James^2: Just Because

Funny How That Works...

2008-09-18T11:27:00.000-07:00

I called AT&T the other day because I saw the $14.99 Basic DSL deal on TV. As always, the customer service rep told me it was for new customers only. Of course my response was something along the lines of "so you're screwing your loyal customers to get new customers". It's what I normally say of AT&T. Due to the "monopoly" nature of telecommunications services, I've been a(n) (in)direct AT&T

Sucky Businesses

2008-09-11T07:55:00.000-07:00

I was visiting my senpai the other day and he was telling me how this place called BrewBakers Brew Pub in Huntington Beach, CA was trying to rip his climbing club off. The manager of the place sounded like a real dick. His group was brewing some beer there for their upcoming convention and they called to make sure everything was ready. The manager said it was and when they got there he tried the

People Are Complaining. (>.<)

2008-09-07T19:46:00.000-07:00

Another friend complained today that I haven't been blogging lately. (>.<) I guess I better get on it. I guess I need a better work/life balance... This week was a little brutal... Next week should be much more relaxing. (^_^)/~~I forgot what I was going to blog about. (>.<) Oh well, it'll come to me sooner or later. If not I'll think of something else.

Where did the time go?

2008-07-04T16:44:00.000-07:00

Geesh, I guess I really need to keep track of where the hell the time is going. It seems like couple months have passed in a blink of an eye. I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not. (>.<) I guess the daily grind isn't too bad. I think I'm finally finding my direction. I'm just saving my pennies so I can get my hands on some photo equipment. But thanks to King George, I'm having a hard

MIA

2008-05-17T20:03:00.001-07:00

Geesh, I guess it's been a while since I posted anything. (>.<) I still got ton of stuff on my to do list... I guess I'll add blogging to the list. I got a few things to write about anyway. I guess I'll get around to it soon.

SuperMiLD

2007-11-21T12:29:00.000-08:00

I ran out of the regular shampoo. (>.<) But not to worry, there was a bottle of SuperMiLD. The smell brought back memories. It made me think of 広末涼子 (hirosue ryoko). She did some CM for SuperMiLD.

Funny Conversation

2007-10-06T07:39:00.000-07:00

I called Verizon yesterday concerning the phone bill. It actually went smoothly. As usual with any customer service reps, the person asked me if they could help me with anything else. I asked why Verizon cripples their phone so badly. In short, the answer I got was "for business reasons". It wasn't quite a LOL moment, but I liked the honesty. That's we want to nickel and dime you and price-gouge

Blood Letting

2007-08-24T00:01:00.000-07:00

It took about a year, but I finally got a donor card with my name right. (^_^) Yays!!Now I can get my blood sucked out. (>.<)

Commemoration

2007-07-26T15:06:00.001-07:00

To commemorate the 2 year anniversary of the Accident, I created a new blog. I even submitted a video for the Republican debate.

2007-07-23T13:40:00.000-07:00

I've been in touch with a lady from the Red Cross. She's helping me get a donor card that has my correct name on it. I can see it possibly causing more issues down the line.As I understand it, their database (DB) sucks. Either the database administrator (DBA) is incompetent, lazy, or DBA is competent but the DB sucks, or whatever possible combination it may be things are not working quite right

ZOMG 元かのだ！

2007-07-22T20:40:00.000-07:00

このゲームをネットで見つけたのでビックリした。(O_o)　２番目の敵は本当に元かのそっくり。

Google Earth

2007-07-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

I was playing around with Google Earth for a bit and thought I'd add the whole debacle with the SS. Here's the file if you want to see it in Google Earth.

This Is What's Wrong with the Government...

2007-07-18T12:56:00.000-07:00

This is why I'm having problems with the SS. You can find more lolcats at I Can Has Cheezburger?

I Want to Ride the Ducky

2007-07-17T14:54:00.000-07:00

I want to go ride the ducky. Especially after reading this and this. I'd call if I had a laser color printer. If the thugs came to my door, I can ask them why they are such jerks.

Poor Birds

2007-07-12T17:13:00.000-07:00

Saw another sickening thing on the Internet. It's a bird feeder made out of dead people. (O_o) It's just mean to feed dead people to birds. What did they do? Blah blah cycle of life blah blah, but why can't you feed them something better? I don't think humans are fit for consumption... look at the previous post.

That's Just FUCKING SICK!!

2007-07-12T02:30:00.000-07:00

I found this article in the NY Times disturbing to say the least. I knew Japan exports sexual stuff, but this is a little too much. (X_X) (Wait, is it importing in this case?)(You can connect the dots yourself if you want to know about Japanese export. I'll give you two dots to connect and leave the rest to you. Ok, I guess you need to be fluent in Japanese to connect the dots... I've had this

うれしい　（＾＿＾）

2007-07-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

I found a site with high quality CMs. (^_^) I really don't like the sucky quality of CMs on YouTube. (>.<#) Hopefully I can find my favorite CMs.

