Smile, in confuses people.
"There is a smile of love,
And there is a smile of deceit,
And there is a smile of smiles
In which these two smiles meet." -
-- William Blake
Smile, it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.
The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously. - Henry Kissinger
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wiki
It's got an odd name, but Wikipedia has become the new encyclopedia. Oddly enough when you search google, you are more likely to bring up the Wikipedia article than an encyclopedia article of any kind. The Harvard Business School had an interesting post on why and how Wikipedia works.
It is definitely ironic how we move forward assuming that the information on Wikipedia is true. In most cases, Wikipedia works, but obviously shown by this article, there are errors in the published posts, however not many more than you'd find in an encyclopedia. Does this make one facet of information more truthful than the next? I know for a fact that I've looked up information on Wikipedia, but I never check another website for the validity.
On the other hand, Wikis have expanded past just informational encyclopedic sources. In another blog on Slate, this post demonstrates some of the shortcomings of Wikis. There again WikiTravel is very new and perhaps in 10 years, it'll be better than your average Lonely Planet.
It is definitely ironic how we move forward assuming that the information on Wikipedia is true. In most cases, Wikipedia works, but obviously shown by this article, there are errors in the published posts, however not many more than you'd find in an encyclopedia. Does this make one facet of information more truthful than the next? I know for a fact that I've looked up information on Wikipedia, but I never check another website for the validity.
On the other hand, Wikis have expanded past just informational encyclopedic sources. In another blog on Slate, this post demonstrates some of the shortcomings of Wikis. There again WikiTravel is very new and perhaps in 10 years, it'll be better than your average Lonely Planet.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Overreacting
Do you ever feel like people overreact? Something that seems small is blown out of proportion. Of course, it's hard to tell if it's the icing on the cake or if for some reason that person is particularly sensitive. Dinner tonight definitely changed my mood from relaxed to a bit bitter. Dad got mad because I grabbed silverware for myself and not the rest of the table. I didn't have hands, so I had put my silverware on my plate. I didn't think he wanted his dirty. This was immediately after he grabbed a milk glass for only himself. I hate double standards.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Monday Monday
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
"To get to rainbows, you have to go through the storms." - Gabe Helgerson
-Mark Twain
"To get to rainbows, you have to go through the storms." - Gabe Helgerson
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Footy and Football
I play football on a consistent basis, but it's only referred to as football for the rest of the world. Today started off great. Michelle crashed over here after a fun night out. We caught breakfast at Bay Watch in Millbrae. I must admit, I miss the days of Le Peep and Boulder. Lots of good memories after crazy drunk nights! :D
An old middle school friend set up a football game (American) for 11am sharp. It was touch, small field, 3v3 to begin. I would consider myself athletic, however, I don't think I've actually ever played football. My eye hand coordination sucks! Needless to say, 4 more people showed and we had a game of 5v5. It was a blast. 75 degrees and sunny, nice grass, no shoes, I miss these days! Although I did get laid out by the big guy twice. The first time, he ran into me when we were running our routes and the second, I put my body in front of him to block my QB. OUCH!
After football, Michelle and I returned home. She rinsed and we were off to footy. Unfortunately it was an entirely different weather pattern in SF. Footy didn't go quite as well as I would have liked and I feel like I've been through WWIII. I got a cleat to the thigh and caught a shot on my arm. Trust me, I didn't mean to do the latter. I now have a welt in the form of a hexagon on my arm. Sometimes I wonder how I'm still standing.
Footy was followed by Windy City deep dish pizza. Mmmm mmmmm gooood! And of course, you have to have Cold Stone for dessert. I <3 food!
Finally, I dropped Michelle off at the airport. Talk about a whirlwind vacation! It's been a great, but not so lazy Sunday. It's now time to shower and catch up on some phone calls before a beer with the crew coming in from St Thomas. TROUBLE.
An old middle school friend set up a football game (American) for 11am sharp. It was touch, small field, 3v3 to begin. I would consider myself athletic, however, I don't think I've actually ever played football. My eye hand coordination sucks! Needless to say, 4 more people showed and we had a game of 5v5. It was a blast. 75 degrees and sunny, nice grass, no shoes, I miss these days! Although I did get laid out by the big guy twice. The first time, he ran into me when we were running our routes and the second, I put my body in front of him to block my QB. OUCH!
After football, Michelle and I returned home. She rinsed and we were off to footy. Unfortunately it was an entirely different weather pattern in SF. Footy didn't go quite as well as I would have liked and I feel like I've been through WWIII. I got a cleat to the thigh and caught a shot on my arm. Trust me, I didn't mean to do the latter. I now have a welt in the form of a hexagon on my arm. Sometimes I wonder how I'm still standing.
Footy was followed by Windy City deep dish pizza. Mmmm mmmmm gooood! And of course, you have to have Cold Stone for dessert. I <3 food!
