Great new show about a college graduate that scores a hotshot executive job...but has to juggle is new, always-on-call job with his delinquent friends and relationships.
The water tastes pretty good...but all I really care about is the sexy look of the bottles, hahah. Apparently they sell for like $5 a pop...but I get 'em for just over $2 at the local boba shops.
A new thing for people with a Gmail account. It makes it really easy to share calendars (search for the577.com calendar for birthday reminders). You can even set it up to notify your cellphone via text message.
...We have received information from the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) and its member record companies, that you have utilized the below-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer downloads of copyrighted content through a "peer-to-peer" service, including such titles as:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
Madonna - Music
Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
Sting - Desert Rose
Dixie Chicks - Cowboy Take Me Away
Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
IP Address: ...
IP Port: 9348
Network: BTPeers
Protocal: BitTorrent
The Distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrited television shows, music or movies consistutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3) and or Section 512(c). This conduct may also violate your license agreetment as well as the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty obligations.
I was RIAA'ed!!!
If you've been living under a rock for the past couple years, basically the RIAA is the organization that loves to sue people left and right. Sometimes they're justified, but most of the time they are just being retarded. Take these cases for example:
RIAA believes that ripping music CDs to iPods is illegal »
RIAA believes the Sirius satellite radio network owes them 30% of revenues »
RIAA sues hundreds of lyrics sites for copyright infringement
Obviously in my case, they were justified; I was downloading music illegally. I'm actually lucky as fuck that I didn't get slapped with a nasty fine. And I'm thankful.
But I still think the RIAA is a fucking waste.
I mean, instead of spending millions of dollars on crucifing the common consumer, the RIAA should think of ways to embrace today's technology to make a legitimate profit.
Like remember the VCR? Initially consumers used it to record television shows so they could watch at their own leisure. When this first came out, the entertainment industry was scared shitless! But after losing in the Supreme Court, entertainment companies changed their business models to embrace this VCR technology. And what happened?
Pre-recorded video cassettes became a multi-million dollar industry that easily surpassed box office ticket sales.
Its not rocket science. But for some retarded reason the RIAA still likes to make things harder than it should be.
Anyways, time to buy some iTunes.
(Sidenote: I got caught downloading from torrentspy.com)
Okay, so the housing office killed my internet like 3 weeks ago (most likely for downloading/sharing). Luckily for me there was an empty room in the apartment and I had an extra long cable. So for 3 weeks that's what I've been using.
And then one of the network guys comes in and sees the cable, so he disconnects it and locks the vacant room.
Sweet. Cockblocked again.
And now I have a hunch that they blacklisted my laptop's wireless, so even connecting to another person's router will get their internet killed just like mine.
So this week I have endless papers and website projects to take care...and no internet. I can't connect to the empty room cuz its locked. I can't connect via wireless because it'll get killed in 5 minutes. So the only option left for me is to do my work at the student union where they have free wireless (that won't ban me).
Just for reference, I got here at 3:15pm.
The time is now 9:25pm.
On a sidenote, I realized that there's actually a lot of hotties here at Cal Poly. For the most part they like to walk thru the Union.
Bros before hoes. Bitches come and go. Some of them stick around, some a lot longer than others. Some are worth it, some aren't. But whatever you do, whoever you're with, never forget your true friends -- they're the ones that'll always be around when you need 'em.
If you're in a situation where a bro might get hurt, give 'em a heads up. If you ever face a decision that could potentially hurt a bro, ask 'em about it first. Its not about asking for permission -- its about showing them respect. Its that simple little gesture that says, "I love you like a brother, and I'll do everything I can to keep you as one." It makes all the difference.
Its not just what you say, its also how you say it.
Its not just what you do, its also how you do it.
I will love you on the condition that you will love me.
I will respect you on the condition that you will respect me.
I will walk that extra mile for you on the condition that you're willing to walk that extra mile for me.
(Unconditional love only exists within family, like between a mother and a newly-born child. Blood is thicker than anything. Everything else requires reciprocation.)
