Addicted to Love
I have a problem. It's been lasting for as long as I can remember, or even as far back as my first crush in Kindergarten. Beth Forst in Barretts Elementary. I'm always misunderstood, and I always perceive myself as a victim. (See results of myers-briggs test below). After reflecting a bit, I figure this likely comes from being made fun of being different in school. Seems like everybody was made fun of, and had some sort of role, and I was perhaps not the most popular. I was always the goofy one, not really wanting to do what others wanted me to do, unless I wanted to do it too, as in team sports. I'd do my homework, but I'd suck at it because I wasn't motivated. I am ashamed of this. I constantly remind myself of what Karen told me before I entered high school: Do well because then you can get into better schools... it all starts now (while I was in middle school).
Now that I'm waaaaaaay past due on my Bachelor's Degree Piece Of Paper Apparant Holy Fucking Grail Thingy I think I would have approached my education much differently. I also didn't like how my parents (especially mom) hovered over me not so much in a loving way but in a way that made me feel shameful if I made C's. So I did my work mundanely, satisfied at whatever result I got. I was of course bored with the coursework. I just didn't see myself going to Harvard or whatever, so what did it matter at the time.
God, I'm so sorry that I did that.
Now I make C's because I study, study, and study again at the CSC's library. I really earn these suckers this time. I wrote before how sometimes I don't even know how MORE to improve on scoring good grades. Perhaps Computer Science was not meant to be my major. I hate all of this code. I'm a left brain organized type of logical and reasoning type of guy, so it seemed logical to pursue computers due to my interest in web sites, but I just hate all the abstract code, functions, and endless libraries. It's like I will never be able to understand it all. Back when I was in Denmark, I chose web design as a career because the web was a new novelty and I liked seeing how these cool new platform-less world-wide user interfaces (now called Websites of course) worked.
I'd much prefer follow the path of one former super-crush in 2003 (named Jenny Heinz) and one present crush (who has her own site and maybe I'll blog about her later so I won't jinx myself but I'll give away her first name only and it's Amy) and major in Graphic design. Only I can't do that cause it'd be impractical -- I'm three classes away from earning my Bachelor's Degree Piece Of Paper Apparant Holy Fucking Grail Thingy!!! WOOT!
So anyway about this addicted to love thing. I always throw my heart out to others because I would rather love and lost then never to have loved at all, but I have always been dumped as a result. It's like the movie Big Fish, where the women keep slipping between my fingers. I wish I could just be happily married already. Fuck the single life, I'm lonely and I don't want to be lonely anymore. I know how to love myself already, and I'm reeeeaaaalllyy tired of doing so. It's just gotten too old and too lame for me. My heart yearns for something that is absolute, something that will never leave me, something like... Jesus?
I also know what it means to not be so 100% happily married. It's called, my parents. I have been witness to some really dark and stormy clouds over the years. We all have I'm sure. But at least they have not divorced. I know people whose parents have.
I have never seen my dad drunk, with another woman, on drugs (that weren't specifically prescribed to him), go AWOL by walking out of the house onto the streets forever, commit suicide, or have any significant reason as to why to leave or abandon my mom, and I'm proud of him for having survived 40 years and counting. Anybody who knows them can tell that they are still In Love with each other... Awwww :)
My parents' 40 years are coming up and I honestly don't know how to celebrate it. Neither does my sister. And my sister's husband does not even want to partake in anything related to them. This is probably due to a lot of friction over the years beginning with a misunderstanding, and a culture clash. Everything went downhill from there. Unfortunately I see both sides and agree with both of them, to an extent. But, whatever.
I don't agree with Friends-Family taking the place of a Real-Family though. For me, it's a strong emotional detachment, when I see my mom's friends taking the place of my real family when I WILL! pass through the stage and receive my Bachelor's Degree Piece Of Paper Apparant Holy Fucking Grail Thingy.
Then I guess I can be more assertive and stop the pouting and all of the feeling-like-a-victim-being-sympathetic- to-others-and-helpless-to-stop-it shit. I know I'm better than that. I know I'm more mature and emotionless to it. Except, when I'm not. I'm only one human... addicted to love.
The Brutally Honest Personality Test
The Brutally Honest Personality Test
Below you'll find your test result. After, continue on to your homescreen to discover what we're about.
Your Score: Almost Perfect- INFP
33% Extraversion, 53% Intuition, 40% Thinking, 40% Judging
So, you want to make the world a better place? Too bad it's never gonna happen.
