tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59836932011-09-22T02:57:14.656-07:00The Creamy Center..is just oozing of Tiger Blood and AdonisDNA!Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-49391866047843184802010-09-04T20:05:00.001-07:002010-09-04T20:17:18.398-07:00So I had some really bad pizza last week...From the AMF Bowling Lanes in Cerritos. If you can ever imagine a thing that can possibly exist...a "bad pizza"...then you'll find it here. How can a pizza be bad, you might ask? Well for starters instead of putting any effort into making a decent pizza sauce you use the 25 cent can of Hunt's tomato sauce. Next instead of actual italian sausage you Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-41778849396817712752009-12-23T18:02:00.000-08:002009-12-24T12:16:12.031-08:00My Festivus Grievances...The Account Managers here at work. All throughout the year they come to us with "can you do this", "can you do that", "please help" and all this other hoopla. And when the holidays roll around, a time when you express gratitude towards those that help (particular those that bend over backwards to help keep your sales & margins high, so that you get to keep your accounts Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-78888518845610416082009-08-20T18:56:00.000-07:002009-12-24T12:29:01.119-08:00So I'm thinking of resurrecting this blog, after a two-year hiatus. However unlike before I'm not going to go all out and promote it like crazy in a mad effort to get hits (besides, I dropped the website counter long before my last post here). Let those that are curious enought go and seek this out.I just need somewhere where I can vent and say stuff that I normally wouldn't post to Facebook. Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1828309705888264252007-06-15T20:58:00.000-07:002007-06-15T21:10:41.572-07:00Wedding UpdateIn case you don't know, we've set the date for our wedding. May 10th of next year - less than 11 months away. Here's the link to our Wedding Website, with details and such.Elliot & Jenny at the Knot.comLuckily we got the reception and church bookings out of the way. Now we have to find other stuff such as DJ, photographer, flowers, limo, etc. It's kinda scary - you gotta be Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1170825146785030822007-02-06T21:08:00.000-08:002009-08-20T18:18:41.756-07:00So I just got engaged last weekend...Our six year anniversary was last Saturday. I had to coax Jenny into going to Boomers, the place of our first date, by telling her that I was meeting some friends there. She was coming off a full day's work and was already tired, and was scheduled to work the next morning. And there was a going-away party for her friend down the street that she wanted to goElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1164007610916014022006-11-19T23:18:00.000-08:002006-11-19T23:26:50.933-08:00Saturday we went to see the Tenacious D concert at the Gibson (Universal) Amphitheatre. The first time I saw them was six years when it was them and the Queens of the Stone Age as opening acts for the Foo Fighters. It was just a 15-20 minute set with just the two of them and their acoustic guitars. I don't think many people in the audience have ever heard of them at that time, but I remember Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1161237728238319402006-10-18T22:56:00.000-07:002006-10-19T16:28:08.710-07:00Mailbag..Fred from the House of El writes:"any thoughts on the Smallville season premiere? i started watching it becuz it was started to follow the actual Superman lore. i hope it doesn't fall back into its "Dawson's Creek" style, which was the reason i never watched it at first... "To be honest, aside from a couple of rerun episodes that air on Saturdays after Soul Train I haven't really watchedElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1159943794516013122006-10-03T23:27:00.000-07:002006-10-06T19:36:25.240-07:00Fall TV Season PreviewThe Simpsons: Now entering its 2,543,595th season, the long running animated series is now hit or miss, depending on the episode. Their season premiere was okay, Although the brief cameo by Metallica in the season premiere only served as irrelevant episode filler, something that could've been done by Slipknot, but for far less money. Ugh, talk about another wasted Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1159334996290334912006-09-26T22:29:00.000-07:002006-09-27T21:29:24.770-07:00Fall TV Season PreviewThe Office:As far as sitcoms go this is one of the very few that I'll actually bother watching this season (the other two I watch is My Name is Earl and on occasion Two & A Half Men. The rest are all cartoons) And yes, this show *is* worthy of all the praise it gets and the Best Comedy Emmy it won earlier this month. If you haven't seen it already make it a habit to watchElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1158892446034617012006-09-21T19:29:00.000-07:002006-09-21T19:44:04.463-07:00Fall TV Season PreviewSurvivor: This season is their most controversal yet, with the contestants being split up by race. Some dummies are calling this "racist" Survivor."Racial", maybe. But I wouldn't go as far as calling it racist. Especially now since the playing field is as diverse as ever. Instead of the usual all white crowd with the one token black or mexican, you have equal Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1155268420451126782006-08-10T20:24:00.000-07:002006-08-10T20:53:40.520-07:00First blog in a few months.This is my first week back from Mehico. I spent the last weekend of July in Puerto Vallarta. Well actually it was Nuevo Vallarta the city just north of PV made up mostly of resorts. It's an expanding city with new resorts and condos being constructed for vacationing gringos. So when you're in Nuevo Vallarta you won't have to worry about the lack of Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1145073653914300412006-04-14T20:53:00.000-07:002006-04-14T21:06:40.996-07:00For a while I was dreading that the curse of our home sports teams losing games that I attend to was coming back. Late last year I blogged about the Laker game I went to. They lost.More recently I went to see the Clippers play on three occassions. Supposedly this year's Clippers have a winning record and have already secured a spot in the upcoming playoffs. So they should be