.. Paris' pet kinkajou?
That question has been bothering me for quite awhile. (I'm not even kidding; these are the things I think about.) There used to be reports about it all the time, and then one day, they stopped talking about it. I figured that the government probably took it away seeing as how it's not your typical pet (and from what I remember, she didn't exactly acquire it legally).
But then today I saw this:
Paris kicks out kinkajou
Paris Hilton has apparently gotten rid of her pet kinkajou, Baby Luv, because it kept scratching and biting her.
I wonder where you go to get rid of your kinkajou. Does the local humane society accept such animals? Or did she just give it to a friend? As with most things Paris, I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Oh, in other mysteries, the last episode of this round of Veronica Mars is tonight and we'll finally get to see who murdered the Dean.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Layoffs
6 people were laid off from the company that is currently paying our salaries (ironically, none of us were laid off, even though we haven't contributed anything or raised any sort of funding yet).
In a big company, that might not be a big deal, but there's only about 15 or 16 people left.
I feel really bad for those that I hung out with outside of work, since they were very bright and worked hard. In a perfect world, they would be recognized and appreciated for their contributions instead of being laid off. In all honesty, though, most of them were looking for a way out anyway and weren't exactly happy working there. But it would still be nice to leave on your own terms instead of someone else's.
I can think of people that should have been let go instead of those that were, but I suppose that politics sometimes plays a bigger role than merit.
We should have determined the layoffs Survivor-style, where everyone votes for who they want out. That way, we'd build morale within the company (since everyone is united against the deadweights), and we'd also get rid of those who are the most disliked (and probably least productive). Two birds, one stone.
In a big company, that might not be a big deal, but there's only about 15 or 16 people left.
I feel really bad for those that I hung out with outside of work, since they were very bright and worked hard. In a perfect world, they would be recognized and appreciated for their contributions instead of being laid off. In all honesty, though, most of them were looking for a way out anyway and weren't exactly happy working there. But it would still be nice to leave on your own terms instead of someone else's.
I can think of people that should have been let go instead of those that were, but I suppose that politics sometimes plays a bigger role than merit.
We should have determined the layoffs Survivor-style, where everyone votes for who they want out. That way, we'd build morale within the company (since everyone is united against the deadweights), and we'd also get rid of those who are the most disliked (and probably least productive). Two birds, one stone.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Laughter
You know that commercial for candy where the girl's sitting in class, laughing at the professor even though he's incredibly boring and there's nothing funny going on (but she's in her own world because of the candy)?
Yeah, that was me back in school, and continues today in meetings at work. Even though I don't have the candy, somehow I always find the speaker to be far more amusing than everyone else around me (sometimes the speaker is trying to be funny, but most of the time they're not).
I've also been told that my laugh is very loud and distinctive, and that people can hear it from down the hall and since I've moved floors, downstairs as well.
UPDATE (2/17): At the party last night, two more girls said they loved my laugh. One of them even said that her office would be complete if someone had my laugh there. Then again, they were both drunk by this point in the night.
Oh, and apparently everyone thinks I hype events too much. I don't think that's true. I just like to keep it real, and the majority of the events have been really fun, and they would be even more fun if certain people came. People are relieved that they didn't come if it was lame, but really, if they had come, it would have been a lot of fun.
Yeah, that was me back in school, and continues today in meetings at work. Even though I don't have the candy, somehow I always find the speaker to be far more amusing than everyone else around me (sometimes the speaker is trying to be funny, but most of the time they're not).
I've also been told that my laugh is very loud and distinctive, and that people can hear it from down the hall and since I've moved floors, downstairs as well.
UPDATE (2/17): At the party last night, two more girls said they loved my laugh. One of them even said that her office would be complete if someone had my laugh there. Then again, they were both drunk by this point in the night.
Oh, and apparently everyone thinks I hype events too much. I don't think that's true. I just like to keep it real, and the majority of the events have been really fun, and they would be even more fun if certain people came. People are relieved that they didn't come if it was lame, but really, if they had come, it would have been a lot of fun.
Friday, February 09, 2007
I disagree
As you may have heard, Anna Nicole Smith died yesterday after being found unconscious in her hotel room.
