Entries for March, 2005
March 1st, 2005
When it comes to tourney play...
Posted by bert at 09:29 AM on March 1, 2005 in ME.
unless you have a raymer type lead....
you absolutely need to catch a few hands in order to win. Last night sitting in about 30th of 120 people. I caught a string of 60+ hands were the best hand i saw was a tie between KJ offsuit and pocket 4's. sure I stole a couple of blinds, but eventually i got blinded to the point were i was unable to play. It didn't help that we had 3 huge and agressive chipstacks at my table making every flop 5x blinds to go. Sorry.. can't call that with K 9 offsuit. so i folded away blinds for over and hour. Just wasn't in the cards tonight, and it cost me a chance at $11,000
If only I could make myself a shield that invisible.
Posted by bert at 11:29 AM on March 1, 2005 in Tech, ME.
well.. i guess why not..
engineers have found a way to do that too!
interesting reading. pure geekdom at it's best.
March 3rd, 2005
girl scout cookies...
Posted by bert at 09:27 AM on March 3, 2005 in ME.
hehehe.. yeah baby... i have... 6 co-workers with girls in girlscouts... meaning... yup.. i buy 6 boxes. How do you not buy from each of them?
man.. i wish you could write off girl scout cookies..
anyway.. i have 2 boxes of dosidos, 2 thin mints, and 2 samoas..
for a grand total of... 18 bazillion calories.
hehe... well i have lunch covered at least for the next 2 days.
The injury bug continues!
Posted by bert at 10:25 PM on March 3, 2005 in ME.
Every year i try to play basketball... i get hurt.
well.. i thought it was just basketball
but then i played softball and sprained parts of my LOWER BACK!?!??!
and then i was playing dodgeball and skinned the junk out of my knee and elbow so that it's partial gangrene (sp?)
lets roll this back 3 months ago....
when i was snowboarding...
yeah.. partially tore my ACL/MCL
so.. softball season is coming up... and basketball season in two weeks old when...
yup you guessed it.. i sprained my ankle today on this old fat dude =)
i heard it go crackl... and well.. i was done for the day.
good thing i have great health insurance. =)
sports therapy is deductable =)
March 7th, 2005
Great Commercials
Posted by bert at 12:17 AM on March 7, 2005 in ME.
So apparently this one has been out there for awhile... it's a thing done by SBC Yahoo. I couldn't stop laughing for a full 5 minutes.
basically there's this attractive female in her closet looking at her clothes. And in the background you can hear Eric Clapton's "You Were Wonderful Tonight."
so.. the lyrics go...
It's late in the evening
She's wondering what clothes to wear
hehe.. and then it cuts back a bit..
She's wondering what clothes to wear
while she's in teh closet.
She's wondering what clothes to wear
She's wondering what clothes to wear
she walks out and goes..
"honey, cut it out."
lol
such a jackass move.. such something i would do too had i thought of it.
so great.
Change is... good?
Posted by bert at 09:57 AM on March 7, 2005 in ME.
I've been working here at Boeing now for... more than a year and a half. Since i've started.. I've had 5 different people as my Engineering Lead. Hell.. my CEO has been 3 different people as well!
Stonecipher resigned today
sometimes.. change and shakeup can be a good thing. I really am sad that harry was forced to resign under these terms... but part of me is glad that Boeing would take the action to force him to resign due to an affair. These really aren't the moral values you want sitting on the top of your company. It's sad though because Harry has brought up our stock price and rating through the roof in the past year. My original shares have gained nearly 40%!
Ironic thing was... Harry encouraged all of us just a few weeks ago in our yearly Ethics Recommitment seminars, to uphold the highest ethical and moral values. And he couldn't hold them himself in his private life. Sadly, he has a wife and two kids to deal with as well....
Well... James Bell, CEO, CFO, and President. Keep us afloat please
Happy Hours..
