Friday, June 14, 2002

Bishops Acknowledge Role in Crisis
It's good to see that, officially, Catholic leadership is taking some accountability. Which is only the first step on the long, painful road to recovery for all involved. My gut tells me to side with zero tolerance for priests proven guilty of abuse, but I think somehow that zero tolerance will ostracize them even further from the church, and that's the last thing the church should be gunning for. I understand that those proven guilty are not only guilty of betraying and misusing the trust of parishioners, but also sullying the witness and example of church leadership. But they're still people obviously in need of help, and the church, idealogically, is where they should find it. Anyway, that's my gut reaction, and a rather uneducated opinion. One gets a little nervous in a country where we publicly get our undies in a twist to crucify the next bad guy.

Ever feel like a fraud? Maybe it's because on one hand, you have people telling you what a good person you are, how special you are, etc. This is because you've had a fairly normal upbringing where some combination parents, friends, grandparents, schoolteachers, and mentors who've dedicated their lives to bringing the message of positive thinking to generations of people like you. Then, on the other hand, you have the rest of the silent world. They don't know you, they don't want to you know you, they don't want anything to do with you. They suspect you of bringing one of any number of harmful personal plagues; having no personality, an awful sense of humor, even worse, they might even suspect you of trying to sell something or take advantage.

So who's right? Who is really trying to pull one over on you? It makes you wonder, sometimes. How can you not feel like a fraud when you're getting two completely different messages from your environment?

A thought came to when I was sitting at my brother's high school graduation: why do parents get flowers for the graduates? Especially if their kid is a GUY. I had to break my parents (ok, my mom) of this habit pretty early on, through piano recitals, homecomings, proms, graduations and such. I can understand a girl maybe receiving flowers, but a guy? Think to yourself, when is a guy happy to get flowers? I can think of only 3 sitchy-ashuns:


  1. He is looking to get flowers for someone else. As in, if you give him some, he will not keep them, nor even briefly entertain the thought of keeping them for himself. This would not happen with if he was gifting, say, DVDs, or video games.

  2. He is a florist.

  3. "Flowers" are the last item on his scavenger hunt list.



So parents, please stop giving your sons flowers. Nothing good can possibly come out of it, unless it's a sneaky plot on your part to get some flowers for yourself.

Last thought before I fall asleep for a few hours and then go watch the US play Poland:
I think that auto manufacturers and local government are in cahoots milking a giant, secret cash cow. It dawned on me as I tailed some mentally impaired driver zigzagging his way across the Eisenhower. It dawned on me that local gov't sets the age limit for driving licences. The limit in most of this country is 16, which is an absurdly low number. Why 16? We're letting hormonally driven adolescents operate large, complicated machinery before legally letting them smoke or serve their country in the armed forces. But I digress.

It's easy to see how selling more cars helps the auto manufacturers make more money. But it helps local government because they recoup the cost in parking tickets and tow fees. But what about road repair and maintenance, you ask? Roadwork is a huge source of patronage jobs, and an easy labyrinth of line items and account balance sheets to hide a few extra bucks in. Like the $54 toilet seats Congress needed back in the '80s. So who ultimately pays the cost? The public, in the form of the aforementioned parking tickets, tow fees and car insurance, along with time spent in line at the DMV, and the myriad of near-death experiences on the road with incompetents.

I just realized the above sounds really serious, but I was actually laughing about it at the time. It totally works, ya know? If I'm not here tomorrow, you it's because some Mafia buttonman got to me. And it'll be the fault of one of the 5 of you who read this, damn you.

But at least you can hang out with the Lonely Astronaut if you read this blog.

Thursday, June 13, 2002

My new favorite thing: the little Irish guy who does the commentary on the World Cup games for ESPN. That dude is fricking awesome.

This just in: we're finally getting some answers to the The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy.

Check out some crazy people who pierced their uvulas. And yes, it IS as disgusting as you think it is.

I saw this little film that no one's heard of called Enigma. It's set in WW2 England, so it's complete with vintage costumes to go with codebreakers, spymasters, lost love and the Nazis. Go check it out at an art house theater near you, it's worth your $8.

