Too much time on facebook

equals not blog time.  also equals experiencing some crazy people.  dude, for the last time, teh intrawebs are not reality.  speaking of reality, i think being able to be myself negates the need to blog as much.  i don't have to post what i'm thinking, i can just come out and say it.

What's wrong with tampons

Or rather why should I go to extraordinary lengths to hide them? Everyone else should get over it.

hit them in the pocket book...

people no longer understand the concept of doing to right thing, because it's the right thing. they only understand bringing the pain. the best way to bring the pain is to hit the pocket book. especially now, so hit the pocket and hit it hard.

fooled by appearances...

people sure are funny... apparently because i look sweet and innocent (i said look...), people try to take advantage of my kind nature. but really, that is one of the worst mistakes you can make. well, if you like yourself that is. i have no problem slamming the hammer down when necessary. boom.

"it was obviously our fault"

This ageist shit has got to stop. Do I need a tshirt that says "no really i'm 30"? No matter how old a patron looks, you should treat them as though they were 50. No treating like kids; no treating the elderly like they are senile.

Why size matters

I've determined that other people's estimation of my size is based more on their perceptions of themselves rather than their perceptions of me.

The next persom to ask me if i'm chaka kahn gets shot

Here's a clue, i'm a concept, not a person. So stop asking me if I'm one of the two black people you've seen on tv. It's kinda annoying.

As I was saying...

It sucks to be a girl. and if a girl walks into your store and buys nothing but pads and laundry products, it's probably a bad idea to tell her to have a nice day. she's not having a nice day; she's having a typical day.

It sucks to be a girl

Not only are there the physical issues; there is the societal pressure to hide them.

How am I supposed to exercise

All the classes are at 9 or 10 am. It's a conspiracy to keep us office dwellers unhealthy. The only way you can exercise is if you can afford not to work.

"what happens on wall street affects main street"

really? 'cause i can't say that i care too much that some exec's golden parachute turns out to be $9mil instead of $10mil.  yes, that is an overly simplistic way of looking at things, but i really don't like my early saturday morning tv viewing being interrupted.

it's not wine that i hate...

it's not even cheap wine that i hate. it's cheap wine made from cali grapes that i hate. apparently i like cheap australian and italian grapes.

this post brought to you by the letter A, the letter A and the number .08.

Dear world (By world I mean america),

I don't know every other black person in the world. We aren't friends ; we aren't family. I don't know his/her likes, dislikes, or underwear size. I don't necessarily feel a natural kinship; and I don't support exclusively So please stop asking me to decode black behavior foryou. It's starting to piss me off.

OMG y'all, we're in the middle of some serious economic shit

Toilet paper is $15... Have your popcorn at the ready, this is going to be fun to watch.

little bitch struck again

why are jeans so tasty? don't believe the lie that animals don't retaliate.

Beauty standards

Customer service jobs suck enough on their own, but having to wear heels and makeup are just adding insult to injury. Really, does looking pretty make you any more competent at your job? Excluding models. And to me, the best looking model aren't pretty; they're striking.

Don't you love it when your boss says "we"

B/c what he means is "you"

little bitch ate my jeans

do y'all know how much a new pair is going to cost?

the number of posts i've done while drunk astounds me

including this one

you aren't trying hard enough

it's not whether you succeed, but how much effort you put into it.

It's now that time of year when we all have to ask ourselfves

What am I going to be for Halloween? I'm thinking about something in the clown/joker/harley quinn range. But the possibility of little red always exists.
And if you are a girly girly female, the additional question of "What am I going to wear to the Christmas party?" allow arises.

the fine art of subtlety is lost to many people

it is so satisfying to make a statement that conveys multiple meanings

today is not the day

in fact, there will never be a day.

more signs of old age

i just had my ass handed to me by a zumba instructor

People say karma is a bitch

But I don't think karma is the one with the attitude problem. People should expect what they put into life to come back to them. I think it has to do with the company you keep. Sneaky people who hang out with other sneaky people shouldn't be surprised when they are fit into the victim role. And they shouldn't expect sympathy from me.

Bloggers are like cockroaches

For each one you see, there are X reading and lurking with their heads bobbing in agreement...

my life is complete

I've seen a fish get "milked".  you really, really don't want to know.

bravo

really there isn't much more that I can say than that.

I know you won't listen to me, but maybe someone else can convince you

"let him who is without sin cast the first stone." wait , what am I thinking, nevermind. Y'all still haven't figured out that whole "love your neighbor." and don't get me started on that "least of these"thing.

Why can't smart be pretty?

What part of appearance correlates with intellect? Why is it that I can't wear a cute t-shirt without the assumption being made that i'm easily pushed over? Why is a woman with a pretty face not taken seriously?

day off = all the things i've been thinking recently get posted

bear with me. b/c this one is kinda disjointed and is the product of several things i'm feeling all at once.  i hate hypocrites.  I hate liars.  i also hate people how withhold the truth.  really, if you have something to tell me, just tell me.  it's a waste of time dance around.  dancing is for the dance floor only.

Labor Day

Don't forget to celebrate Update Your Resume Day!

As I am an overachiever, mine is already done.  :)

What do you have to gain?

Apparently nothing.
Lord save me from the child and the childlike.

Clothing Sizes

It's a little known fact that all of my underwear is from vs.  little know until now... recently, however, the vs cotton line has gone cheap.  i don't mean price cheap; i mean quality cheap.  the waistband is thinner and so is the material.  but the worst part is that the sizing is off.  I'm going to have to move up a size to keep my butt covered b/c they're skimping on material.  not cool, guys.

on a related note, could someone make a pair of non low rise jeans.  i've bought five pairs of jeans in the past week and damned if i have found a pair that went up to my belly button in a cut like.  don't get me wrong, i don't wear my jeans up high, but i do  like the extra space.

Why i'm not having kids

I'd name a girl tabitha kathryn just to call her tabbykat

an asshole is still an asshole

speeding is against the law.  yeah we understand that.  but having taken a pet to an emergency vet, i can understand how emotional people are.  so should i get caught speeding while rushing to the vet i will be more than willing to accept my ticket and the fine with it.  what i will not accept is some asshole belittling the feeling i have about my pet.  maybe it pisses me off more right now because one of my dogs recently died.  the ticket was warranted, the insult not.

