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  <title>G. Ryan Fawcett</title>
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    <title>esd2600 @ 2008-02-26T12:45:00</title>
    <published>2008-02-26T20:45:29Z</published>
    <updated>2008-02-26T20:45:29Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#dddddd"&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td width="250"&gt; &lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;font color="black"&gt;&lt;b&gt;ENTJ&lt;/b&gt; -  "Field Marshall". The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 1.8% of total population. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/table&gt; &lt;a href="http://similarminds.com/embti.html"&gt;Take Free Jung Personality Test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;a href="http://similarminds.com"&gt;personality tests by similarminds.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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    <title>Personality test</title>
    <published>2008-02-26T20:42:08Z</published>
    <updated>2008-02-26T20:42:59Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="240" bgcolor="#e7e4e4"&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td width="50%"&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; Main type&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Variant&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td width="50%"&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.similarminds.com/8.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.similarminds.com/sxsosp.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.similarminds.com/embti.html"&gt;Take Free Enneagram Personality Test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;a href="http://similarminds.com"&gt;personality tests by similarminds.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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    <title>Goverment</title>
    <published>2008-01-31T18:31:19Z</published>
    <updated>2008-01-31T18:31:19Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;font class="mediumtxt"&gt;A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What are Politcs?" Dad says "Well son, let me try to explain it this way:&lt;br /&gt; ..1. Im the head of the family, so call me the president&lt;br /&gt; ..2. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government.&lt;br /&gt; ..3. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the People.&lt;br /&gt; ..4. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working class.&lt;br /&gt; ..5. And your baby brother, we'll call him the future.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; "Now think about that and see if it makes sense."&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; So, the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severly soiled his diaper So, the little boy goes to his parents room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nannys room.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Finding the door locked, he looks in the peephole and sees his father in bed with the nanny.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; He gives up and goes back to bed.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad i think i understand the concept of politics now:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The father says "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about"&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The little boy replies, "The president is screwing the working class, while the government is sound asleep. The people are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit".&lt;/font&gt;</content>
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    <title>Just</title>
    <published>2007-11-05T23:27:50Z</published>
    <updated>2007-12-29T21:14:15Z</updated>
    <content type="html">K this is just beautiful not so often does lryics touch me but damn these do. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiesto Just Be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="txt_1"&gt;You can travel the world&lt;br /&gt; But you can't run away&lt;br /&gt; From the person you are in your heart&lt;br /&gt; You can be who you want to be&lt;br /&gt; Make us believe in you&lt;br /&gt; Keep all your light in the dark&lt;br /&gt; If you're searchin for truth&lt;br /&gt; You must look in the mirror&lt;br /&gt; And make sense of what you can see&lt;br /&gt; Just be&lt;br /&gt; Just be&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; They say learning to love yourself&lt;br /&gt; Is the first step&lt;br /&gt; That you take when you want to be real&lt;br /&gt; Flying on planes to exotic locations&lt;br /&gt; Won't teach you&lt;br /&gt; How you really feel&lt;br /&gt; Face up to the fact&lt;br /&gt; That you are who you are&lt;br /&gt; Nothing can change that belief&lt;br /&gt; Just be&lt;br /&gt; Just be&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 'cause now I know&lt;br /&gt; It's not so far&lt;br /&gt; To where I go&lt;br /&gt; The hardest part&lt;br /&gt; Is inside me&lt;br /&gt; I need&lt;br /&gt; To just be&lt;br /&gt; Just be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font class="txt_1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; I was lost&lt;br /&gt; And I'm still lost&lt;br /&gt; But I feel so much better&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; 'cause now I know&lt;br /&gt; It's not so far&lt;br /&gt; To were I go&lt;br /&gt; The hardest part&lt;br /&gt; Is inside me&lt;br /&gt; I need&lt;br /&gt; To just be &lt;br /&gt; Just be&lt;/font&gt;</content>
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    <title>Burning Man Packing List</title>
    <published>2007-09-13T20:05:44Z</published>
    <updated>2007-09-13T20:05:44Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Ur Food&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A mesh bag and binder clip for hanging your dishes to dry.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ur dishes, glasses and utensils&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Some alcohol and mixers for the bar&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Whatever spices, etc you want to add to the general pantry (please&lt;br /&gt;email kiana.vagabondia@gmail.com to see what we are bringing)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you want to bring any special items like a crepe pan, etc..bring it!&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dish towels to dry ur dishes (and some more bindy clips to hang them&lt;br /&gt;so they dry)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Big hefty garbage bags for ur trash!