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October 31, 2004
Sketch Artist
I sketched this from an earlier photo.
first time I have even tried anything like that
Here's the photo it came from.
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My first paycheck...and third ticket
So I got my first paycheck, but it's kinda small because I only had 6 and a half hours on it.
$29.10 after taxes baby!
Unfortunately, I also got my third ticket tonight. It was for running a stop-sign. The dumb thing about hamilton county tickets is that you have to call to find out the value. I'm not going to take this one in to court, not on my third violation.
oh no, first paycheck earned, first paycheck burned
What a day, What a day.
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October 27, 2004
Corprate America <3s [[REDACTED]]
Hey! I got gifts from companies! Gillette sent me some razors, since I'm a man that is...
two free razors!
I'm also part of the Tremor marketing research group and I listen to music and stuff and tell them if I like it and they send me free stuff from time to time. I got BOGO coupons for cherry or vanilla coke...and a soft-squeeze mini-vanilla coke bottle.
a stess...coke?
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October 26, 2004
WTC replacement sucks?
I noticed this awesome thing about how the replacement for the Twin Towers sucks."The farthest you can go is 70 stories, then it turns into Spider-Man's personal jungle gym."
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October 25, 2004
Happy Birthday to Me
I'm 18!!Porn, Cigarettes, Voting, Bingo and the Lottery! Don't try and tell me life gets better baby!
;)
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October 24, 2004
Kanpai of Tokyo
Because its my birthday, I got to pick a place to dine. Since I love "japanese" food, I choose Kanpai. Don't worry, I know. Hibachi isn't real japanese food.
this place has the best decor
a kimono(?)
the seating area
this was our chef, his name is hiro
mmmmmmm shrimpies
This man moves fast, but I appreciated the motion shots.
no tails allowed!
So these dinners are a bit of a show as well as food. The Hibachi chefs have 3 tricks. I only captured one because I was fumbling with the camera the other two. One I didn't get a picture of was with the shrimp appetizer. He flames them with a fammable oil or something. Pretty cool. The other is a trick where he flips an egg on his spatula a bunch of times then turns his spatula so the edge splits the egg. In this one he constructs an onion volcano.
OoOoOoOo
cooling off
Shrimp was one of three things included in my Tokyo Combo
making fried rice
the fried rice fortress
a smorgesboard
I like this picture
already finished my shrimp, starting in on my filet minion, nummy and I had chicken after that!
It was awesome.
Hey, so you know, my girlfriend is where its at. Later cats.
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Surfin' The Web (ie bored)
So my girlfriend found both of these pages...first there is one about the secret society of squirrels and their hazing activities.
Then she found a quiz...I'm not much for quizes, but this one was interesting and its on of those you don't know your results from the questions and thier answers. You can find out which celebrity chef you are. I'm Iron Chef...not a chef, but awesome all the same.
As you can see I switched back to this style, the other one the text got on top of the picture making it hard to read...I'm not in love with this style though...I'm thinking of going back to the one that was based on the movable type style, I like the plain, simple look.
Hey, the Vols managed to beat bama...how awesome is that. Today I spent 7 hours on the phone with my girlfriend...awesome as well!
I'm outta here.
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October 23, 2004
First Day at Bi-Lo
So today was my first day at Bi-Lo. I earned $31.63 before taxes today for 5 and a half hours of work. That's 5.75/hr. for you non wiz kids.
It was really an easy day. First I watched an hour and a half of training videos. I can't believe I got payed for that. After that I started being trained by The Co-Manager's Nephew at the checkout. My dad says the word nepitism comes from the word nephew. I don't know about that.
It was a good day and easy work I don't mind. I get my first check in a week, and I get one every week so that's awesome.
On another note, check out this site: fixthislight.com. It's about a light on a local road here that is just set up so poorly and a lot of people want it fixed. I think it's interesting that the man is applying a global way of communicating a local problem to get local results. Does anyone out side of the Hixon/Chattanooga area care? Doubtful..
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October 21, 2004
Scary
So I'm going to be 18 in 4 days. That'll make me an "adult." That is, if being an adult means suddenly inundated with tons of paperwork. I'm hardly an adult.
I have a job. I'll be working for Bi-Lo. It's probably one of the typical first jobs. Grocery Store and Fast Food probably account for 60% of first jobs.
I wish I could have worked at the one on 58 instead of Ooltewah, so I could drive 3 miles instead of 15...oh well.
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October 20, 2004
Amazon.com
So I just spent the entire first period telling amazon.com what I own and rating stuff I've seen/read.
So now it tells recomends me tons of things and I'm interested in them. If it shows me something I don't want I just tell it I'm not interested.
How cool is that?
I also have a wish list.
Buy me something!
lol
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October 18, 2004
Stefano's Chicago Style Pizza
So, if you know me, it's quite possible that you know pizza is my favorite food. Ever. And if you know that, then surely I've told you that the best pizza to be found is Stefano's in Knoxville. When we were coming back from Norris we ate dinner in Knoxville. So we went for Stefano's of course.