Yes I have a radar detector

I live in texas, home of artificially low speed limits and a ridiculously high number of localities that depend on ticket revenue. (took me a second to work out that parallel .) this however does not make me a reckless driver. Ooo i'm driving 45 in a 40, someone stop me.

"i kissed a girl"

Really...
Seriously...
Apparently i'm not missing anything by not listening to the radio.
There is a line of insipid and this mananges to cross it twice.
I wouldn't download this song if it was free AND guaranteed me $100.
I don't even think i would dance to this. I'd pour out a full drink just to go refill it.
When is britney coming out with a new cd?

Signs of old age

Wrinkles
Stiff neck
Stiff back
Squinting at monitor
Tv turned up loud
Peeing in the middle of the night
Peeing in the middle of the morning
Gas
Fiber supplement
"That music is too loud"

dirty little secrets

i'm sure that i have done this before, but here are some more:

 

i watch the power rangers

i like cartoons

beauty and the beast is my favorite movie

jpop is my newest musical fascination

i don't like puppy kisses

i don't like men that are too skinny

in fact, i like a little meat on the bone

my dog has fleas (and just farted in my bed)

i've had pizza 3 times this week

I'm having a pepperoni craving

i found doggyspaces.com and my dog has more friends than i do.  something is wrong with that.

dear rhd, please send my bill.

i would hate to end up like bennigan's. i guess this means that i can't use my anniversary coupon.

This is the effect of consumer driven healthcare*

I have a 2500 deductible. So a little thing like a tickle in my throat isnt going to send me to the dr. Sudafed will take care of this. A couple of days pass. Oh shit my sore throat is so bad I can't breathe anymore. Trip to er (there goes that deductible). Crap my ear is leaking fluid...

*too be honest, my ass was just lazy. But in reality when people actually can't afford prevenative care this is what happens. They run up hundreds if not thousands of dollars in er bills and complications arise that make what was a simple matter many times worse.

Don't waste your time at rhd

Dear dr asshole,
I hope you get treated by youself in the future. That would be karma.
No love, your patient.

i just love it when ms updates my computer

the way ms can fuck up on piece of software with another is amazing

Note to former classmates

We aren't friends just because you found my facebook profile. Seriously I had like five real friends, several more acquaintances, and a hell of a lot more people who got their jollies from trying to make me cry. So please, don't try to create some revisionist history where you were my main supporter. And also should I ever be the only thing standing between you and something you want, I suggest you find a new hobby.

As fat as I want to be

I am so tired of governments taking away my rights to a big mac. I'm all for restaurants being required to post nutrition info; that fosters open information. What I do not like is some telling me what I can and cannot eat. Except for when my doctor did it a couple of years ago. But even then I put on 5 more pounds. So for everyone that was wondering, I actually lost weight for medical reasons, not because I want to be a size 0. (which would in fact be physically impossible.) so you can now stop asking about it.

Racism pisses me off, but elitism I can get behind

The people telling you that the conflict is black vs. white are trying to distract you from tgecreal problem of have vs. have not.

Krab mentality

Why is that misery loves company? Misery would be even more miserable if it left everyone else alone.

I'm so tired of hormone fluctuations

One thing goes up and another goes done.

New rule

First dates should involve an exchange of ipod song listings.

I look like Kristanna Loken

well, 61% at least.  Those of you who know me are going huh? i'm sure.

see here: http://www.myheritage.com/face-recognition

We've all met the asshole

Sometimes we've even been the asshole. The secret is to not be an asshole all the time.

The Women’s Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Sentiments

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.

We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of those who suffer from it to refuse allegiance to it, and to insist upon the institution of a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they were accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.

The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.

He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice.

He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men - both natives and foreigners.

Having deprived her of this first right as a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.

He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead.

He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns.

He has made her morally, an irresponsible being, as she can commit many crimes with impunity, provided they be done in the presence of her husband. In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master - the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement.

He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to what shall be the proper causes of divorce, in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given; as to be wholly regardless of the happiness of the women - the law, in all cases, going upon a false supposition of the supremacy of man, and giving all power into his hands.

After depriving her of all rights as a married woman, if single and the owner of property, he has taxed her to support a government which recognizes her only when her property can be made profitable to it.

He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments, and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty remuneration.

He closes against her all the avenues to wealth and distinction, which he considers most honorable to himself. As a teacher of theology, medicine, or law, she is not known.

He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education - all colleges being closed against her.

He allows her in church, as well as State, but a subordinate position, claiming Apostolic authority for her exclusion from the ministry, and, with some exceptions, from any public participation in the affairs of the Church.

He has created a false public sentiment by giving to the world a different code of morals for men and women, by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society, are not only tolerated but deemed of little account in man.

He has usurped the prerogative of Jehovah himself, claiming it as his right to assign for her a sphere of action, when that belongs to her conscience and her God.

He has endeavored, in every way that he could to destroy her confidence in her own powers, to lessen her self-respect, and to make her willing to lead a dependent and abject life.

Now, in view of this entire disfranchisement of one-half the people of this country, their social and religious degradation, - in view of the unjust laws above mentioned, and because women do feel themselves aggrieved, oppressed, and fraudulently deprived of their most sacred rights, we insist that they have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of these United States.

In entering upon the great work before us, we anticipate no small amount of misconception, misrepresentation, and ridicule; but we shall use every instrumentality within our power to effect our object. We shall employ agents, circulate tracts, petition the State and national Legislatures, and endeavor to enlist the pulpit and the press in our behalf. We hope this Convention will be followed by a series of Conventions, embracing every part of the country.

Firmly relying upon the final triumph of the Right and the True, we do this day affix our signatures to this declaration.

Drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Resolutions

Whereas, the great precept of nature is conceded to be that “man shall pursue his own true and substantial happiness.” Blackstone in his Commentaries remarks that this law of nature, being coeval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is, of course, superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid derive all their force, and all their validity, and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original; therefore,

Resolved, That such laws as conflict, in any way, with the true and substantial happiness of woman, are contrary to the great precept of nature and of no validity, for this is superior in obligation to any other.

Resolved, that all laws which prevent woman from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are contrary to the great precept of nature and therefore of no force or authority.

Resolved, that woman is man’s equal, was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such.

Resolved, that the women of this country ought to be enlightened in regard to the laws under which they live, that they may no longer publish their degradation by declaring themselves satisfied with their present position, nor their ignorance, by asserting that they have all the rights they want.