&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; At least 2 gallons of water per day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sleepin'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ur Tent, shade structure for your tent if you have it (you will&lt;br /&gt;appreciate this)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ur beddin' and air mattress&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Some lights for your tent – think LED and twinkle!&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rebar (recommended 2 feet long and candy canned ) I don't remember&lt;br /&gt;the diameter but it is painted light yellow on the ends at home depot.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rope to attach ur tent to some rebar.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Luxuries: a fan, a tent heater (cool camping device)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Tarps for under your tent &amp;amp; over your tent! Silver is best. www.gotestuff.com&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Bungee Clips, tarp clips, and whatever you need for ur rig.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 14 gauge extension cord 100ft for your tent if you want electricity&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Livin'&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Desert Goggles &amp;amp; Sunglasses&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A dust mask, scarf, or something to quickly cover your nose and&lt;br /&gt;mouth with if you get caught in a dust storm. News is the playa is&lt;br /&gt;dusty this year and it's a good year to have the good dust masks.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A camelpack or canteen for water and ur stuff.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A spray bottle for citric acid/vinegar mix to protect ur skin. I got&lt;br /&gt;mine for 50cents at Target (pronounced Tar-zjhey)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Paper Towels, toilet paper, baby wipes, &amp;amp; hand sanitizer&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Lotion, lip balm, and sunscreen. Bring more then you think you'll need.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ur personal sanitary items.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Vitamins and other good things to keep you healthy!&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ziploc bags for everything: ur clothes, your shoes, etc.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rubbermaid bins to keep ur stuff protected.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Lots of socks! Good boots/shoes!&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Visine, Nasal Spray., &amp;amp; Baby Wipes&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Flashlights &amp;amp; Headlamp. You can do without a headlamp but if you&lt;br /&gt;have the moolah- well worth it.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Earplugs &amp;amp; a personal first aid kit (I keep one in my camelpack)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Gum, altoids, carabiners, travel drink mugs, and other fun treats to&lt;br /&gt;keep in ur pak&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Towel or two for the shower&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; We will have one sun shower but if you are wanting guaranteed hot&lt;br /&gt;water when you want it…bring your own sun shower. We have a structure&lt;br /&gt;for hoisting it up.&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1-2 10 gallon containers for your gray water. We have a filter&lt;br /&gt;system to make it a little less ick but it still has to be packed out.&lt;br /&gt;(available at home despot)&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you have long hair or even if you don't, some extra good leave-on&lt;br /&gt;moisturizer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stylin'&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; El-wire your camelpack, your tent, and your clothes! A great way to&lt;br /&gt;be green and avoid all the glowsticks. www.coolneon.com&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Wide brim daytime Hat &amp;amp; warm hat for night&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Arm warmers, leg warmers, scarves, and other fun things to keep you warm!&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A notepad and paper for writing down thoughts and contact info&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Fun crazy clothes&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; A folding camp chair&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Give away items for the gift economy&lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Alcohol and Mixers for yourself, your camp mates, and to donate to&lt;br /&gt;our village bar! &lt;br /&gt;•&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; An outfit for TAG's hosted Party of the Gods!</content>
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    <title>Hotel at the edge of the playa</title>
    <published>2007-08-11T15:53:39Z</published>
    <updated>2007-08-11T17:29:40Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;So I am in the mist of my preparations for Burning man, something I have been putting on and off for 7 years. It being Sal’s request for a substitute for a Bachelor party, there can be no more excuses. I have to go after last nights dream however, I wonder how close my dream is to reality ( other then the hotel bit ) To Much &amp;nbsp;man to much to much ( K those who know me know where that’s from ).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;We arrived at burning man. I was settling in I set up my cot and my stuff in a Car Tent. Off in the back corner and I knew we where two rows in on the edge of the playa, it was literally a tent city, hundreds and hundreds of very dense tents for miles it seems. People on and off bikes going past in this light but never ending stream of people&lt;u1:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;I was walking toward this building, watching the scored cracked gray earth below my feet trying to keep my head down from the dust. On the edge of a playa was this hotel a red brick building.&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;In side It was mostly dark but defiantly a 10 foot hard ceiling over head as I follow the sound of the music. There where 3 huge dance rooms / conference halls. The smell of the dry dusty air but it was cooler like AC. ( I grew up in central Utah so I’m a desert rat ) &amp;nbsp;There was a room where a massive Party was going on lots of people dancing and carrying on too dance music, the low glow from thousands of glow sticks fill the room with a pale light, I stop to look and watch but I was weary. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;Walking between the halls was doors and doors of hotel rooms, and we came into this open space where there was this large carpeted pit me and my friend sat down and joined this cuddle party. I lay down and this really beautiful burnet rolls on top me of in a suggestively plea’s me meet her at this poly party.