Fugly Cars

Sometimes I get the urge to take a gander at what other people call "transportation"... most of the time their cars are nice.. other times, I'd think the car was better off in a junkyard.

There's nothing truly wrong with ugly cars as long as their style does not outweigh their functionality. In fact, ugly cars have more character, and get more attention than your everyday decent looking car. Sometimes, I think people like to turn their cars into art, and I'm sure they don't really care what other people think of it. Another thing you have to realize is that modified cars aren't the only ones that can be ugly... some are born that way.

So if you are suddenly in the mood to check out some not-so-pretty cars, here are a few places to get started:



The Ugliest Cars in Britain - This site about 4 or 5 pages of goofy looking real cars and a few concept cars, including the gorgeous looking Ford Ka (pictured left).



MolestedCars.com - This one has a lot of categories of modified cars... from riced out to rusted out. Some people do the stupidest things to their cars!



Hunicutt's Ugly Cars Page - A handful of not so sexy cars. I wonder how long the designers/engineers of these cars had their jobs. Then again, you can always blame the owner of the car if they were the ones who screwed up the way the car looked.

Comfortable Feet at Last

This weekend I finally got some shoe shopping done. I haven't bought shoes in a LONG while (for a woman), and I was definitely in need of more comfortable and seasonal shoes. I checked out Dillard's for a while and didn't really find anything I liked.. and then I stopped by Naturalizer to see what they had. I never bought shoes from them before but they always looked like a halfway decent shoe store. So.. after trying one plain jane loafers, and a few other types of shoes, I settled on two pairs. Nothing extravagant... just practical... for my needs.

First... I picked these lace up boots because the leather was supposedly "weatherproof", and the inside was so wonderfully soft and forgiving on my feet. They'll go with my jeans and other casual outfits. When I wear boots like this, it makes it so much easier to walk around because I don't feel like my foot is going to suddenly slip or that I'm going to sprain my ankle in a freak accident. Too bad I can't wear them with everything.

Second pair... I bought these dressy shoes because I always have to have a pair of open-toed sandal type shoes. They don't make me look old, and they're fun to wear, and they're sexy. They'll go with some dresses and skirt type clothes. To my surprises, these babies were ULTRA comfortable for dress shoes. I think it has something to do something with the type of padding they use for the bottom of the shoes... double layered or whatever.

If I had enough money and storage space... I think a nice percentage of my money would be spent on shoes. Sometimes I love shoes so much that I'd rather just buy them to display them in my house somewhere... shoes can be like art and eye candy. They can be so sexy. The only thing sucky about shoes is when you wear them... because they immediately become used and begin the process of wearing out. Even some of the nicest and most expensive shoes start to show their age after a while, no matter how well you take care of them. Anyway... now I need a pair of shoes I can wear with slacks for the days I actually wear more business-y type clothes. :)

Found this on the IRC Dallas Page

My seester Michelle's cat, Klarie. :) Such a cutie!

I finally got to try my hand at the XBox on Christmas with my sister's boyfriend. I didn't think I'd ever get to touch one of these for another couple years heh. We played Dead or Alive 3 and a little bit of Halo (I think that was the name) which were two types of games. I sucked at both, naturally, but I think with a little bit of time and addiction I could learn to kick some butt. The graphics were very smooth and well done as expected, but I haven't tried anything else more recent than a Dreamcast before this so I couldn't compare it to similar systems. I think if I bought myself one of these, I'd never leave the house... Chris and I both. I could already see myself trying to get good at the games and spending hours and hours playing and exploring. Anyway, I liked it :) If I were to rate it, I'd give it a 4/5. :) I'd probably give it 5/5 if I could play EQ on a system like that somehow.

PARENTS: DON'T SUE A FREAKING SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD'S SUICIDE CAUSED BY PRESSURE FROM YOU AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS NOT NEARLY AS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD'S MENTAL/EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AS YOU SHOULD BE.

DADDY BOUGHT ME A LEXUS!



