Grrrr - FUCK THEM... I'm So MAD!

Fuck Mechanics - Double R Cycles is a RIP OFF!

Motherfuckers scammed me! Or at least their service is SHIT! I dropped my bike off 3 weeks ago for a tune up. A day or two after he calls me to tell me that my bike got dropped off the lift!!! What? Anyways, he said he would replace the fairing & give me a free oil change. What the fuck do I need w/ an OIL CHANGE! I JUST GOT A FUCKIN TUNE UP (where the mechanic DOES A FUCKIN OIL CHANGE!)

Anyways, there were several other things they fucked up!
1.) My choke was working fine before the service... but afterward if the choke is switched on - the engine cuts out. This made it a bitch to start in the morning! I would start it... it would die.. i would start it... it would die.. etc X25... then it would start enough to rev the engine manually.
2.) I'm getting them to fix the signal, which is fused due to being dropped! (actually, that happened cause of my drop - but that's our little secret).
3.) The coolant is low! But they calm that it's where it's suppose to be! I'm gonna check w/ several other mechanics - as well as spread the bad word 'bout them.
4.) The brake fluids... which are supposed to be changed during a full tune-up... but they claimed that the brake pads weren't replaced so they fluids can't be replace.... So WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED!!! They told me before the service that the brakes were fine.... then AFTER tell me that I ONLY HAVE <500 miles on them!! So NOW they need to be REPLACED... but THIS TIME they'll CHARGE ME for the brake fluid change!
5.) The throttle sticks & the cable adjustment is supposed to be fixed DURING the TUNE-UP! grrrr... motherfuckers...

Shit NO ONE fucks w/ my shit! I'm gonna FUCKIN SCREW THEM!!! They nicely post complaints about other cycle dealerships on their website www.doublercycles.com & CLAIM that THEY are ALL ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION!!! Fuckin BULL SHIT!

I'm GONNA bad mouth them to other dealers & show them my bike for a 2nd opinion. Then I'm gonna BITCH at their "sister" store that RECOMMENDED them. Then if I'm not satisfied I'm gonna buy the web domain www.doublercycle.com (minus the 's') & bad mouth their fuckin ASS! Anyone know how to get google to find key words on your webpage?

I was extremely NICE, considering they DROPPED my BIKE! Then they TRY TO SCREW ME CAUSE I'm NICE!?!?!? Fuck that.... Now they're gonna see Mr. Bad Temper GAJ! Grrrrr.

God Damn - Torn between 2 Worlds

Shit! I just took a nice peaceful, cool drive to work w/ next to no traffic. The bike started well, & sounded good. Is she teasing me? Does she know my intentions & trying to convince me that she's gonna be good for the rest of the year? The ride was so calming (yes, I left my roommates at home & drove alone). My control was pretty good too... How can I be so torn!?! The second I walked out to the parking lot & saw my baby and she spoke to me. She said "look gaj, don't I look sexy!" "I bet you can't wait till I get my new dress" (dress = outter fairing). "I'm gonna look so sexy... I bet you can't wait!" God Damn Tease!!

But damn did she looked nice... just leaning there on her kick-stand. God damn sexy! Shit! What to do... what to do? I want her! I don't want anyone else to have her! She's mine god damn it! I paid for her! I bought her things (a tune-up) ... Why must she do this to me?

Like every other woman... when she wants you to have her, she's all nice & pretty... but when the fights start or she gets in the mood - it's all nagging & bitching. Maybe, she'll be like every other woman... after a while, she'll stop taking care of her make-up, start wearing casual clothes... & take on that dull look! Damn her! Damn them! They know exactly how to manipulate us! Don't they?

What to do? Sell or don't sell? That is the question? She sounds so nice right now. It was such a peaceful ride. Maybe if I get my brakes fixed & my choke fixed & new tires to match the new fairing... Damn, what to do? What to do? I don't wanna give her away anymore... I wanna keep her... Don't go baby, don't go...

Farewell BBQ

Last night, I organized a farewell BBQ for the old interns - after several failed attempts. My original attempts were foiled by the lack of participation from the other new interns. But I finally got things running (after some persistence).

So here is my beef: What do you do when people don't listen to your suggestion - when you KNOW your right - & do things inefficiently?

You see throughout my life ppl don't listen to me - instead they do what they think is best & eventually default back to my idea. I'm always at the point where I feel like saying "I told you so..." But I don't out of kindness {At least sometimes I don't ;) } Most of the time I think "fine, do it your way... you'll eventually see that it's not gonna work." But after it's fails I feel like I just wasted a huge chuck of my life! I feel that this may be a bad trait - but I'm not sure how to change it?