Our waiter at lunch today said that he liked her because "not everyone lives their life the way they want to, but she did."
There was an article on cnn about her life, and for some reason, they dragged Paris Hilton into it.
This quote caught my attention:
"With Anna Nicole, she was pathetic but at the same time you thought, 'Gosh, if I could just scoop you up and fix things, it would be OK,"' said Jerry Herron, a professor of American culture at Wayne State University. "You wouldn't want to scoop up Paris Hilton."
Sorry, Jerry, but I can think of many people who would want to scoop up Paris Hilton. Apparently, American culture means something completely different at Wayne State University (where the hell is that, anyways?). I'm glad I didn't go there.
Our waiter at lunch today said that he liked her because "not everyone lives their life the way they want to, but she did."
There was an article on cnn about her life, and for some reason, they dragged Paris Hilton into it.
This quote caught my attention:
"With Anna Nicole, she was pathetic but at the same time you thought, 'Gosh, if I could just scoop you up and fix things, it would be OK,"' said Jerry Herron, a professor of American culture at Wayne State University. "You wouldn't want to scoop up Paris Hilton."
Sorry, Jerry, but I can think of many people who would want to scoop up Paris Hilton. Apparently, American culture means something completely different at Wayne State University (where the hell is that, anyways?). I'm glad I didn't go there.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Video Games
Until recently, I haven't been a big fan of video games. Most of them seem very similar and they tend to lose their novelty after the first couple times I play them. The last games I played regularly about were the GTA series on PS2 (hey, we all need a way to vent and soliciting prostitutes/stealing cars/beating up innocent people/killing cops is a great way to do it! - although driving right after playing is ill-advised).
But, now, there's a new crop of video games that are ridiculously interactive and more fun than anything that's come out in the past 20 years. With games that have specialized controllers like Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution to consoles like the Wii, the idea of video games has a whole new meaning.
I played Wii Sports this weekend at a friend's place, and it definitely matched the hype. Instead of giving the advantage to players who can memorize a bunch of button sequences, the advantage now clearly goes to the person who is the most into the game. I suppose we'll still have to wait for a truly interactive video game system, but the Wii is the closest we've gotten.
I don't know why they didn't introduce this idea on home consoles earlier. Companies were too focused on improving the graphics with each of their consoles (and essentially relying heavily on their established customer base) that they didn't realize they could revolutionize the way video games are played and designed just by modifying the user interface. Arcades rely on this sort of "trick" for most of their games, since there is no central controller design for all of the games to share.
In retrospect, it seems obvious. But it's a whole different story to suggest giving up the graphics fight in favor of a complete redesign of the game system (especially at the risk of losing one's job).
I'm sure there's a great business lesson here about underestimating markets and thinking outside the box.
But, now, there's a new crop of video games that are ridiculously interactive and more fun than anything that's come out in the past 20 years. With games that have specialized controllers like Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution to consoles like the Wii, the idea of video games has a whole new meaning.
I played Wii Sports this weekend at a friend's place, and it definitely matched the hype. Instead of giving the advantage to players who can memorize a bunch of button sequences, the advantage now clearly goes to the person who is the most into the game. I suppose we'll still have to wait for a truly interactive video game system, but the Wii is the closest we've gotten.
I don't know why they didn't introduce this idea on home consoles earlier. Companies were too focused on improving the graphics with each of their consoles (and essentially relying heavily on their established customer base) that they didn't realize they could revolutionize the way video games are played and designed just by modifying the user interface. Arcades rely on this sort of "trick" for most of their games, since there is no central controller design for all of the games to share.
In retrospect, it seems obvious. But it's a whole different story to suggest giving up the graphics fight in favor of a complete redesign of the game system (especially at the risk of losing one's job).
I'm sure there's a great business lesson here about underestimating markets and thinking outside the box.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
The Return of VM
I'm not sure why I didn't post about this last week, since that was the return of the greatest show to hit the small screen since... well since television was invented.
I know you've been anxiously awaiting my opinion on the new episodes of Veronica Mars!
Last week's episode was alright. Not quite up to par, but it still had its moments. My favorite part was when Veronica and Keith were discussing what 'manila' meant (as in manila folder) and my first thought was, you should look up it on Wikipedia. And, seconds later, that's exactly what she does! Good stuff. Oh, and the episode involved a monkey. And who doesn't love monkeys?