Resolved, that inasmuch as man, while claiming for himself intellectual superiority, does accord to woman moral superiority, it is preeminently his duty to encourage her to speak and teach, as she has an opportunity, in all religious assemblies.

Resolved, that the same amount of virtue, delicacy, and refinement of behavior that is required of woman in the social state also be required of man, and the same transgressions should be visited with equal severity on both man and woman.

Resolved, that the objection of indelicacy and impropriety, which is so often brought against woman when she addresses a public audience, comes with a very ill grace from those who encourage, by their attendance, her appearance on the stage, in the concert, or in feats of the circus

Resolved, that woman has too long rested satisfied in the circumscribed limits which corrupt customs and a perverted application of the Scriptures have marked out for her, and that it is time she should move in the enlarged sphere which her great Creator has assigned her.

Resolved, that it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.

Resolved, that the equality of human rights results necessarily from the fact of the identity of the race in capabilities and responsibilities.

Resolved, that the speedy success of our cause depends upon the zealous and untiring efforts of both men and women for the overthrow of the monopoly of the pulpit, and for the securing to woman an equal participation with men in the various trades, professions, and commerce.

Resolved, therefore, that, being invested by the Creator with the same capabilities and same consciousness of responsibility for their exercise, it is demonstrably the right and duty of woman, equally with man, to promote every righteous cause by every righteous means; and especially in regard to the great subjects of morals and religion, it is self-evidently her right to participate with her brother in teaching them, both in private and in public, by writing and by speaking, by any instrumentalities proper to be used, and in any assemblies proper to be held; and this being a self-evident truth growing out of the divinely implanted principles of human nature, any custom or authority adverse to it, whether modern or wearing the hoary sanction of antiquity, is to be regarded as a self-evident falsehood, and at war with mankind.

Signatories

Lucretia Mott
Harriet Cady Eaton
Margaret Pryor
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Eunice Newton Foote
Mary Ann McClintock
Margaret Schooley
Martha C. Wright
Jane C. Hunt
Amy Post
Catharine F. Stebbins
Mary Ann Frink
Lydia Mount
Delia Mathews
Catharine C. Paine
Elizabeth W. McClintock
Malvina Seymour
Phebe Mosher
Catharine Shaw
Deborah Scott
Sarah Hallowell
Mary McClintock
Mary Gilbert
Sophrone Taylor
Cynthia Davis
Hannah Plant
Lucy Jones
Sarah Whitney
Mary H. Hallowell
Elizabeth Conklin
Sally Pitcher
Mary Conklin
Susan Quinn
Mary S. Mirror
Phebe King
Julia Ann Drake
Charlotte Woodward
Martha Underhill
Dorothy Mathews
Eunice Barker
Sarah R. Woods
Lydia Gild
Sarah Hoffman
Elizabeth Leslie
Martha Ridley
Rachel D. Bonnel
Betsey Tewksbury
Rhoda Palmer
Margaret Jenkins
Cynthia Fuller
Mary Martin
P. A. Culvert
Susan R. Doty
Rebecca Race
Sarah A. Mosher
Mary E. Vail
Lucy Spalding
Lavinia Latham
Sarah Smith
Eliza Martin
Maria E. Wilbur
Elizabeth D. Smith
Caroline Barker
Ann Porter
Experience Gibbs
Antoinette E. Segur
Hannah J. Latham
Sarah Sisson

the best art comes from the worst pain

it's good, i just like my alanis a little angrier.  jlp style.  this just hurts.

See the resemblance?

This is a movie gremlin...

 

This is a real life gremlin...

This is the face of caffeine addiction

It is not a smiley

I just had a pap smear

and by just i mean several hours.  long enough that i came home to a glass of wine. weren't we getting tshirts for this?  the 2 advil i premedicated myself with were just what the doctor ordered.

Vista... It really kicks the llama's ass

more buggy that xp, less buggy than 98.  of course wal-mart and a mangy dog are less buggy than 98.

smart people, explain it to the dumb ones.

You speaks so well

I think that some people believe that their only purpose on earth is to be in my way. otherwise, they would move on.

Please note

P225/50R17's pop like balloons when faced with a pothole and are expensive as hell

Required reading

oh the places you'll go by seuss

there's a hair in my dirt by larson

uhm, no

give that to me, i'm pregnant

blink

i'm pregnant and i want it

blink

you should give that to me because i'm pregnant

blink

insert crickets

I've been working on this for a while

not everyone is as concerned with their health and safety as much as I am. so there need to be so rules for interaction. i don't want anyone else's germs or their crazies.




before we shake hands - did you wash yours the last time you were in the restroom? and after you sneezed/blew your nose? do you wash them before eating?




before I eat your food - is your house clean? is your kitchen clean? do you let your cat jump up on the counter and play with food while you cook it?




before I get in your car - do you have insurance? when was your last accident and how many have you had in the last year. ever been popped for dui?



before we watch movies at your place - what kind of porn do you watch? i don't want to be surprised by the last movie you left in your dvd player.


before we kiss - when was the last time you went to the dentist? what's up with that cough you have? and before you swallow that shot of vodka could you swish it around a little bit?

As you wish

(The only thing missing is some dmb)

Well, it looks like your time has run out.  And that's really unfortunate.  but such is life.

No one sniffs sharpies because they smell good

They smell different

Rookie mistake

I'm not sure which is worse, hiring a rookie or being the rookie.

Let's talk again

May was largely a month of silence due to vacations and surgery.  And can I say that vicodin is overrated.  It really didn't do a thing for me.  Well, change is almost here, just a couple of more days.  Then I'll have some really interesting things to share.

If I ever find that son of a bitch that made my doggie scared to pee

it's gonna be on.

 

Remember, help control the stupid people population: have yourself spayed or neutered.

What do you get when you mix a terrier with a dachshund?

I don't know, but one is now living in my house.

"job security"

is just another way for your boss to tell you "you're my bitch, bitch"

You don't know me very well.

Question: there are a civic and an eclipse sitting in my driveway. Which is mine? It's a trick question. They are both mine. But why in the world would you think my 60 yr old mother would drive a sports car? But more importantly, why in the world would I show you a picture with a car visible that belongs to someone not in my household. And how the hell am I supposed to have a guy spend the night with my mother down the hall?

It's not a war zone.

