So I mentioned some time ago about how I was unceremoniously let go from my last company (I put in my notice, and they told me to leave without finishing my two weeks out).
Turns out other people at the company have met a similar fate since then, and they jokingly referred to it as being "sumeeted."
Well, now I'm officially a verb! A former co-worker submitted the definition to urbandictionary.com and it was approved!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sumeeted
Have you too been sumeeted from a previous job?
Give it a thumbs-up and maybe it'll be an urbandictionary word of the day!
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
Finally
After two weeks of living in my apartment, I now have Internet and cable hooked up. I didn't miss it terribly since I've been pretty busy moving things from my old place and with other various activities (movies, hanging out with friends, happy hour, etc.).
But it is definitely nice to have Internet again.
Oh, and cable. I can finally watch The Hills again. And Britney's comeback at the VMAs.
The moving itself went fairly smoothly. I had 4 friends help me out so that sped things up quite a bit. The weekend after the move, I went up to visit my parents and sister to celebrate Rakhi so I didn't even need Internet or cable then.
We'll see how long I stick around. I think it'd be nice to move somewhere else entirely. I've been in Dallas for over 3 years now and it really hasn't grown on me.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
first feature in 10 years? congrats!
Well it looks like Evite has finally decided to get back to work and added a new feature!
You can now send event details to your phone (although it cuts off the last few letters on each line).
Maybe in another 10 years, they'll add a feature to let you message other invited guests.... but don't hold your breath.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Bathroom Switches
Most bathrooms have two switches: one for the light, and one for the fan.
I grew up in Austin and lived in the same house for 20 years. Almost every time I used the downstairs bathroom I would turn on the fan, immediately turn it off, and then turn on the light. After awhile, it just became a habit.
Yesterday, at a friend's baby party (which is really a topic for another post), I did the same thing on accident.
It reminded me of Austin.
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Now playing: J Holiday - Bed
via FoxyTunes
I grew up in Austin and lived in the same house for 20 years. Almost every time I used the downstairs bathroom I would turn on the fan, immediately turn it off, and then turn on the light. After awhile, it just became a habit.
Yesterday, at a friend's baby party (which is really a topic for another post), I did the same thing on accident.
It reminded me of Austin.
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Now playing: J Holiday - Bed
via FoxyTunes
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Evite Alts
In my previous post, I mentioned that I hated evite because the features it advertises don't actually work.
Well, I'm not the only one who hates it. On a website that I don't hate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evite), more notable tech people voiced their dislike for the site as well.
Luckily, there are some sites listed on the page that supposedly do a better job (including the Friendster founder's attempt at integrating social networking with event planning).
There's always Facebook events and Google calendar if all else fails...
Well, I'm not the only one who hates it. On a website that I don't hate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evite), more notable tech people voiced their dislike for the site as well.
Luckily, there are some sites listed on the page that supposedly do a better job (including the Friendster founder's attempt at integrating social networking with event planning).
There's always Facebook events and Google calendar if all else fails...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
You know what pisses me off?
Well, there's lots of things but here's a few:
- Evite: If you organize an event and click the checkbox that says 'email me when guests reply,' it doesn't email you! WTF? I'm honestly surprised they haven't fixed this because I doubt I'm the only one who's complained. Also, it would be really nice if you could mouse-over a name and it would show a picture of the person - kinda like Gmail does - since you don't always remember names, but you do remember faces. I hate Evite.
- The waiter at Gloria's: Maybe you want to ask next time you pack the boxes up separately. How do you know we weren't on a date? You don't think I could be on a date with a girl like that? Asshole.
- The stock market: One day you're up 20%, next day you're only up 10%. This whole investing thing is far more emotional that I thought it'd be. And the thing that really pisses me off is that Apple went down 6% today because some analyst said they'd be cutting production of the iPod/iPhone. Um, what? Not someone at Apple, not someone who knows something about what goes on at Apple, but an analyst. My guess is that the analyst wants Apple stock himself so he made something up to make the price go down. Asshole.
Okay, enough griping. Maybe next time I'll post about things that amuse me.