Tonight's episode was way better. More hurdles in the Veronica-Logan relationship plus hookers! Oh, and a "GFE" reference. Strangely enough, the term came up at work just last week and a co-worker was kind enough to explain what it meant to everyone. It stands for "girlfriend experience." When you solicit an escort, you can specify the type of experience you want. Another level (according to the episode) is "PSE" - porn star experience. You learn something new every day.
One of the hookers was pretty hot. I've watched the show for two and a half years now, and this was the first episode where a female actually may have been hotter than Kristen Bell.
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In other TV news, the show where they pick the new star for the Broadway revival of Grease is actually pretty good. It's funny to me that they could find so many talented people for this show, but P Diddy needed 2 seasons to find a halfway decent girl group. I was really hoping that the hot blonde Ashley would be able to pull it together and prove the judges wrong, but she might actually be tone-deaf. It's unfortunate because she's definitely the hottest girl in the group, and looks the most like the original Sandy.
I know you've been anxiously awaiting my opinion on the new episodes of Veronica Mars!
Last week's episode was alright. Not quite up to par, but it still had its moments. My favorite part was when Veronica and Keith were discussing what 'manila' meant (as in manila folder) and my first thought was, you should look up it on Wikipedia. And, seconds later, that's exactly what she does! Good stuff. Oh, and the episode involved a monkey. And who doesn't love monkeys?
Tonight's episode was way better. More hurdles in the Veronica-Logan relationship plus hookers! Oh, and a "GFE" reference. Strangely enough, the term came up at work just last week and a co-worker was kind enough to explain what it meant to everyone. It stands for "girlfriend experience." When you solicit an escort, you can specify the type of experience you want. Another level (according to the episode) is "PSE" - porn star experience. You learn something new every day.
One of the hookers was pretty hot. I've watched the show for two and a half years now, and this was the first episode where a female actually may have been hotter than Kristen Bell.
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In other TV news, the show where they pick the new star for the Broadway revival of Grease is actually pretty good. It's funny to me that they could find so many talented people for this show, but P Diddy needed 2 seasons to find a halfway decent girl group. I was really hoping that the hot blonde Ashley would be able to pull it together and prove the judges wrong, but she might actually be tone-deaf. It's unfortunate because she's definitely the hottest girl in the group, and looks the most like the original Sandy.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Campaign 2008
Why are candidates like Hillary and Obama announcing their intentions to run for president more than a year in advance?
It's like an year-long interview process for a job that only guarantees them four years in office. Plus, it opens them up to even more scrutiny and potential for scandal.
The last presidential campaign was already too long.
Ridiculous.
It's like an year-long interview process for a job that only guarantees them four years in office. Plus, it opens them up to even more scrutiny and potential for scandal.
The last presidential campaign was already too long.
Ridiculous.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Disturbingly accurate birth chart
A friend found a website that calculates the planetary positions at your time and place of birth. I've always believed I don't really match my zodiac sign of Aries, but after reading my "full" description, I'd say most of it is pretty accurate.
You tend to be very shy and not very self-assertive. You are supercritical about how you appear to others. Even though you may think you are uninteresting and dull, you are actually quite soft- spoken... and very likable. ...at times you can be quite tactless in pointing out the faults of others. You have a crisp, no-nonsense approach to dealing with others.
You are the one who will rush in where angels fear to tread....you must be first in everything you do, and you enjoy taking risks. Often you are quick to anger, but you usually recover just as fast, regretting later things you said when you were upset. One of your best traits is that you are simple and direct, blunt and honest. You have strong feelings and are extremely sensitive... you tend to react emotionally to every situation you come across.
OK, I think I've shared enough (or maybe even too much). Click here to get your own birth chart.
You tend to be very shy and not very self-assertive. You are supercritical about how you appear to others. Even though you may think you are uninteresting and dull, you are actually quite soft- spoken... and very likable. ...at times you can be quite tactless in pointing out the faults of others. You have a crisp, no-nonsense approach to dealing with others.