In deference to all the people actually living in war zones we shouldn't say that. How about it looks like a tornado tap danced in every single tree around my house, but just managed to spare my roof... And now we know the answer to that age old question, if a tree falls in the driveway and no one is awake does it make a sound. No.

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

The way you try to find fault with everything I do is cute. If you understand "cute" to mean getting on my damn nerves. And really your problem is that you are trying to do what I do. And you can't. But that's ok. I wish that I could find some way to get across to you the point that you should focus on what you are good at. You should develop some talents, interests, hobbies of your own rather than emulating the people around you. Accept that you can't be me. This is turning into single while female.

Logic error

Here's a tech joke you can tell all your friends: what do you call it when you write code using c# and do not get the results you want so you rewrite it in vb using the same programming logic? I call it laughing at people at work.

My four day diet

Here's another important thing to know about me. For 3 or 4 days out of the month you will see me with a slim fast or adkins shake. This is not because I am trying to loose weight. So don't ask me if i'm on a diet. It's because I have really bad menstrual cramps. Really bad. I'm talking about wake you up in the middle of the night and drop you to your knees before you get to the bathroom to puke bad. So I have to avoid solid food, but still find a way to meet my daily caloric needs. So dumb questions should be avoided at this time.

Congratulations, you're a woman now...

Little did I know then. Can I be a man instead? The latest guess is endometrisos. Thanks, mother nature, really. And mother too for that matter.

"oink, oink"

That's right, call someone a pig because they are hungry. This is why so many people have body issues. Health is more important than weight. So what if someone is "fat". As long they can walk to and from their car without undue stress on their heart what does it matter if they are a size 8 or a size 18.

I blame management

Your employees lack a understanding of the tecnologies necessary to complete their jobs. To be clear, they lack the fundamental skills needed to complete their jobs. To be clearer, you pay so little that you can not hire people who can complete their jobs. This is why there are so many "hiccoughs". I'm reminded of college. "you fucked up! You fucked up!"

Basics of reading comprehension

my google-fu is strong.  so i am going to help out those of you unable to look things up for yourselves but nevertheless need to learn some stuff.

how to tell the difference between fact and opinion:

http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/factopinion/factopinion.html

Could someone check my forehead

I'm getting the impression that some people are seeing "dumb bitch" tattooed there . I don't see it when I look in the mirror, but maybe it is in some color that I can't see or only visible under a black light or something.

What I really need to be doing

is figuring out how i am going the code a parking garage fee calculation program.  or if i have to blog, post one or two of the 10 drafts i have sitting out in limbo.  let's instead ponder the nature of identity (and perhaps the fact that macgyver is available for view on cbs's site).

When I was 10 I wanted to be a neurosurgeon.  now you would have to have known me then to believe this, but yes i did fully appreciate all that entailed.  by the time i finished high school, i was leaning to law school.  which i was going to incorporate somehow with the application of physics.  space physics to be exact.  and before the jokes start, yes i went to school to be a rocket scientist.  (i point out that someone actually thought i had a shot at it as well.)  but as often occurs life got in the way of that.  right now i want to be a computer programmer.  i know things about myself now that i not have conceived of at 10 or 18.  I will probably learn something tomorrow that i didn't know today.

 

and i need to turn dave chappelle off.  but man, he's got me thinking about that grape juice in the fridge.

Vosloo, Bacic, and Bourne oh my

sometimes i have explicitly point out to my mom that i don't like girls "that way".  I mean only score 53% on the gay meter, that counts for something.

i'm the kinda guy that laughs at a funeral

just say recession dammit.  the pyramid scheme is failing and i'm afraid to look at my investments.  but the most important question of the day is "do i really care about torchwood?"  evidence points to no as i have a ton of unwatched eps sitting on my tivo.

Let's pretend that we are adults here

And let's take a man name danny and a woman named lindsey.  let's say that danny and lindsey have been dancing around each other for months.  let's say that everyone under the sun can see that they are interested  let's say that they start" spending time together". now, since we are adults here, we can imagine that this time spent sets up the reasonable expectation that there is some type of greater than friendship relationship between are too parties.  I mean we can be reasonable assured that they aren;t just playing chess with each other.  now let's say that danny is going through some stuff and has sex with a women (let's call her rikki) to make himself feel better.

now the question on everyone's mind is " is this cheating?"  hell yes.  if you lie and try to bury your shit  in a hole so that people don't see it, you are obviously not on the up and up.  dude (and i mean that in the referring to men way), if you "need some space", decide you want to "see other people", or are simply just an asshole, tell us please.  i've only had one asshole admit to it; it made my life much easier knowing.

 

*name have been changed to protect the innocent.  ;)

For the last 12 hours I have put my computer through hell

because once again, microsoft sucks.  apparently it is a known bug in VS 2008 that using the scroll wheel will crash your project.  known to everyone but me.  i have uninstalled, reinstalled, used cleanup tools, set restore points... and don't get me started on what it took to deal with .net 2.0.  who can remember to not used the damn scroll wheel.  and yes, my pointing device is a microsoft product as well. 

Sorry Starbuck

But I'm watching Ben Hur, which was an integral part of my high school education. And obviously the reason I majored in classics at college. It is so historically accurate after all.

the laptop is dead, long live the laptop

there is going to be a point that i will not be able to take this year anymore.  that point is about -- |  |-- far away.

MYOB

the world would be a much better place if everyone would attend to their own business rather than interfering in the lives of others.  Remember, you shouldn't care what floats my boat; i'm not offering you a ride.

this is why microsoft pisses me off

anyone want to explain why xp sees 3 hard drives when there is only 2?  how about what the hell happened to my cookies.  somebody tossed my cookies.and who the hell locked me out of my online banking.  what is going on?  everything was fine until i installed that last batch of updates.

i hate quicktime

do i look like i need another task running while my computer is trying to start up?  I think i am going to buy a couple of memory chips today or tomorrow.  my computer is slower than i would like.  of course i also need to drop a hard drive into my other desktop, but i am really not feeling that.  it's always a pain since i have to plug something in nearly every port available and xp does not like it when when you switch usb ports around.  now if there was just something i could do to make my laptop behave better.

drunk blogging (may contain bsg spoilers)

this is an experiment in/on how many smirnoff ices i can drink before getting bored.  it is now 9:29.  the experiment began at 9:10.

 

9:10 opened first bottle. pomegranate.

