sexual harassment

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

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

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

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

plans

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

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

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

change your life. now

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

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.....

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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