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Recap on Average Joe: Hawaii (Spoiler) Did you guys see the finale?? Wow, what a confusing ending. Will, David and I all sat and watched the hour long finale tonight. We held our breaths in waiting for Larissa to pick "the one" only to be dissapointed that she didn't pick Brian, the Average Joe. I kinda saw that coming. The show purposely showed her spending more intimate time with Brian only to make the viewers think that she will pick him. And there was a twist. At the end of the show when Larissa was spending time with Gill during their getaway, she revealed her secret. She told him "My ex-boyfriend was Fabio." Gill couldn't accept it and left her. WOW WHAT A TWIST!!! Yeah I know what you're thinking, "what the f*ck?!?!" So what? What's the big deal of dating Fabio? Did he had herbes? Was he a gay man? No, he's just a guy with blonde hair and was on the cover of a bunch of romance novels. So yeah, Larissa dumps the Average Joe, then she gets dumped herself, how great is that.

Power-What?? Wow do you remember back in junior high when our teachers were talking about this new bombshell software called Power Point? I remember being in a group for some kind of a project and they taught us how to use power point so we could incorporate it into our presentation. I thought, what a simple program, when would we actually use it outside of school? I used this program just once throughout highschool. Well guess what. All I see is PowerPoint at work! PPT is everywhere in marketing, even in my damn coffee chrysanthemum tea. marketing director: "Can you put together a documentation of the field trial procedures?" me: "In power point?" marketing director: "Yes that would be great." me: "Can I see the project proposal?" product manager: "Yeah sure I'll find that power point." me: "How would you like me to send you the graphics?" webmaster: "Oh you can just drag them into power point and send it to me." What the hell is going on? How can such a simple and crappy MS product be everywhere in this company? Another thing that really shocks me is that eventhough these managers have almost zero knowledge about any computer application, they can create one hell of a power point presentation. Their ppts are so good that even I couldn't figure out how they did it! Everyone here is a Power Point God. It is in their blood or something, cuz when I try to make one, it just looks like crap.

TGIF Wow it's Friday again! Days go by pretty fast it seems...soon I will be 45 and have kids. Scary thought isn't it? Well, it snowed, again. We got 6 inches of snow last night. When I went to bed at 12, it looked a little wet outside like it was raining. When I got up this morning at 6:30, it was all white outside. I knew this meant trouble because snow = bad traffic, snow + metro transit bus drivers on strike = (bad traffic)^2. And I was right. It took an hour and a half to get to work, omg that sucked, and I almost spun out twice. But today is going to be a good day at work because we are having an awards day, we received 3 awards in something or other and we are celebrating (got my some free breakfast already). And also it's going to be good because my arms are starting to get better after being sore for 4 days. It was an awkward drive home yesterday. I was listening to the usual KDWB and NPR stations. NPR has been running their fundraising campaign so it's a lot of bs lately and KDWB loves to play commercials in the afternoon. So I turned to KS95 and they were doing a fundraising for kids with cancer. Usually I just skip right over these stations but for some reason I listened. When I tuned in, a guy was talking about his late son Greg and his battle with cancer. It was really sad because everyone was crying talking about Greg. After a while I realized that they were talking about Greg Hundt, one of my friends in middle school through high school. And soon I started crying. They talked about how he loves to play the guitar and frisbe golf. Greg was also into computers. It was Greg who got me into the other side of AOL. We had lots of fun hacking AOL, stealing other peoples' accounts, creating fake accounts, we even had dreams of creating our own AOL hacking program in Visual Basic. If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have gotten so excited about the internet.

Doodoos Can you guess how many doodoos there are?

