my world

Bum

2009-11-29T17:57:00.006-07:00

Disregard the expletives. At first I just thought it was just a sign by some desparate kid. But then I realized that some guy actually was living there. Needless to say the tent has been gone for several week so I guess the guy has moved on.

Jake Halloween 2009

2009-11-29T17:49:00.001-07:00

Appearances.

2009-11-29T17:36:00.002-07:00

It would appear that this blog has been neglected. You might think that owner of such blog sees no need to blog. Or perhaps, you assume, he has befallen to some tragedy that took his life or the life of someone close to him and he or she, lost all motivation to type and/or copy and paste or save pictures and post pictures. I would hope, for your sake, you have made no assumptions. You know who you are. Perhaps you don't. In which, I feel deeply for your soul and hope that some day you will be walking down the street and have what some call an "ahah" moment. In cartoons this is typically drawn with a light bulb going off relatively close to the head and may include a finger pointing upward. Or perhaps you think that said owner of blog has no sense of sharing itself or that he/she has nothing really exciting going on in his/her life and that its still cloudy outside and the pavement is still wet so what does it all really matter anyway. Well, well. You might be also wondering if there is a point to the rambling rumblings of this individual and if there is any point to the words which have been set in a particular order, and wonder if they are somehow out of order. I can assure you they are not. I have recently read letters which have nearly if any thought or planning for the next word or the previous word, and I have tried, somewhat, but not too much, to attempt such thoughtless in this text. I feel that I have failed miserably and stand (actually sitting right now) in wonder and amazement how one can write with such disregard to the natural flow of logic. It is almost as REM where somehow captured on the page, postage was paid and the letter was sent on its way. I marvel at your mastery of this, this art I suppose.

Though this blog has severly neglected I do find the internet much more entertaining when I can read the writings, if even complete gibberish, of those who I know, than to read the literary genius of the AP. I hope you find the above breaking many literary rules and standards. What a relief! Real writing, no editing.

the secret to success

2009-07-23T23:35:00.000-06:00

making good decisions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Gillick

perfect

2009-07-23T23:25:00.000-06:00

Pretty personal

2009-06-18T22:45:00.000-06:00

The sights and the sounds

2009-05-21T21:15:00.006-06:00

I didn't catch a foul ball, but at least I used it for something.
One of my favorite hats, I call it my summer basket weave hat. This was purchased about the same time I purchased an old school Phillies hat as well as an old school WhiSox hat. Needless to say, both teams have won the World Series since then. I'm I surprised? No, certainly not. About the same time as I bought all these hats, I also purchased a Tar Heels hat. Not that I am all that big of a fan but the hat was fitted and 100% wool and 5 dollars. Needless to say, I purchased the hat. Who wouldn't? They have also won several championships since then. I believe I purchased all these hats in a one year span, from fall 2004-2005.
The Kid had two base hits. Unbelievable to see the kid out there. He has always been near injury free in Seattle hopefully it will stay that way. Still has the sweetest swing I've ever seen.
Wide angle shot.

*I did not take these pictures, FYI. A friend took them.

Good movie

2009-05-16T02:36:00.002-06:00

From one of the greatest movies of all times (at least from my childhood memories):

Gleep glorp fleeble floble zip zap zam, ebble glebble ebble globble yeah yeah yeah...........

Other major media memories include a boy with big feet and a big head name Bobby Generic. With the intro of his famous 3 wheeler and his ever famous song, "to be an animal would be better than a boy."

Truer words were never spoken.

Lastly, LOST, wow. That is all.

Good night

2009-02-06T00:40:00.002-07:00

Tonight I had a twirling turn around jumper on the baseline that screamed swoosh. This was followed shortly thereafter by the screams of our small group of girls. And we won 55-54. Haven't had a moment like that since my 6th grade bball days.

Flooded engine

2009-02-02T21:38:00.003-07:00

This is a step by step process of how to get your car started quickly should you ever flood your engine.

1. Remove spark plugs
2. Unplug source to spark plug wires
3. Place towel over all the spark plug holes
4. Place key in engine and turn key. This will sound different as the electric motor is simply turning the crankshaft. Do not remove key or turn to off, simply stop turning the key. At this point you should have seen flashes of light and some flames and smoke. This is the gas catching fire on to the towel. It is a good idea to have someone help you with this step so that the fire is quickly put out.
5. Place the towel over the holes and turn key again. The towel will probably catch fire again. At this point the gas is probably all removed. Keep the key in the ignition in the position it should be in once you stopped turning the key.
6. Install new spark plugs
7. Plug in spark plug wire source
8. Start engine and enjoy

The reason the key is kept in the ignition is that the fuel pump repressurizes the system everytime the key is turned from off to on. That is why you leave the key in, so the system doesn't keep reinjecting fuel. Doesn't make much sense when you're trying to remove the fuel. Anyway this is what I went through the other day and if you follow these steps you will be able to fix your problem in a matter of minutes, really.

To have this not happen again you really need to fix the source of the problem. In my case I was told I had leaky injectors so I cleaned up my fuel injectors with some simple green and installed new seals. These new seals were the bottom seal and the top o-ring seal. You need to make sure these parts are from the dealer as these are probably the only ones made to spec. I made the mistake of buying some from an aftermarket seals and I had to installs seals a second time because obviously they didn't work the first time. This second seal kit was purchased from a Honda dealer. When you install these new seals dab some clean oil on them as this helps to slide the injectors into the fuel rail and also helps acheive a complete chemical seal. Anyway my car is once again a smooth operator and should anyone run into this problem I hope this information will help. Will help you avoid towing and at the very least a diagnosis.

Here's to the future.......

2009-02-02T21:33:00.002-07:00

"Anxiously awaiting that day of rest which will surely never come" (paraphrase).

The other day the Elders were over and I said some typical BS comment which was probably 90% sarcastic and they said, "Wow, I'm gonna write that down." They both proceeded to pull out their notebooks and wrote down what I said. These guys are smart. What a great way to have members think highly of you. Quote what they said, truly genius.

My favorite quote which I claim as 100% original is "men are only as rich as the roads they travel on." The rich may fly private jets and helicopters but they still drive on the same roads and get the same blown tires due to said roads. That must be so humiliating.

Tell me my chances?

2009-01-25T02:02:00.003-07:00

There has to be a way to get rid of this neck tension on both sides of my neck. I am considering massive surgery. IE: removing a mass via surgery. My doctors say I have run out of options. I remember going to see a chiropractor in high school that specialized in the treatment of the atlas (some bone at the base of the neck which goes around the spine). He told me that I had a 10% chance of recovery. My chances have only gotten worse.

New Year's Resolutions!

2009-01-19T20:54:00.006-07:00

My car is now fixed although i think I have a blown head gasket, hard to say at this point. The good news is I found a good mechanic who likes to help me out for free for some reason. He told me if you have a blown head gasket when you take off the cap for the oil there will be a ton of milky white substance under the cap. That wasn't entirely the case when I had the blowby can set up, but he told me to remove it two weeks ago (which I did) and I just checked today and yes there is much much more of this substance under the cap. I'll probably have to take it in to him and see what he thinks. Seems like the best mechanics are always in the ghetto. Crazy nice guy, too, nice really. He's already helped me save about a thousand dollars. Back on the fishmox (don't ask why). I don't know what I would do without these vet meds. There really is nothing more satisfying than prescribing yourself medication. I am taking Organic Chemistry and Human Anatomy this quarter and next and the spring quarter will wrap up June 15th or so. I could hear back from schools as early as next month for interviews but some schools interview as late as April. So if rejected I won't know that I am 100% rejected until May. So I have to take these two classes for both quarters. Just thought I'd give a life update as it seems that everything seems to be working out pretty well. Cheers and happy holidays readers. This was a good post. I am sensing that I am getting much more serious and no longer see a need to attempt humor in every sentence I write. This may or may not indicate progress toward acceptable levels of maturity.