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

The Beatles Poured Evil Into the World
So what if they did?

Read this bizarre forwarded email that got to me. It's only funny because EVERYBODY now knows what the stupid shallow original sender did. Scroll from the bottom and work up. Better be careful what you send out on company servers!

-----Original Message-----
From: Ramon Wilson [mailto:ramonwilson99@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:19 PM
To: jho@aeainv.com
Subject: Fwd: read from bottom - FW: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]


do you know this broad?


--- "Neches, Alon (IBK-NY)" wrote:
> From: "Neches, Alon (IBK-NY)"
> To: "'nhecker@law.harvard.edu'" ,
> "'ramonwilson99@yahoo.com'" ,
> "'jba85@columbia.edu'"
> Subject: read from bottom - FW: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]
> Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 17:21:27 -0400
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon, Eric (IBK-NY)
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 4:42 PM
> To: Neches, Alon (IBK-NY)
> Subject: FW: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kiang, Gary (IBK-NY)
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 4:09 PM
> To: Ooten, Chris (IBK-NY); Peetz-Larsen, Niels (IBK-NY); Gordon, Eric
> (IBK-NY); Knoll, Joseph (IBK-NY); Hill, Brooke (IBK-NY)
> Subject: Fw: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]
>
>
>
> Gary Kiang
> Global Leveraged Finance
> Merrill Lynch & Co.
> Tel: 212-449-3494
> email: gkiang@exchange.ml.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Wang
> To: Mark Su ; Brian Chen ; Ali
> Ahmed ; Albert_Cheng@broadview.com
> ; Michael Shih ;
> roger.lu.wh98@wharton.upenn.edu ;
Gary
> Kiang ; Soon Pho ;
> Jason Huang (work) ; Yuwei Huang
>
> Sent: Tue Jun 11 15:44:07 2002
> Subject: Fw: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Lin"
> To: "Desmond Liang" ; ;
> ; ;
;
> ; ;
;
> ; ;
;
> "Jonathan Eng" ; "Derek Ting"
> ;
> "Mike Chin" ;
> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:03 PM
> Subject: Fwd: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]
>
>
> > Yo guys,
> > Dunno if you got this yet... Check out this email!!!! Scroll way
> down to
> the bottom.... It's
> > also kinda funny reading all the little emails in between, from
people
> who
> sorta knew her in
> > passing making remarks about "that girl"...
> >
> > Jack
> >
> > --- Maria Wu wrote:
> > > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:11:55 -0400
> > > From: Maria Wu
> > > Subject: [Fwd: [female peter chung]]
> > >
> > > omg. this is sick. apologies if you have gotten already.
> > >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:44:02 -0400 (EDT)
> > > Subject: [Fwd: FW: FW: female peter chung]
> > > From: "Hubert Kang"
> > > To: rhee_grace@hotmail.com, David.Kim@morganstanley.com,
> > > spark@segalco.com, ehgee75@yahoo.com, danielwro@hotmail.com,
> > > richlim3175@yahoo.com, neir_jhawar@yahoo.com,
> > > Deborah_Lee@anntaylor.com, ndh59@yahoo.com,
> > > caroltkim@yahoo.com, joanne.paek@ubs.com
> > > CC: jc225@yahoo.com, kim_ey76@hotmail.com,
> > > jef0176@yahoo.com, CHANG@CLARIONP.COM, ymwu28@yahoo.com,
> > > patattikim@hotmail.com, s_h_hong@yahoo.com, Vsbndh@aol.com
> > >
> > > hmmm...i wonder if sally would get an A...haha
> > >
> > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > Subject: FW: FW: female peter chung
> > > From: "Kang, Linda"
> > > To: "'joseph@newtontp.com'" ,
> > > "'schoe@mba2003.hbs.edu'" ,
> > > "'catseye@scubadiving.com'"
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: James.Kim@DrKW.com [mailto:James.Kim@DrKW.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 5:15 PM
> > > To: matthew_louie@agilent.com; sammikim@yahoo.com;
> > > skim8177@yahoo.com;
> > > yjin28@hotmail.com; peter.chang@morganstanley.com;
> > > myoon@itsa.ucsf.edu;
> > > steven.han@mercermc.com; jlee@centrepartners.com;
> > > lyoshi@Juno.com;
> > > michlew77@hotmail.com; da_dirty@hotmail.com;
> > > jquoc@cisco.com;
> > > alan@cubed.net; Larry Gee; Bernie Hsu; James Hsu; Morgan
> > > Hsu; Paul Hsu;
> > > Dean Joelson; Nelson Shim; John Stevenson;
> > > steven_ahn@yahoo.com;
> > > skim@marvell.com; stephanie@hanechow.com; vkwok@USVP.com;
> > > iroe112@hotmail.com; james.kim.b@bayer.com;
> > > hnbrown@hotmail.com;
