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February 24th, 2007
06:24 pm - AFI
AFI Journal Entry: Sat Feb 24, 2007, 5:20 PM
Tuesday, February 20th 2007 was not a very good day. Neither was today, nor have the last few days been.
My Afi passed away that morning. (Afi is Icelandic for Grandpa. He's my Dad's Dad.) He was in the Seven Oaks hospital. He was 80 years old and he was just as grumpy and precious as I ever remember him, if a little quieter. He loved to argue and if you were agreeing with him he'd switch sides just so there would be some balance. (I bet that's where Dad got it.) He loved Amma very much, and was married to her for over 50 years. (Amma is Icelandic for Grandma. She's my Dad's Mom.) She tells me he used to serenade her with Wilf Carter. They slept in separate beds across the room from each other. It must be hard for Amma to go to bed and see his bed across the room now, and ever more, empty.
I wish I could have known Afi better but it was hard to hold a conversation with him. You'd ask him how his day was and he'd reply by asking you why man wanted to walk on the moon. Now I worry about Amma a lot. I don't really want her to be all alone very much. She was with him every day for over 50 years, well over half their lives. This has to be the hardest thing she has ever faced and it must hurt worse then anything I could ever imagine.
Dad tells me they used to picnic in their neighbor's yards after mowing them. I find myself wondering what he was like when my Dad was a kid. Then I wonder how Dad is doing. He seems fine on the outside but so do I, and when I am alone I can't help but ball my eyes out. I'll be fine, of course, given time. But Dad just lost his Dad. When Gramma (Mom's Mom.) died from ALS it took Mom a very, very long time to be okay again. I guess all I can do is be here for Dad and to spend time with him.
I met my second cousin at the funeral, that's my cousin's daughter. She's just an itty bitty but she's really cute and absolutely a joy to see and hear. I always meet new family members after loosing one...
I have come to the conclusion that when I am 80 and it is my turn to go there will be no funeral and no freaking viewing. Dead bodies, even those of loved ones, are freaking creepy. Funerals are way to sad and I hate them. Everyone is commanded to drink and tell stories about me and eat luscious foods and listen to my favourite music. You can cry all you want but for crying out loud don't let it be as depressing a day as this was. That's just not cool.
Talking with my Dad on the walk back from the interment and he says he feels the same way. It should be a wake. Funerals suck.
Phy wanted me to come over and RP some today and she seemed disappointed that I decided not to, but I feel pretty drained. I am not in much of a creative mood right now. Maybe tomorrow. I know she wants to cheer me up, and I love her for it, but I just can't think of what to do next right now. All I can think about are Afi and Amma.
Maybe I'll change my mind and go hang out with Phy, but I'd rather be with my parents right now and comforting my Dad. Funerals really suck.
- Reading: Terry Goodkind- Naked Empire
- Watching: Number 23, Jim Carey in a scarey flick... huh
- Playing: Need For Speed Carbon DS
- Eating: Glosette Raisins
- Drinking: Pepsi Slurpee
Current Location: In front of the compy... duh
Current Mood:  drained
Current Music: Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... Comes Around
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October 21st, 2005
04:37 pm - WTF!! WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?? ALL CANADIANS SHOULD READ THIS ARTICLE!!
See now this is why the rest of the world hates the U.S.!! This is why! They say stupid shit like this about ALL their fucking ALLIES!!
http://mediamatters.org/items/200412010011
Read that article... watch the clip. I have never been so pissed off.
Roll over and crush us? Do they realise that they would become the instantaneous enemy of like 80% (at the VERY LEAST) of the ENTIRE PLANET!! They need to think about what they say more carefully before they open their all grubbing maw.
Fucking idiots.
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October 16th, 2005
12:14 am - A pet for Phy.