good, right? ButElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1141109380618938912006-02-27T22:45:00.000-08:002006-03-03T17:09:39.076-08:00[just revised March 3 @ 5pm, so read again]This is the final entry in my series of movie reviews.Movie review: Brokeback MountainYeah, that's right! I saw this movie, and I ain't afraid to admit it. In fact, after reading this review you might just feel just a bit safer about actually going to see this movie.First let me review the cinematic aspects of this movie. Great story. Believable acting Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1139010606684828242006-02-03T15:49:00.000-08:002006-02-04T23:28:07.406-08:00Movie Review: The Family StoneLast year our company treated us to a day at the movies following our annual Holiday Luncheon. They wanted a "safe" movie that's not likely to be too much for the old ladies to take in, so they picked this one. We went on the Friday when King Kong opened, and while waiting in front of Krikorian alot of us were talking about faking a bathroom attack in the middle ofElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1138151658928653602006-01-24T17:09:00.000-08:002006-01-24T17:27:37.380-08:00Movie Review: Wedding CrashersThe buzz surrounding this movie is that it's being billed as the "Best Comedy of 2005". And you hear that often lately with it's heavy DVD advertising campaign. Although I haven't watched the Uncorked Edition DVD, I did see the movie in the theatre in its first week of release. I'd figure that a comedy that has Vince Vaughn, that's rated R, and that's has positiveElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1137114354176277602006-01-12T16:59:00.000-08:002006-01-12T17:27:47.586-08:00These next few posts in the coming weeks will be devoted to reviews of movies that I've seen recently.Cinderella ManOn Sunday Fox11 showed a 30-minute infomercial for this movie's release on DVD. I don't know if that's such a good idea because it seems that the infomercial gives away too much of the story. But it didn't matter to me because I viewed the movie earlier that week. And what a great Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1136594223348607882006-01-06T16:34:00.000-08:002006-01-06T16:37:03.363-08:00First off, happy New Year to everybody. New Year's Eve we played a set a 45-minute set at the Hangar. There were more people there than at our first gig there, but they were mostly part of the following of the death metal band that we opened for, HELLVIEW (oooh, Hell...I'm shaking in my boots). Hopefully the same time next year we're the ones that's headlining.2005 was an swell year: I moved Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1135307630189095652005-12-22T19:09:00.000-08:002005-12-22T19:21:01.860-08:00If you missed SNL last Saturday you missed the best SNL skit in ages. This is getting as much internet buzz as the cowbell sketch.Expect to see a "Best of Parnell" DVD soon, solely for this.Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1133822964308443062005-12-05T14:46:00.000-08:002005-12-05T14:49:24.323-08:00...with all the Suite HookupsWorking for Staples has its privileges. Last week our department got hooked up with tickets to the Laker game last Friday vs. the Timberwolves. The Lakers lost that game - they blew a 15-point halftime lead and totally jobbed out to Garnett and company in the last few minutes of the 4th quarter. Pretty sad thing to witness, such a fall from greatness.But the pain Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1132782974124488142005-11-23T13:54:00.000-08:002005-11-23T22:37:43.886-08:00Earlier this month I finally moved in to my new place of residence. And it was about time - I've been looking for a place to move out on my own to for quite a while.In 2002 when I left my previous place of residence (an upstairs guesthouse in the Wilson High area of Long Beach) I was working temp at the time, so I decided to stay at my parents' house and wait until I achieve some sort of job Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1130391496028056032005-10-26T22:37:00.000-07:002005-10-26T22:41:12.243-07:00Last Saturday we had our first gig at the Hangar Inn. It's a small hangout where the Manhattan Beach locals hang out. And since it was a small bar there wasn't no stage. So we got set up in the corner, in between the pool table and the dartboard. Luckily nobody was playing either during our sets, therefore sparing us the task of having to dodge poolcues and flying darts while playing.Glad to say Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1129874602457954442005-10-20T22:54:00.000-07:002005-10-20T23:03:22.463-07:00Details on this upcoming gig this Saturday..."Jimi Sabbath"At the Hangar Inn1001 Aviation Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CASaturday, October 22nd, starting at 8PMThis is my first gig as part of a 3-piece band playing rock music. No doubt it's gonna be a bit nerve-racking (sp?). From what I hear the Hangar Inn is a small dive bar, similiar to Moe's Tavern or The Drunken Clam, where they serve beer. Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1128791126931330892005-10-08T09:59:00.000-07:002005-10-08T10:09:57.580-07:00We Got a Gig!Earlier this week I learned that me and the two guys that I jam with on the weekends has finally landed our first gig. It's coming up two weeks from today (October 22) at a small bar called The Hangar, in Manhattan Beach, from 9PM-12midnight. More details to come.It's a cover band playing classic rock from 60's and 70's. We play songs from Black Sabbath, Cream, Hendrix, ZZ Top, Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1126393650139970182005-09-10T16:00:00.000-07:002005-09-10T16:11:30.456-07:00I just finished my second week at Staples. I'm adjusting quite well at this new position. The tasks involved seemed very complicated at first, but I'm getting a pretty good grasp at it, slowly but surely. Everyone there seems very cool - they're very willing to help a brotha out. One thing's for sure, this line of work sure does beat the hell out of accounts payable and dealing with dumbass Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1125112953801371022005-08-26T19:54:00.000-07:002005-08-26T20:28:46.306-07:00The Celebration is On!So with my term at Contiki having ended on Wednesday evening I finally got to experience some hard-earned freedom. On Wednesday I was at the office all the way until just before 9PM (I was the last to leave) just to