) greek scene c) the meaning of life. Ooh, you're so clever for finding this... IM me and you get a prize :)</font> <br /><br />edit: am i the only one who has friends page background set to white? seriously...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1113867025;}i:11;a:7:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/88153.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:53:06 GMT";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/88153.html";s:11:"description";s:352:"<a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html">http://www.paulgraham.com/start.htm<wbr />l</a><br /><br />I don't do birthday LJ announcements, but I know Wendy lives on LJ, so putting this on her friends page is better than, say, actually calling. ;) <br /><br />happy birthday wendy! may you be blessed with a lifetime of a million comments received.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/88153.html";s:7:"summary";s:352:"<a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html">http://www.paulgraham.com/start.htm<wbr />l</a><br /><br />I don't do birthday LJ announcements, but I know Wendy lives on LJ, so putting this on her friends page is better than, say, actually calling. ;) <br /><br />happy birthday wendy! may you be blessed with a lifetime of a million comments received.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1110545586;}i:12;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86795.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:51:38 GMT";s:5:"title";s:32:"why, oh why, oh michael why lin.";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86795.html";s:11:"description";s:454:"I have been told that I amuse people. <br /><br />I think Michael (Y. Lin) may be one of those people.<br /><br />And he has a story for you. (If you're one of the 25 LJ friends we have in common and you've seen this, feel free to snicker again.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/michaelwhy/23740.html">http://www.livejournal.com/users/michae<wbr />lwhy/23740.html</a><br /><br />Oh, by the way-- happy birthday (to-day!), Michael. :)";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86795.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:16:"self-deprecating";}s:7:"summary";s:454:"I have been told that I amuse people. <br /><br />I think Michael (Y. Lin) may be one of those people.<br /><br />And he has a story for you. (If you're one of the 25 LJ friends we have in common and you've seen this, feel free to snicker again.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/michaelwhy/23740.html">http://www.livejournal.com/users/michae<wbr />lwhy/23740.html</a><br /><br />Oh, by the way-- happy birthday (to-day!), Michael. :)";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109587898;}i:13;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86442.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:31:07 GMT";s:5:"title";s:7:"alcohol";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86442.html";s:11:"description";s:3771:"Part II<br /><br />I think I'm writing this entry more for people not in college :)<br /><br />Parent's Weekend is going on right now at Stanford. During the parent Q&A session, drinking was a major concern. One parent was furious that every time she visited, she saw alcohol bottles. In her reality, college students should not drink. In reality, about 50% of my freshman dorm drinks regularly, and another 25% occasionally. <br /><br />Someone told a story about how their parent told them over dinner today, "Son, I don't want you drinking, and I don't think you are, but if you do, don't take more than four shots, or you'll definitely get really drunk." ... "Yeah, OK, Dad." This is hilarious, because this kid holds his liquor better than anyone in the dorm-- with 12, he's barely tipsy. (this is past the sickness level for most guys here.) And his dad is clueless. And this is not unusual; I don't think a lot of parents, perhaps not a majority but close, know that their children drink, and drink quite a bit. <br /><br /> So this brings me to the point. Someone (else) started to explain to me how he started drinking, and (more interestingly to me) why he kept drinking. Throughout high school, he was incredibly anti-alcohol (I cannot imagine him this way) to the point where he raged at a friend when he found out he had started drinking-- (that shit sucks! you'll ruin your life! etc.) and had an anti-alcohol reputation, as well. So, basically, like your typical "good" SHS kid except with a stronger stance than most. <br /><br />Then he tried it (or his friends basically forced him to) and it sucked the first time since he drank too much and had a hangover, etc. But then he tried it again, and he liked the feeling... what he said: alcohol uncovers an whole new plane that's impossible to imagine without having tried it. it's more fun. there's just no comparison. i can't, sadly, quote him verbatim, but it sounded fresh and new when he told it. :) It's just that, usually, we (kids not adults) don't talk seriously about alcohol, and if we sort of do, it's about the loss of inhibitions and resulting stupid actions, not the <i>fun</i> of being intoxicated.<br /><br />It still amazes me that such different perspectives are possible. To be a high school student, and think that drinking leads to the devil; to be a parent, and think that only the "bad" college students binge drink; to be a college student, and think that a weekend without alcohol is not a worthwhile weekend. <br /><br />I used to think people who drank were in some intangible way less moral than those who didn't. It's why I was uncomfortably surprised during Admit Weekend when I saw Lauren laughing about the Jack Daniel's on her desk-- Lauren was a good person! And now, consciously at least, it makes no difference. It cannot make any difference. <br /><br />It amazes me to look back on myself less than one year ago. The viewpoints I've gained... I used to think diversity was nice. Now I actually <i>understand</i> why it's a good idea, an essential idea, because I'm experiencing its benefits. How much would it suck to live in a place where everyone thinks the same way and comes from the same background? Oh, wait, I did that for 18 years in Saratoga, and I loved it. :) I guess there's something to be said for comfort too. <br /><br />(And yet... even today, I would still respect someone-- you-- more for not drinking. Although perhaps that would be more for the intentional restraint than for the moral implications. Or, even more likely, because I want to feel like I'm right, that it's somehow better to be a non-drinker... reflected respect, you see. because after all is said and done, i don't drink and have no plans to. :)<br /><br />ahaha... it's all gray.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86442.html";s:7:"summary";s:3771:"Part II<br /><br />I think I'm writing this entry more for people not in college :)<br /><br />Parent's Weekend is going on right now at Stanford. During the parent Q&A session, drinking was a major concern. One parent was furious that every time she visited, she saw alcohol bottles. In her reality, college students should not drink. In reality, about 50% of my freshman dorm drinks regularly, and another 25% occasionally. <br /><br />Someone told a story about how their parent told them over dinner today, "Son, I don't want you drinking, and I don't think you are, but if you do, don't take more than four shots, or you'll definitely get really drunk." ... "Yeah, OK, Dad." This is hilarious, because this kid holds his liquor better than anyone in the dorm-- with 12, he's barely tipsy. (this is past the sickness level for most guys here.) And his dad is clueless. And this is not unusual; I don't think a lot of parents, perhaps not a majority but close, know that their children drink, and drink quite a bit. <br /><br /> So this brings me to the point. Someone (else) started to explain to me how he started drinking, and (more interestingly to me) why he kept drinking. Throughout high school, he was incredibly anti-alcohol (I cannot imagine him this way) to the point where he raged at a friend when he found out he had started drinking-- (that shit sucks! you'll ruin your life! etc.) and had an anti-alcohol reputation, as well. So, basically, like your typical "good" SHS kid except with a stronger stance than most. <br /><br />Then he tried it (or his friends basically forced him to) and it sucked the first time since he drank too much and had a hangover, etc. But then he tried it again, and he liked the feeling... what he said: alcohol uncovers an whole new plane that's impossible to imagine without having tried it. it's more fun. there's just no comparison. i can't, sadly, quote him verbatim, but it sounded fresh and new when he told it. :) It's just that, usually, we (kids not adults) don't talk seriously about alcohol, and if we sort of do, it's about the loss of inhibitions and resulting stupid actions, not the <i>fun</i> of being intoxicated.