9:29 started bsg crossroads I.  6 is kinda hot, but not as hot as starbuck.  and let's not forget baltar.  if we could just get him to shave.

9:55 fast forwarding through the parts i have seen.  grab dinner.  still on first bottle.

10:00 bottle number 2. arctic berry.  tasty as well.  seal breakage.

10:09 we pause to say, "dude, jet li and jackie chan... eleventy one eleventy one.

10:17 bored

i'm not learning anything

that's why i'm on blogger right now rather than paying attention to the program written on the board.

"I got a pap smear"

now where's my damn lollipop? kids get treats without nearly as much discomfort. i think adults would take much care of themselves if they were given a reward for good behavior. not really, but who could pass up a dum dum.

What most people don't realize is that it's all a lie

Money systems. Economics. Health care. Employment. Stocks. Credit. None of it is real. Think of it like the moment you realize there is no wizard, just a guy behind a curtain.

breakup

i haven't spoken to my imaginary boyfriend for three months.

Four years old

this is part of an assignment i had to complete for an ethics class:

Identify 100 of your beliefs in one-sentence statements. (This number is not negotiable.) These should be ethical beliefs as opposed to say physical beliefs "I believe the earth is round".
Explanation of language: While there are exceptions, I have tried to differentiate my use of the words “should” and “must/ought.” I try to use “must” only when a behavior/action is required under my ethical standards (even though I may make exceptions as necessary). I use “should” for those actions, which while not required, earn a person moral character bonus points. While I consider people who violate a “must” “bad,” I make no negative judgment on those violating a “should.”
I believe that…
1) there is a difference between murder and killing.
2) no one human life is inherently better than any other.
3) legislating morality defeats the purpose of having a moral system.
4) you must follow the golden rule.
5) people ought not have children for their entertainment value.
6) parents must be responsible for the actions of their children.
7) at some point a person must look beyond their background and take responsibility for their actions.
8) you should protect the young, the weak, and the old.
9) the pursuit of money is a root of evil.
10) people kill people, not guns. (We should limit/punish actors rather than instruments.)
11) ignoring injustice is worse than committing it.
12) letting someone die is different from murder or killing them.
13) if you have ability and resources to help others you should (but should not be forced to do so).
14) there is a difference between intentional, negligent, and accidental harm.
15) an “eye for an eye” is permissible to punish intentional harm.
16) intent is a important factor in morality, i.e. you can do the wrong thing for the right reason or vice versa.
17) altruistic dishonesty is moral.
18) the worst form of dishonesty is adultery/infidelity.
19) preemptive strikes are wrong.
20) in the absence of professional training, level of self defense should be determined by victims.
21) with professional training, self defense should mirror level of attack.
22) victims should have a say in punishment.
23) those who act against the golden rule no longer have its protection.
24) hypocrisy is immoral.
25) the worst person to lie to is yourself.
26) you shouldn’t get something for nothing.
27) only he who is without sin can cast stones.
28) people deserve honest pay for an honest day’s work.
29) you ought to expect to receive no more than you give.
30) unrepentant smokers ought not receive free public health benefits.
31) motorcycle riders without helmets ought not receive free public health benefits.
32) lawmakers should not hide behind same-sex marriage amendment as a shield to true feelings on homosexuality.
33) you ought to tell people if you fall out of love with them, i.e. a relationship is not as they believe it.
34) people have a moral right to privacy.
35) people ought to be able do with their bodies as they will, as long as they harm only themselves (physically).
36) polluters have a duty stop activities and make their victims whole.
37) the death penalty as currently administered is immoral.
38) it is wrong to experiment on human subjects without full disclosure.
39) animal experimentation is a necessary evil that must be done humanely.
40) it is wrong to abandon puppies in the country.
41) it is wrong to hurt others for entertainment.
42) it is right to have property rights.
43) a person must decide his own highest duty.
44) bankruptcy is dubious at best.
45) people must consider the consequences before they act.
46) I ought not pay for the mistakes of others.
47) in group work, everyone in the group must do equal values of work.
48) friends and family have greater claim on a person than strangers.
49) you have a duty to have proper training before engaging in an activity (driving, surgery, law practice, etc.).
50) you must not drive after drinking.
51) you can forgive a harm without forgetting it.
52) you have no obligation to remain in any situation where you are being hurt.
53) there is no requirement to like all people equally.
54) drug companies should compensate for unwarned damages.
55) manufacturers should tell truth about products.
56) lies of omission are the same as lies of commission.
57) I am the only person with a right to my life.
58) those without mental capacity for understanding the difference between right and wrong ought not be punished.
59) leaders have a stronger duty to take responsibility for their actions.
60) “the rules” don’t apply equally to everyone.
61) consumers have a right to know how goods are manufactured (child labor, genetic modification, etc.).
62) men and women should be paid equally for the same job.
63) people have a privacy right even in public.
64) in a democracy there is a need for minority rights.
65) the rational individual is responsible for his own TV viewing. (But parents are responsible for children).
66) rational beings do not succumb to the “slippery slope.”
67) law ought not be the basis for morality.
68) position and/or might does not make right.
69) animals do not have morals or ethics.
70) people have an obligation to reason about their moral codes.
71) people cannot attribute actions to fate because the future is unknown when making decisions.
72) parents have the responsibility of ensuring proper education for their children, not society.
73) when evidence of crime persists, there should be no statute of limitations on prosecution.
74) people have an obligation to at least try to stop their own immoral behavior.
75) you cannot force help onto people “for their own good.”
76) just because everyone is doing it doesn’t make it right.
77) you should not laugh at the misfortune of others.
78) if action A has a possibility of consequence C, then committing A is an acceptance of responsibility for C.
79) it’s ok for some of my beliefs to conflict with others.
80) while I should respect their life and liberty, I have no responsibility for the happiness of others.
81) a sin by an other name is still a sin (flattery vs. lying).
82) two wrongs don’t make for right.
83) emotional relationships do not create the obligation to commit unethical acts for others.
84) you ought not take credit for others’ work.
85) ethics is doing what your mother can be proud of.
86) people are responsible for themselves when they ignore warning (e.g. jumping a fence with a “large dog” warning).
87) companies that outsource have a duty to ensure vendors follow all proper privacy practices.
88) “don’t ask, don’t tell” policies encourage dishonesty in employees.
89) you ought not keep secrets involving abuse or minors with eating disorders.
90) everyone has the capacity to commit evil.
91) doing good means active rather than passive behavior
92) it is better to give unwanted items (clothing, shoes, etc.) to disadvantaged than simply throw away.
93) there is no duty to use innate talents.
94) criminals should be removed from society because they have broken an implicit social contract.
95) all professionals have duty to clients whether termed business ethics, legal ethics, or medical ethics.
96) stereotyping is wrong when thought leads to deed.
97) the rules for individual also apply to groups (corporations, societies, countries, etc.).
98) only I can determine “good” for myself.
99) I have a right to decide to not be a member of society, receiving no benefits, but also sharing no ills.
100) it’s ok to ask for help.