Oh, but before I go, a couple of pop culture tidbits: Britney and K-Fed's divorce has been finalized, The Simple Life has been canceled (I know, I was shocked too!), and Lindsay Lohan's new movie is the worst reviewed movie of the year.
- Evite: If you organize an event and click the checkbox that says 'email me when guests reply,' it doesn't email you! WTF? I'm honestly surprised they haven't fixed this because I doubt I'm the only one who's complained. Also, it would be really nice if you could mouse-over a name and it would show a picture of the person - kinda like Gmail does - since you don't always remember names, but you do remember faces. I hate Evite.
- The waiter at Gloria's: Maybe you want to ask next time you pack the boxes up separately. How do you know we weren't on a date? You don't think I could be on a date with a girl like that? Asshole.
- The stock market: One day you're up 20%, next day you're only up 10%. This whole investing thing is far more emotional that I thought it'd be. And the thing that really pisses me off is that Apple went down 6% today because some analyst said they'd be cutting production of the iPod/iPhone. Um, what? Not someone at Apple, not someone who knows something about what goes on at Apple, but an analyst. My guess is that the analyst wants Apple stock himself so he made something up to make the price go down. Asshole.
Okay, enough griping. Maybe next time I'll post about things that amuse me.
Oh, but before I go, a couple of pop culture tidbits: Britney and K-Fed's divorce has been finalized, The Simple Life has been canceled (I know, I was shocked too!), and Lindsay Lohan's new movie is the worst reviewed movie of the year.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Even if it's true?
Is it rude to tell a waitress that she should quit and become a stripper because she could make a lot more money?
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Stocks, Harry Potter, Yoga
Stocks
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Back in grade school, we had this project in Math class where we had an imaginary portfolio and had to invest $10,000 dollars in however many stocks we wanted. The winner at the end of the 6-week project would get a prize (or maybe it was an A on the project, I don't remember).
It was in Math class because we didn't have this newfangled gizmo called the Internet where you could easily look up the stock quotes. Nope, you actually had to know the ticker symbol of the companies and go to the newspaper and manually search the thousands of stocks to see the closing price. It was a pain in the ass.
After you did that, you had to calculate your total by multiplying your number of shares times the price per share. Also, a pain in the ass, especially if you had a lot of stocks.
Well, thank god for the Internet. Investing in stocks is a lot easier now that everything is calculated automatically. For some reason, I've decided to take a lot more interest in stocks and recently invested in both Amazon and Apple. I still haven't completely figured out the websites, but I do know that green numbers are good and red numbers are bad.
I need to move some more money around and invest in a few more companies,
Harry Potter
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Last night, I saw the newest HP flick. We arrived too late (20 minutes before it started), and had to sit in the front row. Normally at a concert or play or something, that would be the perfect seats. Well, not so much at a movie. Harry was definitely larger than life, and not in a good way.
It was a great movie though, with lots of special effects and interesting character development. Daniel Radcliffe is finally becoming a decent actor.
I heard the IMAX version has a 20-minute 3D ending which would be awesome to see..
Speaking of Harry Potter, the final book (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) comes out next Friday. I've already gotten some people interested in attending a book release party (where everyone goes to a Barnes and Noble and dresses up and plays games while waiting for the book to be released). It would be even more fun if we combined it with a happy hour beforehand and got to the party a little buzzed ("What the hell am I doing at a bookstore at 11pm on a Friday night? And why is everyone dressed up??")
Yoga
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I guess I haven't mentioned it on here yet, but I've been taking yoga classes for a few weeks now. I'm taking the kind where you exercise in a warm room (98.6 degrees, 60% humidity) and hold different poses for 90 minutes. It's excruciating but also a great workout.
I thought today's class was more difficult than normal, and found out that the room was 103.5 degrees! I could barely walk when class was over.
Speaking of hot, our teacher today was incredibly attractive. Most of them are older, but this one seemed to be newer and younger. I hope she teaches again.
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Back in grade school, we had this project in Math class where we had an imaginary portfolio and had to invest $10,000 dollars in however many stocks we wanted. The winner at the end of the 6-week project would get a prize (or maybe it was an A on the project, I don't remember).
It was in Math class because we didn't have this newfangled gizmo called the Internet where you could easily look up the stock quotes. Nope, you actually had to know the ticker symbol of the companies and go to the newspaper and manually search the thousands of stocks to see the closing price. It was a pain in the ass.