<br /><br />It still amazes me that such different perspectives are possible. To be a high school student, and think that drinking leads to the devil; to be a parent, and think that only the "bad" college students binge drink; to be a college student, and think that a weekend without alcohol is not a worthwhile weekend. <br /><br />I used to think people who drank were in some intangible way less moral than those who didn't. It's why I was uncomfortably surprised during Admit Weekend when I saw Lauren laughing about the Jack Daniel's on her desk-- Lauren was a good person! And now, consciously at least, it makes no difference. It cannot make any difference. <br /><br />It amazes me to look back on myself less than one year ago. The viewpoints I've gained... I used to think diversity was nice. Now I actually <i>understand</i> why it's a good idea, an essential idea, because I'm experiencing its benefits. How much would it suck to live in a place where everyone thinks the same way and comes from the same background? Oh, wait, I did that for 18 years in Saratoga, and I loved it. :) I guess there's something to be said for comfort too. <br /><br />(And yet... even today, I would still respect someone-- you-- more for not drinking. Although perhaps that would be more for the intentional restraint than for the moral implications. Or, even more likely, because I want to feel like I'm right, that it's somehow better to be a non-drinker... reflected respect, you see. because after all is said and done, i don't drink and have no plans to. :)<br /><br />ahaha... it's all gray.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109428267;}i:14;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86230.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:52:28 GMT";s:5:"title";s:11:"vienna teng";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86230.html";s:11:"description";s:1078:"Okay, it's 5:30am, but I have to write about the last 8 hours or so. It's been innnnnteresting :)<br /><br />Part I<br /><br />VIENNA TENG WAS AMAZING. She had the audience wrapped around her pinky. (The audience was so asian it reminded me of an SHS event) She was so witty (if you heard her stories and one-liners at SHS in the PAL concert, it was like that but way better), she was so effortless, she was given a standing ovation of at least three minutes until she came out and did an encore. I don't think anything I've gone to has ever made me so happy... I couldn't stop smiling afterwards. Someone else who went got back after me and started screaming about how wonderful it was and how every guy in the room must have wanted to marry her right then-- ohhhhhhhhhhh goodness it was incredible. Ada saw her too :) <br /><br />Okay, Vienna Teng is officially my favoritest artist, like, ever. AHHHH SO GOOD<br /><br />btw: eric cheng (previously mentioned in some entry or another), <a href="http://echeng.com/journal/index.php?p=866">amusing photodiary</a> of vienna teng.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/86230.html";s:7:"summary";s:1078:"Okay, it's 5:30am, but I have to write about the last 8 hours or so. It's been innnnnteresting :)<br /><br />Part I<br /><br />VIENNA TENG WAS AMAZING. She had the audience wrapped around her pinky. (The audience was so asian it reminded me of an SHS event) She was so witty (if you heard her stories and one-liners at SHS in the PAL concert, it was like that but way better), she was so effortless, she was given a standing ovation of at least three minutes until she came out and did an encore. I don't think anything I've gone to has ever made me so happy... I couldn't stop smiling afterwards. Someone else who went got back after me and started screaming about how wonderful it was and how every guy in the room must have wanted to marry her right then-- ohhhhhhhhhhh goodness it was incredible. Ada saw her too :) <br /><br />Okay, Vienna Teng is officially my favoritest artist, like, ever. AHHHH SO GOOD<br /><br />btw: eric cheng (previously mentioned in some entry or another), <a href="http://echeng.com/journal/index.php?p=866">amusing photodiary</a> of vienna teng.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109425948;}i:15;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/85040.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:41:23 GMT";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/85040.html";s:11:"description";s:559:"The number one feature I want on livejournal is the ability to post private comments-- I don't want some of my comments on other people's entries to be public. I end up having to email them directly, which is such a pain. Grrr. <br /><br />Do you want this feature on my LJ? I can set it to "Screen All Replies," in which case your comments won't appear until I've seen them, so I can leave screened the replies that are meant to be private. I dunno if anyone else has this issue.<br /><br />I want it set on yours. :P I would comment like...on twice as many.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/85040.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:7:"annoyed";}s:7:"summary";s:559:"The number one feature I want on livejournal is the ability to post private comments-- I don't want some of my comments on other people's entries to be public. I end up having to email them directly, which is such a pain. Grrr. <br /><br />Do you want this feature on my LJ? I can set it to "Screen All Replies," in which case your comments won't appear until I've seen them, so I can leave screened the replies that are meant to be private. I dunno if anyone else has this issue.<br /><br />I want it set on yours. :P I would comment like...on twice as many.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109065283;}i:16;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84755.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:06:32 GMT";s:5:"title";s:17:"show me the money";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84755.html";s:11:"description";s:3321:"Stanford's fundraising ability is amazing. Perhaps not on par with Harvard's, but... so student orgs here write letters to alumni who have donated lots of money, and in exchange the orgs get $15 per letter. Well, this isn't so bad. It's just a nice personal thankyou note. Ah, but it's not. Not even officially.<br /><br />If you're lucky: Only a few people, usually the heads of the org, actually write a letter. Then the letter is copied (by hand of course) by the members... 8 times by 8 different members. Each member can copy more than one head's letter, too-- so if there are 4 heads, and they each write a letter, then each of the 16 members can each copy 2 letters, creating 32 "hand-written" personal letters, and receiving $930 (in theory; in reality it's less because of rejected letters). Oh, and this happens every quarter. <br /><br />If you're not so lucky (Ada): You write a letter. You copy it by hand 8 times. Your org's 50 members generate 400 letters, netting it $6000.