And here is the code so Phy can have itL
a href="http://bunnyherolabs.com/adopt/showpet.php?b=bWM9YnVubnkuc3dmJmNscj0weGZmYWFlYSZjbj16YW5ueSZhbj1waHluaXg="img src="http://petimage.bunnyherolabs.com/adopt/petimage/bWM9YnVubnkuc3dmJmNscj0weGZmYWFlYSZjbj16YW5ueSZhbj1waHluaXg=.png" width="250" height="300" border="0" alt="my pet!"/a
I took out all thebrackets I saw so it won't work and so Phy might know how to fix that. I think she knows where to put them.
Current Mood: worried
Current Music: Gackt - Vanilla
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October 7th, 2005
06:02 am - Smartass: The Ed the Sock Report.
(Geez I haven't posted in forever!!)
I sent this email in reply to a show I saw on Much Music today, or rather yesterday. I just thought to share it with people here and see what others thought. (Though I don't think anyone will read it anyways.)
Dear Ed the Sock,
I just saw your "Smartass: The Ed the Sock Report - What's Wrong with Rap?" show on Much Music and I have to say I like most of what I heard. I can't say you actually taught me anything as apposed to simply confirming what seems to be an obvious truth. If we didn't buy it they wouldn't sell it.
But I have to say you left out one aspect of that. You said what's wrong with rap, and pop culture in general really, is the people buying it. Us. But it can go both ways. If we didn't buy it they wouldn't sell it, but we wouldn't buy it if they didn't sell it. It's 50/50. What's wrong with all pop culture isn't just the people buying it, it's also the people selling it. I say so because the way I see it being a consumer is much like being a voter: you can either choose what you see as the lesser of the evils out there or not choose at all, but often you HAVE to choose. All one can really do is pick the nicest smelling turd out of the bowl, and no matter what you pick it's still going to be something that came out of some one's ass.
And they are only going to sell you what you are going to buy, or rather what they think you are going to buy because it's what the majority or people who buy have bought. Yet they spent most of their time telling you that this particular turd, or one just like it, is what you NEED. They do this with their advertising and the placement of products in stores. If they put 100 copiesof one particular turd in the front of the store and 50 in the back, but for most other turds there are only 5 or 10 copies of it, you are barely going to notice anything but the turd they want you to. (This can be said of anything we buy, not just music.) And they brand you when you are very, very young and impressionable and gullible and can't possible know better or at least understand that this is what they are doing. (I mean I actually remember making the choice between Pepsi and Coke when I was five or six years old. I chose Pepsi because I like the colour blue better then red and because it seemed like the underdog because I saw less of it. How sly they are!) It's all because they want to be sure to get our money, either to "keep the economy going" or just to get filthy stinking rich. The latter being the more likely reason. And yes we give them our money. We support these companies, and the people who make the choices for the companies, with our money.
But it's not like we always have much choice. A person has to like music. I remember on that special the Discovery Channel had about rock music they said scientists have found we use music to regulate our moods. This seems true enough to me. I know I do. So if a person has to choose a kind of music to like they are going to look at what they see out there for music, and if all they are able to find are the turds in the music stores or radoi stations, or television stations, then they are going to pick the turd they deem as the nicest smelling, or the turd they heard was the nicest smelling. I am not saying people would choose other things if they were given ample enough choice. Most often when we have a real choice we choose the same old, same old because it's familliar and we feel safer with the familliar.
It's a cycle. They sell you what you will buy, and you buy what they will sell. Granted, I am no different. I have too much pop, rock, punk, and hip-hop in my CD collection and on my winamp lists to say other wise. I do like other things, but I often will go for the turds that they put out there and pimp like there's no tomorrow. But I can illustrate what I said about there being more copies of the turd of the moment in the music stores then anything else I might want to buy. I love Blind Guardian, a band out of Europe that plays rock-opera type musich inspired by their favourit novels. I found them online one time when I was looking for music videos people made with the music from the Lord of the Rings movies. (Way to brand myself a geek!) I have all sorts of music from all over the world too that I have found on the internet. (And if it weren't for Clip Trip on Much More Music I would never know about these artists.) But I can't find any Blind Guardian, Pufi Ami Yumi, Cheb Mami, or DJ Aligator ( the one who did that "numa numa" song) om HMV, A&B Sound, or even the small local music stores. If it weren't for the internet I wouldn't have heard them at all. If they sold them I'd buy them, but they don't sell them or if they do they don't make it easy to find them. Hell they don't even make it difficult. They make it impossible. But then if they sold those artists like they do the turd of the moment then those artists would be the new turd of the moment, wouldn't they. And like I heard on your show Jay-Z said he had to dumb his lyrics down for the masses when he became uber popular. Even NickleBack had to do that.