&amp;nbsp; Of course I agree but it’s not till that evening and I will meet her there. (leaving stuff out b/c this is PG rated Journal Post) After a little me and Rayn it we it up and go out the doors and then again look out across &lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;st1:placename&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;&lt;st1:placename&gt;Black&lt;/st1:placename&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;  &lt;st1:placename&gt;&lt;st1:placename&gt;Rocky&lt;/st1:placename&gt;&lt;/st1:placename&gt; &lt;st1:placetype&gt;&lt;st1:placetype&gt;City&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:placetype&gt;&lt;/st1:placename&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; its mid afternoon. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;u1:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u1:p&gt;We head into this tent the dust thick all around us as a small wind gust blows across the city, on the way I come up with crazy Idea of having an free arcade at burning man and we sit down to talk to the Burning Man Organizers to talk about it. &amp;nbsp;We eventfully shoot it down the arcade b/c of the dust and how it would eat the electronics and electricity needed to run such an event.&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;u1:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u1:p&gt;Night falls and we are wondering and heading towards the party, I can hear nothing but the constant dance beat and neon lights everywhere. We arrive at this massive tent probably the size of a football field. go through the tent door and people are dancing in the center with tones of pillows and carpets around everywhere something&amp;nbsp; right out of Prince of Arabia. People in the corners and on pillows thru out t the room are making out. There are belly dancers in the center of the room. I see the female friend across the room she turns and Looks and me and this big grin comes on her face. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;I wake up!!! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Note I’ve never been to burning man before but this just makes me more excited to go.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;u1:p&gt;&lt;/u1:p&gt;I rarely have a dream like that its once in a blue moon. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title>Man do I Identify with Henry Rollins ( and if you dont know who that is look him up)</title>
    <published>2007-07-12T15:47:13Z</published>
    <updated>2007-07-12T16:31:35Z</updated>
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    <title>K needs to be said again</title>
    <published>2007-06-29T23:28:15Z</published>
    <updated>2007-06-29T23:28:15Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"&gt;YAY!!!! for the intelligence that causes insanity YAY!!!!! Yay for the insanity that causes wisdom! YAY!!!!&lt;/font&gt;</content>
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    <title>Shameless self promotion</title>
    <published>2007-06-29T09:04:18Z</published>
    <updated>2007-06-29T09:04:18Z</updated>
    <content type="html">After a three year break from one of my favorite pastimes, Im back no I'm not talking about evercrack or WOW. &lt;br /&gt;I'm talking about writing and producing music. I have a couple people I know that want to work with me on my music. one is a band another is a coworker who is a producer and composer as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm going to start attending a local song writing group as well as thinking of going back to school after a music degree but still thinking about. &lt;br /&gt;Many asked me why am I come out of my shell, its simple I'm inspired the last couple months have really made me focus on who and what I am and returning to my roots and the loves in my life ( other then women ) .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Music has been about the only constant thing in my life that I have loved but for some reason in the last 2-3 years I quit doing it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so here is the shameless plug check out my new artist page ( Ya its lame and basic been busy ).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/highstatic"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/highstatic&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need to turn on the rating so all my friends can tell me how much I suck :-p</content>
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    <title>Iphone Vs Common Sense</title>
    <published>2007-06-29T00:38:03Z</published>
    <updated>2007-06-29T00:38:03Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: that thing is awesome. you'll get to play with one day and lust after it i'm sure&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: naw&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: dude does too much&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I dont want mobile video music player and phone and maps &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: then don't press those buttons?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I would rather have specific devices that do a better job at all them &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: your phone is the same&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: then one that tries to do it al&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: :-p&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: it has a group of buttons on the main screen you can cycle through. only problem is it sucks at it :)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: problem is no one wants that anymore. single purpose devices died with the cell phone&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I disagree&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: do you want a computer that can only run mail, or web?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: A built in GPS in your car is better then on your phone and safer&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: The internet at edge speed is just lame &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: which is why I don’t use the web browsing on my phone allot&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: only in an emergency &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: like at a strip club for you best buddies b-day (I was dragged) when I need to transfer money from saving to checking (ooo the good old days) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: O:-)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and I like the when I'm riding my motorcycle I'm not going to take a call &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: but it interrupts it if I'm listening to the mp3 player&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: so I quit using it&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: yes but a built in GPS in my car is useful because it can integrate with it, and works hands free, not because it's more useful as a single purpose device&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Simple rule of computers and devices &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Multix is a pain in the ass and why it was dumped&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: you do realize MOST phones are edge right?