There is a new Lexus commercial for Christmas where people surprise their loved one with a Lexus. First a woman says "oh look honey, the Millers got a new Lexus" and the husband holds up a key and says "no honey, it's your Lexus." Another one shows a kid by his telescope and says "look daddy" and when he looks through the telescope he sees a Lexus with a bow tied on it with a card that says 'to: dad'. I am fine with that, but what really bothers me is the last segment where a Mother and Father are at the table with their teenage daughter and the father says "we got you a CD player" and pulls the curtain away to reveal a brand new Lexus in the driveway. The teenager runs down to look at the car jumping up for joy. Now how realistic is this? I know some parents do buy their kids nice cars, but it's stuff like this that when I had asked my parents for a new car they were like "yeah sure" thinking I probably wanted a Porsche. I would have freaked with excitement and had a heart attack at 16 if my parents had gotten me a Ford Festiva. A Honda Civic and I would have felt like the luckiest damn kid on earth. Why couldn't Honda do an ad for Christmas time back then with parents surprising their kids with a nice little Honda Civic? It would seem more realistic and I am sure most parents would consider it rather than thinking their kid would want a Lexus and ultimately rolling their eyes and buying them a damn AMC Gremlin. Maybe have the kid say something like "thanks dad, now I won't have to worry about my car breaking down on my way to college next year" demonstrating how the reliability of a Honda would be a valuable asset for a kid on his way to becoming something and making the parents feel proud about what they just forked over dough for.

Psst... by the way, a brand new Lexus starts out at about $30 grand. At least they put in a decent engine in them. You either get a 6 or an 8 cylinder... not too bad.

I am 34% evil.




I could go either way. I have sinned quite a bit but I still have a bit of room for error. My life is a tug of war between good and evil.


Are you evil? find out at Hilowitz.com

DFWBLOGS.COM Holiday Gathering

Last night, I went with Amy and Tom to the Dfwblogs.com Holiday Gathering. It was waaaay out in China from the parts of Fort Worth that us three were from, but it was a nice trip anyway. I'm used to meeting people in person that I've met online first, but this was the first time for me where there were like 25+ people, most of which who didn't know each other, decided to get together to celebrate the holidays. It was awkward, but thing we all fared pretty well. I'm sure the feeling was mutual, but it seemed that everyone expected to see a bunch of geeks that they didn't know in person there... heck, I thought I'd at least see ONE. But noooooo.. they had to let me down... Everyone turned out pretty damn normal. I have no idea where you'd find a herd of true geeks anymore...

I tried to relax and drink a beer graciously offered to me by Dave, but for some reason, I couldn't drink even half of it. For some reason, alcohol upset my stomach... perhaps it was because it wasn't my type of beer. I usually drink Bud Ice if I drink any beer at all... it goes down easier for me. Who knows... perhaps my chemistry has changed and my body just can't tolerate alcohol anymore. I don't even drink wine when Chris' parents offer it to me anymore. I guess alcohol has become my enemy, which couldn't be a bad thing. I think people need to learn to be able to have fun without drinking... there's too much alcohol involved in social events, and it's probably because people think they wouldn't be able to loosen up around others without getting a little buzzed. WOOPS, I think I'm kind of going off on a tangent here...I'll shut up

Anyway, thank you Tina for being so generous to host the dinner at your house, and the lasagna was fabuloso, Lyn & Pat! A big thank you to Karen and Erica Lucci who were so adorable and made me feel very welcome!

I didn't bring a junk gift since I didn't really think I was going to be able to go with my car in the shop and all, but thanks to Amy I got to go. There were some pretty normal gifts exchanged... a Chia Pet, a cellphone, a Lego racing thingy, a candle, a copy of the Constitution, a couple Stephen King video tapes, a Cher tape, the Devil's Dictionary, a thick Peace on Earth postcard, and a trailer trash giftpack. And the coolest gift had to be the Shaggy Doll! heh.. ah well.. I definitely want to participate next time someone has one of those funky gift exchanges.

