So, most of you are sleeping in bed right now while I write this. To that I say, “Up yours, people!” Today is mostly a catch up day as a lot of the people we work with aren’t even working today. So instead of catching up, I will be posting on my website, possibly the last post of the year. I will pontificate about the upcoming year.
First, let’s start off by making it a point not to tell people when you write the wrong year when you date documents. Everyone does it. Nobody cares. Let’s save everyone the annoyance and leave it at that.
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This Friday was Spencer’s birthday. He thought he was going to a show. Little did he know that when he came upstairs to get the tickets that Vivian forgot, we jumped out and surprised him. We had a sushi party with all the fixings.
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Scientists have come up with a nasal spray containing a hormone that relieves the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys. No sleep? Just spray?
If it were a drug store shelf product, it would probably be expensive, so I would want to save it for only the most important times. No, I wouldn’t waste it on all those nights I stayed up writing lines of code until the sun came up. If I had this while at college, I would definitely have more stories about weekend trips to Vegas and Tijuana.
Why is it so damn cold? I have no idea how people live any further east than Los Angeles. Anytime the thermometer reads below 50 degrees, it is far too cold. This is what we, the males of the species, refer to as “Weenie Shrinking Temperature.”
Well another Christmas season is just about wrapped up. I remember when vacations were relaxing. Now we rush to get presents, to attend events, and there’s never time to relax. Such is life. Be sure to check out all the pictures after the break.
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Well I tried it, and it works. Ask for the “really big burrito” on your next faxed in order.
Today we get free lunch from Chipotle. Our office regularly faxes in orders for pickup from Chipotle, and we won free lunch for ten people. In the space where you write your option for tacos, burrito, or bowl I wrote, “really big burrito.” We will see what shows up.
Why would I be writing about this stupid lunch? I had a friend tell me I don’t update my website enough. This is coming from a guy, who isn’t in school and has no job. So I thought I’d give him a bit of reading material to thank all my readers.
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Last night we all heard a loud thud. We assumed it was an animal, knocking over our trash again. When I left for work this morning, there was a brick on the trunk of my car. Some person threw a brick at my car in my driveway, probably trying to hit my rear window. There is a sizable dent on my trunk now. My car is merely a means of transportation to me, but this is low. I would guess this is some neighborhood kid with nothing better to do while he is on winter break. Reports have been filed but will probably amount to little. There are places in the United States, where you can leave your car running with the windows down, and your car would be safe. Unfortunately those places are fewer and fewer nowadays.
Such is life. Don’t sweat the petty things. Pet the sweaty things.
I guess I didn’t need a blog post to make this point. I’m not trying to disprove the fact that pretty much everyone in my family is more accomplished than I am and a lot of them at a younger age, nor make excuses about how being street smart makes up for it.
I have two cousins that are seniors in high school. Both have early acceptance, one to Stanford and one to MIT. The rest of the schools’ replies are still coming in, but it looks bright for them. The one that got into Stanford is top ranked in club soccer, but she chose not to use soccer to get into school. Her grades and SAT scores are good enough to get her into a lot of schools. My cousin that has early acceptance to MIT fences. It sounds kind of nerdy. It gets nerdier, but that’s the way I like it. He is also a Junior Magician at The Magic Castle. That is a pretty impressive accomplishment.
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