After you did that, you had to calculate your total by multiplying your number of shares times the price per share. Also, a pain in the ass, especially if you had a lot of stocks.
Well, thank god for the Internet. Investing in stocks is a lot easier now that everything is calculated automatically. For some reason, I've decided to take a lot more interest in stocks and recently invested in both Amazon and Apple. I still haven't completely figured out the websites, but I do know that green numbers are good and red numbers are bad.
I need to move some more money around and invest in a few more companies,
Harry Potter
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Last night, I saw the newest HP flick. We arrived too late (20 minutes before it started), and had to sit in the front row. Normally at a concert or play or something, that would be the perfect seats. Well, not so much at a movie. Harry was definitely larger than life, and not in a good way.
It was a great movie though, with lots of special effects and interesting character development. Daniel Radcliffe is finally becoming a decent actor.
I heard the IMAX version has a 20-minute 3D ending which would be awesome to see..
Speaking of Harry Potter, the final book (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) comes out next Friday. I've already gotten some people interested in attending a book release party (where everyone goes to a Barnes and Noble and dresses up and plays games while waiting for the book to be released). It would be even more fun if we combined it with a happy hour beforehand and got to the party a little buzzed ("What the hell am I doing at a bookstore at 11pm on a Friday night? And why is everyone dressed up??")
Yoga
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I guess I haven't mentioned it on here yet, but I've been taking yoga classes for a few weeks now. I'm taking the kind where you exercise in a warm room (98.6 degrees, 60% humidity) and hold different poses for 90 minutes. It's excruciating but also a great workout.
I thought today's class was more difficult than normal, and found out that the room was 103.5 degrees! I could barely walk when class was over.
Speaking of hot, our teacher today was incredibly attractive. Most of them are older, but this one seemed to be newer and younger. I hope she teaches again.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Highs/Lows
I went up to DC to visit my family for the 4th of July. There were some definite highs and also some lows.
Highs
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- I hadn't seen my parents or sister since we met up in Minnesota at the end of March. I also hadn't seen most of my other family (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) since Thanksgiving.
- My parents and uncle said I'm looking 'healthier,' even though I haven't gained any weight recently or noticed any difference myself.
- We went to DC for fireworks and the concert on the Mall. My dad had talked about how great the DC fireworks were and it was pretty cool to see them in person.
- All 4 of us went to Shenandoah National Park for some sightseeing. Although we had already seen most of that kind of stuff before, it was still fun to go on a road trip since we used to go on them a lot when I was younger.
Lows
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- My sister is suffering from some mysterious ailment that causes her to be dizzy and/or tired for long periods of time. The blood tests came out negative and the MRI didn't show anything significant and we're still waiting for results from her EEG.
- I mentioned my uncle's cancer earlier, but to see him in person was unreal. His memory and vision have been affected to the point where he can't remember certain words, can't see anything on his right side, and needs a few seconds to focus on objects. My mom said that he couldn't remember how to use the phone after he came back from surgery. All the family in the area is doing everything they possibly can to help him, but the situation is pretty bad.
Highs
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- I hadn't seen my parents or sister since we met up in Minnesota at the end of March. I also hadn't seen most of my other family (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) since Thanksgiving.
- My parents and uncle said I'm looking 'healthier,' even though I haven't gained any weight recently or noticed any difference myself.
- We went to DC for fireworks and the concert on the Mall. My dad had talked about how great the DC fireworks were and it was pretty cool to see them in person.
- All 4 of us went to Shenandoah National Park for some sightseeing. Although we had already seen most of that kind of stuff before, it was still fun to go on a road trip since we used to go on them a lot when I was younger.
Lows
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- My sister is suffering from some mysterious ailment that causes her to be dizzy and/or tired for long periods of time. The blood tests came out negative and the MRI didn't show anything significant and we're still waiting for results from her EEG.
- I mentioned my uncle's cancer earlier, but to see him in person was unreal. His memory and vision have been affected to the point where he can't remember certain words, can't see anything on his right side, and needs a few seconds to focus on objects. My mom said that he couldn't remember how to use the phone after he came back from surgery. All the family in the area is doing everything they possibly can to help him, but the situation is pretty bad.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Greatest Marketing Ever?