I guess I am not really disagreeing with you. I am just saying it;s an elaborate issue, like so much else on this back-ass-wards planet we call home. This is how it is with the music, and every thing else, here in North America, and I'd bet my bottom dollar that it's not different enough any where else in the world to be truelly called different.
Anyways, I have rambled far too much now. I liked the show and hope to see more "Smartass" reports. I like how you say what you say, even if I don't agree with it. It's like listenign to Bill Maher, Rick Mercer, or Jon Stewart, or reading what Tycho has to say on Penny-Arcade.com: I can listen to it, or read it, with out agreeing with it and I am not made to feel like they are trying to insult me. It was a good show. Thank you for speaking your mind and inviting others to do similar.
MausuZ
Current Mood:  Opinionated
Current Music: Madagascar - I like to move it
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August 23rd, 2005
11:41 am - Sartle The Penguin!
WOOT! Isn't this cute? I love it! Penguins ROCK!!!!!
Current Mood:  Penguin!!!!!
Current Music: Satic X - Cold
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August 8th, 2005
07:20 am - Rules of Acquisition
Okay... brand me a nerd, and a Trekie... You wouldn't be completely wrong there. Here's proof: I was randomly searching for the Rules of Acquisition for Dargor/Francis 'cause he said if I could find anything on the net I could find those... and I did. I found like 13 different versions of them. So I spent the hour and combined them. They aren't numbered right and there are probably some repeats, but there are some goodies at the bottom that aren't real rules. It was fun. Check it out:
The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
1. Once you have their money, you never give it back. ("The Nagus")
2. Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. ("The Maquis, Part II")
Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. ("The Nagus")
3. Keep your ears open. ("In the Hands of the Prophets")
4..Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. ("The Storyteller")
5. Greed is eternal.
6. A deal is a deal ...until a better one comes along.
7. Anything worth selling is worth selling twice.
8. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.
9. Anything stolen is pure profit.
10. Acting stupid is often smart.
11. A contract, is a contract, is a contract... but only between Ferengi. ("Body Parts")
12. If you can't break a contract, bend it.
13. Small print leads to large risks.
14. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. ("Heart of Stone")
15. Satisfaction is not guaranteed.
16. Never place friendship above profit. ("Rules of Acquisition")
17. A wise man can hear profit in the wind. ("Rules of Acquisition")
18. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother...insult something he cares about instead. ("The Siege")
19. When the customer is sweating, turn up the heat.
20. Never take the last coin, but be sure to get all the rest.
21. Never ask when you can take.
22. There's always a way out.
23. As the customers go, so goes the wise profiteer.
24. Old age and greed will always overcome youth and talent.
25. Gratitude can bring on generosity.
26. Never admit a mistake if they're someone else to blame.
27. Sell first; ask questions later.
28. Never buy anything you can't sell.
29. Always sell at the highest possible profit.
30. Pursue profit; women come later.
31. There is no substitute for success.
32. Keep your lies consistent.
33. Never buy what can be stolen.
34. Power without profit is like a ship without an engine.
35. Don't talk shop; talk shopping.
36. Win or lose, there's always Huyperian beetle snuff.
37. Anyone serving in a fleet who is crazy can be relieved, if they ask for it.
38. Anyone asking to be relieved is not crazy and must be forced to serve.
39. Ear stroking will get you anything.
40. Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races.
41. Get the money first, then let the buyers worry about collecting the merchandise.
42. There's a customer born every minute.
43. Never trust your customers.
44. If it gets you profit, sell your own mother.
45. Go where no Ferengi has gone before; where there is no reputation there is profit.
46. When the going gets tough, the tough change the Rules.
47. Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.