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-21T20:11:00.001-07:00

WOW! I couldn't stop laughing, and it's for a good cause, bonus.

2008-12-04T15:40:00.002-07:00

The thought of playing a video game for charity sounds great on paper, but spend a few hours driving the Desert Bus, and you might have second thoughts.

In an effort to raise money for charity, comedy troupe LoadingReadyRun has been playing the infamous video game 'Desert Bus' nonstop.

First seen in the obscure Sega CD game, Penn and Teller's Smoke & Mirrors (yes, that Penn and Teller), the 'Desert Bus' tasks players with driving a bus from Tuscon, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. In real-time. The game cannot be paused and the bus won't go faster than 45 mph. Plus, it slightly veers to the right, so you can't just put something heavy on the controller and let the game play itself. The cruel result is considered by many to be the most boring game of all time, an 8-hour feat of gaming endurance few have had the will to outlast.

The folks at LoadingReadyRun, however, have been playing the mind-numbing game for over five days, but they do have an incentive. Donors must pay to keep the crew playing, and the longer they play, the more it costs.

It seems to be working. So far, the newly re-minted 'Desert Bus For Hope' has raised nearly $60,000 for the charitable organization Child's Play, which benefits children's hospitals across the country. You can catch more info -- including a live stream of the, uh, "action" -- here.

speech

2008-11-22T01:23:00.002-07:00

My next speech is on Monday. The way I went about choosing a topic for my first speech went pretty well so I'm following the same process for this next one as well. I brought several topics to my professor and he helped me narrow them down and select the best one. He said that a speech on natural foods over processed foods was good and that a speech on saving money was very good. So naturally I selected what he considered to be a very good topic. It actually is a very good topic to attempt to persuade the audience. There is a lot to talk about, and so little time. Only 5 minutes.

Turkey Bowl tomorrow. I'm used to playing in some water logged field near the railroad tracks in Co-town. But tomorrow we play under the lights at the University of Washington. My time to shine has finally come.

reno 911

2008-11-10T11:45:00.001-07:00

turns out i will be in reno nov 25 - nov 30th. just a shout out to all my peeps in reno

Comments

2008-10-31T19:24:00.003-06:00

Am I the only one that could read comments all day and still be entertained? Here are a few great comments of digg readers after reading a top ten list concerning who was touted as the next MJ:

The reason there will not be a Jordan is there are few that are as intense and work as hard as he. He did not rely on talent, he took the Basketball world. He wasn't given it. He was cut when he was younger, and partly used that to fuel his desire.

Plus he could'nt hit a curve, so Baseball was out

***He didn't rely on talent? uhh, ok. Very true about the curve though.

He totally forgot about Mikael Pietrus aka "French Michael Jordan." I live abroad in Marseille for two years (during which time I successfully opened 5 Quizno's franchises and only three failed - which set a franchise record) and people would flock to games to see this "man who could fly across the Parisan air." Everyone was sure he'd go pretty sure but has never really caught on and isn't talked about too much in France anymore.

***Wow. That's all I can think of here. I don't know who posted this comment but he has rightfully earned the title, "captain douche bag/loser." Opened 5 franchises and only 3 failed. Plus, who cares about the French?

There won't be another MJ unless Scientists grow one in a lab.

***Many don't realize that we actually quite close.......

JR Rider? Are you kidding me!?!

The reason all of these will never be the next "Michael Jordan" is because they each have their own style of play. They are who they are!

***The first of many comments by Digg users who try and be unique by stating the obvious.

So who are the closest players to MJ? Sorry i was side tracked by all the fine women on the site.

***And lastly let it be noted that most users fit a certain "demographic."

Speech

2008-10-29T23:33:00.002-06:00

I am currently taking Public Speaking at TCC (Tacoma Community College). The next speech is a persuasive speech. I proposed several topics to my professor. He said two of them were very good. I don't know which one to choose, maybe you can help me. Should I attempt to persuade the audience to save money or to eat fresh food? The choice is up to you.

"The Lamborghini then?"

2008-10-29T23:30:00.001-06:00

The movie is a little long. This is much more satisfying.

Oogling

2008-07-30T15:16:00.004-06:00

It appears that Google has gone down hill. Google defacto's have started a new web service cuil.com and though many have said that it is inferior, I have to disagree. The employee's of Google saw the opportunity, saw that Google was not continuing to advance search technology (probably more focused on ad revenue and their stock options) and they have capitalized.

What I am really writing about is not to talk about Google's search and how cuil is cool but I came to post about gmail. It's still expanding!! Give me a break, when will it stop?! I mean when will I need to use 6.981 Gigs of email? I can't remember that last time I uploaded a DVD quality film to my email account. Where exactly does Google have all this storage? I'm calling BS on this one. I firmly believe that if all gmailers joined forces and spammed ourselves to oblivion and maxed out our storage limits we would not reach the limit Google claims. Let's be honest with ourselves Google. No more lies.

Ozone

2008-07-25T01:49:00.005-06:00

I'm convinced the earth is dying. The ozone is rapidly appearing where it shouldn't be: just above the ground in the air we breath. Make a conscious effort to write your senator and let them know that this is not a joke and the process of ozone destruction can be reversed if emissions are reduced from current levels to 50% by 2015. If not, I'm afraid we have reached the point of no return. Farewell all.

The worst day thus far in July 2008 is shown. I analyzed June and July from 2004 - 2008 at airnow.gov . I believe ozone levels are increasing. Find out for yourself.

In the words of my r n b brothers...........

2008-07-19T11:40:00.002-06:00

it's too late to apologize.*

*to the millions that feel they have been wronged: there is no conspiracy. no one hates you. you are loved.

I think I'm in love

2008-06-23T17:46:00.003-06:00

Dang!
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Suprise!

2008-06-18T17:24:00.004-06:00

Microsoft, probably watching in futility, had some tricks up it's sleeve as the world ate up Firefox cake. As I was enjoying a rare moment online I happened to see a little update balloon in the corner. Figuring this may be an update on a worldwide virus or attack on their perfect software I promptly clicked on the balloon and commenced downloading. I was alarmed, however, to discover that Microsoft's update was actually simply a cover on a much larger scheme. To have the world unknowingly download Internet Explorer. For some reason or another I was prompted if I wanted to download IE7. Umm, no. They should just go back to watching the world eat up Firefox cake. On the other hand, and by the same token, Firefox small development team is actually eating Internet Explorer cake. It appears a tradition has begun. They also received a cake from IE developers on the release date of Firefox 2. I wonder how it tastes? The cake looks good, but I fear it's past its expiration date and full of bugs. I wonder when they will start give cakes to the Ubuntu (Popular version of Linux) development team?

And you thought you were pissed

2008-06-18T08:44:00.002-06:00

I'm just going to go ahead and throw this out there: I'm pretty sure you haven't gotten naked and lifted a bicycle over your head in protest of high gas prices. I anticipate they have probably already done this in Portland, not due to high gas prices, rather just for fun. For the rest of us who consider ourselves sane I anticipate we will all be getting naked when gas prices here in America rise 2.2 times to the current levels enjoyed in Europe. Yes, and I will join you downtown. Just please don't bring your camera.