> > > LMendoza@hand.com; elizz02@hotmail.com;
> > > christina.hahn@mindspring.com;
> > > Alee@atvcapital.com; tlo@atvcapital.com;
> > > jsong@fflpartners.com;
> > > jennylee609@yahoo.com; Veronica_Kim@gap.com; p194ksk@FDS.com
> > >
> > > Subject: FW: FW: female peter chung
> > >
> > >
> > > whoa. read the bottom.
> > >
> > > James Kim
> > > High Technology Group - Investment Banking
> > > Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
> > > 101 California St.
> > > San Francisco, CA 94111
> > > 415-677-4839 (phone)
> > > 415-677-4802 (fax)
> > > James.Kim@drkw.com
> > >
> > > ---------------------- Forwarded by James Kim/WASSERSTEIN
> > > PERELLA & Co on 06/10/2002 02:23 PM
> > > ---------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kuo, Susan (RSCH-SF)" on 06/10/2002
> > > 02:02:07 PM
> > >
> > > To: "'james.kim@drkw.com'"
> > > cc:
> > > Subject: FW: FW:
> > >
> > > damn shallow korean chicks.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ivan Yi [mailto:ivan.yi@aya.yale.edu]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:51 PM
> > > To: Susan Kuo; Henry Kim; Dorothy Lee
> > > Subject: Fw: FW:
> > >
> > >
> > > just another fwd if you haven't seen this one...
> > > by the way, how's everything going?
> > > been watching world cup???
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From:
> > > To: "Jeana Chung"
> > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 4:36 PM
> > > Subject: FW:
> > >
> > >
> > > > FUNNY, FUNNY STUFF. I WONDER IF ANY OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED
> > > THIS YET.
> > > >
> > > > Monica_Young@mckinsey.com
> > > >
> > > To:
> > >
> > > >
> > > cc:
> > > > Monday June 10, 2002 04:14 PM
> > > Subject:
> > > > FW:
> > > >
> > > > *****************************
> > > >
> > > > Monica Young
> > > > McKinsey & Company
> > > > 55 East 52nd Street
> > > > New York, NY
> > > > 10055-0183
> > > > Phone: (212) 446-7757
> > > > Fax: (212) 446-8575
> > > > Monica_Young@McKinsey.com
> > > > ----- Forwarded by Monica Young/NYO/NorthAmerica/MCKINSEY
> > > on
> > > 06/10/2002
> > > > 04:20 PM -----
> > > >
> > > > susan.e.choe@j
> > > > pmorgan.com To:
> > > > ifije.e.ohiorhenuan@jpmorgan.com,
> > > > Fatima.Madhany@jpmorgan.com,
> > > > 06/10/2002
> > > julie_lee@timeinc.com,
> > > > monica_young@mckinsey.com
> > > > 04:00 PM cc:
> > > > Subject:
> > > FW:
> > > >
> > > > it's a shame...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Michael J Kim on 06/07/2002 05:10 PM
> > > >
> > > > To: Amit X Jain@JPMORGAN, Aleem X
> > > Remtula/JPMCHASE@JPMORGAN, Susan
> > > E
> > > > Choe/JPMCHASE@JPMORGAN,
> > > rahra.kang@bofasecurities.com,
> > > > denny.kim@csfb.com
> > > > cc:
> > > > Subject:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Read starting from the bottom...pretty funny shit
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Andy Whiting [SMTP:andrewjwhiting@hotmail.com]
> > > >
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:31 PM
> > > > > To: Patrick Paquette; Russ Ernst;
> > > brianjochum@hotmail.com;
> > > > johnhall@alumni.nd.edu; mainelane@yahoo.com;
> > > mitchkaram@hotmail.com;
> > > > jloscudo@hotmail.com; DPIERCE@bglco.com;
> > > bstanley8@hotmail.com;
> > > > jeffluebbert@hotmail.com; mikemoran79@hotmail.com;
> > > btravers@ufl.edu;
> > > > bcbonfanti@yahoo.com
> > > > > Cc: David Ramsour; Sheedy, Patrick
> > > > > Subject: Fw: The dish...
> > > > >
> > > > > ok boys.............jermaine, especially.......this is
> > > truly > ">
> > > > > other
> > > > people> '> s memories> "> ...........i got this email from
> > > a guy @
> > > > work, and
> > > > apparently it is an email that a girl friend of his sent
> > > to some of
> > > his
> > > > other girl friends, and since they completely do not
> > > respect anyone
> > > > (similar
> > > > to us), it has become a mass email to everyone they
> > > know...making fun
> > > > of what a snotty bitch she is, in the way she describes
> > > her
> > > date.........now,
> > > > it is not that interesting, but i think I am going to
> > > forward back to
> > > her,
> > > > or maybe jermaine should do that....i like that idea...
> > > > > ok, i> '> m done, and packing up to leave for the
> > > weekend
> > > (actually,
> > > > > i>
> > > > '>
> > > > m not leaving until 3, but i just wanted to give yall all
