They always say there is nothing better for you then laughter. So for all the mothers and sons out there, this video I found on YouTube today is for you! Enjoy!
For more videos in this series just go to RunAwayBox.com! The guy is talented and makes some very entertaining jokes. Think he had any inspiration from The Office?
Well if you like free stuff as much as I do you will enter this new contest from Bob Buskirk over on his blog for a 1GB Flash Drive. You can find more details over on his blog along with a lot of interesting articles on his websites and advertising on the internet. I acutally once worked with Bob on ThinkComputers back in its infant stages and in fact I think some of my reviews are still on there, but don’t quote me on that. Anyways if you want a chance to win a free flash drive, enter the contest, or don’t, because that way I have a better chance of winning!
Here is the link to the contest! Enjoy
I want to start by clarifying that my life is not anything I can complain about, in fact I quite possibly am the luckiest guy in the world. I have the most amazing girlfriend in the world, I have great family and friends, I have a job in which allows me to review video games, and a good “real” life job that allows me to live as comfortably as a college student can live. However with my recent transition to UC Irvine which I knew was going to be challenging in its own merits, has come some unfortunate events that have happened in literally a five day span.
Case #1: It all began on Thursday April 12th when I was ready to go leave for work (Bank of America) when I found my Hyundai Tiburon wasn’t starting. It has 30,000 miles on it and sure enough the battery died. So no big deal, my parents let me borrow there car and I was off to work making it in time. My parents were also nice enough to buy a new battery for me and install it. So that was not a big price tag and thus not a bad deal.
Case #2: The same day of Thursday April 12th I brought my brand new less then two month old Mac Book with me to work, so I could do homework at my break. Like I mentioned I had to change cars and I think I was in a rush and through my backpack into the back of my parents Honda Pilot. No harm no foul right? Well I got on break and was on the phone with Jenn when I opened my Mac Book and saw a major crack at the bottom of the screen. Now I have 3/4 of my Mac Screen un-viewable. Now I call up Apple and they say it to the Genius Bar to get it serviced. I thought it might not be under warranty but the sticker shock of how much they were going to charge me to replace the screen could basically buy a new Mac Book. Luckily I was with Jenn who asked a question of what else we could do and the guy asked if I bought it with an American Express. Luckily Jenn recommended me to get a Gold Card which I did and bam I find out they cover accidental damage to products for the first 90 days. So now I am in an ongoing effort to get American Express to cover my repair of my Mac Book. More information on this will come, I am just praying that American Express covers it.
Case #3: So you would think my unfortunate events would stop there right? After one of the best days of my life when Jenn came to surprise me on Friday the 13th of April, we decided to drive my Malibu which sits at the train station back into Riverside as we had missed the Train. The drive home was great and the evening was topped off with a great meal. I left my Malibu at the train station in Riverside to drive back to Irvine Monday morning. Well of course my luck hasn’t been going to strong and the car began overheating right when I got on the freeway. I managed to get off the freeway without stalling and got towed back down to Riverside to the dealer. Let’s just say the news wasn’t good from the mechanic and it looks like I busted my block (not sure if that’s right). I was happy to hear that it doesn’t seem to be cracked which would have basically meant I would have wanted to dump the car. In short the Malibu is going up for sale and I am going to be looking for a new car all together. I am thinking of a Toyota Prius Hybrid. We will see.
Case #4: After what seemingly was all of the bad that could have happened, the unthinkable happens, something else stops working. So I was just ready to go to bed last night and I had my cell phone in my shirt pocket. I bent over by the sink and bam there goes my cell phone into a nice pool of water. I rushed to get it out of there, probably was in there for a split second tried drying it off. The cell phone seemed fine, and I gave a sigh of relief. Walk into our den and bam it turns off. So I fiddle around with the battery and it seems like it might turn back on and now it’s completley dead. That’s right my cell phone has now been damaged and is dead. It is an old phone, one I didn’t spend a lot of money on, however the fact that my plan has 6 months left means I need to get a cheap phone for time being. Just another expense!
I am not asking for anyone to feel bad for any of this .As I mentioned before I am truly blessed, in fact the more I think about it I am so blessed to even have these problems to begin with. When you see the terror in this world like what happened at Virginia Tech or anywhere around the world where people are being massacred, I have nothing to complain about. I am writing this mainly so one day I can look back and remember this time in my life and laugh. Also I figured it would give you all a little insight to the outlook of my life right now.
I had a post that I had planned for today talking about the unfortunate events of my own life, but when I keep hearing about what happened in Virginia today I can do nothing but pray and feel grateful for my own life. Whenever life is lost whether naturally or through the act of murder it is an extremely devastating time. However when thirty plus lives are taken for no apparent reason but just the sick act of hatred, that is not only disturbing that is horrific. I want to dedicate this post to all of those who have lost loved ones in this awful event. Being a college student I can only imagine the terror that must have run through the campus as those gun shots were set off. I pray that is the last of this violence, and pray for the comfort of those families who loses must be unbearable.
Let us all pray for not only the victims but for the friends, neighbors, and family that all were involved in this horrific event.
We have come to a point in this nation where it seems tolerant to degrade women or even to degrade other races. We also find that what a celebrity can say, or I should say highly respected individuals are given these pedestals and they often show us why we shouldn’t put them there in the first place.