You are the one who will rush in where angels fear to tread....you must be first in everything you do, and you enjoy taking risks. Often you are quick to anger, but you usually recover just as fast, regretting later things you said when you were upset. One of your best traits is that you are simple and direct, blunt and honest. You have strong feelings and are extremely sensitive... you tend to react emotionally to every situation you come across.
OK, I think I've shared enough (or maybe even too much). Click here to get your own birth chart.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Information Age!
I live in Texas, and there's about half an inch of snow/sleet/ice on the ground, so naturally the entire city (and a good part of the state) shuts down.
This includes my company, which follows whatever the University of Texas at Dallas does.
How does this information get conveyed to me personally? Well, I've gotten into the bad habit of checking my personal email before getting ready to go to work. And one of my emails alerted me that a co-worker had updated his MySpace blog, which noted that UTD was closed today. So I check the UTD website just to double-check, and sure enough, it's closed.
About 5 minutes later, I get a text message from another co-worker saying that the voicemail message at work says it's closed.
About 10 minutes after that, I get a Google Talk message from the secretary saying the same thing. And about 5 minutes after the brief chat, I get an "official" email from her.
I just talked to my mom and told her how work was closed today. She asked if I had called in to make sure. I didn't even have time to do that, because everyone told me it was closed within 15 minutes of me waking up.
Word definitely travels fast in this information age.
This includes my company, which follows whatever the University of Texas at Dallas does.
How does this information get conveyed to me personally? Well, I've gotten into the bad habit of checking my personal email before getting ready to go to work. And one of my emails alerted me that a co-worker had updated his MySpace blog, which noted that UTD was closed today. So I check the UTD website just to double-check, and sure enough, it's closed.
About 5 minutes later, I get a text message from another co-worker saying that the voicemail message at work says it's closed.
About 10 minutes after that, I get a Google Talk message from the secretary saying the same thing. And about 5 minutes after the brief chat, I get an "official" email from her.
I just talked to my mom and told her how work was closed today. She asked if I had called in to make sure. I didn't even have time to do that, because everyone told me it was closed within 15 minutes of me waking up.
Word definitely travels fast in this information age.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Books
For Christmas, my sister's boyfriend got me Next by Michael Crichton. Seeing as how the weather was pretty shitty all weekend, I stayed in and finished the book.
It delves into various issues regarding genetic engineering and the moral/legal issues that come with it. I'm normally not a big fan of sci-fi, but the parallel stories were interesting and fast-paced enough that it kept me reading. It'll be fascinating to see how many of his predictions materialize in the coming years. It was pretty hard to tell at some points whether what he described were his own creative musings or had some basis in science and could actually happen in the near future.
I think this is the first novel I've finished since the last Harry Potter came out. I tried reading Atlas Shrugged, but that book is massive, and the plot failed to hold my attention for very long. I'll probably try again some day, since it's supposed to be this great novel...
But for now, my reading list is: The Book of Lost Things and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Oh, and a shout out goes to Nusrat for linking to me!
It delves into various issues regarding genetic engineering and the moral/legal issues that come with it. I'm normally not a big fan of sci-fi, but the parallel stories were interesting and fast-paced enough that it kept me reading. It'll be fascinating to see how many of his predictions materialize in the coming years. It was pretty hard to tell at some points whether what he described were his own creative musings or had some basis in science and could actually happen in the near future.
I think this is the first novel I've finished since the last Harry Potter came out. I tried reading Atlas Shrugged, but that book is massive, and the plot failed to hold my attention for very long. I'll probably try again some day, since it's supposed to be this great novel...
But for now, my reading list is: The Book of Lost Things and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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Oh, and a shout out goes to Nusrat for linking to me!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Tip Calculator
I tend to tip more for waitresses than for waiters, and more for attractive waitresses versus unattractive waitresses.
If I had a waiter who had really great service versus a waitress that was attractive but her service was a tad subpar, I'd probably tip the waitress more. Same goes for an unattractive waitress who has great service versus an attractive waitress. The latter would get a higher tip from me (regardless of her service).
I went to dinner with some friends and I ended up giving about a 30% tip. Her service wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but she was friendly and pretty attractive. That's all it takes.