Posted by bert at 02:23 PM on March 7, 2005 in ME.
are great.
we went out last friday and now I have a whole batch of pictures from the event. Sadly enough i've gone through the bunch.. and out of all of them.. there is only one that I'm willing to post where I'm not either... belligerent looking, doing stupid peace signs like a fob, or other non-mentionable behaviors, or worse... just plain out weird crap...
so.. here you go.. the one and only happy hour picture you guys get.
for those of your in SoCAL. Heroes in Fullerton is a pretty damn good bar.
March 8th, 2005
Ogres are like onions...
Posted by bert at 08:30 AM on March 8, 2005 in ME.
I met some girl last week and of course I'm excited and have told a few friends about it
heh... So i was talking one friend in particular last night about the whole intro process one can have with girls. And how that first couple of 'get to know you' talks should or should not have certain boundaries. so far, me and the girl have talked twice but that was more because she had to go home to NorCal over the weekend, and not because she didn't want to go out (at least I hope =P)
My friend seems to feel that I shouldn't show that I'm too good a guy early on, because some girls don't like to jeopardize possible good friendships with a relationship. Instead, I should show her my "cute quirks" and just a "relative level of interest" in her. I'm supposed to make it seem that going out with her is just SSDD. And that will increase her desire to see me.
Now... this doesn't really make sense to me at all. And I would think that I would consider trying this... but I have one problem. It's not really me. So.. alas I'll just be myself tonight and see what happens. I get to catch up with her for a quick dinner right after work. (hehe.. I get to explain tuesday tieday, so at least I'll be well dressed.) I'm excited even if the date doesn't go well... it's been a long time since i've found myself in a Maggiano's.
So what do you guys think about what the friend said? Does is bear any weight?
March 9th, 2005
Dinosaur Blogs
Posted by bert at 09:23 AM on March 9, 2005 in ME.
oh great.. we're on teh WYSIWYG interface =P
wonder if drag and drop works (nope)
anyway.. enjoy.
March 10th, 2005
Not as spry as i used to be
Posted by bert at 09:31 PM on March 10, 2005 in ME.
the jetlag really caught up to me today. like running into a brick wall.. Eating dinner and BAM.. i was floored. Guess teh wailing baby on last nights red eye flight, and the 8 hours of work today didn't help. asleep at 8:30 PST... so sad. Nite y'all. who wants Bojangles?
March 11th, 2005
The second day
Posted by bert at 01:23 PM on March 11, 2005 in ME.
Dad is doing much better. I simply can't believe the improvement that has been made, yet I can't beleive the tasks we have set for the next few months.
I sound like a broken record, but it truly is amazing the amount of things we take for granted. The concepts a baby needs to pick up in it's early years, is a lot of cohesive intermingling actions that result in something that is so easy. Like.. walking to the bathroom to go number 2.
or.. if you cant walk... just being able to get into a wheel chair so you can walk. Or the actions involved in writing with a pencil. or eating with a fork. Or washing your hands.
This list can continue, but it won't. I just see my dad taking huge strides every day. and think. What new tricks can i teach him? He's a sponge right now, and learning everything. He's already retained more chinese than i know. His command of the english language has returned. I'm getting him to think in numbers, doing simple math, (he's got the multiplication tables down). he's watching MSNBC everyday. He even told me that my CEO resigned!
It's coming back and the progress is great. Hopefully i can stop my Virtual office appointments soon. And instead fly the family out to Socal for some real fun =P
on a completely different note. Wake Forest without Chris Paul tonight. Yeah.. GO PACK GO!.
March 12th, 2005
Two Thoughts..
Posted by bert at 07:02 AM on March 12, 2005 in ME.
2 very random and seperate thoughts.
