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April 6th, 2008

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April 5th, 2008

06:01 pm - I Fail At Karaoke But it's still fun. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: embarrassed Tags: misc, music

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March 31st, 2008

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March 18th, 2008

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March 14th, 2008

12:07 am - New Plan So I was looking at doing Costa Rica this year but it's looking more and more like that's outside my budget. New Plan: Fly to Vancouver. Hit as many Asian restaurants as I can in a few days throughout Vancouver and Richmond. Then take an Alaskan cruise. Gastronomy is always a good justification for travelling! Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: hungry Tags: gastronomia, travel

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February 29th, 2008

09:43 pm - Paternal Dog Takes On An Unusual Kid "A paternal dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child. Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon. " (source) Current Location: My Condo Tags: misc

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February 21st, 2008

11:22 pm - Car Pickup So I go to the dealership today to pick up my Mazda6, and it turns out the bank made an error in the draft and did not put the proper stamps on it. STAB Tomorrow I will visit the bank again to give the manager a piece of my mind. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: frustrated Tags: autos, money

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February 19th, 2008

09:50 pm - US Election Coverage I've been following the Democratic and Republican nomination process for some weeks now, and one thing puzzles me: If you look at each state's results, it is almost always the Democrats that have more female than male voters, and the Republicans who have more male than female voters. Weird. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: contemplative Tags: politics

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February 18th, 2008

10:51 pm - Great Wisdom Can Be Found Here http://www.youtube.com/user/BetterLifeCoaches I especially like Connie Podesta. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: impressed Tags: life, videos

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February 12th, 2008

10:40 pm - Snow Holy frickin' cow, never before have I seen this much snowfall around here in such a short amount of time. Today must be our fourth major snowfall in 2 weeks. Wow. Just wow. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: shocked Tags: misc

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February 10th, 2008

11:19 pm - Good Life Policies Play your hand close to your chest keep your mouth shut as much as possible. Your competitors will generally be their own worst enemy by sowing their own destruction. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: blank Tags: life, thoughts

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February 3rd, 2008

08:16 pm - Car Financing: Most Insane Deal I've Seen OK, so this is a $17.5K 2007 Ford Fusion. Off-lease. Almost new. Very low mileage. Finance with $2000 down and $72/month for 320 months. WHO THE HELL WOULD WANT TO FINANCE A CAR FOR 26 YEARS?! Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: shocked Tags: autos, money

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January 31st, 2008

10:00 pm - Widescreen! Holy cow. This is the first time I have done video editing since I got my Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen Display. And WOW, this is the first time I truly appreciated the benefits of a nice big widescreen display. There's no going back anymore! Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: impressed Tags: tech, videos

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January 28th, 2008

10:51 pm - 4100 Lumen Flashlight Sets Things on Fire! Yes, this will be an essential tool of destruction in my quest for total world domination. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: mischievous Tags: random, tech

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January 27th, 2008

11:42 pm - Video From Japanese Nuclear Reactor Leak This video is the centre of much controversy, as it was taken during a 1995 Nuclear Reactor leak in Japan, where 700 kg of molten sodium leaked from a cooling unit. Radiation was not leaked. Is it just me, or is the background noise in this video extremely creepy, especially toward the end? ... maybe I get that feeling because it is so reminiscent to System Shock 2. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: uncomfortable Tags: videos

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January 26th, 2008

03:56 pm - Auto Body Shops Dear Local Auto Body Shop: Considering that it is your job to repair things so that they are like new, it does not engender confidence when the glass front door of your business has cracks, and you have repaired those cracks with packing tape. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: stressed Tags: autos

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January 21st, 2008

12:05 am - UltraPortable Notebook Computers I finding it amusing that as soon as the last MacWorld Keynote passed with the announcement of the Macbook Air, both Dell and Fujitsu started filling my inbox with adverts about their ultraportable offerings. (I'm on their mailing lists.) Apple sets the tone as usual. Though I think the real benchmark in the industry is still the Asus Eee PC. The standard model is only $399 and it is plenty of computer for most people who need an ultraportable solution for light use and network access. This sort of appliance is what will drive the low end of the market. And it's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. I see this as a very bright and promising time in the ultraportable ultracompact PC market because so many other manufacturers are targetting the Eee PC and will need to embrace Linux to keep the price down. Competition will rise the solid state dynasty will truly begin. My dad was predicting this type of thing thirty years ago. And I am practically salivating at the possibilities of ultra compact low cost low-end PCs that are exactly what I'm looking for. Beautiful. Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: contemplative Tags: apple, tech

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January 20th, 2008

09:34 pm - Ah, The Song & Dance of Used Car Sales So it's about time to sell off my old faithful Camry. At 304,000 km, it's showing its age, and I just spent $450 on it fixing a failing oxygen sensor in the engine. I do not relish the idea of putting so much money into a car that's really not worth very much money. Knowing that I don't drive a lot and don't want to spend a lot, I'm considering abandoning my principles and getting a used Hyundai. Something with 4 years warranty left on it can be had for a comparatively low amount of money! My dad and I went to this one Hyundai dealership to do the typical used car song&dance. Anyone who's done it knows that it's a veritable charade of treachery, backstabbing and false camaraderie. We were eventually sitting in the office of the dealership manager: A brown guy who was a cross between a human & Jabba The Hutt. As soon as I realised this, I needed every ounce of my strength to prevent myself from snickering at the guy ... ("Bring me the trade-in and the Wookie!!") We test-drove three cars and honestly I am 100% impressed by how the Sonata drives and handles. Very smooth. Very nice. Very quiet. Much improved compared to Hyundais from previous years. I like it. Mr. Jabba tried all kinds of stories and tricks to get us to commit to buy on the spot; Logic, cajoling, the good salesman / bad salesman act, anger, sympathy and more. I had to squeeze him to get him to tell us he would give $2000 for the Camry, which is honestly a fair price. Just as we were leaving, he walked out of the office... Jabba: "I got a call from one of my wholesaler friends, and he'll offer you $2500 for your trade!" Me: "So you didn't tell us this before?" Jabba: "No, I had just left a message for him before and he phoned me back just a minute ago!" Me: "So, $2500 you say ... " Jabba: "No, it's actually $2600!" And they say money doesn't fall from the sky ... We got a good laugh all the way home. :D Current Location: My Condo Current Mood: amused Current Music: Howard Shore - Forth Eorlings (LoTR:TTT OST) Tags: autos

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January 17th, 2008

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