Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Dragon Days: The Days That Drag On

Dude, unless I learn how to manage my money, I am so not gonna be able to afford a new Dell. I suppose it doesn't help that I've been spending money on calenders, fast food, DVDs, and a new Kangol hat. As expensive as Kangols are, why the hell did I buy a new hat? My mother's boyfriend gave me one of the ugliest haircuts of my life. He was just gonna give me a trim, but ended up cutting half of the hair from the top of my head, and all of the hair on the sides. My mom suggested I use texturizer/relaxer on my hair, as the curls might help it look better. Not my with oddly shaped big head, it didn't. So why get a Kangol instead of some cheap baseball cap? Two reasons. Firstly, I needed a white hat just like my black one. My black one (which is a Kangol-imitation I got at Pier 39) doesn't look good with blue & white clothes. Secondly, I'm black. We have a habit of putting expensive taste before practicality. Why do you think so many unsuccessful rappers are homeless with nice clothes and jewelry on? Besides, payday is this Friday. I don't have to pay rent, I only have to pay community college tuition fees every semester (and I paid for school already), and insurance is low on a car that's almost as old as you are. I can afford to splurge. I'm gonna get a lot of flames tonight from college students who go to expensive schools, live in dorms, and can't afford a car at all. On a whole 'nother note, my office has been drinking coffee like crazy. A few coffee companies (Peets, Starbucks, and two other brands I can't remember right now) have sent us free coffeeby the case, as well as several coffee machines to make them from. And when I say "by the case," I mean we have enough coffee to keep one person awake everyday for the next year. Because we got so much, the companies gave us permission to drink as much as we want. The fridge is also filled with creamers. Just to clarify what exactly we need the coffee for, we're conducting taste tests. You know, like when you're given two cups of coffee and you tell the marketing people which one you like more. We're doing that junk in the mall this week. We were supplied with coffee (blends, different roasts), machines (some are simple enough for a child to operate), sugar cubes, flavored creamers (french vanilla, hazlenut, irish cream, ect.), cups, and stirring sticks. I never drank so much coffee in one day before. And after two days, my boss told us to stop drinking so much coffee, or we'd actually use up the entire supply by ourselves. There's only 7 people in that office. I noticed myOtaku now allows the customization of background and link colors. I would've changed the colors and backgrounds around into a more Titan-themed look, but it seems I can edit every background but this big white space in the middle, around each entry. So I'm holding off on stylizing my myOtaku until Adam & Crew tweek with this feature some more. Much Love

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