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Wed 11/14/07 03:23 AM
I dunno though man.. alot of aggression was towards a highly oppressive government.. we have one of the most highly advanced governments in the world now.. I dunno... I am not gonna argue.. Our government is ****ed up.. but I would rather be here more than anywhere else.. lol

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Wed 11/14/07 03:19 AM
No biggie neil.. no biggie..

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Wed 11/14/07 03:18 AM
Pink Houses - John Cougar Mellancamp

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Wed 11/14/07 03:13 AM
Wasn't my advice.. it was Joe Rybicki's advice.. he is a very smart man.. he wrote for OPM (Official Playstation Magazine). I figured his advice is funny, and practical.. and could cheer up some of the people, and provide a humorous way to correcting problems!

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Wed 11/14/07 03:06 AM
I already took Micro.. I am in Macro right now..

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Wed 11/14/07 03:04 AM
Joey Rybicki Goodby Essay!
Parting Words
Thursday is my last day in the office, and while you're still going to be seeing me around this place (I'm still hammering out details of my Big Plans but I'll be posting here no matter what), I thought I would leave you with some thoughts gleaned from my ten-and-almost-a-half years working for the same employer, and nine-and-a-third years working on the same magazine. Let's begin!

On the Business World
When you start at a new job, you will be terrified. Ten years later, you will wonder what you were so worried about.

Learn how to do the things that aren't strictly your job. You never know when it might come in handy.

Remember that it's okay to say "no" sometimes. But if you spend more energy explaining why you can't do something than you would have spent actually doing it, it's time to look for a new job.

The business world is strange, and fickle, and strange. Weird things happen. Expect the weirdness and you'll be fine.

My dad, the successful owner and manager of a small business, once told me, "Never ask an employee to do something that you wouldn't be willing to do yourself." Another way to put this is, "Never ask an employee to do something unless they know you'd be willing to do it yourself." I have never been given better managerial advice.

On a related note, especially in the corporate world, remember that you never know when a subordinate may someday become a supervisor. So don't be a ****.

And you never know when you might run into a former coworker later in life. Burning bridges is fun as hell, and I'm sure if you're planning to move to Saskatchewan and raise caribou on a desolate farmstead there probably wouldn't be many repercussions. But unless that's your plan, you might want to think twice before sending that angry e-mail or submitting that angry blog post or leaving that angry voicemail. Yes, it might be very satisfying at the time. Don't do it.

Remember that the most basic purpose of any business, pretty much by definition, is to make money. Expect the people in charge to make decisions with these factors in mind and you will be prepared for the strange, fickle weirdness.

Find the fun in your job. Every job has some. Just look for it. If you can't find it, find a different job.

On Games
When was the last time you played the best-looking game on PS1? When was the last time you played Tetris (or something equivalently simple-looking)? Yeah, exactly. In the long run, graphics don't mean ****.

Look into the stories of the people behind the games. They deserve more credit and recognition than they get.

You need to invite people over to play party games every once in a while. It nourishes the soul. Just don't drink too much or you'll break something.

Guitar Hero really is as good as everyone says. If you haven't played it yet, do so.

Don't ever, ever, take anything Jack Thompson says seriously. He's an amusing, harmless hack. He deserves our pity, not our attention.

Remember that what you spend your money on this year dictates what kind of games come out next year. Write the game companies, sure, but don't forget that your most powerful means of voting is your credit card.

Game publishers and console manufacturers are businesses. See above section for further details.

There is room in games for politics. There is room in games for art. There is room in games for satire, and humor, and social commentary. Is there room in your game collection?

Gamers are not a minority. We are not outsiders. We are not basement-dwellers or antisocial creeps or violent sociopaths. We are everyone. We are your grandmother and your bank teller. We're the guy pumping your gas and the girl behind the counter at McDonald's. Why we let ourselves be marginalized, I will never understand.

Systems come and systems go, but great games are forever.

On Life
Don't believe everything you read on Wikipedia.

Make playlists for various occasions. The right music makes a pleasant time more pleasant.

Fer chrissakes, read a book once in awhile.

Turn off the ringer on your phone every now and then. It's empowering.

Speaking of phones, if your cell phone rings in a restaurant, please select one of the following options: 1. Turn it immediately off; 2. Step outside to take the call; or 3. Answer quietly and immediately tell the caller you can't talk right now and will call them back. If you do not choose one of these options, you are officially a self-absorbed asshole. Exceptions will be made if the caller is in the hospital, has just won the lottery, or is calling from beyond the grave. Maybe.

If your cell phone rings in a movie theater, please remember to turn it off next time. If you actually answer it, please head on out back and kill yourself.

Spend the time and effort to make your home a place people like to visit. Trust me on this one.

My mother always used to say, "Smile; you'll feel better." I hated that she said that, but damn it, Mom, you were so totally right.

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Wed 11/14/07 03:03 AM
A first-grade teacher, Ms. Brooks, was having trouble with one of her students.

