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11 Dec 2004, 07:27 AM
so it's that time of the year again.. I joined okcupid to try and 'meet' someone again.
so far I have sent 18 messages out(to different ppl)
my message consisted of this:
hello e-person.
my name is Clayton, how are you?
so far I have not developed a successful relationship with anyone I've met from the web but "maybe" this time will be different(haha).
Place your bets on the ppl you think I will meet in real life..
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perkyfish (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=1500868511464554738)
Has replied and definitely not expecting anything more than text:
edishot (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=1111553151649056465)
illumiiinate (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=8275880798561116048)
useyourpalm (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=9612449586592075360)
satinsheets (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=11204866012682361680)
Has replied and looks vaguely promising:
FrankusBean (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=12599653451055847618) - more promising but still not expecting anything
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greetings martian...
i'm tired as shit, i was out late last night. i'm at work, it's 8:26 am. so what were you procrastinating? where do you work?
-me
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I was procrastinating working on a web project. I'm a programmer for a business startup. The reason I am procrastinating is because it is no longer challenging and since it is no longer challenging it has become extremely difficult to focus on something which is so easy(it's like I"m taking a really long math test and all the math questions are 2+2 or 3+3). Where do you work?
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i work at an e-commerce place called digital river. i know exactly how you feel. that's one of my weaknesses, after i know something so well i get bored. i usually can't keep a job for more than 3 months unless the money is good or there are cool people
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I've written an ecommerce app before(web-based)-- could've been done better if the clients weren't so cheap though. what do you do at Digital River? what has kept you there so far? did you go to college? I did 4 semesters at a community college, I didn't enjoy it.
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well i'm the call center girl for online orders and dl help. i just started so i've yet to get to my 3 month mark. but i plan to stay, they pay well and promote from within. i tried to go to community college, but i dropped out. i only went to stay on my parent's insurance and i hated it, i'm a horrible student. so i quit and now i'm working full time. but yeah, i dunno. i'm at work now, and i'm bored and tired and cold. but hopefully, it'll get better :) so what's up with you today?
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what is "dl help" ? I also went to the community college to enjoy the 'benefit' of being on my parents insurance but now I am paying for my own health insurance instead(actually, I'd rather not being pay for it since I feel like I don't "need" it but maybe I'll get in a car accident).
> i'm bored and tired and cold.
I work in a basement, so I know what that's like. I have a mini-heater(when it heats up it looks like the inside of a toaster) thing I bought from a garage sale more than a year ago which I've been using a lot recently.
> so what's up with you today?
well, my employer is looking at hiring some new people. The company's two most important ppl are me and my boss(the company is really small, my boss and I work the most and then there are some ppl who do contract work). so that goes back to what I'm doing today, there is a meeting at 7pm with a potential new hire who sounds promising. my boss already talked with him for an hour on the phone(and then I joined the phone conversation and said some words). I also just woke up. Recently I've tried to get a little more into cooking, I wish I had more time to focus on it. So far my 'specialties' are pancakes/rice+chicken+egg+srirachi sauce/spaghetti+room temperature spaghetti sauce-- they're all pretty bland actually but it's a start.
so you live in St. Paul? What part? I am actually living with my parents(in Shoreview) since my job isn't exactly paying that much. My job is in Roseville. How long have you lived in MN? I've been here since the summer of 2000.
-Clayton
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"what is "dl help" ?"
i help the idiots who buy downloadable software online download their software. for some reason they think " so what if i don't really know how to use a computer, i'll buy online and download it, then call somebody up and waste their time instead of just going to the store" it's a riot.
"maybe I'll get in a car accident."
now you're doomed...you're definately not getting in an accident now.
so are you hiring anyone? what positions are you looking for?
i cook. my specialties are pasta (any kind except alfredo) chicken, potatoes and tacos. i cook and eat out a lot, but i find myself now just sick of food completely. i'm tired of taking time out of my day to feed myself.
i've lived in minnesota all my life. i lived in blaine until i was seven then we moved to lakeville. i'm don't actually live in st. paul, but i went to highschool there and know the area fairly well. (my job is in eden prairie, did i mention that?)
i used to have a friend that lived in shoreview, now he has his own place in st. louis park.
today, tomorrow and friday are my days off so i'm going over to his house for an early x-mas celebration.
do you have any special plans for x-mas?