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Unix is small little thing combined do cool things&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: SJ made a very good point earlier today&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: 3G is battery hungry and the chips for it are physically too big&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: if you want 3g on an iphone it would have been thicker and half the battery life for a technology that most people can't use&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: And there is no real innovation in the device &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: just repackaging current functionality in it&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: sorry dude &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: so? at least it's something practical that people can buy&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: nothing in the iphone is current. the maps is way better&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: the browser is way better&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: the ipod on it is way better than shit in Verizon/etc phones&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I using the best tool for the job not being stuck with a hammer ;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I dont even like mp3 / phones &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I think there LAME!!!!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: do you like your ipod?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Yea its a simple device it just plays music &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: 1 purpose &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: cause the iPhone's kind of made by the same company who makes iPhones&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: which is my point&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: er ipods that is&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: i hear that company makes pretty good mp3 players&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Yea they got a single purpose device right &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: b/c of the music deals they singed&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Muliix vs Unix&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and I like unix &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: just the way I am &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: ;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: so how is clicking on the music button, thus putting you into "ipod mode" any worse than clicking on one button on an ipod&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: b/c you have to push a button to switch modes and you can push the wrong button and get into something else&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: :-p&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: how is the fact that you can now use your Ipod with a touch screen that does stuff in a more natural form factor worse?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: THERE'S ONLY ONE FUCKING BUTTON MAN!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Still to much&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: it's the home button. tell me you an handle a home button&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I want play &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: 1 button ;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: guess what there's a play button&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: on the screen&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I like single devices that do one thing awesome&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: rather then a device that does everything pretty good&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: just the way I am&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: what if the iPhone did everything *identical* to the iPod when it's in iPod mode&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: what if it only did that, in fact&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: what part of this aren't you getting man ;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: with the touch screen and everything&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: would it then be awesome?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: the user is always right ;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: single devices that kick ass rather then a device that trys to do to much &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: no no no no. answer this question&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: you know how the iphone has a music app&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: an app&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: what if the music app was all the iphone was but it still had the touch screen and everything else&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: what if that app was all it could run&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: dude answer this question &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: would you then consider it a useful "single purpose device"&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: is it going to stop playing music when a call comes in ?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: yes&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and if there is an option how hard is it to get too &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: how many steps do I have to take ?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: okay then. i propose your argument is useless, because the iPhone has a great music app, that' BY ITSELF is good. and gee it happens to do phone calls, and maps, and you tube, and web browsing, all accessible from a single home button. why is that so complicated?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: .. it's two steps&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: press home&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: press music&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: want to browse the web?