The teacher asked, "Harry, what's your problem?"

Harry answered, "I'm too smart for the 1st grade. My sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than she is! I think I should be in the 3rd grade too!"

Ms. Brooks has had enough. She took Harry to the principal's office. While Harry waited in the outer office, the teacher explained to the principal what the situation was. The principal told Ms. Brooks he would give the boy a test. If he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the 1st grade and behave. She agreed.

Harry was brought in and the conditions were explained to him and he agreed to take the test.

Principal: "What is 3 x 3?"

Harry: "9".

Principal: "What is 6 x 6?"

Harry: "36".

And so it went with every question the principal thought a 3rd grader should know.

The principal looks at Ms. Brooks and tells her, "I think Harry can go to the 3rd grade."

Ms. Brooks says to the principal, "Let me ask him some questions." The principal and Harry both agreed.

Ms. Brooks asks, "What does a cow have four of that I have only two of?" Harry, after a moment: "Legs."

Ms. Brooks: "What is in your pants that you have but I do not have?" The principal wondered, why would she ask such a question! Harry replied: "Pockets."

Ms. Brooks: "What does a dog do that a man steps into?" Harry: "Pants"

Ms. Brooks: What's starts with a C, ends with a T, is hairy, oval, delicious and contains thin, whitish liquid?

Harry: "Coconut."

The principal sat forward with his mouth hanging open.

Ms. Brooks: "What goes in hard and pink then comes out soft and sticky?" The principal's eyes opened really wide and before he could stop the answer.

Harry: "Bubble gum"

Ms. Brooks: "What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?"

Harry: "Shake hands."

The principal was trembling.

Ms. Brooks: "What word starts with an 'F' and ends in 'K' that means a lot of heat and excitement?"

Harry: "Firetruck"

The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told the teacher, "Put Harry in the fifth-grade, I got the last seven questions wrong......

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Wed 11/14/07 03:02 AM
Two old guys, Abe and Sol, are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball, like they do every day. Abe turns to Sol and says, "Do you think there's baseball in heaven?"

Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I dunno. But let's make a deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball in heaven, and if you die first, you do the same."

They shake on it and sadly, a few months later, poor Abe passes on. One day soon afterward, Sol is sitting there feeding the pigeons by himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Sol... Sol..."

Sol responds, "Abe! Is that you?"

"Yes it is, Sol," whispers Abe's ghost.

Sol, still amazed, asks, "So, is there baseball in heaven?"

"Well," says Abe, "I've got good news and bad news."

"Gimme the good news first," says Sol.

Abe says, "Well... there is baseball in heaven."

Sol says, "That's great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that!?"

Abe sighs and whispers, "You're pitching on Friday."

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Wed 11/14/07 03:00 AM
Ya.. I am in love.. I think... well.. lol I know I am going to marry her someday.. she is amazing.. But.. when I get back from my trip.. I will have new pictures of us.. and me.. because she says "my eyes are amazing.. and I need to show them more" and.. she might have a picture of something special, that signifies our future ^^

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Wed 11/14/07 02:57 AM
I didn't delete anything.. I voted to keep it.. I barely ever delete a post unless it is entitled "Any hot ladies/guys wanna chat? I am looking for someone to get with to show me things" That is ridiculous posts.. I vote to delete those silly things...

Sigh.. you have alot of built up aggression my friend.. chill.. life isn't fair.. but once you learn to accept it.. you will be a happier person.. and even though our economy might suck.. there are countries in which their inflation is way over 100%... so.. be happy lol..

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Wed 11/14/07 02:53 AM
lol.. your silly.. I am bored because I can't sleep.. and I am longing to be with my girlfriend.. but she lives 500 miles away.. and well... I have to wait 7 more days to go see her... 7 days from today.. at this time.. I will be on an airplane flying to her.. she will be waiting for me with open arms.. and I get to meet her family.. after I meet her family and stay for thanksgiving.. we will depart ways for yet another month.. where she will be coming to my town.. and staying for New Years.. Then *prays* hopefully a month after that.. we will have saved up enough money.. to move in together...

P.S. I do not get homework for that class.. it is purely lecture.. and notes..

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Wed 11/14/07 02:48 AM
I dunno... I can be extremely bored at times..

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Wed 11/14/07 02:44 AM
grumble grumble

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Wed 11/14/07 02:43 AM
Jason.. you back together with debs?

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Wed 11/14/07 01:00 AM
grumble grumble

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Wed 11/14/07 01:00 AM
lol... well.. you should probably stay out of the sports topics then LOL

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Wed 11/14/07 12:59 AM
well obviously she is no longer bored lol.. she stopped posting!

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Wed 11/14/07 12:58 AM
Bye laura.. you going to bed?

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Wed 11/14/07 12:56 AM
lol.. You band wagon fan! lol..

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Wed 11/14/07 12:52 AM
No mam.. I wish..

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