Burger of the week

This week's burger is brought to you by our good friends at the beltline location of topz.  i had a 1/2 lb cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and garlic mayo.  fry of choice was their aero baked sweet potato.  I give it an 8/10.  It would have been a 9, but they use only one slice of cheese.  the proper form of a double cheeseburger is cheese meat cheese meat, not cheese meat meat.

"what motivtes you"

The simple answer is the "black box". All of my decision making hardware is in a black box. I input the situation and the black box spits out yea or nay. Other than when moral updates are required, I stay out of the black box. That's the point of the black box... So don't ask me what motivates me; just present your case and the black box will spit out the answer. outlook cloudy, ask again later...

The grass may not be greener

But at least you're still on the other side...

It's human nature to complain. But I would rather have problems the size of molehills rather than mountains.

Dear Parents

Watch your damn kids.

Did you even bother to read the masterpiece that is my resume

from just this little snippet i'm going to say no...

RCM is currently seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant located in Dallas , TX .
This critical position will be a part of one of the fastest growing and innovative sites in North America and will play an active roll in our support for AT&T Mobility (formerly Telecommunication Wireless).

question 1: how does "administer database" translate to fetch lunch for peopl

question 2: exactly how far would i have to roll?

musical interlude

Jem - Falling For You

Said there'd be no going back
Promised myself I'd never be that sad
Maybe that's why you've come along
To show me, it's not always bad
Coz I can feel it, baby
I feel like I'm falling for you
But I'm scared to, let go
I'm scared coz my heart has been hurt so
It's true I've become a skeptic
How many couples really love
Just wish I had a crystal ball
To show me, if it's worth it all
Coz I can feel it, baby
I feel like I'm falling for you
But I'm scared to, let go
I'm scared coz my heart has been hurt so
Yeah I can feel it, baby
I feel like I'm falling for you
But I'm scared to, let go

I'm scared coz my heart has been hurt so
And I've got to be sure
Coz it's been so long
And I cannot take the pain again
If it all goes wrong
Coz I can feel it, baby
I feel like I'm falling for you
But I'm scared to, let go
I'm scared coz my heart has been hurt so
Yeah I can feel it, baby
I feel like I'm falling for you
But I'm scared to, let go
I'm scared coz my heart has been hurt so
I want you so much
I need you so much
I want you so much
I need you so much
(believe me my love
Believe me my love)

carnivores of the world u-knife

(that was too good to pass up)

Tech workers of the world unite

Dear companies,

It is time for a lesson in long-term cost planning. RIFing veteran employees who cost a lot in compensation and replacing with cheap labor saves money short-term. Paying those veterans as consultants to fix what your cheap labor screwed up costs twice as much as their original salaries. Just something to consider.

no love,
me

Chicken vs. egg

This may be hard to follow... My not liking you doesn't make you bad; I don't like you because you were already bad before I met you. (somedays I hate the awkwardness of verb tenses in english when making a philosophical point). See, bad before the dislike. Your problem is that you didn't recognize the bad until after the dislike. But no one rots inside that fast, so trust me, you were always wormy.

posts like this make it difficult to believe that I am capable of writing up a graduate level research study.

life

Overcoming adversity makes you a better person but some days I wonder "dear God" how many roaches did I step on to deserve this.

Gimme one reason

and i'll laugh in your face.

The rules

Supposedly people need clear performance guidelines in order to achieve success. To make things simple for everyone, here are a few of the care and feeding rules for me.

How to employee me:
Understand that we are not family
Understand that we are not friends
I am a fully grown adult
I don't do filing, phones, or customer service
I hate people so leave me alone
I don't want stupid gifts with the company name
I don't share
Take your __________ meds
Leave your marital problems at home
If you want me on call, give me a phone; my minutes are not your minutes
You don't get to tell when/what to eat, buy, wear
How much I spend isn't your business
Any training/education you pay for is yours, what i pay for is mine
The moment you start trying to bully me, I quit

How to befriend me:
See above
I'm allergic to cats
Drinking yes, smoking no
No ditching
Trust is the cornerstone of friendship
Ask first before taking
If I saw it first I have dibs until otherwise noted
Never take the last one
"bros before hos"

Something more:
See above
See here
Roses are a safe bet
No shrimp, no seafood restaurants unless its a table for one
We are separate people with separate lives, friends, cars, houses

Everyone else:
See employ me
Don't say "smile it's not that bad" because actually it is
On second thought don't speak to me at all
Don't be the nasty pervert getting frisky with my car

I had a dream last night, and it fit me like a glove

Katee Sackhoff if going a long way to become my new girl crush. Pretty much all she has to do is star in the last season of BSG and she's golden...

On that note, the point is fiction is to be fiction. I don't read/watch fiction to mimic reality. I am trying as hard as i can to escape my reality. Why in the world would I want to watch people live out the problems I have with sound effects and music?

Shades of my childhood

http://www.violentacres.com/archives/347/making-light-promises

Cleaning out my closet

perhaps i should mention that i listen to a lot of eminem at work...

I've decided to restructure my blogs.  it's not paranoia when they are after you...

Hi my name is...

and i haven't had caffiene for several days
i also haven't worn a suit in so long half of mine no longer fit
i haven't bought gas in a week
the polish on my toenails is really old
my legs haven't seen a razor since december
and i'm not drinking fruit punch right now

Why y'all always hating on the libertarians

we just want to be loved like everyone else

DRA MAP RINCE

I really mean kings and queen, but that's the only royalty that fit the spot...
Have you ever known somebody that everything happens to? You get approached by a creepy guy; same thing happened to them last night. You drop your dinner on the floor; same thing happened to them last night. You buy a new fridge; oh my goodness, they were looking at appliances last night eleventy one eleventy one !!!1!!!11!!!!1!!!!
Some people are not content to live through reality tv. They must live your life too. And they live it better than you can. They're ready for primetime.

