Category: General

I don’t anything that’s happened to me recently warrants a full entry (though, I doubt I would write about anything if I thought like that all the time, I probably wouldn’t write about anything), but I can still pull a few things out of my mind and on to the screen.  Let me try to put it all down for you.

–So the cell phone can not only be a camera, but a lighter?: No, your phone can’t light up a cigarette, but people seem to be holding up their lightup displays at concerts, instead of lighters.  In this society, where smoking is becoming less and less common, less and less lighters are common, leaving audience members with the phone as the one thing they can light up.  I became aware of this trend when I attended Sing along Sound of Music (well more like got dragged by my mother, but it’s a good movie) and everyone started waving them around during the songs.  Quite a sight really.
–Streakers: By now, you’ve probably heard there’s a guy on Jeopardy by the name of Ken Jennings who has been on the show for more than a month and won more than a $1 million dollars, and winning decisively, with more than double the money of the 2nd place winner before final jeopardy.  What isn’t usually mentioned though, is that Jeopardy didn’t used to allow players to play on past 5 days, so players never really had a chance to do what he’s done in the past.  Nonetheless, it’s still an impressive streak, and especially how dominating he’s been.  If you haven’t been watching, start watching, and help Slate create a drinking game out of this (must every TV show have a drinking game with it now?).
Speaking of dominating, LA Dodger Eric Gagne’s consecutive save streak ended last week at 84.  Watching him pitch, you would see him strike out virtually every batter he faced; hardly any of them looked like they had a chance of getting a hit off of him.  Congrats to both of these dominating players.
-Another dominating athlete in his sport would be Shaquille O’Neal, who had lead the Los Angeles Lakers to 3 consecutive NBA Titles.  Now he’s been traded to the Miami Heat.  They traded him just so they can keep Kobe Bryant, who resigned with the team today.  Not to sound pessimistic , but the last time a trade seemed this bad was when the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth.  I can just see it now, the dreaded Curse of the O’neal.
-This happened a while ago, but I remember talking to a friend about relationships and somehow religions came up.  I mentioned how it could be a problem being with someone who was a different religion from you and in response, “Yeah, it’s kind of funny how the little things can bug you like that.”  Hmm, different religions would mean that mostly likely these two people have a vastly different view of how the universe was created and quite possibly how they see the world.  Little thing?  Probably not.
-Finally, every time I come back from work, I pass by the Projects from low-income residents of Los Angeles.  So why is it that I see what appear to be expensive satellite dishes connected to every housing unit?  Geez.

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Funny Quote–sockonafish: Yes, I do have a thing for Asian chicks.
Scaba: And Asian chicks have a thing for you, too – it’s called a restraining order.
(Taken from this Slashdot post not relating to Asian people)

and a bonus quote: “You know [Kristen Kreuk (Lana Lang on Smallville)] has to be a sign that God wants all the races to be with someone of another race.  If that happened, we’d cover the planet with people as hot as her.”-a Smallville watcher

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Yeah those silly things that just put together random words and phrases and puts them in a nice little box to create humor.  Well, it works, to a degree.  Check out a few of them.

Memes, some of which were stolen from others

(Taken from a Craigslist post)

Hey. I’m a freelance journalist in a bit of hot water here. I wrote a story for a major national publication detailing how easy it is to buy false I.D. in the Hispanic areas of L.A. I’ve been able, as the magazine requires, to provide verification of all of my sources but for one — I quoted a street source I called “Paco”. Problem is in the wake of Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass and all that they want to verify EVERYTHING. And there is no Paco. I made him up. So I need a good voice actor to call my editor and pretend to be Paco for verification purposes. I’ll provide a script for you as well.

Whatever happened to journalistic integrity?  Perhaps we should all spread this around the blogsphere and see if he gets busted.

I started work at the Hollywood Bowl for my second summer on Monday.  It isn’t exactly intellectually stimulating work (I mean I pick up leaves and trash for most of the day), it does afford me a lot of time to think.  And so comes another list of thoughts I’ve pondered.

-On the job, you run into lots of people looking for the box office.  The thing is it’s really easy to find, but there’s no sign telling people where it is at the main entrance.  That means we have to tell them where it is over and over again.  I must ask for that sign soon.

-On Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood is the blandest Pier 1 I’ve ever seen.  I mean it has a nice entrance, but the buildings exterior is just a plain white with no trims or anything.  You’d think this wouldn’t be the case for a store that supposedly helps you make your home not look so plain.

-You know, people say there aren’t a lot of attractive-looking people in Berkeley.  I, on the other hand, think there are quite a few attractive people there and it’s not too hard to find them at least in comparison to most public places. With the exception of some places (the beach comes to mind), just taking glances around the area probably won’t yield a good “view” of somebody attractive, but I could be wrong.

-Speaking of being attractive, finding the right pair of sunglasses can really make a person look better.  Put them on and you can go from lame duck to swan in no time.  I mean I doubt we’d think the Matrix look wouldn’t be so cool without them.

-I saw my brother’s Decathlon banquet video for the first time.  He pointed out his main “rival,” if you will, was a young man named Kalel, which also happens to be the Kryptonian name of a certain Man of Steel.  Would Kalel also prove to be able to leap over my brother in a single bond?  No, apparently my bro managed to be more powerful than a locomotive in Decathlon.  I must say, though, having a name like Kalel seems pretty cool.  It’s even cooler than being named Optimus Prime, like that guy in Ohio (I’m not kidding, check out this Wikipedia article.)

