I took the typing test three times, and i range from 69-74 words per minute!!! Update February 4, 2016: I took the test again a couple times; and got 83 and 85 wpm. Good to see that I’m improving over time.…
April Fool’s Day is a coming, so it’s time to have some fun. Here’s some stuff I just bought from stupid.com Zero Blaster Sounds That Drive People Crazy Shark Stapler Ray Gun Keychain Mini Radio Controlled Mouse
After the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, the Brezhnev doctrine of limited sovereignty was formulated proclaiming the right of the Soviet Union to invade satellite states in order to support pro-Moscow ‚Äûsocialist¬æ regimes. Now a new Bush-Brezhnev doctrine of…
I was going on a Walgreens break with a fellow SpongeBob fanatic, and he told me, “Matt look it’s SpongeBob!” At first I thought he meant like a SpongeBob t-shirt. But across Michigan Avenue by the Walgreens was a LIFE-SIZED…
Office Max Looked for those aluminum mesh boxes. They didn’t have any. (they are $12 there, vs. $20 at the container store) Sports Authority The place was such a ferkin mess, that I even if I found something there, I…
If your ball lands inside a warp zone or even touches the string of a warp zone, then your ball is warped into the CAGE OF DEATH and your turn is immediately terminated.
Sell sheet for TMS salespeople to sell the Mark Bazer column to newspapers. Mark Bazer writes a fresh and funny humor column. This sheet talks about how newspapers have a generations-old tradition of thoughtful humorists. I designed this sheet to…
A movie is being filmed outside my window. As I was walking back to work from lunch, I checked it out. I stood with the production crew along with the monitors and stuff. When they finished the scene, Josh Hartnett…
Tom and i just perfected the “pothead” emoticon. *–`—] : ) Tom made his excellent death by chocolate cake today. it’s spongebob squarepants! [8^D]|]= to add to the collection: alligator `—–,—,–“< person and shark in ocean ~~~~~^~~~~~\o/~~~~~
Two new emoticons developed through instant message today! pothead (it’s a flowerpot on top a smily)*–`—] : ) spongebob squarepants[8^D]|]= Check out how these wonderful ascii creations evolved. pothead created by IM with : )]TomTool71spongebob created by IM with ]=]DaynaGreen214
Everyone loves the two-dollar bill. It’s always a pleasant surprise to recieve one as change. And the joy of using at the cash register is immeasureable. The U.S. government should issue a new one-dollar bill in 2001, a new two-dollar…
i’m looking for a power cord for my 17″ CRT Apple Studio Display at home. The power cord it came with only plugs into the G3 tower (which is now at my parents). It wont plug into the wall. I…
caplet, tablet, gel-filled. I’m currently kinda sick, and I had to debate the merits of each one. Is one better than the other? here’s my observation (i’m very medically inept)* caplet: hard, usually coated* tablet: powder inside a plastic shell*…
I’m still trying to adapt to the new OS X. It’s quite different. I think I need to buy some book or something. Or maybe go to some website with tips on OS X.
i tried to make a dock for my laptop last night. First i used my dremel to cut out the shapes of the plugs in a block of wood. But that didn’t work. So then I flipped the block over…
My laptop is going very well. Since I finally got rid of my old computer, i was able to resituate my computer desk. I pulled it out and cleaned out all the dust bunnies. There’s alot after nine months. And…
Erik brought in a disc image of what they use for all the computers at work. (in case ya don’t know… a disc image is one file containing an exact replica of all the files on a computer. The applications,…
erik and i helped my parents bring their Christmas stuff up to the attic. Gosh, i certainly hope that I never end up collecting soo much Christmas stuff. There’s gotta be at least 20 boxes of stuff.
I was walking to work this morning and noticed how empty the trains were and how few people there were on the sidewalks. I chalked it up to being a friday. And joked around in my head about how Bush’s…
1. What was the last song you heard? Umm, probably some dance song. I was groovin to eurodance songs when working on that textured sell sheet. 2. What were the last two movies you saw? Patch Adams (on tv last sunday. Cute…
The new Alabama state quarter is out now. It’s a nice quarter honoring the blind pioneer Helen Keller. It’s the first circulating coin in the U.S. to contain Braille. But the “Spirit of Courage” banner over Helen Keller’s legs makes…
Some scientists feel we have 90-minute cycles of creativity. Because it’s impossible to know where in this cycle you are at any given time, you have work at least that length of time—the longer the better—before you hit your creative…
Walking from my apartment to Lisa’s: 3 minutes: one block 60 minutes: 20 blocks 47.90 miles: 383.2 blocks 19.16 hours: total walking time So then I would walk about 10 hours each day. That would give me plenty of time…
I think my theory of gnomes and imps may actually be backwards! We are misusing the imp terminology imp: 1.A mischievous child. 2.A small demon. gnome: One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure…
Walking from my apartment in Chicago to Lisa’s in Montgomery: Doing one block in three minutes pace (that’s not fast, leisurely)… I will cover the 47.90 miles in 19.16 hours. So with some breaks here and there, it will take…