48. If it works, sell it. If it works well, sell it for more. If it doesn't work, quadruple the price and sell it as an antique.
49. The flimsier the product, the higher the price.
50. Revenge is profitless.
51. A friend is not a friend if he asks for a discount.
52. Never let the competition know what you're thinking.
53. A wife is a luxury, a smart accountant a necessity
54. Trust is the biggest liability of all.
55. When the boss comes to dinner, it never hurts to have the wife wear something.
56. Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits.
57. Mine is better than ours.
58. He who drinks fast pays slow.
59. It never hurts to suck up to the boss. ("Rules of Acquisition")
60. War is good for business.
61. Peace is good for business.
62. There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.
63. Morality is always defined by those in power.
64. When someone says "It's not the money," they're lying.
65. Talk is cheap; synthehol costs money.
66. Don't trust a man wearing a suit better than your own. ("Rivals")
67. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. ("Rules of Acquisition")
68. Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them. ("Armageddon Game")
69. You can't cheat an honest customer, but it never hurts to try.
70. Free advice is seldom cheap. ("Rules of Acquisition")
71. Be careful what you sell. It may do exactly what the customer expects.
72. The riskier the road, the greater the profit. ("Rules of Acquisition")
73. Keep your ears open.
74. Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. ("Civil Defense")
75. Latinum isn't the only thing that shines.
76. Every once in a while, declare peace; it confuses the hell out of your enemy. ("The 77. Homecoming")
78. Never confuse wisdom with luck.
79. Profit has limits. Loss has none.
80. Make your shop easy to find.
81. Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. ("The Jem'Hadar")
82. Too many Ferengi can't laugh at themselves anymore.
83. You can always buy back a lost reputation.
84. Free advertising is cheap.
85. Friendship is temporary, profit is forever.
86. She can touch your lobes but never your latinum.
87. Profit is its own reward.
88. Only negotiate when you are certain to profit.
89. Sleep can interfere with opportunity. ("Rules of Acquisition")
90. Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. ("Rivals")
91. Treat people in your debt like family... exploit them. ("Past Tense p1")
92. Never have sex with the boss's sister. ("Playing God")
93. Always have sex with the boss.
94. Wives serve, brothers inherit. ("Necessary Evil")
95. A woman wearing clothes is like a man in the kitchen.
96. It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door. ("Whispers")
97. Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success... don't hesitate to step on them.
98. Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. ("The Maquis, Part I")
99. You can't free a fish from water. ("Past Tense p1")
100. Never be afraid to mislabel a product. ("Body Parts")
101. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum (?)
102. No good deed ever goes unpunished. ("The Collaborator")
103. Never confuse wisdom with luck.
104. He's a fool who makes his doctor his heir.
105. Females and finances don't mix.
107. Expand or die.
108. For every Rule, there is an equal and opposite Rule. (except when there's not)
109. Enough ...is never enough.
110. Act without delay! The Sharp knife cuts quickly.
111. Trust is the biggest liability of all.
112. Everything that has no owner, needs one.
113. The only value of a collectible is what you can get somebody else to purchase it for.
114. Faith moves mountains ...of inventory.
115. Wise men don't lie, they just bend the truth.
116. There is no honor in poverty.
117. A warranty is valid only if they can find you.
118. A woman wearing clothes is like a man without profit.
119. Only a fool passes up a business opportunity.
120. There's always a catch.
121. Never cheat a honest man offering a decent price.
122. Even a blind man can recognize the glow of Latinum.
123. Everything is for sale, even friendship.
124. A lie isn't a lie until someone else knows the truth.
125. A lie isn't a lie, it's just the truth seen from a different point of view.
126. Never trust a beneficiary.
127. Never judge a customer by the size of his wallet ...sometimes, good things come in small packages.
128. Necessity is the mother of invention. Profit is the father.
129. Law makes everyone equal, but justice goes to the highest bidder.
130. The answer to quick and easy profit is: buy for less, sell for more.
131. Only fools pay retail.
132. A Ferengi waits to bid until his opponents have exhausted themselves.
133. The family of Fools is ancient.
134. There's nothing wrong with charity ...as long as it winds up in your pocket.
135. Always ask for the costs first.
136. New customers are like razor toothed gree worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.
137. Opportunity waits for no one.
138. Sometimes, what you get free costs entirely too much.
139. The difference between manure and Latinum is commerce.
140. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too.
141. Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit.
142. You are surrounded by opportunities; you just have to know where to look.
143. Don't pay until you have the goods.
144. The customer is always right ...until you have their cash.
145. Respect is good, Latinum is better.
147. Never kill a customer, unless you make more profit out of his death than out of his life.
148. A thirsty customer is good for profit, a drunk one isn't.
149. Never spend your own money when you can spend someone else's.
150. Never allow one's culture's law to get in the way of a universal goal: profit.
151. Never give away for free what can be sold.
152. If a deal is fairly and lawfully made, then seeking revenge especially unprofitable revenge, is illegal.
153. Beware of relatives bearing gifts.
154. Competition and fair play are mutually exclusive. Fair play and financial loss go hand-in-hand
155. Never gamble with an empath.
156. Time is Latinum. The early Ferengi gets the Latinum.
157. If you can sell it, don't hesitate to steal it.
158. A piece of Latinum in the hand is worth two in a customer's pocket.
159. Share and perish.
160. When everything fails... A.) Scream as loud as you can B.) Run.
161. Ferengis don't give promotional gifts!
162. Know your enemies ...but do business with them always.
163. The world is a stage - don't forget to demand admission.
164. Whenever you think that things can't get worse, the FCA (Ferengi Commision of Acquisition)will be knocking on your door.
165. Never offer a confession when a bribe will do.
166. Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.
167. Whenever you're being asked if you are god, the right answer is YES.
168. Genius without opportunity is like Latinum in the mine.
169. There are three things you must not talk about with aliens: sex, religion and taxes.
170. If you want to ruin yourself there are three known ways: gambling is the fastest, women are the sweetest, and banks are the most reliable.
171. There are two things that will catch up with you for sure: death and taxes.
172. Borrow on a handshake; lend in writing.
173. Never bet on a race you haven't fixed.
174. Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money.
175. Hear all, trust nothing.
176. Never cheat a Klingon ...unless you're sure you can get away with it.
177. Klingon women don't dance tango.
178. Only give money to people you know you can steal from.
179. Never trust your customers, especially if they are your relatives.
180. The secret of one person is another person's opportunity.
181. If you're going to have to endure, make yourself comfortable.
182. When the Grand Nagus arrives to offer you a business opportunity, it's time to leave town until he's gone.
183. When the customer dies, the money stops a-comin'.
184. Fighting with Klingons is like gambling with Cardassians - it's good to have a friend around when you lose.
185. Never trust a hardworking employee.
186. Give someone a fish; you feed him for one day. Teach him how to fish, and you lose a steady customer.
187. Sometimes, the only thing more dangerous than a question is... the answer.
188. Tell them what they want to hear.
189. A wife, who is able to clean, saves latinum on a cleaning lady.
190. If they accept your first offer, you either asked too little or offered too much.
191. Stay neutral in conflicts so that you can sell supplies to both sides.
192. Never take hospitality from someone worse off than yourself.
193. Only pay for it, if you are confronted with a loaded phaser.
194. Always know what you're buying.
195. Possession is 11/10 of the law.
196. Profit is like a bed of roses - a few thorns are inevitable.
197. Beware of any man who thinks with his lobes.
198. Knowledge is Latinum.
199. Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox.
