tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131254972024-03-08T07:50:02.793-05:00A collection by Mike Gioia to be shared with all.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1153314092114992542006-07-19T08:39:00.000-04:002006-07-19T16:29:57.540-04:00

Its 8:30 AM on a wednesday and over the past 5 hours two extremely strange things have happened t0 me (well the first one is extremely strange, the second one is just strange). In my room I have a hamster and a beta fish. The hamster lives in a 2.5' long by 1' high by 1' deep habitrail set with a crawl tube extension leading to a small petting station with a removable roof. The petting station is

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1150740367898261492006-06-19T13:36:00.000-04:002006-06-19T14:06:08.703-04:00

thats what mike flores said to me after a stunning attempt at survival during a grueling game 2 of 3 match during round 2 of a magic the gathering mercadian block constructed tournament in plymouth meeting pa. mike flores at the time was a top ranked magic player. sometimes when i think about those times when i played the game i just get a strange feeling. its almost like i wish i could go back.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1143948474822449642006-06-05T08:40:00.000-04:002006-06-05T08:43:54.356-04:00

I finally got a job. Midway through the easiest and best interview of my life I was offered a job this summer for SAP in newtown. I started May 23rd and I've been there for like 2 weeks. I guess its just a typical internship, not much to do, but when i do have something its just busy work or data entry. i feel bad that i dont do anything but if they dont have anything for me then theres nothing

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1142959535142604872006-03-21T11:31:00.000-05:002006-03-21T12:55:00.510-05:00

There comes a time in every computer-superuser's life when he just gets so overly frustrated and disgusted by the mess that exists underneath his keys. All of those black hairs and crumbs from god knows what sitting under there every time i press a key. all that filth. it made me sick sometimes. i just wanted that feeling of unclogging a drain, or cleaning an artery, or picking your nose. so, lo

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1141775422282533242006-03-07T18:38:00.000-05:002006-03-07T19:09:37.433-05:00

It's week 4 into my summer job search. I still have no job offer but a few promising leads. JPMorgan Chase called me today and set up a phone interview for next tuesday. I still have yet to hear the final decision for Ernst & Young and IBM and I have an on-campus interview for Accenture next wednesday. Theres still no guarantee ill be working though which is very unsettling.Even though I dont

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1139280577193343552006-02-06T20:50:00.000-05:002006-02-06T21:56:59.173-05:00

I saw Mike Kinsella and I can Make a Mess with Ace Enders saturday. It was the best show of my life. I remember getting to Hoboken, eating at Maxwell's right before the show there and seeing Kinsella and Ace eating together with the rest of Ace's band. The whole show was so intimate. We were right up front, no one was jumping, or moving, or pushing, they were just all in to seeing kinsella and

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coheed and cambria have surpassed every previous level ive held them at. Theyre absolutely incredible.I find that the more bored that I am, the more time I spend on the computer which in turn leads to me discovering more things to do online and more things that i would like to buy. and leaving my wallet by the computer is a bad idea. i find lots of inexpensive things that i want, and i buy them

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1137096364181951082006-01-12T14:47:00.000-05:002006-01-12T16:52:54.573-05:00

im having a love affair with owen, or just mike kinsella in general. top 5 bands of all time (in no order):The Get up KidsBrand NewBright EyesMike KinsellaThe Early NovemberThere could be more, Taking Back Sunday could be on that, but since john left i couldnt include it.Ive been looking for Firefox extensions like crazy. Ive gotten back into Dominion and I remember why I used to like it so much.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1136944494506721912006-01-10T20:54:00.000-05:002006-01-11T12:17:49.860-05:00

I had this thing called a Business Externship yesterday at vanguard (thevanguardgroup.com). Its like 20 minutes away from me, 30 with traffic. It was basically just a super-tour of the whole place. They told us what they do there, we broke up into smaller groups, and then me and this other guy got a feel for the entire IT department there. I loved it, but I feel like it wasnt so much the "

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1136865962840589362006-01-09T22:35:00.000-05:002006-01-09T23:06:06.940-05:00

I was watching Carl, my hamster, today for the first time in a while and i just noticed that hes really makes his own little house in the cage that he lives in. He has a corner that he scopes out as soon as i put new bedding down for him and clean up his cage. he uses the bathroom corner for obvious reasons, but also, whenever I put him back in his cage after I play with him outside of it he

