[Penny for my thought ]

[Saturday, August 02, 2003]

Blogger,
Didn't really do much today. Just kinda sat around. Its hot out. I watched Daredevil. Thats really it, I don't have much to say. Oh, also I talked to my favorite, yet hideous, girl Catherine. Yeah. Good Night.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 11:15 PM

Blogger,
Today was a fun day. Last night my dear friend Krista challenged me to a fight to the death. This morning she showed up at my house, and I kicked her ass. 'Nuff said. I then proceeded to watch three hours of Kenshin. It only gets better, I can tell you that. So dad came home with Phil & Neils, and I'm ready to explode. Its so good. We watched Road to Perdition. It wasn't that good. He bought me the Daredevil DVD. Cool dude. I wish this rain would stop, I was hoping to play tennis tomorrow, but I guess thats not going to happen now. Bah. So yeah, I'm out of things to write about right now.

Bushido
Means Death.
Every morning prepare
your mind on how
To die and every evening
Refresh your mind
With the thinking
Of death. In this way
Your mind will
Be ready. When your
Mind will always be
Ready to die
Life will be much
Easier. When all
The things of life
Are false, there is
Only one true thing.
Death.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 10:31 PM

Blogger,
Hello there. Today I went to John Parkinson's. We watched some Kenshin I brought on The Laptop, then went into town to rent a video game. I talked to Danielle, she was working at Clocktower Video. We got Hitman 2. Good Game. I saw Krista there too. I yelled at her I think. I was surprised to see her. So Hitman 2 is incredibly awesome. Hehehe Car bombs. So yeah, Dad isn't home yet, I'm just chillin here. Tomorron I'm going to watch either Spirited Away or the Cowboy Bebop movie, and write at least one summer reading report. Right now, I'm going to keep talking on IM like I do every night and wait for Jackie Chan Adventures to come on. Peace out.

Mood: Frustrated.
Music: Catch 22 - On & on & on.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 7:50 PM

Blogger,
One more thing I'd like to write about. For the fifth time this week, I got the riddle about the missing dollar. I'd like to solve it, and clarify it for all of you idiots so you can stop freaking sending it to me. The riddle reads somewhat like this.

Three salesmen decided to share a $30 hotel room for one night
and split the cost evenly.

After they checked in, the hotel manager noticed that they
should have been charged only $25 for the room.

So, he gave the porter five one-dollar bills and said to return
the money to the three men.

As the porter was walking to the salesmen's room, he wondered
how he was going to split the five dollars evenly between the
three salesmen. So, he put two dollars in his pocket and gave
each of the three salesmen one dollar.

Now, if each of the salesmen paid $10 for their share of the
room and were given one dollar back, then they each would have
paid $9 for the room.

Nine times three is twenty-seven, plus the two dollars the
porter put in his own pocket is twenty-nine
(9 x 3 = 27. 27 + 2 = $29)

Where is the other dollar?

Now, I know you're thinking: "Oh my gosh, theres a dollar missing!" when in reality, all the money is there. the wording of the riddle is bogus and confusing. Now if you think about it, you'll realize that all the money is accounted for. The three guys paid $10 each, for a total of $30. The hotel overcharged $5, so the $25 stays with the manager, and $5 leaves him. The Employee then pockets $2, and returns $3 to the guys. The money is all there. The three guys end up with $3. The Employee end us with $2. The manager ends up with $25. And if I recall correctly, 3+2+25=30. All the money is there. The equation in the riddle is bogus. The each paid $9 after getting the $1 back. thats $27. But, the Employee took $2, and gave the Manager the $25 he was due. then, the remaining $3 went back to the guys. If you really think about it, it all adds up. Just don't get fooled by the equation they give you, thats all.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 11:16 PM

Blogger,
Today went by so fast, I don't know where the time went. There were like 400 things I needed to do today that I totally didn't have time for. Joey came over, we played Magic, and he was owned at least 15 times. We made some bootlegged Magic cards, including Myself, Joey, Pheezay ma Neezay, and Jesus Christ: the type killer. Right now I'm in the process of loading my laptop full of goodies so I can bring them over to John's tomorrow. Lucky kid. So I'm going to need to go accomplish something before today wastes away from me. Goodbye.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 10:12 PM