200. Never throw anything away: It may be worth a lot of Latinum some Stardate.
201. Pride comes before a loss.
202. Don't take your family for granted, only their Latinum.
203. Loyalty can be bought... and sold.
204. All things come to those who wait, even Latinum.
205. Latinum lasts longer than lust.
206. Manipulation may be a Ferengi's greatest tool, and liability.
207. If you steal it, make sure it has warranty.
208. Life's not fair (How else would you turn a profit?)
209. Every dark cloud has a Latinum lining.
210. Never deal with a beggar; it's bad for profits.
211. Don't trust anyone who trusts you.
212. You can't buy fate.
213. There's a sucker born every minute. Be sure you're the first to find each one.
214. The truth will cost.
215. The higher you bid, the more customers you drive away.
216. Never underestimate the importance of the first impression.
217. More is good ...all is better.
218. If you got something nice to say, then SHOUT.
219. If you can't sell it, sit on it, but never give it away.
220. He that speaks ill of the wares will buy them.
221. Never question luck.
222. Celebrate when you are paid, not, when you are promised.
223. A dead vendor doesn't demand money.
224. A contract without fine print is a fool's document.
225. Anyone who can't tell a fake doesn't deserve the real thing.
226. Synthehol is the lubricant of choice for a customer's stuck purse.
227. Only fools negotiate with their own money.
228. A Ferengi is only as important as the amount of Latinum he carries in his pockets.
229. A lie is a way to tell the truth to someone who doesn't know.
230. Gambling is like the way to power: The only way to win is to cheat, but don't get caught in the process.
231. A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.
232. No lobes, no profit.
233. It's not the size of your planet, it's income, that matters.
234. Cheating is wrong, but it's good for business.
235. Latinum is better than everything.
236. A man is counted by his latinum.
237. It’s better to have gambled and lost than to never have gambled at all.
238. There's many witty men whose brains can't line their pockets.
239. The way to a Ferengi's heart is through his wallet.
240. There is no profit in love; however, a strong heart is worth a few bars of Latinum on the open market. Keep it on ice.
241. Latinum can't buy happiness, but you can sure have a blast renting it.
242. If at first you don't succeed, try to acquire again.
243. Diamonds may be girl's best friends, but you can only buy the girl with Latinum.
244. It's better to swallow your pride than to lose your profit.
245. Never close a deal too soon after a female strokes your lobes.
246. An empty bag cannot stand upright.
247. Blood is thicker than water, but harder to sell.
248. Business is like war; it's important to recognize the winner.
249. Rules are always subject to change.
250. Deep down everyone's a Ferengi.
251. Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.