Firefox 3

2008-06-17T22:52:00.008-06:00

download by tomorrow to set the record for the most downloads for one program in one day. this is what yahoo has to say about it

There isn’t yet a Guinness World Record for most software downloaded in a single day, so Mozilla will truly have rewritten the record books if it manages to set one. The group’s hoping for 5 million downloads–not an unreasonable figure, given that Firefox 2 was downloaded 1.6 million times the first day of its release. Indeed, Mozilla’s already well on its way to reaching that goal: 1,721,775 users had already pledged to download the browser upon its release today at 10 a.m. PDT.

download now and be a part of history

Firefox is exploding..............watch it explode in real-time: death to IE counter

The last 7 years at the CIA

2008-06-03T19:06:00.002-06:00

When you have a minute read the notes of a women in the CIA that records some interesting activities.

Muppets Bloopers!

2008-04-02T00:58:00.002-06:00

Follow up on DJ Augustin

2008-03-31T00:54:00.003-06:00

He was 4 of 18 from the field and 2 of 6 from 3 pt range but did make all 4 of his free throws as well as 4 turnovers on 39 minutes. He had more minutes than anyone else on the team. After watching for 5 minutes it appeared to me that DJ was smoking crack last night with some of his "good friends." But no, let's let him play it out, he's how we got here. I'm not really sure what the coach was thinking, but....

Good job! You made all your free throws!

You suck!

...there goes my bracket

zomg. finally i know what it means. THANKS URBAN DICTIONARY!!! ZOMG!

2008-03-31T00:47:00.002-06:00

ZOMG was the ruler of the planet XYRZON until 2451 AD, when he was overthrown by KFOP after the battle of SHMUR. the battle marked the violent end to ZOMG'S noble reign as ultra-lord. KFOP soon proved to be an incapable ruler of XYRZON, and the planet collapsed into chaos in 2453. since that day, the residents of XYRZON have used ZOMG as a declaration, nay, an exclaimation of hope. hope that one day peace shall return to XYRZON, on the shoulders of a truly worthy king.

ZOMG, i love cupcakes.

ncaa top ten basketball organization = top ten education?

2008-03-28T19:33:00.002-06:00

Answer for yourself.

Interview with DJ Augustin of the Texas Longhorns after thier victory in the sweet sixteen:

"Yeah me and chaz go way back. we good friends."

craigslist picture preview

2008-03-25T23:47:00.003-06:00

get it here

nice for looking to buy a nice used bike or used tires

or a nice used couch

or nice old tv

maybe some old video game consoles

whatever you fancy really

maybe a yacht

I wish I was in high school. . . it just gets better every year

2008-03-15T03:03:00.004-06:00

Friend brings flashing box to kill me

2008-02-15T16:38:00.011-07:00

Enjoying a relaxing evening in the backyard of my friends I am interrupted from my afternoon snack of ..... snow.
I recognize a shiny object as a threat. He will probably bang it against my head to kill me.
Ha!!! Good luck killing me now! My friend has arrived.
Ladedadoobeedada....Now what was I doing..........
Ah, yes trying to escape the man with the shiny box. We will escape by staring. Yes, staring.

Man's/Woman's best friend

2008-02-15T16:29:00.002-07:00

the fed

2008-02-01T16:19:00.001-07:00

Please support the abolition of the federal reserve system proposed by Congressman Ron Paul. Form letter already written. Simply included your contact information and its on its way. FYI for those who don't know, the federal reserve was created in the early 20th century as a way of further securing the wealth of the super wealthy bankers of this nation. Secret meetings were held at Jekyll Island and thus was born: The Federal Reserve. No joke, do the research yourself then come back and fill out the form letter and send it on its way. Hopefully legislation is passed which leads to the end of the reserve and endless inflation and money creation. Thank you.

what i did today. i tried not to do.

2008-01-29T01:21:00.000-07:00

concerning my up and coming independance day

2008-01-26T00:15:00.000-07:00

Differentiating between wants and needs of course.

All things vintage. Suprisingly all of the following were actual possessions of the family at one point.

Super NES (just the console. I have everything else. Somehow it broke in my most recent move.)

The old Sega Genesis and original Sega with the card slot games. I know that we had them at some point I just don't know where they would be.

The original NES we had in the pool room and all the games. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe I acquired all of that from a friend for 20 bucks, but throughout the years all these vintage/classic games and consoles have been lost or stolen. Probably both.

The old Atari floppy drive and games. Some vintage joysticks would be cool too. The old Atari keyboard and accompanying cartridges that slid into the back of the keyboard.

So basically all I'm asking is that these classics be scrounged up and sent my way. No big deal. Thats all I want this year folks. Be a pal and put a stamp on a box and send it my way.

Upon receipt of the aforementioned I will consider myself truly free and independent at long last. Free at last, free at last.........

"'cause they're famous"

2008-01-14T22:19:00.000-07:00

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jet stories from yesterday's past

2007-12-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

on my flight home from washington a couple of weeks ago* I sat in front of an interesting dude. Mosiah was a 37 year old self proclaimed punkster dressed in all black with a bright red mohawk that stood about a foot high.

He made quick friends with the stewardess who asked about his music because her son loved what she referred to as punk music. How that came up I don't really know, maybe it was the all black clothing, tats or red hair? Anyway, after going on and on about being famous he shut his trap for a couple minutes.

Then began the conversation with the man sitting next to him. Let it be known that I was by no means intentionally ease dropping. I could not sleep and I was at present unable to do anything else as I was unable to use personal electronic devices. Anyway turns out that the guy was from Washington and was just heading back for some tests. He claimed to be having what is called "deja vu." Or symptoms similar to the experience we call deja vu. Incidently this man, who who we shall refer to as "deja," instantly fell in love with this much older man. The love was pure and simple adoration from one man to another and was not weird in any sort of way.

Although I did consider it odd. What was odd about it? Maybe it was the punks elevated mohawk. Maybe it was the striking colors. I'm sure that it was not natural. Maybe it was the ease with which complete strangers shared the most intimate details of their lives. After having painfully endured what seemed like an eternity of the man on man emo fest - I ran from the plane ahead of the two men.

Upon getting my bags I found myself waiting for my ride. Upon waiting, I made my last of several peculiar observations: I saw and heard "deja" on his cell telling his friend with elation, "I just met the most interesting man....."

*the previous experience occured in September 2007

I don't know about you but I can barely sing forwards....

2007-12-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

education

2007-12-13T20:15:00.000-07:00

havent learned anything in awhile? well maybe you should learn about the federal reserve system. what it is, what it isnt and why its all gonna burn. eventually

watch me: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6507136891691870450

points to consider

2007-12-13T20:13:00.000-07:00

How would you make your marriage work?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
Ricky, age 10

How can a stranger tell if two people are married?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
Derrick, age 8

What do you think your mom and dad have in common?
Both don’t want any more kids.
Lori, age 8

What do most people do on a date?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
Lynnette, age 8 (isn’t she a treasure?)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
Martin, age 10

What would you do on a first date that was turning sour?
I’d run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
Craig, age 9

When is it okay to kiss someone?
When they’re rich.
Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that.
Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do.
Howard, age 8

What is the right age to get married?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
Camille, age 10

No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.
Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age)

Is it better to be single or married?
I don’t know which is better, but I’ll tell you one thing. I’m never going to have sex with my wife. I don’t want to be all grossed out.
Theodore, age 8

It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

How do you decide whom to marry?
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.
Kristen, age 10

hockey

2007-12-13T19:21:00.001-07:00

Hockey goals are 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall. Why not just find some absurdly obese man and fill the net. Actually this question has already been researched in quite a bit of detail by Todd Gallagher of the Wall Street Journal. He concludes:

after much research, including making a fat suit that resembled the build of the fattest man on earth (a waist of 122 inches), he goes on to say

.............if there was a team that was more concerned with winning than with their reputation, and if they could find a genetic marvel, a man pushing 2,000 pounds who's fatter than anyone the world has ever seen, who could survive making it onto the ice and withstand the pain of frozen hockey pucks being fired off his exposed body, and if that team could then win a legal battle against the NHL, and if the players didn't go on strike over the matter or beat the rotund goalie to death on the ice, that historically obese man could be a cost-efficient and effective goaltender. But what are the chances of that wondrous hog existing, and events unfolding in such a way? Pretty slim.

pink

2007-12-11T08:55:00.001-07:00

hear of any good jobs lately? let me know.

i live for conspiracies.