-Franke
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> so are you hiring anyone?
yes
> what positions are you looking for?
programmers/web developers. luckily my current co-worker(I only have one), said he got another job. He was a slow programmer.
> i cook and eat out a lot, but i find myself now just sick
> of food completely. i'm tired of taking time out of my day
> to feed myself.
Eating out is "okay" but I've found it makes me shit more, and it costs more. I used to buy the frozen dinners from the grocery store but they weren't exactly appetizing and seemed a little bland and low quality.. anyway, the main reasons for cooking myself are-- I have little cooking experience so it would actually be good if I learned to cook and the other reason is cost.
> my job is in eden prairie, did i mention that?
you haven't.. until now. I believe I've only been to Eden Prairie once [I don't remember why]..
> today, tomorrow and friday are my days off so i'm going
> over to his house for an early x-mas celebration.
boyfriend? bestfriend/friend?
> do you have any special plans for x-mas?
No plans except wasting money on "gifts from the heart"[gift cards] for my sister/mom/dad.
I believe I actaully worked on christmas day last year.. holidays don't particularly interest me. I will probably work this christmas to-- actually, very likely I will since I have a key to the place[cough, hopefully that doesn't make me seem like a loser].
-Clayton
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yeah it's much cheaper to make food yourself. it's really not that hard, you just need a few good recipes to follow and you're set. look on the internet for 'em. also: food always tastes better fresh.
boyfriend? bestfriend/friend?
good friend. i've known him for 5 years now. i really only see him once a month or so...
[cough, hopefully that doesn't make me seem like a loser].
well, it depends on what your definition of loser. but in my opinion, it just makes you a workaholic, which doesn't seem loser-ish to me.
i work on x-mas too, no big deal, i don't really care. my favorite holiday is halloween...SO much more fun.
about the lowbrow thing. i keep a collection of the ones that i think are "quality" my word document is about 20 pages. the website is amazing!
-Franke
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> yeah it's much cheaper to make food yourself. it's really > not that hard, you just need a few good recipes to follow > and you're set.
...I should get less bland recipes. mmm
> food always tastes better fresh.
I don't like re-heating food, it just seems to degrade the quality.
> good friend. i've known him for 5 years now. i really only
> see him once a month or so...
one of my "best friends" I see 0 - 1 times a week. I think he feels guilty about not hanging out..but I am indifferent about it.
> well, it depends on what your definition of loser. but in
> my opinion, it just makes you a workaholic, which doesn't
> seem loser-ish to me.
ding, that is me. this job isn't just some 9 - 5 bullshit. It is something that will hopefully become profitable but if that is not the case then I will chalk it up as a learning experience.
> i work on x-mas too, no big deal, i don't really care. my
> favorite holiday is halloween...SO much more fun.
what do you like about Halloween? when I think of Halloween, I think of cheap plastic pumpkins and crappy horror flicks. there are some elements that are interesting though, "scaring people", "fear", etc.
> about the lowbrow thing. i keep a collection of the ones
> that i think are "quality" my word document is about 20
> pages. the website is amazing!
Have you ever been to http://grouphug.us/ ? it is more for 'confessions' which makes it slightly different from lowbrow... it's more much whiny.
do you have any plans for christmas? new years? or anything?
have you bought gifts for all the people you know?
how did the thing go with your friend?
-clayton
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>...I should get less bland recipes. mmm
all it really takes is mrs. dash and maybe a few other spices.
>I don't like re-heating food, it just seems to degrade the >quality.
i disagree, i think some food tastes better reheated. i currently have no examples but it definately doesn't include fries...
>one of my "best friends" I see 0 - 1 times a week. I >think he feels guilty about not hanging out..but I am >indifferent about it
as long as the time you spend together is quality, i don't think it matters how often you see eachother. (tear)
>It is something that will hopefully become profitable but >if that is not the case then I will chalk it up as a >learning experience.
not only that, but unlike some learning experiances, this one will look *good* on a resume...
>what do you like about Halloween?
>when I think of Halloween, I think of cheap plastic
>pumpkins and crappy horror flicks. there are some >elements that are interesting though, "scaring >people", "fear", etc.
i like dressing up, going to parties and drinking all weekend long. i like seeing the hell-arious costumes people come up with. i like the cheesey horror flicks and i like playing "scary" jokes on friends. not to mention there is no sappy underlining of the holiday...it's there for fun, just shits, giggles and quality entertainment
>Have you ever been to http://grouphug.us/ ? it is more >for 'confessions' which makes it slightly different from >lowbrow... it's more much whiny.
yes i've been there, i didn't like it. the format is a lot more complicated than just clicking "reload" over and over.
another good website is craiglist.com it has everything under the rainbow.