Last Friday, Evan Almighty opened in theaters nationwide. It's a humorous look at how an average guy is picked by God to build an ark to prepare for the flood. I haven't seen the movie yet, but there are parts where the sun is shining and there isn't a cloud in the sky. Everyone thinks he's crazy for preparing for a flood.
This morning, the sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I thought the meteorologists were crazy for predicting rain for the next two days. On the way home, there was a torrential downpour and I must have driven through at least 5 lakes.
If this isn't the greatest marketing gimmick ever, I don't know what is. Not only is it free, but it affects EVERYONE.
This morning, the sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. I thought the meteorologists were crazy for predicting rain for the next two days. On the way home, there was a torrential downpour and I must have driven through at least 5 lakes.
If this isn't the greatest marketing gimmick ever, I don't know what is. Not only is it free, but it affects EVERYONE.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Lame
I've decided that all of my guy friends are lame.
Tonight at happy hour, we had a golden opportunity when 2 girls came to our table (since the place was packed and there were no empty tables) and asked if they could share our table.
We said yes, and one guy actually got up and offered his seat.
After one of the girls sat down, we had no idea what to do. No one said a word and we probably seemed either really creepy or really lame. About a minute passed, and the girl decided it'd be better to sit on the steps than to share the table with us.
Ouch.
Tonight at happy hour, we had a golden opportunity when 2 girls came to our table (since the place was packed and there were no empty tables) and asked if they could share our table.
We said yes, and one guy actually got up and offered his seat.
After one of the girls sat down, we had no idea what to do. No one said a word and we probably seemed either really creepy or really lame. About a minute passed, and the girl decided it'd be better to sit on the steps than to share the table with us.
Ouch.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Movies, etc.
"No one's been in here all night. We have everything."
"Then why did we come here?"
"I don't know. Why did you?"
"Don't worry. I haven't had time to spit in your food."
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Wow, I've seen a lot of movies the last couple of weeks. This week I saw Spider-Man 3 and Ocean's 13. Last week it was Pirates 3. Somehow all the studios timed it perfectly so that this summer is all about the sequels. And not just the second in the series. It's always the 3rd (Spider-Man, Shrek, Pirates, Ocean's, Rush Hour). Except, of course, for Harry Potter, which I believe is on movie #5.
I also rented The Godfather and Goodfellas since I'd heard a lot about them and they're supposedly two of the best movies ever made. I dunno if I agree with that assessment, but they were pretty good.
I also watched Labyrinth (a fantasy movie about this girl trying to find her brother in a labyrinth) after my friend recommended it. I didn't get what was so great about it. Well, except for Jennifer Connelly, and she was like 15 in the movie.
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Oh, I guess I should explain the quote. We went to eat after Ocean's 13 yesterday and got to the restaurant at like 10 or so. Obviously, the staff was not very happy since they had probably been working all night and just wanted to go home.
So our waitress didn't try and hide that fact at all. It probably had a lot to do with our group, but she couldn't even take our orders with a straight face.
I can see how a lot of people might be irritated by someone like that, but I thought her attitude was great. She had spunk, she had moxie. It was kinda hot.
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On a more somber note, my uncle's cancer has returned and he had surgery again yesterday. Thankfully, everything went well and his condition exceeded even the doctor's expectations.
"Then why did we come here?"
"I don't know. Why did you?"
"Don't worry. I haven't had time to spit in your food."
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Wow, I've seen a lot of movies the last couple of weeks. This week I saw Spider-Man 3 and Ocean's 13. Last week it was Pirates 3. Somehow all the studios timed it perfectly so that this summer is all about the sequels. And not just the second in the series. It's always the 3rd (Spider-Man, Shrek, Pirates, Ocean's, Rush Hour). Except, of course, for Harry Potter, which I believe is on movie #5.
I also rented The Godfather and Goodfellas since I'd heard a lot about them and they're supposedly two of the best movies ever made. I dunno if I agree with that assessment, but they were pretty good.