If you don't understand what I'm talking about, let me explain the events leading to the BBQ party: There were approximately 30 ppl coming, so I suggest that we buy enough meat. At first, they all agree - but then while shopping everyone attempts to skimp on the meat! The worst thing that can happen at a BBQ is not have enough meat! After several arguements, I finally got them to buy enough meat - & you know what? The meat pretty much finish w/o any left overs. Why didn't you listen to me in the first place? Instead of having to convince you over 45 mins of my life?

Okay, number 2: Buy enough charcoal & lighter fluid. Then let's start the fire. "no gaj, don't put lighter fluid on the charcoal.... that's enough lighter fluid... let's cook the food on the flames from the lighter fluid... let's close the lid (& cut off the oxygen) so the lighter fluid can burn on the coal... " God Damn. The propane doesn't work - so how the hell are you gonna get the charcoal to burn? There is no kindeling & you want to cook off the flames of the lighter fluid? Have you ever BBQ before? Damn, have you ever started a FIRE before? I guess not! After a while, I somewhat flipped - I yelled "Give me 5 god damn minutes w/ the lighter fluid & charcoal and I'll have the BBQ started!!" Low & behold 7 mins later the coal is burning a nice golden orange. Now that's what you BBQ on!

Then the maintenance & clean up. Halfway through we run out of buns (cause they claim I told em to buy 48 buns... (I said "3 X 24" = 48? nope)... damn it... they were there when we bought 3 stacks of 24 beef paties... why the hell would... whatever. So "Can anyone go to the store & pick up some more buns?" (Anyone out of the close the 20 new interns?) - No response. After 10 mins of searching... I went back home (a good 5 min walk), geared up & rode my mtfkin bike to the store! And the clean up! Good god - thanx for throwing things in the garbage right after you eat. I spend a good 30 mins cleaning up after most ppl. I pretty much cleaned up 95% (a few ppl helped for a few mins & even held the bag open while I scavenged garbage off the ground - after all it is my aprt complex).

So why do I do all of this? Why do I take on the responsiblity of running / organizing things. In the end they are usually a success (i.e the Vegas trip, BBQ, etc). But I end up running around cleaning up after everyone? Why don't I stop? Because, if I don't no one else will. i.e. why haven't we gone on any trips in cali? Cause no one will organize them. The only thing ppl want to do is go clubbin'! lol. Okay, it's good for one or two nights... but every week - come on man! I got better shit to do than that!

Is it because I'm older? I'm 23... everyone else is 21-22. Does one year make a difference? Or is it because I'm an only child & I've pretty much been independent since the age of 5? Or maybe because as a kid, I always grew up with an older, rougher crowd? Why is it that I feel like the ppl around me are way to unorganized? I feel like saying "Shit man - get your fukin' act together!"

Damn am I just bitching? Yeah, I think I am... It's to be expected - I'm just tired of running / organizing shit for other ppl, especially when they don't really help out.

What prompted this post? Well, I (or at least my body) woke up this morning at 6am after a long, hectic, late night - (what's the deal with that?) . And I thought to myself: Okay, let's buy a pickup truck. Let's try to sell your bike. Truthfully, your bike was a decent buy - but mechanically, it's not really in top notch shape. The throttle kinda jams, the engine is alright - but sounds kinda old & fading (it is a '99 w/ 16,000 MILES - not km - on it, which is kinda high for a bike). Maybe, you should just sell it & try to make as much money back as possible. After all I did use it for like a month maybe that's worth ~$200 in losses.

I can always get a bike later... & besides roomate1 (rmt1) & rmt2 just bought bikes too... but I don't really enjoy riding with them - cause I feel that rmt1 takes too many risks & disrespectful manoevers (disrespectful to other riders / cars). Then there's rmt2 who just bought a bike here & is learning & doesn't have much skill yet - he doesn't really follow the blocking position while riding; hence, it's a bitch to ride behind him.