252. Always know what you're buying.
253. Sex and profit are the two things that never last long enough
254. Keep count of your change
255 .A dead customer can't buy as much as a live one
256. A bargain usually isn't
257 .Don't lie too soon after a promotion
258. Fear makes a good business partner
259. The vast majority of the rich in this galaxy did not inherit their wealth; they stole it
260. The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down
261. Praise is cheap. Heap it generously on all customers
262. If you see profit on a journey, take it
263. Money talks; having lots of it gets more attention
264. Never argue with a loaded phaser
265. Labor camps are full of people who trusted the wrong person
266. Never bluff a Klingon
267. Never use Latinum where your words will do
268. Don't talk ship; talk shipping
269. Compassion is no substitute for profit
270. You could afford your ship without your government - if it weren't for your 271. government...
271. Gamble and trade have two things in common: risk and Latinum
272. Never trust advice from a dying Ferengi; listen but don't trust
273. A smart customer is not a good customer
274. He's a fool who makes his doctor his heir
275. Beware of small expenses...a small leak will kill a ship
276. If you would keep a secret from an enemy, don't tell it to a friend
277. Profit is the better part of valor
278. Never trust a wise man
279. Everything that has no owner, needs one
280. Never do something you can make someone do for you
281. Money is never made. It is merely won or lost
282. Never sleep with the boss' wife unless you pay him first
283. If the profit seems too good to be true, it usually is
284. Buy, sell, or get out of the way
285. A friend is only a friend until you sell him something. Then he is a customer
286. A lie isn't a lie until someone else knows the truth
287. A lie isn't a lie, it's just the truth seen from a different point of view
288. Gratitude can bring on generosity
289. Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races
290. Never trust your customers
291. Never trust a beneficiary
292. If it gets you profit, sell your own mother
293. The flimsier the produce, the higher the price
294. Never judge a customer by the size of his wallet (...sometimes, good things come in small packages)
295. Sell the sizzle, not the steak (if possible sell neither the sizzle nor the steak, but the Elphasian wheat germ)
296. Opportunity waits for no one
297. Respect is good...Latinum is better
298. His money is only your's when he can't get it back.
299. Never give away for free what can be sold.
300. If your dancing partner wants to lead at all costs, let her have her own way and ask an other lady to dance
301. Drive your business or it will drive you
to step on them
302. The secret of one person is another person's opportunity
303. A madman with latinum means profit without return
304. A friend in need is a customer in the making
305. A friend in need means three times the profit
306. A Ferengi in need will never do anything for free
307. Never trust a hardworking employee
308. In business deals, a disruptor can be almost as important as a calculator
309. Rich men don't come to buy; they come to take
310. Don't trust anyone who trusts you
311. The truth will cost
312. Ambition knows no family
313. Never question luck
314. A warranty without loop-holes is a liability
315. A Ferengi is only as important as the amount of Latinum he carries in his pockets
316. Never let a female in clothes cloud your sense of profit
317. The fear of loss may be your greatest enemy or your best friend - choose wisely
318. A pair of good ears will wring dry a hundred tongues
319. Wish not so much to live long, as to live well
320. When in doubt, buy
321. When in doubt, demand more money
322. When in doubt, shoot them, take their money, run and blame someone else
323. Never purchase anything that has been promised to be valuable or go up in value
324. Rules are always subject to interpretation
325. Every man has his price. (“In the Pale Moonlight”)
326. You can't make a deal if you're dead. (“The Seige of AR-558”)
327. Whisper your way to success.("Threachery, Faith, and the Great River"}
328. Hear all, trust nothing. ("Call To Arms")
329. What's in it for me?
330. Count it.
Ferengi home greeting
Host: "Welcome to our home. Please leave your imprint on the legal waivers, and deposit your admission fee in the box by the door."
He then places his hands together at the wrist (hands apart) and says,
"Remember, my house is my house."
The guests respond, "As are its contents."
The Revised Rules of Acquisition
1. When Morn leaves, it's all over. [Quark's Rule.]
Whenever you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it's easier to exploit them the next time. [Neelix "False Profits"]
2. If they want their money back, give it to them. [Quark, "Prophet Motive"]
4. Greed is dead. [Quark, "Prophet Motive"]
5. Never place profit before friendship. [Rom, "Prophet Motive"]
6. Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever. [Rom, "Prophet Motive"]
7. Money can never replace dignity. [Rom, "Prophet Motive"]
8. A good deed is its own reward. [Rom, "Prophet Motive"]
9. Whenever you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it's easier to exploit them the next time. [Neelix "False Profits"]
10. When no appropriate Rule applies, make one up!
11. (?) Only Bugsy could have built Las Vegas!
Current Mood:  nerdy
Current Music: Weird Al- The Saga Begins
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July 27th, 2005
04:33 pm - Hp: HBP....
Okay so I finished Half Blood Prince like a week ago or so now... And I do feel the need for a funeral for the character who dies, 'cuz that character was a favourite of mine.
My b/f Dargor/Francis finished it too. Now he's coming up with all these theories about who R.A.B. might be... a favourite is one I came up with after hearing his off the cuff comment about maybe it was Bellatrix LeStrange. We laughed about that but it would be a real twist, as highly unlikely as it is (and why isn't she dead yet? She's screwed up enough of MoldyShorts' plans by now to be killed hasn't she?). Anyways I said what if R.A.B. stood for Regalus And Bellatrix? Sounds dumb and Regalus is dead right? But it fits the letters... though I think it is more likely to be another char she only mentioned in passing. Some one who really has it out for MoldyShorts.
And I caught Q.A.F. this week... yeagads they blew up Babylon!! Every one was okay though, except Michael who had to go for emergency surgery but I think he'll come out okay. I need to see next week's episode so bad now though. This is the last season. It's driving me nuts.
Current Mood: Way to into the Potter thing!
Current Music: Harry Potter Soundtracks
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July 15th, 2005
03:41 pm - ...
Well...