> > > a little
> > > time
> > > to
> > > > respond before I leave, so that i can read how much of a
> > > scam this >
> > > '>
> > > > job>
> > > > '> is.....)
> > > > >
> > > > > i> '> m done
> > > > > aj
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: > "> GANDOR, DANIEL J [SUP/1820]> ">
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > To: > "> Michael Grimstad (E-mail)> ">
> > > > > > > >; > "> Christina
> > > > > Owsik
> > > > > > (E-mail)> "> > > > > >; > "> Brian D
> > > Johnson
> > > (E-mail)>
> > > ">
> > > > > > > > > >; >
> > > ">
> > > > Scott
> > > > Michalik (E-mail)> ">
> > > > > > > > > > >; > "> Mark
> > > Chabura (E-mail)>
> > > > ">
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:05 PM
> > > > > > Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Oh my gawd...this is hilarious! Scroll down to the
> > > bottom of
> > > the
> > > > > attached
> > > > > > > e-mail to see a true stuck-up little prissy girl> '>
> > > s
> > > > > > > play-by-play
> > > > > > description
> > > > > > > of her date. ....And she> '> s really from
> > > Chicago! ...Plus
> > > it>
> > > '>
> > > > s
> > > > funny to
> > > > > > read
> > > > > > > all the opinions before the actual too.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It> '> s too rich,
> > > > > > > Dan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: HUTCHINS, JENNIFER A [SUP/1820]
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:55 PM
> > > > > > > To: HOOK, SHANNON [SUP/1820]; GANDOR, DANIEL J
> > > [SUP/1820];
> > > SZPAK,
> > > > DAPHNE
> > > > > > > [SUP/1820]
> > > > > > > Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Think this girl is a trixie??? Just goes to show you
> > > - watch
> > > what
> > > you
> > > > > > > e-mail!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: dpfaucht@att.net [mailto:dpfaucht@att.net]
> > > >
> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:07 PM
> > > > > > > To: User330336@aol.com; ksiron@alphaphi.org;
> > > rovcina@geneer.com;
> > > > > > > allij01@netzero.net; HUTCHINS, JENNIFER A
> > > [SUP/1820];
> > > > > > > ejacobsen@solutions.canon.com;
> > > henningfeld1975@yahoo.com;
> > > > > > > jennifer_l_harris@hotmail.com; sharms78@hotmail.com;
> > >
> > > > > > > boliviabyrne@yahoo.com; Lindsey.Boudmen@LABONE.com;
> > > > > > > KellyBaker21@yahoo.com; reneker@cdw.com;
> > > pgallego@geneer.com
> > > > > > > Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Normally, I don> '> t pass this stuff on, but you
> > > have to
> > > > > > > read this! The real message is all the way on the>
> > > > > > > bottom about this girls date, but it> '> s funny to
> > > also
> > > > > > > read what others wrote!
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Jennifer Blicharz"
> > > > >To: hollywri@hotmail.com
> > > > >Subject: Fwd: FW: The dish...
> > > > >Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:59:57 -0500
> > > > >
> > > > >This girl is unbelievable.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >From: "Brom, Jennifer A."
> > > > >To: "'blicharz@hotmail.com'"
> > > > >Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > >Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 12:17:53 -0500
> > > > >
> > > > >Jenn, I had to forward this on to you, apparently this
> > > e-mail from
> > > > >Jackie
> > > > >Kim regarding her date with Casey has been floating
> > > around. It is
> > > > >hysterical. The e-mail says alot about what a stuck-up
> > > shallow
> > > > >chick Jackie
> > > > >is. Advise Casey to stay away........ especially this
> > > summer on the
> > > > >boat.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > "Makar, Tim R - (DET)"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To: "Andy
> > > > >(Dawn) Makar
> > > > > > (E-mail)" , "Andy (Dawn) Makar (E-mail 3)"
> > > > > >
> > > > >,
> > > > > > "Chris Cooke (E-mail)" , "David McCulloch
> > > > > > 05/22/2002 11:50 AM (E-mail)"
> > > > > > , "Heather Regier (E-mail)"
> > > > >,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Jason Maciver
> > > > >(E-mail)"
> > > > > > , "Jason. S. Fournier (E-mail)"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > , "Jeff Scramlin (E-mail)"
> > > > > > ,
> > > > > > "John Harrington
> > > > >(E-mail)"
> > > > > > , "John Harrington (E-mail
> > > > > > 2)"
