a sunrise is a glorious thing to witness. unless it’s so freakin’ cloudy that you can’t see anything!!!

such a tease…

well, i made my decision. i now have a plan for the next few years of my life and what can i say, i’m excited. okay, i’m ECSTATIC.

now for the oscar speech.

thanks to God…whom without, i’d cease to be

to my brother Dan who is always supportive and proceeds to set the bar a little higher every time i try catching up to him

to my parents for understanding that i wasn’t made for starched suits and firm handshakes

to Will, Ken and Frank for helping me out and letting me crash in 220B

to Super Esther for encouragement and listening to me vent while i pulled my hair out

to Jessica for taking the time to cheer me up even with such a busy schedule

to Danny Choi for advice and prayer

to Peter for helping me out with the art college people

to everyone who prayed for me and offered encouragement (Josh Koh, Josh Lin, Josh Deen, Elijah, Tai-Chi, Mandy, Carina, Judy, Kiwon, Jane, Andy, Ray, Eunice, Stephanie and anyone else i missed)

to whoever parked on South Clinton with the license plate frame “i know God answers prayer”

no, i’m not crying.

from: ol_navi@yahoo.com
to: sprintPCS

hi sprint! well, i guess that “response within 48 hours” thing only applies to customers whose first names DON’T start with “I” and end with “N”…am i right? at any rate, you guys have the sorriest, most outrageously absurd “customer service” i’ve ever heard of. for instance, my phone has been trying to dial out to “CustomerCare” for the past TWENTY-TWO MINUTES…and it’s STILL TRYING AS I TYPE. this is the second time i’ve tried calling within the last half hour. i got through the first time no problem. i reported a dropped call (ONE OF MANY I RECEIVE EVERYDAY) to the nice automated voice, but before she could reply…guess what? ding ding ding! THE CALL DROPPED! needless to say, i’m SEETHING WITH HATRED AND ANGER toward your shabby company right now. and you know what’s the best part? YOU GUYS DON’T EVEN CARE! so you know what? i’m going to tell EVERYONE I KNOW how UTTERLY RIDICULOUS your “service” is. then i’m going to tell EVERYONE I KNOW how you guys receive my complaints and yet you DO NOTHING ABOUT THEM. THIS IS A COMPLETE OUTRAGE AND I WILL NOT HESITATE TO TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY I HAVE TO BRING YOUR SORRY EXCUSE FOR A COMPANY DOWN IN FLAMES. good night.

a Dell representative called me today and asked me how my new laptop was. i told her it was working fine. then my call got dropped. stupid sprint.

earlier tonight, i was letting the battery drain completely (i was using it on the train ride back) and i apparently wasn’t keeping a close enough eye on it because the battery died and so did my computer. stupid me.

after restarting, my computer began to flash really bright, distorted images…like what you see if you rub your eyes too hard. i rebooted a second time in order to get it running properly again. stupid computer.

stupid.

it’s a twisted world, Igor.

yeeesss…yees it is masster…

lately i’ve noticed how people change the phrase “what’s up” from a question to a greeting. here’s a typical conversation to illustrate.

01 - ivan: hey

02 - ivan: what’s up?

03 - friend: sup ivan

04 - friend: how are you?

05 - ivan: i’m doing okay

06 - ivan: you?

07 - friend: i’m alright

08 - ivan: blah blah blah

09 - friend: blah blah blah

everything is normal for me up to line 02. i’ve made my greeting and asked friend how he was doing. good so far, right? friend then proceeds to nullify line 02 with 03…”what’s up” and its variants have just been demoted to a greeting! line 04 then steps in and takes charge. defeated, i’m forced in line 05 to respond, despite being the first to ask how he was doing. (my initial question was turned into another greeting, remember?) line 06 is me being redundant…asking him once more how he’s doing. friend FINALLY responds in line 07…something he should’ve done in line 03 or 04!

stupid Budweiser commercials.

tough crowd.

just for the record, there is nothing i find more annoying about a website than the STUPID MUSIC people put up.

excuse me while i calm myself from this murderous rage.

let’s get one thing straight, fool…i don’t want to listen to your music. i didn’t invest in this sound system so i could listen to YOUR songs whenever i click on YOUR page…i did it so I could listen to MY music whenever I wished. capisce?

i’ve had a bad day and i DON’T need my audio sessions to be interrupted by some IDIOTIC song that you happen to think is “tight” (but obviously has no binding qualities whatsoever). sure, i respect your taste in music just like you (should) respect mine. I, however, do NOT shove it in your face without your expressed permission.

hear the difference?

i was sitting through MKTG360 this morning when the professor’s microphone started to slowly transmogrify his voice into that of an 80’s robot.

at first it was just mild distortion in his voice…there was some background static and the sound would snap, crackle and pop every once in a while. yes, like the stupid cereal characters. he showed mild annoyance and began trying to adjust his microphone. he succeeded in only making the distortion go in and out in waves. a little better but not too much better, nah’mean?

then the static started to get louder. his voice now sounded like a muffled electric guitar, rendering him all but totally incoherent. the snaps, crackles and pops elevated to crackles, pops and bangs. chuckles started to rise out of the audience. unauthorized murmuring ensued.

now the transformation was complete. the distortion reached comical levels of absurdity and the crackles, pops and the occasional bang persisted like the little troopers they were. then the static started to build up, climax with a fantastic clanging noise and then die down. unbridled laughter filled the room.

the professor ended up stopping the class to hurl an insult at the sound people and then continued the rest of the lecture without the microphone. that man has no sense of humor.

this is kinda old but still funny.

gangsta barney