I worked at KCAA Radio 1050AM which played three hours of Imus In the Morning (Don Imus) every morning of the week. I obviously never had that kind of radio airing but having spent a year in the industry I can understand that you can say things that don’t come out right but as you can see from the video below this was not just a slip, but an absolutely despicable comment that relays as being downright disgusting. There is no excuse for that and its a shame that we still have such racist/sexist comments coming out.
Should we hold Don Imus responsible for his actions? Absolutely. We should keep anyone responsible for there actions, as hatred, sexism, racism, whatever words you want to associate with his comments it is was uncalled for and utterly disgusting. At the same time people like Rap Artists, Celebrities, White Supremacists, and the like should all be held responsible for there words as they can be just hurtful and ill spirited as Imus’s comments. I have never been a huge fan of his (Imus) to begin with, but these comments are just so blatant and so strong that it’s hard to even have a clue where Imus was coming for. These girls were part of a college basketball team, they are college students for crying out load and just the fact they got that far in the tournament deserved a lot more respect then Imus gave them. It’s hard enough just going to college, imagine playing for a successful women’s basketball team. In fact this goes for anyone, man or women, white or black, they deserve the respect not to be called such hurtful and foolish words.
Does Imus deserve to lose his job? That’s for his network to figure out. For me I just think we need to stop supporting people who promote such hatred. Imus has been called on this sort of talk before, but calling college girls the words that he said is just without excuse. Sure he apologized but come on he had to do that to have a chance of keeping his job. His actions are without excuse and hopefully above all else this brings up the fact that racism is alive today and is an issue that still needs dealing with. Let’s start by supporting people who use positive words and not those that bring groups down.
So I don’t know if I am a target or what the case is but whenever people want to beg for money they seem to always spot me out of a crowd. And you know where it happens the most? At the gas station. What is it about the gas station that always requires people to beg for money. Hey I know Gas is expensive I am buying the same gas everyone else is. The fact of the matter is I have no problem giving someone who needs money, money. However trying to figure out if someone is actually in need or if they are just going to by some booze is another question.
I am one that has always had the attitude that you have my respect until you give me reason not to. And so when people ask for money, and I happen to have cash on, I will give, and thus was the case this evening. On my way home from Jenn’s I stopped by the gas station, a lady came up asked me to help her family and so I gave her a few bucks. the problem I have with this is I never feel right just giving them cash. Pastor Tom Lance at the The Grove (the church I belong to) has recommended instead of giving cash to buy the person lunch or gas. I have taken his advice on one occasion and given gas but I guess I have that fear inside of me that the person may be dangerous and you just never know what’s going to happen.
So I guess I am just wondering if anyone has any feedback on this. I always think in terms of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) and I feel that is to give no matter what the circumstance. My only wish was that the people begging for money weren’t so pushy. It’s one of those life events that happens on many occasions and you just have to remember how lucky you are.
Well I have been doing a lot of thinking about what to do with this website. I have had a lot of time on the train to think about what I want to do with this website and I believe that I am going to make it a bit more focused.
My posts often are going every which way and I don’t think that helps the faithful readers of the page to understand where this site is going. So from now on I am going to stay on one subject per post. So if I am talking about the latest movie I saw then I will talk about that movie. If I want to talk about the new Apple iPhone then I will have a dedicated post about that. This way I will have more frequent posts and at the same time will be able to spread this site from being just a personal blog to a informative and well rounded page where you can get my takes on the latest topics of the time.
A recent article I read in the paper (probably a few weeks ago now) was bringing up the subject of if you could go talk to someone who has already passed away who would it be and why? The question although of a simplistic nature does really make you think and you will be surprised at how much the answer will change from ever person you talk to. However it does take some good reflection and some time to sit back and think.
What it also reminded me of though was that being a believer in Jesus Christ this makes me believe that all the people I love and care about that do know Jesus Christ as there personal Lord and Savior will be up there with me and I will talk to them again. Like I said earlier though this is a topic that every person you ask will come up with a different answer and to me it makes for some good inner-thought.
“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” Ephesians 1:4
All I can Say is Down With Compaq! I could bother you all with my hour long discussion with there tech support. Or how I have sent my notebook in for repair on more occasions then I have fingers and almost toes. But alas all I can say is I will never buy a Compaq/HP Notebook Again! Neither should you! Can you say Apple?
Ok so I know I haven’t posted in a while but that is because Work keeps me nice and busy. But anyways today I was reading the Readers Digest (bored at work) and I found this funny little dialogue. I am actually not a fan of either team (Go Angels) but being a baseball fan I appreciated this! So check it out: Ok so I know I haven’t posted in a while but that is because Work keeps me nice and busy. But anyways today I was reading the Readers Digest (bored at work) and I found this funny little dialogue. I am actually not a fan of either team (Go Angels) but being a baseball fan I appreciated this! So check it out:
“I am a yankee fan” a first grade teacher explains to her class. “Who likes the Yankees?”. Everyone raises there hand except one little girl.
“Janie” the teacher says, surprised. “Why didn’t you raise your hand?”
“I’m not a Yankees fan.”
“Well if you are not a Yankees fan, then what team do you like?”
“The Red Sox” Janie Answers
“Why in the world are you a Red Sox fan?”
“Because my mom and Dad are Red Sox fans.”
“Thats no reason to be a Red Sox fan,” the teacher replies, annoyed. “You don’t always have to be just like your parents. What if your mom and dad were morons? What would you be then?
“A Yankee Fan”
Written By: Tom Zanh