> > > > > > , "Julie Hintz (E-mail)"
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > , "Tara Makar (E-mail)"
> > > > > > , "RJ
> > > > > > Corning (E-mail)"
> > > > > > , "Hollister, Sean M - (DET)"
> > > > > >
> > > > >,
> > > > > > "Maynard, Rich C. - (DET)"
> > > > > > cc:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Subject: FW: The
> > > > >dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ALL- This could possibly be the funniest email I have
> > > ever read.
> > > > >while
> > > > > > many of you know the person involved, you don't have
> > > to know her
> > > > >to
> > > > > > enjoy her detachment from reality...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Scroll down to the bottom for the original
> > > message.....
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Mccrory, Andrea (A.) [mailto:amccrory@ford.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:28 AM
> > > > > > To: Makar, Tim R - (DET)
> > > > > > Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You'll get a kick out of this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Andrea McCrory
> > > > > > MFE-Material Handling & Packaging Engineering
> > > > > > Small Car & Commercial Truck Ops.
> > > > > > email: amccrory@ford.com
> > > > > > phone: 313-322-5646
> > > > > > fax: 313-323-8279
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Stephanie Breese [mailto:SBreese@michcpa.org]
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 2:57 PM
> > > > > > To: 'amccrory@ford.com'
> > > > > > Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You will not believe this (actually you will). Kristen
> > > Luckhardt
> > > > >sent
> > > > > > me
> > > > > > this, and it was sent to her by another random person.
> > > People
> > > > >are
> > > > > > sending
> > > > > > around this email from Jackie just because it is funny
> > > how gay
> > > > >she is.
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > didn't think it was possible, but she actually has
> > > become more
> > > > >shallow
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > materialistic since she moved to Chicago.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: KLuckhardt@wsgr.com [mailto:KLuckhardt@wsgr.com]
> > >
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 2:34 PM
> > > > > > To: SBreese@michcpa.org
> > > > > > Subject: FW: The dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I got this from one of the girls I lived in London
> > > with....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: blivingston@chubb.com
> > > [mailto:blivingston@chubb.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 2:02 PM
> > > > > > To: Luckhardt, Kristen
> > > > > > Subject: The dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I cannot believe you know these people? Please advise
> > > as to what you think???
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bridget R. Livingston
> > > > > > Underwriter
> > > > > > Chubb Executive Protection
> > > > > > (312)831-3796
> > > > > > blivingston@chubb.com
> > > > > > ----- Forwarded by Bridget R Livingston/ChubbMail on
> > > 05/15/02
> > > > >04:01 PM
> > > > > > -----
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think I'm shallow sometimes, take a look at what one
> > > of
> > > > > > Amanda's semi-friends wrote. This is the Asian girl
> > > that was at
> > > her
> > > > > > apartment the night that we went there for her little
> > > party.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Message from "Amanda Moore" on Wed,
> > > > >15 May
> > > > > > 2002 15:17:35 -0500 -----
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To: ag1347@wayne.edu
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Subject: Fwd: RE: The
> > > > > > dish...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >From: Sarah Cicero
> > > > > > >To: 'Jacqueline Kim' , 'Amanda Moore'
> > > > > > >, "'doyleall@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > > ,
> > > > > > >"'areinowski@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > >"'deanhea1@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > >"'goodmanjamie@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > >"'ferancej@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > >"'frankjenn78@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > "'giffenla@msu.edu'"