I might lose some money on the bike sale & maybe even some loss on the insurance (incase, I buy a bike later on w/ a higher insurance rate). But at least, I'll be able to travel on my own. Am I being stupid? Is this the right move? Right now, in my gut, it feels like the right move. But it's gonna suck having to be stuck in traffic! lol. Especially, during rush hour. Yeah man. Truthfully, I'm not to comfortable with this bike... I feel like there is something wrong with it.... An ohmen or something.... it's been dropped twice. The mechanic is trying to fuck me (which I won't let happen - cause I don't let ppl fuk w/ me & get away with it - another bad trait I've come a accustomed to, but must change). Yes, I've decided. I'm gonna sell my bike, even if it means a loss - it was the lessons that were learnt (if any - well, there were a few).

Well that's it for now. (s0rry, no time to proof read - kind late for work now)

Passed My Written

Phew.  Finally, I passed my written test.  The best part is since I wrote my motorcycle written test, I had to automatically write my car written test.  Now I can get both the driving tests for free (as opposed to paying $24 for the additional class). 

Besides that, I ripped the tests.  1 wrong / 25 for motorcycle & 3 / 36 on the rules & laws.  Especially, since I didn't really study - I just read through 4 past tests (& when I say read, I mean read the question, then read the answer, lol). 

Well, it was definitely worth waking up at 6:30 am!  & I got to work at 9:30.   Can you believe that when I got to the DMV (ministry of transportation)  at 7:35 there was already a huge line (doors open at 8).  Then on top of that, when I got close to work I was stuck in a traffic jam cause of the concert! 

Worth a note:  The Shoreline Amphitheater is right next door (we share parking lots).  This is were all  the major stars do their concerts.  (Yesterday was Jessica Simpson, today it's Atlana Morset).  lol the ppl for the Atlana Morset concert were drinking on the way in!  That's at 9 am in the morning!!! lol.  Even that's too early for me!

Dead tired!

Shit, I'm dead tired today.  Don't know why, maybe cause I went to bed kinda late & woke up kinda early.  To tired to type... wanna fall asleep.  I think I will.  Goodnight (p.s. yes I'm still at work...)

A Blue day - Blue t-shirt that is.

Well, I've pounced on a new idea.  Since the dress code at work is "casual", khakis & a t-shirt is acceptable (atleast for the interns).  And since whenever I do real work - not web browsing ;) - I'm usually in the lab & hence have got to wear one of those conducting blue lab coats. 

So yesterday, I went to Wal-mart & bought 10 identical style t-shirts of different colours!!!  Now the plan is to rotate & mix and match these shirt for the different days of the week!  Hence, today is a blue day. 

This is also key since I won't sweat as much in the heat while riding in my thick leather jacket! Oh the heat!  Reading back, this post is pretty dry!

Stupid Barbers!

Damn... I got my haircut today & it was whack!  Damn, I miss Andy's Bio (my barbershop in T.O.)  At Andy's I would sit in the chair & just say "trim the sides, cut the top & blend it all in"!!

Here, not so simple!  I had to tell the bitch to cut it shorter... leave that part... even that out... fuck it was brutal!  After all that... it looked like shit...

I came home, busted out my trimmer & evened the entire thing out!  I even had to shape the front & the sides!!  Now it looks half decent.  But the fade was still to high (in terms of hair) - it could have been a little shorter... like a 1 clip.  But whatever...

After this haircut, I'm gonna try something new.  Like go to that preppy barber shop across the street.  Maybe they can do something different?

My Motorcycle!

My Motorcycle! 

To buy or not to buy? That is the question...

Well here we go.  I bought my bike for $4150 with tax & registration (bike ~ $3750, tax ~ $300, reg ~ $100).  Then I did a tune up for $280.  I still don't have insurance & my body work is incomplete (from the mechanic).   However, the body work has come in....

So my question is do I keep my bike OR do I sell it & buy a pickup truck?  You must be saying WHAT?  Buy a pickup truck?  Half the reason you went to cali was to ride year round!  True, Very True.  I also wanted to gain experience riding a 600 cc Sport (racing) bike. 

But you know what the problem is... No one here is willing to help out when you need a ride.  It's to be expected, cause if you have a car you're not gonna wanna drive your friend for a haircut, or say to buy groceries.  You're just kinda get lazy.  But that's the problem in california - YOU NEED A CAR.  The public transportation sucks.  Atleast back home if you can't get a ride you can rely on the TTC bus/subway service.  But here no luck.

So what do I do if I wanna get a haircut?  On a bike it's next to impossible, cause my hair is short & any cut hair easily gets lodged into my helmet & leather jacket - which are impossible to wash!  Or buying large items - granted this will only occur infrequently.  I just don't like the idea of having to rely on other.  (Especially, after they agree to take me - then at the last minute flop out!  Grrr, that shit makes me so mad!!).