INGREDIENTS game Ok this one will be better than the doodoo game. I'm going to list the ingredients of this item infront of me. The first person to guess what this item is be the winnnaaa! RULES: You must click on "Comments" below to place your guess. It will be required to fill out your full name and email. Only 5 guess allowed per person, the 6th guess and thereafter will not count. PRIZE: The winnnaaa will receive 1) a domain name 2) and free hosting for a year Alright here we go with the game........goodluck to all Ingredients: sugar, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil), enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], salt, soy lecithin, sodium bicarbonate, artificial flavor, red 40, red 3

Apprentice Did anyone catch the Apprentice last night? It was an awesome episode, full of drama and business tactics. I got to watch it cuz I accidently fell asleep and missed my night class. Anyway I was a little disappointed because Donald Trump didn't do the cobra-strike motion with his hand when he fired Omarosa. But nonetheless, he fired Omarosa!!!! Omg it's about fricken time they got rid of that bitch. I couldn't believe anyone could be as successful as they claimed and yet so ignorant. She constantly victimizes herself, just way out of proportion. The best was when she used the excuse that she got a concussion and Trump made fun of her cuz it was just a small piece of plastic. "Plastic things hit my head all the time!" - Trump. And can you believe this? Omarosa even has her own website! I hope someone hacks her site soon. omarosa.com Warning: if you were bothered by seeing Omarosa's face on the Apprentice, please don't click on the link.

Blood Bubble I was just eating a food item for the next ingredient game and I felt this irritation on the inside of my mouth. But this irritation all of a sudden felt like a bump instead. I didn't know what was going on so I went to the bathroom to check it out and guess what I saw. I saw this dark red bubble that formed on the inside of my mouth. It looks like a blood bubble and it feels like it's going to pop! It's still there right now and I can feel the pressure, what should I do?!?!

Blood Bubble update and new contest Okay my blood bubble is still there. I was going to pop it in the bathroom but didn't have anything pointy and sharp. I called my dad and he said that sometimes happens when the thing you're eating jabs into your mouth of if that thing is dirty. I think what happened was that this thing I was eating was really hot and it burned the inside of my mouth or something. Anyways, it's supposed to deflate by itself by the end of today. Weird. Yes I put a new contest! It is a math question this time... and a good one I think. Go!

Wtf... Omg this is messed up. I was listening to Minnesota Public Radio and I just heard that John Petters was stabbed to death in Florence. John Petters is son of Tom Petters who used to own Petters Warehouse. John and I were pretty good friends in middle school when I used to live in Edina. I remember when they opened up the first Petters Warehouse store and I was supposed to go help them move things but couldn't because I was working at the restaurant that day. He learned to make a website by copying mine, almost line for line of code. He was popular in school too, knew how to be funny and also liked to joke around. I can't believe something like this could happen. I can't imagine the pain that his family is going through right now. [READ]

Interviews Don'ts Have you been wondering why you can't seem to get hired? Did you ever do any of these things at an interview? (Stories reported by top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations) 1.Said he was so well-qualified [that] if he didn't get the job, it would prove that the company's management was incompetent. 2.Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application. 3.Brought her large dog to the interview. 4.Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles. 5.Candidate kept giggling through serious interview. 6.She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time. 7.Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece. 8.Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle. 9.Asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate. 10.Announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer's office. 11.Without saying a word, candidate stood up and walked out during the middle of the interview. 12.Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as financial vice president. 13.Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm. 14.Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions. 15.Wouldn't get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had to call the police. 16.When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office. 17.Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him. 18.Bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought of by the company because I was given such a thick carpet. 19.Took a brush out of my purse, brushed his hair and left. 20.Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him. 21.Candidate asked me if I would put on a suit jacket to insure that the offer was formal. 22.Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much. 23.While I was on a long-distance phone call, the applicant took out a copy of Penthouse, and looked through the photos only, stopping longest at the centerfold. 24.During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate's brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview. 25.A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which company? When do l start? What's the salary?" I said, "l assume you're not interested in conducting the interview any further." He promptly responded, "I am as long as you'll pay me more. "I didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer. 26.An applicant came in wearing only one shoe. She explained that the other shoe was stolen off her foot in the bus. 27.His attache [case] opened when he picked it up and the contents spilled, revealing ladies' undergarments and assorted makeup and perfume. 28.He came to the interview riding a Moped and left it in the reception area. He didn't want it to get stolen, and stated that he would require indoor parking for the Moped. 29.He took off his right shoe and sock, removed a medicated foot powder and dusted it on the foot and in the shoe. While he was putting back the shoe and sock, he mentioned that he had to use the powder four times a day, and this was the time. 30.Candidate said he really didn't want to get a job, but the unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one. 31.He whistled when the interviewer was talking. 32.Asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the picture on my desk. When I said it was my wife, he asked if she was home now and wanted my phone number. I called security. 33.She threw-up on my desk, and immediately started asking questions about the job, like nothing had happened. 34.Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. 35.Asked if I wanted some cocaine before starting the interview.