Reason #9865572735 Why Being a Girl Can Suck

I had a nearly hellish day today. I took Chris up to work with me today and then during my lunch I had to take him back home and come back up to work. On the way home dropping him off, the car started flaking out, but we didn't really worry too much about it. Then I had to drive back up to work, and that's where the nightmare began. First of all, everytime I had to slow down, the car would start acting like it wanted to stall, so I avoided this one freeway that was having bumper to bumper traffic and opted for a less busy highway sort of in a very undeveloped area.

Anyway, I was on that highway for a while and then had to come to a stop because of a traffic light (it was still under construction so it's mainly service roads you drive on), and then suddenly my car started jerking and sounding like it was going to croak. I anxiously watched the traffic light hoping it would hurry up and turn green. Finally, moments later it turned green, and I started stalling, turned on my hazards, and had to pull over. Some yahoo trucks in the right lane were going so damn fast I was afraid I'd completely stop in the middle lane. Thankfully, the lane cleared up and I got myself in a safer spot.. taking up the right lane. I felt so alone and doomed looking around me. All I could see was this vast, open ranch on one side of the road, and on the other side, in the distance, I could see industrial looking structures. Just one of the sad, depressing parts of Texas.

I tried to start up the car again and it would make sounds like it was trying to start, but it never actually started the engine. I kept trying and trying for about 7-10 min and it still wouldn't start. Finally, it started and this time I put it in third gear and drove it carefully along the freeway, looking for the nearest exit at a civilized area. I dreaded the thought of having to stop at any other red lights, and fortunately I was able to go through a few intersections without stopping. Then the car started screwing up again, just as I could see a business park coming up at the next exit. It started jerking really bad again and I had to pull over.

This time, I wasn't so lucky... I spent probably a good 20 minutes in the car trying to start it, silently cursing at my dead cellphone and everything else that was going wrong. After realizing my car was just not going to start, I had to make myself get out of the car and walk to the nearest phone. I took a deep breath, and got out of the car. IMMEDIATELY, a stupid truck that drove by honked, and suddenly thoughts of having to deal with being honked at ALL THE WAY TO THE PHONE began to fill my mind. I was not even 30 ft away from my car and already I got honked at by 4-5 speeding cars. The weird thing is, I don't have a nice body, and I don't look good from behind... but I think the reason why they honked at me was because... DUH... I'm a GIRL. And of all the days this had to happen to me, it was on a day that I wore a skirt! I don't normally wear skirts or dresses, and just this day I decided I would. This may not seem like a big deal to you GUYS, and maybe some of you girls out there, but it's only natural that a girl wearing a skirt catches more attention than one wearing pants. For a moment, I wished so badly that I had dressed down today. Sometimes I wear flared jeans and a shirt, and I blend right into the background. Why didn't I wear that? I know people would have noticed me a lot less. But today... I wore my yellow leather jacket and a black, slanted cut knee-length skirt which made me stick out like a big bumblebee. If I were a guy, this situation would have been NOTHING. That's why cellphone companies are probably going to make a lot of money from girls like me.

Blah.. anyway... I was not far from my car getting honked at when a car quickly pulled over and I saw that there was a woman inside, alone. Halfway hesistant, I came up to her and she offered to take me to the business park nearby since she worked there. The paranoid part of my mind thought for a moment... "Gosh... what if this was one of those little traps where they use a woman to lure another woman...?" She seemed real enough, and she didn't seem like the shady type at all. She was very attractive, and polished, but not suspicious looking... so I told her, "Sure!" and hopped in. I told her that if she were a man, I would have definitely not talked to her or come up to the car.

So... to make a long story short, I got dropped off at the business park, which had plenty of people still at work or having dinner, and it happened to be a VERY nice place to be stranded for a while... I called work and Chris and told them what happened. Chris hooked me up with a tow truck, and as I waited I went into Chili's and ordered myself a much needed Sex on the Beach to relax myself. I felt nothing from the drink... but that was okay. I didn't want to be tipsy around a bunch of business people. I caught a ride with the tow truck driver, snagged the poor car, and got dropped off at the service shop about 20 bazillion miles away. Chris knew the owners pretty well, as he's been a customer of their's for years.. so they knew me too, and let me in their house/service center, and Chris came up there and picked me up with his mom's Mercedes which was a nice change from being in a loud, stiff, bumpy, sluggish tow truck.