I am going to that Harry Potter party at the Chapters today... I don't have a costume and I'd love to have one... to have a ravenclaw costume all done. But hopefully I will have that done by november, well hopefully by halloween.
I got a call from wal-mart this afternoon. They want me to meet with managers. I hope they hire me. I hope some one hires me. It's been three weeks or so and I REALLY need a job. I am almost at the point where the 2.5 hour bus ride to convergys would be acceptable, even if it would kill my ability to do anything other then work and sleep.
I was just watching the CBC newsworld channel. I should stop doing that. They were talking about the London bombings. I have friends and family there so I soak up any info I can. I don't think any of my family was actually in London so I am not worried about them. But I have not heard from my friends there in so long I can't know if they have just lost the internet or if they were on a train or that bus and now their lying in a hospital in pain. But I imagine it's just that they have lost the net since London is such a huge place with millions of inhabitants. That doesn't stop me from worrying every now and again, though.
After talking about London they started in on their exchange thing with Australia and started a story about oil companies polluting in the rain forest, about these large pits of waste they just dig and dump and let leach into the very near by streams and rivers that the locals bathe in and wash their clothes in and drink from. Th locals know these waters are toxic now but they have no other sources of water so they continue drinking and bathing and washing in them. They have unheard of high rates of cancer and other maladies like skin infections. The companies say they have done all the clean up that was necessary. Fucking bastards. The pits are still there and they are still digging more and dumping more. Assholes. The locals now have a class action lawsuit against the company but I don't think that will solve anything. The company dumped the waste and polluted the natural environment and the beauty and safety of the area because they could. They thought that there wouldn't be any reprecutions and that they wouldn't get caught and that even if they did it ws okay because the envirnmental laws in that country aren't the same as in the States where the company is from. The figured they could do things that way there because it didn't say anywhere in that country that they couldn't even though they don't do things like that in the States. Those greedy bastards just didn't want to spend the money to do things even halfways right and now they have all this blood on their hands but they don't care because they continue to rake it in. Fuck. Oil and money and greed. It's the route of all evil. It will be our damned downfall. How can anyone have such ugly disregard for the other people on this planet? It sickens me. I am sure no one cares if I rant here, infact it willprobably annoy anyone who will read this but what ever. I needed to vent.
There isn't much I can do about that whole situation. I mean I already don't drive. Of course I ride the bus, but atleast there are tonnes of people on the bus. I dunno I guess I just can't wait until we've used up all the oil and then we HAVE to get a new source of energy. Maybe then the world will be at least a little more peaceful. Maybe then the world will be at least a little cleaner. It's highly doubtfull. In the short term it is less costly to do things the dirty, poluting, uncaring, killing way and in the short term it is more profitable too. Companies don't care about the long term because the short term gains add up and they feel they out way any long term gains. In the end they are gonna fucking kill the entire human race slowly, and they won't care because they got rich off of it. Bastards.
Current Mood:  Bastard COMPANIES!!
Current Music: Feel Good Inc. - The Gorrillaz
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July 11th, 2005
06:50 am - Quiz
Got this from Dr Suessie's journal.
 | You scored as Nipples. You're secretly kinky aren't you? I like you already. Don't let anyone onto your dirty side--it's more fun that way.
Nipples | | 100% | Earlobe Piercing | | 90% | Cartilage Piercing | | 80% | Nose Piercing | | 80% | Labret Piercing | | 80% | Tongue Piercing | | 80% | Belly Button Piercing | | 70% | Dirty Piercings | | 60% | Lip Piercing | | 40% | </td>
What Piercing Are You?
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I think it's funny.
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June 18th, 2005
05:31 am - HOLY PENGUINS!!!!!!!!!
Okay now, not only do I ***HAVE*** to see this the very day it comes out but I have to buy it on DVD as ***SOON*** as I can!
http://wip.warnerbros.com/marchofthepenguins/
Penguins RULE!!! I love them SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!!!!! Woot for the little/large swimming birdies!!!
Current Mood: PENGUINS!!!
Current Music: In the Shadows - The Rasmus
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