Am I the only one who looks at the sign above and sees the sign below?
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Give me a sign. A sign that I want.
Here is a sign:
Am I the only one who looks at the sign above and sees the sign below?
Am I the only one who looks at the sign above and sees the sign below?
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Functional living
I have two belts that are identical except one is black and one is brown. I wear the black one more often. Yesterday I wore the brown one simply because it would decrease the amount of wear in the black belt. Who makes decisions like this? What is wrong with me? On the plus side, it keeps me frugal.
Shh, don't wake him up
You're ready to leave. You get up from your desk and begin walking to the door. A tingling sensation in your right leg. Your foot's asleep. This could be trickier than you thought.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Black Cherry Soda
Do you ever brush your teeth and then when you spit out the toothpaste before you rinse, you struggle to figure out why it is the color it is?
It was black cherry soda.
It was black cherry soda.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
lolz
You tell a really good joke to someone over your favorite chat application, and you want to know how funny you were.
heh/hehe < haha < hahaha < flol < soq < loq < lol/rlol < LOL < rofl/lmao/roflmao
Of course, there are other variations that you may run into. This is simply a high level overview.
A few words of wisdom and explanations:
1. flol = fake lol. This is used when you would type lol, but in reality you are not laughing.
2. loq = laughing out quiet. This is used when you find something funny and you're smiling. You probably would chuckle if they were in the room with you, or if you weren't at work where people can hear you.
3. soq = smiling out quiet. Same as above, but only in terms of facial expression. You probably wouldn't be laughing even if you could, but you have a big smile on your face.
4. rlol = real lol. This can be replaced by simply lol if you don't use flol. lol should be used only when you are literally laughing and it is audible. A chuckle is ok, but you may want to consider a lower form in this case.
5. LOL. You are laughing. If you're not laughing, don't type LOL. If you're not smiling, you disgust me. This should be the highest form of laughter abbreviation you should need. If for some reason it's not enough, consider adding exclamation marks, or even better, give details about your laughing. "Oh man, now everyone around me is asking me what is so funny because I was LOL" or "You almost made milk come out through my nose. I'm not even drinking milk!"
6. rofl/lmao/roflmao should never be used. For one, it's not true. Where's your integrity? If for some reason it was true, you should use it in the past tense, and give some explanation that it was really true. "I was rofl, and I hit my elbow on the wall."
Now most of you will probably think I'm adding new abbreviations here, and you're probably right. I find it gives me a few more levels of variation in describing how funny I think something is, while not sacrificing my integrity by lying. But... YMMV, HTH, TTYL.
heh/hehe < haha < hahaha < flol < soq < loq < lol/rlol < LOL < rofl/lmao/roflmao
Of course, there are other variations that you may run into. This is simply a high level overview.
A few words of wisdom and explanations:
1. flol = fake lol. This is used when you would type lol, but in reality you are not laughing.
2. loq = laughing out quiet. This is used when you find something funny and you're smiling. You probably would chuckle if they were in the room with you, or if you weren't at work where people can hear you.
3. soq = smiling out quiet. Same as above, but only in terms of facial expression. You probably wouldn't be laughing even if you could, but you have a big smile on your face.
4. rlol = real lol. This can be replaced by simply lol if you don't use flol. lol should be used only when you are literally laughing and it is audible. A chuckle is ok, but you may want to consider a lower form in this case.
5. LOL. You are laughing. If you're not laughing, don't type LOL. If you're not smiling, you disgust me. This should be the highest form of laughter abbreviation you should need. If for some reason it's not enough, consider adding exclamation marks, or even better, give details about your laughing. "Oh man, now everyone around me is asking me what is so funny because I was LOL" or "You almost made milk come out through my nose. I'm not even drinking milk!"
6. rofl/lmao/roflmao should never be used. For one, it's not true. Where's your integrity? If for some reason it was true, you should use it in the past tense, and give some explanation that it was really true. "I was rofl, and I hit my elbow on the wall."
Now most of you will probably think I'm adding new abbreviations here, and you're probably right. I find it gives me a few more levels of variation in describing how funny I think something is, while not sacrificing my integrity by lying. But... YMMV, HTH, TTYL.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Facebook Phishing
Be on the lookout for this one: http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/08/09/danger-facebook-phish/
This just happened to me, someone wrote on my wall with a link, I click on it, and it leads to the Facebook login screen, only it's a phishing site attempting to steal my password. I, luckily, realized what was going on by checking the URL (it goes to http://www.faceilbook.com). I'm not sure if this is new, Google gave me only one search result, and it was from another blog post 53 minutes ago, the one that I linked to above. Keep your eyes open people.
The message looks like:
Somebody wrote something really funny in their blog about you . everybody see it here http://charleneko***.blogspot.com
The URL is different each time, but it redirects to http://www.faceilbook.com.