-Why can’t I make comments in Xanga sites without an account?  I mean anybody can comment in livejournal (if it’s turned on of course).

-Speaking of random, the lyrics of this song, Train – Drops of Jupiter, are so random to my ears.  These odd lines include “She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo,” “Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken,” and “Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone conversation.”  You have to admit it is an interesting set of words they use.

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Funny Quote-Some one in chem lab: We should have a dishwasher in [chem lab].
GSI: We do. They’re called undergrads.
Taken from somebody’s facebook profile

What’s the worst thing that could happen to Karl Malone?

My brother just graduated from Lincoln High School, on Thursday.  He was the welcome speaker and had this to say about achievement:

“Achievement is not about finding something you never had; it’s about finding something you always had.”

Sure did sound nice, but when I think about it, I totally don’t buy that. I mean isn’t achievement an acknowledgement from the outside? Oh well.

Congrats to him.
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I don’t mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

Maroon 5-She Will Be Loved

Insightful Insight-“A lot of the random conversations people used to strike up while waiting in a public place are being replaced with mobile [phone] calls. Rather than try to chat with the stranger on the next bar stool, today’s youth would rather pass the time talking to someone familiar via phone.” Anthony Townsend, COO of Cloud Networks and cofounder of NYCwireless when asked about how “the glut of communications devices affecting communication.” (taken from an article in the April 2003 edition of Wired Magazine)

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(Taken from Le Quyen’s friendster bulletin)

This is freaky as HELL… DO NOT CHEAT (You’ll kick yourself later) I was a little skeptical trying this, but if you follow the instructions to the “t” you’ll be surprised!!!!

All of my answers were accurate. We’ll see tomorrow if the wish comes true. I’ll let you know. Take 3 minutes and try this…it will freak you out! The person who sent it to me said
her wish came true 10 minutes after they read the mail. BUT NO CHEATING! This game has a funny/spooky outcome.

Don’t read ahead…just do it in order! It takes about three minutes…it’s worth a try 🙂

First..get a pen and paper. When you actually choose names, make sure it’s people you actually know and go with your first instinct. And don’t read ahead or you’ll ruin it!

1. First, write the numbers 1 through 11 in a column.

2. Then, beside numbers 1 and 2, write down any two numbers you want.

3. Beside the 3 and 7, write down the names of members of the opposite sex.

NO LOOKING AHEAD…OR IT WON”T TURN OUT RIGHT!

4. Write anyone’s name (like friends or family….) in the 4th, 5th, and 6th spots.

5. Write down four song titles in 8,9,10, and 11.

GO WITH YOUR INSTINCT PEOPLE!!!!

6. Finally, make a wish.

And now the key for the game…..

Well after a week of getting 11 hours of sleep a day and reading old magazine issues I never got a chance to read (its surprising the amount what happens after 6 months), I finally went out and did something on Sunday.  My mom had this impromptu idea to go down to Disneyland for the day.  I hadn’t been in 10 years (plus or minus 2), so I decided why not.  So the family and I went down there (surprisingly quickly too, I mean it was the 5 freeway on Memorial Day weekend) and looked forward to the day.  I basically rode on everything from the Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and all other famous rides, but some how it wasn’t as good as it was when I was younger.  I guess this is one of those signs that I’m growing older, as the park just isn’t the same.  Not to say it wasn’t fun, though, and sure did beat doing nothing.  Anyways, there’s an article on hydrogen powered cars I must read.  I’ll put pictures up soon.

Funny Quote–Me (when talking about Tomorrowland): Who knew the future would be fulled with neon lights and overpriced souvenirs?
Henry: Yeah, someday we’ll be living in a world that’s just like Vegas.

Featured Website–Yesterland, the Discontinued Disneyland-This site gives you information on discontinued rides and attractions at the Disneyland Park, just in case you ever wanted to know what happened to them.

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My second year at this school came to close last week and so I decided to spend an entry on what I’ve learned about the town and the college.

Things I’ve learned about Berkeley so far:

-Engineers are both the most sane and insane people at this school.
-The first week(s) of every semester, you’ll see a lot of attractive people on this campus.  Then comes midterm season, and you wonder, where did they all go?
-Unless you’re in a sorority, your standards of beauty will dip considerably after coming here.  (That goes for more than just people.)
-You can make friends over the Internet.
-You can be so lazy that rather than turn around to talk to your roommate, you’ll actually AIM him/her.
-For some reason, you can have two people be best friends and not worship the same god. Yet if one guy votes Republican and the other votes Democrat, the gloves are off.
Edited:-Legislature in this town is so whack that they won’t allow you to use a stryofoam cup. They also “banned” nuclear weapons in space, with no power over that what so ever.  (It was in a Patriot article, can’t remember which).
Edited:-You’ll be able to pronounce 10 syllable Indian names easily.
-Your computer will become both the “cause of and solution to all your problems.” (Taken from Homer Simpson’s description of alcohol).
-The smartest guy in the city maybe the guy begging you for change.
Added:-Chances are someone else in this town listens to that same no name band you do.
Added:-Everyone will have a story that begins with either “I got so drunk…” or “He/she got so drunk…”
Added:-You can use more than 2 GB of bandwith a week downloading Family Guy episodes.

I’ll probably add a few more to this once if I think of anything.  I was inspired to write this after reading some more college humor.