"Age aint nuthin' but a number." I went to Escape last night and actually had a pretty good time. Last week I was supposed to go but the bouncer wouldn't let me in because he didn't think my white sneakers were pimp enough, oh shucks. I woke up with a hang over this morning though, that sucks. It sucks having to get up at 7 while you're still drunk, have diahrea, drive 45 mins to work, on an empty stomach. But I brought some pastries from Keefer Court today and everyone loves me..haha. Gee I hope they don't think I'm trying to suck to them or anything. Anyways I think it's actually quite nice going out on Thursdays, when you go to work on Friday you feel like it is already Saturday.

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FAQ: What has the world come to? So I got suckered. I got suckered into having lunch with one of those MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) or pyramid scheme idiots. MLMidiot: "Let me ask you this, what would you do if you could do anything you want right now and you're financially independent?" me(thinks): "Raise kids, I love kids and I want like 5 of them." MLMidiot: "Well what would be your dream that you want? Nice car? Big house?" me(stuffing myself with a thai egg roll): "Start my own business." MLMidiot: "Do you feel that you want to be financially free in life and have a large income?" me: "Actually I am happy being a college student and working everyday, it's quite fun. I also don't feel like I don't need so much money at the moment. Maybe when I have more kids." People, please please don't bother me with your stupid ass get rich quick or MLM schemes. Go bother another idiot, do I look like an idiot who can't succeed in life by ordinary fashion? I can't believe there are people that quit school and jobs to do that crap. I almost felt sorry for this guy who was trying to give me his motivational schpeel about why it is great to become an independent business owner (IBO). These people are very manipulative and will target other idiots, beware. They prey on your greedy nature and retarded brain cells. You would think as time progresses, man would become more intelligent, learn new things and pass down valuable information. Either we haven't progressed very much or none at all because we still have a ton of greedy retards who think they can become multi-millionaires by sitting on a cardboard box, er, I mean by becoming Independent Business Owners, yeah. Yeah we definately have not gotten any closer to perfection, we are still kill each other over beliefs. The spiritual leader of the Palestinian Hammas was assassinated (blown up by a rocket) by the Israelis today. Arial Sharon said that by assassinating their leader, Israel is defeating terrorism and making it a safer place to live. Do you think you are actually making it safer for you citizens by blowing up a 78 year old quadrapolegic in a wheelchair? I guess now all of Hammas and the other terrorist groups are going to throw down their AK-47s and surrender. Endless violence, senseless killing, and Quixtar, what else is next?

The Future Simon's baby. I can't help but wonder what her life is going to be like, who she will become and what will she achieve. When this baby gets out of college, the year will be 2025. I can't imagine what it will be like then. Maybe we will have found proof of life on Mars, or China will become the center of the world, or maybe the violence and senseless slaughter in the Middle East will cease, or not. I wonder where I will be in 2025.

Jog? Would you jog if you had a hangover? Yeah that's what I thought, who would? I didn't go out for a jog today because I drank a little too much last night. I feel guilty because the weather is so damn nice! One of the VPs even noticed that I huddled in my cube the whole time and made fun of me. He competes in triathalons.

Burnt out I laid down on my bed to talk on the phone, next thing I know I just slept for 4 hours. 4 hours! I think last weekend was too much activity for this old man. It started early on Thursday at Escape. Yeah who would've thought I'd go to Escape two nights in a row. I worked the $1 drink special to my advantage again, it was fun. Missed my yoga Friday morning cuz it was too early and I was too hung over. Friday night went downtown and met up with a bunch of people. No $1 drink special so I didn't get drunk, only tipsy. Saturday was fun. I went to the International Motorcycle Show with my dad why my mom went shopping downtown. The show was sweet and has made me decide to buy a bike. My dad even wanted to buy one after that. Saturday night headed over to Wen's house for Linh's birthday party with a Hawaiian twist. Good fun, bought 2 12 packs and I think Steve and I finished most of it. Today I failed to find something stimulating at work. My jogging partner forgot his clothes and it was cold outside so I didn't go, damn I just gained like an extra 2 kgs.