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Totally bummed that I didn't register for comic con when I had the chance. :(
I'll post my AC report when I get home from work tonight.
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Phone tech support scam?
My Dad just mentioned that he's gotten two phone calls in the last week, with a live person on the other end: "Hello we've detected that your Windows operating system has encountered a problem"
My Dad's answer: "I have a Mac"
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Anthrocon
Unbelievable, but kipper_snax and I will be flying to Pittsburgh two weeks from today. AC is going to be my 16th convention, NOT including three Comic Cons.
Unfortunately, since I'm doing AC I won't be doing Comic Con this year.
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No going back now...
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This commercial was on the Bulls game earlier.
http://cookedart.blogspot.com/2009/04/tiger-woods-gatorade.html
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Anthrocon considerations
I'm kind of still on the fence as to whether to commit to AC this year. I have a room reserved at the Westin and got the time off approved with my boss, but...
Two of our AC roomates have bailed, so the room looks like it is going to be exponentially more expensive.
The last time I did AC in '06 I did not enjoy it.
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Mispellings and misused grammar
I don't know what it is, but some mispellings and misusage of grammar really bug me. Folks, it's not "I seen" it's "I saw that" seen is only used when posing a question to another person or group, ie "Have you guys seen this movie?" Seen is not used in first person. Also, then is not a substitute for than. Than is used for comparison, then is used ( Read more... ) -
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Something I had posted to my twitter a while back so that I would remember it, I'm reposting it here:
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have prefered to talk."
This was a phrase taped to the front foldover cover of a 1950's metal clipboard/file case that my Grandfather left to my Dad when he passed away. My ( Read more... ) -
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I totally just purchased a ticket to The Bamboozle Left in Irvine! Fall Out Boy, Bloodhound Gang and The Aquabats all at one music fest! Oh yeah!
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