2007-09-30T18:04:00.001-06:00

defined: A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

conspiracies that i believe in

9.11
gasoline
addiction
drugs

corporations behind such conspiracies

government
gm chevron
Philip morris (Nabisco, craft, tobacco)
Pfizer johnson and johnson

truths which explain these conspiracies

money
power and money
intelligence power and money
ignorance intelligence power and money

I believe in conspiracies. They do exist and affect our lives. At the heart of each one of these conspiracies is selfishness.

I won't delve into 9.11 but I do believe that those who were in power positions at the time of the "attacks" are responsible.

Much of the current global warming problem is due to fossil fuels. Billions if not trillions of dollars are at stake if the current transportation methods were made obsolete. The manufacturing of electric cars has been feasible for several decades now and at one point they were manufactured. However at that point they were only leased out and were never sold? Why? The documentary: who killed the electric car? may help you answer that question.

This week I was at a presentation in which a doctor related his experiences as a director of a drug recovery clinic which has a 90% success rate. He explained that toxins from drugs get stuck in the adipose or fat tissue of individuals and that the only way to get those toxins out of that tissue is through stick diet, discipline and abstinence. Through his 8 week program many have recovered. He believes that much of the money made from processed foods is due to consumers becoming addicted to the substances contained therein. The fact that Philip Morris owns both kraft and Nabisco makes you wonder if there is much of a distinction in being addicted to cigarettes or certain processed foods.

Lastly, and this is purely my opinion, much of science is hindered by the political processes surrounding the advancement of science. For example, currently the development of a drug from initial stages of development to the prescription market takes a decade or two can costs billions of dollars. Society is unable to benefit from many advances in science due to unreasonable barriers to entry in both cost and time.

zoins

2007-05-27T20:22:00.000-06:00

The following includes pics of angels landing which overlooks the entire park (pic 1 and 2) as well as a diagram (pic 5) which outline's how we missed hiking west temple and actually hiked Mt. Kinesava. It was still a super hike but it was not what we intended. Also included is a picture of Josh and I at the beginning of hiking the narrows (pic 3). Enjoy.

Side note: Hiking up a river for 4 hours in flip flops may result in a bloody foot. I'm pretty sure this has never been before, not because it can't be done but because no one has been stupid enough to inflict themselves in such a manner.

zions

2007-05-27T19:44:00.001-06:00

link

2007-05-18T19:35:00.000-06:00

this is not a post. do not keep reading. you have been forewarned..... please see lick te he he link under friends and fam for our attempt of west temple at zions. fortunately for us, a misguided attempt.

once again. round and round we go

2007-04-25T16:17:00.000-06:00

so it has happened once again. somehow for some reason i had to talk to my boss agian. So it goes. Anyway, so one of my co-workers was taking a quiz for work and this other girl, previously mentioned as the super annoying chic, comes up and starts telling her all these answers. which are completely incorrect, which I pointed out. She quickly retorted that I was very prideful, but not in a nice way, it was more of an explosion. So yeah, there was a little banter back and forth and I ended up asking her if it was that time of the month.

Long story short, she runs off and talks to the boss again and then I have to talk to the boss where he informs me that next time there will be dicsiplinary action taken. Oh no, not disciplinary action. just kidding, this is all very serious. But i told the boss that I didnt actually initially talk to her and this was main concern in our first discussion that I never initially talked to her and she went out of her way to annoy me and that he should tell her that she should stop going out of her way. anyway so I told him to talk to her again, as obviously she still did not understand. Evidently he has talked to her because there haven't really been any issues since. The good news is that I am now on my week on week off schedule and she works on the opposite weeks, so once she starts her schedule it should all be good. i pray she starts on her schedule soon.

sexual harassment

2007-03-29T22:06:00.000-06:00

So I have been sexually harassed repeatedly over the last few weeks. Naturally men take it differently than women, and I really wasn't that offended at first. Initially it was innocent ribbing between supposed acquaintance's. Over the course of several weeks, however, it become very offensive. An elaboration might help.

There exist two women where I work, who will remain nameless for the time being, who have thought that we were very good friends. Good friends enough for one woman to suggest to me, that I should make out with her friend (with this friend present mind you) several times a day. It was related on numerous occasions that such a proposal was unacceptable and undesirable. Essentially every time the proposal was suggested it was shutdown on the spot, so as to destroy any hope for any future make out. She would be lucky to get a hand shake. To make matters worse, the woman who was being proposed by her friend was very undesirable in every way. Not that I would really agree to such a proposal at work regardless, it was just that I never spoke this woman because she was always attacking me, even though I never instigated such attacks. Regardless, after many fruitless attempts for said proposals to cease, and also for the other woman to stop attacking me I finally broke. It was required of me to repeat in a stern voice several times for the woman making the proposition to stop making such proposals and to cease them immediately as they were found very far from acceptable. Having sensed partially victory after having dealt with one of women, I turned to the proposee and voiced my opinion that she cease from her attacks and all attempts at conversation with me as they were received as offensive and inappropriate.

Needless to say I will not know the real results of my actions for several weeks. The first woman ran away realizing that she may have made a grave mistake in insisting that I and her friend make out despite my previous repeated attempts that we would not, nor would we ever. After requesting the proposee several times that she cease from all attempts I asked her if she understood what I was asking. I asked it several times, in a stern manner so she knew I was serious. She replied several times that she did not understand. I then told her that if she did not understand I would have to have someone else make her understand, namely my boss. This didn't sit too well I suppose, as she immediately ran away to go talk with my boss before I got to him first. I'm not actually too sure if I was actually going to talk to him anyway, but I had to now.

So then I had to go talk to my boss about what happened. Basically I just repeated the above. The boss related some interesting points that I thought were interesting afterword. He mentioned that I should use such language as 'harass' with caution. A word to the wise he said, "use the word harass sparingly, it kind of raises a red flag." That's what I wanted, I was raising a red flag, I'm being harassed, it's not stopping, it needs to end! If I had been a woman someone would have been fired today. But being a man, it was assumed that not only was I not being harassed, but it was my fault. I don't really care what happens with all this as long as it doesn't happen again.

go this way, over here, thats right

2007-03-26T19:52:00.000-06:00

i went for a walk today. I went over a freeway. I looped around and saw some things ive never seen. different houses different people, dogs, kids. then i came back around and went under the freeway. every time i go on a walk i try to go a new way, knowing somehow ill make it back.

quality phone pics

2007-02-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

shiny toy guns. sundance at park city. ive seen them 3 times in 10 months and i still cant get enough. im still in love.

thats me in a porsche at the auto show. lets be honest its probably the only time id get to sit in one. they wont just let you test drive these man toys. trust me ive tried.

