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Name: J
Country: United States
State: California
Gender: Male
Interests: Enjoying life!
Expertise: Jack of all trades. Master of none. I like to do a little of everything. I have to try anything at least once to decide if I like it or not.
Occupation: Computer related
Industry: Other
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
4/21/2003
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| So long xanga! I've graduated to my own domain. Now you can find me on:
http://www.memoryloot.com
See you guys there.
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| Pop Goes the Real Estate Bubble"All good things must come to
an end", according to an old English Proverb. The "good thing"
I'm talking about now is the Real Estate market of the US. After
phenominal growth for the past 5 years we are seeing signs that this is
coming to an end. The National Association of Home Builders reported
that the growth rate of home purchases in the month of August has
slowed compared to the previous month. If this isn't enough
proof, this article
by Nicholas von Hoffman, a writer for "The Nation" publication is
citing examples that this decline can potential yield a similar "POP"
of the real estate market, much like the early 90's dot-com bust in
2000. Like he said in the article, one quarter isn't enough to
determine a trend so I'm going to sit on the side-line and watch.
If in fact we get this "POP" and massive sell-offs proliferate in the
market, guess who's going to take advantage and become a 1st time home
owner? I suggest you renters out there do the same.
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| I'm a big sucker for word-of-mouth marketing. This is evident by my recent obsession with the Moleskine notebooks and the Cross Ion pens. The Moleskine notebook was mentioned on one of my favorite Podcast shows, This Week In Tech (TWIT).
It turns out this is the latest craze for geeks. People are
"hacking" their Moleskine to make it more useful (its more like tips
and
techniques than hacking really). So after listening to this show,
I spent most of the past 2 days gathering information on Moleskine, the
hacks, and pen reviews. I especially enjoy reading pen
reviews. Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated with
pens and pencils. This fascination has since been silenced when I
first learned how to type on a computer. Apparently, a
cheap
and great pen people have been recommending on the Internet is the Pilot G2 Gel pens.
I went to Office Depot after work on Monday and Tuesday to first look
at these pens and then bought the Cross Ion. I choose the Ion for
3 reasons; (1) its a gel pen, (2) its small and can be taken anywhere
with you (I have it clipped on me right now), and (3) it came highly
recommended by a co-worker of mine who loves it. I also went to a
Barnes & Noble to find the Moleskine notebook. Its basically
a simple notebook with a elastic to hold it in place. On the
inside, theres a cloth bookmark and an accordian pocket for your
keepsakes. They also come in a variety of types. There's 2
types of notebooks (w/lines and w/o), a sketchbook, a storybook, an
address book, a journal/diary, a japanese accordian album, and a date
book. They come in 3x5 or 5x8. I bought the small 3x5 lined
notebook for $10. These things are very solid. Good binding
and good feel when you write in them. The pages fold down so you
can write without worrying about bending the book or writing on a bad
crease. I've bought 2 notebooks prior to this and both gave me a
difficult time of writing because of how the book was difficult to
flatten while I'm writing. Yes, I've sold out to the hype, but I
think its worth it. Now that I'm armed w/my little book and my
pen at all times, I can express myself whenever I feel the need.
Hopefully this will help me expand my creative side efficiently.
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| This has got to be an epidemic over there in Asia: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050810/ap_on_re_as/skorea_game_death. Come on people, there's more to life than video games!
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Inspirational Quests
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- Ride my motorcycle to the Bay Area
- Ride my motorcycle to Arizona
- Ride my motorcycle to Las Vegas
- Ride a bicycle to San Diego from LA
- Visit New York in the Winter
- Visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras
- Become a gourmet chief
- Write a published novel and/or text book
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