Taco for Your Blood

2007-06-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

Wahoo's Fish Taco is giving you food for your blood. I guess if you can spare the blood and it's not tainted, then it's a good deal for all. I guess it beats selling your blood to get money to buy the booze food. Cuts out the middleman. (^_^);; (Are there places where you can sell blood? I've only seen them in cartoons and movies.)Wahoo's Fish Taco Blood Drives!Help support the blood supply and

Yesterday Was a Sad Day

2007-06-25T13:09:00.001-07:00

I made a prediction that yesterday wouldn't be a sad day. Alas, I was wrong. I found out yesterday that osaka kappo is under new ownership. (T_T) It was one of few decent places to eat in Orange County. For the uninitiated, osaka kappo is a Japanese noodle shop. It was quite good. I used to recommend it highly. You could find my friend there almost everyday at lunch. I got to find some more

I Hate* Crap Companies...

2007-06-25T12:53:00.000-07:00

*Hate is a very strong word and I just use it for emphasis. I don't really mean it. (^_^);;I just got off the phone with Micron. I left a voice mail. I hope somebody listens to it and does something about it. They are the people behind such brands as Crucial and Lexar. I thought it was a decent company, but it turns out it's not.I need to get a Lexar Firefly drive replaced. They used a cheap

Tech Support Day

2007-06-24T02:07:00.000-07:00

I spent a few hours today on tech support. Yes, I do provide tech support. Couple of friends called me asking for help with their computers. One was fairly simple the other was little more troublesome, but nowhere near hard. It's just a matter of looking in the right spot for the answer, but I guess you need to know the proper question before you can find the answer. They were pretty simple to me

Dot Dot Dot

2007-06-18T21:40:00.001-07:00

I use Gmail and have an account with a dot (.) in the name. I wondered about whether someone out there has the same account without the dot. It turns out that's me. (O.o) According to Gmail, it doesn't care about the dot. It's all the same. Nice to know that even if someone forgets the dot, I'll still get my mail as long as the Feds don't steal it.

YouTube Is Slow [Updated]

2007-06-17T00:09:00.000-07:00

I uploaded a video last night, but it's still not up. It says it's still processing. How hard is it to process a 2 second clip? Maybe you'll see it here eventually...The baby's daddy complained about his kid being on the Internet. Since I'm a nice guy, I removed the video. (Check the profile if you don't believe me.) He didn't like Lewis Black view of the world. It's great world view in the

Blurry-Face-Disease

2007-06-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

I recently saw a blog talking about the Japanese and their crazy views on privacy. The stuff they get all hot and bothered about are non issues for the most part, because it falls under fair use, right to publicity, First Amendment, etc. in the States. In the States, there's expectation of privacy, but the Courts aren't such idiots that they grant a blanket protection. If you're out and about

How Long Would It Last Under a CA Sun?

2007-06-13T11:02:00.000-07:00

During my travels on the net, I came upon on something interesting. Replate. It's a nice idea, but I wonder if it actually works. I guess if there are flocks of people hanging around garbage cans, then it could work. I wonder how long some of the stuff would last under a hot California sun or in similar places. Would it give someone food poisoning and possibly cause their death? Would people who

Bye Bye Vista

2007-06-11T15:30:00.000-07:00

I got rid of Vista. Followed some instructions on the web to get the XP bootloader back and deleted the partition that Vista was on. I don't know whether I should blame Microsoft or Sony for the whole driver mess. I couldn't get all the drivers to make it work. Vista is better to look at than XP, but it was annoying. I didn't mind the UAC, but there were parts that I wanted to tweak but couldn't.

Google Is Scary

2007-05-14T01:01:00.000-07:00

Ok, maybe that's a little misleading. As we all know and love, Google is a search engine. It does the job so well, it's become a verb. I came across something on one of the social networking sites that caught my interest. There's a "feature" that lets you hide certain information. Mine is public and other people I know have theirs public too. I think it makes for better community and whatnot. I

For Those Keeping Score

2007-05-11T13:49:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't said much about the damn SS of late, but never fear. I just talked to my lawyer's secretary today. The SS has been sued and served. The lawyer's office expect a reply from them late next week or shortly thereafter. They had to search for the driver since he's MIA. They found him in Virginia and the suit is out to be served. For the conspiracy theorists, it seems like the moved