I also watched Labyrinth (a fantasy movie about this girl trying to find her brother in a labyrinth) after my friend recommended it. I didn't get what was so great about it. Well, except for Jennifer Connelly, and she was like 15 in the movie.
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Oh, I guess I should explain the quote. We went to eat after Ocean's 13 yesterday and got to the restaurant at like 10 or so. Obviously, the staff was not very happy since they had probably been working all night and just wanted to go home.
So our waitress didn't try and hide that fact at all. It probably had a lot to do with our group, but she couldn't even take our orders with a straight face.
I can see how a lot of people might be irritated by someone like that, but I thought her attitude was great. She had spunk, she had moxie. It was kinda hot.
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On a more somber note, my uncle's cancer has returned and he had surgery again yesterday. Thankfully, everything went well and his condition exceeded even the doctor's expectations.
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Race for the Cure update
In a company meeting where the boss basically chewed everybody out for not working fast enough:
Boss: Sumeet, you're doing a great job. Thanks.
Me: Haha.. thanks.
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I participated in the Race for the Cure this morning - a 5k walk/run to raise money for breast cancer research. I'm terrible at estimating crowds, but I'd say there were at least 5,000 people there (if not more).
I thought everyone in our group was going to walk the whole thing, but they decided it would be better to run most of it.
Yikes. Yeah, I'm really out of shape. That's the most I've run in a very, very long time. I'm sore right now and probably will be for a couple of days.
It was still a great event and I'm glad I went. They handed out all sorts of swag at the end too (wristbands, bananas, Popsicles, bagels, frisbees/fans) so that was pretty fun.
And what better way to end a charity event than a trip to get margaritas? We went to Cozymel's afterwards for lunch. I felt like quite the alcoholic as we waited outside for the restaurant to open just to get a margarita.. Oh, but our race t-shirts came in handy as the restaurant comped our desserts ;)
Boss: Sumeet, you're doing a great job. Thanks.
Me: Haha.. thanks.
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I participated in the Race for the Cure this morning - a 5k walk/run to raise money for breast cancer research. I'm terrible at estimating crowds, but I'd say there were at least 5,000 people there (if not more).
I thought everyone in our group was going to walk the whole thing, but they decided it would be better to run most of it.
Yikes. Yeah, I'm really out of shape. That's the most I've run in a very, very long time. I'm sore right now and probably will be for a couple of days.
It was still a great event and I'm glad I went. They handed out all sorts of swag at the end too (wristbands, bananas, Popsicles, bagels, frisbees/fans) so that was pretty fun.
And what better way to end a charity event than a trip to get margaritas? We went to Cozymel's afterwards for lunch. I felt like quite the alcoholic as we waited outside for the restaurant to open just to get a margarita.. Oh, but our race t-shirts came in handy as the restaurant comped our desserts ;)
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Nerd Post (RIP Veronica Mars)
Now that Veronica Mars has officially ended its oh-so-brief run, I'm going to have to find some other equally superficial topic to rant/rave about. I'm not sure what it will be yet, but here's a fun nerd post for now (well, it's not really that nerdy -- I won't name names, but I've read some REALLY nerdy posts, and this doesn't come close).
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My new job requires me to use Windows XP. For the 3+ years before that, I had been using Linux for my work environment. It hasn't been a huge deal to switch (more point-and-clicking, less typing), but the main thing that I had gotten used to was the "virtual" desktops in Linux. Basically, you could have several different backgrounds and taskbars which made it easy to separate programs that had nothing to do with each other (email/chat on desktop #1, documents on desktop #2, source code on desktop #3).
Well, after searching for a bit online, I found out that Microsoft has developed what they call "PowerToys," and one of them is a "virtual desktop manager." It's not quite the same as the built-in Linux feature (the process to move a program to a different desktop is a little more complicated), but it's a lot better than just having one desktop. Now I have 4 "desktops" and 2 monitors at work.
Check it out: Microsoft's PowerToys
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They removed the mouseover in Gmail that revealed the sender's email address (or even displayed their picture if they set one) without opening the message. The feature appeared one day without notice and now it's disappeared just as quickly. Normally, Google makes a big announcement or at least describes the new feature somewhere, but I never saw anything about this one. I've also never seen them remove a feature from any of their products (especially without warning).
