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Quite possibly.Since Blogger's merger with Google, I've found that I cannot personalize the templates the way I used to. And being I'm not entirely familiar with CSSs and whatnot, I've decided to take up temporary residence at Wordpress.So far I like it better. I can even personalize my header with my own photographs without coding. Just a few seconds in Photoshop to crop it, upload it and there

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You ever stop to think about the way things might have been? I try not to but this situation in particular made me laugh. And it all has to do with names.First of all, you all know my name is Dave. That's been established. But being that I was born on Valentine's Day, it was my Nana's suggestion that I be named Valentin.Oh, just you wait. It gets better.When my father migrated from Mexico to the

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Click on image for proof!Let it be known to all that the morning show of Jamie, Jack and Stench is no more. It's not like I listened to the show or anything (although I did try once). I'm just glad to see three more talentless radio hacks off the air.I mean, really. How many times does Jamie have to scream and yell over her private parts? Oh, and I'm really happy that Bill Handel did what he did

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Man, I'm telling you. There's always something interesting to see when I take the train to work.Take this morning, for instance. I had just walked up to the platform of the Green Line station when I noticed some smoke billowing from the street below. Upon further review it looked like a car on fire. There was already a fire department on scene.So I stood and watched while I waited for the train.

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*checks date of last post**checks today's date*Hey, hi there! Holy crap, it's been a long time. My time is now at a premium since my days are so much longer than they were before, and I hardly spend any time online anymore.But that's going to change I think.I'm planning on taking at least one night a week--after everybody has nodded off--to update this blog of mine. It's just a plan but we'll see

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If it's not to late, I'd like to nominate my wife for Quote of the Year, which just happened to be the title of today's blog entry. Her quote couldn't have fit the time or place more perfectly than it did yesterday.It was then when we decided to head on over to the Orange County Marketplace, better known to us as the Orange County swap meet. The swap meet takes place on the same property as the

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Okay, so about a month ago, my brother gave me a DVD that contained four new episodes of Disney Channel’s new show “Handy Manny”.The show doesn’t air until this weekend, but allow me to give you a quick review.Anthony, all of two-and-a-half, didn’t seem all that impressed with the CG characters, most of which are likeable. They teach the usual good qualities taught in every child’s show, and do

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But check this out.Ann and I went car shopping today just to see what was out there. We've been in the market for a smaller SUV-type vehicle for a few months now and with the settlement close at hand, we chose to make today the day we seriously began looking.We ended up at Ken Grody Ford in Buena Park. This wasn't a random choice; I had purchased a new Escort there back in 2000 based on the

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Yeah, yeah. It's been way too long since I posted anything. So here I go.On Sunday, Ann and I attended the Chiense Food Festival in L.A.'s Chinatown. Of course we took the MTA trains there. Don't be silly.And what an event it was. Chinese food everywhere, and it was fantastic. Perhaps some of the best I've ever had. There's no doubt I will be disappointed the next time we go to our favorite

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Memories fadeBut the scars still linger--Tears For FearsI miss you, Dad.

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Just a real quick note here.Taking the train to work, I went 20 days between gas fill-ups. My car's low gas indicator light finally came on yesterday.What else can I say? Go Metro!

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We just had to be there.We made a trip to Fillmore, CA to see the "real-life" Thomas the Tank Engine. Ann and I had known about this event for some time now and at first were debating on if we should go. As the tickets began to sell out, we decided we should get in on this. And we're glad we did.The tickets entitled the bearers to a 20-minute ride lead by Thomas himself, although I seriously

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It's been over a month since my last post, so I thought I'd do one tonight. Be warned, however, that it is a sad one.The picture above is of me and Kita, a cat that has been in our family for 20 years. Up until about a week ago she appeared to be fine. She was eating, drinking, and doing her usual strutting around.She lived with my mom who called me tonight and let me know that Kita, quite