This just happened to me, someone wrote on my wall with a link, I click on it, and it leads to the Facebook login screen, only it's a phishing site attempting to steal my password. I, luckily, realized what was going on by checking the URL (it goes to http://www.faceilbook.com). I'm not sure if this is new, Google gave me only one search result, and it was from another blog post 53 minutes ago, the one that I linked to above. Keep your eyes open people.
The message looks like:
Somebody wrote something really funny in their blog about you . everybody see it here http://charleneko***.blogspot.com
The URL is different each time, but it redirects to http://www.faceilbook.com.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Some thoughts on transportation
Last weekend I was able to take a trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are a few of my thoughts from the trip regarding transportation.
1. SFO - San Francisco International Airport.
My only other experience with this airport was when I flew here from Salt Lake City, Utah, to connect to a flight to Munich, Germany last December. I remember being appalled at how disorganized the airport seemed and how far I had to walk to get to my connecting flight. It turns out there is an electric train in the sky that circles the entire airport and makes it relatively easy to get around. So what was a "wag of my finger" has turned into a "tip of my hat" to SFO, with the caveat that they need to advertise the train a little more clearly to hurried passengers trying to make it to the international terminal in less than 15 minutes.
2. BART and mass transit
Outside the U.S., public transportation is very much a way of life. Growing up in the U.S. though, I very rarely had any encounter with any form of public transportation. The question of public transportation has been a tricky one in Seattle. I would be pleased if we arrived at something similar to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). This electric train system made traveling around the bay area quite simple and cost-effective, especially as gas prices continue to rise.
3. Airports
I've loved airports since I was a kid. Maybe it had to do with the fact that my dad took me flying when I was a kid. Maybe it was because there were escalators and huge indoor spaces to run around and play in. Maybe it was because of my fascination with airplanes. Whatever the reasons, I loved it.
Things have changed in the past 20 years. Security restrictions have closed off most of airports to only those who hold a boarding pass. Gone are the days where you could meet your loved ones as they walked off the jet bridge, or see them off at the gate. The security aspect of airports has made them more and more a genuinely unpleasant experience. This is really unfortunate, as I feel it would be impossible for a kid growing up today to have the same experience in an airport that I had as a kid.
No other place has the same appeal of reuniting loved ones and connecting people all over the globe. Even when you see someone off at an airport, it reassures you that they are really only a flight or two away. They really have made the world smaller. And for me personally, they bring back those exciting memories from my childhood.
Seatac's central terminal is a great place to sit back and watch the planes takeoff and land. This was originally supposed to be open to the public without a boarding pass. Security said otherwise, which is a most unfortunate blow to aviation and the public's opportunity to enjoy it. I still love airports, but it makes me sad that we're forced to give up something special in the name of security. The awe-inspiring world of aviation has been limited, and I can only hope that after another 20 years, we won't be continuing down this same path.
1. SFO - San Francisco International Airport.
My only other experience with this airport was when I flew here from Salt Lake City, Utah, to connect to a flight to Munich, Germany last December. I remember being appalled at how disorganized the airport seemed and how far I had to walk to get to my connecting flight. It turns out there is an electric train in the sky that circles the entire airport and makes it relatively easy to get around. So what was a "wag of my finger" has turned into a "tip of my hat" to SFO, with the caveat that they need to advertise the train a little more clearly to hurried passengers trying to make it to the international terminal in less than 15 minutes.
2. BART and mass transit
Outside the U.S., public transportation is very much a way of life. Growing up in the U.S. though, I very rarely had any encounter with any form of public transportation. The question of public transportation has been a tricky one in Seattle. I would be pleased if we arrived at something similar to BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). This electric train system made traveling around the bay area quite simple and cost-effective, especially as gas prices continue to rise.
3. Airports
I've loved airports since I was a kid. Maybe it had to do with the fact that my dad took me flying when I was a kid. Maybe it was because there were escalators and huge indoor spaces to run around and play in. Maybe it was because of my fascination with airplanes. Whatever the reasons, I loved it.
Things have changed in the past 20 years. Security restrictions have closed off most of airports to only those who hold a boarding pass. Gone are the days where you could meet your loved ones as they walked off the jet bridge, or see them off at the gate. The security aspect of airports has made them more and more a genuinely unpleasant experience. This is really unfortunate, as I feel it would be impossible for a kid growing up today to have the same experience in an airport that I had as a kid.
No other place has the same appeal of reuniting loved ones and connecting people all over the globe. Even when you see someone off at an airport, it reassures you that they are really only a flight or two away. They really have made the world smaller. And for me personally, they bring back those exciting memories from my childhood.
Seatac's central terminal is a great place to sit back and watch the planes takeoff and land. This was originally supposed to be open to the public without a boarding pass. Security said otherwise, which is a most unfortunate blow to aviation and the public's opportunity to enjoy it. I still love airports, but it makes me sad that we're forced to give up something special in the name of security. The awe-inspiring world of aviation has been limited, and I can only hope that after another 20 years, we won't be continuing down this same path.
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