> > > > > > >, "'shiresel@msu.edu'" ,
> > > > > > >"'hernan83@msu.edu'" ,
> > > > >"'mskruba@choosechicago.com'"
> > > > > > >, "'michellemenghini@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > > >, "'mindie.kaplan@nissan-usa.com'"
> > > > > > >, Sarah Cicero
> > > > >,
> > > > > > >"'stephoe@cdw.com'" , "'vilumsti@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > > >, "'tpdish@hotmail.com'"
> > > > >,
> > > > > > >"'anolickw@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > "'jeff@careersource.com'"
> > > > > > > , "'michael@careersource.com'"
> > > > > > >, "'coreyslawrence@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > > >, "'graulama@msu.edu'"
> > > > >,
> > > > > > >"'drewparker70@hotmail.com'" ,
> > > > > > >"'teichenb@engin.umich.edu'" ,
> > > > > > >"'lindsay@tilchen.com'" ,
> > > > > > "'lisabusch99@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >, "'mkramer80@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > > >, "'natomatic1@aol.com'"
> > > > >,
> > > > > > >"'wentzali@hotmail.com'"
> > > > > > >Subject: RE: The dish...
> > > > > > >Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 10:20:11 -0400
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Are you kidding me? Jackie you might want to read
> > > your e-mails
> > > > >before
> > > > > > you
> > > > > > >hit the send button. I just here about all of this
> > > shit. How
> > > > >do you
> > > > > > all
> > > > > > >deal with her on a daily basis. JK. And, yes this is
> > > Cicero, I
> > > > >didn't
> > > > > > >fall
> > > > > > >off the face of the earth. I hope everybody is doing
> > > good and I
> > > > > > usually
> > > > > > >enjoy hearing from Jackie and all of her updates
> > > about
> > > > >everybody.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Thank you,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Sarah E. Cicero
> > > > > > >Alberici/Clayco, Field Engineer
> > > > > > >AAM Global Headquarters
> > > > > > >Ph: 313-872-0935
> > > > > > >Fax: 313-872-0177
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > > > >From: Jacqueline Kim
> > > [mailto:Jacqueline.Kim@heart.org]
> > > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:05 AM
> > > > > > >To: Jacqueline Kim; 'Amanda Moore';
> > > 'doyleall@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'areinowski@hotmail.com'; 'deanhea1@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'goodmanjamie@hotmail.com'; 'ferancej@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'frankjenn78@hotmail.com'; 'giffenla@msu.edu';
> > > > >'shiresel@msu.edu';
> > > > > > >'hernan83@msu.edu'; 'mskruba@choosechicago.com';
> > > > > > >'michellemenghini@hotmail.com';
> > > 'mindie.kaplan@nissan-usa.com';
> > > > > > >'scicero@alberici.com'; 'stephoe@cdw.com';
> > > > >'vilumsti@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'tpdish@hotmail.com'; 'anolickw@hotmail.com';
> > > > >'jeff@careersource.com';
> > > > > > >'michael@careersource.com';
> > > 'coreyslawrence@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'graulama@msu.edu'; 'drewparker70@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'teichenb@engin.umich.edu'; 'lindsay@tilchen.com';
> > > > > > >'lisabusch99@hotmail.com'; 'mkramer80@hotmail.com';
> > > > > > >'natomatic1@aol.com'; 'wentzali@hotmail.com'
> > > > > > >Subject: The dish...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > The update
> >
> > Well...Mr. Casey O'Brien showed up at my door at about 8:15ish.
> > Sporting a pair of cute jeans, a button up and a black jacket.
> > For his outfit I would give him about a B. As for looks, he was
cute
> but
> on
> > the shorter side and his hair was a little too long. Far from a
mullet
> but
> > longer than I would prefer but let's not dwell on that because he
can
> > kinda get away with it.
> > So for looks, I would probably give him another B.
> > Car- BMW, like I stated before. A great car, he'll have to get and
A
> for
> > that. He gets and A+ for his manners and politeness. Marcie, he
opened
> the
> car
> > door everytime!
> > Super polite. Overall general appearance will cap at
> > a B+.
> >
> > AS for the place we went to, another "A". The Tasting Room is an
> excellent
> > date place. I was never the wine connoisseur but I'm gradually
> thinking I