<br /><br />If you're really not so lucky: Repeat for different orgs that you're in.<br /><br />***********************************<br /><br />Dear ______,<br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My name is [my name]. I?m a freshman, in the class of 2008. I currently plan to major in Computer Science and would also like to explore the new Creative Writing minor. I am writing to thank you for your [MONTH] gift to The Stanford Fund. <br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The majority of money donated to The Stanford Fund goes to support financial aid and undergraduate academic initiatives. For example, last quarter I took a Freshman and Sophomore Introductory Seminar, or introsem, called ?Technology in Contemporary Society.? Like other introsems, our class comprised just fifteen students and the professor, Robert McGinn. The value of such an intimate learning environment became clear as we discussed issues in much greater depth than would be possible in its lecture hall equivalent.<br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I am also involved in Project AIYME, one of many student groups supported entirely by The Stanford Fund, via the Haas Center for Public Service. We operate a youth mentoring program for at-risk Asian American eighth-graders in the Bay Area. Pairing college-age mentors with mentees, we have the opportunity to organize activities that focus on relevant issues such as the pursuit of higher education, ethnic identity, and peer pressure. This past weekend, our service-themed retreat had mentor-mentee pairs engaged in a variety of local activities, from shoveling gravel at Gamble Gardens in Palo Alto to playing music for seniors at [WHERE?] in [WHERE?].<br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As you can see, the fruits of your donation to The Stanford Fund are evident in my daily life here at Stanford. I, along with my classmates and all of those affected by the outreach of student organizations, thank you for your generosity.&nbsp; <br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sincerely,<br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [my name]<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Class of 2008<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Computer Science<br /><br />****************************************<wbr /><br /><br />This will be mailed to eight alumni. In eight different sets of handwriting. :P";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84755.html";s:2:"lj";a:1:{s:4:"mood";s:7:"cynical";}s:7:"summary";s:3321:"Stanford's fundraising ability is amazing. Perhaps not on par with Harvard's, but... so student orgs here write letters to alumni who have donated lots of money, and in exchange the orgs get $15 per letter. Well, this isn't so bad. It's just a nice personal thankyou note. Ah, but it's not. Not even officially.<br /><br />If you're lucky: Only a few people, usually the heads of the org, actually write a letter. Then the letter is copied (by hand of course) by the members... 8 times by 8 different members. Each member can copy more than one head's letter, too-- so if there are 4 heads, and they each write a letter, then each of the 16 members can each copy 2 letters, creating 32 "hand-written" personal letters, and receiving $930 (in theory; in reality it's less because of rejected letters). Oh, and this happens every quarter. <br /><br />If you're not so lucky (Ada): You write a letter. You copy it by hand 8 times. Your org's 50 members generate 400 letters, netting it $6000.<br /><br />If you're really not so lucky: Repeat for different orgs that you're in.<br /><br />***********************************<br /><br />Dear ______,<br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My name is [my name]. I?m a freshman, in the class of 2008. I currently plan to major in Computer Science and would also like to explore the new Creative Writing minor. I am writing to thank you for your [MONTH] gift to The Stanford Fund. <br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The majority of money donated to The Stanford Fund goes to support financial aid and undergraduate academic initiatives. For example, last quarter I took a Freshman and Sophomore Introductory Seminar, or introsem, called ?Technology in Contemporary Society.? Like other introsems, our class comprised just fifteen students and the professor, Robert McGinn. The value of such an intimate learning environment became clear as we discussed issues in much greater depth than would be possible in its lecture hall equivalent.<br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I am also involved in Project AIYME, one of many student groups supported entirely by The Stanford Fund, via the Haas Center for Public Service. We operate a youth mentoring program for at-risk Asian American eighth-graders in the Bay Area. Pairing college-age mentors with mentees, we have the opportunity to organize activities that focus on relevant issues such as the pursuit of higher education, ethnic identity, and peer pressure. This past weekend, our service-themed retreat had mentor-mentee pairs engaged in a variety of local activities, from shoveling gravel at Gamble Gardens in Palo Alto to playing music for seniors at [WHERE?] in [WHERE?].<br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As you can see, the fruits of your donation to The Stanford Fund are evident in my daily life here at Stanford. I, along with my classmates and all of those affected by the outreach of student organizations, thank you for your generosity.&nbsp; <br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sincerely,<br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [my name]<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Class of 2008<br />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Computer Science<br /><br />****************************************<wbr /><br /><br />This will be mailed to eight alumni. In eight different sets of handwriting. :P";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1109063192;}i:17;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84615.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:50:42 GMT";s:5:"title";s:16:"the circle of lj";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84615.html";s:11:"description";s:2775:"My lj always returns to the same themes-- I'm pretty sure I've had Graduation in at least three or four of my entries in the past few years. Time, poetry, what else?, these are the constants in my life. EDIT: This is so sad, I just wrote like the exact same thing in June. Oh, well.<br /><br />It's dizzying to consider life after college, isn't it? I've just gotten used to life IN college, and now I'm considering its end. Moving into the world. Getting a job. Waking up. &lt;-- this last one is totally going to be the hardest part<br /><br /><i>and so we talked all night about the rest of our lives<br />where we're gonna be when we turn 25<br />i keep thinking times ill never change<br />keep on thinking things will always be the same</i><br /><br />i remember the exact moment when i first heard this song. mid-year 8th grade. i was walking toward my closet; it started playing from my radio-- the same one that's next to me right now-- and i stopped to listen. i loved it then, and i love it now, because it gives me... an emotional rush, i suppose. every line rang so true; it rang just as true when we graduated from high school; it will ring again with the same clarity when i graduate from college.<br /><br /><i>will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?</i><br /><i>can we survive it out there?</i><br /><i>can we make it somehow?</i><br /><i>i guess i thought this would never end</i><br /><i>and suddenly it's like we're women and men...