prove one last time to my former co-workers and supervisors that with my undying work ethic that I'll do as much as I can to ensure that I leave as little work Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1125026233736437702005-08-25T20:12:00.000-07:002005-08-26T19:52:42.896-07:00IT'S OVER!Yesterday marked my final day at Contiki Holidays, and my final day as an Accountant. Two week prior I turned in my 2 week notice after receiving a job offer from Staples Business Advantage to work as a Pricing Analyst.My announced departure was met with sadness by some in the office, and with indifference by others. Throughout these two weeks I kept to myself about my imminent exile, Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1122872438665317072005-07-31T21:59:00.000-07:002005-07-31T22:00:38.670-07:00Last Friday I had that interview with Staples, and for days I haven't heard from them as to whether I got the job or not. I feared that I didn't get the job, but then again they would've told me that if that was the case. After many days I couldn't handle any more suspense, so on Thursday I gave them a call. James said that they'll hire me - they're just waiting for the paperwork to go Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1122270571264249172005-07-24T22:45:00.000-07:002005-07-24T22:49:31.273-07:00Last week at work marked the traditional time of the year where all the employees get their Performance Evaluation. Ah, the joy! And after sitting through an hour plus of my Meets Expectations and Needs Improvement aspects of my work, I find out that for the first time in my stay at Contiki I finally earned a raise. But don't get too excited, the raise was only 2.5% - which I hear was more or Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1118349132400612282005-06-09T13:28:00.000-07:002005-06-09T13:32:12.406-07:00Here are some eBay auctions that I've won as of late...XBox Controller (original Big Duke design) - usually goes for $25 or over. Won it at $11.60.Seymour Duncan Hot-Rails Guitar Pickup - sells at the music stores for $72. Won it at $36.WWE Raw 2 video game for XBox - Usually priced at $20. Won it at $9.60.Tips on eBay Buying:1. Before you bid on any item know what it's selling for in the Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1116968854853826022005-05-24T14:02:00.000-07:002005-05-24T15:15:15.300-07:00Music Survey - (passed on to me by Fred)Total volume of music files on my computer: Right now I have just about a CD's worth of MP3s on my hard drive (approx. 650 MB). Most of my MP3s I have are saved on CDs - I have about 5 of those. Add to that another CD worth of MP3s that were saved on my XBox when I had some work done on it.Last CD I bought: "Bought?" As in "Buy?" HAHAHAHAHAHA! But seriouslyElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1116833501997862262005-05-23T00:26:00.000-07:002005-05-23T21:03:24.630-07:00The Creamy Center reviews Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the SithThursday night me and Jenny caught a showing of Star Wars 3, on the first day of it's release. We went to the last evening showing of the day at the Cerritos Towne Center. I was anticipating a full house, so we arrived there early and were the third party in line. But that wasn't really necessary, because in all there were only 25 Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1110867636254382542005-03-14T22:06:00.000-08:002005-03-14T22:20:36.260-08:00WRAP IT UP, ALREADY!One of my pet peeves about work is when you're going out on a lunch break with some co-workers and most of what they talk about is WORK. OK people, what part of "break" do we not understand here?In this case it was this past Friday when a bunch of workers went to Hof's Hut for the CFO's birthday lunch. Usually I avoid group lunches for various reasons. But this was the big Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1109737867840926522005-03-01T20:27:00.000-08:002005-03-01T20:43:25.416-08:00Sometimes I wish that every show on television is either some kind of spin-off, rip-off, or knock-off of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. And it's not that it's my favorite show in the whole world. No.But think about it. When you have hundreds of shows dedicated to building houses on television on a daily basis then sooner or later the pool of homes that need extreme makeovers will start to run Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1106808219873905942005-01-26T22:37:00.000-08:002005-01-27T23:26:05.906-08:00Hello y'all. I know it's been a while since I last blogged. I have no excuse as to why I've been on hiatus, other than the fact that nothing really eventful has happend that would motivate me enough to hit the blogger and offer insight on. But anyway, here on some thoughts that I meant to blog about these past couple of months, but never got around to.
* I've always been a big fan of WalMart, Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1102119846172945882004-12-03T16:19:00.000-08:002004-12-03T16:24:06.173-08:00Yesterday I was at Lucky Strike Lanes at the Block in Orange for an HSBA Alumni Mixer. There were some people there who I haven't seen for years - Eugene, Julio, Frankie, and Gus. Good to see that they're doing alright.
I didn't stick around long enough to do some bowling. I wanted to be at home at 9pm to catch The Apprentice. And besides, $10 for a game of bowling is a bit too high. Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1101175080497069902004-11-22T17:57:00.000-08:002004-11-24T17:24:32.190-08:00I don't care what anybody says, I think that the basketbrawl between Ron Artest and the Detroit Piston fans was the coolest thing I saw from this season so far. Seeing that the new Kobe-led Lakers have ways to go before hitting their stride, there really wasn't much to expect from the NBA as far as excitement. Add to that this year's non-existant hockey season and not only do you have lack of Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1099620430256425632004-11-04T18:04:00.000-08:002004-11-04T22:22:39.163-08:00
FINALLY!
Finally the election has come and gone. That means the end of cluttered mailboxes full of campaign advertisements. That means the end of TV commercials that go "Vote Yes on 45...No on 78...stop the bureaucrasy...stop the greed...VOTE FOR THIS GUY CUZ THAT GUY SUCKS!" and so on. Now it's back to normal where TV commercials are used to advertise products.