Of all the types, you have to be one of the hardest to find fault in. You have a selfless and caring nature. You're a good listener and someone who wants to avoid conflict. You genuinely desire to do good.
Of course, these all add up to an incredibly overpowered conscience which makes you feel guilty and responsible when anything goes wrong. Of course, it MUST be your fault EVERYTIME.
Though you're constantly on a mission to find the truth, you have no use for hard facts and logic, which is a source of great confusion for those of us with brains. Despite this, in a losing argument, you're not above spouting off inaccurate fact after fact in an effort to protect your precious values.
You're most probably a perfectionist, which in this case, is a bad thing. Any group work is destined to fail because of your incredibly high standards.
Disregard what I said before. You're just easy to find fault in as everyone else!
Luckily, you're generally very hard on yourself, meaning I don't need to waste my precious time insulting you. Instead, just find all your own faults and insult yourself.
Courtesy of: MYERS-BRIGGS
Hard Work Pays Off
For doing a really cool web-based slideshow, I was rewarded with a little surprise cash. Then after doing Truck I was rewarded with a free lunch pass to Hibachi San. Yay! And oh yeah, direct-deposit payday is tonight at midnight!
It's Christmas in May. And from how crowded the boxes are stacked up in the backroom, we're gonna have a banner year at H/D.
Skywriter
Lyrics / Paroles
(chorus)
Skywriter
Sweep your silver pen,
Across the sky so high
Skywriter
Won’t you write the biggest
I love you
Cross the sky
She don’t read the letters
I write anymore
Sorry I upset her
But I wasn’t sure
Now I know I love her
I hope that she will see
A message high above her
That you write for me, yeah.
(chorus)
Hey hey
Send a box of candles
And flowers every day
Still she wouldn’t listen
Her pride got in the way
Now it’s up to you
It won’t fade away
Write it on the heavens
Love will make it stay, yeah
(chorus)
Thriller
"Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller."
BIRDS!!
I got invited to a cards game last night with a friend of mine and two other guys who I didn't know too well, and I suppose, still don't.
I'm becoming more and more of a Cards fan and a Busch fan, though I'm still not a fan of the huge corporate money machine that is MLB. Unfortunately, it's my view that to be a cards fan is to partially submit to this 1984-style "Big Brother" concept in Corporate America, which is why I'm hesitant to do so.
But on the practical "hey it's only a game" side of things, I did enjoy Chris Duncan's 3-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to assure our win, complete with fireworks. I also scored some yummy peanuts after chatting with another fan seated to my immediate left, and I liked seeing a pop fly come straight at us, and caught by somebody who wasn't paying attention to the game. Lesson learned, eh?
Microsoft Interview Questions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_interview (5/21/07)
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Interview questions
The questions asked during the Microsoft Interview are crafted to determine how a candidate solves a problem. They are designed to evaluate a candidate's coding and design abilities. When answering design questions it is important for the candidate to be able to think about how the technology might be used both now and in the future. User scenarios are extremely important to consider. Some questions involve relating design questions with technical discussions of projects that the candidate has worked on in the past. The Microsoft Interview is intended to seek out creative thinkers and those who can adapt their solutions to rapidly changing and dynamic scenarios. Below is a small sample of questions that a candidate might be asked to answer during the second-round interview: * Design a music system for a car. What are the features? Draw a picture * Design a communication device for Canadian park rangerseh?
* Design a remote control for an automatic window-blind system * Design a coffee maker that will be used by astronautsSomething involving a sealed environment with the concept of a french press pressing down upon the ground beans to extract the results.
* What are examples of poorly designed software?Windows XP SP1, ME...
* Design an instant messaging system * I am your grandmother. Describe what Matlab is to meFor my Danish grandmother:MATLAB er et matematik-program som fokuserer på anvendelsen af matricer og vektorer. Deraf navnet MATrix LABoratory. Programmet så dagens lys sidst i 1970'erne, og på daværende tidspunkt var Cleve Moler hovedophavsmanden bag dette program. Foruden numeriske beregninger er det også muligt at lave grafer (plots) og grafiske bruger-interface.
MATLAB er et af de hyppigst anvendte matematik-programmer blandt ingeniører, og i Danmark bliver det blandt andet anvendt på Danmarks Tekniske Universitet.