If you stab me in the back, the wound eventually heals but a scar remains forever.
if there's one blog post / survey that i look forward to doing, its this one. this is my third year doing it, which i guess it officially a new years tradition for me.
yeah yeah, i've been neglecting my blog for the past several weeks. for those of you that are feeling mel my finger withdrawal, here's what i've been up to:
School
entrepeneurship class (EBZ306) was aight. i had the professor in the past and he knows i know my shit. finished with an A-.
internet law class (FRL410) was cool. class was mostly computer geeks like me, along with a nice ratio of girls. lotsa times our discussions went off track and bunch of us tech saavy guys ended up talking about the not-so-legal stuff we've done on the internet. on a side note, the classroom's theromostat was broken, so the whole quarter we were freezing our asses off. (oh yeah, on another sidenote...god bless hard nipples. ) exams were easy and the 20 page research paper was a breeeeeeze. finished with an A.
finance class (FRL301) was a biaaaatch!! i retook the professor that completely and utterly failed me for the prerequisite finance class. the entire grading system was based on 3 exams. the first exam i got a 51%. :down: but hey, the class average was a 50%. the class average for the 2nd exam was a 50% too...but this time i scored a 28%. i know the professor curves at the end of the quarter, so basically i had one last chance -- the final exam. i studied my ass off and...
i got a 100%!! in your mouth, biaaaaatch!!!
volleyball class is always fun. my original volleyball coach was laid off so we ended up with the weight-lifting coach. my god, she has to be the buffest woman i've even met. i got pretty tight with her...but it wierded me out when she started saying things like "you have great arms." these pathetic things??? here i am, standing in front of Ms. Weight-Lifting of OC, getting complimented for my arms. "you have great calves too." i do???
she's cool though. finished with an A.
basketball class is always fun too...except this quarter, i sprained my ankle and i was out for 5 weeks. get this: i sprained my ankle walking to the gym to play basketball. walking. i stepped into a pot hole and totally jacked up my right ankle. butt its all good because when i got back, my team, Monstars Part II, marched onwards to our second straight championship. Spring 2005 & Fall 2005 Champs, baby!! that brings me to a total of 13 seasons, 5 finals appearances and 4 championships for me.
so yeah, a very productive quarter...i'm officially left with 7 classes before i graduate!!
5-Year Highschool Reunion
i forgot to make a post about this...but i had my 5-year reunion at Webb in october. i hardly took any pics but it was really chill seeing a bunch of familiar faces again. seriously, a bunch of these faces i haven't seen since graduation (or should i say, the after-grad party). one highlight was getting drunk with the dean.
oh yeah, the night before, some of the guys got drunk and snuck onto campus, knocking on the doors of freshmen in the dorms. wish i was there for that.
Drama
many of you guys know about my drama this past quarter. pretty lame but whatevers...i know who my real friends are because of it.
here's a quick rundown of my food journal entries this past quarter.
Cheesesteaks @ Philly's Best »this place is freakin' awesome!!! they ship the ingredients straight from philly...can't get any more authentic than that outside of philly.
A great teacher once told me that your personality and character should be comprised of what you Like and Love, not that which you dislike and hate. Dwelling on these things only allows them to consume you. There are a lot of things to hate....but what a waste of life.
that's all for now. have a very merry christmas, stay away from yellow snow and use protection!!!
throughout my life, i have seen numerous guy friends get whooped. whooped by some girl who isn't going to mean much to him in the long run. but during that short period of time when the relationship is rolling, the guy tends to forget about his other responsibilities. this is where i come in to set everything straight.
bros before hoes. that's the one and only rule. well, don't cheat on the gal...i guess that's another rule. but anyways, i'm not saying that all girls are hoes or anything, so ladies, don't get offended. it's just a generalized term used to describe all the women out there who mess with a guy and take him away from his friends.