1.) NC State will in all likelihood be dancing this year. Way to get back at Wake Forest and show them for the overrated team they are. No Chris Paul? whatever.. we should have won that game last week when Paul was busy feeling "frustrated" or whatever "high emotions" where happening. Oh well.. who cares.. The Pack is Dancin'
2.) Toothpaste feels oddly soothing but hurts like hell when it hits you in the eye. Not sure how the hell I managed this... But the fresh minty feeling was kinda relaxing, but then it started to burn and that sucked a lot. So... I would suggest no one else putting toothpaste in your eye.
March 14th, 2005
interesting weekend
Posted by bert at 09:07 AM on March 14, 2005 in ME.
I'm really not sure where to begin with this.. big weekend, full of drama, and something i would usually blog about. but i won't. take that out of the equation and my post boils to nothing interesting.
Bulls lost this weekend to the clippers. come on guys...
Congrats to Mr. Waratai who go his job in Boston.
so... i'm reminded of that scene in "you've got mail" (yes.. i actually liked that movie)
Basically its where tom hanks is telling meg ryan about how when you finally say what you really want to say, that you may not feel all good about yourself after it happens.
anyway. for all intents and purposes... I've been vindicated this weekend. And I feel absolutely awful about how it happened. Though it was by no doing of myself, I still feel awful. dunno how to say more without blowing it. so... I'm out.. peace
selflessness
Posted by bert at 10:42 PM on March 14, 2005 in ME.
it often goes unappreciated. And on top of that, it can wreak havoc on yourself. How far should a person go to be selfless if its the right thing to do? Help a friend? Help them all? Help friends of friends? Help the needy. Drawing the line between what is selfish... how is that justified? Does it make me any worse to draw the line close to myself the next time.. and each subsequent time, so that one day... I only care about me myself and I? I dunno. I just find when i give too much of myself to others.. i find myself exhausted and sadly enough, it seems to be for no exact reason.
March 17th, 2005
an update of sorts
Posted by bert at 10:25 AM on March 17, 2005 in ME.
I have a post ready from traveling.. just haven't bothered opening up the laptop since getting back to Cali. I'll post that later.
in the mean time...
just a few thoughts and ramblings...
Why do people think no one else ever minds their stupid driving? I saw a car yesterday miss an exit on the freeway. She (yes i saw the woman driving the benz) threw the car in reverse ON THE FREEWAY and backed up IN A LANE and not on the shoulder to the exit ramp. This was at 7 p.m. and there was a ton of traffic swirving out of the way. Can we just pull these people over?
Another traffic violation that irks me is the solo drivers using carpool lanes. They just don't care.. esp the merge on ramps to the freeway. People think they're all important.. and just take it... Hrm.. if i were a cop looking to make quota... I'd camp these on-ramps.
hrm.. so i got my raise yesterday. suffice to say... i'm not exactly excited. I got a little bit below Cali avg. despite being "better than average" in every measurable category and being labeled "highly effective." Like every other metric they use to track us and track performance... our Performance evaluations apparently mean diddly squat when used in talking about our raises. Just another BS hoop to jump through. In even brighter news... a co-worker of mine who consistantly works about 1.5 hours less. and has about 1/4th my responsibilities... was given the same raise as me. Hrm.. talk about motivating factors here. I try to remind myself that I'm busting my hump so they'll put me in a fast track to management and send me to business school properly (Stanford), but.. i'm beginning to have doubts. Wise man once said, "If you want anything done right, you have to do it yourself."
My dad's recovery is going well. I'm excited, and can't wait till he comes home. When that happens... i guess is when i next fly back to NC. Wonder what weekend that lands on? Prolly senior design weekend. would be cool if I had that kind of coincidence.
