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Books I Own That I Haven’t Really Read

Friday, July 21st, 2006

… for whatever reason. I’m not saying that they’re all bad, nor am I saying that they’re all good either.

The Evolution of Useful Things
Small Things Considered - interesting books by the same author. I bought them both at the same time. Unfortunately a touch boring after a long day of work.
The Zen of CSS Design [...]

Panda Express

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

I really don’t like Panda Express that much. It just happens to be the closest, most convenient Chinese-like restaurant near work. I trade off quality for convenience.
What scares me is hearing people talk about how great Panda Express is while I’m sitting there having lunch. Some tell me because I’m Chinese, wearing a red (red) [...]

24

Friday, July 7th, 2006

I’ve been on a 24 kick recently.
Season 1 was excellent from begining to end. Caught my attention right away, and carried it to the end.
I’m working on Season 2 now. Season 2 starts off a little slower, but it picks up and definitely holds you. And that’s my biggest problem with 24 - once you [...]

Pricing

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

The local sandwich shop near my work has been slowly raising their prices. Over the last year, it probably costs me a dollar more to eat there. In the grand scheme this really isn’t a big deal, but it bugs the hell out of me.
If the pricing were to go down, I probably would NOT [...]

Steak

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Once you’ve had steak in Argentina, nothing else can compare.

Cards

Friday, June 9th, 2006

I went to Hallmark today to pick up a birthday card.
One thing I never quite understood: cards with tons of verbage already. What the hell is the point of that?
“Look honey, I love you so much that I put in the effort to buy this card that someone else wrote. See, I signed it at [...]

How to Steam Rice with a Tatung Steamer

Friday, June 2nd, 2006

Did you inherit a Tatung Steamer from your parents/aunt/uncle/other relative? Are you wondering how to make/steam rice with it? Did you try searching online? Didn’t find anything?
I had the same problem, until I realized I had inheritted a new one with a manual. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So here’s the relevant section (from a manual for the [...]

Shopping

Monday, May 29th, 2006

All it takes is a stupid cashier to screw up a perfectly good shopping experience.
Note to Best Buy: Your coupons should not contain instructions for your near minimum wage employees. Your better paid developers/contractors responsible for the coupon software/POS should take care of all that.

On the Road Again…

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

I just returned from Argentina. It was fabulous. Lots of cool sights, and lots of steak. I highly recommend visiting Buenos Aires. I’d like to visit again sometime. My girlfriend has been posting about it in her blog. She’s posted some pictures as well. I may get around to posting some.
I just returned from Argentina, [...]

Hey Dad

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

I’m going to be visiting Shanghai from May 6th until May 17th. I hope to take a day trip out to Hangzhou on the weekend of May 13th/14th.
Drop me a message, maybe we can meet up.