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Verbal utilities that people use (a lot) that I’ve found to be annoying:
1) The phrase “Like I said…” That’s someone pretty much saying: “Listen you dumbass, I just told you that and you’re a big jerk for making me repeat myself.” More often than not, this is used when someone needs to shortcut to previous thoughts, and not something they actually said.
2) People who talk in numbers What’s with these people? Do they need that much structure in their thoughts?

Y Tu Latte Tambien: Starbucks opens first store in Mexico City. CEO Howard Schultz feels that Mexico has not yet received the ‘Starbucks experience’. I’m sure a lot of Mexican people are pretty concerned with that experience.

I’m done buying things. I’ve bought it all. I just purchased a laster printer for my home, a wireless print server (print anywhere in the house sans wires), and a copy of the Big Lebowski on DVD. Honestly…I don’t think there is anything left to buy and it’s a great feeling. Now I can just sit back and enjoy not spending any money.

Visual Journalism: a graphical look at the news.

After putting in the finishing touches on a 6 month long project at work, I left the office at approximately 10 pm on Friday night to find that my bike had been completely violated. The handle bar, gear shifters, cables, brakes…all gone. Luckily the derailer and chain put up a fight and were still dangling from the frame. This just doesn’t make any sense to me, how do people come to the point where they think this ok? After having my saddle stolen last Thursday, I thought I was safe from this sort of thing for awhile. I must have some harsh karma swirling around. Scenes keep running through my head of this f*ck ripping apart my bike as hurried (and apparently oblivious) commuters brushed past the to catch the last train headed to the suburbs.