thanks to you people

we now know/have these pointless things:

Paul Somers and Dale Goodrich (1937)
Following long discussion, together coined phrase "F*** you," after neighbor repeatedly asked them to turn down Benny Goodman on the phonograph.

Lucille Eck (1979)
Briefly posted sign outside Mennonite meetinghouse to ward off nosy tourists. "Wherefore Thy Fascination?" later abbreviated to "WTF?"

Martin Cooper (1973)
Invented excuse "Sorry, I'm losing reception" during one of first cell-phone calls when his friend started telling him a dream involving Teddy Roosevelt and his ex-wife making waffles together.

Dave Weathersby (1958)
Encouraged girlfriend to tie sweater around her waist to hide her "big ass."

Stuart Freyer (1933)
After getting stuck in his squat beneath 295-pound barbell at Atlas's World of Iron, invented phrase "Li'l help?"

Chester Pence (1871)
Came up with idea of simultaneously putting index finger and pinkie behind person's head in photo so it looked like he had devil horns.

Jasper Jacoby (1863)
Conceived of "gotcha nose" trick during a rainy night with his nephew. Villagers were so frightened by his illusion, they taped teacups over their noses so they wouldn't get stolen while they were asleep.

Ryan Wendel (1862)
First person to design complete ransom note by cutting individual letters out of assorted newspapers and his sister's Emily Brontë novel, then gluing them onto sheet of parchment. (Note: Wendel was really self-conscious about his handwriting.)

Archibald Gips Jr. (1730)
Discovered ear could not only be used to hear things but as shelf to hold quill pens, twigs, and sticks of butter.

Samuel Mansfield (1625)
First to use catchphrase from popular entertainment, greeting friends with line "If an oily palm be not a fruitful prognostication, I cannot scratch mine ear!" (Antony and Cleopatra, Act I)

Thanks Esquire!

tut tut, tis tv thursday

survivor is finally almost over tonight! yeah!

also pushing daises is not slated for another season.

neither is the crap that came in with this fall's season, such as my own worst enemy, the ex list, etc.

sunday finished off the amazing race. that divorced couple (ken and tina) should stay divorced. have you seen the way the husband allows himself to be verbally abused like that?!?

on monday, there was this hilarious clip where i identified with teh little asian kid...when i was young...

also earlier, you should know that the big guy in the middle also attempted to explain to the kids why fighting is bad, and was called out for being a wuss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1TBDxtioBI

the bane of asians

i honestly have no idea what it is. but whether its a genetic (mal)function, or just something that always happens, asian moms are obsessed with their child(ren)'s grades. its very sad.

what makes me laugh a little about it is the fact that most dads (even asian ones) don't care that much about grades. They just know that as long as their kid works hard and does his !$(@!*# best, its fine with them. maybe because their asian moms pushed them too hard and they swore they would never do that to their kid ever?

but as to not discourage any asian mom readers out there, you guys are the best cooks.

also: my big toe has an ingrown nail. and yes, when you put socks and shoes on and begin to run, it hurts.

wealth is great

about this time of year, i typically recieve a large haul of money. how is this?

every A in school, $20. this year, i fully expect at least 3.
final's season, $10 an hour, for 5-15 hours per week for two weeks.
every christmas, 100-120, by selling off/returning presents.
every birthday, another 70-100.
chinese new year, 50-100.

so this is cool. and it brings me happiness. and a little pride. nothing is cooler than showing off all the cool stuff you bought the day after christmas to your friends. except maybe buying it in front of them.

so, according to boethius, if ipods bring happiness, then apple has taken a little bit of heaven.

oh, and then i'm not grounded any more. not that i play much between semesters anyways.

random: grounded from something? find the alternatives. visit the library. hide out at friend's houses and play their video games. use the house phone. exercise for long, long periods of time. use the radio. and enjoy school, because really, the prison is the often the most free.

i took a short cut

no music updates on monday this/next week. changed it today instead.

things we lost in 2-10 volts of static electricity

you might care to recall that i washed my ipod in the laundry. bad, bad, bad, bad. horrible.

well, now, i have lost my computer, hopefully due to a melting motherboard/power supply, and not a virus, which would totally suck, because the next computer will likely have the same problem and while both of these items will be replaced sometime after christmas, I CANNOT LIVE LIKE THIS!

i feel depraved.

and in two weeks, i will be on a six hour plane ride, and the only consolation is that it is a red-eye.

despite all the holiday cheer

the emo kid inside of me finds stuff like this:

http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/786/

try it!