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: press home, press safari&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: want to do a phone call? press home, press phone button&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: get the idea? everything is simple. back to home, then one press away&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: b/c I don’t want or need a web browser, you tube player, music player all in one&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I don’t want that&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: then don't use it/&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: so why would i buy something I wont use &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: you know.. i don't like DVD Player on my mac&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: i think i don't like my entire mac now because of that&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Dude I'm picky about phones just the way I am &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I like it to be a phone first and everything second I don’t get that impression with the iphone&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: its steve's second attempt at palm computing in a new shinny package &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: that more sexy then b4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: Steve didn't do the &lt;st1:city w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Newton&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: some guy did it after he left&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: and steve scraped it when he got back because it was a useless project&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: why? because it was big, ugly, tethered, and had no traction in the market (PDAs in general were a big niche, like tablets are now)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Part of it is I want to disconnect from the data stream at times &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and the I phone is totally against that&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: the iPhone is everything that's great about the iPod with everything that's great about apple software design marriage with the device that everyone hates because no one who knows how to do software properly will make a cell phone&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: so they say&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: so they say?? ALL cell OSes suck&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I think the RIMM and Danger did a good job b4&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: i've yet to see anything as aesthetically awesome or simple as the iPhone&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I disagree &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: if you think the iphone isn't hands down prettier and easier to use than everything else out there i think you're irrational. you can tell me you prefer whatever you're using or something you used before but the iPhone is damn sexy and easy&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: thats it is sexy &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: you can tell me you like XYZ features (or lack of features) but the iphone is like the jessica alba of phones&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I dont care about sexy I care about doing everything awesome not just doing a good job&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: it does have the screen to be a web browser but they try to pawn it off as one&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: the reason I didn't buy a video ipod is b/c the screen size suck under 4 x 4 &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: if I want to look at a map 4x6 in screen isn't enough to get a frame of reference without manipulating a pretty and ground breaking unnecessary ui&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I'm not saying that its not innovative &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I'm not saying its not sexy &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I'm saying it doesn't do what I want it to do &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: but people will buy it in droves just because of how sexy and easy it is&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I like simple devices that do a single task awesome not a multi device &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and most people are tools ;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: and apple will be adding updates to the software for free&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: if you don't like multi devices, i don't know why you have a sidekick 3&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: if you don't like multi devices get a B&amp;amp;W Motorola PEBL&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I have a side kick three b/c its a phone does sms and has a yahoo IM client on it&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: thats it &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I don’t use anything else&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: 99.9 % of the time&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: so you like a phone that can do YIM.. that's more than just phone calls&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: you ever send a text message to YAHOO or GOOGL trying to get an address to a place?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: it does text , and internet com and phone&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: its all in the commutation space&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: that’s what it is a commutation device&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: :-p&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: that’s what I use it for &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: all I use it for&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: if I want to watch a movie I want a 32 inch TV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: if I want to use the internet I'll use my computer and T3/ down and 1 up connection &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and a big ass 22 inch screen&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: just b/c a new device fits in your pocket looks sexy and does some basic stuff that the full grown devices do 100% better doesn't mean I want it&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: the reason i never use the browser on my phone is it would be completely useless&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: it wouldn't render the webpage even seemingly correct&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: if i could use a phone that let me view webpages like a desktop, and actually navigate around i'd do it in a heartbeat&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: seems like you can now :P&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: Look the only thing the Iphone does that the sidekick doesn't is video and I didn't want that in the first place :-p&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: and I use my device 99.9 percent of the time as commutations only &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: not entertainment&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I would rather be hanging out with my friends and women when I'm out and about and be getting laid then being entertained by a shinny new toy&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;fanboy: no one's saying you have to stay glued to it 24x7 &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Courier New&amp;quot;;"&gt;Me: I against technology that entertains and separate people from community and the iphone is another distraction in modern living&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title>Doc Wong Riding Clinic</title>