The other two that I've been to were out of the way so we went to this one which I've never been to. But they all taste the same (that is, delicious).
see those pizza ovens on the left? that's where round flat goodness is born
all Stefano's have big screen TVs so you can enjoy THE game
OMGWTFBBQ
This pizza is so good. The Crust is so thick and the sauce is so amazing. The crust we get is one of two options. You can get wheat or white. We get wheat because it actually has a sweeter taste to it. The sauce compliments the crust so well too. It's a little tangy and always a nice thick red. I love it when I eat the pizza down to the crust and there's a little bit of sauce left on it. Mmmmmmmmmmm.
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October 16, 2004
sweetness
purdy
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October 15, 2004
Grandmother's House 13th & 14th
So this past Wednesday and Thursday I went up to Norris [google: norris, tn] , TN [maps.yahoo.com] to spend a couple of days by my grandparents. Besides love and the best cooked meals, we were also going to get plants from her backyard to take home and put in our yard. Her backyard is like a forest.
this woody and its still not the boonies
I recognized this to use the macro function on the camera to get a lot cool shots of plants and the like. There's a good few of those.
what is this
close up of the thing
the fungus among us
weird
her back yard's wooded area went further back until TVA cleared this area for their lines
some flowers
red-speckles on the leaf
red leaves
red buckeye
This next one is probably my favorite picture from this bunch. It's a macro of another red buckeye. I think it manages to capture texture, color, shadow, and everything a good photo has. I was proud of myself for this one.
good, eh?
After scouting some things out we went for the red maple [cnr.vt.edu], oak-leaf hydrangea [justgardeners.com], and holly [2020site.org].
tools of the transplanting trade
my dad managed to break this tool trying to lever a plant from underneath
a good garden hual
I dig it: trying my hand at up-rooting this holly tree
It was a really good time, I'm actually glad I went. Usually I'm bored at my grandparents' house, but this was fun. I should appreciate them more.
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October 9, 2004
Lay's Stax Original Flavor
We got these free for buying Fritos, Tostitos, and Ruffles all at the same time. Normally we wouldn't buy them, and if we wanted this kid of chip, we'd buy Pringles.
I was in a snacky mood so I opened the rather expensive-looking (nice plastic) can and ate one.
This tastes just like a pringle! What a rip. I expected something similar but not the same thing. Lame!
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Debate
George Bush actually showed up...that's new.Here again is the misrepresentation of the facts by both sides.
I'm glad someone is keeping up with that.
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October 8, 2004
Hi-C Sour Blast Green Apple Fruit Drink
When I was growing up, I drank Hi-C in boxes. I haven't seen juice in a box in a long time. I remember the only thing that came in a pouch was Capri Sun. Times have changed. Hi-C has apparently gotten in on that market, and is claiming a new share with this offering. What kid doesn't love sour candy?
standard explosive graphics on children's snack items
One annoying thing about Capri Sun was that there was this tiny plastic spot, where you would poke this flimsy plastic straw to try and get to the drink. Unfortunately, this would often be unsuccessful and you would have juice everywhere. Hi-C has taken care of that.
the pouch will eat your lips
As you can see the straw is simply poked through the top of the pouch, eliminating the trouble of trying to poke the straw through a tiny area. They have also made the straw thicker and stronger, so it can stand up to what the foil pouch has to offer in terms of being penetrated by anything.
So you think the whole poking things with long objects is fun...wait till you get to the drinking. The most interesting part is that the inside of the straw is coated in sour powder. So when you take your first sip, some very sour chunks make their way into your mouth. I'll tell you now, this is the most blast you are going to get out of the drink. After the first few sips, there is no more sour powder. You just enjoy the rest of the juice by itself. Though they did manage to capture the taste of a granny smith apple very well.
vanquished, the pouch laid there, knowing he had been foiled again
Excuse the puns and innuendo, I could not resist. I'm glad to get a post in that is really the bread and butter of this blog. I'd been turning to politics to come up with new posts, but here is what I really like. Enjoy!
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October 4, 2004
Wow...
Okay, I know everyone loves a dumb crook, so here's a local story...
A man stole a camcorder from a lady, and in the get away accidentally pressed record. He didn't know it, and later pawned the camera. The camcorder was later recovered with the incriminating tape still in it! The tape showed the get away and even recorded a discussion with 2 other suspects about the robbery.
People amaze me...
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October 1, 2004
Debate Opinion
I was so dissapointed in the debates last night. I am particularly dissapointed with Bush's performance. He represented his position poorly, though Kerry did also, it was just to Kerry'd benefit.Foxnews has a great article that points out inacuracies on both sides [foxnews.com]. I'm glad someone's pointing how poorly the facts were treated.
This story [news.com.au] points out that there were protesters at the debate. So what? There's protesters at my shower, but that doesn't mean anything. Protestors aren't news. Maybe protestors are news to the aussies? who knows?
Bloomberg has an article on how the N. Korea issue took a center stage [quote.bloomberg.com] in the debate. I found this interesting because here is a clear difference getting shown to the public directly. I like President Bush's stance [joongangdaily.joins.com] that re-initiating bilateral talks would dissolve the 6-way talks with China and Russia amoung others and would make our allies in that quickly lose interest in helping us.
I sure hope Bush steps up to the plate on domestic issues. Kerry is stealing Iraq away.
I apologize that this blog is becoming utterly political, but the times are urgent. If you are going to 18 before Nov. 2 in Tennesse, register [rockthevote.com] now. The deadline is Oct. 3!
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