Too Much Bitching

2007-04-30T12:53:00.000-07:00

I seem to spend way too much time writing about crappy customer service. There are companies that have good or great customer service. Although I find this to be very much of a crap shoot. I've gotten excellent service from GoDaddy once. Other times were mediocre at best. MasterCard has excellent customer support. The lady that I talked to was a joy to speak with. I'd never complain about a

I'm Getting Pissed Off @ Samsung

2007-04-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

I'm starting to get a little pissed off @ Samsung. I have a Samsung HD in my laptop that died on me last week. (T_T) I'm trying to get it RMA'd, but that's proving much much more difficult than it ever should be. I had to RMA 2 Maxtor drives to Seagate. (Segate bought out Maxtor.) They screwed up and are shipping me 100GB drives instead of 120GB drive that I sent in. Their system is a little

Overpromise,& Under Deliver

2007-03-20T15:14:00.000-07:00

This has been a craptacular month. Two BBB complaints in a month. I got a Samsung DVD burner that creates coasters. After being on the phone with them all day and getting disconnected half the time, I just got sick of it. If you were planning on buy Samsung product, I'd advise against it. Tomorrow is the response deadline for Apple. I wonder what they'll say...Samsung used to be a decent company

Apple SUCKS!!

2007-03-03T23:06:00.000-08:00

I've come to the conclusion that Apple customer care SUCKS!! I thought they had a pretty good customer care, but now I know I was wrong and the hordes of people complaining are right. I did have a good experience with Apple before, but now I have to say it's craptacular. I have to send my iPod in to get the battery replaced. The customer service rep told me I could pay them $29.95 for the

Model of Efficiency

2007-03-01T22:07:00.000-08:00

I got a letter from my House of Representative's Office. It's a letter they got from someone named John R. Sullivan, Jr. He's with the SS. It took them almost three month to tell my Congressional Office that they don't want to say anything. If you know the guy, tell him what a waste of tax payer money he is.

Usability Hell

2007-02-19T23:45:00.000-08:00

I just installed and fired up Picasa2. I haven't used it in a while. It seems to have gained a few features. I liked Picasa before Google acquired it. I used it for a time. I stopped using it when I found the thumbnail database to be around 1 GB. I felt it was sucking up a little too much room. I've put it on various systems I use from time to time.I guess I don't really use a photo management

To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade

2007-01-31T13:48:00.000-08:00

Well, I got that copy of Vista Business sitting on my desk and I'm debating whether to upgrade or not. T-Mobile is allowing free access at their hotspots for people running Vista until April 30. But you can get free WiFi access at Panera Bread. I do go to Starbucks more often... (>.<)The real problem is that there's no Vista drivers from Sony. They really suck at driver support. We probably

Vista & Office 2007

2007-01-30T16:03:00.000-08:00

I spend a few days getting my computer back to working order. I did this because the e-mail from Microsoft said it would take 6-8 weeks after RTM for Vista & Office 2007 to get here. I figured I might install Vista in a month or two, but now I have to decide what to do.I checked my mail box yesterday and there was an envelope from Microsoft. It had my copy of Vista Business and the license key

My Laptop Seems to Have Died a Horrible Death

2007-01-23T15:10:00.000-08:00

(T_T) Ok, so maybe I'm being a little melodramatic... It seems like my laptop has been FUBARed. It looks like the registry is totally messed up. Not sure what happened, but it looks like I'm going to have to reinstall the OS. That's such a pain in the ass. And I was just planning on stepping up my crusade for justice... perhaps the bastards are trying to throw a monkey wrench into the works. (>.<

LOL (^o^)

2007-01-08T12:31:00.000-08:00

I was e-mailing and noticed something. I've learned to ignore the ads that appear on the side in Gmail. I never pay attention since I have no interest in being advertised to unless it involves a cute girl. (^_^);;; No pictures in Gmail ads. I've gotten spam in about four or five languages. And now even Google is advertising to me in another language. I saw two ads in Korean and one in English. I

Cisco Sucks

2006-12-29T09:54:00.000-08:00

I bought a Linksys router last month and it lasted about 2 weeks before it died. I had to spend over an hour to have them tell me that it's defective. They also never answer their e-mail. They have a really crappy phone system. One of the worst in terms of quality. I remember that I still have the dead router and called the customer service department today and they told me there wasn't enough

Women Should Not Be Elected To Public Office

2006-12-03T13:26:00.000-08:00

Yeah, you heard me. I said it. Women should not be elected to public office!! My personal experience from my female representatives have been shit. I can say Barbara Boxer is also a lap bitch of the administration. Boxer and Feinstein are the lap bitches of the administration and do not represent California.When I talked to my male representative in Congress, he was gung ho about helping me with

SICK BASTARDS!!