Had a talk with a female friend last night. I think it's part of the way I am. And part of the way asian's generally think (which I tend to be different from.) She's wants to work in the public sector, volunteering, organizing and general do-gooding. I do that too, but i volunteer to already formed groups like... Habitat, or just random events.. like aids walks etc. I'm not involved in the actual organizational dynamics. Apparently, there is beuracracy involved in the "upper levels" of non-profit America, where you need to be "properly educated" to work there. I just couldn't understand why she needed to pursue a master's degree at Columbia or NYU to do what she wanted to do. And how fundraising for "good causes" was her goal, but the only funds being spent were at private universities. (both around 30k a year). I don't know but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me... If you want to do good i don't see where the masters degree works in your favor. Just go out get your hands dirty and get involved? Maybe i'm too idealistic in it.. but if i wanted to help run a local habitat chapter, I'm sure they wouldn't mind the help.. They've needed it before. *shrug*
I found out something about my ex over the weekend. She was the one who told me. And while i am over her, I do consider her a friend. She told me about some recent indiscretions of hers, and I've been having nagging feelings of doubt ever since. Not about her but me. You see... I was fully planning on proposing to this girl after she graduated (actually over new years right before she graduated) but we broke up back in July, so that never happened. The problem i have is that just 8 months ago, I was completely prepared to spend the rest of my life with her. Now she's some totally different, who I don't think i could consider in that manner. And it worries me because I dont' think people can change that much that fast. So my logic leads me to believe that I can just be blinded that much. It's just.. I dunno.. Since Wendy (Wisc), i've lived life trying not to regret anything, and had what I felt was a respectable level of confidence in what I did. I really wasn't afraid of failure. But this discovery about being loveblind... well.. it rattles you ya know?
Diamond mine is addictively fun. It's even funnier when you know the guy in the bathroom stall next to you is playing and gets pissed off because he drops the stylus on the floor.
this is turning into a longass post so i stop now.
SPAM is GREAT
Posted by bert at 10:39 AM on March 17, 2005 in ME.
saw this on /.
man.. had to post.
sued by spammers
just read and laugh at teh rediculousness that is the US court system.
March 19th, 2005
thanks a lot hakim....
Posted by bert at 10:22 AM on March 19, 2005 in ME.
i said before the tournament that the hardest sweet 16 grouping to pick was the MSU/OD/Syracuse/Vermont bracket. Well.. i had faith in Hakim Warrick.. I thought he was such a gamer and that Mcnamara was such a baller, and so clutch that Cuse would hold up well under the pressure. ANd every match up i saw... i thought cuse would do well.
But... taylor coopenrath who i deathly afraid of showed me how wrong i was. the 1 man team turned into an actual team full of clutch shooting. And knocked out one of my championship game predictions. And just to kick me in the tail a little more.... my upset pick, OD lost too.
March 20th, 2005
March Madness WK 1
Posted by bert at 10:47 PM on March 20, 2005 in ME.
So.... Syracuse lost... busted up one side of my brackets
and then Wake lost. busting up my eventual champs.
Kansas lost, being the first #3 seed to bust out in the first round (ever i think).
And it didn't stop there...
BC, Alabama, Gonzaga man.. so many 1-4 seeds... just gone.
But.. NCSTATE is still dancing!. and Wisc is next..
so what's a boy to do? I would think that I am uniquely in this situation... but i spent time at Wisc before transferring to NCSU. And I root for both the do well.
I know both fight songs.
I understand 5th Quarter.
I understand the Red/White Chant
I understand that Carolina should go to Hell
I understand the bright side of the moon
I watched Ron Dayne win a Heisman
I watched Phil Rivers almost win a Heisman
and i rooted for both all the way.
but now to pit both against each other?
I guess i get one team in the Elite 8 that I will root for all the way.
On Wisconsin!
And Go PACK GO!!!!
March 21st, 2005
Congress disturbs me...
Posted by bert at 12:45 PM on March 21, 2005 in politics.
and you should be disturbed too.
I haven't written about politics in awhile, more or less because I don't think people here care to the level that I'm writing it. So I have a seperate log on my political thoughts that are being used towards that PhD =).
But there occassionally are a few things that I as a citizen think are politically outrageous. One of these times (actually 2) are right now.
1.)