Plus, the interns don't do much... What if I wanna go camping?  Or go to Lake Tahoe, or to Las Vegas, Death Valley, etc.  So much to do... but only with a car!  So far the interns have only bought enough cars to barely fit all the interns... no room for camping equipment or luggage.  Plus, I can't keep organizing events for everyone!  I end up having to take complete responsiblity & often time end up paying a little more out of my pocket!  That's not cool! :(

But then again the problem is.... how do you meet people to do things with?  Like native californians!  (especially, since most of the interns don't do much in term of entertainment).  I wanna go out... I want to do things!  My dreams are big... and if no one's in I'll do it myself! 

So now... should I get a pickup truck? 

Bike Pros:

• Easy in traffic, cause lane splitting is legal ;)
• Excellent commute to work & pretty low on gas (I think).
• Insurance should be pretty decent on the bike I have now.
• I get to gain more experience driving a 600cc bike (plus it looks hot)
• I've done most of the services... Maybe just got to change my tires (& brakes which hopefully they'll do for free; instead of a free 2nd oil change).  This will cost like ~$200-300 (hopefully less).

Bike Selling Pros:

• Once the body work is replaced (& brakes replaced) the bike will be in excellent selling condition.  I'll hopefully be able to make the money I spent on it back.

Truck Pros:

• Convience on isolated tasks (i.e. camping, out of city excursions, infrequent large ticket items).

Or maybe I could do both?  I mean I only spent $4500 on the bike.  Some most interns spent like $8000 on a car.  What if I get a pickup for $4000?  Both of them will be investments, cause I will sell them back after my internship!  But I'll probably lose $1000 or so on the truck.  And probably $1000 on the bike.  (Both for wear & tear).  But think of all the convience I would have!  I could do both... ride & drive!  Plus, what happens in winter... when it starts raining here (ha ha NO SNOW - Torontonian suckers!!)   I'll have my pickup! 

So say I completely loose 1 of my investments.  Say I only make $5500 back from the sale of both, later on.  Would that $3000 + $1000 (insurance for both) be worth it?  Is that kind of money worth the convience?  Atleast, I would know that I could do whatever I wanted & not have to rely on anyone else (which is important to me).  I could have the best of both worlds! 

But is it worth it??

My Mechanic (Time Line: Week my bike Dropped)

Um... okay... so I drop of my motorcycle for the mechanic to do a full tune-up.  So he calls me back the next day & I know there is some kind of problem!  He says:  "Unforunately... one of my mechanics dropped your bike off the lift..."  WHAT!?!  "There seems to be only cosmetic damages, so we have ordered new body work & will replace it free of charge."  YEAH, YOU'D BETTER!  "Plus we'll give you a free oil change at the time..."  (Doesn't a Tune-up INCLUDE an oil change?).  Yeah, okay whatever....

The good part is that the fairing will be replace... the fairly that I so artistically dropped at Nav's house.  So in a way I guess it's a good thing. 

But then again, how is it that my bike gets dropped TWICE in ONE WEEK...  What's going on? This seems too weird. I drop it, then someone else drops it? Damn, what's the deal? Is the bike jynxed?  Now that I'm thinking about it I'm all creeped out!!  Is it some kind of sign?

My Bike Dropping Experience....

So I guess, after that last entry it might be good to share my dropped bike experience.  Last week, when I went to pick up my bike at an uncle's house, I, the chocolate rocket, dropped my bike.  It was a pretty harsh drop to since my bike was a '99 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6 (that's 600 cc's).  It is the fastest & largest bike I have ever owned. 
 
I've been riding in Toronto for about 3 years now.  But my 1st & only previous bike was a '96 Kawasaki EX250 (Ninja but 250 cc's).  It was considerably smaller, easier to maneouver and yes a lot slower (especially in the lower 3 gears). 
 
Well, I figure it was time to promote to a bigger bike, hence the ZX6.  I initially bought it in Grass Valley, CA.  For those who don't know... that's an "ideal" hour and a bit north of Sacaramento, which is an "ideal" 2.5 hours from San Jose!  In reality it took me well over 5 hours to get there due to traffic (for lake tahoe, I presume).  The bike was pretty much a steal.  I got it for $4100 w/ tax & registration from a dealer (~$3750 for bike).  It was originally advertised for $4300 b4 tax.  I knew that they were having trouble selling it because it was so far out in the middle of no where... so I made the trip to buy the bike. 
 