</i> <br /><br />i feel inexpressibly blessed. not inexplicably... just inexpessibly. this used to be another constant beat of my lj, although i stopped doing it in the last year's worth or so. <i>i am so, so fortunate</i> to have what i have, to be where i am, in life in general. i still feel this way. <br /><br />which is why, when a dormmate i like and respect <a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&amp;id=15851&amp;repository=0001_article" target="_blank">belittles the motives of a writer</a> who <a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&amp;id=15805&amp;repository=0001_article" target="_blank">asks his fellow students</a> to devote their talents to the greater good, i am sad. yes, it came off as horribly elitist. but if you had agreed with his premise-- thankfulness, a responsibility to society-- you would not have been quite so cynical, quite so angry about a perceived intruder trying to tell you what you should do. <br /><br />i do love my dorm. but i rarely write about stanford in my lj. i think i subconsciously try to keep my worlds separate-- online and off, old friends and new, techie and not. there's only one of me though. except when neil tries to take over. then i guess there's two me of while we're fighting for control. okay, i'm seriously kidding.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84615.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:22:"vitamin c - graduation";s:4:"mood";s:11:"teary con't";}s:7:"summary";s:2775:"My lj always returns to the same themes-- I'm pretty sure I've had Graduation in at least three or four of my entries in the past few years. Time, poetry, what else?, these are the constants in my life. EDIT: This is so sad, I just wrote like the exact same thing in June. Oh, well.<br /><br />It's dizzying to consider life after college, isn't it? I've just gotten used to life IN college, and now I'm considering its end. Moving into the world. Getting a job. Waking up. &lt;-- this last one is totally going to be the hardest part<br /><br /><i>and so we talked all night about the rest of our lives<br />where we're gonna be when we turn 25<br />i keep thinking times ill never change<br />keep on thinking things will always be the same</i><br /><br />i remember the exact moment when i first heard this song. mid-year 8th grade. i was walking toward my closet; it started playing from my radio-- the same one that's next to me right now-- and i stopped to listen. i loved it then, and i love it now, because it gives me... an emotional rush, i suppose. every line rang so true; it rang just as true when we graduated from high school; it will ring again with the same clarity when i graduate from college.<br /><br /><i>will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?</i><br /><i>can we survive it out there?</i><br /><i>can we make it somehow?</i><br /><i>i guess i thought this would never end</i><br /><i>and suddenly it's like we're women and men...</i> <br /><br />i feel inexpressibly blessed. not inexplicably... just inexpessibly. this used to be another constant beat of my lj, although i stopped doing it in the last year's worth or so. <i>i am so, so fortunate</i> to have what i have, to be where i am, in life in general. i still feel this way. <br /><br />which is why, when a dormmate i like and respect <a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&amp;id=15851&amp;repository=0001_article" target="_blank">belittles the motives of a writer</a> who <a href="http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&amp;id=15805&amp;repository=0001_article" target="_blank">asks his fellow students</a> to devote their talents to the greater good, i am sad. yes, it came off as horribly elitist. but if you had agreed with his premise-- thankfulness, a responsibility to society-- you would not have been quite so cynical, quite so angry about a perceived intruder trying to tell you what you should do. <br /><br />i do love my dorm. but i rarely write about stanford in my lj. i think i subconsciously try to keep my worlds separate-- online and off, old friends and new, techie and not. there's only one of me though. except when neil tries to take over. then i guess there's two me of while we're fighting for control. okay, i'm seriously kidding.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1108986642;}i:18;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84351.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:20:20 GMT";s:5:"title";s:29:"to the marriage of true minds";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84351.html";s:11:"description";s:1081:"jkuo, i'm sorry: you missed the vows. (<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/78589.html?thread=189949#t189949" target="_blank">reference</a>)<br /><br />Steven proposed today. We had been discussing the issue in a joking manner a few weeks ago, actually-- "haha wouldn't it be funny if" and "imagine that, wouldn't that be so cool"-- but I never made the connection between our hopes and a possible reality. <br /><br />PrsnPrince22: kalvin<br />PrsnPrince22: i love you man<br /><br />...five minutes later i realize what he's getting at...<br /><br />arabiafish: ...i would love to.<br />arabiafish: :)<br /><br />So, let it be known to all-- Steven and I are officially (roo)mates. After college. In the vicinity of the Palo Alto area, where "vicinity" means "as close as we can get without handing over little pieces of our souls as rent payments." Yeah, four years from now. Wow.<br /><br />EDIT: argh, apparently he has to go to "med" school, or something weird like that. so at least eight years. sniff. but he's a (roo)mate worth <s>fighting</s> waiting for!";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84351.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:41:"lion king - can you feel the love tonight";s:4:"mood";s:20:"teary in a happy way";}s:7:"summary";s:1081:"jkuo, i'm sorry: you missed the vows. (<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/78589.html?thread=189949#t189949" target="_blank">reference</a>)<br /><br />Steven proposed today. We had been discussing the issue in a joking manner a few weeks ago, actually-- "haha wouldn't it be funny if" and "imagine that, wouldn't that be so cool"-- but I never made the connection between our hopes and a possible reality. <br /><br />PrsnPrince22: kalvin<br />PrsnPrince22: i love you man<br /><br />...five minutes later i realize what he's getting at...<br /><br />arabiafish: ...i would love to.<br />arabiafish: :)<br /><br />So, let it be known to all-- Steven and I are officially (roo)mates. After college. In the vicinity of the Palo Alto area, where "vicinity" means "as close as we can get without handing over little pieces of our souls as rent payments." Yeah, four years from now. Wow.<br /><br />EDIT: argh, apparently he has to go to "med" school, or something weird like that. so at least eight years. sniff. but he's a (roo)mate worth <s>fighting</s> waiting for!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1108984820;}i:19;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84053.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:34:40 GMT";s:5:"title";s:9:"Happiness";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84053.html";s:11:"description";s:4382:"by Alan C. Robles<br />in Time Magazine, 2/20/05<br /><br /> Is it plausible to think of happiness not as a state of mind or a state of the pocketbook, but as an actual sovereign state? Many surveys lead us down that path. In study after study on national happiness levels, my country, the Philippines, gets unlikely top scores. The World Values Survey published by the University of Michigan last November ranked 82 countries and territories according to feelings of "subjective well-being"?which combined its happiness and "life-satisfaction" scores?and the Philippines had one of the highest ratings in Asia, above far richer locations such as Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. A few years back, a Hong Kong ad agency found the Philippines to be the happiest place among a group that included Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China.