Archive for July, 2010

When I was about 10, I had some pretty sweet career aspirations. Up to that point, I wanted to be an astronaut, a photographer, a Lego maker, an astronaut again, fighter pilot, professional hockey player, and for one day when I was 6 or 7 I wanted to be a light bulb when I grew [...]

“Oh No” Monday

Posted: July 26, 2010 by MJS in Time Wasters, Videos
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That. Was. AWESOME! Am I the only one who secretly hopes something cool like this would happen whenever I go see fireworks? Don’t even pretend like that one shot didn’t beat whatever “grand finale” they had planned. I just don’t understand why nobody was cheering after that.

An Open Letter to Subway

Posted: July 24, 2010 by Brick in General, Rant
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An open letter to subway, Subway, I would like to begin this letter by commending your recent efforts to properly tessellate your cheese (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-29/business/ct-talk-subway-cheese-0630-20100629_1_cheese-sandwich-overlap) at all of your fine establishments. However there are still two major hurdles for you to overcome in order to reach delicatessen greatness – proper ingredient distribution, and proper ingredient portioning. [...]

You know those guys who pump gas for you at gas stations? I don’t like them. Where I come from, we pump our own gas. It isn’t difficult, you put your card in, lift the nozzle, put in it you car, push 87, and begin pumping.  It bothers me that enough people managed to mess [...]

The Fruits Of My Labor

Posted: July 23, 2010 by MJS in Pictures, Time Wasters
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During the summer before my senior year of college I worked for a sales company selling office supplies in New York City.  Sounds like a pretty lame job right? Well aside from the 11 hour days and the fear I faced while walking around bad neighborhoods in Brooklyn, I regularly had pretty entertaining work days. [...]