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“Baby, can you not beat me tonight?”

It’s only 9:15 PM. We will see.

People don’t value time and because of this, they don’t use it properly. It is apparent in every day affairs when they show up late for appointments, run long on presentations, and miss deadlines. It is also less noticeably apparent in the way we set our schedules. We set appointments at quarters of an hour. We meet people on the hour, fifteen ’til, fifteen after, or at the half hour. What about the fourteen minutes in between these times? I believe that we don’t have enough time to accomplish what they want to get done. We choose not to value our time and manage our time properly, and I think this is why we get stressed. I know I definitely fall into this category.

That is why I have recently been really interested in GTD. Simply put that stands for Getting Things Done. I admit that, like the Atkins diet, it is quite a craze right now. You can read about it in the latest Business 2.0 magazine, all over the Internet, and there are a lot of task management applications written around this theory. What catches my attention most about this is that at its core, it is not some feel good seminar that is just going to say that you are good and able to accomplish tasks. It gives practical methods for sorting out the “stuff” in life into manageable tasks so they don’t become overwhelming. It is nothing mind blowing when you look at it. You’ll look at it and think, “I could have thought of this myself.” You’re absolutely right, but it’s about putting things into action too.

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No, this post is not about your pathetic boyfriend, although after reading this article, you might think so. He doesn’t have a medical condition that keeps him going back to the video games. It’s just that he thinks the video games are more interesting than you. The truth is out now.

Well, I’ve stumbled upon a gold mine of crap that you can buy. Have you ever wondered what to do with those batteries that have too little juice to power your flashlight, but you know there’s still some life left in them that you’d like to use? You can stop worrying with the Battery Eater. Now you can have peace of mind that you got every last bit of energy out of those batteries, making your money well spent. If it’s still killing you that you can’t get actual use every last bit of power, there is always the Panic Button. If you are really so helpless without all your portable electronics, you should try to turn yourself into a human battery. Power overwhelming!

I got a pair of Ryukin Goldfish today for my outdoor fish barrel. When I got home to drop them in, I saw that my water lily has its first flower that has bloomed. This makes me happy. I’m not someone with a green thumb, but there’s something relaxing about being able to grow living things. Keeping fish and plants together is doubly satisfying.

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I didn’t think much of it when Apple first announced the iPhone. I’m not a huge cell phone nerd like a certain medical professional friend of mine. When I started seeing the commercials, they made me want the phone. The interface just looks so smooth. I want to see just how well Apple implemented the GUI. I just hope the phone doesn’t end up being like most touch-screen devices.

Just because I say I want one of these things doesn’t mean I will get one. Really, I want one but only for about two days to play with it before I get bored with it, like most of my gift list. Maybe I should add a Jumbo Margarita Maker to the list. That’s always useful, because think of all the frustration of waiting over a minute for a drink.

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Couldn’t an easier song have been selected for me? I don’t know what I said at the beginning, but I think it was a death threat to whoever signed me up for singing against my will.

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Another birthday celebration has passed, and as usual it was a blast. Thanks to everyone that came out, everyone that bought me drinks, and thanks to the jerk who signed me up to sing Take On Me! This birthday started with a dinner, followed by drinks and singing, and finished up with Rock n’ Glow Bowling. At one point, both Harrison and I got kicked out of the bowling area, because we were the only two without bowling bracelets. We ended up going to the bar and playing drinking games. No one noticed we were gone. It was an awesome night. If any of you have pictures from the night, send them my way.

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I figure I better post now while I have the time, because new posts will have to be made after this weekend. Tomorrow I will be finishing up at the factory and traveling back to California. This trip to Michigan was better than the last trip. For starters, this trip is about two and a half times shorter than the last trip. It’s not thirty five degrees in the morning. I actually know what the people are talking about this time.

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Well, it’s time for another business trip to Michigan. I was really look forward to this trip, but because I am so horribly burned right now, the flight is going to be miserable. I’m hoping for a miraculous recovery tonight. That’s about enough self pity for me and my toasted self. Let’s focus on the positive. Michelle gave me an early birthday present. It was a bold move to go with something that wasn’t on the list, but I think she did very well.

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This weekend was Alice’s birthday. It was a total blast. She had it at Ma’kai in Santa Monica. It’s one of those places I really like to go to, even though it gets a bit crowded. There was tons of food, plenty of drinks, and a few broken glasses.

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