I'm by no means a stupid person...but once in a while (though more often that I would like), I end up having these Homer Simpson "Doh!" moments. Let's just point the blame to me being somewhat of a FOB ok?
So here go...
For a while now I always had the assumption that the term Pump and Dump meant that moms feel like they have to take a dump (poo) after pumping. Pump...and Dump! So I told one of my friends who then corrected me.
[Oh it doesn't mean that?]
Doh!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
10 Things Asian Girls Like To Do On Facebook
Guilty as charged...I've done pretty much most of these.
1. Take webcam pictures with maybe a couple of other girlfriends. Make sure faces are
right up against the camera, head tilted down slightly so that eyes appear bigger than they are. Don’t forget to throw up the peace sign or make a kissy face
2. Post status updates on how awesome their boyfriend is for buying them a gift or sending them flowers.
3. Post pictures of her and her friends doing multiple poses at the same venue. Photoshoot!!
4. On the same token, an Asian girl will most likely have an album with pictures of just her in it titled “simply me” or “just me”
5. Post pictures of food. Pictures are either ones that she cooked, ate at a fancy restaurant, or food from a popular food truck. She looks like she eats ALL THE TIME…but she’s skinny as hell!
6. Profess her love for a celebrity on face book. “OMFG, Bradley Cooper can speak French!! Drooooool”
7. Makes sure that her facebook persona is perfect. Perfect boyfriend, perfect job, perfect clothes, awesome friends, and makes sure to untag any incriminating and non-cute pictures of herself
8. Jumps on the wagon with her boyfriend's sports team and post status updates of how awesome or bad they are doing during a game. “ WTF EAGLES!! SMH” . Next year with a new boyfriend "WTF REDSKINS!! SMH"
9. Has a drunken status update accidentally left on facebook for an hour on a Saturday night. If you check the next day, she’s realized it doesn’t go with her perfect facebook persona and immediately deletes it.
10. “Likes” pages such as Gilt, Allure, and any other fashion related page.
10b. Proclaim on facebook that she's fat and that she needs to go on a diet. Then post pics of food...then checks in at the local gym..then posts more pics of food.
10c. Never a debbie downer. Something fun is always going on. "I found my favorite candy!". "Next vacay booked! Woohoo!" "Having an awesome hair day. That is all".
10d. Almost every Asian girl has a hater and will passively call out her hater via status update. SOmething like "haters can hate. I'm fab and you know it". "Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind".
1. Take webcam pictures with maybe a couple of other girlfriends. Make sure faces are
right up against the camera, head tilted down slightly so that eyes appear bigger than they are. Don’t forget to throw up the peace sign or make a kissy face
2. Post status updates on how awesome their boyfriend is for buying them a gift or sending them flowers.
3. Post pictures of her and her friends doing multiple poses at the same venue. Photoshoot!!
4. On the same token, an Asian girl will most likely have an album with pictures of just her in it titled “simply me” or “just me”
5. Post pictures of food. Pictures are either ones that she cooked, ate at a fancy restaurant, or food from a popular food truck. She looks like she eats ALL THE TIME…but she’s skinny as hell!
6. Profess her love for a celebrity on face book. “OMFG, Bradley Cooper can speak French!! Drooooool”
7. Makes sure that her facebook persona is perfect. Perfect boyfriend, perfect job, perfect clothes, awesome friends, and makes sure to untag any incriminating and non-cute pictures of herself
8. Jumps on the wagon with her boyfriend's sports team and post status updates of how awesome or bad they are doing during a game. “ WTF EAGLES!! SMH” . Next year with a new boyfriend "WTF REDSKINS!! SMH"
9. Has a drunken status update accidentally left on facebook for an hour on a Saturday night. If you check the next day, she’s realized it doesn’t go with her perfect facebook persona and immediately deletes it.
10. “Likes” pages such as Gilt, Allure, and any other fashion related page.
10b. Proclaim on facebook that she's fat and that she needs to go on a diet. Then post pics of food...then checks in at the local gym..then posts more pics of food.
10c. Never a debbie downer. Something fun is always going on. "I found my favorite candy!". "Next vacay booked! Woohoo!" "Having an awesome hair day. That is all".
10d. Almost every Asian girl has a hater and will passively call out her hater via status update. SOmething like "haters can hate. I'm fab and you know it". "Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind".
