cds i want to buy

christina aguilera
my chemical romance
lauren hill
old NIN
new tenacious d
greys anatomy
kelly clarkson

Current REI deals that i want.... i want!!!

snowboarding backpack

victorinex travel bag

victorinex pakmaster (i just want that folding board)



a down jacket like this would be nice.. or the mountain hardwear phantom

some ex officio gear is cool

snowboard socks!!!


there are better lighter ones out there, but this is a great price!


i have these already and i love them! pants

want these skorts!

i think i want these shoes but i'm not sure... they're only in my size!
this tent is so cute!
cute gym bag
cute everyday bag
seats for the next concert
eagle creek;s version of the packing cube
cool skirt!
another cool rashguard
mysterioso makes cool water gear
not a bad idea- molded accessory pocket

Think Geek.com

I want i want i want! me greed:

• carniverious greenhouse- and the discovery store also has a watergarden version it is so mines after i buy a digital camera... and gulp, a house?!?
• the cubes

I want but it's more of a silver medal want, like it's nice to have but i'd rather have gold:

• USB flex light- this could be useful
• Tetran cable winder- kinda pricey, but innovative
• atomic dog tags- definitely burning man style
• amazing desktop dinosaur plant- all you plant phobes, have i got the plant for you!!! (even you can be weaned off a cactus susan)
• airzooka and megazooka- this would be SO FUN to play with my little neices and nephews

no thanks, but that's a great idea! (for me to poop on!)

• antworks- ants living in gel?!?! where do i sign up?
• marshmellow shooter, marshmellow blaster
• password manager- pretty tight, if i could get 5 people to do this, it'd be kinda handy... but it's a definite luxury item
• puzzles for hackers- great present for the hacker/ computer lover in your life. makes me feel smarter (if i had one)
• shower shock- caffeinated soap, susan might like this one...
• Mug Boss- like a tool belt for your mug?!?
• Firepod- USB & Firewire in your car or Versa charge usb power from car or wall outlet, esp great for an ipod shuffle or a usb light up xmas tree (thanks may!)

Weird stuff

• Ipod Nano Kitty holder- what the?!?! hehehehehe.
• learn japanese shirt- for roberto

Ok, that's all for now. if i had more time, i'd take care of the pictures....

Chocolatatay- Trader Joe's "Reserva Chocolate", Sao Tome Varietal 72% cacao

Sao Tome is located off the West Coast of Africa and the wrapper claims it "has the ideal climate for growing cocoa beans of the highest grade" to deliver "strong, yet balanced chocolate flavor for the serious chocolate lover."

I'm not sure I know anything about chocolate, but this 7 oz bar made in switzerland has this weird flavour. I let the first piece melt in my mouth. It has a melty quality, but in an ever so slightly waxy way and the cocoa has an extremely fine grainy taste as if you can't feel the specks of chocolate, but taste them and imagine them there. It initially tastes sour, then bitter. If you chew it the quality feels better, the bitter sweetness lingers and the aftertaste echos like a sip of hot chocolate. The little squares could be scaled down a bit since this type of chocolate tends to be overpowering.

Maxim Customer Service Email Address

I tried searching for this on their website, but then i found the best thing to do was use the trusty ol search engine. Their email address is maxim@palmcoastd.com

They're really nice too. Here's the email I got back from them.

Dear Mr./Ms. Hadi,

We apologize for the error and have combined the two accounts into one. Your subscription will be extended for the duplicates received. Starting with the April 2006 issue, only one copy will be sent, that issue will have your new expiration date on it.

Mr./Ms. Hadi, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Sincerely,
Johanna L. Customer Service

**Please include all previous e-mail correspondence if you reply**
Original Message:From: arlene: 2/2/2006To: maxim@palmcoastd.comSubject: Combine subscriptions
I've moved back home and moved my magazines with me, but now my siblings and I have two subscriptions. Can you please combine the two subscriptions?
One is under Arlene H, the other is just A. H. Both go to the same address:

Thanks!
Arlene H,

How to write a Letter of Recommendation

The following three links seemed most helpful.

General help: http://www.accepted.com/grad/LettersRec.aspx

Help with a few example templates:http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/docs/Verba-recs.html

A blog with some insight:http://blogs.setonhill.edu/MikeArnzen/002587.html

A few more links to peruse
http://career.clemson.edu/faculty/pdf_docs/WritingGuidelines.pdf

http://hugoboy.typepad.com/hugo_schwyzer/2004/11/letters_of_rec_.html

http://asuaf.org/~hardwarehank/Letters%20of%20Rec/Best.jpg

http://www.psych.ku.edu/psichi/LettersofRecommendation.htm

Regarding presents for Letters of Rec

Just say no.. apparently that's the general consensus on this page. it was nice to read comments from the "recipients" end. There was some chatter about how usually presents make them uncomfortable and are from asian people... i kind of cringed at that part, but that stereotype seems true.

http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/19589

i came across this page as i tried to google how to "write letters of rec" since i've come across this one situation in particular numerous times- ghost writing it for the person who will use it to in turn base their actual letter off of. i'll include some helpful links in the next post.

Print different titles for each excel page in the same worksheet

Sal at work asked me how to print different titles for each page. headings didn't work b/c they repeated on every page.

Print titles:
If your printout contains multiple pages, you might want a title heading or column headings on top of each page, or row heading in the first column of each page.
Position the worksheet so that the rows or columns that contain the title(s) are displayed. Choose File, Page Setup, and select the Sheet tab. In the Print Titles box, enter the rows or columns that you want printed as titles. Click OK.

http://www.somerset.kctcs.edu/titleiii/Excel%20Tips.htm

i used google and searched under "title excel sheet", but came up withbad results. the best results surprisingly came from "title excel sheet each page different". usually longer search phrases is bad, but i guess it worked out in this case. i have yet to try this technique.

Questions

Every now and then someone will ask me a question or i'll need something myself and i'll do a little research. I figure I'd start recording such little incidences and see what comes out of it.

Ok so i never update this... i'll try..

my friend and i had the idea to log all the lame sexist comments (LSC) i get at work. they're few and sorta far between, but they always take me by surprise b/c i just can't believe they just said that.

Here's the first entry:

I walk into an area where a man is making coffee.
me: is it ok if i steal some sugar?
guy with ponytail: If you look into the mirror you'll find all the sugar you'll ever need.
me: ...

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I also have an interest in random facts (RF) so i'll be adding new ones as i run into them..

• a gallon of water weighs about 8 lbs.
  

hungry?

There's this great restaurant deal going on right now!

http://www.sfdineabouttown.com/