<br /><br />This is counterintuitive to say the least. We Filipinos live in a country mired in poverty, political conflict, corruption and environmental destruction. On top of that, the Philippines is so regularly battered by typhoons, earthquakes, landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions and other natural catastrophes that it's been ranked the world's most disaster-prone nation by the Brussels-based Center for Research and Epidemiology of Disasters. Yet last Christmas, toward the close of a particularly wretched year, eight out of 10 respondents told a local research firm that they felt "optimistic" about 2005. No tropical depression here, folks.<br /><br />This cheery outlook doesn't reflect a national state of blissful ignorance. When ACNielsen asked Filipinos to evaluate their lives a few years ago, the respondents were clearheaded enough to give "fair" to "poor" ratings in areas like personal safety, economic well-being and general health?yet they went on to say they nonetheless considered themselves "very happy."<br /><br />For Filipinos, happiness isn't material?it's social. We're happiest in a group: family, friends, immediate community, even strangers. I've seen it happen in many airports among perfect strangers: as soon as Philippine travelers drift in, they gravitate toward one another and soon form a boisterous crowd, exchanging jokes and mobile-phone numbers. The awesome range of peculiar Philippine nicknames, a source of amusement to foreigners, are tokens of how much such social groups mean to people: the nicknames are bestowed by family and friends. Some Filipinos use a string of them over the years.<br /><br />The small group is our bastion against life's unfairness. Hundreds of years of bad government have taught us to expect little from impersonal institutions. We know that our leaders are corrupt, that our country is marred by inequality, that there's plenty of injustice. We just try not to let it get in the way of enjoying life. Filipinos often describe themselves as mababaw ang kaligayahan, or easily amused. There's a dose of self-deprecation there. But let's take it from the national to the personal level. We all know people who aren't easily amused. You rarely think of them as happy.<br /><br />Filipinos are also known for a pair of connected traits: resilience and self-sufficiency. Instead of counting on government to help us, we help one another. In the U.S., Filipinos are near the top of the list of migrant groups who are least likely to go on welfare. Today, resilience and self-sufficiency have a grim ring. But, once again, take it to the individual level. Do you know many irresilient, dependent people who are happy?<br /><br />My wife recently met a 43-year-old Filipino named Nestor Castillo, and they started chatting about a proposed government program in the Philippines to give poor people food stamps. Castillo was against it: he didn't believe the politicians and the bureaucrats would be able to pull it off honestly. And yet Castillo could use those stamps. Four years ago, he lost his job as a janitor at the Quezon City Hall. He and his family are now scavengers, living out of a wooden pushcart. This is Castillo's idea of happiness: "Once I found nearly half a fried chicken wrapped in plastic," he told me. "I knew it was still edible because it was still cold, just came from the refrigerator. We had a feast that day." Around the world, people are searching for happiness. For Filipinos, happiness isn't a goal: it's a tool for survival.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/84053.html";s:7:"summary";s:4382:"by Alan C. Robles<br />in Time Magazine, 2/20/05<br /><br /> Is it plausible to think of happiness not as a state of mind or a state of the pocketbook, but as an actual sovereign state? Many surveys lead us down that path. In study after study on national happiness levels, my country, the Philippines, gets unlikely top scores. The World Values Survey published by the University of Michigan last November ranked 82 countries and territories according to feelings of "subjective well-being"?which combined its happiness and "life-satisfaction" scores?and the Philippines had one of the highest ratings in Asia, above far richer locations such as Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. A few years back, a Hong Kong ad agency found the Philippines to be the happiest place among a group that included Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China.<br /><br />This is counterintuitive to say the least. We Filipinos live in a country mired in poverty, political conflict, corruption and environmental destruction. On top of that, the Philippines is so regularly battered by typhoons, earthquakes, landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions and other natural catastrophes that it's been ranked the world's most disaster-prone nation by the Brussels-based Center for Research and Epidemiology of Disasters. Yet last Christmas, toward the close of a particularly wretched year, eight out of 10 respondents told a local research firm that they felt "optimistic" about 2005. No tropical depression here, folks.<br /><br />This cheery outlook doesn't reflect a national state of blissful ignorance. When ACNielsen asked Filipinos to evaluate their lives a few years ago, the respondents were clearheaded enough to give "fair" to "poor" ratings in areas like personal safety, economic well-being and general health?yet they went on to say they nonetheless considered themselves "very happy."<br /><br />For Filipinos, happiness isn't material?it's social. We're happiest in a group: family, friends, immediate community, even strangers. I've seen it happen in many airports among perfect strangers: as soon as Philippine travelers drift in, they gravitate toward one another and soon form a boisterous crowd, exchanging jokes and mobile-phone numbers. The awesome range of peculiar Philippine nicknames, a source of amusement to foreigners, are tokens of how much such social groups mean to people: the nicknames are bestowed by family and friends. Some Filipinos use a string of them over the years.<br /><br />The small group is our bastion against life's unfairness. Hundreds of years of bad government have taught us to expect little from impersonal institutions. We know that our leaders are corrupt, that our country is marred by inequality, that there's plenty of injustice. We just try not to let it get in the way of enjoying life. Filipinos often describe themselves as mababaw ang kaligayahan, or easily amused. There's a dose of self-deprecation there. But let's take it from the national to the personal level. We all know people who aren't easily amused. You rarely think of them as happy.<br /><br />Filipinos are also known for a pair of connected traits: resilience and self-sufficiency. Instead of counting on government to help us, we help one another. In the U.S., Filipinos are near the top of the list of migrant groups who are least likely to go on welfare. Today, resilience and self-sufficiency have a grim ring. But, once again, take it to the individual level. Do you know many irresilient, dependent people who are happy?<br /><br />My wife recently met a 43-year-old Filipino named Nestor Castillo, and they started chatting about a proposed government program in the Philippines to give poor people food stamps. Castillo was against it: he didn't believe the politicians and the bureaucrats would be able to pull it off honestly. And yet Castillo could use those stamps. Four years ago, he lost his job as a janitor at the Quezon City Hall. He and his family are now scavengers, living out of a wooden pushcart. This is Castillo's idea of happiness: "Once I found nearly half a fried chicken wrapped in plastic," he told me. "I knew it was still edible because it was still cold, just came from the refrigerator. We had a feast that day." Around the world, people are searching for happiness. For Filipinos, happiness isn't a goal: it's a tool for survival.