Monday, December 5, 2011
Taking some advice from Sugar
Blogging is something that enjoy. It's fun for me to write about an experience...check my stats and comments to see if at the very least, I've provided someone something to do for 5 minutes on their otherwise monotonous day. Maybe I've made you laugh, maybe I've angered you, and maybe you're even judging me through my posts. No matter that your reaction may be, I held your attention even for just 5 minutes...and for someone who sits in front of the computer analyzing excel spreadsheets and grinding out slide decks, yet yearns to have more people interaction and be more creative, well, that's pretty freakin cool.
However....
1) My long work days and a long commute home leaves me little to no time to keep this thing up 2) I honestly don't do alot of interesting things to even blog about
3) As much as I wanted to originally have a bargain/fashion/relationship blog, I'm constantly questioning whether my posts are PC or even something of interest to others.
And hence, my less than one post a month isn't exactly going to take this blog to some top 10 blog list.
But is that really my ultimate goal? Perhaps the most interesting blogs that I subscribe to were started by people who simply wanted to get their ideas out there...no matter how random...how un-interesting...how completely un-PC. In the words of Sugar by the Rompus, Write like a MotherF*@&er and I intend to do just that.
One blog post a day either here or my wedding blog is my goal. I think I need to give myself the time to do at least one thing I enjoy everyday...
However....
1) My long work days and a long commute home leaves me little to no time to keep this thing up 2) I honestly don't do alot of interesting things to even blog about
3) As much as I wanted to originally have a bargain/fashion/relationship blog, I'm constantly questioning whether my posts are PC or even something of interest to others.
And hence, my less than one post a month isn't exactly going to take this blog to some top 10 blog list.
But is that really my ultimate goal? Perhaps the most interesting blogs that I subscribe to were started by people who simply wanted to get their ideas out there...no matter how random...how un-interesting...how completely un-PC. In the words of Sugar by the Rompus, Write like a MotherF*@&er and I intend to do just that.
One blog post a day either here or my wedding blog is my goal. I think I need to give myself the time to do at least one thing I enjoy everyday...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Couponing Adventure: Saving on Gas!
Who hasn't gotten reeled in by that Extreme Couponing show on TLC? I certainly have...and after seeing the first show, I urged Joe to subscribe us to the Sunday paper so we can take advantage of all the deals. I began cutting and organizing coupons for a good four weeks straight and then that's when I got tired of it and stopped. The wake-up call to get back into it was a trip to Tarjay that ran me up $170 coupon-less. What was I buying?! Why did it cost me so much?! And unloading the measly three plastic bags into the house made me feel really bad about wasting so much money.
So I got back in with a new strategy - take it slow and focus on one store first. Naturally, I chose CVS because well, that's where Joe works and if I ever made a mistake in using a coupon, we still had his employee discount to fall back on. I began looking out for deals for things that I always use like this:
which I use at least once a week (totally NOT working though!).
Most recently, CVS began a partnership with BP and Shell that if you spend up to $30 on certain products (the list of products rotates weekly), you get a $10 Shell or BP card. Since I buy my stuff from CVS anyway, I figured I might as well take advantage - which I did last night. My "savings", though not quite Extreme Couponing-esque, I thought was still pretty good. Using only a few coupons (I think I only had 4) and store sales, the retail price for my purchases was about $90 and I paid only $50 plus got a $10 gas card, an extra $2 of CVS Extra Bucks that I can use towards future purchases, and received another coupon that was good for $10 off $50 purchase next time. So in all, I really spent only $38 for a $90 worth of stuff that we use anyway (toilet paper, toothpaste, kleenex, laundry detergent, etc.).
Already feeling pretty good about myself, I went home and started to reorganize my coupon book. As I started looking through some of the current grocery store circular, I stumbled upon a Giant gas promotion that they're doing with Shell stations. Basically, they give you 1 point her $1 spent at Giant and each 100 pts can be redeemed for $0.10 cents off / gallon at the pump. They also run deals where if you buy 7, 6, or 3 items from a list (this week the list is pretty good - strawberries, clementines, mushrooms, salad kits, paper towels, etc.), you get 200 pts which means $0.2 off / gallon of gas. The limit is pretty high (like 2200 pts redeemed at once) so you could in theory get up to $2.20 off/gallon. So starting today, I'm going to plan carefully to combine the CVS gas card promo and the Giant gas card promo. The goal for this week - earn 600 pts at giant by buying from their 200 pts list and use that to get $0.6 off / gallon. If I fill up at my local shell at $3.89/gallon, I would pay $62.24 retail. With my accumulated deals ($10 CVS Shell card and $0.6 off/ gallon from Giant), I would pay only $42.64 for a full 16 gallon tank.