a lot of times, it's necessary to take a step back and look at the big picture. if all your life you grew up with a group of guys, then you must place them higher than any short term girlfriend. it makes sense b/c the longer you know someone, the more you should trust them and the more they should mean to you. the problem with guys is that we always think with our hormones and not our heads, so when you meet this girl, you are willing to drop everything for her b/c you think she is perfect. (which goes back to my other point in the other plan that guys tend to think they know the girl well when they really don't). so they drop everything for this girl and he loses all contact with his other friends...but after the relationship ends, he finds himself with no friends to turn to, since he betrayed them all. hahaha. who you gonna turn to now, boy??? IDIOT!
but there is also a lot of misconception as to when or how a guy disses his boy by choosing the girl over his boys. scenario: you promise the girl you'd have lunch with her and then later the guys ask if you want to join THEM for lunch. you say no b/c you're supposed to eat with your girl. are you a diss? NO, you're just trying to be a man of your word. guys who consider that to be a diss are a bunch of morons. but if the girl messes with your previously arranged plans with your guy friends, then there's a prob. or when all you ever talk about with your guy friends is your girlfriend, then there is also another prob. or when the guy is willing to do much bigger favors for the girl than for his boys, then there is a HUGE problem. i know guys who'd drive the girl practically anywhere but would have a fit if you asked him for a ride home. bitter? nah...it just makes decisions about how much you wanna invest in the friendship a lot more easier. actually, to be honest, i haven't been dissed a lot by guy friends...but that's only b/c my friends and i are all losers who can't get any girls anyways. But you can still be a diss even if you never have a girl...lots of guys drop their friends in PURSUIT of a girl...and they end up empty handed. haha.
the true character of a guy is revealed by how he treats his guy friends. anyone can be sweet to a girl that he likes, but it takes a lot more character to be generous and understanding to another guy. why? because close guy friends have nothing to offer unless you're a flaming homosexual with overpowering strength (tom kim) and also b/c since the guys are so close, you can observe how he acts around those who he feels comfortable around. so if he treats his close friends like crap, then be ready to expect the same from him later down the line when he feels comfortable around you. that's why i hate guys who are nice to girls and only girls. girls justify it by saying "well, you just gotta get to KNOW him and his sensitive side...he's just misunderstood..." i say that it's a bunch of BS. a jerk is a jerk is a jerk. they just show no character or class.
girls tend not to ever realize that they are taking their "man" away from his guy friends. so girls, try to be more aware of everything. understand that a guy needs his guy friends, just as a girl needs her girl friends. be understanding if he needs to sacrifice time with you to be with the friends he grew up with. a hoe ain't gonna understand and will demand that the guy give her all of his attention 24/7. a real woman is secure enough in the relationship to loosen that leash a little so that he can live a halfway normal life.
guys, don't lose sight of what's important. don't put all your eggs in one basket, cuz if it falls, then not only do you lose all your eggs, but you feel like a loser for dropping the basket, too. but if you want the girl to understand your need to be with your boys, then make sure you can make her secure in the relationship, otherwise you aren't doing your job as a man. don't be with the guys and neglect the girl, either. but all in all, girls come and go, but friends...well, friends come and go, too. but it just looks better to drop a hoe than to drop your friends. remember, she may be sweet, she may be wonderful, but if she tries to take you away from what made you YOU, then she ain't nuthin' but a HOE. =)
Alan: what's this one do? Lady: it goes BOOOM. Alan: what about this one? Lady: BOOOOOOOOM!!! Alan: and this one? Lady: BOOOOOM!!!! crackle crackle crackle.
happy face massage, anyone??
all you can eat reception!!
the saudi sandal mafia.
aight, we're drunk...lets dance!!!
Alan:dude, you look like a gay rambo
Sunday, October 16, 2005 - the morning after
cherry bomb: $2. fine for blowing up shit: $40. blowing up shit like when we were kids: priceless.
parting shot:
candids:
just another one of those amazingly long yet amazingly short weekends. the days were so jam packed with fun it seemed to last forever...but looking back on it it didn't last long enough. but nonetheless...congratulations again, amy!!!