Congressional hearing on MLB's steroid usage. This is so absurd on so many levels. Look. Steroids are illegal. You use them, you go to jail. Simple. Jose Canseco is being applauded for bringing these issues in court and being open and exposing MLB for being what it is? BS. This is congressional face time to get on cameras and help their political careers. But more or less.. Canseco admitted usage. So throw his ass in jail. Simple. As for the players, you should submit to a drug test. But they are citizens too? Why should they submit to more "random" tests than the average citizen? The only reason would be for MLB to enforce this. They have the power to change things.. They should.. But this isn't an issue for Congress to decide. We already know drug use is illegal. It's not congress's job to enforce these rules. It's a waste of time and more scary, this is a huge case of micromanagement being deployed by congress. They have no business using our tax dollars like this, managing these issues... which leads me to #2
2.)
The lady with the feeding tube down in Florida. The district courts made their ruling, the state courts did too. So... who is congress to decide that it's up to them to figure out who is really right? This is for teh courts, not the lawmakers... the LAW ENFORCERS. we have this checks and balances system for a reason, not so one brach can overstep the other. Dangerous....
"Bush's signature followed a 203-58 vote in the House early Monday approving a bill to transfer the case's jurisdiction to federal court. The Senate passed the legislation by voice vote Sunday"
*sigh*
Michael Schiavo said he was outraged.
"I think that every American in this country should also be outraged that this government is trampling all over a personal family matter that has been adjudicated in the courts for seven years," he said.
just remember... this girl has been on that tube for 15 years now. She collapsed in 1990
anyway.. the rant is more or less.. about.... what rights do we have as people? Congress is saying that it's our right they are protecting, yet under law of marriage that it's the husband's right to decide. This lady has been more or less braindead for 15 years. if recovery is to be made from these situations, its the first couple of months that are most critical. maybe even the first year. The only productivity stemming from this is the medical insurance being flowed into the the insurance/doctors/lawyers hands.
the people involved are in a no0win situation. all for politics.
March 22nd, 2005
wow.. busy day
Posted by bert at 03:28 PM on March 22, 2005 in ME.
just some thoughts. and events.
Saw another car fire on my way to work this morning. That's the first time i've seen a car fire three straight times on the way to work. Seriously.. seeing a car fire isn't that rare anymore... seeing 3 in a row. well.. I guess that's just odd.
Watching teh NIT game yesterday. Vanderbilt vs Wichita State. What a finish. Wichita state needed to miss a freethrow with 3 seconds left. Grab teh board and score just to tie the game. They DID!, and with 0.7 seconds left in the game, Vanderbilt threw the ball teh full length of the court OVER all the Wichita State defenders and scored a game winning layup. WOW. they don't call it a madness for a reason
I'm rooting for my cousin's Georgetown Hoyas tonight. He will be a part of the first Georgetown class in a long time to have never danced the big dance. Over the same period of time, the Wolfpack haved danced 4 times, and this year are still alive... ready to play my Badgers. So conflicted. But.. GO PACK GO. i'm rooting on the Pack. 'nuff said.
I applied to 18 different positions in Boeing yesterday after having a 40 minute chat with my boss. Guess who wasn't very satisfied with the answer given?
I've been listening to Iz's rendition of "Somewhere over the rainbow". (ok.. stop laughing now) Who knew a Eukalalee (sp?) could make my mood brighten so much? Haha.. the other song that i've been repeating? Numb Encore. Go figure.
Do you remember back in school when there was that one person in the front of class that asked questions more or less just to hear herself? Or that her questions were asked like there was some mythical "class participation" grade in a 500 person lecture? Didn't that person annoy the heck out of you? I have two co-workers that fit that bill... Spent a 2 hour meeting with some tech guys from Cisco asking about their latest and greatest in mobile networking topologies when these two start busting out questions that pertained to a different subject entirely and refused to let the questioned be taken "offline." Instead of discussing emerging technologies we spent 45 minutes discussing with these two the concepts of the 7 layer OSI model and how the application level (hey... they're software... they're so system blind =P) differed from the physical layer. Yes ladies.. we program in VHDL at one level, C at another. *sigh*... and they've been working here for how long? and... yeah.. most of you prolly didnt' understand what i was just bitching about.