Not bad at all....
Actually, it's pretty sad that i think $42.64 is not bad for a full tank of gas. I knew I should have bought that hybrid!
So I got back in with a new strategy - take it slow and focus on one store first. Naturally, I chose CVS because well, that's where Joe works and if I ever made a mistake in using a coupon, we still had his employee discount to fall back on. I began looking out for deals for things that I always use like this:
which I use at least once a week (totally NOT working though!).Most recently, CVS began a partnership with BP and Shell that if you spend up to $30 on certain products (the list of products rotates weekly), you get a $10 Shell or BP card. Since I buy my stuff from CVS anyway, I figured I might as well take advantage - which I did last night. My "savings", though not quite Extreme Couponing-esque, I thought was still pretty good. Using only a few coupons (I think I only had 4) and store sales, the retail price for my purchases was about $90 and I paid only $50 plus got a $10 gas card, an extra $2 of CVS Extra Bucks that I can use towards future purchases, and received another coupon that was good for $10 off $50 purchase next time. So in all, I really spent only $38 for a $90 worth of stuff that we use anyway (toilet paper, toothpaste, kleenex, laundry detergent, etc.).
Already feeling pretty good about myself, I went home and started to reorganize my coupon book. As I started looking through some of the current grocery store circular, I stumbled upon a Giant gas promotion that they're doing with Shell stations. Basically, they give you 1 point her $1 spent at Giant and each 100 pts can be redeemed for $0.10 cents off / gallon at the pump. They also run deals where if you buy 7, 6, or 3 items from a list (this week the list is pretty good - strawberries, clementines, mushrooms, salad kits, paper towels, etc.), you get 200 pts which means $0.2 off / gallon of gas. The limit is pretty high (like 2200 pts redeemed at once) so you could in theory get up to $2.20 off/gallon. So starting today, I'm going to plan carefully to combine the CVS gas card promo and the Giant gas card promo. The goal for this week - earn 600 pts at giant by buying from their 200 pts list and use that to get $0.6 off / gallon. If I fill up at my local shell at $3.89/gallon, I would pay $62.24 retail. With my accumulated deals ($10 CVS Shell card and $0.6 off/ gallon from Giant), I would pay only $42.64 for a full 16 gallon tank.
Not bad at all....
Actually, it's pretty sad that i think $42.64 is not bad for a full tank of gas. I knew I should have bought that hybrid!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
When Did You Become a Robot?
...was a question asked at the conclusion of my training today. We were told to write the exact date and situation in which we realized that our life turned monotonous and predictable.
For me, the answer was surprisingly easy. Around June of 2005, I received a job offer out of college. The excitement only lasted a few minutes because I shortly realized that the start date was before a planned backpacking trip to Europe with my best friends. I wouldn't have accumulated enough vacation time to go and when I asked if I could push back the start date, I was told that the job offer may no longer be available upon my return. This was the very moment when I realized that a job - a job that pays the bills - will weigh heavily on most decisions that I will make in the future.
Secure a job now or go on a once in a lifetime trip with my friends?
In the end, my practical side won and I decided to take the job offer.
I'm usually thankful for the gift of hindsight...but in this case, I wish I didn't have it. Because by now, I obviously realize that the experiences and memories had I gone on that backpacking trip would lasted me a lifetime...and my job...I'm sure that it could have waited.
Wake up
Go to work
Tutor
Eat
Sleep
Repeat
My goal this year? Break the robot. Somewhere in that monotonous cycle, I'll have to make time for things that I used to love doing.
Painting
Writing songs/poemsc
Running
Being spontaneous
Spending time with friends!
When did you turn into a robot?
For me, the answer was surprisingly easy. Around June of 2005, I received a job offer out of college. The excitement only lasted a few minutes because I shortly realized that the start date was before a planned backpacking trip to Europe with my best friends. I wouldn't have accumulated enough vacation time to go and when I asked if I could push back the start date, I was told that the job offer may no longer be available upon my return. This was the very moment when I realized that a job - a job that pays the bills - will weigh heavily on most decisions that I will make in the future.
Secure a job now or go on a once in a lifetime trip with my friends?
In the end, my practical side won and I decided to take the job offer.