    <published>2007-06-11T16:22:19Z</published>
    <updated>2007-06-11T16:22:19Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Got up at 6 am shaved showered and geared up.&amp;nbsp; I was out the house by 7:00am.&amp;nbsp; For a nice Sunday morning ride to redwood city to Doc Wongs Riding clinics. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Doc Wong has been teaching riding skills and sport bike racing for over 15 years. Anybody that goes to one of his clinics feels the difference in their riding after the first couple of session. This month it was about Body English / Body positions and how to better staying on the bike under rough and tight leaning conditions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;There was about 50 of us and we broke into groups of about 10-12 depending on skill level.&amp;nbsp; So we headed down CA 84 and down some creek road I can't remember. I was crazy bumpy the goal was to teach you how to hold on to the bike with your body not your arms.&amp;nbsp; Doc said if your butt hurts half way down your not holding on right. After the bumpy ride for prob about 15 miles, it smoothed out into very windy and hair pin turns, Where we worked on leaning technique and tight turns at speed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; I swear some of the hair pin turns my knee was only 2 inches from the ground. But it was so much Fun!!!!!.&amp;nbsp; We stopped probably 6 times in 6 hours and stopped and talked about what we where learning. The group lead and the sweep (person making sure everyone got to the next point) coached us on our riding and helped answer any questions we had. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;We ended up headed south on PCH 1 and I can say seriously one of the most memorable experiences is coming over the hill on PCH 1. &amp;nbsp; Seeing the ocean cliffs and ocean on a bike with 10 other riders behind you, ocean breeze, clear blue skies, at a little bit faster then highway speeds ;). It was like heaven.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; We stopped and totally swamped this grill and dinner we at lunch and relaxed for a hour.&amp;nbsp; So many pretty bikes. Eat Lunch talked shop and watched the waves come in. After an hour we all jumped back on our bikes and headed towards Jamison Creek.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; Which is about 20% incline and tight turns (they tell us to put our bikes in neutral and just work on our leaning and breaking).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; Then we all meet at a cross road between hw9 and 37 and pulled into this parking lot. We all as a group talked about the ride and what we learned and we where sent on our way. Total Ride was about 182 miles and with lunch 5 1/2 hours. I am so going next month, who's with me?&lt;/p&gt;</content>
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    <title>The songs thats haunts my life (VNV Nation Rubicon and Standing)</title>
    <published>2007-05-30T16:34:30Z</published>
    <updated>2007-05-30T16:34:30Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Rubicon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These thoughts I try to hide.&lt;br /&gt;I have faith in me and hope this will survive.&lt;br /&gt;But it's tearing me apart.&lt;br /&gt;I can't hear the words by which I guide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will not deny that nothing can defend&lt;br /&gt;from the helplessness that's cutting deep inside,&lt;br /&gt;and I cannot prevent the thought that nothing's real.&lt;br /&gt;Seems I've waited years for this day to end.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The strength I need to feel, the pride inside of me,&lt;br /&gt;Are not there behind the face staring back at me.&lt;br /&gt;The anger and the pain of knowing where I am.&lt;br /&gt;I have come so far and I cannot return.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nothing I can do that I have not done.&lt;br /&gt;No words I can say. No truth left that I can see.&lt;br /&gt;So must I let this end so everything falls apart.&lt;br /&gt;Before I live the life as I have always done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standing Still...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font class="txt_1"&gt;Eyes betray the soul and bear it's thinking.&lt;br /&gt; Beyond words they say so many things to me.&lt;br /&gt; A stranger here reborn it seems&lt;br /&gt; awaking wonders deep in me.&lt;br /&gt; If nothing's ventured nothing's gained&lt;br /&gt; so I must seize the day.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; And fighting time so hard I pray&lt;br /&gt; that this moment lasts forever.&lt;br /&gt; And will the world stay standing still at least for me.&lt;br /&gt; Through my eyes stare into me.&lt;br /&gt; I bear my heart for all to see.&lt;br /&gt; With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; It wasn't you it wasn't me it wasn't anyone.&lt;br /&gt; It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me.&lt;br /&gt; I let the wind run through my hands&lt;br /&gt; as I turned to walk away.&lt;br /&gt; In distant days I long to sense it all so clear.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; And fighting time so hard I pray&lt;br /&gt; that this moment lasts forever.&lt;br /&gt; And will the world stay standing still at least for me.&lt;br /&gt; Through my eyes stare into me.&lt;br /&gt; I bear my heart for all to see.&lt;br /&gt; With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.&lt;br /&gt; And fighting time so much I ask.&lt;br /&gt; I will this morning last forever.&lt;br /&gt; Though seasons change and things come to pass&lt;br /&gt; remain inside of me.&lt;br /&gt; And fighting time so hard I pray&lt;br /&gt; that this moment lasts forever.&lt;br /&gt; and will the world stay standing still at least for me.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; I had no faith before that day in any vow or deed.&lt;br /&gt; Days followed days and years were meaningless.&lt;br /&gt; Despite the wisdom of defeat&lt;br /&gt; I bore my heart for all to see the wonders I'd seen.&lt;/font&gt;</content>
