SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!
Posted by bert at 07:14 AM on August 3, 2006 in ME.
well.. we've been singing the song.. unfortunately.. our summer break is.. well.. tomorrow.
we start orientation on monday.
chapel trill is not thrilling... just fyi.
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Entries for August, 2006
August 3rd, 2006
August 7th, 2006
oh my....
Posted by bert at 05:08 PM on August 7, 2006 in ME.
school is back in session. i'm so tired... ugh..
and it's 115+ heat index here.. why does NC have to suck?
update: ok.. nm.... we just had a kid pull an oldschool moment and "go streaking". i'm glad the kids are back in town. =)
August 9th, 2006
books!
Posted by bert at 09:52 AM on August 9, 2006 in ME.
lets see
Brand new Econ book (not on Amazon/half/etc) -$135
Brand new Ethics book (not on Amazon/half/etc) -$159
Brand new Accounting book (not on Amazon/half/etc) - $139
kinda new Econ strat book (on Amazon/half/etc) - $55
4 course packs (required) - $130
Option MBA student association dues (100% participation goals) - $390
more costs to come.
oh the joys of being a student.
Attorney's Advice. go read
Posted by bert at 03:31 PM on August 9, 2006 in ME.
A friend FWD this to me today. i thought it was very useful (since i do most of it anyway).. but any small bit in protecting yourself helps.
ATTORNEY'S ADVICE -- NO CHARGE
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
1. The next time you order checks have only your initials (instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your checkbook,they will not know if you sign your checks with just your initials or your
first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks.
2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".
3. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.
4. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed, anyone can get it.
5. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.
Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information on line, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:
1. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers a nod your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.
2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)
3. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet,etc., has been stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything. But if you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.
August 13th, 2006
got your engines ready?
Posted by bert at 08:33 PM on August 13, 2006 in ME.
cuz the real school year is ready to begin...
and i could care less.
btw... i championed out the flippy cup league last night. They had no chance.
August 14th, 2006
Cell phone died.
Posted by bert at 07:08 PM on August 14, 2006 in ME.
well.
as it seems this is an on going trend. (so many people before me..)
my phone has died.. died a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE death.
so bad that.. my phone menu allowing me to my contact list can no longer be accessed. well.. 7 of my 15 buttons don't work when pressed.
anyway.. long story short
if you want me to have your cell number.. please give my phone a call.
if you don't want me to have your number.. then don't call
if you don't have my number. give me a call at 919-454-6944.
i guess this is an easy way to reorg my phone.
August 20th, 2006
this has GOT to stop
Posted by bert at 12:23 AM on August 20, 2006 in ME.
carolina's night life has been fun.
one thing i havne't had a lot of while in Cali was 80's nights. only over here I think every weekend is 80's night.
some random flashbacks
one night i wore my price is right shirt. everyone loved it. and one horrendous evil chica pulled off my name tag. she forever will be refered to as... "that nametag pulling biznatch"
before the nametag got pulled, a bunch of people wanted to take pictures with a "celeb" gosh.. NC is funny.
guy dressed up as Jim McMahon
guy dressed up as the fridge!
them dancing together
too many bschool students. not enough girls.
"just wait till the undergrads come back."
"my god the co-eds.... WELCOME BACK HEELS!"
25 cent martini bar =P
$2 blue cups (33 oz)
late night Time Out (i hate this place tho).
watching the guys in teh trucks shout at the two cops in the unmarked car, and spit at it.. and proceed to get arrested. (well done Frat boy)
jun getting his toe split open,
getting a flat tire that same night
paying 280 for replacement tires the next day
who needs sleep?
ok.. done. peace.
August 23rd, 2006
quote of the day.
Posted by bert at 06:38 AM on August 23, 2006 in ME.
Heard this as I was walking past a couple of freshman kids today. (at least i hope they're freshman)
"I like my women the same as I like my Whiskey. 15 years old and drenched in coke."
btw. coffee out of the nose is not fun.
August 28th, 2006
I figured it out
Posted by bert at 09:45 PM on August 28, 2006 in ME.
i figured out b-school
I always thought there was always this learning or something that happened in b-school that turns you from joe schmoe to "the apprentice" material. I thought there was just some understanding.. just something i was missing (and there was!!!).
But i figured it out. AHHAHA about 4 months too late. but i do know what b-school is all about. It's about a frame of mind. a stream of thought. It's about being YOU!. hahah.. lol.. all that cheesey crap way back in teh day.. about you being you? its just that..
funny huh? but it's about being independant and trusting yourself and confidence in yourself. Funny thing is.. they pile all this crap on you.. and you swim through their miles of bullshit your like Andy Dufrane and come out clean on the other end. But better yet you know what you are capable of. and now you have to knowledge of how to cook the books too.. HAHAH i Kid , i kid. My ethics class has tauight me something.
ok.. so what's the point of this post? nothing really, except i've already realized i'm gonna pay a shade under $100000 for an education I no longer think i need.
(since this is just an overglorified job fair anyway).