face

2007-02-11T00:38:00.000-07:00

sorry rachel this picture is better than yours. liz got mad at me, spontaneously. i dont know what i did to deserve this

plans

2007-02-08T23:28:00.000-07:00

so as host of the upcoming family festivities, i propose monster jam on friday at 7 pm. i can get tickets for 10 or 12 bucks and they are regular 16 or 18. as far as i know the wedding on saturday is going to take pretty much all day so that takes up that day. monday is open as well, if anyone is sticking around ill probably go snowboarding at brighton, i can get anyone a ticket there for 40 its regularly 47. i feel like these are good ideas, im pretty sure everyone already has times that they are getting here and times they are leaving but i just thought id throw these ideas out there to see what works. let me know

cheese pizza

2007-01-19T11:45:00.000-07:00

I start my new job on monday at ARUP laboratories working in the molecular infectious disease department. Actually I have to do an orientation for about a day and a half and then more paper work and then I probably start training the following week. So because I was offered this position about a week and a half ago, I decided not to deliver pizza. I'll probably work some other job on my off weeks. I will work 7 days on 7 days off from 7-5.30, tuesdays through monday. So I may be able to take some trips and also get another job, I'm not really sure at this point, all I know is that I only work 26 weeks of the year. The hope is that I can find a travel partner with this same schedule and we can tour the world. If anyone is interested please let me know. My people will contact your people.

black friday profits

2007-01-10T13:43:00.000-07:00

Gross

1025 +101.71= 1126.71

Total shipping costs: 116

Profit

Gross received – (sold products + shipping) = profit

1126.71-(820+116) =190.71

Real profit

Profit minus products purchased

190.71 – (75+55) = 60.71

Minus additional ebay fees

60.71 – 40 = 20.71

So all in all I would say it was a good black friday. Sales paid for my hard drives I bought plus I got twenty bucks plus I felt like I was doing something semi-productive. In other news I recently acquired a pass at brighton and I will start working at Papa Johns next week. I guess things just fall into place when your a college grad. They even offered me a GM position at Papa Johns but I don't know if thats really the direction I want to go with my life. For now I snowboard the perfect powder of Utah and deliver pizza part-time. I'd like to think I know what I'm doing but really I just want to pull off a nasty mctwist.

*If I wouldn't have kept any of the merchandise profits would be about 180*

based on a true story

2007-01-06T01:01:00.000-07:00

change your life. now

2006-12-28T00:28:00.000-07:00

so your sitting there on your little computer trying to figure out why your life sucks. Read on.

Well its probably because your electronica is getting a little boring. This evening I happened upon an all changing visual gadget I have never heard of or seen, anywhere. Anyway I was just spazing away and I happened to hit the shift key 5 times and........voila.

The experience changed my computer lifestyle forever. It will change yours. And its free. Its tru the greatest things in life are free.

So do it, hit shift five times. You won't regret it.
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For those daring enough to do the deed these are instructions: Go to the display tab and check the box at the top that calls for high contrast. Click on settings to the right of said box then select desired display option, ie., high contrast #1. Then select ok. Then select apply. Repeat until desired affect is obtained. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

I present to you STICKY KEYS. I wonder how I ever lived without this.

FOXY

2006-12-20T15:56:00.000-07:00

This fotos prove that yes FOX is an ambi-turner.

FOX carrying Tod's shirts that he bought and me and FOX chillin’. I'm assuming that he has FOX carry all his things.

Cody likes to go fast. Several times I remember hearing Cody yelling, "I want to go fast! I want to go fast!"

All I want for Christmas.....

2006-12-17T21:52:00.000-07:00

Mommy:

You haven't asked me yet, so I'm worried. I have a simple list. I am a simple person. I like warm cotton and long sleeves, these are few of my favorite things.

In addition, however I would like:

A wood 32" baseball bat.
A leather ball with a tri-colored tail called a "FOX tail"

And because I remain unemployed, cash. Also, homemade Christmas cards.

What will I give?

I will give presents to my parents and to my sister Melissa. A present will be given to Melissa because last year we decided on a set rotation and the rotation this year being younger sibs give to their older sib.

Grad

2006-12-12T10:45:00.000-07:00

As of this morning I am officially done with Brigham Young University. My goal was to graduate with at least a 3.3 however I missed that goal by one tenth and graduated with a 3.2. But it's good enough to go to grad school if I want to.

In other exciting news:

I replaced my motherboard on my laptop as my roomates house surged the previous board. So my laptop was out of commission for about 2 months while I waited for a good deal and till I got some money. I bought a cd with all the Dell laptop service manuals for ten bucks and went to work. I saved probably about 50 to 100 bucks that way. So total cost? 125 bucks, not bad.

I'm trying to think of anything else excting that has happened, and besides episodes with girls (which I have never mentioned on this blog, except maybe once, should I begin sharing these experiences? They are kind of entertaining.) I can only think of a recent experience at 24 hour fitness:

The other day somehow I weighed in at 262 pounds and I had my body fat percentage taken and it is 8.5%. I remember my body fat % being taken one other time when I was 13 in Junior High, the results were exactly the same. I guess some things just never change.

*Also, I won the unofficial Black Friday competition. I sold 10 external hard drives in 5 days on eBay and made somewhere between 150 and 220 dollars. I thought this was supposed to be a competition?

technical lovers love this:

2006-11-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

i ran into (not literally) this technical blurb about fred durst, who was criticized for his use of agreeance in 2003. i found this as i was about to use the word in my critique of rhetorical theory. im really beginning to love the technical aspects of life; said article:

Oxford Editor: Fred Durst's Use Of 'Agreeance' Was Right
Dictionary Says Word Is Obsolete

POSTED: 9:26 am PST March 7, 2003

Whether you agree or not, the North American editor of the Oxford English Dictionary says Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst's use of the word "agreeance" was correct at the Grammys last month.

Fred DurstDurst was widely mocked and criticized by major media outlets for his apparent lack of grammatical skills when he said onstage, "I just hope we are in agreeance that this war should go away as soon as possible."

Jesse Sheidlower told the New York Observer that "agreeance" is a word and Durst used it correctly. Sheidlower told the Observer that the dictionary defnes "agreeance" as "the act of agreeing; agreement."

The editor did, however, say, that the word is not in heavy circulation. According to the Observer, the earliest Oxford English Dictionary example of the word is circa 1540, and that the latest example of its usage dates back to 1714.

The dictionary now says the word is obsolete.

"This is not a current word," Sheidlower told the paper. And it is "not a common word."

Now that Sheidlower has shed light on Durst's correct usage of the word, the singer said in the Observer, "I'm glad someone took the time to find out the truth."

The Observer said the word is still widely used in Australia, and that it pops up in legal documents here from time to time. The paper also said former Sen. Bob Kerry, D-Neb., included it in testimony about the IRS in 1997 before the House Ways and Means Committee.

"We are encouraged by the administration's agreeance that the IRS must change," Kerry testified, according to the Observer

crackhead

2006-11-27T12:54:00.000-07:00

somehow i found this on craigslist. its pretty funny and true so that makes it even funnier. it has been slightly edited as this guy was obviously pretty upset.