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1136701615854660602006-01-08T00:42:00.000-05:002006-01-08T12:07:29.616-05:00

I saw the funniest rap music video by two guys from SNL the other day. Check it out:Lazy Sundays New years was ok, I really want to do it in New York city next year. I think that would be awesome. I went up to madisons for a couple days afterwords too. Theres always going to be that degree of awkwardness but it wasnt that bad this time.I cant put my finger on it but theres something about seeing

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1135746515418870902005-12-27T23:37:00.000-05:002005-12-28T00:08:35.476-05:00

Well Christmas came and went. It was a good one, but the same as every year it seemed. I somehow will never really get tired of it although i remember on christmas morning not feeling that same excitement and rush to get downstairs that I normally felt. perhaps it was that i didnt really ask for anything or maybe it was that i didnt get to spend it with someone.My grades still have not been put

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1135366865139328582005-12-23T14:41:00.000-05:002005-12-23T14:41:05.193-05:00

I found this excellent Mario Kart time trial video set for each level. I thought ive seen some good players but this is perfect. The only thing is they utilize falling into caverns and water too much to get relocated. I wanted to see some incredible playing, but its good nonetheless. I wish they put up battle videos from them playing each other, id watch them forever. Check them out from

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1135314380688460772005-12-23T00:00:00.000-05:002005-12-23T00:34:19.916-05:00

The Minotaur Shock remix of the song Tulips by the Bloc Party is amazing.Well my christmas break has started, i found out about 2 grades so far and they're not spectacular but oh well. the rest of them come in later. i havent really been doing anything with my time off. i guess that was expected though, i did so much up at school that i finaly get a chance to just relax.but i dont know. i get up

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1134982388419989962005-12-19T03:41:00.000-05:002005-12-19T03:53:08.430-05:00

I don't know what a palmcorder yajna is. grades on transcripts shouldnt come down to one procrastinated night alone in the library trying to remember everything you did for an entire semester before your 8am exam.10 hours i gave my self. 40% this test is worth. every hour i spend studying better compensate for 4% of my grade.i dont know why every test ever taken is not open book. (short of

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1134871959271036222005-12-17T21:11:00.000-05:002005-12-18T02:42:16.036-05:00

I havent really done anything over the past couple of days but sit at computers and read. i just havent had any other interests. its getting gross. i havent showered, i dont go outside really, i stay up too late, and all i honest to christ, like, no lie, must check my email 250 times a day. when im sitting here, i look every 3-5 minutes, and im sitting here for hours. sometimes, when im walking

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1134866977336895432005-12-17T19:49:00.000-05:002005-12-17T19:50:52.093-05:00

I found this on digg today. Its one of the funniest things I've ever seen before in my life. I couldn't conceive of a worse job. Click read more to check out the video.read more | digg story

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1134792735921314792005-12-16T23:02:00.000-05:002005-12-16T23:12:15.933-05:00

Well tuesday and wednesday have passed, and i think i did pretty good. I had 3 exams on those two days. management i have a b+ in but i emailed him cause im just shy of the A-. hopefully he'll kick it up a little bit. my brother got me a little nervous when he said i should have met with him. it would have been more effective, now i kinda wish i went to see him. oh well.cse was a bitch as usual.

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1134562557071457612005-12-14T06:53:00.000-05:002005-12-14T07:15:57.083-05:00

Its daylight now, ive been at the library since 1 am or so. thats like 6 hours ago and im just about halfway done.i havent slept since sunday night, and its wednesday morning. i have a constant light headedness and my stomach hurts more each hour. i know its from staying awake so long. god i cant wait until tonite.i held a #2 in so long that i knew it would be a photo finish and i had to waddle

Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002447868555099705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13125497.post-1134425699328620432005-12-12T17:00:00.000-05:002005-12-12T17:14:59.370-05:00

Thats my favorite quote out of any song. My brother had an idea to create a user-driven lyrics site. I think its a good idea, it would just be hard to create. I've been trying to think of new web applications that are user-driven and would be popular. It's difficult, my dream is to be bought by Yahoo or Google.I've been putting off studying for weeks just because I know that I'm going to do bad

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