D2

The upside of being busy
I've gotten some really good sleep the past few days.

The downside of being busy
I haven't had a decent post in a while...sadness.

Sold my first TV!
I sold not only my first but also my second HDTV last night. $2400 worth of TVs translates to about $60-$70 for me in commission. What makes it doubly sweet is that I wasn't supposed to work last night, I was just filling in for someone who called in sick. Wahoo!

Verse of the Day
"For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him."
~2 Chronicles 16:9

Convo of the Day
J: You make me laugh.
D2: That's what she said.

Quote of the Day
"In every work of genius we see our own rejected thoughts."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Link of the Day
New Gmail being tested.
Google is always innovating. Tip of the Hat to yendi.

Sports Report
There are five 3-0 teams in the NFL, with Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre being the biggest surprise. Pennant and wild card races are coming down to the wire. Mets really need a solid performance from Pedro tonight, while the Rockies are on a nine game winning streak and could end up as the surprise team out of the weak NL.

Entertainment
Was the first episode of Season Two for Heroes a disappointment? I don't think so, it's just that the expectations are raised much higher now.

Lengthy email return
I'm bad at email; sometimes, it takes me a month or more to respond. Are you guys quicker than that or do you have the same problem I do?

Adminisration
Laboring on Labor Day makes too much sense...

Old school Baptist weddings
You know you're at an old school Baptist wedding when there's no drinking or dancing. No, not even a first dance.

Web classes
They're awesome because there aren't slower people to slow me down.

Volunteer assistant coach
My old Quiz Bowl coach just had his first baby, a cute daughter born about a week and a half ago. Seeing as how much of his time will be devoted to his baby, I offered my services as an assistant coach and he accepted.

Verse of the Day
"God works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose."
~Romans 8:28

Convo of the Day
L: Who are you?
D2's old Quiz Bowl coach: Daniel was my first captain. He was the team that year.

Quote of the Day
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left."
~Oscar Levant

Link of the Day
Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq
Not really that surprising...

Sports Report
A Red Sox rookie threw a no-no in only his second start, but the biggest sporting news of the decade is best summed up by the guy at Sunday Morning Quarterback:
I'm still trying to synthesize the Appalachian State upset of Michigan. If Biff from Back to the Future saw that game in his sportsbook from the past, he couldn't stake his ill-gotten fortune on it, because his secret would be blown. Anyone who bet anything significant on a straight-up ASU win should be immediately pursued, arrested and interrogated about his time travel capabilities. He probably shot Kennedy. Both of them.

Entertainment
I've added Balls of Fury to my ever growing list of movies that I must see. Now to make time for them is another matter!

1000 Facebook friends
Somehow, I now have over 1000 Facebook friends! ^_^

Adminisration
Hello, new friends! Goodbye, former friends.

LJ bans two users
Freedom of speech is not unlimited freedom of speech. People forget they've clicked "I Agree" on a ToS full of clauses that allows LJ to legally ban those users.

Republicans debate
Apparently, national security and abortion are the defining topics of the Republican party. Besides lambasting the Democrats, of course.

One final today, one final tomorrow
Then I'm done with summer classes! Wahoo!

Verse of the Day
"A wise man will hear and increase learning, and a man of understanding will attain wise counsel."
~Proverbs 1:5

Convos of the Day
D2: People don't believe me when I say I'm kind of lucky.
M: They've never played poker with you. They've never seen you win ten coin flips in a row. Without even looking at your cards.

Quote of the Day
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will."
~Jawaharlal Nehru

Link of the Day
American Home Mortage files for bankruptcy
The housing bubble has burst, and this is yet more proof of it.

Sports Report
Bonds 755. Arod 500. Glavine 300. And yet, fantasy football is more important to more Americans than anything else sports-related!

Entertainment
I recently watched Ratatouille, Transformers, and The Simpsons Movie. I happened to like them all, so I recommend watching them sometime. The only one I would recommend watching seeing in the theaters is Transformers, the other two are high quality rentals.

Heat wave
It's hot.

Question
Would you rather be thought of as a nice or kind person?

We're just friends
Hey, it happens! We're just friends, but all the better for it. It's rare that I meet anyone who can understand me when I'm mumbling. ^_^

I got a job!
So, I applied at Sears at the local mall (there's only big one in my town). I was expecting to do footwear but they filled that position the morning I interviewed. However, I was so good in my interview the footwear manager recommended me to appliances. As it turns out, they had a position for selling electronics. Supposedly, electronics is the section people want to be in because you get base pay ($6/hr) plus commission. They haven't hired a new electronics salesman in quite some time, but I happened to show up at the right time!

Room cleaning day
I've got my room organized to be cleaned. Now comes the hard part: Actually executing that cleaning (I've put this off for a few days now).

Verse of the Day
"Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness." -Romans 6:12-13

Convo of the Day
H: Daniel, we're never going to see eye-to-eye on this.
D2: Well, yeah, because I'm taller than you!

Quote of the Day
"Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day."
~John Donne

Link of the Day
The Letter Project.

Sports Report
NBA Predictions: Pistons in five. Cavs in five. Suns in six. Warriors in six.

MLB: Brewers are playing well right now. All their young talent is beginning to show their true potential. As long as their starting pitching holds together they should win the NL Central.

Awesome use of the hidden immunity idol
Yau Man deserves to win Survivor this season. He's played an honest game, a smart game, and he's done well on the challenges.

AIM "grammer"
It annoys me to no end to see AIM "grammer" be used on a Facebook wall.

Question
Is it just me, or am I going to pull my hair out when I read essays written by 13-year-olds?

Runoff elections
Ah, I love the smell of democracy in the morning. Runoff election today for vice president of Tulsa's Student Association. I can't tell you who to vote for, but please do vote TU peeps.

I'm too lazy
Yeah, I didn't do so hot on a fundamentals test yesterday...for no reason than sheer laziness. Hard to believe, I know.

Last issue of the Collegian
Today is the official release of the last issue of the campus newspaper. Wahoo! I'll be returning as opinion editor next year so it should be interesting times with an election season next fall.

Verse of the Day
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.”
1 Peter 2:24

Convo of the Day
Rouge: So, um, our shutoff notice is tomorrow.
D2: Why don't you sell some of your anime and games?
Rouge: Some anime I could part with, but I don't think I could part with my games.
D2: That doesn't make any sense.
Rouge: I'd rather sit with my FF1 cartridge in the dark than sell it for a million dollars.

Quote of the Day
"Laziness will cause you pain."
~Slogan on T-shirt worn at the Vee Arnis Jitsu School of Self-Defense

Link of the Day
The Outbursts of Everett True. A hilarious comic from the turn of the twentieth century. (vector: theferrett)

Sports Report
Baseball opens, NBA and NHL playoffs almost here. And Lefty wins another Master!

And watching a walkoff homer is awesome, even if it's a Double A game.

Lucky Stiff
I watched Lucky Stiff last Thursday, a musical about a lucky dead man. I must say it was very amusing.

Facebook addiction
Facebook has a new feature that lets you know when someone last updated...now that's too addicting.

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