Yes, you. You sick ---- On Wednesday morning I emerged from my girlfriend's building by U.N. Plaza to find that you had sawed the tops off both the sparkplugs on my motorcycle. At the time, I had no idea why anyone would do that. Other than the sparkplugs, the bike was untouched. Some kind of bizarre vandalism? A fraternity prank gone awry? I had no idea. All I knew is that I looked like a huge douchebag riding the Muni to work in a padded motorcycle jacket and helmet. Because the bike was immobilized I got a $35 street sweeping ticket that night. Thursday I had it towed to the shop ($45) where they replaced the sparkplugs and the boots ($50 including labor). They explained to me that "people" - I use the term loosely here - like you break off the tops of spark plugs and use the porcelain tubes to smoke crack. As an engineer and former MacGyver fan, in a way I think this is kind of cool. But then I remember that I just paid $100 for YOUR crackpipes, and I get angry again. Crackhead, it was really good to have my bike back though. I rode home from the shop with a couple of spare sparkplugs and a smile on my face. I figured the next time I parked at my girlfriend's place overnight I would have to buy some crackpipes and tape them to my bike as a peace offering. Overall, I wasn't that upset. Despite having to ride the bus for three days and dropping a hundred bones at the shop, I had gained some fascinating knowledge, a new set of sparkplugs, and a pretty funny anecdote about how ------ up you are, and how our paths once crossed briefly in the night. But you couldn't just let sleeping dogs lie, could you Crackhead. You couldn't just stay in on Friday, watch Letterman through the window of a home electronics store and then call it a night. You couldn't rest on your laurels. Two porcelain sparkplug crackpipes just wasn't enough for you, was it Crackhead? You just had to come back for more. This morning, a scant fifteen hours after I rode it out of the shop, I found my motorcycle violated once again. This time you only took the right one - maybe you were having an off night. At least this time I had a spare sparkplug and the tools to fix it - or so I thought - having ordered a 73-piece toolset from SEARS.com last week. But no, the sparkplug socket in my new toolset was for American sparkplugs. So I had to go down to the neighborhood Ace hardware. They had an 18mm socket that would fit over my sparkplug, but it was for a 1/2" drive ratchet. My toolkit only has 1/4" and 3/8" ratchets. So I had to buy a 1/2" ratchet along with the socket. Even though the clerk took pity on me and gave me the senior citizen discount (I'm 25) it still cost me $22 all told. Now, you might say that I should have just gotten a 3/8"-to-1/2" drive adaptor instead of springing for the whole ratchet. And to that I say "Shut the hell up, Crackhead, I'm not finished. And besides, I was eventually going to buy a 1/2" ratchet anyway so it's probably not worth it to take it back now." OK, now I'm rambling. But the point is, Crackhead, that you have done me wrong. Now, I get that you love crack. That is totally understandable. I've heard it is really fun, at first, and quite addictive. What I don't understand is, YOU ARE A CRACKHEAD. WHY DON'T YOU OWN A CRACKPIPE? I am an engineer. Do you ever see me shaking down bums in the Loin for a calculator and sliderule? No, you don't. Because engineering is the main thing I do, I went and bought myself a calculator. The main thing you do is crack. How do you get by without a crackpipe? The other crackheads must clown on you non-stop. I mean, the -------- saw you used to saw off my sparkplugs is probably worth five or ten bucks. Why not sell or trade it for a crackpipe? You really haven't put much thought into this, have you? Please, Crackhead, please don't tell me you sold your crackpipe to buy crack. Even a stupid crackhead such as yourself couldn't possibly be that stupid. I've decided that taping crackpipes to my motorcycle would be tantamount to appeasement. You have crossed a line, Crackhead - specifically California Street. You have come onto my own street and you have desecrated that which I hold dear. You have stolen from me, and you have caused me to spend the last half hour writing this post instead of engineering ----, and it is concievable, if not likely, that my boss could find out about this and fire me. I am hella pissed at you dude. Here are my options as I see them: 1. Write a note saying that I have coated both of my sparkplugs in rat poison and tape it to my bike at night. You can thank Tim for that one, it was his idea. 2. Don't write a note, but just coat both sparkplugs in rat poison. This is probably closer to a punishment that would fit your despicable crime. I'm sure this is super illegal and ----, but it's not like anyone is going to miss you, Crackhead. Don't fool yourself. 3. Wait in an alley near my bike armed with my new stainless steel mirror-finish Ace Professional brand 1/2" drive socket wrench, my 18mm sparkplug socket, and my searing rage. It's pretty heavy and well balanced. I am not a large man, but I am angry. In conclusion, Crackhead, why don't you just do both of us a favor and buy yourself a crackpipe? It will both enhance your crack smoking experience and save me a lot of time and felony assault charges. Think about it. Sincerely, Matt *** If you are not the Crackhead that took my sparkplugs, please disregard this posting ***

Questions and Answers

2006-11-14T20:32:00.000-07:00

Work

How do you know you've worked hard?
You have to shower, twice.

How do you know you stink?
You have to shower twice and you still stink.

How do you know your cold?
Your hands are so cold and you are in so much pain you have to devote the next several minutes of your life to warming said* hands.

Kind of random

How do you know if a chip is quality?
Drop it on the floor from the waist. If it breaks into many pieces forget about it. Several large pieces define a quality chip.

How do you know you're in love?
You don't and never will, consult a physician for signs and symptoms. Or webmd.com

I added the last question for people who think about things like that. I'm sure Elizabeth would say something clever like you will know because she will tell you you are!

I look forward to the day when my nephews can conjure up such wise statements for all to ponder.

For Rachel

*said or aforesaid(a): being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; according to wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

In this case said hands would refer to the hands previously mentioned. Its kind of just a joke to use said cause its kind of fun sometimes to use words in new and special ways.

I find it interesting that the said individual that this is directed to would be critical and then declare their ignorance! How ironical.*

*hint: if you don't know what that means look it up. Appear to be intelligent even if you are not. Please refrain from posting such ignorant statements on my blog. just kidding i dont really care, I encourage all to express themselves in ways which they deem most fitting.

MOXY

2006-10-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

As the leaves change from green to gold so too our bodies are often overcome with infection. Those who know me well are well aware of my physical regime during initial stages of illness (for those who don't know this includes large doses of water, vit c and a and sleep). However this does not apply when infection sets in. When this occurs, essentially the only way to overcome, or the fastest, is to take antibiotics. Now I don't know all the mechanisms of action of antibiotics but I do know that it is the easiest way to health when the nose or throat become infected. Thus the dilemma: I don't have health insurance. So I found some 3 year old amoxicillan from my mission that I just so happened to hold on to, however I only had 14 pills left. So this lasted 4.5 days, but your supposed to take it for 10, well after the symptoms have left to ensure that all bacteria has been killed. So what did I do you may ask? I turned to vet meds. Available without a perscription and at the same cost, they saved me alot of money and pain. I bought fish mox from Amazon dot com and I must say I was more than pleased. I bought a 100 count bottle of 250 mg capsels for 10 dollars and 15 after shipping. They also sell bottles of 100 count 500 mg; 500 mg is required 3 times daily when taking amoxicillian. So the word on the street? Go with vet meds cause dogs use atp just like humans and bacteria is universal.

mother

2006-10-23T12:06:00.000-06:00

future posts may be slowing down as my laptop took a hit from a power surge about 2 weeks ago. no matter, my roomate has a computer and hopefully i will be able to get a new motherboard asap. if anyone finds one for cheap let me know. peace

Champs

2006-10-08T20:58:00.000-06:00

Relive the passion of '94. Players listed were not only champs in '94 but continue to be very successful in all their life endeavors. I present to you the graduating class of '94.

anger

2006-09-25T18:37:00.000-06:00

Uhh, I don't know how else to put this but apparently Clinton's mad.
Watch the whole thing, its worth it.

2006-09-25T18:12:00.000-06:00

Kobe or Satan, as the background suggests, teaches a local how to drive the lane as he toured Asia this past summer.

Musings of munchkins

2006-09-11T22:36:00.000-06:00

Conversation with Elizabeth.

She has recently been learning words in Kindergarten that rhyme, such as ran, tan, fan, etc.

Somehow the conversation came around to baby names and other names.

Of course, Ned, Ted and Led were mentioned.

And the sneaky question by Elizabeth, "What's your wife's name gonna be?"

"Well I don't know I haven't met her yet," I replied.

"Well your gonna have to know her name so you know when you meet her!"

"Oh of course. Well her name is going to be Jasmine. 'Cause she's gonna taste good."

"Your gonna eat her?" Elizabeth asked, a little confused.