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It took nearly a month, several interviews, a few new outfits, extra gas money, some frustration, lots of waiting, and time off from work to accommodate my potential employer's requests. And it finally paid off yesterday.It was then that I was officially offered my job. Of course I accepted.My rate of pay will be significantly more than my current rate. Let's just say I could probably purchase a

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So you're probably wondering how the interview went, no? Here you go.I had to take two proofreading tests, two computer-related tests, and two English tests. The results:Proofreading (English catalog page): 15/16 mistakes foundProofreading (French form letter): 15/16 mistakes foundExcel: 85%Word: 80%Grammar: 70%Spelling: 100%With the exception of the proofreading tests, each consisted of anywhere

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An ugly situation happened at work last week which pushed me to the point of almost quitting on the spot. It's a long story I won't cover right now.Since then I have been busy looking for a new job. And after only three days of searching I found one that could work out.I am going for testing on Wednesday, testing that will cover grammar, spelling, proofreading, and Word and Excel skills. I'm a

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Today I witnessed an event that may never happen again. The Queen Mary 2, currently the world's largest luxury ocean liner, met her namesake, the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.I chose to play hooky from work so that we could make it a family event. Since we have our annual passes, we decided to kill some time at the Aquarium of the Pacific before the historic event. It turned out to be a pretty

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Don't we all? Well, my problems were evident to a strange woman whom I found trespassing on my property this morning.I had just finished my breakfast and was packing up my lunchbox when I heard a noise right outside the kitchen. It was a pretty loud thud.I glanced out the kitchen window to see a woman walking down my driveway. She had just deposited something in my trashcan which was

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When I first bought my iPod, I had this sinking feeling I'd be regretting that decision. But after learning that the Zen Vision:M is partnered with Microsoft's PlayForSure MP3 system, I was glad I didn't buy it. I hear it can be a real pain the arse.Besides, there's lots of cool accessories for the iPod:I picked up this Boynq iCube at Target today for a mere $15 on clearance. I almost bought it a

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Remember me saying that the Creative Zen Vision:M was going to be my next MP3 player? Well, I lied.I went to Fry's Electronics today in the hopes that they would have the Zen Vision:M. They are carrying it, but it was currently out of stock. After contemplating about waiting another week or so, and considering the video flexibility of it vs. how many videos I might actually put on it, the iPod

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Okay, you've probably alread noticed that my "Free iPod banner" is now gone. And there's a good reason for it.Turns out I completed 2 offers through that so-called rewards program and never got the proper credit for them. Not like I ever expected to, but still.Anyway, since my Archos AV140 is still non-functional and my backup MP3 player's hard drive is beginning to make crunching sounds, I

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Major progress!While watching yet another Thomas DVD, Anthony decided to take a nap on the bean bag. In fact, he's still asleep on there as I type! This gave me the perfect opportunity to put a dent in the project.A coat of Gesso was applied on the whole thing:It may not look like much now, but this is just a base coat. Once it dries I can begin applying the colors. Then it will begin to take

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My life's been full of interesting decisions lately. I'm not talking life-or-death decisions, just in general.For example, we went to get new cell phones the other day. While I could have opted for something that simply made calls, Ann applied some logic to the situation: "If you're going to have it for a couple of years, you might as well get something good."And so we did. We ended up with the

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Granted, most of us only knew Lou Rawls for his 1976 smash hit "You'll Never Find (Another Love Like Mine)" which propelled him to the top of the charts and even garnered him a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performace. It's one of those songs that everybody knows, even my 23-year-old co-worker (I played the song in memory of Rawls loudly in my office upon hearing of his passing).But to place him in

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I want to give a shout-out to Winkflash.com. If you've got bulk quantities of digital images to be printed, this truly is the way to go.I placed an order of nearly 250 prints on December 29, 2005, and received them today. Not bad considering the holiday rush that they may have dealt with. The total was around $29. Prints (4x6) are 12 cents each, and shipping is 99 cents flat for no matter how

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