I'm usually thankful for the gift of hindsight...but in this case, I wish I didn't have it. Because by now, I obviously realize that the experiences and memories had I gone on that backpacking trip would lasted me a lifetime...and my job...I'm sure that it could have waited.
Wake up
Go to work
Tutor
Eat
Sleep
Repeat
My goal this year? Break the robot. Somewhere in that monotonous cycle, I'll have to make time for things that I used to love doing.
Painting
Writing songs/poemsc
Running
Being spontaneous
Spending time with friends!
When did you turn into a robot?
Monday, September 27, 2010
A Reformed Shopper
Since my temporary insanity of buying a designer purse every time I fancied one and learned the hard lessons of credit card bills, I took a serious look at my spending habit and decided to tone it waaaay down. How did I do it?
Step 1 - Live faaaar away from Tysons Corner mall. There's nothing like a migraine-inducing traffic jam to deter you from going to the mall to buy more stuff.
Step 2 - If you do find yourself driving to the mall..let's say after 7pm when traffic has died down and on your drive back home you realize that there are shopping bags in your trunk and you don't know how it got there.... remember that it's ok to change your mind...and that's why there's a 30, 60, and sometimes even a 90 day return policy at most clothing stores. Repeat after me.... Return, Return, Return!
Step 3 - Make lots of girlfriends that wear the same size as you...because what may be something they don't want to be pictured in again is something that you really really wish you could be pictured in ASAP...and then post the pictures on facebook...and wait for your friends to comment how awesome you look in it. LOL
Step 4 - Make the most out of the few things that you actually buy. For instance, an elastic belt with a gold jeweled butterfly clasp that I purchased at BCBG on sale for $13 and have found every excuse to wear since
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The lovely belt ...
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Worn at work on a casual Friday
Dress: $15 at Target
Cardigan: Present from a friend
Shoes: $60 Guess from DSW
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Worn with a printed dress (that doesn't fit me anymore)
Which reminds me...
Step 5 - Don't gain weight so you can keep wearing your clothes!
Dress: $180 Nannete Lapore from Cusp (probably the most expensive thing in my closet)
Shoes: $180 (I think?) Christina Louboutin from some crazy Saks sale two years ago
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Worn at a black tie optional wedding...
Top: $13 at Forever 21
Skirt: $19 at Forever 21
Both purchased an hour before the wedding because the dress above did not fit! =(
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Will be worn on New Year's Eve...
Dress: $20 at Forever 21
Oh and Step 6 - Try not to pay more than $20 for a party dress that you're probably going to wear only once.
(on a side note, am I too old to be wearing this??)
Step 1 - Live faaaar away from Tysons Corner mall. There's nothing like a migraine-inducing traffic jam to deter you from going to the mall to buy more stuff.
Step 2 - If you do find yourself driving to the mall..let's say after 7pm when traffic has died down and on your drive back home you realize that there are shopping bags in your trunk and you don't know how it got there.... remember that it's ok to change your mind...and that's why there's a 30, 60, and sometimes even a 90 day return policy at most clothing stores. Repeat after me.... Return, Return, Return!
Step 3 - Make lots of girlfriends that wear the same size as you...because what may be something they don't want to be pictured in again is something that you really really wish you could be pictured in ASAP...and then post the pictures on facebook...and wait for your friends to comment how awesome you look in it. LOL
Step 4 - Make the most out of the few things that you actually buy. For instance, an elastic belt with a gold jeweled butterfly clasp that I purchased at BCBG on sale for $13 and have found every excuse to wear since
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The lovely belt ....jpg)
Worn at work on a casual Friday
Dress: $15 at Target
Cardigan: Present from a friend
Shoes: $60 Guess from DSW
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Worn with a printed dress (that doesn't fit me anymore)Which reminds me...
Step 5 - Don't gain weight so you can keep wearing your clothes!
Dress: $180 Nannete Lapore from Cusp (probably the most expensive thing in my closet)
Shoes: $180 (I think?) Christina Louboutin from some crazy Saks sale two years ago
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Worn at a black tie optional wedding...
Top: $13 at Forever 21
Skirt: $19 at Forever 21
Both purchased an hour before the wedding because the dress above did not fit! =(
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Will be worn on New Year's Eve...
Dress: $20 at Forever 21
Oh and Step 6 - Try not to pay more than $20 for a party dress that you're probably going to wear only once.
(on a side note, am I too old to be wearing this??)
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