For my Colombian grandmother:MATLAB es la abreviatura de Matrix Laboratory (laboratorio de matrices). Es un programa de análisis numérico creado por The MathWorks en 1984. Está disponible para las plataformas Unix, Windows y Mac OS X.
Oh, I'm sorry, was I supposed to dumb down the concept for you? Perhaps you assumed that my grandparents were not supposed to be able to understand a concept as simple! as MATLAB. Big Mistake, Microsoft. Remember, my brain is inherited two generations down from theirs. Before asking a question, be sure you want it answered... MY way!! * Write code for an electronic messaging board. What happens when a user logs on?It says WHAAAZZZZUPPPPP DAWG?
* Develop an algorithm for selecting objects in Visio * Tell me about a time when you made a decision and later found out that it was incorrect. What did you do to resolve the issue?I once met a girl who was bold.I was convinced she'd marry me; I was sold.It was not meant to be,For she then dumped me,Cause that's not the way she rolled.I talked to my friends who assured me of my fate;That they'd stick with me until my next date;And beyond, till I grew old. * Suppose you are one week away from the product shipping date and discover a bug in your software. What do you do?Fix it unless it is unfeasible to do so. Follow up with client.
* You have a linked list and don't know how long it is, how do you find the middle of itDefine a subset of two elements in the list. The middle is found by computing the statistical mean. Then define another subset of three elements in the list. The middle is found by computing the statistical mean. Keep doing this inductively.
* How would you test a keyboard?Depends on the severity of the test and its likeliest environment. If I was testing its strength, I'd first resort to dropping it. Of course, that would be assuming that there are kids involved, which can be the case in the event of a telecommuters home office. If I was testing it for a user's preference, I'd see if the user can make sense of the key layout.
* Write code for finding a duplicate in an array
Linear Search algorithm
* Write code that returns the length of a string without using any built-in functionsScan string for existence of first letter/token.
Increment counter by one.
Scan next letter (token), increment again.
Keep doing this inductively until whitespace is reached.
* Reverse a Singly Linked List with and without using Recursion * Find if a BST is well formed * Reverse every word in a String (abc def becomes cba fed)See Towers of Hanoi.
* What method would you use to look up a word in a dictionary?The Lexiographic method:
Scan the first letter in the word, turn to the page(s) in the dictionary that have that letter as the first letter in bold. Scan the second letter in the word, and turn to the pages within the first range of pages that have those initial letters bolded. Keep doing this from left to right in the word until it is narrowed to one entry. If not found, then print that result.
* Write a function that returns the angle between the hour and the minute hands of a clock given input of the time?From 0 to 180 degrees:
0000: Minute Hand: 0 degrees - hour hand: (0/43200) degrees == 0 degrees.
0001: Minute hand: 6 degrees - hour hand: (1/43200) degrees == ? degrees.
0002: M: 12 - H: (2/43200)
...
* Write a function that takes a string consisting of numeral characters and returns all possible alpha character strings of same length as input that correspond to the keypad of a typical telephone.
My New Resume Website
Hope you like it!
www.erikbuschardt.com/resume/
This Made Me Smile...
Never mind that this is a few years old. This kind of story is timeless, and is a testament to my profession, y'all!! :o)
World: Europe
Pope confesses as computer convert
Computers have changed my life says Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul II has a new mission - to take the word of the gospel into cyberspace. The revelation is something of a turnaround for the 78-year old leader of the Roman Catholic church.
In 1990 on a tour of an Olivetti office machines factory near Turin he confessed he knew "what the word 'computer' means but not the meaning behind he word."
Eight years on though and the PC pontiff now admits he is something of a convert.
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"Computers have changed the world quite a lot," the Pope said, "and they've certainly changed my own life."
He was responding to a gift of 50 laptop computers from students at a private Catholic university in Rome to spread the word in dioceses across Africa and Eastern Europe.
There was one more laptop for his high-tech holiness himself.
Spreading the word
The pope told the students he now has two computers in his private offices and has given his seal of approval to the development of the Vatican's website as a way of communicating with his cyber flock.
But according to aides he still prefers to write his message by hand in Polish on stiff white Vatican paper.
Since last August, wired up Catholics have been able to follow the Pope's weekly audiences and special masses in real time courtesy of archangels Gabriel, Raphael and Michael - the Vatican's three net servers.
Earlier this year the Pope told Polish bishops on a visit to Rome that they should fully exploit the resources of the Internet to spread the Gospel message.