The day of reckoning is closer than you think

For some reason people equate quiet with passive. Apparently because my resistance is not vocal, it is nonexistent. But people forget that actions speak louder than words. And trust me, my actions are going to be nearly as loud as the shot heard 'round the world. Too bad I am going to miss out on the fallout.

Want to date a cowboy?

You're 66% likely to be able to put up with a cowboy.

The higher you score, the more likely it is that you could date a cowboy. Low scores pry mean one of two things, either cowboys just ain't your type, or you are a tree-huggin' hippy city slicker. GIT 'ER DONE!!!

Link: The Would you date a cowboy Test written by walt4848 on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test View My Profile(walt4848)

Stability

Your Emotional State is 57% stable!

The HIGHER your %, the MORE Emotionally 'stable' your current emotional state. Don't worry if you scored a low percentage - Tomorrow is a new day!

Link: The Subconcious Self Test written by -harlequinn on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test View My Profile(-harlequinn)

Stay away from the Shiraz

yecch.

Could you shut your damn mouth when you chew

No one wants to hear that

I fear the happy juice

Not because i'm worried about the anesthesia itself. But because i'm afraid of what I might do while under. Like tell the surgeon he's cute. Really really cute. We're talking have puppies together cute. On the plus side since my mouth will be deadened maybe I won't be able to speak. That will help a lot.

I am ready to stop going to class now

I think I am to the point that a little self-study would be the wiser course of action

I photograph horribly

I can spot relatives from a mile away.  Members of my family have 2 distinctive features in common.  1) a sink on the top of the head.  2) one eye is slightly more closed than the other.  Giving me that "I'm listening to you, one of my eyes is looking at something over your left shoulder, but i'm listening to you" appearance.  this is why my profile picture on facebook looks like crap.  that and i look about 16, at least according to my mother.

Still going to hell*

*now with champagne and chocolate. 

 

i realize that i am more honest when consuming certain beverages.  i am more many things, but those are not relevant right now.  as such i take care to chose my words very carefully under such circumstances.  despite appearances, everything thing i say (and do) is carefully calculated beforehand.  i implore others to know themselves as well and take proper precautions.

It's 2:30 pm on friday

and i'm maintaining a fiction. the fiction that i have work to do.  the truth is that for the first time in 3 months i don't have any deadlines to meet.  but instead of having an afternoon off, i am sitting at my desk playing freecell on my cellphone.  why? because of the fiction that i work 40 hours a week 8 to 5.  the fiction that i don't work saturdays, sundays, nights until 8 or 9... someone show me a company that respects the fact that sometimes sleep happens at 11am and i'll show it an employee that respects the fact that servers crash on new year's eve.

Signs spring has sprung

It must be spring, festival season has arrived...

 

Richardson

Cottonwood Art Festival

Wildflower - and I would like to thank Richardson for throwing me such a big birthday party this year.  I plan to enjoy it.

Addison

Taste Addison

Kaboom Town

Ain't nothing like the real thang baby

just because the package says spaghetti does not make it so.  this whole wheat whole grain mess might as well just be paste.  ugh.  i will never substitute again.

Isn't it ironic

For some reason, it seems wrong to use ms software to update a blog that will probably do a significant amount of ms bashing at some point.

Dear End User

The best documentation in the world does no one any good when users don't bother to read it. The instructions are step by step with screenshots for goodness sake.

I'm going to hell

Who's going with me?

I am guilty of committing the sin of not loving my neighbor. And enjoying the pain of another. But sometimes you just can't help yourself. And sometimes people get exactly what they deserve and you really have to stand back and laugh.

Bonus points for correctly identifying the reference.

For those who need a laugh

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3100238782209404763&pr=goog-sl

This video is work and family safe. Except if you perhaps are/were a high ranking New York executive branch official...

In the interest of insomnia

or maybe fairness, i could man up too

Monogamy

I am a firm believer in the ancient art of monogamy (serial though it may be). I am an only child and I frankly don't believe in sharing. For everyone who says that cheaters are just following a biological imperative, I have just one question. How many times did you pee on yourself today? At some point in time -- early childhood I hope -- our society deems it necessary that we are all potty trained. (I exclude those with relevant medical conditions.) It's amazing how one biological imperative can be conquered, but another cannot.

Wasn't it just St Paddy's

In yet another example of how this year has sucked beyond all recognition, dinner just hit the floor. and by floor i mean bedroom carpet. at least it was alfredo.

Ooo Jezebel

We (women) are our own worst enemy. I don't know if it's jealousy, envy, rivalry, frustrated desire for children or what. But damned if one woman just can't be happy for the success of another. It's like that old story about grandpa and the bucket of crabs... In general, I think that there is enough happiness/success out there for everyone. It's true that there is a finite supply of certain things, but what is the point of everyone being exactly alike.

Now in specific, there seems to be some confusion on how I fit in. I am not your daughter, sister, mother, girlfriend. I don't want to steal your daughter, sister, mother, girlfriend, boyfriend, job, car, house, shirt, underwear. When I want something I will acquire it on my own. When I want something from you, I will tell you. I do not need you to speak for me; you can barely speak for yourself. And it doesn't hurt my feeling when you act out your dysfunctional leanings (see above); it pisses me off.

What the hell do you think I do all day long

twiddle my thumbs?

Pimp My Self

It is one thing to sell yourself. It is an entirely different matter for someone to try to buy you.

At this point it becomes necessary to explain my "theory of why people are messed up #1". People are inherently concerned with the self. This not necessarily bad. The problem is that most people are selfish rather than self-interested. Selfish people act for the self but often don't act for the interest. When deciding upon a course of action, one should look to the long-term result rather than instant gratification.

Execute NewEmployee

While you don't have to, you may want to call that "procNewEmployee". We wouldn't want them to get the wrong idea after all.

Erasing your Internet footprint is difficult

Use this simple method to prevent possible embarassment: people who weren't at the event don't need to know about the event. This is where we get such concepts as "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" and "Rumoured to be a party". Although there are photographs that really should not exist. No one who was not there needs to know about the sexy grape game. Really too bad that's a night I do remember. Man I miss college. Vegas too for that matter...

