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1:20PM - My (Wife's) hips don't lie

;)
...If you call her fat this is like 8 days after she gave birth.

6:47PM - 24-hour drinkathon?

Sounds like a great idea doesn't it?
Simple rules:
1. Everyone has to drink non-stop for 24 hours. (maybe a 1 beer per hour minimum is in order)
2. No sleeping
3. The person who drinks the most and pukes the least wins.
4. No one should have to go to the hospital.

Dunno how or where we'd pull it off but anyone interested?

2:21PM - I don't know where I'm gonna be in a month.

Classes at the language school start in less than a month. The Sheriff is coming to haul all our shit to the curb on Monday.
We don't have a place to stay, we've applied and gotten turned down for a whole bunch of places. My mom's depressed as hell, she feels like she's failed at taking care of us. She might be sleeping at a shelter next week. We can't go to shelters together cuz I'm over 18. Need a place to stay. Won't know if I'll be going to Japan or not until later this month. If not, I need to get a place here. The classes start October 11th so I'd leave around that time.

1:33AM - GED

Took 3 sections of the GED today, I missed 2 questions total, and finished each of em in less than half the allowed time. Its a really easy test. You need 410 on each subject to pass, and then you need an overall average of 450.

Writing... waiting to be scored --; it has to get sent to Salem
Science... 730
Social Studies... 760
Reading... 800
Math... Still have to take this one! Last one! taking it thursday.

Each score's out of 800. I dunno about the writing, I don't think I did so well on that, my essay didn't really get to the point of the topic much lol. My prompt told me to explain what qualities are important as friends and use examples from our own experience to show it. So I started an anecdote and look up and realize I only have 10 minutes left, so I really quickly had to rap it up to some kind of point lol. I might just retake that one if it lowers my average alot, but really all thats important right now is passing.

I took a math sample test and there's just a few things I couldn't remember how to do. The main thing I've never been able to do is long divide lol. But ohwell. Then there was like finding the Slope of a line. But now I remember most of that stuff too so it should be pretty breezy.

9:09PM

19 sux. I'm getting old. No more fucking around not getting anything done, I have to do everything before I end up wasting my whole life.
I applied for my passport on Wednsday, w/ rush processing and everything it cost like 200 bucks.
I gotta get outta Eugene. I actually like Eugene, but you can't go anywhere here if you're not in the university.

10:18AM - one reason MSN is better than AIM

nabbed from google newsgroups

Speaking of AOL, this is in the news: "AOL's Terms of Service Update for AIM Raises Eyebrows"
http://www.eweek.com/article2/ 0,1759,1775649,00.asp .



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1:19AM

4:33PM - I like this one,

Are you one of the 3 P`s? (Poser, Punk, Prep)
What do they call you?
When is your cake-day?
What color are you feelin`?
What grade you reppin`?
What`s your favorite song?
You are a ViRGiN =)	FALSE
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One of your go0d qualities is:	that you are Sweet! Everyone notices how kind you are to others, people love being around you =) You brighten everyones day!
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12:34PM

Commerce in a cultural context

(CNN) -- Many of us are involved with commerce at a global level these days, but our understanding of business still needs to be local, especially for the business traveler who has to deal face-to-face with colleagues, partners and competitors overseas.

What works in business at home does not always work abroad. CNN spoke with Gwyneth Olofsson, author of "When in Rome or Rio or Riyadh" -- a book covering cultural aspects for business behavior -- and got some of her tips for doing business overseas.

CNN: Are business travelers more or less likely to make social faux pas these days?

Olofsson: These situations are increasing in frequency as part of the globalization process and it is not just executives or the CEO who are being exposed to intercultural interactions -- it is the foremen, receptionists and technology specialists.

People's awareness may also have been raised in diversity training sessions at work. So awareness of superficial differences is on the up.

CNN: Are there any cultural aspects that business travelers should be aware of?

Olofsson: People forget that culture is like an iceberg, the bits you see and identify, as well as notice are only the tip. Yet culture is based on a whole lot of stuff that is much harder to identify and be objective about.

In fact a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. If you are aware of minor differences in behavior, it might be assumed that you understand the target culture's different systems of priorities, assumptions and ethics.

You may know all the religious holidays of a certain country, and may be aware of whether to bow or shake hands, but this does not help you decide how to react in more complicated and unfamiliar situations.