I hope they bring it back.
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My new job requires me to use Windows XP. For the 3+ years before that, I had been using Linux for my work environment. It hasn't been a huge deal to switch (more point-and-clicking, less typing), but the main thing that I had gotten used to was the "virtual" desktops in Linux. Basically, you could have several different backgrounds and taskbars which made it easy to separate programs that had nothing to do with each other (email/chat on desktop #1, documents on desktop #2, source code on desktop #3).
Well, after searching for a bit online, I found out that Microsoft has developed what they call "PowerToys," and one of them is a "virtual desktop manager." It's not quite the same as the built-in Linux feature (the process to move a program to a different desktop is a little more complicated), but it's a lot better than just having one desktop. Now I have 4 "desktops" and 2 monitors at work.
Check it out: Microsoft's PowerToys
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They removed the mouseover in Gmail that revealed the sender's email address (or even displayed their picture if they set one) without opening the message. The feature appeared one day without notice and now it's disappeared just as quickly. Normally, Google makes a big announcement or at least describes the new feature somewhere, but I never saw anything about this one. I've also never seen them remove a feature from any of their products (especially without warning).
I hope they bring it back.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Good news, bad news, lunch
Me: You could be a trophy wife for some people.
Female friend #1: For some people?!? Could I be a trophy wife for you?
Me: Well... I dunno about that.
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First the good news:
Paris' sentence cut in half!
"the Sheriff has agreed to reduce the amount of time she'll have to serve to 23 days. The Sheriff has also agreed to put her in a celebrity cell, away from the general population."
Now the bad news:
Veronica Mars canceled!
I can't believe it. It was the only good show left on television. Now what am I going to watch?
As for lunch, we had this terrible waitress who couldn't get our orders right, forgot our drinks, and was overall very absent-minded. She was pretty hot though, and I felt sorry for her since she had to manage 10 tables on her own, so I gave her a big tip.
Female friend #1: For some people?!? Could I be a trophy wife for you?
Me: Well... I dunno about that.
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First the good news:
Paris' sentence cut in half!
"the Sheriff has agreed to reduce the amount of time she'll have to serve to 23 days. The Sheriff has also agreed to put her in a celebrity cell, away from the general population."
Now the bad news:
Veronica Mars canceled!
I can't believe it. It was the only good show left on television. Now what am I going to watch?
As for lunch, we had this terrible waitress who couldn't get our orders right, forgot our drinks, and was overall very absent-minded. She was pretty hot though, and I felt sorry for her since she had to manage 10 tables on her own, so I gave her a big tip.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Female bathroom attendants?
You know how they have bathroom attendants in some bars/clubs?
Well, I think it'd be awesome if they had female bathroom attendants in the men's restroom.
You might think that'd be kinda creepy, but I honestly think they'd get more tips than the guys currently do. Especially if they're attractive and follow the same dress code as the waitresses/bartenders.
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Happy hour tonight was pretty eh (as usual). We won another VIP party at the same place as my birthday (which meant cheaper drinks and free appetizers). It was nice weather tonight, so they put us on the porch and instead of having to fight for table space, we got a huge area for the entire night. We ended up needing it though since we had about 13-14 people total.
Overall, there were fewer people than my birthday party, but it was still a good turnout and great to see everyone again.
Well, I think it'd be awesome if they had female bathroom attendants in the men's restroom.
You might think that'd be kinda creepy, but I honestly think they'd get more tips than the guys currently do. Especially if they're attractive and follow the same dress code as the waitresses/bartenders.
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Happy hour tonight was pretty eh (as usual). We won another VIP party at the same place as my birthday (which meant cheaper drinks and free appetizers). It was nice weather tonight, so they put us on the porch and instead of having to fight for table space, we got a huge area for the entire night. We ended up needing it though since we had about 13-14 people total.
Overall, there were fewer people than my birthday party, but it was still a good turnout and great to see everyone again.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Race for the Cure
On a more serious note, I am participating in the Race for the Cure this year to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness.