My point is, the sucky thing about being a girl sometimes is that it's hard to walk down the road without getting gawked at, whistled at, honked at, and hollered at. It almost makes me want to purposely dress frumpy, walk with bad posture, and gain about 300 more lbs just so men notice me less. So as long as you're at LEAST an average looking girl, you'll have to learn to deal with this crap, or never be in public alone! Boy, I sound like a total recluse today.

On Saturday, when we went to the movies, this young guy behind the counter asked me out of nowhere if I liked cars, and of course I answered yes. So he turned fiendishly to his female coworker and said, "SEE?? Girls DO like cars!" He told me that she says that girls don't like cars, and I looked at her and thought it was kind of strange of her to think that. She looked like a pretty open minded kinda chick, but apparently you can't judge a book by its cover. I told herThe guy asked me what kind of cars I like and I said... fast cars, and I also mentioned that I like to drive fast. And of course. .he rubbed that into that other girl's face. She told me she likes to drive slow... so I tried to make her feel better by saying, "Well at least you'll probably live longer." heh.

Anyway, THIS SITE (Girlie Girl Racing), proves that there are girls who DO like cars. :)

Thank you Amy!

Tonight/last night, Amy invited me over to help her bake a couple types of Martha Stewart recipe cookies. She seemed to be a total natural at this, but me being vaguely familiar with a kitchen... I had to reach into my "inner woman" in order to make sense of the simple recipe instructions.

Both types of cookies turned out fabulous! We're going to be bringing them to the DFWBlogs.com holiday dinner on Wednesday.. yum yum! I hope you guys like them!

Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you to Amy for making me feel like a real woman! I've never been in touch with the housewife inside of me before.. and cooking has certainly helped. Amy's far from a housewife though -- in fact she manages to balance being a fabo Unix geek at work and being a normal, down-to-earth woman at home. I aspire to become that. :) I think I let computers rule my home and work life way too much. Hmmmmm

B-DAY

2 more friggin' days till my birthday! I'm gonna be 23 years old... that's not crusty old, but it's definitely not being a teenager anymore. I should hurry up and get married to Chris and have kids soon so I don't end up being that much older than my children.

All I want for my birthday is hmmmmmmm ... a BMW M3 Coupe (UNmodified)... speedy, shiny, and sexy. That is all. =)

Lomo Fever

I've had this section of my site up for a while now, but I never linked to it since it wasn't finished. It's not COMPLETELY done yet, but I've got 5 rolls of film uploaded on there. I've got like 7 more rolls of film yet to be developed, scanned and published there. :)

Anyway, I'm still a newbie to the whole Lomo thing, even though I started out in May... but I've taken a huge break from it since. Film development costs a crapload! And I'm not about to setup my own photo lab at home. Hopefully soon, I'll have some better looking pictures.

:: LOMO :: LOMO :: LOMO :: LOMO ::
The thing you have to realize is that the pictures are not about perfection.. they're supposed to be random, and they do not involve using a flash. The camera closes its shutter when it thinks it's had enough light.. that's why some of the pictures might be a little dark or you might see more things lit up than you normally would.

Let me know what you think!

My Last Name

"Khuu is the 46,814th most popular last name (surname) in the United States; frequency is 0.000%; percentile is 85.391" [found here]

Heh.. I figured it was very common.. sheesh!

Oh my gosh.. I can't believe it! DoD is GONE -- BUSTED! I remember warez BBSes when I first started in '94... man.. they were big time distributors. It's weird to see them mentioned on the news like that... weird weird weird

COOL LOOKING animated pixel goodness ! I wish I had the time and motivation to do stuff like this!

I love Shockwave animations like this... very reminiscent of Jotto.com.

Whoa.. I remember this!