This is mostly to inform all that no, I am not a cannibal.

sorry ladies really i am

2006-09-02T20:28:00.000-06:00

i thought this was funny. cause it is. i read some where that if you want to make someone really mad you should type lowercase. OR IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMEONE REALLY MAD YOU SHOULD TYPE IN ALL CAPS. or if you want to make someone really really mad you just type and type and type and dont worry about whether its all caps or lowercase and basically are just ignorant of every single punctuation rule i hear that makes people really upset sometimes i wonder if there is really any rhyme or reason to this blog of mine and you may begin to realize that there is basically nothing of note in my blog about my life but that maybe that is because i dont feel like anything i have anything to say that anyone cares about or that is really entertaining and i really think thats what it comes down to i just dont care and really that is what it comes down to i just dont care but i will in the future because i will no longer be stressing about school but about updating my blog more frequently and being more concerned about you the daily weekly monthly annual bi annual or what not reader so yeah there you have it in a nut shell

2006-08-15T13:55:00.000-06:00

Got 420 lines. I was hoping for 500 lines but I made a couple bad moves. Next tetris post will be over 500 lines I promise. I'm not quite sure how I got 420 but I am pretty sure that I should be studying for my cell bio final.

Uncommon common sense

2006-08-08T16:46:00.000-06:00

The following letters are taken from an actual incident between a London
hotel and one of its guests. The Hotel ended up submitting the letters
to the London Sunday Times!


Dear Maid,

Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom
since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six
unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another
three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.

Thank you,
S. Berman

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Dear Room 635,

I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from
her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you
requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on
top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This
leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the
management is to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is satisfactory.

Kathy, Relief Maid

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Dear Maid - I hope you are my regular maid.

Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the
little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening I found you
had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am
going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own
bath-size Dial so I won't need those 6 little Camays which are on the
shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please
remove them.

S. Berman

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Dear Mr. Berman,

My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we
are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your
way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I
put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn't
remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the
medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to
when you checked in last Monday. Please let me know if I can of further
assistance.

Your regular maid,
Dotty

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Dear Mr. Berman,

The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you
called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid
service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept
my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future
complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention.
Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM. Thank you.

Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper

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Dear Miss Carmen,

It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for
business at 7:45 AM and don't get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That's the
reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I
only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars
of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new
check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my
medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the
bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars
of soap. Why are you doing this to me?

S. Berman

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Dear Mr. Berman,

Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your
room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance,
please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.Thank you,

Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper

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Dear Mr. Kensedder,

My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room
including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to
call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.

S. Berman

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Dear Mr. Berman,

I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I
cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are
instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The
situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for
the inconvenience.

Martin L. Kensedder
Assistant Manager

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Dear Mrs. Carmen,

Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last
night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don't want 54 little bars of
Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have
54 bars of soap in here. All I want is my bath size Dial. Please give me
back my bath-size Dial.

S. Berman

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Dear Mr. Berman,

You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then
you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I
personally returned them. The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3
Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don't know anything about
the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had
returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily
Camays. I don't know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size
Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your
room.

Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper

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Dear Mrs. Carmen,

Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory.
As of today I possess:

- On the shelf under medicine cabinet - 18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1
  stack of 2.

- On the Kleenex dispenser - 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.

- On the bedroom dresser - 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet,

- 1 stack of 4 hotel-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.

- Inside the medicine cabinet - 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack
  of 2.

- In the shower soap dish - 6 Camay, very moist.

- On the northeast corner of tub - 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.

- On the northwest corner of tub - 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3.

Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are
neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more
than 4  have a tendency to tip. May I suggest that my bedroom window
sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap
deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized
Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further
misunderstandings.

S. Berman

burn baby

2006-08-03T01:05:00.000-06:00

Just got done watching X Men 3. I wasn't really expecting much considering I didn't really even like the previous movies, but I was really impressed. I think I went just because the potential of the story line to be an amazing movie to watch in a theater is there. Sorry that sentence structure was so horrible but I just don't care. Anyway it was awesome because essentially it was special effects that kind of did whatever they wanted, up was down down was up and sometimes they even forgot which way was which. Fun to watch, also a good plot, which the 2 predecessors lacked.
I've also recently become addicted to baseball. This is mostly because now I can get ESPN mobile through the wifi on my phone. No I wouldn't pay for this service but since its free for me, I just can't get enough. And how 'bout those mariners? Only 3.5 games out of first with the next 3 games against the division leaders. This could make or break us, but I'm not worried. We've really come into our own here of late. I'm excited to see them go into the playoffs. I believe. I think that was even their slogan one year. Any I'm going to get to bed. Tomorrow maybe I'll work on getting my tan back, the burn turned into a tan a couple of days ago but now its not sunny, so I wait.....

phone

2006-07-24T01:25:00.000-06:00

Got a new phone with Tmobile and it was free. Here's the specs:

Technical Specifications
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Block / Windows Mobile 5.0
Dimensions:	115 x 46 x 18 mm
Weight:	106 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	Li-Ion
Talk Time:	5.00
Standby Time:	192
Memory:	64 MB
Expandable Memory:	miniSD

Imaging
Main Screen:	65000 colors (TFT) 240 x 320 px
External Screen:
Camera:	1.3 MP / Video Recorder

Audio
MP3 Player:	Windows Media Player
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:

Multimedia
Wallpapers:	240 x 320 px
Screen Savers:	240 x 320 px
Ring Tones:	MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:	Windows Media Player

Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	Pocket Outlook
Chat:	AOL / MSN / Yahoo!
Predictive Text:	T9

Applications
Phonebook Capacity:
Calendar:	Pocket Outlook
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 / Pocket Internet Explorer
Voice Commands:
Calculator:

Connectivity
Bluetooth:
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:	Microsoft ActiveSync

Discussion:	T-Mobile Forum

Pre-loaded with the Windows Mobile 5.0, the T-Mobile SDA provides users with the familiar appearance of Microsoft applications. Including both EDGE and GPRS high-speed connectivity, as well as integrated Wi-Fi, the SDA lets consumers stay connected. Having consistent access to email, calendar, and contacts with Microsoft Outlook Mobile, the SDA also includes MP3 capabilities, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and a miniSD memory card slot to save those important memories.

Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 software for Smartphone for compatibility with Windows Mobile applications and designed to match and transpose the Outlook desktop experience
Built-in 1.3-megapixel with video recording and playback capabilities
Integrated MP3 audio player via Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 and MP3 ringtone support
Conference calling with integrated hands-free speakerphone
Enhanced T9 predictive text for messaging via Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), chat clients (AOL, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger), and email (POP3, IMAP4, SMTP)
Personal Information Management (PIM) features including Microsoft Outlook, Contacts, and To-Do List
Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free connectivity, Wi-Fi connectivity for hotspot access, and infrared port for synchronization
WAP 2.0 compliant Pocket Internet Explorer browser with EDGE technology for high-speed data transmission
64 MB of internal memory and miniSD memory expansion slot for additional storage with optional card
PC synchronization via ActiveSync

Also I bought a 1 gb minisd from buy.com for 20 dollars after rebate. Although they are sending me a free one after I remain with tmobile for 3 months. So total cost of the phone was only activation: 35 dollars. not bad for a decent camera, music player, video player and wi-fi deal. It works really well with the mobile espn pages. I'm pretty impressed. In the 4 or 5 days I've had it it has locked up 2 or 3 times but i think it was more due to the extreme heat than anything else. also it starts to run slow due to opening up different programs (they keep running in the background just like regular windows) but luckily there is a task manager included so you just you need to close windows everyonce in awhile. Biggest perk: wifi and music player and cheap memory expansion. Biggest blow: small buttons. Although I got used to the button size after a couple of days its not really a big deal unless your a text nazi, which I'm not. Call quality is pretty good and I really like the speakerphone. there are better phones out there for sure but this has such good extras its hard to pass up, especially when its free. And i just had to ditch verizon has they make you pay for thinking about putting music on your phone. I've already made several file transfers and they went fairly smooth. I was able to access most web sites and all my email although several sites which require sequre logins I was not able to access: my college and my banking info. Anyway all in all its got flare and it will surely knock your socks off.

thus i wrestle with sanity

2006-07-15T02:02:00.000-06:00

Troy woke up this morning at 7 am and took 3 quizzes. Then Troy went to class at 10 am. Class ended at noon and Troy worked until 2.15 pm. Troy went to his mentoring session with his cell bio professor from 2.15 till 3 pm. He then worked until 5.30 pm.