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1108974880;}i:20;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/82480.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:34:53 GMT";s:5:"title";s:22:"happy valentine's day!";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/82480.html";s:11:"description";s:2017:"I haven't written any poetry for almost two years now. It makes me sad. Also, I have no valentine. This makes me almost as sad as it does <a href="http://www.emotioneric.com/emotionfill/sadness.html">www.1-800-buy-your-roses-in-bulk-online-C<wbr />OUPON-OMG-HOT-DEAL.com</a>. I hope you'll agree this is indeed very, very sad. <br /><br />anyway! Tis the season for love and teary speeches (and higher divorce rates, but whatever), and so this entry is dedicated to <b>Judith Lyn Sutton</b>, who added an entire dimension to my life; to <b>Sue-Ting</b>, for being brilliant when I called that day and asked "hmm, I have to write a sonnet... any ideas?" ;), to <b>Tiffany Chow</b>, because she <s>gives the best compliments ever</s> made me remember how wonderful it was to play there, and that I need to take the poetry workshop next year, even if it means taking one less CS class; to <b>Calvin</b>, because if any guy deserves TRUELOVE, it's the one most hopelessly romantic :); to <b>my bed</b>, for its warmth and support during those three hours I spent scribbling my draft on a giant post-it. (and lauren/matt/teresa, fellow II'ers... best of times. sniff) so for the third time in this LJ! conveniently cut for those of you who are sick of it! :) presenting!<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />LOVE'S ECLIPSE<br /><br />When I but gaze upon you, silver bright,<br />I think I see your crescent blush appear.<br />All else revolves round me, the muse of light;<br />Round you alone my thoughts do orbit dear.<br />I chart your path each morning, day and night<br />In dark or cloudy lands where you reside,<br />But my approach sends you on hurried flight? <br />Why never do our severed spheres collide?<br />Still, solar winds of fortune sometime hum<br />And summon sweetly burning seconds near<br />As day and night align in perfect sum<br />So you and I do share a single sphere.<br />&nbsp;  Then I caress your curves in warm embrace,<br />&nbsp;  Our ring of fire eclipsing time and space.<br /><br />";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/82480.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:19:"all-4-one - i swear";s:4:"mood";s:11:"reminiscent";}s:7:"summary";s:2017:"I haven't written any poetry for almost two years now. It makes me sad. Also, I have no valentine. This makes me almost as sad as it does <a href="http://www.emotioneric.com/emotionfill/sadness.html">www.1-800-buy-your-roses-in-bulk-online-C<wbr />OUPON-OMG-HOT-DEAL.com</a>. I hope you'll agree this is indeed very, very sad. <br /><br />anyway! Tis the season for love and teary speeches (and higher divorce rates, but whatever), and so this entry is dedicated to <b>Judith Lyn Sutton</b>, who added an entire dimension to my life; to <b>Sue-Ting</b>, for being brilliant when I called that day and asked "hmm, I have to write a sonnet... any ideas?" ;), to <b>Tiffany Chow</b>, because she <s>gives the best compliments ever</s> made me remember how wonderful it was to play there, and that I need to take the poetry workshop next year, even if it means taking one less CS class; to <b>Calvin</b>, because if any guy deserves TRUELOVE, it's the one most hopelessly romantic :); to <b>my bed</b>, for its warmth and support during those three hours I spent scribbling my draft on a giant post-it. (and lauren/matt/teresa, fellow II'ers... best of times. sniff) so for the third time in this LJ! conveniently cut for those of you who are sick of it! :) presenting!<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br />LOVE'S ECLIPSE<br /><br />When I but gaze upon you, silver bright,<br />I think I see your crescent blush appear.<br />All else revolves round me, the muse of light;<br />Round you alone my thoughts do orbit dear.<br />I chart your path each morning, day and night<br />In dark or cloudy lands where you reside,<br />But my approach sends you on hurried flight? <br />Why never do our severed spheres collide?<br />Still, solar winds of fortune sometime hum<br />And summon sweetly burning seconds near<br />As day and night align in perfect sum<br />So you and I do share a single sphere.<br />&nbsp;  Then I caress your curves in warm embrace,<br />&nbsp;  Our ring of fire eclipsing time and space.<br /><br />";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1108373693;}i:21;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/81006.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 06 Feb 2005 00:15:11 GMT";s:5:"title";s:33:"i have a cat. he lives in my hat.";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/81006.html";s:11:"description";s:2030:"it's actually a very cute cat &gt; dogs poem, so click on "read more" if you want to read the whole thing.<br /><br />Curiosity<br />by Alistair Reed<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a>may have killed the cat; more likely<br />the cat was just unlucky, or else curious<br />to see what death was like, having no cause<br />to go on licking paws, or fathering<br />litter on litter of kittens, predictably.<br /><br />Nevertheless, to be curious<br />is dangerous enough. To distrust<br />what is always said, what seems,<br />to ask odd questions, interfere in dreams,<br />leave home, smell rats, have hunches<br />do not endear cats to those doggy circles<br />where well-smelt baskets, suitable wives, good lunches<br />are the order of things, and where prevails<br />much wagging of incurious heads and tails.<br /><br />Face it. Curiosity<br />will not cause us to die ?<br />only lack of it will.<br />Never to want to see<br />the other side of the hill<br />or that improbable country<br />where living is an idyll<br />(although a probable hell)<br />would kill us all.<br />Only the curious<br />have, if they live, a tale<br />worth telling at all.<br /><br /><a name="cutid2"></a>Dogs say cats love too much, are irresponsible,<br />are changeable, marry too many wives,<br />desert their children, chill all dinner tables<br />with tales of their nine lives.<br />Well, they are lucky. Let them be<br />nine-lived and contradictory,<br />curious enough to change, prepared to pay<br />the cat price, which is to die<br />and die again and again,<br />each time with no less pain.<br />A cat minority of one<br />is all that can be counted on<br />to tell the truth. And what cats have to tell<br />on each return from hell<br />is this: that dying is what the living do,<br />that dying is what the loving do,<br />and that dead dogs are those who do not know<br />that dying is what, to live, each has to do.<br /><br />thanks jensine :)<br /><br /><br />btw, cats ARE much better than dogs. but you knew that already.";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/81006.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:25:"ataris - so long, astoria";s:4:"mood";s:21:"curiously minty-fresh";}s:7:"summary";s:2030:"it's actually a very cute cat &gt; dogs poem, so click on "read more" if you want to read the whole thing.<br /><br />Curiosity<br />by Alistair Reed<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a>may have killed the cat; more likely<br />the cat was just unlucky, or else curious<br />to see what death was like, having no cause<br />to go on licking paws, or fathering<br />litter on litter of kittens, predictably.