2006-11-27T16:31:00.000-08:00

I watched a KBS Special on mad cow disease and it was SICK!! (X.x) Who knew the government lets the bastards spread mad cow disease around. (>.<) Not surprising since they tried to kill me. (My take on it. I have a jaded view of the government.) Makes me want to move to Australia where the cows roam free or Japan where every cow is tested. (T_T)

Jumping Through Hoops

2006-11-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

Some sites make it a hassle to point out mistakes. I found the MD5 checksum was incorrect on PortableApps.com but there's no e-mail address to contact them about it and I have to register on the forum to post anything. I just don't feel like registering to point out their mistake. I guess someone will notice and point it out to them. Stupid mistake. I think they got the checksums switched

The SS IS Incompetent

2006-11-22T11:17:00.000-08:00

Well, this whole incident with the President's daughter getting her purse stolen under the "watchful eyes" of the SS proves that they are incompetent. And here I thought they were just jerks. I guess they are incompetent jerks. I heard one of the SS got beat up pretty good in an attempted mugging. Geez, I guess theses guys aren't trained very well or just incompetent. Pay your bills you

God-Awful Catalog

2006-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

I recently got a catalog from a consumer electronic giant. I was wondering who the hell the model is since they usually use some "celebrity". It was just this one girl in the catalog. Their last catalog had some musician dude with other people in it and one of the girl was really cute. This girl reminded me of that heavy set girl from that PS3 vs. Wii parody from G4. Half way through the catalog

Feinstein...

2006-11-06T22:00:00.000-08:00

I was going to title it "Feinstein Is a Lap Bitch of the Administration", but it's too long. I've been seeing the Feinstein ads on TV and I can't help but think "lap bitch" every time. Before you bitch about my use of the word bitch, look it up on Webster or something. My personal experience with her office left me with a distinct impression that she's a lap bitch of the administration or that

Democracy for 15 Minutes a Day [Soapbox]

2006-10-25T00:50:00.000-07:00

I'm getting fed up with the SS and all the corruption in politics. I guess that's why I came up with this idea.I figured you can spend 15 minutes a day to improve democracy. I'm not sure how it works in other places, but in California you're given 15 minutes of break for every four hours of work. If you have a full time job, you get two of these breaks. So I thought you could use 15 minutes or

HP Actually Cares

2006-10-20T15:35:00.000-07:00

I was a little surprised by my phone call with HP last Monday. It seems they actually care in the end. It's just sad that it took so long. Their customer service sucks, but on the top of the customer service food chain are people with power who can get things done and want to do right by the customer. At least the person I talked to was professional, courteous, understanding, and generally nice.

Free Phone Call

2006-10-14T01:40:00.000-07:00

Well, sorta. If you don't know already, Future Phone offers free phone calls to places around the globe. You just call their number in Iowa and use their system to call whatever phone number you want in the countries they are connecting to now. You just pay for your calls to Iowa. If you have free weekend and nights or something similar for your phone plan, you can make free calls during those

At Least HP Has A Good Website

2006-10-13T21:40:00.000-07:00

Well, even if HP does have sucky support, they do have a good website. It's easy to navigate and use. It beats the stuffing out of Disney or Sony website.To be honest, HP did have a good institutional support. It may still be good, but their regular customer support SUCKS.I guess even a big company can't do everything right. Well, maybe they can't do everything right because they are so big.

HP Should Change Their Name

2006-10-12T18:34:00.000-07:00

HP shouldn't stand for Hewlett-Packard. It should be something like Hopelessly Phucked or something. I'm getting sick of calling HP. (╥_─) I received yet another driver CD. This was after giving the support guy the part number for the correct CD and having him repeat it back to me. I don't know whether they are incompetent, stupid, or what. May I'll just have the whole thing replaced by the

Is Outsourcing Cost Effective?

2006-10-11T23:46:00.000-07:00

Since I wrote that inane blog, I feel better. (^_^)I recently purchased a product and had to call customer support because one of the CD's was defective. After half an hour and a transfer later, I was told my replacement CD was on the way. I had a sinking feeling they were going to send the driver CD rather than the CD that needed replacing. I had a hard time with the support agent since he had a

おいしいケーキ屋

2006-10-10T23:22:00.000-07:00

かわいい女の子がバイトしているなおいしいケーキ屋はないかな。

Disney Promotes Thievery

2006-10-04T23:02:00.000-07:00

There's a new Disney commercial that seems to promote thievery. (@_@) It makes it look fun!! \(^_^)/ It's the commercial with a little girl in a witch costume that flies around Disneyland. While flying through the park, she steals some guy's candied apple. She seems to be enjoying her ill gotten gain along with the process of stealing the candied apple. (Maybe she'll make a good rogue.) I think

WaMu SUCKS, Mkay.