>do you have any plans for christmas?
on xmas day, i work then my family and i are going to a movie. then openeing our presents.
>new years?
i work on new years day, so i'll probably find some party have a few drinks and leave right after midnight.
>have you bought gifts for all the people you know?
i've bought gifts for everybody except my mom dad and brother, which i need to do on wednesday.
>how did the thing go with your friend?
it was a lot of fun, we just hung out. he really liked his gift so that was cool.
what about you? xmas or new years plans? anything new and/or exciting and/or extremely bland in your life?
-Frankus
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what is 'mrs. dash', or is that a figure of speech.. ?
> as long as the time you spend together is quality,
> i don't think it matters how often you see
> eachother. (tear)
sometimes it is 'quality.' He recently introduced me to 'Magic the Gathering' which he was introduced to by one of his frat brothers, then when we hung out he told me all about it. When I was younger, I wasn't allowed to play it because my parents are essentially fundamentalist christians [I also wasn't allowed to watch The Simpsons(although I was able to convince them The Simpsons was 'okay' at some point) or Power Rangers, woe is me]-- my parents are fairly laid back except for a few 'ungodly' things. Now that I'm older and the opportunity has come up for me to play Magic, it piqued my interest. I would loosely compare playing Magic to playing a computer game [I don't play computer games though]. I bought a deck and I played him a couple times. Due to the relative low cost of playing, I will probably play more and maybe invest in another deck(around $11).
> not only that, but unlike some learning experiances, this
> one will look *good* on a resume...
yeah, I've invested a lot of time into this company.. Ideally this company will become successful then get sold off so my boss and I can start another company[he is more business savvy while I am more computer savvy].
> i like dressing up, going to parties and drinking all
> weekend long. i like seeing the hell-arious costumes
> people come up with.
I'm not easily impressed with most costumes. I've done some mild crossdressing(not on Halloween), so in that respect 'dressing up' can be fun.
> i like the cheesey horror flicks
I haven't really seen that many cheesy horror flicks but I doubt it would pique my interest. Although I bet making a cheesy horror flick might interest me. There is one semi-interesting horror flick that I haven't but was curious about it, Ankle Biters:
http://www.yorkentertainment.com/pages/newreleases/2003/o_anklebitters.shtml
> and i like playing "scary" jokes on friends.
what sort of "scary" jokes?
> not to mention there is no sappy underlining of the
> holiday...
it is preperation for Thanksgiving and Christmas... or at least that's what it feels like.
> yes i've been there, i didn't like it. the format is a lot
> more complicated than just clicking "reload" over and
> over.
If you go here all you have do is hit refresh on your browser:
http://grouphug.us/random
> another good website is craiglist.com it has everything
> under the rainbow.
I've heard of craglist and was linked to it when someone I know was going to move to California and was looking for a roommate.
> on xmas day, i work then my family and i are going to a
> movie. then openeing our presents.
which movie?
> it was a lot of fun, we just hung out. he really liked his
> gift so that was cool.
I'm not going to get my "best friend" a christmas gift. I don't think he'll mind and he probably isn't getting me anything.
> what about you? xmas or new years plans?
No plans... I am open to do stuff with people but I don't exactly have a long list of friends.
> anything new and/or exciting and/or extremely bland
> in your life?
recently I've beening using a software called 'Brainwave Generator' -- here is the website:
http://www.bwgen.com/
Click on 'state of mind' to understand a bit more about it.
After I was able to 'obtain' the full version I wrote a script to download all of the 'presets' from their preset library(http://www.bwgen.com/presets.htm). The main ones that I am interested are the sleep ones and the focusing ones. I have a hard time focusing at work since it can get a little too repetitious. The sleep ones I tried have worked out well so far. I also turn on the 'visual effect' for the sleep one to make it a little more interesting (colors flashing on the screen). It all seems a little sci-fi but it seems to work...
and.. I made tacos today.. it was alright.. I also woke up around 3 or 4 in the morning and brushed my car off. Yesterday I spent 10 - 20mins scraping the ice off my car. Winter has finally arrived.
-clayton
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so far the 'winner' is frankusbean.
