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Location: Fremont, California, United States
Gender: Male
Interests: it's obvious
Expertise: computers, thinking up and starting projects I never manage to finish
Occupation: Student
Industry: Nonprofit
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Member Since:
4/7/2003
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| I found this while looking on my VM of my old computer.
Things to get from Microcenter:
- Deluxe Digital Camera Starter Kit 7.99
- ProSleeve CD Binder Pages 80 Capacity 3.99
- ATI TV Wonder 29.99
- CardCam Digital Camera 19.99
- 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter 19.99
- 32MBCigar Pro 2 256 Mb Flash Drive 39.99
- Binoculars and USB Digital Camera 39.99
- AA Rechageable NIMH Batteries 5.99
- DC-31 Zoom digital Camera 69.99
- EtherFast 10/100 Compact USB Network Adapter 16.99
- DimageNikon Coolpix 5400 599.99
- ViviCam 3735 99.99
An interesting flash from the past. Of all the things I bought, I bought 3 and 8. Thank goodness I did not buy the other stuff. It's pretty amusing what I thought was nifty back in 2004.
Also found out that I played hookey quite a bit that semester.
- MAth 54 Lec - 9/17
- Chin 7a Dis - 9/17
- Math 54 Lec - 10/6
- Chin 7a Lec - 10/7
- Math 54 Lec - 10/11
- Math 54 Dis - 10/14
Also found countless other AIM chat log files. Man, what a blast from the past. It's interesting to see how I've changed over the years. | | |
| Today I went to a local Chinese restaurant in Fremont and we ran into a Chinese Tour group. The tourists apparently bought/brought their own Chinese Liquor. It was so strong we could smell it a table away. The tourist group was composed of men probably 40's-50's and they multiple shots of this stuff. The funniest part was each time they drank, they would cheer "Good!" in chinese, stand up, and proceed to drink the shot and then sit back down. They came in three or four tables, and each table would "chain-cheer-drink". My family noted how it was pretty much an exact rendition of Chinese Martial Arts movies where people stand up, say cheers and then down a shot/bowl of liquor. Then rinse and repeat until they are piss drunk and happy.
I didn't stay for the piss drunk part, but if you've ever seen a Chinese Martial Arts movie, it was exactly like that except that they were wearing normal business attire.
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| So while talking to friend I realized that there were some pitfalls to my idea of materialism.
Which is worse? to invest a lot of time reading reviews and looking at specs and comparing deals to get a pretty good deal on something, or to think about it a little and then buy it (less over thinking).
The first can imply materialism, even though you don't even own the item. You are still wanting something material. The latter might lead to unwise spending patterns with money -> materialism of actually having stuff.
I obviously side with the first situation. I am somewhat thrifty, and especially picky when it comes to electronics and books. I will spend as much time as needed evaluating my options, doing a cost benefit analysis, and comparing specs that sometimes can't even be compared scientifically. I admit I spend a lot of time contemplating and worry about different features of the device and sometimes if a better deal will come about. I suppose that's somewhat greedy of me.
On the other hand, if it were food, clothes (which I don't spend much on, esp if it's not equipment related), or home appliances, I would gladly spend a few extra dollars on for particular brand quality or style. In fact, I'd be willing to say that I spend more on food, then I do on electronics over periods of time. So is my unnecessary, thorough analysis of each deal too greedy? I think that might be the case. On the other hand I want to remain thrifty, as I want to be a good steward of what I do own.
What do you think? To analyze, and to what degree? Is being a good steward of monetary resources imply not only that one does not own the things but that one does not even "want" unnecessary things?
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| While reading ourdailybread today, I wondered who this other disciple (the one Jesus loved) is?
If Jesus loved this person, why didn't list their name? Some commentaries say that it's probably John himself. That's pretty funny. It's like saying, my mother came in one day and saw my brother and the other son she loved (me). I guess it must be a cultural thing to write in the third person. I guess in someway its a more humbling way to write about one self. There's less of a concentration on "me" rather than "just someone that Jesus loved".
Side Note: Now I know that John can run faster than Simon Peter and he go to the tomb second (after Mary).
Tomb race:
1st - Mary (Woman got their first)
2nd - John (The other disciple who Jesus loved)
3rd - Simon Peter (Maybe that's why they call him the ROCK, not only because he's a foundation (maybe he was fat), but because he runs like a rock.)
Just kidding. Passage is below.
John 20
1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" 3So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. | | |
| So at 3:15 am today Nov 19th, I heard the Cal fight song being played. Only the brass parts (probably trumpet) here at Stanford. That is pretty bizarre. Anyways I was sick, and it sorta woke me up. Strangely enough hearing the Cal fight song makes me feel better. Maybe i'm just delirious. Hopefully someone can find out if someone is actually running around campus playing it.
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