Is there anything more dissappointing that taking out a girl only to find out the two of you have like zero chemistry? Yeah... and i thought sunday's Wolfpack win was going to be a good indication of things to come. Suffice to say... Sunday started with a bang and ended with a whimper. Hell.. i was home before 10 =)...
It's spring break for a lot of kids... I can tell because... my 24 hour fitness centers are freaking packed... I can't believe i had to wait to use the crunch machines yesterday.. and the wait for the lap pool was insane. I'm not swimming at all this week.
pilates classes are overrated
hip hop classes are not.
Engineers never really learn what peeing with the seat up really means. I mean seriously... HOW HARD IS IT TO PUT THE SEAT FREAKING UP BEFORE PEEING?!?!?! or at least.. clean up after yourself when making a mess.
Is there anything more annoying that a lazy jerk, who leaves their empty shopping cart right next to YOUR door instead of bringing it back to the designated area?
Yes.. there is. The lazy bastard who lets the cart hit your car.
are you watching 24 yet? You should.. Best show ever. And i have no idea how they keep it up. Look at the OC. It's whimpering now that its finally played out the lesbian girl on girl card. I mean.. seriously, what's left for them? Kenny said it best.. It's like Dark Angel. The first season was amazing, but not even the amazingly hot Jessica Alba could keep that show original after a season. And Jessica Alba >>>>> mischa barton. 24... man.. don't know what they can keep doing. How is Jack Bauer not dead yet? I think he needs to be killed, so they can start with another person's plot? Or they could solve it all by having season 5 be the Bosnia subplot that half their story plots are based off of. 24 isn't relegated to only CTU right? Easily the best show on TV.
House is starting to get egh... it's the same plot week in and week out. This week is my fish our cut bait point. If i'm dissappointed again, my tuesdays are then officially free.
Lost was no good 4 weeks ago
I can't believe i wrote so much in 15 minutes.
March 23rd, 2005
Nueromancer
Posted by bert at 12:14 PM on March 23, 2005 in ME.
Man... i dont' know how i went so long without reading this book. Considering it's been out for so long.
I really wonder how many people these days taht are the forefront of internet technology were inspired by the perceived power of the nets on original BBS or use groups from this book (or Ender's game for that matter).
Man both authors were well ahead of their time.
March 24th, 2005
bit by bit.
Posted by bert at 09:35 AM on March 24, 2005 in ME.
first of all.. my string of carfires was broken yesterday.. but a new streak starts again today. I also saw a 3 car grinder and a hit and run. Gosh... you gotta love SoCAL driving =).
So... i was listening to the radio on my way to work when something they said really struck home. Basically, while we all know we're supposed to live life for ourselves, we just don't really feel fulfilled until we start living life for others. Some happiness can be self-discovered, but apparently we don't really find true happiness, until we become totally selfless and devote ourselves to someone elses. And if you find someone who will reciprocate that, then it's possibly love.
Hrrm.. no examples really needed here =). Just a bit of self reflection.
March 25th, 2005
Finally... A Good Game
Posted by bert at 08:35 AM on March 25, 2005 in ME.
hehe.. well.. ok.. maybe i'm talking about the louisville/washington game. Or maybe the west virginia/texas tech game. but no... We're talking about my IM rec league game.
