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Entries from September 2003

The one-upper

September 29th, 2003 · 1 Comment

I hate the one-upper.
the one-upper
n. A person who must, at all times, have a better story, experience, word, etc, related to a topic suggested by another person.
See also my-dad-is-bigger-than-your-dad syndrome.
Garr. Harumph. I think this type of person is one of the most annoying.

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Tags: Miscellaneous

Beware of my mind

September 24th, 2003 · 5 Comments

Sometimes I lie in my bed at night and think about the quickest way out of my house in the case of fire. At other times, I imagine nefarious characters making their way into my house via my bedroom window– and my task is to fool them into thinking I’m asleep and don’t hear […]

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Tags: Random

Ouch

September 23rd, 2003 · No Comments

My head hurts. Bob would have an honest-to-goodness heart attack if he saw the database I was working with.

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An adventure in html, php, mysql, css, and…

September 21st, 2003 · 1 Comment

Fort Collins! I’m off to Colorado.

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Tags: Miscellaneous

Thank you, Miss Maryland

September 20th, 2003 · Comments Off

for your perpetuation of the ignorance surrounding public education. That sure is a great platform you’ve chosen considering public schools already receive the majority of the budgets of the states in the union. Hmmm. Yes, teachers must be underpaid. Nevermind that markets aren’t allowed to operate in that sector — and let’s […]

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Tags: Rant · Education

It’s a little game I like to call…

September 19th, 2003 · 1 Comment

…find the blaring (or apparently not so blaring) grammatical error in the following statement found in the background of an All My Children scene. (I just happened to have it on — let’s move past this).
“Habitat for Humanity thanks it’s Pine Valley volunteers for a job well done!”
What? Did the middle school intern make […]

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If I were one of the ‘normal’ freshmen, I’d be mad

September 18th, 2003 · 2 Comments

This is crap.

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