<br /><br />Nevertheless, to be curious<br />is dangerous enough. To distrust<br />what is always said, what seems,<br />to ask odd questions, interfere in dreams,<br />leave home, smell rats, have hunches<br />do not endear cats to those doggy circles<br />where well-smelt baskets, suitable wives, good lunches<br />are the order of things, and where prevails<br />much wagging of incurious heads and tails.<br /><br />Face it. Curiosity<br />will not cause us to die ?<br />only lack of it will.<br />Never to want to see<br />the other side of the hill<br />or that improbable country<br />where living is an idyll<br />(although a probable hell)<br />would kill us all.<br />Only the curious<br />have, if they live, a tale<br />worth telling at all.<br /><br /><a name="cutid2"></a>Dogs say cats love too much, are irresponsible,<br />are changeable, marry too many wives,<br />desert their children, chill all dinner tables<br />with tales of their nine lives.<br />Well, they are lucky. Let them be<br />nine-lived and contradictory,<br />curious enough to change, prepared to pay<br />the cat price, which is to die<br />and die again and again,<br />each time with no less pain.<br />A cat minority of one<br />is all that can be counted on<br />to tell the truth. And what cats have to tell<br />on each return from hell<br />is this: that dying is what the living do,<br />that dying is what the loving do,<br />and that dead dogs are those who do not know<br />that dying is what, to live, each has to do.<br /><br />thanks jensine :)<br /><br /><br />btw, cats ARE much better than dogs. but you knew that already.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1107648911;}i:22;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/80483.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Wed, 02 Feb 2005 02:04:09 GMT";s:5:"title";s:39:"check out the ping(pong) on THIS server";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/80483.html";s:11:"description";s:2222:"today's entry brought to you by "why &amp; wang:&nbsp;aren't we&nbsp;cute"<br /><br />arabiafish: aim pingpong<br />arabiafish: =D <em>[editor's note: this is a paddle, not a happy face. although it may indeed be a happy paddle.]</em><br />myy colon: haha<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | <br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<wbr />&nbsp; O<br />myy colon:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<wbr />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =D<br />myy colon: *whack*<br />myy colon: (topspin)<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|O<br />arabiafish: sorry, it went into the net<br />arabiafish: 1-0 me<br />myy colon: psh<br />myy colon: i never miss forehands<br /><br />what? that wasn't a forehand, look at how you're holding the paddle! *please*<br /><br />in other news, i legally purchased (downloaded) an entire album today-- songs about jane today, from buy.com's music store. of course, i did use a $10 off $10 coupon. so i only paid 28 cents for it. but maroon 5 will get their usual royalties.&nbsp;i would have supported vienna teng instead, but she wasn't on their site. :( the funny thing is, these songs are no use to me-- they're 256kb, which is nice, but they have loads of DRM (copy protection) and they're WMA, not MP3, so i couldn't put them on my ipod even if i wanted to, which i don't, since i have the MP3's already. so i'm trashing them after i listen to them once. what an odd world we live in... <br /><br />now,&nbsp;if there was an <em>apprentice </em>soundtrack, i wouldn't even--";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/80483.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:20:"maroon 5 - this love";s:4:"mood";s:31:"insufferably clever, apparently";}s:7:"summary";s:2222:"today's entry brought to you by "why &amp; wang:&nbsp;aren't we&nbsp;cute"<br /><br />arabiafish: aim pingpong<br />arabiafish: =D <em>[editor's note: this is a paddle, not a happy face. although it may indeed be a happy paddle.]</em><br />myy colon: haha<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | <br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<wbr />&nbsp; O<br />myy colon:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<wbr />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =D<br />myy colon: *whack*<br />myy colon: (topspin)<br />arabiafish:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|O<br />arabiafish: sorry, it went into the net<br />arabiafish: 1-0 me<br />myy colon: psh<br />myy colon: i never miss forehands<br /><br />what? that wasn't a forehand, look at how you're holding the paddle! *please*<br /><br />in other news, i legally purchased (downloaded) an entire album today-- songs about jane today, from buy.com's music store. of course, i did use a $10 off $10 coupon. so i only paid 28 cents for it. but maroon 5 will get their usual royalties.&nbsp;i would have supported vienna teng instead, but she wasn't on their site. :( the funny thing is, these songs are no use to me-- they're 256kb, which is nice, but they have loads of DRM (copy protection) and they're WMA, not MP3, so i couldn't put them on my ipod even if i wanted to, which i don't, since i have the MP3's already. so i'm trashing them after i listen to them once. what an odd world we live in... <br /><br />now,&nbsp;if there was an <em>apprentice </em>soundtrack, i wouldn't even--";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1107309849;}i:23;a:8:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/80168.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Tue, 01 Feb 2005 06:00:21 GMT";s:5:"title";s:58:"some hot yellow-on-blue action, because english is SO sexy";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/80168.html";s:11:"description";s:667:"it sounds so right! i love it. from something corporate via wendy:<br /><br /><big><i>i relied on you<br />like yellow does on blue</i></big><br /><br />insightful commentary and reaction:<br />w: Exactly.. it just has a certain ring to it<br />w: Like if you said "like green does on blue".. or purple or whatever.. it just doesn't sound as nice<br />a: yes<br />a: yes yes yes<br />a: eeeeeeee<br />a: i'm practically squealing.<br /><br />because yellow begins with the same syllable as you, i think. and yellow shares the same second syllable with relied.&nbsp; internal consonance? something nice. <br /><br /><i>i relied on you<br />like yellow does on blue</i>";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/80168.html";s:7:"summary";s:667:"it sounds so right! i love it. from something corporate via wendy:<br /><br /><big><i>i relied on you<br />like yellow does on blue</i></big><br /><br />insightful commentary and reaction:<br />w: Exactly.. it just has a certain ring to it<br />w: Like if you said "like green does on blue".. or purple or whatever.. it just doesn't sound as nice<br />a: yes<br />a: yes yes yes<br />a: eeeeeeee<br />a: i'm practically squealing.<br /><br />because yellow begins with the same syllable as you, i think. and yellow shares the same second syllable with relied.&nbsp; internal consonance? something nice. <br /><br /><i>i relied on you<br />like yellow does on blue</i>";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1107237621;}i:24;a:9:{s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/79967.html";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Sun, 30 Jan 2005 08:23:36 GMT";s:5:"title";s:30:"the cosmos opens... to page 42";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/79967.html";s:11:"description";s:3068:"I'm definitely starting to feel the loathing creep in. I found in the past that I couldn't stand my own entries after a few days, so I would start privatizing them, or not write any at all (also I'd not write any because I'd lose interest, but that's not my point here). So this time around I've simply stopped reading them, which has helped. But... I still KNOW what I wrote. Ick. It's a problem. Maybe I can backdate my memory.