Blogger,
Hello again. Here's a nice long entry for your literary appeasement; I'd just like to discuss a few things with you. Today dad came home with a new issue of Newsweek magazine, and one article in particular caught my eye. Its another piece about "shareware" and music downloading, and how the greedy bastards in the record industry wat to sue their customers into poverty just because Carey Sherman (president of the RIAA) can't afford the Aston Martin she always wanted, and had to buy the BMW Z8 instead. So the article was entitled "Pirates of the Internet." Great, I've always wanted to be a pirate; ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of sailing the high seas and plundering ships full of MP3's. The article discusses the debate over whether file sharing should be outlawed all together. The argument for it being banned, aside from the costing the record industry 15% of their yearly profit was that, and I quote, "Researchers testify that because of a confusing interface in file-sharing servers like Kazaa, a clumsy user could inadvertently expose private files to everyone on the network. In theory, this could even happen to a government worker using Kazaa forfor personal use on an official computer-thus exposing our deepest secrets." Ok, first of all, anyone who finds the Kazaa interface confusing needs to wake the fuck up and learn how to use a computer. Second, if you're working for the government on a top secret project, don't listen to music, people are fucking dying over seas, build the bombs faster!!! Third, and contradictory to the previous, the article goes on to state that "No one was able to cite an instance where a government secret was actually exposed by this method." I'd think the government would have a good firewall. Now for the rebuttal. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. If the record company goes around and sues all their customers, who's going to buy the records? No one. exactly. But on the bright side, they'll have $7 zillion, so they don't care. So who gets the shaft? The artists. Way to go ass holes. I like the author of the article, at one point he says ""...the Bill says in black and whitethat if you so much as share a single tune with your pals on the Internet-as millions do every day-You are a felon. Penalty: up to five years in jail. (Better fill up your iPod before you go.) Ba da cha. The rebuttal to that? And believe me, that must have been a tough one to follow, but in response to the dilema of suing all your customers out of their minds the record company replied that they would "sell songs individually, through services sich as Apple's iTunes Music Store." They then stated that "You can compete againt free-ever heard of bottled water?" Basically, The response to that was "There are better things for prosecutors and courts to focus on. Like real national security."
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The second thing I wish to discuss is the catholic church, and how much of a fucking cult christianity is. Here is an actual conversation I had about 5 minuites ago:
Just S p a c e: ok
Auto response from FDNYBaByGiRl22: be not away...i leave before you always....come IM me... & soon i will return
Just S p a c e: ...
Just S p a c e: sounds like a church song
Just S p a c e: holy shit
Just S p a c e: be not afraid...i go before you always, come follow me, and i will keep you safe
Just S p a c e: i haven't gone to church in 2 years

Now, I haven't been to church in more than two years and that song is still ingrained into my mind. If that doesn't sound like ritualistic brainwashing then I don't know what does.

Just S p a c e: jeebus will save us
xxBaBeeLuV86xx: true story
xxBaBeeLuV86xx: so be nice to him
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The third issue which I need to address, I really can't because of people and circumstances. All I'm going to say is that I wish people would really think about what they're doing with their lives and not do stupid ass things like drugs. I don't mean pot or drinking or anything, I mean like doing crack or heroine. People don't die from smoking pot or drinking, people die from the things they do while under the influence of these things. Except alcohol poisoning, but thats another story. So if you're doing dumb things, I urge you to stop. thats all.
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Thought seperation...more than 5 lines of text...I'd have to say that this has been the (cue dramatic music) perfect entry (end music). In other news, I've still not completed the mission set out before me. I've Got to talk to her soon. Bah. So, thats all for today. Good night.

Mood: Swooning
Music: Don't Look Down - Start The Show

---Me


[Posted by Stephen] at 9:24 PM

Blogger,
I am officially in love with Kenshin Himoura. He's the coolest samurai ever. Yeah, this deserves an explaination, I know. Since the dick heads at Cartoon Network decided to make Rouroni Kenshin air only once a week on saturday at 9:30 in stead of 5 times a week on Toonami, this morning I downloaded episodes 48 through 62. All I can say is that Kenshin Himoura owns my fucking world. He does the Amakakeru Ryu No Hirameki on Aoshi, Soujirou, and then on Shishio. I haven't giggled like this since I was a little girl. I really want to be a samurai. You have no fucking idea. I'm going to buy a katana as soon as i start working and have money to spend on stupid things like that. Then I'll make kevin buy one so we can fight. I'm excited. So to keep you up to date, so far this week I've watched the first 22 episodes of .hack//Sign, Alot of Rurouni Kenshin, Fist of the North Star, and I downloaded but have not yet watched the first 5 episodes of Neon Genisis Evangelion, Spirited Away, and the Cowboy Bebop movie. Oh man. So I have my work cut out for me. I'm going to go watch Toonami while I fold laundry now, adios Blogger.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 5:07 PM

Blogger,
I did nothing today. I sat in front of the computer and watched anime movies for hours on end. Thats it. Fist of the North Star is fucking amazing. Check that shit out. I did alot of thinking today, and basically all I came up with was that same thing. I've got to talk to her. Plain and simple. Bah. I'm no good at this. But I have to. Bah. So its time to go to bed now. I have to finish reading "The Great Gatsby" tomorrow. Good night.

"It is when we face our weakness that we find our strength." - Anakin Skywalker

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 11:05 PM

Blogger,
Today was fun. I went to see Fiddler on the Roof at SHM. Carolyn was excellent as a jew, John was the best rabbi ever, Mary Lee is a Yenta, and Jimmy Marino is a drunk Russian at heart. It was a good show. After the play, Melissa came over and we chilled, then we had dinner. Dad BBQed like only he could. Melissa and I watched "Me, Myself, And Irene." That was quite an experience. We also watched the commercial for "Nip and Tuck" 2,798,652,374,856 times. I drover her around in my hot ride too. Hehe. So I just finished talking to Amy for like 3 hours, so I'm ready for bed. Joey's flight comes in tonite. Word. Good night.

---Me
[Posted by Stephen] at 12:13 AM