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Nov. 2nd, 2009 @ 02:46 pm (no subject)
haha, i must be PMSing bc i just baught 25 dollars worth of chocolate on amazon, lol
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Oct. 26th, 2009 @ 09:56 am (no subject)
Remember this?  gloriouseahorse.livejournal.com/161610.html

well, it's mine now. it's official. he's mine :)

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Oct. 20th, 2009 @ 03:33 pm (no subject)
in desperate need of advice

should i go home to visit my family for chistmas or use the money from mine and michael's flight to buy a $700 flat screen tv?

well, my family has great christmases, i really enjoy them. i have never missed one. we listen to christmas music and open presents for three hours and have a huge meal. plus i havent seen them since june. i already mentioned not coming to my mom and she kinda started crying, but i guess that part is already out of the way

on the other hand, i really want a huge flat screen. and i have to travel three different times in the spring (seattle, ny, san fran) and i know i will be exhausted.

i cannot decide, but i need to do it soon cause plane tickets are going up. help!

Poll #1473845 What should I do
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 4

What should I do?

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42" HD Flat Screen
1 (25.0%)

Enjoy a traditional Christmas with my family
3 (75.0%)

 



In other news, i lost my first 5 pounds on weight watchers! bitches! i am losing almost a pound a week. pretty soon i am going to ramp up exercise, bc i know it helps when weight loss plateaus. i did pull out the wii fit yesterday since my wii fit plus came in the mail. its definitely better, too.

in case you are wondering...i bought the kangaroo and a dinosaur. let's help they find their way from korea to my mailbox before halloween....
 

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Oct. 15th, 2009 @ 10:26 am (no subject)


Why I Give My 9-year-old Pot

Question: why are we giving our nine-year-old a marijuana cookie?

Answer: because he can't figure out how to use a bong.

http://www.doublex.com/section/health-science/why-i-give-my-9-year-old-pot
http://www.doublex.com/section/health-science/why-i-give-my-9-year-old-pot-part-ii

Good read...
 

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Oct. 6th, 2009 @ 12:21 pm (no subject)
What should I be for Halloween? I cannot decide!




Poll #1467266 Which Costume?
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Which Costime

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Care Bear
0 (0.0%)

Pedobear
1 (33.3%)

Kangaroo
2 (66.7%)



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Oct. 4th, 2009 @ 07:33 pm (no subject)
for all of my classmates who make fun of me for playing WoW in class....

booyah! one of my guilmates is a CEO of the kinda company i wanna work at and is all like, gimme your resume, sure we love interns.....haha! i love warcraft!
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Sep. 21st, 2009 @ 02:58 pm (no subject)
so, weight watchers has been going well. ive had two week and lost 2.5 pounds. so, it's a great start! what if i lost one pound a week for the next year? i would be looking damn good!

theres one girl in the meeting, same age as me, works full time and goes to night school for law. shes lost 58 pounds in 8 months. It's really inspiring to see someone who is very similar to me succeed. it gives me a lot of motivation!

dieting hasnt been hard at all. i never go hungry. i only miss pizza. so, i guess in a few weeks i will have to add in the exercise. im pretty nervous, but i know i need to do it!

off to new orleans thursday morning. just in time too, thats when Pittsburgh hosts G20! The city has already gone nuts. Thank god I will be outta here!

In school news...i landed my first phone interview. thank god! rejection letters (all two of them) put me in an awful mood. but after a meeting with my career counselor, i am in a really focused place. i know what to expect, and that makes it all easier.

love to you all!
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Sep. 15th, 2009 @ 10:54 am (no subject)
since i have an obession with internet memes and jokes, i decided to start a tumblr with my favorite. i am only going to post ones that actually make me snort out loud, in the middle of work or class. which means theyre funny as shit.

http://umakemesnort.tumblr.com/

do u have a tumblr?
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Sep. 14th, 2009 @ 03:11 pm (no subject)
I want this coat :(

but it cost $235. I have never spent that much on any clothing item before. Even my three piece Calvin Klein suit that makes me look like hot shit. (that was about 150 with skirt and pants!)

So, I need your help. Can I justify this purchase? Or is it just a waste of my money? I already have a super heavy coat and a light weight coat. I can't make such expensive decisions on my own, yikes!