Does that make me a sexist pig? Perhaps, but the restaurant really shouldn't be hiring waiters or ugly waitresses.
If I had a waiter who had really great service versus a waitress that was attractive but her service was a tad subpar, I'd probably tip the waitress more. Same goes for an unattractive waitress who has great service versus an attractive waitress. The latter would get a higher tip from me (regardless of her service).
I went to dinner with some friends and I ended up giving about a 30% tip. Her service wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but she was friendly and pretty attractive. That's all it takes.
Does that make me a sexist pig? Perhaps, but the restaurant really shouldn't be hiring waiters or ugly waitresses.
Monday, January 01, 2007
2007, what?
The last week or so has been a total blur. I recapped the Christmas festivities already, but after I got back on Wednesday, I went to a pre-wedding event in the evening. Then on Friday, it was off to Houston for the actual ceremony on Saturday.
I won't go into all the wedding details, but let's just say that it involved a helicopter, four horses, an elephant, and the bride getting arrested at the airport. Oh, and an ice sculpture with photos of the bride and groom frozen inside. It was awesome. The families spared no expense for their guests (including booking an entire hotel for the groom's side and a chartered bus from Dallas to Houston and back). As one person put it at the reception, "you treated your guests like royalty."
After getting back into town, I napped until my co-worker's NYE bash. The party was fucking awesome as well. Great party snacks, jello shots, beer, hard liquor, decorations everywhere. Hard to top the extravagant wedding, but it was definitely a fun party. A bunch of people arrived about ten minutes before the new year. Champagne shots all around at midnight. Good times.
Here's to 2007!
I won't go into all the wedding details, but let's just say that it involved a helicopter, four horses, an elephant, and the bride getting arrested at the airport. Oh, and an ice sculpture with photos of the bride and groom frozen inside. It was awesome. The families spared no expense for their guests (including booking an entire hotel for the groom's side and a chartered bus from Dallas to Houston and back). As one person put it at the reception, "you treated your guests like royalty."
After getting back into town, I napped until my co-worker's NYE bash. The party was fucking awesome as well. Great party snacks, jello shots, beer, hard liquor, decorations everywhere. Hard to top the extravagant wedding, but it was definitely a fun party. A bunch of people arrived about ten minutes before the new year. Champagne shots all around at midnight. Good times.
Here's to 2007!
Thursday, December 28, 2006
shameless plug
My cousin, with his company daylife, has been working on a news "relevancy engine" for a couple of years now, and there's now a product demo available:
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Christmas in NYC!
Let's kick it day-by-day style, k?
Friday: Arrived in NYC in the evening. The flight appeared to be on time, until on the runway, the pilot announced that we had to be delayed an hour. Instead of circling in the air, he decided it'd be better to just sit on the runway for an hour. That was fun. Finally made it to my sister's boyfriend's apartment around 9ish. His place is NICE. I don't have many points of reference since all I've really seen are my sister's two apartments, but it was a great place. Seemed like a place you can call home. They decorated everything for Christmas (real tree, real wreath on the front door, Christmas lights everywhere). It was beautiful.
My sister had invited over a friend and her brother for dinner. Everyone was enjoying wine and cheese and watching 40-year-old Virgin when I came in. Went to dinner at a nice cozy Italian restaurant.
Saturday (aka Christmas Eve Eve): Met up with my cousin for lunch at this all-vegetarian Asian place in Union Square. Did some last-minute Christmas shopping. Went to Avenue Q (a satire of Sesame Street involving a guy who moves to New York City) in the evening. After the show, met one of my sister's boyfriend's frat brothers at this cool bar where you can play board games. I kicked ass at Connect Four (but not so much at Boggle).
Sunday (aka Christmas Eve): Hung out at the apartment watching Christmas movies (in HD!). Helped the sis' bf assemble an entertainment center for his new TV. In the evening, they had invited a British friend over and we had a nice formal home-cooked lasagna for dinner.
