How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
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Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia
Unclutter Your Life in One Week by Erin R Doland
Whoa… Have you guys seen the traffic option in Google Maps? It lets you see the current traffic conditions or traffic conditions for a specific day/time based on past data. That’s so cool!
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: Be on time. Every time.
This is so good. Google is letting people change the timestamp on their emails now. *giggle*
OH! And. They’re going to space! Virgin + Google = Colonizing Mars Gods and Generals hd
Wow. If they weren’t so ridiculously expensive, I would totally get this:
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This made my commute tonight: Kai Ryssdal rocks out! Kevin Pereira and Stephen Hoffman on bass/guitar, Jennifer Collins on drums. So entertaining.
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Such a nerdy publicity stunt, but the best part is around 1:55 of this video:
I didn’t really know what to say yesterday, so I just didn’t say anything. I spent a good part of the day reading through all the 9-11 articles in the major newspapers. And I came across a blog entry that a friend of Ian’s wrote last year, on the 5th anniversary:
In the next five years, unlike the last five, I hope we use their memory to inspire us to actually make the US and the world safer for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, instead of making us less safe, or settling old scores… (more)
I received a very eloquent email through the VT alumni association with some uplifting words and a challenge to the Virginia Tech community to better the world in the form of community service. Aside from that, the day seemed to go along like any other.
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Ok, so layoffs at work today. Tomorrow will be going away lunches and tonight was depression hour.
Been drinking for the past 4 hours. Doing hw and waiting to sober up before going home.
Yeah, it was that bad.
My job is safe. Most of my department is staying. Most.
IT is gone. Other departments/locations were decimated.
Half the company is gone.
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Hope everyone’s having a good Arbor Day weekend! :)
Went over to visit the niece yesterday with part of the rest of the family. She’s doing well and is less scary to hold now that she has some control over her neck. The squishy head thing is still kind of weird.
I’ve had a couple rental cars this week while my car is getting fixed up. The first was a Monte Carlo, which was like driving a yacht down 395. *Awesome*. It had features like a display that would inform you when maintenance needed to be done. In the one that I got:
- Check right rear tire pressure.
- Check right front tire pressure.
- Check left front tire pressure.
- Engine oil low. 0 miles remaining.
- Washer fluid low.
- Fuel low.
Then, there was the exclamation mark light that came on on Thursday. I was hoping to get my car back on Friday, so I tried ignoring the warning signs. But that didn’t happen, so I went over to Enterprise and they swapped me out with a Cobalt. Soooo much better. Granted, this one has a strange noise coming from the right front tire when I drive. But Ian and I couldn’t see anything obviously wrong with it, so I’m, again, trying to ignore it and hoping the car doesn’t just fall apart.
While I miss having the car that I’m used to driving, I’ve realized this week that I have no attachment to my car. I’m jealous of people who love their cars. People who have trouble giving up their cars, even with the option of a shiny, new car. People who need
to name their car. People who could recognize their own car in a crowded parking lot. It’s sad, but I can’t replace my missing hub cap, or else I’d never be able to find my car.
I want a cute, little car. I get decent mileage in my car, but it’s larger than I need, while being less functional than it could be. The back seats fold down, but there are [structural, I assume] obstructions that prevent large objects from fitting between the trunk and back seat. Kind of defeats the purpose of having the seats fold down. It’s enough space for me to climb through into the trunk and climb out in an emergency though.
I think the Smart Car
that the guys in the Wii commercial drive is super cute. I’ve also been hearing good things about the Mazda 3, which, for some reason, I think looks much cooler in person than it does in pictures. And I’m starting to give some thought to scooters. JD (on Scrubs) has one, so it must
be cool. Anyway, just some things I’m starting to think about. I got my current car in 2003, so it’d still be another year or two before I start looking seriously. But this time, I’m picking one that’s me
.
As of Friday:
Bumper removed, taillights removed, and missing hubcap. Shh… Don’t tell it I’m thinking of getting it replaced.
For those too lazy to swing your arm around:
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So, I get up in the morning and check my email and the morning news. Then, I sit at my desk at work for ~8.5 hours staring at my computer. Then, I go home and stare at my computer listening to lectures or doing homework another 2 hours or so. Then I goof off for a little while playing games or catching up on blogs and whatnot. And then… the next day I repeat the process and wonder why my eyes hurt. A lot.
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I order you to go watch this:
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Totally being an infomercial today, so be forewarned.
I’ve been using Arm & Hammer liquid detergent for the past year or two and I recently discovered their perfume and dye free Palo Pinto Gold dvdrip variety. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical, but it cost the same as the regular kind, so I picked up a bottle to try.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had eczema and go around scratching my arms and legs. Looking back at the past few weeks, I haven’t been as itchy and my skin is looking noticeably better. I’m pretty sure washing my clothes in this detergent made all the difference. Next, I’m going to try washing my sheets and towels with it. I have high hopes!
The weirdest thing about this stuff? It’s clear. I don’t think I’ve ever seen clear detergent before. I usually go for that mountain or spring fresh scent and those are blue or green. Maybe I’m allergic to mountains. I’m definitely allergic to spring. Hm… Maybe I shouldn’t be picking scents I’m allergic to…
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I have had people who are so disturbed when their families have taken their Internet away that they have been totally unable to function.
How much is too much? Does it affect your family relationships? Are you losing sleep? Are you unable to manage your time? Why are you doing this in the first place?
This is like everyone I know, myself included. Ok, everyone… Back away from your computer. Put down the mouse and get some help.
Haha. Yeah, right. I’m still blogging. At least I’m not in denial though, right?