Fiction can be more honest than truth

Dr. Cameron: If we want this to not get in the way of our friendship, I think we both have to apologize and put it behind us.
Dr. Foreman: I like you, really...we have a good time working together. But ten years from now, we're not gonna be hanging out, having dinners. Maybe we'll exchange Christmas cards, say "Hi," give a hug if we're at the same conference...we're not friends, we're colleagues...and I don't have anything to apologize for.

Sleeping Dogs Lie, House MD

Just because I get paid to look at you for 8 to 9 hours of the day, doesn't mean that I have to like you.

Getting to Know You...

How evil are you?

See, I told you everything would work out fine

I tend to be right. You'll learn to love that about me. Or you won't, and I'll have to hurt you.

Compensation is not necessary

Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure's sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue. John Henry Newman

i don't MAKE threats, i TAKE action

A great poet once said: "Thinkin I'm sayin the shit cause I'm thinkin it just to be sayin it " -Eminem "Kill You" People have a bad habit of assuming that I am the 18 year old I look like.  That when I speak, I'm only blowing smoke because I could never follow through on such statements.  Unfortunate misconception on their part.  You really should have listened to me.  Or as Eminem would say:  "I done told yo bitchass once". My blog is moving.  If I like you, you'll know where to find me from now on.

Damn, even my porn star name is boring

But please, do not wish me into interesting times.

When am i going to get to have a damn drink.

can we try again.

next week maybe.  you just caught me at a bad time.  about the worst time you could have possibly picked.  and we won't even go into all of the chances you had before now...

dumb bitch of the week

sometimes people get exactly what they ask for.  i hope this is the case for your.

men: how to get women who are way out of your league

don't be an asshole, asshole.

Thie week it's corn flakes

there's a time when you're a child, that you don't have the concept of "love isn't supposed to hurt this much".  all you know is no matter what you do, you'll never be more than an obligation.  actually, you don't even know that. all you have is some grey's anatomy meredithesque concept of "love me".  you do everything you can to please, but can never quite be whatever it is enough.  of course, your adult self realizes that not everyone is capable of love.  your child self still however still seeks reminders of that seemingly kinder, simpler time.  next week i'll have rice krispies. changes are coming.

day light saving sucks

Your Score: Rabbit

You scored 19 Ego, 17 Anxiety, and 17 Agency!

IT was going to be one of Rabbit's busy days. As soon as he woke up he felt important, as if everything depended upon him. It was just the day for Organizing Something, or for Writing a Notice Signed Rabbit, or for Seeing What Everybody Else Thought About It. It was a perfect morning for hurrying round to Pooh, and saying, "Very well, then, I'll tell Piglet," and then going to Piglet, and saying, "Pooh thinks--but perhaps I'd better see Owl first." It was a Captainish sort of day, when everybody said, "Yes, Rabbit " and "No, Rabbit," and waited until he had told them.

You scored as Rabbit!

ABOUT RABBIT: Rabbit is generally considered Clever by his many friends and relations. He is actually a much better reader and writer than Owl, but he doesn't consider it worth mentioning. Instead, Rabbit's real talent lies in Organizing Plans. He organizes rescue parties, makes schemes to reduce Tigger's bounciness, and goes on missions to find out what Christopher Robin does when he's not at the Hundred Acre Woods. Sometimes, however, his Plans do not always go as Planned.

WHAT THIS SAYS ABOUT YOU: You are smart, practical and you plan ahead. People sometimes think that you don't stress or worry, but this is not the case. You are the kind of person who worries in a practical way. You think a) What are my anxieties about and b)what can be done about them? No useless fretting for you. You don't see the point in sitting around and waiting for things to work out, when you could actually work them out today and save yourself a lot of time and worry. Your friends tend to rely on you, because they know that they can trust you help them work things out.

You sometimes tend to be impatient with people who are less practical in their ways. You don't have much patience for idiots who moan about things but never actually DO anything about them. You have high expectations of everyone, including yourself. When you don't succeed at something, or when something goes wrong despite your best efforts to prevent it, you can get quite hard on yourself. You need to cut yourself some slack and accept that everyone has their faults, even you, and THAT IS OKAY. Let yourself be faulty, every now and then, for the sake of your own sanity.

Link: The Deep and Meaningful Winnie-The-Pooh Character Test

15 Minutes of My Life Lost

Note to self: Never change a variable that you are using in a conditional.  I know better, I was just in a hurry.  Starting over in a new programming language is difficult; so much current knowledge gets in the way of learning the "proper way" of doing things.

i get the dumb bitch

i always give people one more chance than they deserve.

New car pics

Since the dealership was kind enough to provide the pics, i figure i can give them the free advertisement.

the dodge is dead, long live the mitsubishi

and by dead i mean blown radiator and axles with rust all over my driveway... pics up later.

I Like to Learn the Hard Way

Advanced functionality isn't always the best choice. Just because you can include certain features doesn't mean that you should. Even when users request an update, such requests have to weighed against how that change will affect the rest of the program. When you fix one thing, you usually break another.

Whose idea was it to make C# case sensitive?

No, seriously.  Even with IntelliSense (which frankly makes me feel quite useless) I have a hard time remembering to not type "radius" when I declared the variable as "Radius".  And what does it matter anyway?  I miss the automatic formatting of VBA.  Maybe I should try VB.Net.  Although I have a feeling that I would be bored to tears for the entire course.  Which begs another question: how difficult should a programmers first language be.  I'm sure that know BASIC made SQL scripting a breeze for me.  (But that was also a result of being able to think through problems logically.)  I'm also sure that if I had learned C along time ago, C#, Javascript, etc... would all be a breeze for me.  And I would probably be earning 2x to 3x my current salary.

For my first trick

I really want to try my hand at building a database application. I've got all the moving parts, I just need to figure out how to a) design the proper objects and b) tie the who thing together logically. Although, I may just choose function over form and ignore the fact that all I've got is a bunch of little boxes popping up all over the screen.

And a new semester begins

Had I been a smart child, I would have learned C when I was younger. But no, there were pointers and I didn't like them. So now I am faced with OOP long past the time my bran wants anything new. (Ignore the previous post.)

Website Design

It's always interesting when you get a bunch of people in a room together. A familar adage comes to mind: you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can please all of the people all of the time. It's a good thing that I like to learn new things.