Monday (aka Christmas Day): Opened presents. I've been thinking of having a party at my place at some point, and now I have the perfect dishes! Got some really nice martini glasses, scotch glasses, and shot glasses, a book, as well as a gift certificate for a Wii! My sister received a camera, an ipod, and some books. Her boyfriend got a laptop bag and some books. Everyone seemed pretty content with their gifts. I'm definitely a fan of the stocking stuffer idea. It's a nice little appetizer before you open the other gifts. ;)
Tuesday (aka yesterday): Left NY to go to DC to visit my parents who had just returned from India on Monday. I was dreading it since the Thanksgiving trip was horrible. But they were in a much better mood and I actually had a pretty good time. They showed me pics and all the stuff they got in India and Switzerland. I think more of my trips to see them should be less than 24 hours ;)
Wednesday (aka today): Just got home. Had a fun little trip to the airport in DC where my parents warned me about the dangers of alcohol (apparently if you get a couple of nice glasses for Christmas, that means you're an alcoholic): "Never get to the point where you NEED to have a drink; it's a very difficult habit to break.." Uh, I'll keep that in mind, but I think the 2-3 drinks I have once a week is nowhere near that point. Maybe showing them my Christmas gifts wasn't such a great idea...
All in all, it was an awesome Christmas. Very memorable and enjoyable.
Friday: Arrived in NYC in the evening. The flight appeared to be on time, until on the runway, the pilot announced that we had to be delayed an hour. Instead of circling in the air, he decided it'd be better to just sit on the runway for an hour. That was fun. Finally made it to my sister's boyfriend's apartment around 9ish. His place is NICE. I don't have many points of reference since all I've really seen are my sister's two apartments, but it was a great place. Seemed like a place you can call home. They decorated everything for Christmas (real tree, real wreath on the front door, Christmas lights everywhere). It was beautiful.
My sister had invited over a friend and her brother for dinner. Everyone was enjoying wine and cheese and watching 40-year-old Virgin when I came in. Went to dinner at a nice cozy Italian restaurant.
Saturday (aka Christmas Eve Eve): Met up with my cousin for lunch at this all-vegetarian Asian place in Union Square. Did some last-minute Christmas shopping. Went to Avenue Q (a satire of Sesame Street involving a guy who moves to New York City) in the evening. After the show, met one of my sister's boyfriend's frat brothers at this cool bar where you can play board games. I kicked ass at Connect Four (but not so much at Boggle).
Sunday (aka Christmas Eve): Hung out at the apartment watching Christmas movies (in HD!). Helped the sis' bf assemble an entertainment center for his new TV. In the evening, they had invited a British friend over and we had a nice formal home-cooked lasagna for dinner.
Monday (aka Christmas Day): Opened presents. I've been thinking of having a party at my place at some point, and now I have the perfect dishes! Got some really nice martini glasses, scotch glasses, and shot glasses, a book, as well as a gift certificate for a Wii! My sister received a camera, an ipod, and some books. Her boyfriend got a laptop bag and some books. Everyone seemed pretty content with their gifts. I'm definitely a fan of the stocking stuffer idea. It's a nice little appetizer before you open the other gifts. ;)
Tuesday (aka yesterday): Left NY to go to DC to visit my parents who had just returned from India on Monday. I was dreading it since the Thanksgiving trip was horrible. But they were in a much better mood and I actually had a pretty good time. They showed me pics and all the stuff they got in India and Switzerland. I think more of my trips to see them should be less than 24 hours ;)
Wednesday (aka today): Just got home. Had a fun little trip to the airport in DC where my parents warned me about the dangers of alcohol (apparently if you get a couple of nice glasses for Christmas, that means you're an alcoholic): "Never get to the point where you NEED to have a drink; it's a very difficult habit to break.." Uh, I'll keep that in mind, but I think the 2-3 drinks I have once a week is nowhere near that point. Maybe showing them my Christmas gifts wasn't such a great idea...
All in all, it was an awesome Christmas. Very memorable and enjoyable.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Really?
I thought it'd be pretty hard to top the last happy hour (in terms of number of people), but we had about 20 people show up last night to the Flying Saucer. Most of them didn't come to the last one either, so it was a nice mix of people.
Earlier in the day, we had a cube-decorating contest at work. Our row won Best Row, and one of the cubes in our row won best individual cube too. No one was really in the mood to be productive after the announcement of the winners, so we ended up leaving for happy hour ridiculously early.