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so far I have sent 18 messages out(to different ppl)
my message consisted of this:
hello e-person.
my name is Clayton, how are you?
so far I have not developed a successful relationship with anyone I've met from the web but "maybe" this time will be different(haha).
Place your bets on the ppl you think I will meet in real life..
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Has not logged recently and has not replied:
daygored (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=15204860373573416736)
MelissaRae (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=10623226304508407187)
oneblueflame (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=346507441011887397)
perkyfish (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=1500868511464554738)
Has replied and definitely not expecting anything more than text:
edishot (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=1111553151649056465)
illumiiinate (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=8275880798561116048)
useyourpalm (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=9612449586592075360)
satinsheets (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=11204866012682361680)
Has replied and looks vaguely promising:
FrankusBean (http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=12599653451055847618) - more promising but still not expecting anything
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greetings martian...
i'm tired as shit, i was out late last night. i'm at work, it's 8:26 am. so what were you procrastinating? where do you work?
-me
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I was procrastinating working on a web project. I'm a programmer for a business startup. The reason I am procrastinating is because it is no longer challenging and since it is no longer challenging it has become extremely difficult to focus on something which is so easy(it's like I"m taking a really long math test and all the math questions are 2+2 or 3+3). Where do you work?
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i work at an e-commerce place called digital river. i know exactly how you feel. that's one of my weaknesses, after i know something so well i get bored. i usually can't keep a job for more than 3 months unless the money is good or there are cool people
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I've written an ecommerce app before(web-based)-- could've been done better if the clients weren't so cheap though. what do you do at Digital River? what has kept you there so far? did you go to college? I did 4 semesters at a community college, I didn't enjoy it.
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well i'm the call center girl for online orders and dl help. i just started so i've yet to get to my 3 month mark. but i plan to stay, they pay well and promote from within. i tried to go to community college, but i dropped out. i only went to stay on my parent's insurance and i hated it, i'm a horrible student. so i quit and now i'm working full time. but yeah, i dunno. i'm at work now, and i'm bored and tired and cold. but hopefully, it'll get better :) so what's up with you today?
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what is "dl help" ? I also went to the community college to enjoy the 'benefit' of being on my parents insurance but now I am paying for my own health insurance instead(actually, I'd rather not being pay for it since I feel like I don't "need" it but maybe I'll get in a car accident).
> i'm bored and tired and cold.
I work in a basement, so I know what that's like. I have a mini-heater(when it heats up it looks like the inside of a toaster) thing I bought from a garage sale more than a year ago which I've been using a lot recently.
> so what's up with you today?
well, my employer is looking at hiring some new people. The company's two most important ppl are me and my boss(the company is really small, my boss and I work the most and then there are some ppl who do contract work). so that goes back to what I'm doing today, there is a meeting at 7pm with a potential new hire who sounds promising. my boss already talked with him for an hour on the phone(and then I joined the phone conversation and said some words). I also just woke up. Recently I've tried to get a little more into cooking, I wish I had more time to focus on it. So far my 'specialties' are pancakes/rice+chicken+egg+srirachi sauce/spaghetti+room temperature spaghetti sauce-- they're all pretty bland actually but it's a start.
so you live in St. Paul? What part? I am actually living with my parents(in Shoreview) since my job isn't exactly paying that much. My job is in Roseville. How long have you lived in MN? I've been here since the summer of 2000.
-Clayton
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"what is "dl help" ?"
i help the idiots who buy downloadable software online download their software. for some reason they think " so what if i don't really know how to use a computer, i'll buy online and download it, then call somebody up and waste their time instead of just going to the store" it's a riot.
"maybe I'll get in a car accident."
now you're doomed...you're definately not getting in an accident now.
so are you hiring anyone? what positions are you looking for?
i cook. my specialties are pasta (any kind except alfredo) chicken, potatoes and tacos. i cook and eat out a lot, but i find myself now just sick of food completely. i'm tired of taking time out of my day to feed myself.
i've lived in minnesota all my life. i lived in blaine until i was seven then we moved to lakeville. i'm don't actually live in st. paul, but i went to highschool there and know the area fairly well. (my job is in eden prairie, did i mention that?)
i used to have a friend that lived in shoreview, now he has his own place in st. louis park.
today, tomorrow and friday are my days off so i'm going over to his house for an early x-mas celebration.
do you have any special plans for x-mas?