A couple of days ago, I accidentally downloaded this song (2.8 megs) while I was trying to download more songs by Air. I listened to it, and I was suddenly struck by a strong sense of familiarity and all these memories of childhood came back to me. The song sounds a little bit sad, but the meaning of it isn't. It had been a song I had not listened to for YEARS, and I could not figure it out... but I know I loved that song back then, but where it came from had left me. It might have only been a song familiar to children of the 80's such as myself, but I'm not sure it would have been a popular type song.

Anyway, if you want to know where it came from, it was in a movie called THE SNOWMAN. The song is called Walking in the Air.



I remember this movie from way back, and I just remember the ending was one of those sad ones you see in kid's movies sometimes where there is a bond between a child and some kind of non-human character. I think there were also no words spoken in the movie and it was all narrated by very moving music. Gosh... that was so long ago.. and I remember watching it every time I could.

The version of the song that I have does not have words... it is purely piano.... but if you want the words, here they are.

Walking in the Air

We're walking in the air,
we're floating in the moonlit sky;
the people far below are sleeping as we fly.
I'm holding very tight,
I'm riding in the midnight blue,
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you.

On across the world the villages go by like dreams
The rivers and the hills,
the forests and the streams.
Children gaze open mouthed, taken by surprise;
Nobody down below believes their eyes.

We're surfing in the air,
we're swimmingin the frozen sky,
we're drifting over icy mountains floating by.

Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep,
rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep;

We're walking in the air,
we're dancing in the midnight sky
and everyone who sees us greets us as we fly.

Luclin Directory

Added a few more pics to the /luclin screenshot directory. They are obviously the ones dated 12/11/01 - 12/12/01. I keep forgetting to take more screenshots while I'm in game.... I'll try to remember next time.. :)

Pointless... Meaningless... Don't know why I'm wasting the energy to type it

What would you possibly expect for a domain called imstupid.com to have on it? I'm Stupid! Of course!

An Acid Trip Without the Acid

Do NOT check this out if you're the type of person who can't handle strobe lights or fast motion. Check out some really odd shit at goldbergs.com! A lot of it looks like stuff you would see in music videos.. and Jacob's Ladder.

I was bored...







Make your own uber EQ equipment! The site is somewhat old but I just found out about it so I thought I'd mention it on here anyway. :)

At the Time, We Thought it Looked Cool...



Those of you who frequent mullet sites have probably seen one, but this is the first time I've seen it and it's got to be the goofiest one I've ever seen. I found it via an indirect link off my Everquest guild's message board. I can't tell if it's a real picture or not, but if it is, I'm wondering who had the balls to scan the thing and upload it for the world to see. :)

I just bought a new air freshener from Renuzit called Fresh Elements: Crisp Cotton for only $.91.. and it turned out being one of the most pleasant air fresheners I've run into in a long time. I like how the cans look and the scent is wonderful... in fact, while I was in bed falling asleep, I could still smell it and it made me feel so at peace. It's a soft scent... and reminds me of the women's fragrance called White Linen, and it is not overpowering at all.

I wish they had some candles or oils that smelled like this.. it's so awesome! It always seems like when I run into a scent I like.. such as Bath and Body Works' "Clarity"... they discontinue it and it is no longer to be found. Anyway... if you're into really mellow scents that aren't fruity, spicy, or sweet... I'd go for Crisp Cotton.. it's a very neutral scent. I think I'm going to buy myself another 5 or so cans just in case they do decide to pull it off the shelves anytime soon. :)

Upgrade Upgrade Upgrade!

To those people who don't think you can afford to make a memory upgrade on your computer to play the new EQ expansion.. THINK again! Tonight we bought ourselves a 512 meg stick of PC133 RAM for a not-so-bad $59 at Fry's, with a 1 year warranty. $59 probably isn't THE lowest price for 512, but it is definitely a sign that RAM prices are still low... gosh.. remember when a 32 meg SIMM was like $100??

Fry's also had available copies of the expansion too.... so it was pretty much a one stop shop for our EQ needs. Back in May we built our "better" machine primarily from stuff we bought there... it still kicks butt.. and has plenty of room to expand.