Best of all, we all know now Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1098938683591647532004-10-27T21:39:00.000-07:002004-10-27T21:51:14.516-07:00I just don't get all this hoopla about Ashley Simpson. Of course she got caught lip-syncing on Saturday Night Live. Of course we all know that her story about having acid reflux was a bunch of BS. But so what! Everyone is making this out to be the next big celebrity scandal. Problem is, Ashley Simpson is nothing more than a sister of a celebrity. Anybody with half a brain who's not a teenybopper Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1098767521620742222004-10-25T22:05:00.000-07:002004-10-25T22:15:01.390-07:00* Last Friday I turned in my application to CSULB personnel services for a job opening in their Financial Aid office for a position as Disbursements Accountant. More money. Closer to home. No need to ask me twice. So pray for me and wish me luck.
* Last week I got my XBox back from "the shop" and man, I'm still in awe. Today I got the second controller in the mail. So don't expect me to come outElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1097644056254995622004-10-12T22:02:00.000-07:002004-10-12T22:07:36.253-07:00A couple items to catch up...
Last week I went to Fry's Electronics to buy a hard drive. That place is HUGE! And the deal I got on the hard drive was pretty good. It's a Western Digital 250 gigabyte drive for $178 total. Minus the $55 rebate and that comes out to $123 net - best deal I can find for a drive that size. A few days ago the "special" chip I ordered arrived in the mail. "Fog Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1095704821936869672004-09-20T11:23:00.000-07:002004-09-20T13:31:53.486-07:00Thanks to everybody (in advance) for wishing me a happy birthday. A few of the weekend highlights...
On Saturday we went to Buca di Beppo restaurant in Garden Grove. If you're not familiar with this place then I suggest you go check this one out, because this one's a real Italian restaurant (unlike many others that are just nice places that happens to serve Italian food). It's not just the food,Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1095401562769635022004-09-16T21:54:00.000-07:002004-09-16T23:14:12.873-07:00This week I've finally got sucked into one of the more popular forms of male geekdom that's prevalent during this part of the year. Yes, I am of course referring to...
FANTASY FOOTBALL~!!!
I joined into an office pool with 9 other workers in the Yahoo fantasy football. Each person has a team and they rank players according to which ones they want the most. Then Yahoo does an automatic draft Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1094954112480810752004-09-11T18:49:00.000-07:002004-09-11T18:59:04.016-07:00As we all well know today is September 11th, or 9/11 as most people remember it. And with today being 9/11, it was exactly three years ago when our nation suffered a horrendous attack by terrorists from Al Qaeda, thereby setting off what was to become the "War on Terrorism."
Here's what's odd about this time of year. On many media outlets you would see them label such a day as the "Anniversary Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1094614554667973272004-09-07T20:27:00.000-07:002004-09-08T14:01:51.163-07:00A couple of weekend highlights...
Sunday night we were at Belmont Shore/2nd Street in Long Beach. We were walking down the sidewalk, and a few yards down I noticed a tall black guy walking the opposite direction along with a couple of his smaller white friends. He was wearing a big hat that went down to his eyes, as if to keep a low profile and not to be noticed. But the hat wasn't enough to Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1094346683956884812004-09-04T18:07:00.000-07:002004-09-07T21:38:47.230-07:00[Continuation of Wednesday's blog]
While we're on the subject it's time for...
Defining "The Suck"
Definition #12: Vegans at a pizza party
Whether it's at work or at a friend's, chances are there's always a sizable chunk of the budget set aside for the obligatory veggie pizzas or plain cheese pizzas, just so to appease the vegans. And 95% of the time what ends up happening is that you go for Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1094195772444062962004-09-02T23:34:00.000-07:002004-09-03T00:20:39.966-07:00[Note: Today I originally planned on doing Part 2 of my pizza-themed blogging but I'll do that one this weekend. There's a couple of breaking news items that I feel I have to talk aboot now]
Today I'm marking out as Eagle County prosecutors tap-out and give up on their quest to throw Kobe Bryant in jail. Everybody saw the dismissal coming, but luckily it came sooner than later after having to goElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1094099950868999812004-09-01T21:33:00.000-07:002004-09-01T21:46:28.496-07:00Maybe I haven't been looking hard enough, but I'm surprised that nobody has ever blogged with a Top 10 or Top 5 list. So allow me to be the first.
The Creamy Center's Top 5 Pizza Joints
[Disclaimer: these are from pizza places in my immediate area. So don't bitch and moan when you don't see your favorite pizzeria in New York or South Dakota on this list. I doubt they deliver all the way to LongElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1092799787111492562004-08-17T20:24:00.000-07:002004-08-17T20:29:47.113-07:00"Oooh, Guy likes! Hahaha!" - Guy (pronounced Gee) LaDouche
"You there. Stand up and justify your existence!" - Captain Tenniel
This past week I've been spending my lunch break in the lunchroom watching TV, instead of in my car napping. I usually takes my lunch during the 2 o'clock hour, the time when they show a full hour of MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge on SpikeTV. Two of my Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1092716928211855212004-08-16T21:26:00.000-07:002004-08-16T21:28:48.210-07:00This morning I opened up my web browser where the default page is MSN.com. This morning the top headline read "Thorpe edges out Phelps for second gold medal" The actual Olympic event didn't air on TV until just now, around 9 pm, more than 12 hours after I read it on the web.
That's what sucks the most about the Olympics. With it taking place on the other side of the globe of course there are Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1092675768976586752004-08-16T10:01:00.000-07:002004-08-16T21:44:54.273-07:00A couple of points to close this discussion...
1. Not that I'm actually forming a band anytime soon, but if you can master the organ solo from Deep Purple's "Highway Star", the bass part from Rush's "YYZ", or any Keith Moon-ism, then we'll talk.