-Franke
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> so are you hiring anyone?
yes
> what positions are you looking for?
programmers/web developers. luckily my current co-worker(I only have one), said he got another job. He was a slow programmer.
> i cook and eat out a lot, but i find myself now just sick
> of food completely. i'm tired of taking time out of my day
> to feed myself.
Eating out is "okay" but I've found it makes me shit more, and it costs more. I used to buy the frozen dinners from the grocery store but they weren't exactly appetizing and seemed a little bland and low quality.. anyway, the main reasons for cooking myself are-- I have little cooking experience so it would actually be good if I learned to cook and the other reason is cost.
> my job is in eden prairie, did i mention that?
you haven't.. until now. I believe I've only been to Eden Prairie once [I don't remember why]..
> today, tomorrow and friday are my days off so i'm going
> over to his house for an early x-mas celebration.
boyfriend? bestfriend/friend?
> do you have any special plans for x-mas?
No plans except wasting money on "gifts from the heart"[gift cards] for my sister/mom/dad.
I believe I actaully worked on christmas day last year.. holidays don't particularly interest me. I will probably work this christmas to-- actually, very likely I will since I have a key to the place[cough, hopefully that doesn't make me seem like a loser].
-Clayton
wordcount: 255
yeah it's much cheaper to make food yourself. it's really not that hard, you just need a few good recipes to follow and you're set. look on the internet for 'em. also: food always tastes better fresh.
boyfriend? bestfriend/friend?
good friend. i've known him for 5 years now. i really only see him once a month or so...
[cough, hopefully that doesn't make me seem like a loser].
well, it depends on what your definition of loser. but in my opinion, it just makes you a workaholic, which doesn't seem loser-ish to me.
i work on x-mas too, no big deal, i don't really care. my favorite holiday is halloween...SO much more fun.
about the lowbrow thing. i keep a collection of the ones that i think are "quality" my word document is about 20 pages. the website is amazing!
-Franke
wordcount: 141
> yeah it's much cheaper to make food yourself. it's really > not that hard, you just need a few good recipes to follow > and you're set.
...I should get less bland recipes. mmm
> food always tastes better fresh.
I don't like re-heating food, it just seems to degrade the quality.
> good friend. i've known him for 5 years now. i really only
> see him once a month or so...
one of my "best friends" I see 0 - 1 times a week. I think he feels guilty about not hanging out..but I am indifferent about it.
> well, it depends on what your definition of loser. but in
> my opinion, it just makes you a workaholic, which doesn't
> seem loser-ish to me.
ding, that is me. this job isn't just some 9 - 5 bullshit. It is something that will hopefully become profitable but if that is not the case then I will chalk it up as a learning experience.
> i work on x-mas too, no big deal, i don't really care. my
> favorite holiday is halloween...SO much more fun.
what do you like about Halloween? when I think of Halloween, I think of cheap plastic pumpkins and crappy horror flicks. there are some elements that are interesting though, "scaring people", "fear", etc.
> about the lowbrow thing. i keep a collection of the ones
> that i think are "quality" my word document is about 20
> pages. the website is amazing!
Have you ever been to http://grouphug.us/ ? it is more for 'confessions' which makes it slightly different from lowbrow... it's more much whiny.
do you have any plans for christmas? new years? or anything?
have you bought gifts for all the people you know?
how did the thing go with your friend?
-clayton
wordcount: 305
>...I should get less bland recipes. mmm
all it really takes is mrs. dash and maybe a few other spices.
>I don't like re-heating food, it just seems to degrade the >quality.
i disagree, i think some food tastes better reheated. i currently have no examples but it definately doesn't include fries...
>one of my "best friends" I see 0 - 1 times a week. I >think he feels guilty about not hanging out..but I am >indifferent about it
as long as the time you spend together is quality, i don't think it matters how often you see eachother. (tear)
>It is something that will hopefully become profitable but >if that is not the case then I will chalk it up as a >learning experience.
not only that, but unlike some learning experiances, this one will look *good* on a resume...
>what do you like about Halloween?
>when I think of Halloween, I think of cheap plastic
>pumpkins and crappy horror flicks. there are some >elements that are interesting though, "scaring >people", "fear", etc.
i like dressing up, going to parties and drinking all weekend long. i like seeing the hell-arious costumes people come up with. i like the cheesey horror flicks and i like playing "scary" jokes on friends. not to mention there is no sappy underlining of the holiday...it's there for fun, just shits, giggles and quality entertainment
>Have you ever been to http://grouphug.us/ ? it is more >for 'confessions' which makes it slightly different from >lowbrow... it's more much whiny.
yes i've been there, i didn't like it. the format is a lot more complicated than just clicking "reload" over and over.
another good website is craiglist.com it has everything under the rainbow.