But the use of the Internet for publishing news about the Catholic Church is no longer limited to official use.
A group of Catholic theologians who disagree with some of Rome's teaching have announced they are setting up their own alternative website. Source: BBC
Everest
Today I went to the Omnimax Theater at the Saint Louis Science Center as a reward for "Once You Pop The Top You Can't Stop" and saw the film about Mount Everest.
Then I went to the Arch and Ted Drewes.
After coming home I got a large check from one of my web clients to deposit.
Excellent day today!
Oh Yeah, One More Thing
Before I forget, I'm pleased to report to all of my faithful blogger readers, (mainly my friends from facebook, but some externally, like my family, and coworkers), that I got my 2008 license stickers finally! Such a relief!
Parentals
Today my parents called me to see how I was doing in school. I had a look on UMSL's MyGateway website, and was pleased to learn that I passed both of my classes, just barely!
Then came the kicker: my mom wanted to buy me a small house in the Brentwood area. She said that I would pay the same what I pay now, just instead of paying a landlord for rent, I'd pay her. I'd pay electricity, water and phone by myself like I do currently. Sounded like a decent bargain, if only a bit awkward. My mom as my new landlord?
Of course, things always seem to turn sour when I brought up the fact that I wanted to quickly email Karen and let her know of what Mom offered, to see what Karen thought of it basically. Mom complained about how I have to talk to her about everything. Well gee, let's see here. Karen is family after all, even if Mom does not want to talk to her, in effect, estrange her. That and Karen has a vested interest in what I do, and we email each other all the time. Then Mom started to change her mind because of this, saying I make things so complicated. So she huffed and puffed and scoffed like she does when things don't go her way, and gave up on the idea. Such unnecessary drama.
This sweet offer came with too many strings attached. No Deal, Howie!
IHMFA
I Hate My eFfin Apartment. Sometimes. Other times it is bearable. But this is why I hate rap music. And I want to live in a building of concrete reinforced steel and stone, not wooden supports that creak. Though I can't blame my upstairs neighbors for walking in their own apartment, even if I can hear every footstep. I chalk it up to this apartment complex being built in the 60's or so. Sigh. I want my own condo. Perhaps with some nice roommates.
I hate traffic tickets. I got another one yesterday for my expired plates. Let me quickly explain. While I was with Katrina, I planned on moving to wherever she was assigned after her tour to Vance. I figured I'd be done with UMSL by that time. Thus, I would let my re-registration with Missouri slide, and register with the new state if applicable. Things looked rosy. However after she dumped me, that plan was moot, and I still had my outstanding plates. Grrr.
The guy was just doing his job, but he kinda sneaked up on my blind spot. I hate when they do that. I guess there's only one way to solve this problem, which is to head to the Revenue office directly, so I will deal with it first thing Monday, I promise.
And because of this aforementioned hippety hoppety music, I only get 4-5 hours to sleep. Not likely I'll get a chance to catch up on missing sleep and quiet before I have to work today. I hate my neighbors.
Not a good day today.
Dancing
I like to dance. This evening I opened one of the most valuable envelopes in the mail ever. It was about dancing. I relished every word of it. What a coincidence that it was published from Nashville. :) And it even has a CD :) Then I started welling up from the joy within. I feel at peace :)
Genesis
18 And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 19 Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
“This is now bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Dear Lord: I'd like a helper comparable to me. Amen.
A Home Run
I just got through reading this article.
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/ columnists.nsf/bryanburwell/story/ 122D1ED49D52CE4B862572D3001227D0?OpenDocumentThen I got inspired to email the author, as well as my friend Josh to pursue this idea. Then I looked up the domain... homerun.org is available. HomeRun.com seems to be taken by a spammer. The official WHOIS listing for HOMERUN.COM is:
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Visit AboutUs.org for more information about HOMERUN.COM
AboutUs: HOMERUN.COM
Registration Service Provided By: Universal Coupon Corporation
Contact: expertclick@gmail.com
Domain name: HOMERUN.COM
Registrant Contact:
800HOMERUN.COM INC
800HOMERUN.COM INC (expertclick@gmail.com)
+1.2023335000
Fax:
2233 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, 20007
US
Administrative Contact:
Broadcast Interview Source
Mitchell Davis (expertclick@gmail.com)
+1.2023334904
Fax: +1.2023425411
2233 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20007
US
Technical Contact:
AllSoldOut.com, Inc.