2. Nobody can stop anybody from voting (that's just downright silly, not to mention unconstitutional), but you do have to drive yourself to the polls Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1092014315426761442004-08-08T17:29:00.000-07:002004-08-08T18:18:35.426-07:00Well I didn't get that job at Staples, for now. I talked to James last week and he said that he had to hire someone from within. But on the bright side there's another position that's gonna open up sometime in the near future, and he has me on the top of the list for that one. Therefore as for now I'm still an employee at Contiki. Things over there are getting more sucky, with the invoices Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1090030931292259232004-07-16T19:00:00.000-07:002004-07-16T19:22:11.293-07:00Some highlights from this past week:
A while back I got a call from an old friend of the family, James. He works for Staples and was checking to see if I may be interested in a job opportunity in his company working as a Pricing Analyst. I met with him this past Sunday at his house for an informal interview, and the job sounds quite attractive. I'll probably find out next week whether or notElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1088820460726807132004-07-02T18:21:00.000-07:002004-07-02T19:07:40.726-07:00Hey folks, I'm back from my hiatus (either that or taking a break from it, who knows). Here's a thought going into this 4th of July weekend...
Defining "The Suck"
Definition #11: Cities that outlaw fireworks.
Okay, I can understand Big Brother's concern for everybody's safety and all that hoopla, but I still can't help but stick my middle finger out at signs posted by the streets that say, "Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1087005599279626782004-06-11T18:56:00.000-07:002004-06-11T18:59:59.280-07:00AGH! Come on Lakers, you're making me look bad! Don't go out like a bunch of suckas. Okay, so maybe you're not going to steamroll all over the Pistons in their home court, but at least win one game at The Palace, so we could take this back to L.A. Is that too much for a brutha to aks?
Well I'm glad that this weekend is over. Today I almost freaked out cuz I thought I lost a bunch of money atElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1086846584679465762004-06-09T22:45:00.000-07:002004-06-09T22:49:44.680-07:00Ok, I'll say it in advance. This is gonna be just a half-assed blog entry for today. Not to make excuses, but I'm beat from work and I'm low on energy.
And it's not just work that drained me, but watching these NBA Finals has taken it's toll on me. The Lakers won in overtime after being saved by another miracle shot. I must say, when Derek Fisher made that shot with .4 seconds left to beat Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1086672164678094462004-06-07T21:49:00.000-07:002004-06-07T22:22:44.676-07:00Well, as you can already see I changed my blogsite template. I'm guessing this is the "XP" version of Blogger that I've been hearing aboot. With this being my SOTW week I figured that now's the right time to finally depart from that fruity orange color from the old version. I was afraid I might be sending off the wrong impression to some first-time visitors. So I went with an all-black Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1086495014918375762004-06-05T21:04:00.000-07:002004-06-05T21:10:14.920-07:00"We're Talking Baasebaaaall..."
A few days ago we went to Angel Stadium with a couple coworkers to watch the Angels play the Boston Red Sox. What seemed to be at first like just one of those awful games where the Angels defense is absent and their bats silent actually turned out to be one of the best games that I've ever been to. The Angels made a comeback around the 6th or 7th inning, and Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1086330152427853632004-06-03T23:17:00.000-07:002004-06-03T23:26:49.513-07:00Oh snaps! I just won Fredberg's Sponsor of the Week. I guess I better increase the workrate here, cuz it's gonna get pretty crowded here. So here we go...
A couple of quick movie reviews. This past weekend I got my chance to see Shrek 2. Funny movie, however it doesn't quite measure up to the first Shrek movie. I didn't expect it to, though. The first one was so witty and brilliant that IElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1085550913491595862004-05-25T22:52:00.000-07:002004-05-25T22:55:13.490-07:00Homeless people are a trip these days. Each day I see the same ones stationed on the 405N offramp into Long Beach Blvd, and at the island on the Long Beach Blvd and Wardlow Rd. intersection. Now, as much as it bums me out (no pun intended) to know of their misfortunes, I'm sorta convinced that these dudes are successful to some extent.
For one, they're always at the same spot. Now if you wereElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1085188082127166172004-05-21T18:02:00.000-07:002004-05-21T18:42:14.960-07:00Whoa! Here's something that you don't see too often. Me blogging on four consecutive days. And they're weekdays - I may add - which by itself is no easy task. Would be cool if I can keep this momentum up for a while.
But that's gonna be tough to do, because I have one heck of a weekend in store for me. Early Saturday morning I'm gonna hop on a plane and fly out to Indonesia. Yeah, you Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1085102266799847162004-05-20T18:13:00.000-07:002004-05-20T18:17:46.800-07:00Here's a bit of irony for ya:
*The Spurs go up 2-0 in the series against the Lakers
*Lakers make a miraculous comeback and end up eliminating the Spurs 4-2
*The Creamy Center does some vicious smack-talk on the San Antonio Spurs on at least 3 blog entries.
Now look at the BlogSpot advertisement banner at the top (hoping that its still there). As of now, May 20 at 5:48PM, more than four full Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1085017591165120032004-05-19T18:38:00.000-07:002004-05-19T18:52:02.303-07:001,000 Hits Strong & Counting
[Homer S] Woo Hoo!
In less than 7 months the Creamy Center finally surpassed the 1,000 hit milestone. Now I know you're thinking that this ain't much to crow about, especially when there are other blogs out there that have long since surpassed 10,000 hits. But mind you that I'm working with a smaller readership here. But that's a good thing - just think of it asElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1084943750136867902004-05-18T22:07:00.000-07:002004-05-18T22:15:50.136-07:00I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon here...