I'm not sure what we're going to do with 768 megs of RAM right now, but I'm sure Verant can think of SOMETHING. :P

ONE WHOLE YEAR

Nifty! I just noticed that I have a whole year's worth of blogging now! And sure enough the first thing I ever blogged about was none other than Everquest. :P

Shadows of Luclin

As some Everquest players and former players know... Verant just released a third expansion pack for Everquest called Shadows of Luclin, on Tuesday. After work on Tuesday I rushed to the nearest Best Buy and saw there were still a few copies left, so I bought one. I figured maybe the new expansion wasn't so popular this time around, especially since they increased their minimum and suggested system requirements. Now, to enjoy the new character models in the game, the minimum amount of memory you need is 256 megs, which is what I have on my system, but the SUGGESTED amount is 512 megs! Yipes!

So, I went ahead and enabled that expansion for one of my accounts and then realized I should have done it for my other account instead, so the next day (Wednesday), I decided to go back to the store and buy a second copy for my other account. NO, I'm not being stupid here... you can technically install the game on two different computers, but you cannot use the expansion features unless you activate it for your account with an Account/CD Key. You cannot use the same Account/CD Key for more than 1 account. Basically that means, for each account you have with Everquest, you have to actually buy a copy of Everquest and its expansions if you wish to use them.

Anyway... so I went back to the Best Buy that I went to the night before, and looked all over for the game, only to find out from an employee (who happened to also play EQ) that they sold out on them today. Then I decided to rush to another Best Buy on the other side of town and look for the game. I didn't exactly know where the Best Buy was and the area that it was in is one of those really confusing ones where there are a bunch of highway overpasses and roads that point every which way... eventually I got to a shopping area where a Barnes and Noble/Gamestop was located. I dropped by the Gamestop and asked if they had any copies of Luclin left... and AGAIN I got to hear... they were sold out. I asked the guy where the Best Buy was and he told me... so after driving around again a little bit, I found it. I rushed into that Best Buy... about 10 min before they closed... and looked for the game... no sign of it.. So I asked the employee (another EQ player) if they had any left... and he said they were sold out, too! They had 67 copies and they all went out the door... even before he could buy his own copy. And he even told me that some customer came in and told him that she bought the last two copies at some CompUSA (which told me that they weren't going to have it until Thursday). Arf... I was frustrated. Maybe something was just telling me to wait... I don't know where else I'm going to be able to find a copy... but I don't think I can wait that long.

I didn't really think the new expansion pack would be that popular, even with all the new features like horses, character models, retextured zones... and it's not like you ever actually SEE someone buying the Everquest expansion packs when you're at the store looking for them. It's like people come in... they see it, they grab it, they buy it, and they run out the door.. all in probably 5 minutes. That's probably why you never see other Everquest players in a store with you.. on release days! Of course, Everquest players that are employees of the store are usually the only ones you see there, heh.

Now I feel like hitting myself on the head for not just buying a copy for both of my accounts the day the game came out. DUH. I guess I'm going to wait for this weekend to get it and also a stick o' RAM for my faster machine.

By the way... I took a few screenshots of my NEW self and some gnome pictures for Julie, who has taken a leave of absence from EQ for the time being. If you want to check them out.. go to /luclin. I might add some more screenshots later, but I figure you will probably find LOTS of Luclin screenshots all over the web right now. And YES... I know in the jeniduck.gif picture, when Jeni ducks, it looks like she's... you know... squatting or something... umm right. :)

My co-worker Ray sent me a link to this site. Berry cute!

Taco Bueno

Did anyone notice that Taco Bueno's new theme with food seems to be all about overeating? Don't they know Americans already have a problem with overeating, and now they're just contributing to it? For instance.. the Whole Lotta Muchaco... the SUPER Mexi Dips & Chips... the MUCHO Nachos, TWO HANDED tacos, and the BIG OL' BURRITO -- they've SUPERsized their menu! And of course the people in their little promo pictures holding up the food are thin and healthy looking as though they don't eat the food. They advertise with the phrases like "Got enough room?" "Still hungry?" "Ready for more?" "Wanna tear up your stomach lining?"... I think fast food chains should start making smaller portions (and lowering prices accordingly) so that us fast food addicts don't end up gaining 500 lbs from eating it. Is the demand for "bigger" food really out there?