There were only like 4 or 5 of us at the beginning, but just like the last happy hour, people kept on coming! And again, I didn't know a lot of them. I hope someone did.
I still prefer the Velvet Hookah though. It was cheaper and had a better atmosphere. This place was packed and loud. My voice was completely hoarse by the end of the night.
Earlier in the day, we had a cube-decorating contest at work. Our row won Best Row, and one of the cubes in our row won best individual cube too. No one was really in the mood to be productive after the announcement of the winners, so we ended up leaving for happy hour ridiculously early.
There were only like 4 or 5 of us at the beginning, but just like the last happy hour, people kept on coming! And again, I didn't know a lot of them. I hope someone did.
I still prefer the Velvet Hookah though. It was cheaper and had a better atmosphere. This place was packed and loud. My voice was completely hoarse by the end of the night.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Another waste of money...
Here goes yet another study proving what was already known (at least to me):
"A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a vegetarian diet have IQs that are around five points higher than those who regularly eat meat."
Yup, all I have to do is look at my meat-eating friends and realize that this is most definitely true ;)
"A study of thousands of men and women revealed that those who stick to a vegetarian diet have IQs that are around five points higher than those who regularly eat meat."
Yup, all I have to do is look at my meat-eating friends and realize that this is most definitely true ;)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Rurple
"Next summer Jay will unveil an entirely new way of marketing himself: a color called Jay-Z Blue." -Rolling Stone, Dec 2005
If I had a color, I think it would be a mix of red and purple, and I'd call it Sumeet Rurple. Hard to say? Maybe, but at least you'd remember it, and I wouldn't steal the name of a primary color like Jay-Z. If you're going to trademark a color, it might as well be a brand new color with a brand new name.
As for phrase, I don't know what my trademark would be. I liked "that's hot," but Paris Hilton's already taken that one.
If I had a color, I think it would be a mix of red and purple, and I'd call it Sumeet Rurple. Hard to say? Maybe, but at least you'd remember it, and I wouldn't steal the name of a primary color like Jay-Z. If you're going to trademark a color, it might as well be a brand new color with a brand new name.
As for phrase, I don't know what my trademark would be. I liked "that's hot," but Paris Hilton's already taken that one.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Greatest hour of TV this year?
No, no, not Veronica Mars (it was a repeat last night).
I'm talking, of course, about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
I've never been a fan of Justin Timberlake, but I have to say he got himself a nice gig last night starting the show by singing his horrid song Sexyback while the models strutted their stuff down the runway. I suppose the song fit the event, but it still sucks.
Later in the show, he sang his halfway decent song My Love, but managed to ruin it with some awkward dance moves and backup dancers. Also, why is there a performance in the middle of a fashion show? Why did he get more screen time than the models? This isn't the Justin Timberlake hour. We see enough of him on every other award show.
Besides the JT overload, the show rocked. Very stylishly done, great music (besides the obvious), and nice eye candy. They should really do these more often. I'd definitely watch.
I wonder if it's in her contract or something, but it seemed like Gisele always started off the procession of models. She's not even the hottest model. I can see why people might think she is, but she isn't.
Some people might call the show softcore pornography; I call it a great hour of television.
I'm talking, of course, about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
I've never been a fan of Justin Timberlake, but I have to say he got himself a nice gig last night starting the show by singing his horrid song Sexyback while the models strutted their stuff down the runway. I suppose the song fit the event, but it still sucks.
Later in the show, he sang his halfway decent song My Love, but managed to ruin it with some awkward dance moves and backup dancers. Also, why is there a performance in the middle of a fashion show? Why did he get more screen time than the models? This isn't the Justin Timberlake hour. We see enough of him on every other award show.
Besides the JT overload, the show rocked. Very stylishly done, great music (besides the obvious), and nice eye candy. They should really do these more often. I'd definitely watch.
I wonder if it's in her contract or something, but it seemed like Gisele always started off the procession of models. She's not even the hottest model. I can see why people might think she is, but she isn't.
Some people might call the show softcore pornography; I call it a great hour of television.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
One more (added to the last post)
Another phrase from Friday night (I promised myself that I'd never edit a post that already has a comment, so it's a new post):
"This is your fault. If you hadn't called, I'd be at home reading."