> > could become one. We had 4 glasses each of different white wines
and a
> > cheese flight, which was the perfect food mecca to go with the
> > wine.
> > Place is awesome, I recommend all of you guys to attend this place
for
> > a night out with your man/woman. We also headed over to this place
> called
> > the Black Duck. Another great place! The date place itself gets
> > an overall "A".
> >
> > By the way Girls- this summer we must hang out on
> > Randolph, so many awesome places!
> >
> > I can go into great detail of what we talked about and such but,
that
> > would make for an extremely long email.
> >
> > The date ended with me getting intoxicated but not like crazy
> intoxicated,
> > but I was drunk. No hangovers. I'm assuming he was fairly
intoxicated
> > but since he was driving, I didn't want to know, so I never asked.
> >
> > By the way, as for myself, I get an overall A+ for how damn cute
> > I looked. I sported a pair of fun longer Capri pants from Guess
> > in a darker khaki color with my white shirt from Hanger 18, that
has
> my
> > lower back showing with my new cute fitted black jacket with empire
> > sleeves from Armani.
> > I was a BABE. He didn't stand a chance. My worries of not
> > being cute were so swept under the rug with the outfit I pulled off
> last
> > night.
> >
> > Before jumping to any conclusions, YES, I stayed the night, only
> > because I semi passed out on his couch and he was polite to ask
> > if I wanted to head home and I just said he could take me home in
the
> > morning,
> > NOTHING happened.
> > Honestly only a kiss derived from this date and it didn't even
happen
> > at his place. I believe it might have been executed at the
> > Black Duck but I'm not so sure on the exact time and location. But
can
> I
> > add, GREAT kisser. The date kiss gets an "A". Really, I haven't had
> that
> > great of a kiss since, well we won't go there but it has been a
long
> time.
> I
> > might have to go with the fact that I might have mastered the skill
of
> > French kissing, no joke.
> > As long as I have potential to work with, I can execute a pretty
> > intense kiss.
> >
> > Lauren- you would have loved Casey's attitude.
> > Actually I think all of would have appreciated how he called me out
on
> my
> > stupid logic of thinking.
> > Somehow, it came up on how random it was for us to meet and shit
and
> > how when he said the very first time we talked for me to
> > give him a call and my response was, "Really, I'll let you know
now, I
> won't
> > call you, so I suggest you write my number down and give me a
call".
> Hence
> > the wait of a week or so for his first initial call was due to my
> > shallowness or whatever you would like to call my way of playing
the
> field.
> > Doesn't really matter, he still called and I didn't.
> >
> > So, question is, where do I stand on the whole outlook of Mr. Casey
> O'Brien
> > and the date...
> > The car, the money, the job, the cute apartment, the boat-which
> > by the way only seats 6 people, so I really don't consider that
> > really amazing, his mannerism and his great kiss will probably lock
in
> > another date but...I can tell you now unless he cuts his hair and
> sends me
> > gifts, it won't lead me to seek anything more than my 1st 30 year
old
> FRIEND (Oh
> > by the way, I think he's only 29, but still, I'm rounding up).
Plus,
> the
> > summer is just around the corner and guys are EVERYWHERE, I need to
> keep
> > the options open and my schedule free to lock in some other great
> summer
> > flings...
> >
> > Well, I hope you've enjoyed the day in the life of Miss Jackie Kim
and
> > please feel free to comment on my date, my outfit, the kiss, or
> whatever
> > else. If you need any more major details of the date please contact
me
> > in one of the following ways: phone, email, personal
> > visit or text messaging.
> >
> > Oh, I might be heading to a Cubs game with him next week. We'll
see.
> >
> > Oh by the way ladies- His cute friend Brian, is single and also a
day
> trader.
> >
> > Which by the way, being a day trader is pretty money, literally in
a
> sense
> > but he gets to throw on lounge wear for work and is home no later
than Noon.
> >
> > Are you kidding me? Where was being a day trader on career day in
> Elementary school?
> >
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> >