The new angle in the BlogWorld today is relationships. Everybody is giving their analysis on this subject, so I might as well. Speaking for myself, being in a relationship for a little over 3 years might not make me an expert per se. But it has given me at least 2 cents of material to offer on this subject. So go ahead and take this to heart if you Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1084753327268546842004-05-16T16:39:00.000-07:002004-05-16T17:22:07.266-07:00Well, this was one Saturday to remember. For tis the season for the purple & gold banners to fly high in toast to victory. And with that I'm going to dedicate this blog to some good old-fashion NBA playoff smack talk.
Deer Spurs,
I hope you learned your lesson by now. That lesson being that dynasties are not meant to be shared. With that said I hope you at least enjoyed your brief title Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1084588451067139962004-05-14T19:24:00.000-07:002004-05-14T19:38:26.176-07:00The other day I saw one of the most disturbing pieces of video around.
No, it's not that (although I do admit, I don't have the balls to see an actual beheading).
A couple of days ago I finally got around to seeing the first Steve-O (Jackass, WildBoyz) video. And speaking of balls there's this one stunt that he does that involves a staple gun that almost had me hurling. There are some other Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1084504727176912202004-05-13T20:17:00.000-07:002004-05-13T20:18:47.176-07:00One basket: Two points
Time allowed to make a final play: 4/10 of a second
# of Spurs fixated on Kobe: 3
The look on the faces of thousands of Spurs fans in the SBC Center as Derek Fisher rushes pass them after denying them of victory...
PRICELESS!!!
Lakers are taking it back to LA Saturday to finally dispose of the Spurs. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Swallow on that, San Antonio bitches!
Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1084250483758181732004-05-10T20:47:00.000-07:002004-05-10T21:41:23.756-07:00Recaps:
Last week wasn't all that great. Alot of us in the office fell a bit under the weather. I had a cold that started the Friday before, the day when they were replacing the A/C units, which left us working that day in a stuffy overheated workplace where I'm sure the germs ran rampant in the air. We now have new A/C units in the building, but they're inconsistent, not to mention loud as Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1083994028822642572004-05-07T22:27:00.000-07:002004-05-08T00:31:12.420-07:00
Don't mind me. Right now I'm conducting a workshop on how to add pics to your blog. And I needed one to use as an example, so what better than this overhead pic of a recently chubbed-out Brittney Spears.
If you're intrigued by the thickness, there's more where that came from.
http://www.orock1059.com/britbikini.htm
Have a good weekend.
Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1083218023822480692004-04-28T22:53:00.000-07:002004-04-28T23:00:20.216-07:00Today was interesting. Around 11:30 AM we had to evacuate the building at work. Apparently someone phoned in a phony bomb threat, so the police were called in and we stood outside for about a half-hour as they scoured the building for anything suspicious. Good news is that there was no bomb. Bad news is that we had to go back to work instead of being sent home for the day. Booo!
I joked Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1082611621433667022004-04-21T22:27:00.000-07:002004-04-21T22:51:30.873-07:00I haven't done this in a while. In fact I was looking back at the Creamy Center archives and I realized that I haven't done one since late December. So hang on to your seats - it's time once again for...
Defining "The Suck"
Definition #6, 7, & 8: High Gasoline Prices
I'm surprised that nobody has so far made a big stink out of this in their blogs, since this affects anybody who drives. As a Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1082319113557282312004-04-18T13:11:00.000-07:002004-04-18T13:15:55.920-07:00For a while I kept meaning to introduce this idea which I got from watching Old School, but somehow I never got around to actually having to use it. But since I can now safely assume that Old School has acheived mainstream appeal to the point where everyone has now seen it (and if you haven't seen it may I suggest you smack yourself in the face and then go rush out to the video store to rent it.Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1082236002887242962004-04-17T14:06:00.000-07:002004-04-17T14:10:43.950-07:00Well, another work week over. Praise God I survived it. Again, work still hectic and it takes up the majority of my time and energy, thus leaving me with hardly anything to blog with. But things are looking brighter - the pile of papers in my inbox is slowly dwindling down, and sooner or later it may go down to a managable level, where I don't have to be at the office for 9+ hour workdays Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1080961601937119202004-04-02T19:06:00.000-08:002004-04-02T19:10:22.750-08:00Last weekend we checked out the new Pike center over at downtown Long Beach. It's okay, but it's still a work in progress. We went to the Bubba Gump restaurant for lunch. In case you weren't aware this place is pretty much like Planet Hollywood, but with everything centered around only one movie, Forrest Gump. Me and Jenny were talking about what other Tom Hanks movies will they make a Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1080197963428969832004-03-24T22:59:00.000-08:002004-03-24T23:02:51.326-08:00Our department installed AOL Instant Messenger on our computers at work the other day so to keep in touch with our former supervisor at times when we have questions with anything, or just trade jokes. For those of you with AIM you'll see me under the screen name IceCream5150. So feel free to give me a holler when you see me online.
But since I'm at work I can only keep it limited to just briefElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1079147262887596292004-03-12T19:07:00.000-08:002004-03-12T19:10:54.890-08:00Whew. Thank God the week is over!
