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BitTorrent and Cheeseburgers

I am a winner!

So today, I went without food all day. Now I can only imagine that you might be thinking, that the last thing a guy with my particular build needs to be doing is going all day without food. However, my one day fast was not by design. You see I got caught up in a problem with my computer, and that coupled with the rather oppressive heat, well,. food just never crossed my mind. What was the computer problem you ask? Well, to download a file (be it legal or otherwise) with BitTorrent requires that one's computer have certain ports open. With my particular BitTorrent Client (Azureus) only port 6881 needs to be open. So I went into my router settings, and forwarded that port to my computer's IP address. Unfortunately, when Azureus ran its diagnostic, it told me the port was closed. The next 6 or so hours were spent rather unsuccessfully attempting to open the port. If you have any ideas let me know. I finally came to around 6pm when I realized I was completely starving. So what's a red blooded American like myself to do when presented with near starvation (the domestic kind, not the Somalian kind) but eat beef. I went to Jack in the Box and ordered myself an Ultimate Cheeseburger. If you've never had an Ultimate Cheeseburger, you are missing out. Unfortunately, my deprived stomach had trouble handling a half pound of ground beef, a large coke, and french fries. My nausea was eased somewhat when I peeled away a little sticker on my cup. On the other side of the sticker was the word that epitomizes today's American Dream (not of the Great Gatsby variety) "Winner!" I had won an Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich, and while the idea of actually eating the sandwich is slightly shocking to my young, fragile heart, I could not help but feel a sense of accomplishment. I had participated in a marketing ploy designed to entice me to buy food that is disgustingly unhealthy and probably wholly artificial, and I had come out a winner. Wait a second, I have the feeling that part of me isn't making too much sense. I am just not sure which part.

In other news, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in interleague play 9-0. Vlad Guerrero got hut, but he should be back. By the way don't get me started on the name change. I am over it, and frankly as long as the Angels are winning, I don't care.

Alright, I have to run spell check before the Radiohead song I am listening to finishes.

Shit. Too late.

Peace.

Help me Rhonda. Help, help me Rhonda.

God bless Rhonda!

Today was actually a rather busy day. Despite having seen the first showing of Star Wars Episode 3 the night before, I got up rather early. I showered and shaved, and then made myself some eggs for breakfast. Breakfast is by far my favorite meal of the day, and I regret not having the strength to get up early enough to eat it more. Today, however, I treated myself to two scrambled eggs and some buttered toast. I washed it all down with a cup of tea and some OJ. After my breakfast, I got to work.

I haven't washed my sheets in quite sometime, and God knows how dirty they are, so I figured today would be a good day to that. I spent the rest of my morning washing my bed sheets and towels. I also wanted to make sure that I had clean beach towels for this weekend. My afternoon began with a near catastrophe that ended well. I checked my grade report on OASIS and learned that I had earned straight A's for my last semester at USC. Unfortunately I also checked the degree progress report and it said, "Your BA in Political Science has been denied." I was shocked to say the least. My head filled with visions of summer school, and kids who didn’t care about their education, to quote Colonel Kurtz, “The horror, the horror.”I immediately checked my STARS report and there was no problem. As far as I could tell, I had completed every requirement for my major. So I called the school, and after waiting on hold for what was an interminable amount of time, I finally spoke to a secretary named Rhonda. The conversation went a little something like this:

Me: OASIS says my degree wasn't granted.
Rhonda: Well why is that?
Me: I have no idea. My STARS report, updated 5/19, says I have met all the requirements.
Rhonda: That's odd, what's your social?
Me: 123-45-6789 (not my real social, dumbasses)
Rhonda: Yah beats me. Let me go ahead and change that for you, it'll show up in a sec.
Me: Ok thanks.

So after four years of hard work, and passing all my major and minor requirements, I got a degree thanks to a lady named Rhonda. I love bureaucracy.


So after almost having a heart attack, the day ended up being pretty slow. I played some video games, drank a beer, and read some of my book. Obviously, my degree has prepared me for the future well!