Harold Kraft (expertclick@gmail.com)
+1.7033874000703387
Fax:
1901 North Moore Street
Arlington, VA 22209
US
Status: Locked
Name Servers:
dns1.name-services.com
dns2.name-services.com
dns3.name-services.com
dns4.name-services.com
dns5.name-services.com
Creation date: 04 Jan 1995 05:00:00
Expiration date: 03 Jan 2008 05:00:00
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I'm going to pursue this idea further. I'll be surprised if I'm the only one who thought of this solution. And of course, I'll keep you posted, my dear readers :)
Nemo Nisi Per Amicitiam Cognoscitur
Today I'm going to attempt to run a 13 hour mental study marathon so I can breathe Abstract Algebra in preparation for tomorrow's final exam. With prayer and food breaks of course :)
And oh yeah, if you're wondering what I have to memorize and digest today, I uploaded it to Kunst's website:
ALG@CSC(2).zipFeel free to Google what the title of this entry means, from Latin. Basically, it's the closest phrase I could find to being able to study a subject and liking it. Though, if I don't like it, I still have to do it, cause that's life.
Wish me luck!
Maintain the website
Tonight I wish to reflect on what I do for Washucsc.org. Sometimes, there is never enough to do, and I feel that it is truly my garden to prune the plants, mow the grass, enjoy the flowers, and otherwise maintain this space in cyberspace for the benefit of the community. I'm honored to even do it, since I remember Rob Guinness, who worked on it before me. When I redid the design in the fall of 2004, I kept a lot of the design elements that existed already. For example, the red/orange/purple color theme is based on the original logo, and I think that the logo is so well designed, that it might never change. (I did not design the logo though. I'm not really sure who did, but I could ask around if you'd like.)
I rarely get any mandates as to the what's or how's of new content or new designs. I am usually free to create what I want. I usually approach people with my ideas, and I rely upon myself to implement, code and upload the results. For example, the Grad Student/Young Adult community has recently appeared on Facebook.com, thanks to the efforts of one Ms. Kalen Olsen. I therefore took the liberty of creating a custom banner to post as their Facebook profile picture, since they probably didn't see too many alternatives, and grabbed the "Igniting Faith" banner from the front page.
Anyway, this freedom to put anything I want to anywhere on the site, I think it exists because those who work there trust me. And I feel honored and humbled tonight to reflect on that.
Feel the love :o)
Latin
I've only recently decided to learn Latin out of curiosity.
Linky Link!This seems to be a useful site to learn some basic phrases. Yes, this is from Wikipedia, one of my fave sites to surf to, though I've been criticized in the past from using it exclusively to research from.
Anyway, from this page I can learn a vocabulary like: mater=mother; dei=god; rex=king; et cetera=and so on. (The last phrase being a recursive pun :)
Definitely "
dulce et utile"!
Parentals
My parents called me. They still love me. Yay!! :)
More importantly than that even, is that I made them state specifically that they love Karen too (my sister) because even though she is off and running in Corporate America, they haven't forgotten to care about spoiling Adrianna (my niece), which is kind of their job now, as grandparents of 6+ yrs.
And as a sidenote regarding my plant, as my eyes wander towards it because of the daylight: I think what I have is not quite a houseplant as it is some kind of a vine? It's getting really tall. Like, I might even decorate my bathroom with it, and let it grow around the ceiling. I'm not even sure yet.
What's that old phrase from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? Ho Ho Ho it's off to work we go? Yeah... something like that. (sarcastic grin) See ya later, my faithful blogger readers!
Charter Part III
I followed up with TCG to see what updates they could provide me with in terms of Charter, and Charter said that they hired somebody else. So much for good vibes during the interview process. Onward ho, I guess. Come to think of it, Charter and I would not be a good fit, because of their reputation in STL that I mentioned yesterday. Which makes me miss ESI even more.
My Target Red Card
I just called Target Financial to cancel my credit card that I've had since 2005, because I never use it, and I thought that having more credit cards open exposes oneself to more risk, so I thought it prudent to close the account. Wendy told me a while back that she was lucky to score a lower rate, but it had to have a balance on it. Note: I did not know that one had to have an outstanding balance at the time. I thought it was good for any card. My plan was to score a lower rate with any card, immediately transfer the debt over to that card, and thus have lower interest rates to pay while I paid it off to zero.