2006-10-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

I've had one account or another for about six years at WaMu. You'd think they 'd know how to spell my name by now. NO! (X.x) They don't know how to spell my name. (T_T) Also I can't resolve issues over the phone. (╥_─) I have to go down to the bank repeatedly to get things straightened out because they can't follow simple directions. (-_-#) I just found some hidden fees. (╥_─) They didn't

Free Anti-Virus Software [Updated]

2006-09-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Panda Software is giving away free anti-virus software. It's the Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security. They already got the 2007 version out so I guess they feel they can give this away. You just have to register at their site and check your e-mail couple of times to get the software. It's good for a year of update. Enjoy some free outdated software. Just be warned that it might not protect you

Screwed by the SS

2006-09-28T21:52:00.000-07:00

I just put up some stuff for sale. Go to Screwed by SS to get your shirt. Well, just buy one for everyone you know, then buy some more . (^_^);; I also got a letter from my Senator's office. It's useless. It's about how the SS asked for more info in June. Jeez, I could have told them that. If you thought politicians were useless, you were right. They are, or at least this one is. It would be nice

Multistory Coffee Shops

2006-09-27T23:17:00.000-07:00

I'm watching South Park episode where the gnomes steal people's underpants. I saw them building the Harbucks coffee shop. It's multistory and has those patio umbrellas on the roof. It reminded me of multistory Starbucks, McDonald's, etc. that you find in Japan or Korea.It would be nice if we had multistory Starbucks here. Last few times when I went to Starbucks with my friend, the seats inside

Horrible CM

2006-09-20T20:21:00.000-07:00

I just saw the new Hummer CM on TV. It was horrible. (X.x) I thought it was another mediocre CM when it started, but it turned into a horrid, horrid, CM. Imagine the girl at the end of the CM instead of Lily Aldridge in the recent Levi's I Walk the Line CM. How horrid would the Levi's CM be?No offense to the girl in the Hummer CM nor her parents or anyone who cares.Just change the channel when

Japanese Spam

2006-09-18T17:54:00.000-07:00

Hhhhmmmm, spam. I don't mean the Hormel luncheon meat, but the useless junk mail you get. I may have found some use for it...As I was checking my Gmail junk mail folder, I noticed half a dozen Japanese spam. The English spam usually involves pharmaceuticals or software. The Japanese ones are always about sex. Well, at least the ones I glanced at are anyway. I was looking at one today. I was

I'm Not The Target

2006-09-08T10:53:00.000-07:00

I noticed Apple and Amazon are getting into the online movie distribution business. It's amazing how high they price the stuff when it's low res version with DRM up the wazoo. When I was at the used CD store last month, they had a whole bunch of DVD's. They were used and priced at $7. I thought even that was pricey.I just drive down to the library and check out DVD's there. It doesn't cost you

Verizon Hates Our Troops (IMHO)

2006-08-29T18:54:00.000-07:00

It seems Verizon has a bone to pick with the military. I don't think they support our troops. What am I basing this inflammatory accusation on? Well, NONE of the Verizon phones support 24 hour format clock. The phones are capable of the feature, but Verizon has purposefully disabled this feature on ALL the phones they offer.(╥_─) If you didn't know, the 24 hour format is also called military

CD & Manga [Updated]

2006-08-18T20:51:00.000-07:00

I went out to lunch my friend and ended up at the used CD & book store. It looked like they remodeled. They have a big selection of DVD's now. I found a new CD for $7. (O.o) You find new CD's mixed in with the used ones if you look carefully. It's a rare find. I found a few more, but they weren't that cheap and they had tape and stuff over the sticker so I didn't get those. I did pick up a few

RIAA Is Dumb, Mkay.

2006-08-15T14:32:00.000-07:00

How's that for stating the obvious. You know I love commercials. Well, just the good ones or the ones with cute girls. (^.^);; I like the Levi's CM. I like the song in the new Hummer CM, just the song. The CM makes no sense. I had to scour the Internet to find out about these songs. The Levi's song was easier to "discover".If you're wondering what the songs are, read on. Levi's CM uses a songs

I Miss My Old Phone

2006-08-09T17:07:00.000-07:00

I miss my old Panasonic mobile phone. It was small and had an LCD with about a dozen color options. I got it because it was cheap compared to the new color models. It was small, light, and pretty user-friendly. You hardly noticed it in your pocket, but that could be due to my preference for shorts. It had web capabilities, but I never used it since it's pain surfing on that small screen and I

Good CM

2006-08-08T20:41:00.000-07:00

It's hard to see good CM on US TV, but I've come across a very compelling CM. It's for Levi's Skinny Jeans. The song is great too. I loved those Levi's CM with Jennifer Love Hewitt. If you've never seen it, look for it. It's Ggggrrreat!! They make good CM when they want to.Image courtesy of Levi Strauss & Co. USA