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    <title>Like Duh</title>
    <published>2006-01-12T22:24:52Z</published>
    <updated>2006-01-12T22:25:39Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;a href="http://bbspot.com/News/2003/01/os_quiz.php"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2003/01/os_quiz/slackware.jpg" width="300" height="90"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>The start of a Great Adventure</title>
    <published>2005-11-25T00:37:00Z</published>
    <updated>2005-11-25T00:39:53Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Disney Theme Park Music</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Day one&lt;br /&gt;Got up early in the morning to workout and head to work, so we could leave around 2pm in the afteroon to head down south to anahieme. To start our 3 day Disneyland Adventure. So at 1pm I left work after a short 5 hour day, and headed home to pickup amy and q. We left around 2 and got stuck on ca152 for about 2 hours leaving because of a bad intersection and about 500 cars on a single lane high way outside of gilroy. After the traffic shananagians, we took a quick stop and got some supplies and headed down the road, stoping only one more time to refuel body and vechical. Got here around 9:30 at night checked in  and had a quick bit to eat at a, good but slow service ( because they where closing) itailan restraunt named mari's. Came back to the hotel and crashed for the night. It took us about 7 1/2 hours and q watched movies most of the time down here on his portal dvd player.</content>
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    <title>New family member to the 107 household.</title>
    <published>2005-07-27T03:16:29Z</published>
    <updated>2005-07-27T03:51:21Z</updated>
    <content type="html">So we have a new family member a fun little floppy bunny. Posting pics now&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/esd2600/album?.dir=a4ca&amp;amp;.src=ph&amp;amp;store=&amp;amp;prodid=&amp;amp;.done=http%3a//pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/esd2600/my_photos"&gt; Bunny pics&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:esd2600:17812</id>
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    <title>esd2600 @ 2005-06-20T11:17:00</title>
    <published>2005-06-20T18:18:26Z</published>
    <updated>2005-06-20T18:18:26Z</updated>
    <content type="html">'I used to be an atheist, until I realized I had nothing to shout during blowjobs. &lt;br /&gt;'Oh Random Chance! Oh Random Chance!' just doesn't cut it…'&lt;br /&gt;Robert Anton Wilson</content>
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    <title>Breathe</title>
    <published>2005-06-20T04:27:18Z</published>
    <updated>2005-06-20T04:27:18Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Anna Nalick&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 Am and she calls me cause I'm still awake &lt;br /&gt;Can you help me unravel my latest mistake &lt;br /&gt;I don't love him and winter just wasn't my season.&lt;br /&gt;Yea we walk through the doors so accusing their eyes&lt;br /&gt;Like they have any right at all to criticize&lt;br /&gt;Hypocrites you're all here for the very same reason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cause you can't jump the track &lt;br /&gt;We're like cars on a cable and life's like an hourglass glued to the table, &lt;br /&gt;No one can find the rewind button girl &lt;br /&gt;So just cradle your head in your hands. &lt;br /&gt;And breathe, just breathe, whoa breathe just breathe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May he turned 21 on the base of Fort Bliss &lt;br /&gt;Just today he sat down to the flask in his fist&lt;br /&gt;Ain't been sober since maybe October of last year&lt;br /&gt;Here in town you can tell he's been down for while &lt;br /&gt;But my God it's so beautiful when the boy smiles&lt;br /&gt;Wanna hold him but maybe I'll just sing about it &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cause you can't jump the track &lt;br /&gt;We're like cars on a cable &lt;br /&gt;And life's like an hourglass glued to the table, &lt;br /&gt;No one can find the rewind button boys so cradle your head in your hands&lt;br /&gt;And breathe, just breathe, whoa breath just breathe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's a light at the end of this tunnel you shout cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out &lt;br /&gt;And these mistakes you've made &lt;br /&gt;You'll just make them again if you'll only try turnin' around&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2Am and I'm still awake writing this song&lt;br /&gt;If i get it all down on paper it's no lonmger inside of me threaten' the life it belongs to.&lt;br /&gt;And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd &lt;br /&gt;Cause these words are my diary screamin' out aloud &lt;br /&gt;And I know that you'll use them however you want to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But you can't jump the track &lt;br /&gt;We're like cars on a cable &lt;br /&gt;And life's like an hourglass glued to the table, &lt;br /&gt;No one can find the rewind button now&lt;br /&gt;Sing it if you understand...yeah breath&lt;br /&gt;Just breathe, ohho breathe,</content>
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    <title>esd2600 @ 2005-06-15T17:45:00</title>
    <published>2005-06-16T00:46:11Z</published>
    <updated>2005-06-16T00:46:11Z</updated>
    <content type="html">You can travel the world &lt;br /&gt;But you can't run away &lt;br /&gt;From the person you are in your heart &lt;br /&gt;You can be who you want to be &lt;br /&gt;Make us believe in you &lt;br /&gt;Keep all your light in the dark &lt;br /&gt;You're searching for truth &lt;br /&gt;You must look in the mirror &lt;br /&gt;And make sense of what you can see &lt;br /&gt;Just be &lt;br /&gt;Just be &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say learning to love yourself &lt;br /&gt;Is the first step &lt;br /&gt;But you take what you want to be real &lt;br /&gt;Flying on plains exotic locations &lt;br /&gt;Won't teach you &lt;br /&gt;How you how to feel &lt;br /&gt;Beside the fact &lt;br /&gt;That you are who you are &lt;br /&gt;And nothing can change that believe &lt;br /&gt;Just be &lt;br /&gt;Just be &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cause now I know &lt;br /&gt;Is not so far &lt;br /&gt;To were I go &lt;br /&gt;There's not this spot &lt;br /&gt;Since this I feel &lt;br /&gt;I need &lt;br /&gt;To just be &lt;br /&gt;Just be &lt;br /&gt;I was lost &lt;br /&gt;And I'm still lost &lt;br /&gt;But I feel so much better &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cause now I know &lt;br /&gt;Is not so far &lt;br /&gt;To were I go &lt;br /&gt;There's not this spot &lt;br /&gt;Since this I feel &lt;br /&gt;I need &lt;br /&gt;To just be &lt;br /&gt;Just be&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teisto Just Be</content>