However, this backfired: I was actually able to close my account successfully. Bummer, I was hoping to score a lower rate.
I like Target though. But for right now if I buy anything in the future with them, it will be with a debit card or cash... so, no hard feelings. After all, this isn't personal, it's business.
Luke The Puppy
Last night I had a sweet dream before I woke up... that I was playing with Luke the puppy from the CSC Gala. Is this because I was sad last night and asked the Lord if he would show me His love? Or merely because I
want to believe. Sometimes I can't tell the difference.
...
[Pause for reflection]
The rain outside sure is pretty though.
Sigh...
I like my plant :)
Me.
"Hygge"
Under the category of "Things I Yearn For":
Danes love good food. Good food is an important ingredient in the Danish concept of hygge, a word that can be best translated as a "warm, fuzzy, cozy, comfortable feeling of well-being", however "hygge" is also a highly personal concept, dependent on many circumstances, such as family traditions, e.g. the celebration of Christmas etc. Good food, good company, wine, comfortable furniture, soft easy lighting (candle lights in particular), music, etc., all contribute to the feeling of "hygge."
Ain't nuttin really quite like a Danish Christmas. I last experienced this 10 years ago while in Denmark. :)
Hygge er et ord der efter sigende kun findes på dansk og norsk og er kraftigt forbundet med den danske nationalkarakter. Hygge som navneord omfatter såvel en følelse, en stemning og en handling. Ordet anvendes også i sammensætninger, fx julehygge. Endvidere findes det som et udsagnsord, ex "kom, lad os hygge os!". Og som tillægsord, ex "et lille, hyggeligt hus med græs på taget".
Navneordet hygge kan ikke defineres ved få ord. Det kan fx indebære noget rart, afslappet, trygt og genkendeligt. Oftest forbindes hygge med social omgang - at man mødes for at hygge sig, men man kan også hygge sig med at gøre noget alene. I den senere tid har man også kunnet bruge ordet med ironisk distance - Saddam hyggede sig med at slå alle sine politiske fjender ihjel. Endvidere indebærer hygge også ofte mad, slik eller snacks. For at vende tilbage til begrebet julehygge så er der ingen jul uden traditionel mad, kager og konfekt og det er alt sammen en meget vigtig del af "julehygge"
Eksempler på forskellige anvendelser:
- Det var hyggeligt at se dig.
- Hvor bor I dog hyggeligt!
- Kom og besøg vores butik med masser af julehygge!
- Jeg vil gå hjem og hygge mig med at male min lejlighed.
My Plant
I have a fake plant on top of my computer's CPU, but more recently, I got a real plant soon after "The Breakup". As of right now though it sits a proud three feet tall on top of my mahogany stand by my kitchen window. I have to keep rotating it, because it seems to always want to lean over and photosynthesize with each day's sunlight, or as I call it, "Escape the prison" :)
The geeky “sister” behind Vatican’s Website
So I was surfing around as usual, getting poked on Facebook again (: when I saw IT...
http://scobleizer.com/2007/02/19/
the-geeky-sister-behind-vaticans-website/This has got to be the holy grail of web sites, for us Christians.
Maybe I'll google for Buddha now, or some such nonsense...
Charter Part II
So I was reading on StlToday.com, about Charter, which is making me think twice about having them provide me with service. They can still hire me though, if they want to.
The cable company St. Louis loves to hate
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/20/2007
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So many Charter Communications customers are complaining of poor service that the Better Business Bureau thought it necessary to issue a warning this week to consumers.
"Customers doubt Charter's commitment to service," the headline reads.
In 36 months, the BBB received more than 2,000 complaints and reports of poor cable TV, Internet or phone service. Last year alone, 1,112 customers filed complaints.
"We noticed that the number of complaints was getting up there — and continuing to stay there," said Scott Thomas of the BBB.
The BBB has been monitoring complaints and meeting with Charter officials.
Thomas said Charter was "very nice," but nothing changed.
"In the last year and a half, it seemed that every day we'd get complaints."
Charter is the nation's fourth largest cable TV company with headquarters in Town and Country and offices nationwide. Nearly all the BBB complaints cited are local.
Customers complain about Charter subcontracting out much of its work. Consumers say the company acts like it doesn't keep records of conversations because each representative in turn gives a different answer.
Charter says it has 10 call centers in the United States, plus others in Mexico, Canada and the Philippines. Spokeswoman Anita Lamont says Charter has improved service in the past six months. "We're certainly trying to make it better."