Craptacular Packaging for Mediocre Cake [Updated]

2006-08-08T20:28:00.000-07:00

I tried a slice of green tea cake from Paris Baguette. It was mediocre at best. Made me miss the green tea cake from Grand Vase. It came lying down in this crappy plastic package. I miss the paper packaging from Grand Vase where the slices of cakes were upright. Look at all the cream smudges on the packaging. (>.<)The green tea cake was a fat little slice. It's about 2-3 times the size of the one

Waiting on Secret Service

2006-08-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

I just heard back from my Senator's office and they tell me that they finally got a response from the Secret Service. She told me that the Secret Service liaison said they will have a response in one to two weeks. You'd think a year is more than enough time to settle things or prepare a response, but apparently that's not enough time for the Secret Service. I wonder if they sit around eating

End to a Craptacular Month

2006-07-31T20:39:00.000-07:00

Arrgggghhhhh. This month sucked. I haven't made any progress with the SS. I'm really starting to "hate" those people. My lawyer's office nor my Senator's office has heard back from those vile people. (Let me know if you have a better descriptive adjective for people who destroy property, cause injury, belong to the federal government, and won't remunerate for the damages they caused.)I went to

Cake [Updated]

2006-07-25T13:39:00.000-07:00

I miss having a cake shop/cafe around. I can't find a decent place around here. The closest thing would be Patisserie in Puente Hills (I think) or there about. It's near the Puente Hills mall. It's a little over priced for the quality. That's not the bad part. It's a little inconsistent. Some days it's good and on other days, it's less than blah. (-.-) I stopped going.There was this awesome shop

LOL Moment @ Old Navy

2006-07-20T21:09:00.000-07:00

Maybe it's not funny to you, but I found it amusing... I'm easily amused.I bought couple of shorts last week. I ended up returning one of them today. One was real comfy, but I couldn't say the same about the other one. I probably should have tried them on at the store, but these days I'm pretty nonchalant about things like that. I know my sizes and I rarely bother to try things on. I got $18 and

Wow, Where Did June Go??

2006-07-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

Wow, I haven't blogged in like a month. Who knew?? Well, I was without my laptop for a week and a half during that time. The DVD combo drive died. It wouldn't read any DVD's. The CD part worked fine. You can play and burn CD's, but stick in a DVD and nothing. With all the going back and forth with the laptop, the warranty on it has been extended for about half a year on it. Also for the first

妹は思春期 (imouto wa shishunki) Updated

2006-05-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

I came across this comic book called 妹は思春期 (imouto wa shishunki). It's a four panel comic strip about a brother and sister that live together. I guess they are away at some school. It's a little offbeat and has ton of sexual humor. I had a real big LOL moment with it. There are theses flashbacks(?) to kindergarten times. There's one where the kids are drawing animals and their food. The sister

New Mac Ad

2006-05-03T00:20:00.000-07:00

I saw few of the new Mac ads. I've seen several posts about them online. They talk about the virus ad and how Apple shouldn't be putting out an ad that's totally false. (Nothing new for Apple if I remember correctly.) What I thought of the ads is this. The PC guy looks a lot like Bill Gates. The Mac guy looks a lot like Will from the TV show Will & Grace. The impression I got was that uber geeks

Spam

2006-05-02T01:20:00.000-07:00

(O.o)(X.x)I'm not talking about the luncheon meat. I rather like artificial meats, including bologna. That's no reason to give me a meat substitute sandwich. I'd rather have a Mos Burger. Fresh Burger!! Fresh Burger!! (^_^);; I digress...I just looked at my spam box. There's about 90 pieces of spam there. I noticed three languages. I used to get only a tiny amount of spam, but now it's getting a

Serial Experiments Lain

2006-04-19T13:48:00.000-07:00

I recently saw the Serial Experiments Lain cartoon. I only saw it because some people have told me how "great" or "awesome" it is. I have only one word to describe it: lame.I didn't like the style of animation. The story was bleh. Only things I liked about it were the ubiquitous bear that seems to be everywhere and the stuffed animal collection by the window and the Japanglish "Present day,

Sony Broke My Privacy Filter

2006-04-04T14:47:00.000-07:00

Aaarrrrggghhhh!!! I just finished filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I got off the phone with Sony before that. They were giving me such a run around. It would be really refreshing to see a company fess up to their screw up instead of trying to shove it on you.I opened up newly repaired laptop to find the privacy filter stuck in backwards. The side that should be facing the LCD