Learning about other cultures involves re-examining the values you take for granted. Once you have done this you may decide to change your behavior to adapt to the new culture or decide that you would be compromising your own personal values too much if you did.

CNN: Business cards are a big thing in some cultures -- in Islamic countries I know you do not hand them over with your left hand, while visiting Chinese cultures you present cards with both hands with local language translations. Are there any other aspects to be aware of?

Olofsson: To translate a business card you have to know two languages fluently and the corporate structure of the company -- for instance do they talk about "Project Manager" or "Project Leader," and how do you indicate the difference if there is not a specific word for "manager" in that particular language? There is no word for this in Swedish for example. Incorrect translations can be more trouble than they are worth. So one trend now is to stick to English for business cards.

If you are translating your card into Chinese make sure it is Mandarin Chinese if it is designed for use in mainland China. The Chinese characters used in Taiwan and Hong Kong are different. In Hong Kong Cantonese is prevalent. In Singapore you have to contend with Cantonese, Mandarin and Hokkien. While in Japan you should have a card case -- in dark leather, not metal -- to keep all the cards you are going to be given in order.

CNN: When it comes to business meetings overseas have you got any advice?

Olofsson: At any business meeting, in any culture, default behavior is to switch off your phone before it starts. Unless you know the people involved well and are sure they will not mind. You are in effect saying that your caller is more important than the person or people you are with.

In some cultures they value good manners rather than fitting in as much as possible in the available time, so being hasty and too direct can be a business-killer this includes meetings in Mediterranean countries, the Middle East, Indonesia and Mexico.

Camera phones can be a problem and you may not be allowed to take them into certain offices in many countries as they are regarded as posing a security threat.

CNN: Any thoughts on developing business relationships overseas?

Olofsson: Before you charge into doing business, figure out how the culture operates: do relationships drive deals, or do deals drive relationships? In the U.S. and Russia, successfully negotiating a transaction often leads to social friendship. In the Netherlands, it is the reverse, you will generally only deal with someone after you become friends.

It is all about trust. In the U.S. trust between people is regarded as less important than rules and contracts that keep people on the straight and narrow. In cultures where there is a high degree of trust between individuals such as Japan and the Scandinavian countries, where populations have traditionally been quite homogenous, and where people have stayed with the same company for long periods of time or most of their life, there has traditionally been less emphasis on a written contract. You believe people will do what they say.

Americans are often perceived as taking the short-term view and not having the time to build trust-based relationships. They are regarded as having lots of agreements and a very-lawyer focused way of doing business.

In some cultures, like Greece and China, people prefer to do business with friends or family as they know they will not be cheated. In these types of cultures you you must not jeopardize a long-term relationship for a fast buck.

12:08AM

I'll give u 3 guesses.

Do you know Who I Want To See?

Current mood: sleepy

12:06AM

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2:28AM

Happy Birthday to my brother, who's 21 now!!

Also happy birthday to Jessica (18)!

and Yugo who turned 23 last friday!!

Current mood: jubilant

12:56PM

jesus fucking christ. Everything always has to go to hell on days that I feel like I wanna get something done.

I don't know if I'm gonna be able to put up living with these people til August. Seriously they're fucking backwards and ingrateful. I've only worked my fucking ass off since I was 12 to pay the fucking rent. Not that they recognize any of that. Hell, my brother denies it even happend.

Then I tried to go do a fucking exchange thing and my mom stole the 2,000$ from me right before it was due. Thus not only making it impossible for me to go on the exchange but also killing any kind of motivation I had for the rest of the term (at that point I'd had like 3.25 or something for the term, but by the end I had like 1.7)

I'm so fucking tired of this, I do everything for other people and nothing good ever comes my way. And when it does it just fucking cheats on me and uses me.

I'm soooo fucking tired

3:34PM

Websites that don't support mozilla should just go to hell. A website that's only supported by IE isn't even worth putting on the net.

Current mood: frustrated

3:43PM

（笑）

11:23PM

Myspace is just a bunch of gross, horny, horny, immoral, horny people
personally it makes me sick at what the world's coming to.

10:53PM

Over the couple days I've been rediscovering just how much I love JUDY AND MARY<3

2:41AM

STRESS STRESS STRESS STRESS STRESS STRESS

can't anything just go right for fucking once.

10:02AM

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9:39AM

"Approach Love and Cooking with Reckless Abandon"