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I have been driving my bike on a temporary permit now for about 6 months, my permit is up for renewal again next week and i decided that i have learned to ride the bike well enough to probably pass fairly easily. Only problem being the exam is only given one day a week at […]

Seems I have been hearing that question a lot lately. Graham invited me on a trip up the the Smokey Mountains with him and his dad last weekend. We left thursday Oct 27 and drove up to the Southern tip of the Great Smokey Mountain National Park, namely the Fontana Dam. It was a rather eventful […]

there are all sorts of alarm clocks, some are better than others, like the ones that automatically set themselves. but it seems that no one makes an alarm clock that doesn’t have quite a lot missing. at first glance there are one or two things missing, but when you compare this simple device that has […]

what do you think? not sure i got the shadow perspective correct…

i went to epcot today with my mom and sister, my mom has always enjoyed the more educational adventures, and epcot mixed education and fun. it was aimed for a bit younger age group, but it was fun. its not until i go out in public, i know, what a specter, do i realize how […]

The initial hours without aim went pretty well, although, i ordered a book last week and it came i today, so that has kept me well occupied. It is really quite interesting, and i haven’t even past chapter one. reading is totally under-rated. Oh right, leave it to me, the perfectionist, to yet again change the […]

as good a time as any, as my exams are coming up, to try this little experiment i’ve been wanting to know about for a while now. i’ve decided to see what happens to my productivity levels as i break free of AIM for a week (tentative). so if you are wondering, no i’m not dead, haven’t […]

yesterday the frustrated me, now it is my turn, apparently Dell has to look into purchases when you dispute the charge with AMEX, and by that i mean, they have to call you. So, I get to put THEM on hold, i get to ask them to repeat everything 8 times, I get to ask them for information that doesn’t exist, oh man this is fun.

that left me talking to people in india.• its not that i don’t like india or the culture or people, i think it has to do with the fact they don’t understand certain american customs or values, they have no accountability, no concern for the customer, and all they do is fall back on their bin of customer service lines, “thank you mr _____, i understand you are ____, i will take care of that if i can put you on hold again,” they also are on a remote satellite feed that adds a 3 second delay to the phone conversation, VERY annoying.• i have been defrauded out of about $150 by dell - called about 5 times now to get something done about it, the customer service representative claimed to be mortified that i was ‘accidentally’ charged but never received my goods/services - but funnily, i was never refunded, i never got a call back, and even the guy’s supervisor won’t return my phone calls (i know, big surprise).• i spent 45 minutes to get a damned RMA on my monitor today, does that seem right?… i had to spell my name for the guy about 10 times, even though i had given him my customer number and order number, what the hell is wrong with this picture?anyway, basically it is impossible to get hold of a reliable person who can do something in a timely fashion, and i would personally rather pay an extra $200 for the apple branded version just because i can call and speak to someone that speaks english and who will help me with the problem, but these mega-companies are really getting out of hand.

and doesn’t think it is nearly as funny as you do, you will realize, maybe you should have been more honest then, or mature now, whichever.But the pressure for interesting small-talk and good first impressions often persuade even the most noble intentioned people to let slip little fallacies as part of their dating ‘game.’Which leads me to my next business venture - “Small talk for the socially inept” and for a Christmas stocking stuffer, i’ll make a pocket sized ‘companion’ version…. Something like that…And just for all you that love to yell at me for being cruel to this guy, i’m not making fun at him, or his dating skills, i don’t have any either, I was just laughing at the preposterousness of the situations that arise from internet dating (and how poorly (i think) he handled the situation) and made a nice preface to my book.