The US Secret Service Is Incompetent

2006-04-04T13:18:00.000-07:00

I just got a call from my lawyer's office. They told me they got a call from the US Secret Service agent in charge of my case. He told them that he talked with the office in DC and they told him that they never got the paperwork he sent so he's sending it in again. This happened to my lawyer too. He told me beginning of the year that they told him they never received any of the paperwork he sent

SS Is Mean

2006-04-02T16:58:00.000-07:00

(>.<) I hate dealing with the SS. They are evil...I talked to my lawyer earlier this week and he said it looks like he'll have to sue the SS to pay for the accident they caused. (In case you're wondering who the SS is, it's the US Secret Service.) I think I need to ask for some outside help... I'll have to clear it with my lawyer first.I was talking to my friend this week and it sounded like the

The Feds Are after My Blog (X.x)

2006-03-17T21:14:00.000-08:00

They don't want you to know the truth!!

A Bit Too Critical

2006-03-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

I was watching TV a week or two ago. I saw some big girl on some show. I was channel surfing. When I say big, I don't mean she was huge. I mean she wasn't a little girl. I'd probably say she was in her early thirties. I could be wrong. She looked pretty good. She was one of those girls that look mature. Not the cutesy type. She was one of those girls more along the classical beauty line. Like I

Black Day

2006-03-13T23:53:00.000-08:00

I was looking up something on Wikipedia. I was trying to figure out how to spell "Broflovski". I was on the South Park page. About an hour later, I found myself at the Black Day page. This lead to a lol moment. I totally forgot about it. Have fun if you're celebrating Black Day. (>.<) At least 짜장면 (jja-jang myeon) is yummy. I heard it made it back to China and is very popular there. So cheap...

Super Creeptastic

2006-03-06T00:24:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you remember IKE IKE by HINOIチーム (HINOI TEAM). I'm sure you remember my comment about パラパラ (para para) as well. Anyway, this is from NIGHT OF FIRE (パラパラVersion). It features a guy named コリッキー (korikki-).Not to be judgmental or anything, but I find the guy a little creepy to say the least. I couldn't help but wonder if that's what a pedophile looks like. If I had a teenage daughter, I

Catching up on Movies

2006-03-05T23:26:00.000-08:00

I saw few movies that have been on my short list of movies I thought that might be interesting. I was wrong in most cases. I don't even know if I would spend the money for rental on most of them. They got a lot of press, but they were okay movies at best. I did like one movie out of four or five I watched recently. Lord of War was totally worth the time. If you haven't seen it, it's worth seeing

Damn! (O.O)

2006-02-26T18:11:00.000-08:00

I was looking at Very Best of sabra girls the other day. I got to the pages featuring 松金洋子 (matsugane youko). I said "Damn!" and I said it out loud. I don't have that kind of reaction, usually. I couldn't help myself. If you see the pictures, you'll know why. (O.O) I'm not sure if you can find a copy since it's a few years old... Well, just look her up on Google. I'm sure you'll find some images.

[SOAPBOX] Corporate Responsibility

2006-02-26T17:54:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure if I should call this a [SOAPBOX] piece... Oh well, I don't really care. Keep in mind that this is a condensed version of a Reader's Digest version of an executive summary. You could write a thesis or a dissertation on the subject, but I really don't feel like writing that much about it. If you want to know more, do some research. Now, without much ado, here's my thoughts on

I'm a Lemming with a Pair of Pansy White Earbuds

2006-02-19T22:22:00.000-08:00

The first electronic device to bite the dust this year is a Sony MD player. It lasted me about three years. The longest of any recently deceased electronics. I bought an extended warranty when I got it. So I've replaced my "Assembled in Malaysia" portable music player with an "Assembled in China" one. It's a black iPod nano. And it has WHITE earbuds and USB cable. (O_o) WTF!! This from a man who

ike ike

2006-02-18T03:10:00.000-08:00

For those of you that remember, ike ike is the ending theme to ichigo 100%. I had it stuck in my head when I was watching ichigo 100%. I came across it over at StepMania. If you want to listen to it, just download from the link above. It's a zip file and it has the mp3 inside. If you can't open it, just rename the smzip part to zip. You should be able to open it now if you couldn't. If you still

Count Zero

2006-02-12T23:24:00.000-08:00

I skimmed through Count Zero today. Actually I read most of it... I came across it while cleaning stuff. I thought I gave away or donated all my sci-fi novels last time I went overseas, but I guess I missed one. (^_^);;It was falling apart on me as I read it. That's planned obsolescence for you. Well, at least economics or greed or a bit of both... (I should really sit down and write that blog on