The BBB points to a Kirkwood woman who canceled her service, turned in her equipment and was told not to worry that she still owed 30 cents. Three weeks later, she received a bill for $127 marked "seriously past due." Two weeks later, a collection agency billed her $144.
After calling to cancel cable and Internet service, a couple in Manchester reported that Charter missed four appointments. Charter said it would continue billing until its representatives could show up. The company finally disconnected after the woman threatened to "rip out the connection and place it by the pole."
A woman in Hazelwood signed up for Charter's "Triple Play" high-speed Internet cable and phone service, and was told she would owe $162.99 including installation. Her first bill contained fees she was never told about. When she complained, Charter claimed it didn't offer such a service package. She contacted the BBB and the company admitted its mistake.
A woman in St. Charles had Charter install Internet and phone service and upgrade her cable TV to digital. She said the Internet service didn't work on her computer, the phone was scratchy and the DVR (digital recorder) box overheated within five days.
She and her husband spent a total of three hours on the phone with Charter, and the company said it would charge a service fee even though the DVR had worked for only five days. The couple canceled everything but basic cable and the company promised to waive any additional charges. Charter then billed the couple $602 for breaking their contract. The couple has since switched phone and Internet providers.
Matt Poldan, assistant manager at a bank in St. Louis, said he spent three months calling Charter to have an undisclosed fee refunded and two months trying to have Charter pick up its equipment. Also, the company took payments from his checking account without his authorization, he told the BBB and this column.
He documented each of his conversations.
"Charter Communications has failed enormously in their effort to provide customer service to the St. Louis area, and I speak not only for me, but also for the many other former Charter customers I've heard from," Poldan wrote to Charter in February.
Steve Trippe joined Charter six months ago as vice president and general manager.
"Customers are Charter's lifeblood and I know that in the past we have let some of them down," Trippe said in a statement Thursday.
He says Charter has added technicians, dispatchers, call center agents, enhanced training and now offers "two-hour service windows for appointments."
"I know that today we are still making mistakes and have room for improvement," he wrote.
"If our customers have any suggestions on how we can improve our service, they may contact me directly at SteveGM@chartercom.com."
To contact the BBB, call 314-645-3300 or log onto www.stlouisbbb.org
Being Productive
Sometimes I don't feel that I'm using my time wisely. So I figure, the best way to avoid wasting time, is to write down what I'm doing, and get a rough idea for when I'm doing each item. Perhaps this could be useful.
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A Little Facebook Rant
I don't understand what Mr. Mark Zuckerberg plans to put "there" when he states at the bottom of almost every page of Facebook that "I'll find something to put here."
And oh yeah. I don't have a cell phone. But I'm wondering if I can use one of my friend's cells to verify my account, so I don't get the annoying random color-text-pictures that I have to type in. Apparently how it works is as follows (copied and pasted from Facebook, then edited slightly for appearance in this blog):
Confirm Your Phone
Facebook uses security tests to ensure that the people on the site are real. Having a mobile phone helps us establish your identity. Please verify your account by confirming your phone here.
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After you enter your mobile phone, we will send you a text message with a verification code. When you enter this code on the site, that will confirm your identity and we will stop showing you security tests. Facebook does not charge for this service, but your carrier's normal rates still apply.
Once You Pop The Top You Can't Stop
Today I'm starting something new in my life. It's called "Once You Pop The Top You Can't Stop". I'm going to record each day as a 1 or a 0 due to the fact that I'm a programmer, and like thinking logically like this... (1/0, T/F, white/black, Red/Green in honor of Xmas :).
Ironically it's exactly the goal of this lifelong endeavor to "Stop" my addiction to this, which has plagued me throughout my life and essentially prevented me from getting one of my most treasured things in life: a soulmate to love. Since 2002, I have believed that it's either This or That, and now it's time to "Make A Choice", as Billy (from Saw, the horror film franchise; picture at right) would say.
My reward system is as follows: 1 share of any common stock that I wish, for one complete calendar month of nonstop zeros. More short-term rewards include Ted Drewes, or SLSC Omnimax movies. Ultimately, one of my main goals in life is to have this aforementioned soulmate, this "Eve" that God made for me. My closest friends who understand this addiction can help me enforce it.
Listening to MMM MMM MMM MMM from Crash Test Dummies, one of my fave songs :)