Finally, I dropped Michelle off at the airport. Talk about a whirlwind vacation! It's been a great, but not so lazy Sunday. It's now time to shower and catch up on some phone calls before a beer with the crew coming in from St Thomas. TROUBLE.
Surprise!
It's Sunday and I'll admit, I'm tired. The weekend was definitely a winner. I hung out low key on Friday night. I'll admit I didn't know what to do with myself on Saturday considering I had no books to read and nothing to study. I tried to clean up a bit, but ended up spending my day importing music. Crystal had told me I had to be ready at 8:15 pm to go out. I couldn't figure out where we were going that early especially seeing it didn't include dinner, but I wasn't about to argue.
Drea picked me up at 8:30 pm. We went to Crystal's and I'll admit, I knew something was a bit fishy when we needed to park. We never park at Crystal's. Anyhow, I walked in to some great friends surprising me for a fun night out. (Thanks Crystal, Andrea, Jay, Mark, Lamar, Jimmy, Jordan, Mike and Pasha!) I was told there were 2 more surprises! And then they forced alcohol on me... (ok, maybe I willingly drank it)
I had told everyone months ago that we weren't celebrating my birthday. Turns out no one listened. I told them we could celebrate my GMAT score. :D
After a bunch of phone calls back and forth, my next surprise walked in. My friend Michelle flew out for the night from Colorado. She walked in and I didn't know what to say. I was about to ask "what are you doing here?", but I stopped myself. That was simply a very silly question. In the beginning I was definitely very quiet. I didn't know how to react to everything. I'm not normally the follower.
The third surprise was a navigator stretch limo! Unfortunately the limo didn't get any radio stations, so we spent half our trip to SF trying to find music. The other half was drinking champagne and making toasts.
We stopped by Rouge for a cocktail, which is where Ahna met us. After that, we traversed the city to Roe. We manged to get a CD from the driver so that we weren't listening to static. Unfortunately it had to be a sex remix of sorts. All songs, but the last two were definitely to set the mood. After 10 minutes at Roe, we decided that Roe wasn't going to happen. Both the VIP line as well as the pay line were around the block. We diligently tried to get someone to give us a burned CD, but to no avail.
Medjool in the Mission was our last stop. I had been there once, but spent the majority of my time on the rooftop deck. I was sad to find that they actually played good dance music in the main room, so this time around, I was all about the dance floor. Our journey to Medjool was just as entertaining as all the others. I was very close to getting us a CD, but the light turned green and the guy was turning, bummer!
Overall, it was a great night and I have great friends!!!
Drea picked me up at 8:30 pm. We went to Crystal's and I'll admit, I knew something was a bit fishy when we needed to park. We never park at Crystal's. Anyhow, I walked in to some great friends surprising me for a fun night out. (Thanks Crystal, Andrea, Jay, Mark, Lamar, Jimmy, Jordan, Mike and Pasha!) I was told there were 2 more surprises! And then they forced alcohol on me... (ok, maybe I willingly drank it)
I had told everyone months ago that we weren't celebrating my birthday. Turns out no one listened. I told them we could celebrate my GMAT score. :D
After a bunch of phone calls back and forth, my next surprise walked in. My friend Michelle flew out for the night from Colorado. She walked in and I didn't know what to say. I was about to ask "what are you doing here?", but I stopped myself. That was simply a very silly question. In the beginning I was definitely very quiet. I didn't know how to react to everything. I'm not normally the follower.
The third surprise was a navigator stretch limo! Unfortunately the limo didn't get any radio stations, so we spent half our trip to SF trying to find music. The other half was drinking champagne and making toasts.
We stopped by Rouge for a cocktail, which is where Ahna met us. After that, we traversed the city to Roe. We manged to get a CD from the driver so that we weren't listening to static. Unfortunately it had to be a sex remix of sorts. All songs, but the last two were definitely to set the mood. After 10 minutes at Roe, we decided that Roe wasn't going to happen. Both the VIP line as well as the pay line were around the block. We diligently tried to get someone to give us a burned CD, but to no avail.
Medjool in the Mission was our last stop. I had been there once, but spent the majority of my time on the rooftop deck. I was sad to find that they actually played good dance music in the main room, so this time around, I was all about the dance floor. Our journey to Medjool was just as entertaining as all the others. I was very close to getting us a CD, but the light turned green and the guy was turning, bummer!
Overall, it was a great night and I have great friends!!!
Friday, July 20, 2007
Sing Shot
It's been a day of browsing numerous articles on the web. Some ignite opinions, others simply amuse me. Here's one of favs today: Sing Shot - Karaoke on the Web. I guess it was only a matter of time until someone came up with this. You can get everything else on the web, might as well be able to karaoke without leaving the house.
On another note... ever wanted to channel surf the web? Here you go: Stumble Upon.
On another note... ever wanted to channel surf the web? Here you go: Stumble Upon.
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