I'm trying to make more frequent posts. I'm also trying to make them as boring as possible. Troy is good. Troy is fun. Watch Troy run. Watch Troy bask in the sun. Time for bed said Troy to himself as he typed his last words of the day and thought about all the complicated intricacies of life and all that saying something like that implies and says about who said it who masks himself behind his true persona behind words and mumbled phrases because he is afraid of letting out his emotions and becoming a vunerable man child. Yes, man child go to sleep. Sleep little padowin.

my 4th

2006-07-05T22:49:00.000-06:00

I went to bed at 9.30 pm. And I took a 2 hour nap today. I'm addicted to sleeping. Time for bed.

no more chem

2006-06-29T22:52:00.000-06:00

turns out I more than passed my classes due to the application of some intense curves. blessings of going spring/summer i suppose. anyway at this juncture it appears that I may graduate. Interesting. back to the lab again yo.

tippy tip tapps

2006-06-27T18:35:00.000-06:00

to update everyone on my wakeboarding adventure, their board was weird and i was fishtailing bandit coming back down off the wake. dirty little board. i look forward to my return to the homeland to conquer the white caps of tapps.

Who am I??????

2006-06-18T23:21:00.000-06:00

so turns out i'm going wakeboarding tomorrow, finally. after months of searching and earning its finally happening. I'm just sacrificing hours of studying for my biochem final to do it. Is it worth it? y yes. Also, for anyone on the edge of their seat concerning my progress with the original tetris on windows 3.1, I've broken the 300 line barrier, I scored 302. I challenge all to beat me. I know your all very impressed, I'm going to put it on my resume. Also, acknowledging that all college grads have to go on some outrageous adventure to find out who they are, I am going to meditate in Hawaii for awhile and try and figure out who I really am. I think I may be onto something.

Benefits of lab work

2006-05-31T18:52:00.000-06:00

Got slapped in the face with formaldehyde just a couple of hours ago. It was kind of like eating something really hot and getting a rush to the nasal cavity. Although I'm sure I killed a few brain cells as well. Whats a couple more? It makes me wonder why people do stuff like this on purpose. The last thing I need is less brain cells. I'm not very smart as it is. I'd like to thank the DARE program for helping me say NO to all the illicit drugs that have been offered to me in the last year.

little toys

2006-05-15T22:00:00.000-06:00

I'm graduating. Who cares? I don't. Alot of wasted time. Although it did keep me busy, and people thought I was accomplishing something. But really I'll I was doing was putting words on paper. I have no idea what I'm doing, no real learning took place. Where am I? Who am I? I remember looking up at the Y, an interesting symbol up on the nearby huge mountain, and asking myself just that: Y? And now I realize I should have just done what I thought was best, leave and never come back. But if I did that I would look back and think, what was I thinking, I should have stayed in school and gotten a degree and done something with my life. You see little one life is filled with regrets, you just have to choose the one thats not as bad. I can easily make up for lost time and accomplish nothing. But I am graduating soon, and it appears that I accomplished something, and thats whats important. I'll probably move to the mountains and try and figure out who I really am. Really get to know myself. It's August 18 if anyone wants to come.

2006-05-02T09:52:00.000-06:00

This is the complex I just moved into. It has treated me well thus far and I encouraged all who are interested in seeing the splendor of utah to come down for a visit, I'd love to have you. I guess.

2006-05-02T09:50:00.000-06:00

I'm the aparment on the second floor with the all the brick. Just thought I'd acquaint everyone with my surroundings.

2006-05-02T09:48:00.000-06:00

Its also important that cars have a nice rear end. I think its fairly attractive. The decision to buy this car was 100% lust.

2006-05-02T09:45:00.000-06:00

I just got done washing and waxing the vehicle; thats why It looks so stellar right now. I also put in a cd player with the swimming dolphin display.

dont be a fool

2006-05-02T00:56:00.000-06:00

2006-04-26T10:36:00.000-06:00

Pictures of the accord will slowly be released to the public. Unfortunately this is all that can be produced for the moment. Please be patient. Also I would like feedback about word web. Is anyone using it? It's just that I think it is amazing is all. If you don't know what I'm talking about I refer you to my post on April 9th.

2006-04-13T03:38:00.000-06:00

One last picture. This is me with my mission president a week or so ago at my mission reunion. I just felt like I should post some evidence that I did actually serve a mission. But I guess you'd have to talk to him for it to be evidence, anyway I present to you: President Craigh Booth.

2006-04-13T03:31:00.000-06:00

I don't know I just really enjoyed this guy's style. This was at a concert that was just off the hook as you can tell and this guy was just really enjoying who he was.

2006-04-13T03:30:00.000-06:00

These are real angels from the Easter Pageant. I don't know I think we all look happy. Maybe.

2006-04-13T03:28:00.000-06:00

I visited the Flaker's while I was in Arizona; As you can see they really know what they're doing in life.

Word

2006-04-09T10:24:00.000-06:00

Earlier in the year I made a post about the 46 best freeware/shareware programs by some guy who I don't really know but whom I know fully trust. One of the programs on the extended list is called word web and is an amazing program. Let me explain. The program loads in your start up tray.....Now I'm usually very hesitant about programs that do this because they can seriously bog down the performance of the system, however this the first program that hasn't made any noticeable affect on performance. So anyway the program boots on start up in the system tray and is defined as a dictionary/thesaurus. The cool thing about it is that it is always running in the background, and so can be initiated at anytime using hotkeys, which on my computer is control alt w. So if you come across a word in any document, simply highlight and press the hotkey. Definitions come up as well as words nearby in the dictionary. Anyway it is way faster than going to different sites on the internet and its always neat to impress friends with hotkeys. Speaking of hotkeys I use the windows button and d about every 10 seconds to get to the desktop and also windows and e for my computer. It saves a little time but its mostly just about knocking the socks off of whoever is nearby watching. Because lets be honest, someone is always watching. And also one more thing about words, using the protocol: "define: xxxxx" in google works wonders for any word not found in word web. I use it all the time for science terms. Anyway let me know how word web works out for everyone, I'm real excited.

Life changes....

2006-03-22T18:28:00.000-07:00

So this talk pretty much changed my life. He used to be my stake president and he is now a judge for the US Court of Appeals. Watch the video or whatever of Thomas Griffith.

2006-03-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

Have you tapped the Rockies?

2006-02-27T22:07:00.000-07:00

Just topped 300 lines. Next post will be zero or higher, whatever that means. I actually met someone who is just as obsessed with tetris from windows 3.1 as I am. A guy in my lab said he actually got -5000 once and without piece preview. That will have to be my next step. I really don't think I'm that big of nerd, I mean this is the only game I play. It's not like I'm online all day playing games and talking to people I only know from cyberspace and refer to as bluejay26alphamega. Gimme a break people I'm an honest to goodness innocent american boy. Rush.

Brokeback

2006-02-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

Never seen the movie but I know enough about it to know this is funny. Ride the wave.

2 in a series

2006-01-27T19:52:00.000-07:00

Just thought I would inform everyone on my daily progress. Amazing how quickly one improves when there is a goal in mind. Next post will be when I clear 300 lines, and then the final goal: a score of zero? I'm not sure this even possible but sometimes phenoma is beyond simple logic. I think I just blew my own mind.