Tuesday, June 11, 2002

I don't have much to blog, since I mostly stayed in and recovered from the night before. I'm watching the French soccer Sallies treating Denmark like Hitler's blitzkrieg (the Danes are now up 2-0), eating some dried fish (jee-poh, in Korean) and having some good Mexican beer. I can't believe I'm watching soccer. But it's hard to find good programming this late at night, believe me.

Having a bad day? Let The Danceman boogie your blues away.

It is mostly my job to educate and elucidate (not playa-hate), so here is an interesting and informative bit on the heretofore little-known world of the icejams.

Monday, June 10, 2002

^*&(*&()*)(*^&^$R#!@!!@#$%^
...is what I said when I walked out onto the street this morning and my car wasn't there.

(whoa, back up)

I looked up the street. Not there. I looked the other way. Not there either.

(back up some more)

Last night, I went down to my friend Dan's apartment to catch the US vs. South Korea World Cup match live on TV, along with our buddy Dave. We watch, the game ending in a 1-1 tie (the Korean goal scored by a guy named Ahn, heh) and went to sleep, Dan and Dave both needing to get to work. I was going to feed the meter in the morning.

Which I would have done, if my car was there.

Apparently I'd gotten towed, and thus the arduous trek of recovering it and finally going home. You learn lots of things as your experience grows, and realize how valuable they can be. Life lessons sometimes can cost just $160, plus the price of the ticket for parking on Ontario Ave during rush hour. I am going to pay the ticket rightnowthisminute so it doesn't continue to irritate me for the rest of the day. What sucks is that I couldn't pay for the tow with my credit card, because the Illinois DMV mispelled my name on my car registration as "Mary" instead of Mark, so I had to hike to an ATM then come back before I could finally get my car.

But the rest of my weekend was great. My kid brother graduated from high school, which was great because high school is such the forgetable experience. I looked around in the arena, filled with spoiled rich suburbanites, and swore to myself over and over that I'll never become them (but I probably will). I don't particularly have anything against suburbanites, I am simply irritated by the entitlement that people carry around with them in the suburb I live in. And inevitably the entitlement carries over to their children. Is there anything more irritating? Maybe someday I'll be financially solvent enough to bring my fam into the suburbs, but that doesn't have to make me a total ass.

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