Oh yeah, I joined Weight Watchers and its going well! The diet part isn't difficult at all. And I lost 1.5 pounds the first week. So yay! I'm sure it will get harder when it comes to the exercise part though....

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Sep. 11th, 2009 @ 02:21 pm (no subject)
As time goes on, I love XKCD even more. sigh, im so sad i didnt get to meet the cartoonist when he was on campus........and if you havent read ender's game yet, why the fuck not? get your shit together and become cultured, bitch.



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Sep. 8th, 2009 @ 10:57 am (no subject)
May blow your mind....



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Sep. 3rd, 2009 @ 12:35 pm (no subject)
two memes that havent let me stop laughing for about 5 mins

::snorts::







"you'll shoot milk out your nose when you see it"

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Sep. 2nd, 2009 @ 02:15 pm (no subject)
here at CMU they just been this crazy awesome maze of a building called the Gates building, bc Bill gates paid for it. Well, at the grand opening he will be giving a speech. And I get to go. How cool is that?

In other news...

I have been thinking a lot about my health. I am severely out of shape and overweight. I could go into excuses and reasons for what has happened. But it happens to the best of us, if not most of us. So i need to think about losing it instead of being sad that i gained it.

I have about 100 reasons to lose weight, some of the most important reasons:
1. I don't want to die of heart disease, it's so cliche
2. I think I already have blood sugar issues and I dont want diabetes like my grandma
3. I want to wear cute clothes and look good in my wedding pictures in two years

I have been thinking about all kinds of options to lose weight. Ranging from nothing to surgery in Mexico (I know people who have done both successfully).

This has been something I have been thinking about for a couple of years, and no actions I have taken have been serious enough to keep me motivated. I have overcome depression in the past, and it was very hard. so is losing weight. so i am going to approach losing weight in the same way i did overcoming depression/anxiety.

I am going to take baby steps. One at a time. Don't move to fast otherwise I could get overwhelmed. If you can do one thing really well, then it gives you confidence to do the next thing.


So here are steps I have come up with so far. Am I missing any?
1. Get educated.
           - I bought a beautiful journal and I have been analyzing my diet
          - scour the web for blogs, advice, horror stories
          - i made an appointment to see my doctor next week
2. Find a structured diet plan that fits my weaknesses and needs. Dieting decisions on my own has not worked AT ALL for me.
3. Overcome my embarassment and share my problems. Create a video blog or include family
4. Start replacing video games with exercise. If I can play 20+ hours of games a week, I can find time to exercise!

I am almost done with number one. I  have finally gotten serious about this. Bc it has become a serious health issue.

So, now I am researching for step 2.

Truthfully, I am cheap and lazy. I need something to keep me focused without costing too much. I also need to feel obligation to others to do things. Otherwise i just wont do it. So, I think Weight Watchers is best for me. I know that a lot of people really like it. its a hell of a lot cheaper than a personal trainer or meal plans or surgery. And I have support and positive peer pressure. Plus, lap bands are creepy.

Have any of you tried Weight Watchers? Is there a reason you may have given it up?

I am pretty embarrassed to talk about my weight issues. But since all but two of my readers live outside of Pittsburgh, I feel open about starting communication here on my LJ.

But I really wanted to open the topic up for discussion...

I want to be healthy, mind and body. I don't want this to be a negative experience. And I want to include people I care about, like you. I will let you know if/when i start my video blog. I m still struggling with the idea of broadcasting my weight and un-confidence. But I would like to. I want others to help support me and I want to inspire them.

Are you on a weight loss plan right now? If so, how is it going?
Do you you want to start losing weight with me?
Do you like to exercise? Why?

I have asked a ton of questions in this entry, and would love any input you may have. If you don't want to comment here you can email me: cbrenduels at gmail dot com.

Remember, i love you!