Since I had to go buy myself, I drove the bike to Nav's house, parked it there & then he drove me back to pick up my company rental car :)   I told Nav, I'd pick it up the bike after my excursion to Las Vegas (since he was going to visit Nfld, he wouldn't be home).  He told me that was cool, since his neighbour would have the keys to the garage.
 
So I go back one day to pick up my bike...  I get the garage opener from his neighbour & get my bike.  But when I went to return the opener to her - I meet an unfortunate circumstance.  Nav & his neighbour lived on a steep, steep hill.  And as I tried to park the bike on it's kick stand it would not hold due to the weight / momentum downhill.  So I decide to park it sideways... gave his neighbour the opener & tried to jump back on the bike.  Well, I guess I wasn't well focused because my weight on the slanted bike (due to hill) tipped the bike of it's center of mass. 
 
The bike dropped & I went flying!  :(  Yes, there were scratched on my previously untarnished bike :(
 
Moral of the story, if down / up hill park your bike IN GEAR, so that it does not move!  :(  Ouch, it still hurts...  

Dropping Your Bike Hurts!!

This morning my heart dropped!  One of my roommates bought his bike (motorcycle) yesterday.  It was used & had slight cosmetic damages.  So this morning both of us decided to ride our bikes to work... 
 
We started off on the side street & drove toward the main street.  I followed on my ZX6.  As he initiated his first turn the bike slide from right under him.  It was painful to watch!  I just thought about how I have never slide like that & dread the day it may happen. 
 
His bike basically slide (due to the momentum of the curve) & stopped at the curb.  He got up & was pissed (but not hurt - thank god for his gear!)  I slowed down & stopped.  We took a look & there was some pretty bad "cosmetic" damages...  But I guess that's life.  
 
The plus side was that it happened on his first day, so he will be more cautious now.  Furthermore, he slide & hit the curb right in BETWEEN 2 parked cars!!  Yeap, that's right.. right in between!  If he was a little to the left or right he would have hit either car.  Thank god that didn't happen. 
 
The rest of the way to work, was sketchy.  It was my 1st time riding w/ someone else.  I found it more difficult, because I had to keep in mind where he was all the time.  When I rode by myself, I would be concerned only for my own safety... now I have to consider someone else as well!  I'm not used to that... but hopefully it will come in time.
 
But that slide... ouch, it hurt.  I'm just afraid of when that will happen to me :S  I don't wish it to happen... but then there is that saying:  "There are 2 types of motorcyclists:  those that have crashed & those that will..."  :(  Crashing, dropping, sliding are all experiences one may meet... but do we have to?  I've already dropped my bike - it was a learning experience.  But do I have to crash or slide to learn better?  I hope not!

Always a Way to Out Smart the System

So I've finally been approved for 2 cell phone lines w/ $0 deposit.  Guess how?  Well, I called the direct activation line for AT&T and told them to delete/ignore my US credit history.  Then I got them to activate / check me under my Canadian credit history.  Most AT&T numbers don't do this - but since this was a direct number to the activation centre they had the ability to connect to a Canadian counterpart and hence my approval. 
 
Just goes to show you... when things look tight, just keep at it & life is bound to loosen up at some point.  Shit that was a pretty dry experssion... let me try again:
 
Just goes to show you... perseverance  pays off.  That's better!

Direct Numbers for All:

1-888-288-4202     AT&T activation centre, these guys are basically the ones that determine you're activation status.  They are the final (3rd level of the credit check)    P.S.  if you tell them your a customer, say you have already "purchased" an AT&T phone otherwise they will not talk to you or check your activation / credit status. 
 
1-888-784-4275      AT&T the number that the direct dealer calls, I haven't really figured what you can do with this number... but I did get an opportunity to yell & curse! :)
 
More to come...

I'm an illegal Alien! grrr

Wtf!  Since Saturday I've been trying to obtain a cell phone, but guess what?  The phone company won't approve my credit!  They'll do it for other interns, but just not me.  And it's not like they have better credit than me, since we all came to the US together (& it's only been a month) and especially since I had amazing credit in Canada (excluding mr. salgados loan :P). 
 