Yeah.. i had a good game shooting finally.. 5 of 6 from the field. 4 of 4 from the line. Good for 16 points. I started off the game hititng 2 3's with no hesitation. then started headfaking shots and driving to the lane. Hit a layup, and suddenly the defense was concerned. I was making solid dished after drawing defenses, and by half time i had 10 points and 4 assists. Had we made our easy shots i should have been at 8 or 9 assists. Suffice to say.. we handily beat this team which snapped our 1 game losing streak. Lets hope i can stay hot =)
More LA Traffic reports
Posted by bert at 09:34 AM on March 25, 2005 in ME.
Man this week has been an interesting one traffic wise.
I thought nothing could beat my 4 fires in 5 days... but today's took the cake.
Yup.. i saw teh end of a high speed car chase, that closed down a freeway exit, backing up traffic. Man.. I thought this crap only happened in LA!!!
anyway. As i drove past, I saw roughly 18 bazillion LAPD members taking aim on some ruffian (lol.. i'm talking so enlightened now). My friend who drives teh same route as me said she saw the same cops frisking the guy down and finally arresting him. Pretty crazy stuff..
Well.. i *guess* that's one of the things i wanted to see in my life now checked off. yes i know.. sadistic...
March 27th, 2005
The Madness Continues
Posted by bert at 01:22 PM on March 27, 2005 in ME.
Another set of great games.. saw wisc knock off my wolfpak. So sad... watched west virgina finally get knocked out, but it was in overtime. NC got pushed to their limits and prevailed. Arizona put such a scare on the Illini.
anyway... has anyone noticed all the orange coming out this season? Do any of those orange t-shirts looked washed at all? Nope.. we were at a sports bar and there were um.. 20:1 in terms of Illini to Arizona fans there. a couple of thoughts. The Illini fans really act like they belong there *end sarcasm*. they all wore brand new orange jerseys. *cough fair weather*. (some still had tags!). but... after that comeback.. we had a father of 2 come up to Leo (the sole arizona fan at the bar) and tell us that arizona sucked and that we were all "fucking jackoffs." yeah... in front of his kids!!. great role model buddy.
and yes.. i was rooting for arizona.
March 28th, 2005
Happy Easter
Posted by bert at 08:12 AM on March 28, 2005 in ME.
yeah i know 1 day late, but i hope everyone had a great Easter =)
That person in the class...
Posted by bert at 01:18 PM on March 28, 2005 in ME.
ugh... in training right now... without my laptop. (hehe go go gadget lunchbreak)
why is there always the one jerkoff who thinks its funny to ask teh stupid questions.
AKA. we're going over an example of a trade study that some other program did and using the numbers that they had available. This smartass decides to ask various questions about what processes people used to select the categories, numbers etc. 45 minutes later the instructor just says... lets break for lunch and we'll just move on.
UGH!.. waste my time more....
back to training see yas tomorrow.
March 29th, 2005
commercials and your subconsious
Posted by bert at 08:11 AM on March 29, 2005 in ME.
Like most redblooded male in teh target 18-25 audience I spent the majority of my weekend watching college basketball. of course we were bombarded with commercials, and to my horror this morning i woke up with that lime in the coconut song stuck in my head.
I think coke changed it to "lime in the coke you nut." but that's besides the point. The song has always been damn catchy.... but man... i WOKE up with that damn thing in my head....
Another commercial that has been stuck in my subconscious... is that vonage commercial. basically it goes.. "woo hoo.... woo hoo hoo." repeatedly.
(download it here!)
yeah... so i think i'll convert that into one of my ringers =)
March 30th, 2005
Inspiration
Posted by bert at 10:37 AM on March 30, 2005 in ME.
Read this and tell me it doesn't inspire you to teach?
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.04/robot.html
March 31st, 2005
Classic Work Joke
Posted by bert at 02:03 PM on March 31, 2005 in ME.
i know this has been rehashed a couple of times now, but it always makes me chuckle...
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts, "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says, "Yes, you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field. " "You must be an engineer", says the balloonist. "I am", replies the man. "How did you know?" "Well", says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's of no use to anyone."
The man below says, "You must be in management." "I am", replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