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Sep. 1st, 2009 @ 10:30 am (no subject)
SUCCESS! This was one of the undergrads in my department....hahahaha! I'm so glad I have an iphone

Mugging Victim Tracks Suspects Via IPhone's GPS

3 Men Arrested In North Versailles In Connection With Mugging In Shadyside

POSTED: 10:34 am EDT August 30, 2009
UPDATED: 9:21 am EDT August 31, 2009

A CMU student who was mugged on a street in Shadyside helped Pittsburgh police catch the suspects using his iPhone.
A mugging victim tracks three men to North Versailles using a GPS chip in a stolen iPhone.
Police said two men flashed what looked like a gun at Can Duruk and demanded his wallet, PIN and iPhone early Saturday morning in the 400 block of Amberson Avenue.The assailants took Duruk's belongings and let him go.Duruk, who spoke only to WTAE, contacted a friend to call 911. He said it was his friend who had the idea to do a little detective work."He was the one who remembered my phone had GPS. Then I was like, 'Oh yeah, we can do that.' So, we got into the apartment and started tracking them. It took like five minutes or so for them to appear, but then we could see where they were heading towards," Duruk said.He got on his computer and tracked his iPhone using its global positioning satellite chip. The feature allows users to pinpoint the location of their phone if it's ever lost or stolen.
Can Duruk used the GPS feature on his iPhone to track the men he said robbed him at gunpoint.
Police officers tracked the three suspects to an Eat N' Park in North Versailles, where police arrested the men.Police said Brent Potter and Bryant Rather will be charged with robbery, and Myron Knox Jr. will also face charges related to using stolen credit cards.Duruk got most of his belongings back.


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Sep. 1st, 2009 @ 07:08 am (no subject)
last minute stuff makes me nervous....

well, im going to new orleans in 3 weeks for a career fair. i dont really wanna, but its a good opportunity.

but i am proud of myself...i got a 3 star hotel and flight for $288. not too bad! whole trip will probably be under 400, including entrance fee. being an mba student can be expensive...

i need to get my suit tailored....
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Aug. 21st, 2009 @ 10:38 am (no subject)
since when does a 93% mean a B?

FUCK CURVES!

that's the worst grade I have gotten all year, but a 93% average on my assignments, fuck that shit.

i'm gonna stick to quant courses because at least i can beat the curve there. dumbshits.

(update: class average was a 94.3, i had a 93.1. Apparently the diff between a B and an A- was 1.2% Yeah.....fuck you)




ok, i will try to cheer myself up now....

michael is buying me that ring. once he finds a monkey to propose to me, we will be engaged.

this makes me more happy than anything in the world.

my new mba mind makes it unbearable to think about spending a bunch of money on a wedding. right now i think we will have a destination wedding and only pay for our immediate family to go. vacations seem a better value than weddings, non? plus i hate being obligated to go to a friends wedding, spend money on travel, presents, dress. i dont want to do that to my friends. if they want to come to mexico with me, than they can come :)

is my thought process off or am i just modern?

oh, district 9 was great. not my new fave film or anything, but i would love to see it again. i love innovative directing techniques! too much fun. should be watching ponyio soon. but im kindqa sad to watch it, bc it represents the end of miyazakis career. nothing new after that.

i wanna go to TIFF again this year, but michael doesnt. so sad! cant go alone! im trying not to look at the movies playing, but its hard to miss.

class, weddings, movies, thats about it. the only other thought to come through my mind is warcraft. but not much to report there except....WISH I WAS AT BLIZZCON. Anyone wanna go next year?
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Aug. 14th, 2009 @ 09:23 am (no subject)
This entry is in honor of my LOVAH

Reno 911 has been cancelled, and Terry and I will no longer be seeing each other.

I will miss you, LOVAH

RENO 911!
Terry Time
www.comedycentral.com
Joe Lo TruglioFunny Cop Videos
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Aug. 6th, 2009 @ 11:11 am (no subject)
and this:



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Aug. 6th, 2009 @ 11:06 am (no subject)
thanks for all the input on the ring. im nervous to pick out something that i will wear for the rest of my life. im going to see it next weekend

in other creepy news

this guy in pittsburgh went to a gym and killed 3 people and himself. its all over the news. well, i met this guy several times before, even had conversations. HOW WEIRD IS THAT! not sure how i feel about it, just so odd to think about! luckily he did not hurt anyone that we both know....

well, this:


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Aug. 3rd, 2009 @ 04:17 pm (no subject)
Well, Micahel said I could pick out my engagement ring after years of discussion on the matter.

And I think I found it (No, this does not mean we are engaged).

I wanted something small but original. What do you think?

Thoughts? )
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