Anyhow, Master Negotiator (that's me) has spoken to each & everyone along the chain of command.  From the authorized dealer, to the direct dealer, to AT&T and even scammed my way to several of the dealer's direct lines for activation.  In the end, I've basically troubleshooted the problem to one person... the fukin credit bureaus!  For some reason, they think that my SSN (social security #) has NEVER been ISSUED in the United States!  Go figure, especially as I'm holding the SSN in my hand!  Grrr.  How the fuk can they say that my # has never been issued.  And worst of all I can't call them to correct it!  I've tried everything: ordering my credit report from each of the bureau (3 of them) but no success. 
 
You know why?  All the systems are fukin AUTOMATED & since my number / info is INVALID / NON-EXISTENT, I can't get through to any customer personel!  
 
So basically, you can only talk to someone ONCE you've obtained a credit report, which can only occur IF you have a valid SSN # & info.  So I'm basically, screwed!! 
 
But don't you worry, once I get a direct number I shall post them all on the web!

Got Kicked Out the Palms Cause of my kicks! Kiss My Ass You Ugly Bouncer Bastard!

On the Vegas Strip (1 of like 20 hotels)

Petey Pablo drops by the Club in Vegas

Vegas (that roof plays movies!!)

The Plaza (our Hotel)

Me Mounting 1 of 4 Hollywood Lady Figures

The Ride

Sunset Blvd

Interns in LA (sunset blvd) motel

Whack "desi" jams!

The night was looking good... except 4 all the whack brown folk!
 
Let me explain:  I get back home from my beer run & my roommates tell me that they got a ride to hit this "desi" (that's a term meaning brown / indian ppl) jam.  So we hit it up... 
 
But guess what the scene was WHACK!  Brown ppl here are so... how do you put it... traditional?  It was basically a fob jam!  It was whack!  The girls were pretty much busted... well not really, but I've seen a lot better in T.O.  It was just so traditional... like a cultural event but at a club!  Not my scene at all.  So I got plastered & danced up a storm (during the 10% of hiphop, rather than the 90% of hardcore bungara).  Even tipped the hot waitress quite a bit...
 
All in all, the night was flop; but, on a lighter note I was too drunk to care :) 
 
Oh, one other observation... the brown guys are so polite? No more like, less aggressive!  I remember stepping on shoes & they appologized to me?  Huh, in Scarborough that's grounds for a fist fight!  But no... all the guys were so preppy & didn't start shit what so ever!  Wow, what a change from T.O.  This was a good thing, no punk ass brown mtfkrs that think their the shit & no one can touch them!  (rolling eyes) So lame & yet so sad.  Why can't ppl in T.O. be more civilied... or maybe it was just because I was in a fob jam, lol.  Aite, that's it for now... 

Molson Canadian

It's friday night, doesn't seem like anythings gonna be happenin' tonight... so I guess I'll pass by the beer store (or should I say grocery store, to buy beer... in aisle 4)  Well, I get there and find that all the Moosehead (canadian beer) is sold out!  God damn, after 10 mins of cursing & swearing, I decide I will go with another import beer - maybe Fosters (australian beer & the 1st beer I ever drank... aww the good old days).  I was pretty bumed at this point. 
 
But then... low & behold, I saw it... that's right a case of good old MOLSON CANADIAN!  I so made my day.... then I look at the price $5 for a six (w/ my safeway grocery card!) - SCORE 4 gaj.  Now as I'm in line, I start to look at the packing!  Hey it's not the same... in fact it's nicer, much nicer.  It all gold & red and the box has that little "imported" symbol that used to come on Corona boxes back home.  I felt good... especially after several beers!  The sale end on Aug 3rd - I shall be back, 2 buy in bulk of course!!

Lesson of the Day #1:

When you're in a meeting and have an idea, SPEAK UP... I had an idea, but was like that's trivial, they probably thought about that... we nope... some next guy suggested my idea & they were all in aww!  My loss - I snoozed, I lost!

This Week's Website: Rock, Paper, Saddam

http://www.rockpapersaddam.com/

New Jacket!

So... I bought a new jacket!  Well, technically its new to me... but used by someone else.  I bought it off craigslist (for those who don't know it's a local site that allows people to post messages / ads... kinda like a local forum).  The jacket cost me $130 USD (which was a steal), but is like new.  It's identical to my roommates jacket (which I was borrowing up until now), except for the colours.  His is black & sliver & black, while my jacket is black & white & red.  FYI: red is my favourite colour (please, note the CANADIAN spelling!!).  I'll post a pic later.

An Introduction...

After much consideration and "peer-pressure" to jot my thoughts in a blog, I have so done it...  And it begins an insight into my mind, my views and maybe even an insight into my twisted little world (where anything & everything can go wrong)!