I've been busy all this week at work, which took up most of the time that I could've spend by working out, or blogging more. Nothing extraordinary, just a bunch of crap that's been piling up that needed immediate attention. Some good came out of it though. Yesterday I worked up until 7, and at the same time there was a welcoming reception downstairs for someElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1078684235400339482004-03-07T10:30:00.000-08:002004-03-07T10:33:39.840-08:00Recaps:
Yesterday we went to a going-away party for my supervisor at work, Tim. It was a nice event - lots of food, drinks, and laughs. I played a few rounds of ping pong. There was a belly dancer there as a surprise for Tim, it was pretty funny. It's going to be tough around the office without Tim around, since he's the number one go-to guy for whenever I have questions about anything. Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1078011210348113802004-02-28T15:33:00.000-08:002004-02-28T16:06:00.450-08:00
***Affirmative Action for the Apprentice!***
One of the hottest shows on television today is The Apprentice. It's sixteen contestants coming from a backround of success in their respective fields in business competing for the ultimate job...a position as president of one of Donald Trump's companies. Each week the contestants are given a different business task assigned by Trump himself.Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1077851479864200522004-02-26T19:11:00.000-08:002004-02-26T19:14:11.233-08:00
If you're wondering why I started this blog with the above pic then you obviously haven't checked out Robby's blog from yesterday. And those of you who have checked it out are probably very likely to be left with a very bad taste in your mouth (figuratively speaking, no pun intended). For any pic of two men swapping spit is hardly a pretty sight to behold. So I thought I take it upon Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1077221404408136492004-02-19T12:10:00.000-08:002004-02-19T12:13:13.936-08:00UUUGGGHHH!
That collective groaning you've been hearing as of late comes from disgruntled baseball fans, who are imagining their favorite team's chance of winning anything this upcoming season quickly dwindle into nothingness. This comes after the signing of Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez to the New York Yankees, thereby upgrading the team from a powerhouse to an MLB SUPERPOWER that will likely squashElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-107687658265604582004-02-15T12:23:00.000-08:002004-02-15T12:25:38.420-08:00"Happy Corporate Love Day! Happy Corporate Love Day!"
...Or Valentine's Day as most people know it by. Last year on Valentine's Day me and Jenny were just leaving the CTC when at the corner of Shoemaker and 183rd some tomboy teenage girl on the sidewalk with her friends were repeatedly yelling out "Happy Corporate Love Day! Happy Corporate Love Day!" At the moment it seemed annoying, but Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1076358621539385002004-02-09T12:30:00.000-08:002004-02-09T12:35:29.233-08:00If you're a broadband user and are not in the dialup ISP market then you may want to skip on over to the last paragraph. But since Robby asked about my ISP, I'll go into a few details about it. I bought the ISP West 2-year prepaid subscription for $198, comes out to $8.25 a month. They also have a 1-year prepay plan that averages $9.95 a month, and a month-by-month plan for $14 a month.
I Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1076101477386996792004-02-06T13:04:00.000-08:002004-02-06T13:09:46.920-08:00More William Hung news:
Apparently Mr. Hung has established a following of his own and now he has his own fansite. Check it out at http://www.williamhung.net . Make sure that when you enter it in your address bar that it's .net instead of .com. Because with a name like that any misdirection on your part might lead to some very unwelcomed images flashing up your monitor. Catch my drift?
A Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1075958344043708872004-02-04T21:19:00.000-08:002004-02-04T21:25:13.140-08:00Yesterday me and Jenny had dinner at Chili's in celebration of our 3rd year together. Chili's is the only restaurant in its category (the casual dine-in type establishment) that I mark for. All the others are just eh. I heard a rumor that Chili's only hires good-looking young people as their waiters, waitresses, and bartenders. Even the busboys, positions that are in most cases solely Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1075787905147745412004-02-02T21:58:00.000-08:002004-02-02T22:00:43.746-08:00Hey peeps, sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I'll try to make up for it this week.
Well, I got some of my Super Bowl predictions right. The Patriot won, of course, by beating Carolina and not Green Bay. The game was surprisingly good, as it went down to the wire and ended with the traditional Viniteri field goal. What was more surprising was the fact that the game was actually better than Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1074665054336501202004-01-20T22:04:00.000-08:002004-01-20T22:08:20.670-08:00 All the Creaminess of the Creamy Center, but with half the carbs!
Seriously, is there anybody besides me that laughs at the irony of fast-food joints reaching out to people trying to lose weight? It's everywhere! It's the latest fad! The Low-Carb Crusade is sweeping the nation faster than WalMart! Now hamburger places are selling burgers without the bun, The Low-Carburger. It's not aElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1074236804624696612004-01-15T23:06:00.000-08:002004-01-15T23:08:38.496-08:00Happy Middle January. Today marks the one month anniversary of working with Contiki Holidays. What's makes this important is that since I made it past a month's employment I am now eligible for some of the company's benefits. More notably my health and dental insurance finally kicks in. AND, today is also a payday. So Amen to that!
The only downside to this is that this time of year we get Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1073682752059814082004-01-09T13:12:00.000-08:002004-01-09T13:12:52.400-08:00[Special Ed]Yaaayyy! Today's Friday.
Robby was right when he said in his blog that the first full work week of the new year can be really rough. Can't wait till the weekend so I can get a little bit of R&R.
Here's a funny story. David, the dude who sits across from me at work, is a major connoiseur and advocate of green tea. My coworkers told me that one day he brought some green tea Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1073368340227470362004-01-05T21:52:00.000-08:002004-01-05T22:19:28.636-08:00Granted, hardly do I ever give a hoot about college football in general. After all, when your university had totally dumped it's football program before the time you attend then it's really hard to bring yourself to be a fan of any of the other more fortunate schools who do have a football program. Most of the time I would react to anything aboot college football with a "Who cares?", or a "YeahElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1073171730417744832004-01-03T15:15:00.000-08:002004-01-03T15:57:31.206-08:00SUPER BOWL XXXXXXXVVVVVVIIIIIIIIXXXIII!