Jihad, Osama Bin Laden, and Al-Qaeda

2006-02-01T14:42:00.000-08:00

We've been hearing about all the phone surveillance going on. I guess the system looks for certain words. If you put words like jihad, Osama Bin Laden, and Al-Qaeda, then would the government come check out and monitor your blog and/or website?If that's the case... Welcome NSA, FBI, CIA, US Secret Service, DHS, and anyone else who might be visiting. Sorry, if you got left out. Leave a comment and

Give the Shaft to the Existing Customers

2006-02-01T14:37:00.000-08:00

If you're an AT&T/SBC DSL customer, why don't you give them a call at the corporate office and give them a piece of your mind by offering new customers $14.99 pricing plan for 6 month while doing nothing for existing customers. The corporate number is 888.225.5322. Have fun. They won't give out their number. Damn bastiches!! Don't you just love how they work... but this is the company that wants

Separation of Church and State

2006-01-28T23:29:00.000-08:00

I was reading I, Cringley earlier and noticed something. "Here's one more tidbit on wire-taps: They get you free phone service! The feds tapped the phone of the Sisters of Mercy in Washington D.C. because of some anti-war stance or something they took in the 1980s. The good sisters noticed some kind of clicking on the phone at times, and finally decided that someone must have tapped into their

LOL

2006-01-22T22:56:00.000-08:00

I was looking for the link to John Dvorak's PC Magazine column and found something funny on his blog. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. He was talking about Heidi Klum's legs being insured. One is insured for more than the other, because she has a childhood scar on one. The line that made me laugh is this: "If the company determines that the leg is “totaled,” do they get to keep it?" I just

Good for a Chuckle

2006-01-19T01:57:00.000-08:00

I was taking a break from my job search and ducked into Groklaw to see what's going on with the SCO case. It's taking forever... (>.<) I saw one of the news items and clicked on it. It took me here. That got a chuckle out of me, funny. The subject matter is serious, but their presentation was funny. It's happening. There are companies that datamine vast quantities of data. Some of it is not even

RFID-Zapper

2006-01-13T01:23:00.000-08:00

I'm just itching to see the manual for making a RFID-Zapper. It's something from the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress. I don't like the thought of RFID getting into all kinds of products. It's not like we don't have enough erosion of privacy as it is. I just recently read that the new version of iTunes phones home. (>.<) Bad Apple!! You know there's always one in a barrel. (^_^);; I'm glad I

Just out of Curiosity

2006-01-13T01:06:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I know. Curiosity killed the cat.There's all this talk about video game violence. What about in game drinking? Game rating only goes up to 18+. Last time I checked, drinking was 21+ here. Not that the law ever stopped anyone from breaking it...In World of Warcraft, you can drink and get drunk. Well, your character can. I never tried, so I don't know what effect it has. I heard if you drink

Back

2006-01-11T21:52:00.000-08:00

I did some thinking on the drive down. I had time on my hands.I think I realized why I think in Japanese on these long drives. It might be because I listen to a lot of JPop when I drive.I was thinking about the Oral Assessment on the drive down and I thought some of the questions were biased. I think if you have a half a brain and/or some common sense you would not get into situations that would

That Sucked Wads

2006-01-10T19:07:00.000-08:00

I didn't make. (T_T) I didn't get the job. (T_T) I didn't even get a good night's sleep last night either.Here's the NDA, so don't ask. Then I won't have to tell to not to ask me. (^_^);; There was a really cute lawyer there, but alas she was married. I tell you, all the cute ones are taken. (>_<) That was a total waste of time. Well, at least I know what to expect next time. I guess I can try

San Francisco

2006-01-09T20:17:00.000-08:00

Made it to San Francisco ok. I caught myself thinking in Japanese quite often on the long drive up. I thought it was interesting. Actually I got here a little earlier than I expected. I got settled in and looked for a place to eat. With the help of my mapping software I found a restaurant nearby. I was in the mood for Japanese. I wonder why. (@.@) I ended up having 親子丼 (oyakodon). I think I might

Off to San Francisco

2006-01-08T23:06:00.000-08:00

I'm off to San Francisco for a few days. Actually, I'll be driving two of those days. (>.<) I'm not going to have time to see anything. The one day I'm actually there, I'll be cooped up inside. (>.<) I don't think I'll have any energy after that. I'm aware Macworld is going on, but I'm not that big a fan of Apple nor do I have the time. (^_^);;Wish me luck. Hopefully I get the job.

Hahaha, I Bought a Book

2006-01-04T01:47:00.000-08:00

Hahaha, I just made an impulse buy. (^_^) I spent $6 on a book from eBay. (Actually $5.94 with $3.95 in shipping.) It comes with an "USED" sticker you see on those used books. (^_^) Woohoo!! I already own this book in better condition. (Actually an autographed copy. :D)I think I paid around $25 for it when I bought it years ago. I think it might be out of print. I'm not sure. I should ask the