Just for reference, the first phrase was said at lunch, the second was at the hookah bar, the one above was after the bars closed at Greenville, and the last phrase was walking back to the car on Greenville.
"This is your fault. If you hadn't called, I'd be at home reading."
Just for reference, the first phrase was said at lunch, the second was at the hookah bar, the one above was after the bars closed at Greenville, and the last phrase was walking back to the car on Greenville.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
11-hour Happy Hour (Dec 2006 edition)
Yeah, amazingly enough, we had another "11-hour" one back in April.
I'm surprised so many people came out (I counted about 23 total), considering the time and day had changed twice within a week (the time because I didn't realize it opened so late, and the day because of the crazy Dallas weather).
We started out the night with a pre-Happy Hour at the Fox & Hound across the street from work. Our ultimate destination was the Velvet Hookah, but it doesn't open until 7, so we had to kill some time. Pretty good crowd, had some people actually request to come, and had some other people come who almost never do.
Then, it was off to the Velvet Hookah. I told some people who were already there to get a table for 10-12, and somehow we got an entire room to ourselves. We turned out needing it though, as more and more people kept coming!
This is, by far, my favorite Happy Hour venue so far. You sit on the floor while smoking the hookah, and there's some great Middle Eastern music playing in the background. It's got an awesome ambience. Somehow, we ended up having more girls than guys. I believe that's the first time that's ever happened. Who knew girls loved the hookah? I sure didn't.
Oh, and I mentioned in a previous post that I always end up with way more pictures than I remember taking. Same thing happened last night. I figured I had maybe 50 on my camera, but it was more like 140. Good pics though.
As the happy hour died down, we went down to Greenville for a couple of hours and then finished off the night with some Taco Cabana.
The best part of the night was at TC when a friend thought he could jump through the open car window back into the car, missed completely and landed flat on his back outside. I think the rest of us in the car were just stunned that he would even attempt such a feat. Gotta love alcohol and the crazy stuff it'll make you do (and think you can do).
Definitely the most fun I've had in awhile.
My favorite phrases from the day:
"You're an asshole, Sumeet." (Agreed.)
"I love you." (Weird to hear the previous comment and this on the same day..)
"Sumeet hasn't said a word. He's being very un-Sumeet." (There was some drama on Greenville, and I didn't want to get involved. I still like to think I'm quiet in general though.)
I'm surprised so many people came out (I counted about 23 total), considering the time and day had changed twice within a week (the time because I didn't realize it opened so late, and the day because of the crazy Dallas weather).
We started out the night with a pre-Happy Hour at the Fox & Hound across the street from work. Our ultimate destination was the Velvet Hookah, but it doesn't open until 7, so we had to kill some time. Pretty good crowd, had some people actually request to come, and had some other people come who almost never do.
Then, it was off to the Velvet Hookah. I told some people who were already there to get a table for 10-12, and somehow we got an entire room to ourselves. We turned out needing it though, as more and more people kept coming!
This is, by far, my favorite Happy Hour venue so far. You sit on the floor while smoking the hookah, and there's some great Middle Eastern music playing in the background. It's got an awesome ambience. Somehow, we ended up having more girls than guys. I believe that's the first time that's ever happened. Who knew girls loved the hookah? I sure didn't.
Oh, and I mentioned in a previous post that I always end up with way more pictures than I remember taking. Same thing happened last night. I figured I had maybe 50 on my camera, but it was more like 140. Good pics though.
As the happy hour died down, we went down to Greenville for a couple of hours and then finished off the night with some Taco Cabana.
The best part of the night was at TC when a friend thought he could jump through the open car window back into the car, missed completely and landed flat on his back outside. I think the rest of us in the car were just stunned that he would even attempt such a feat. Gotta love alcohol and the crazy stuff it'll make you do (and think you can do).
Definitely the most fun I've had in awhile.
My favorite phrases from the day:
"You're an asshole, Sumeet." (Agreed.)
"I love you." (Weird to hear the previous comment and this on the same day..)
"Sumeet hasn't said a word. He's being very un-Sumeet." (There was some drama on Greenville, and I didn't want to get involved. I still like to think I'm quiet in general though.)
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