Career Path & Job Titles

With the way the market has been for the past several months, I've begun to rethink my career path. I used to want to get into hardcore computer work, but it has become increasingly competitive, and sometimes I just don't feel like my mind and body were built for that field. Even though I love working with computers, I realize I mainly enjoy doing it for entertainment purposes, and because it's easier to do work on a computer.

I really don't know what field I want to get into if it's not computers. One of my lifelong dreams was to be part of a game development company.. like Electronic Arts, the parent company of Maxis who makes those ever-so-addictive Sim games that I play. If I really wanted to get into that, I would probably have to get into programming, or find some really good connections. I don't know if I have any nerves left to start out at technical support there, even if I had a chance.

So... I've been thinking and thinking... and I still can't decide where to go next. I don't think "computer desk jobs" are going to be as easy to find anymore, and I dread to think of what other occupations pay for someone just starting out. After all that thinking... this is all I could come up with:

NOT INTERESTED:

- Retail/Retail Management
- Food Services/Management
- Manual Labor/Janitorial
- Secretarial
- Low level tech support
- City Services
- Telemarketing -- HELL NO

INTERESTED:

- Computer Consulting
- Web Design
- Recruiting
- Human Resources
- Counseling/Mentoring
- Project Management
- Office Management
- Accounting
- Database Administration
- Executive Management
- High level provisioning
- Network Administration
- Network Operations

As you can see... I can't seem to lose interest in some computer-ish type jobs. Those are the ones I feel most suited for, but they're not very specific and don't require that much skill. I want to do something that requires some expertise and is harder for other people to learn. Oh, and I guess I'm also still interested in the computer field since the pay is still better than some of the other fields I could also get into. I know the salaries for tech jobs have really gone down, but right now, I don't know where you could find a non-management retail job that pays at least $40k a year and doesn't require busting your ass that much. Maybe the computer field has really spoiled me.

When I think of a job or my career... I try to think of introducing myself to another professional or on a game show. What would I want to say or what would I want them to say about me?

"Rosalyn Khuu is a ______________ from the lovely state of Texas!"

What sounds respectable in the blank?

Full-time Mother? Not so bad
Dishwasher? No of course not
Customer Service Rep? Nah
Telemarketer? NOOo
School Teacher? Sure
Senior Project Manager? Yeah sure
Psychologist? Yep
Competitive Bodybuilder? Sure
Newspaper Editor? Yes
College Student? Yep
Layaway Associate? nope
Software Game Tester? Heck yeah

I know I shouldn't REALLY worry about my job title as much as just having a lot of security for the future, but sometimes I have this whole pride thing that forces me to strive for a job title I can live with. There are so many jobs out there that are necessary for the world to work the way it does, and so many stuck-up people like me who don't want them. But thankfully, there are people out there that are willing and don't worry about the stupid things that I do. Maybe it's because I'm a girl that I'm like this, or maybe it's just how I grew up.

Anyway, are there any other interesting fields out there that pay decently, don't require customer contact, and have a lot of job security? Email me if I missed any.

By the way.. Chris and I felt that $10/hr should be where minimum wage is at.. and even at $10/hr, it's got to be hard to live a decent life.. especially if you have a family and a home to pay for. I can't believe it's still $5.15... but if you're still a high school kid, living at home, and have all your other expenses paid for.. $5.15/hr isn't so bad I guess. I'm just concerned about all the people who are on their own and trying to build their own lives.

Happy 23rd Birthday Alina! :) 13 more days till my birthday!

Not really trying to dog anyone, but I just thought this was a REALLY weird picture for Blockbuster to use on their Employment page. It almost looks like a screencap from a movie and it's kind of dark looking compared to how I picture Blockbuster.