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    <title>esd2600 @ 2004-10-04T14:55:00</title>
    <published>2004-10-04T22:07:22Z</published>
    <updated>2004-10-04T22:07:22Z</updated>
    <lj:music>DI.FM HardTrance Mix</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Life is short and sweet and its true only the good die young, and today UCSC alumni and friends are morning a lose of a cherished soul. Squirrel died today after falling off a cliff. Cause of death was severe brain trauma. He was at a party, wondered off fell in a raviene, and was not found for 5 hours latter.  I know him only in passing and the duties and big role he played in some great experience and memories in my life with UCSC Ski and Snowboard club. I Truly morn his death because he gave so much for everyone involved with the ski and snowboard club.</content>
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    <title>Stats in General.</title>
    <published>2004-09-08T23:06:52Z</published>
    <updated>2004-09-08T23:06:52Z</updated>
    <content type="html">There is truth, half-truths, deception, and lies, all based on ones perception and motivation. This is the only Universal Truth.</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:esd2600:16310</id>
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    <title>Skinny Puppy</title>
    <published>2004-07-02T07:45:53Z</published>
    <updated>2004-07-02T07:45:53Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Simply Said best show ever!!!! Nothing else to say (will try to remember more when I recover from the concusion in the mash pit and when I'm better hydrated).</content>
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    <title>Random Thought from the past</title>
    <published>2004-05-19T00:03:08Z</published>
    <updated>2004-05-19T00:03:08Z</updated>
    <content type="html">acydrayn1369: How do you think I've come to the resolutions about open relationships, lack of government etc. I hate liberals and all their laws to make things equal and I hate republicans for the exact reverse. I don't believe everyone should be taken care of aside from basic needs like shelter, clothing and food. An anarchistic government isin't one without law, it deals with everything case by case.&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: its pretty socialist attitude aside form the no laws and things being delt on case by case basis &lt;br /&gt;esd2600: the real answer there is no right answer&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: because people are to different&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: that’s why the aliens started this project&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: to see if they created a new species and observed them they might learn something about themselves&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: and what’s happening &lt;br /&gt;esd2600: we are killing ourselves and there is no perfect government. Trust is ones personal perception of it&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: and nothing is the way you remembered it &lt;br /&gt;esd2600: because everything is changing&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: so why try ?&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: because there has to be basic order&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: without it we have no hope at all&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: but that’s the extent of it &lt;br /&gt;esd2600: just to give us hope&lt;br /&gt;esd2600: so we can put off the end of the it all :(</content>
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    <title>YAY!!!!</title>
    <published>2004-05-19T00:01:33Z</published>
    <updated>2004-05-19T00:01:33Z</updated>
    <content type="html">YAY!!!! for the intelligence that causes insanity YAY!!!!! Yay for the insanity that causes wisdom! YAY!!!!</content>
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    <id>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:esd2600:15496</id>
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    <title>Emtional Stress Overload</title>
    <published>2004-05-18T23:51:54Z</published>
    <updated>2004-05-18T23:55:35Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Ok had it can't take it anymore. &lt;br /&gt;Hate to do this but hares the short list of people I take into consideration when I make any decision. &lt;br /&gt;If you’re not on the list already then don’t even try to be because this is my limit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People I care about and who really effect me are the following.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rayn&lt;br /&gt;Jason&lt;br /&gt;My Family&lt;br /&gt;Amy &amp; Q &lt;br /&gt;And my boys (Rebecca include) who know who they are&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other then that I deem it best to be emotionally unavailable.</content>
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    <title>Good Song</title>
    <published>2004-05-14T17:04:50Z</published>
    <updated>2004-05-14T17:04:50Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Evensence everybodys fool&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perfect by nature, icons of self-indulgence&lt;br /&gt;Just what we all need&lt;br /&gt;More lies about a world&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That never was and never will be&lt;br /&gt;Have you no shame, don't you see me?&lt;br /&gt;You know you've got everybody fooled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Look here she comes now&lt;br /&gt;Bow down and stare in wonder.&lt;br /&gt;Oh, how we love you&lt;br /&gt;No flaws when you're pretending&lt;br /&gt;But now I know she&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never was and never will be&lt;br /&gt;You don't know how you betrayed me&lt;br /&gt;And somehow you've got everybody fooled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without the mask&lt;br /&gt;Where will you hide?&lt;br /&gt;Can't find yourself,&lt;br /&gt;Lost in your lies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know the truth now&lt;br /&gt;I know who you are&lt;br /&gt;And I don't love you anymore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never was and never will be&lt;br /&gt;You don't know how you betrayed me&lt;br /&gt;And somehow you've got everybody fooled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never was and never will be&lt;br /&gt;Not for real that you can save me&lt;br /&gt;And somehow now you're everybody's fool.</content>
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