<br /><br />We have a newish baby grand (Yamaha) downstairs in the lounge, for our dorm of 50 people. There's lots more of them scattered around here. Ours, at least, is rarely played. It's passed by in favor of the foosball table, or the 50" TV. It makes me sort of sad to see it dusty and used more often as a elbow-resting device than as an instrument. There must be some kid-- somewhere-- who'd love to have it. If we could find him or her, we should hand it over. Just one. We have so many.<br /><br />When I'm not very busy (either with work or play) for extended amounts of time-- say, several hours-- I start to wonder whether perhaps my life is more than a little pointless and if I should be doing something to improve myself. Luckily this doesn't happen too often. <br /><br />There's this guy who's at Harvard Law who writes a fictional blog titled 'Anonymous Lawyer.' It's wonderful. It's also been <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;c2coff=1&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&amp;q=%22anonymous+lawyer%22&amp;btnG=Search" target="_blank">deconstructed over and over and referenced in a thousand other blogs</a>. I'm imitating its clipped sentences. So precise. <br /><br />The SLSQ (see previous entry) "workshop" gave me a taste of what it's like to truly appreciate music (not that I'm pretending to begin to understand, but the presenter was able to demonstrate how deeply he did) and somehow I finally (!) realized something really really obvious: people only truly value what they understand. Or begin to comprehend.<br /><br />I was thinking of Shakespeare when the quartet's introducer/presenter raved about Haydn-- everyone knows Shakespeare is supposed to be a great writer, yada yada, but I don't think most people <i>feel</i> it. Digest his 154 (?uhoh) sonnets, then try composing your own, and you'll begin to appreciate Shakespeare. Awe, admiration, delight. I don't just know that he was 'Totally Genius', like it says under his picture in the dictionary (aka Red). I've felt it. <br /><br />I never realized I could conceivably (in some alternate universe) feel the same way about Haydn. Apparently there is equal genius in musical composition. (Or no genius in either, if your subconscious reaction is, poetry?! just a bunch of random words. unless it rhymes, then it's okay. Classical music?! it's all pretty much the same.) Haydn! huh.<br /><br />The Apprentice, on the other hand... there's no alternate universe in which I'd appreciate <i>that.</i> ;)<br /><br /><i>The art of writing has for backbone some fierce attachment to an idea.</i> -Virginia Woolf";s:8:"comments";s:54:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/79967.html";s:2:"lj";a:2:{s:5:"music";s:32:"the refrigerators - magnetic hum";s:4:"mood";s:25:"extremely procrastinatory";}s:7:"summary";s:3068:"I'm definitely starting to feel the loathing creep in. I found in the past that I couldn't stand my own entries after a few days, so I would start privatizing them, or not write any at all (also I'd not write any because I'd lose interest, but that's not my point here). So this time around I've simply stopped reading them, which has helped. But... I still KNOW what I wrote. Ick. It's a problem. Maybe I can backdate my memory.<br /><br />We have a newish baby grand (Yamaha) downstairs in the lounge, for our dorm of 50 people. There's lots more of them scattered around here. Ours, at least, is rarely played. It's passed by in favor of the foosball table, or the 50" TV. It makes me sort of sad to see it dusty and used more often as a elbow-resting device than as an instrument. There must be some kid-- somewhere-- who'd love to have it. If we could find him or her, we should hand it over. Just one. We have so many.<br /><br />When I'm not very busy (either with work or play) for extended amounts of time-- say, several hours-- I start to wonder whether perhaps my life is more than a little pointless and if I should be doing something to improve myself. Luckily this doesn't happen too often. <br /><br />There's this guy who's at Harvard Law who writes a fictional blog titled 'Anonymous Lawyer.' It's wonderful. It's also been <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;c2coff=1&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&amp;q=%22anonymous+lawyer%22&amp;btnG=Search" target="_blank">deconstructed over and over and referenced in a thousand other blogs</a>. I'm imitating its clipped sentences. So precise. <br /><br />The SLSQ (see previous entry) "workshop" gave me a taste of what it's like to truly appreciate music (not that I'm pretending to begin to understand, but the presenter was able to demonstrate how deeply he did) and somehow I finally (!) realized something really really obvious: people only truly value what they understand. Or begin to comprehend.<br /><br />I was thinking of Shakespeare when the quartet's introducer/presenter raved about Haydn-- everyone knows Shakespeare is supposed to be a great writer, yada yada, but I don't think most people <i>feel</i> it. Digest his 154 (?uhoh) sonnets, then try composing your own, and you'll begin to appreciate Shakespeare. Awe, admiration, delight. I don't just know that he was 'Totally Genius', like it says under his picture in the dictionary (aka Red). I've felt it. <br /><br />I never realized I could conceivably (in some alternate universe) feel the same way about Haydn. Apparently there is equal genius in musical composition. (Or no genius in either, if your subconscious reaction is, poetry?! just a bunch of random words. unless it rhymes, then it's okay. Classical music?! it's all pretty much the same.) Haydn! huh.<br /><br />The Apprentice, on the other hand... there's no alternate universe in which I'd appreciate <i>that.</i> ;)<br /><br /><i>The art of writing has for backbone some fierce attachment to an idea.</i> -Virginia Woolf";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1107073416;}}s:7:"channel";a:6:{s:5:"title";s:24:"an analytical arabiafish";s:4:"link";s:44:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/";s:11:"description";s:42:"an analytical arabiafish - LiveJournal.com";s:13:"lastbuilddate";s:29:"Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:00:20 GMT";s:9:"generator";s:29:"LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com";s:7:"tagline";s:42:"an analytical arabiafish - LiveJournal.com";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:5:{s:3:"url";s:50:"http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/19724208/444111";s:5:"title";s:24:"an analytical arabiafish";s:4:"link";s:44:"http://www.livejournal.com/users/arabiafish/";s:5:"width";s:3:"100";s:6:"height";s:2:"86";}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:10:"ISO-8859-1";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:13:"current_field";s:0:"";s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;s:15:"source_encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:13:"last_modified";s:31:"Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:04:05 GMT
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help/parents.php:<dt>I have a problem with something on the site.</dt>
magpierss/cookbook:You don't want Magpie's error messages showing up if something goes wrong.
magpierss/htdocs/cookbook.html:You don't want Magpie's error messages showing up if something goes wrong.
magpierss/htdocs/index.html:	structured.(at least if you want to do something fancy)
page/smarty/FAQ:   something completely different. It caches the _output_ of the template
page/smarty/FAQ:   in the template parser, so something like {if $nameeq"Wilma"} wouldn't be
page/smarty/FAQ:A: Certainly. You might want to change your tag delimiters from {} to something
page/smarty/FAQ:   that resembles valid HTML, like <!--{ }--> or <{ }> or something similar.
page/readme.txt:highlight_file_linenum($data, $funclink = true, $return = false) - I have no idea, something about highlighting php with line numbers
staff/ptree_files/ptree_utils.js:			// Points to something other than this file, go ahead