Here are my predictions for Super Bowl XXXvIII...
The game will be devoid of any drama or suspense, unlike the NFC and AFC chammpionship games that preceded it. This comes despite the heavy hype that's been given in the weeks before, thereby making the game fall waaaayyyy short of expectations of being the "Game of the Century!"
The attention span of Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1072768028162042772003-12-29T23:07:00.000-08:002003-12-29T23:07:25.780-08:00Defining "The Suck"
Definition #5: That real evil sense that's embedded within some traffic signals thats the cause of many "AGH!s" during your commute.
You know what I'm talking aboot. You're driving and you see a signal from a block away. Green light. But you think nothing of it since it's far away and it's likely to already be red (or back to green) by the time you get there. You're a Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1072173449970515192003-12-23T01:57:00.000-08:002003-12-23T01:57:45.063-08:00Ugh! It's around 1:20 AM right now and I can't fall asleep. So I might as well blog.
These past couple of days I found myself caught up in the middle of that wretched sea of shallow humanity that's called the "Last Minute Holiday Shopping Crowd". Luckily I just finished all my Christmas shopping earlier this evening, with a few more days to spare. Next year I'm gonna try to smarten up and Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1071627490928204592003-12-16T18:17:00.000-08:002003-12-16T18:42:40.766-08:00I've just finished my second day at work. Everything there is going great; everyone is nice, the work isn't too tough to handle. I'll talk about this more in a later blog.
Sometimes I get a kick out of that banner thingy that appears on the top of the Blogspot sites. Apparently what it does is that it takes certain words from your blog entries and posts up various ad links on the banner whichElliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1071239929445540772003-12-12T06:38:00.000-08:002003-12-12T07:30:48.063-08:00Right now it's around 6:30 AM Friday morning. I'm trying to get myself back into the habit of waking up early in the morning before I officially start work next Monday. It's very rough, especially with the cold and the lack of daylight at this hour, that the very last thing you want to do is get up from the warmth and comfort of your own bed. UGH!
Thanks to all of you who congratulated me on Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1071098893696367412003-12-10T15:28:00.000-08:002003-12-10T15:28:25.896-08:00~~Merry Christmas, everyone!!~~The Annual Creamy Center ChristmasTime Blog~~!
America, today I'm gonna do my ChristmasTime Blog early this year. Why, you may ask? Well, it's because I got a visit from Jolly Ol St. Nick earlier today, who presented me with my present a whole 15 days ahead of time. To be more specific, I just got notified that I GOT THE JOB with Contiki Holidays. I'll be Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1070938892998977862003-12-08T19:01:00.000-08:002003-12-08T19:07:17.690-08:00Here's an update:
Earlier today I had my 2nd interview with Contiki Holidays for the Staff Accountant position. Apparently I did well enough on my first interview to be recommended to the CFO/Controller, who called me on Friday (just one day after my first interview with the Asst. Controller). The quick response took me by surprise, since the Asst. Controller told me that I won't hear about Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1070652157179267042003-12-05T11:22:00.000-08:002003-12-05T11:22:48.130-08:00Hey everybody, thanks for hitting up the tagboard and the one at the Servant's Heart Blog and saying you'll pray for me. I had my interview yesterday with Contiki Holidays and it went quite well. Now I have to wait until the end of next week to find out if I made the cut. Let's hope they invite me back for a second interview (or an offer~!)
Perhaps I could've gain an advantage by offering Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1070418902620358862003-12-02T18:12:00.000-08:002003-12-03T00:26:43.750-08:00Many times when I'm planning to buy something, and if it's something I don't necessarily need immediately, I sometimes hold off buying it until the day after Thanksgiving. It's a well known fact that it's the busiest shopping day of the season, and with good reason. The best deals of the year happen within that 6-hour (or less) timespan which starts off the day. Tip: buy a newspaper on Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1070325324035247432003-12-01T16:35:00.000-08:002003-12-01T22:39:13.830-08:00Since I haven't blogged in a while I'm gonna do a little bit of catching up. Starting with a belated Thanksgiving blog.
Here are some things that I'm thankful for:
* Filesharing
* Conan O'Brien reruns on Comedy Central
* The inner patience that allows me to avoid having to shell out $18 for seeing any given movie during the first week of release, and instead just wait a couple of months to pay Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1069833466273047272003-11-25T23:57:00.000-08:002003-11-26T00:05:33.430-08:00One of the television shows that I've been marking out for as of late is Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. It's one of those outrageous stunt game shows, however this one is from Japan. One of the funniest episodes was the Halloween episode which pitted the team of Monsters against the Product Placement Mascots. It's one of things you have to see to appreciate: there's something about a Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5983693.post-1069461986108372212003-11-21T16:46:00.000-08:002003-11-21T18:50:08.863-08:00Here are some thoughts on the Michael Jackson situation, none of which suggesting guilt or innocence at this point:
* I'm going by strictly instinct here, but I do sense a vibe that the driving forces behind this latest attempt to send Michael to jail have found inspiration from the Kobe Bryant case. Just take a look at Santa Barbara D.A. Tom Sneddon at the press conference where the warrant Elliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906157036022755438noreply@blogger.com0