>do you have any plans for christmas?
on xmas day, i work then my family and i are going to a movie. then openeing our presents.
>new years?
i work on new years day, so i'll probably find some party have a few drinks and leave right after midnight.
>have you bought gifts for all the people you know?
i've bought gifts for everybody except my mom dad and brother, which i need to do on wednesday.
>how did the thing go with your friend?
it was a lot of fun, we just hung out. he really liked his gift so that was cool.
what about you? xmas or new years plans? anything new and/or exciting and/or extremely bland in your life?
-Frankus
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what is 'mrs. dash', or is that a figure of speech.. ?
> as long as the time you spend together is quality,
> i don't think it matters how often you see
> eachother. (tear)
sometimes it is 'quality.' He recently introduced me to 'Magic the Gathering' which he was introduced to by one of his frat brothers, then when we hung out he told me all about it. When I was younger, I wasn't allowed to play it because my parents are essentially fundamentalist christians [I also wasn't allowed to watch The Simpsons(although I was able to convince them The Simpsons was 'okay' at some point) or Power Rangers, woe is me]-- my parents are fairly laid back except for a few 'ungodly' things. Now that I'm older and the opportunity has come up for me to play Magic, it piqued my interest. I would loosely compare playing Magic to playing a computer game [I don't play computer games though]. I bought a deck and I played him a couple times. Due to the relative low cost of playing, I will probably play more and maybe invest in another deck(around $11).
> not only that, but unlike some learning experiances, this
> one will look *good* on a resume...
yeah, I've invested a lot of time into this company.. Ideally this company will become successful then get sold off so my boss and I can start another company[he is more business savvy while I am more computer savvy].
> i like dressing up, going to parties and drinking all
> weekend long. i like seeing the hell-arious costumes
> people come up with.
I'm not easily impressed with most costumes. I've done some mild crossdressing(not on Halloween), so in that respect 'dressing up' can be fun.
> i like the cheesey horror flicks
I haven't really seen that many cheesy horror flicks but I doubt it would pique my interest. Although I bet making a cheesy horror flick might interest me. There is one semi-interesting horror flick that I haven't but was curious about it, Ankle Biters:
http://www.yorkentertainment.com/pages/newreleases/2003/o_anklebitters.shtml
> and i like playing "scary" jokes on friends.
what sort of "scary" jokes?
> not to mention there is no sappy underlining of the
> holiday...
it is preperation for Thanksgiving and Christmas... or at least that's what it feels like.
> yes i've been there, i didn't like it. the format is a lot
> more complicated than just clicking "reload" over and
> over.
If you go here all you have do is hit refresh on your browser:
http://grouphug.us/random
> another good website is craiglist.com it has everything
> under the rainbow.
I've heard of craglist and was linked to it when someone I know was going to move to California and was looking for a roommate.
> on xmas day, i work then my family and i are going to a
> movie. then openeing our presents.
which movie?
> it was a lot of fun, we just hung out. he really liked his
> gift so that was cool.
I'm not going to get my "best friend" a christmas gift. I don't think he'll mind and he probably isn't getting me anything.
> what about you? xmas or new years plans?
No plans... I am open to do stuff with people but I don't exactly have a long list of friends.
> anything new and/or exciting and/or extremely bland
> in your life?
recently I've beening using a software called 'Brainwave Generator' -- here is the website:
http://www.bwgen.com/
Click on 'state of mind' to understand a bit more about it.
After I was able to 'obtain' the full version I wrote a script to download all of the 'presets' from their preset library(http://www.bwgen.com/presets.htm). The main ones that I am interested are the sleep ones and the focusing ones. I have a hard time focusing at work since it can get a little too repetitious. The sleep ones I tried have worked out well so far. I also turn on the 'visual effect' for the sleep one to make it a little more interesting (colors flashing on the screen). It all seems a little sci-fi but it seems to work...
and.. I made tacos today.. it was alright.. I also woke up around 3 or 4 in the morning and brushed my car off. Yesterday I spent 10 - 20mins scraping the ice off my car. Winter has finally arrived.
-clayton
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