If you would like to make a donation, please visit my page at:
http://race.komennorthtexas.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=1010&px=1089226
If you would like to make a donation, please visit my page at:
http://race.komennorthtexas.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=1010&px=1089226
Gwen concert
I went to my second Gwen Stefani concert last night. The first one was back in 2005 (I'm sure there's a post about it somewhere). You're probably thinking it's unusual for a guy to like Gwen and to actually pay the money to go to a concert, and you're right!
The ratio was about 4-1 girls-to-guys. Of the guys who were there, they were either dragged there by their significant other or were gay. And then there was me.
There's certain advantages to having fewer guys; one being the bathroom line is ridiculously short, and another being that there's plenty of eye candy.
Back when tickets first came on sale, I thought it'd be a great idea to go. As the day neared, I started to wonder why I wanted to go in the first place.
It was an awesome concert though, so no regrets. Openers were this short British rapper named Lady Sovereign and R&B star Akon.
The girl next to me (who kept dropping all the papers from her wallet!) said Lady Sovereign was pretty good, but probably won't make it in the US since she has a really strong accent and people can't understand her. Yeah, it was definitely hard to understand her, but most of her songs had a good beat.
Akon rambled on about how he didn't care about money and started tossing out dollar bills. I looked it up this morning, and apparently he was dropped from Verizon for a risque onstage dance in the Carribean.
Funny that he can do freaky actions like that, but won't curse onstage (even though both Lady Sovereign and Gwen did). Oh, and one of his songs was about living in the ghetto, so he asked the crowd how many people actually lived in the ghetto. He obviously didn't see any of his audience since they were all upper-class white girls. Plus, I don't think anyone from the ghetto could afford the ticket prices. Ironic, don't ya think?
Then Gwen came out and did her thing. I hadn't heard most of the songs from her new album, but she played a lot of songs from the first album too so I wasn't completely lost. She also came out into the audience at one point. Oh, and she said that they're going to make a No Doubt album soon.
I still prefer the first Gwen concert since the Black Eyed Peas were the openers and it was just a better deal overall. But last night was still a great concert. There's nothing quite like the energy produced by 20,000 people.
The ratio was about 4-1 girls-to-guys. Of the guys who were there, they were either dragged there by their significant other or were gay. And then there was me.
There's certain advantages to having fewer guys; one being the bathroom line is ridiculously short, and another being that there's plenty of eye candy.
Back when tickets first came on sale, I thought it'd be a great idea to go. As the day neared, I started to wonder why I wanted to go in the first place.
It was an awesome concert though, so no regrets. Openers were this short British rapper named Lady Sovereign and R&B star Akon.
The girl next to me (who kept dropping all the papers from her wallet!) said Lady Sovereign was pretty good, but probably won't make it in the US since she has a really strong accent and people can't understand her. Yeah, it was definitely hard to understand her, but most of her songs had a good beat.
Akon rambled on about how he didn't care about money and started tossing out dollar bills. I looked it up this morning, and apparently he was dropped from Verizon for a risque onstage dance in the Carribean.
Funny that he can do freaky actions like that, but won't curse onstage (even though both Lady Sovereign and Gwen did). Oh, and one of his songs was about living in the ghetto, so he asked the crowd how many people actually lived in the ghetto. He obviously didn't see any of his audience since they were all upper-class white girls. Plus, I don't think anyone from the ghetto could afford the ticket prices. Ironic, don't ya think?
Then Gwen came out and did her thing. I hadn't heard most of the songs from her new album, but she played a lot of songs from the first album too so I wasn't completely lost. She also came out into the audience at one point. Oh, and she said that they're going to make a No Doubt album soon.
I still prefer the first Gwen concert since the Black Eyed Peas were the openers and it was just a better deal overall. But last night was still a great concert. There's nothing quite like the energy produced by 20,000 people.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
VM quotes
Veronica: How is it that you have so many friends? You don't even like people.
Logan: And yet they adore me.
Veronica: Why settle for something not good just because it's something?
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I don't know why I keep posting quotes. I think it's because I read the overheard* websites too much and like to pretend that my quotes are somewhat comparable ;)
Logan: And yet they adore me.
Veronica: Why settle for something not good just because it's something?
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I don't know why I keep posting quotes. I think it's because I read the overheard* websites too much and like to pretend that my quotes are somewhat comparable ;)
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