I picked up the rental van Thursday, then Kevin and I drove down to Kansas City. Once we got there, we met Oliver, Chris, and their friend Kevin. They played a bad trick on us. Chris didn't show up for a while cause he had to take a crap or something, so Kevin said that he was Chris, even though he's a pale skinned red-head, and Chris is tan with longer, brown hair. That had me so confused for a while. Anyway, they showed us a movie that the made called "Soap Movie." It's a full length movie! I didn't see the whole thing, but they showed me the highlights, and it was pretty good.

The next day, we went soaping around Kansas City and the suburbs. They took us to this one rail that is about a foot/foot and a half off the ground, insanely …

So, I just printed something out and when I went to get it, I walked straight to the bathroom. When I got there, I was like, "wait a minute, I don't have to go to the bathroom." So then I walked back to the admin center, got the document I printed, and wrote this article.

So Friday was pretty exciting. We got to move cubes at work. Now I have a much cooler one, and I'm near my buddies. It's going to be a lot of fun. I took a Panoramic shot of my new cube, Click Here to see it. Once you're there you can click on the picture and drag to get a 360 degree view of where I work.

So I'm driving home from work all speed demon, road rage style and I'm in the fast lane of "Interstate 80" doing 85 or so. I come up on this semi doing about 65, with a motor home next to it doing about 70.... the far right lane was open, so I punched the gas to the floor to dart accross 3 lanes in between a motor home and the truck behind it... As soon as I hit the gas my car jumped once (cause the turbo kicked in hard)... and then it jumped right back down, vibrated, and just wanted to coast for the rest of the day. Luckily, I still had enough speed to squeeze through the hole and over to the right lane. I then coasted off the shoulder, parked and started calling for rides.

After I got a hold of my uncle to come pick me up, I got out …

So I was playing pool tonight with this girl at a bar called "Drink." and the coolest thing that ever happened to me, happened. I was stripes, and I was shooting at my 13 ball. I had it all lined up perfectly at the left side pocket. I aimed, pulled back, shot, and POP...

The 13 and the cue ball both jumped. The cue ball flew completely off the table and hit the floor... this happens all the time, so it's not really a big deal. BUT the next part of the story is the coolest part... the 13 ball that I shot at jumped off the table as well. However, it not only flew off of my table, it flew all the way over to the table next to us (where 2 other guys were playing), bounced off their far wall, and came back into their right hand side …

Well, this site has had the same design since January 9, 2002, so I think it might be time to redo it again. I'll probably go darker and more simple. However, I'm also doing a site for some hip/hop groups in Des Moines, you might have read about them in an earlier article. The website is softfocusart.com.

which of these do you like best (to hang above my couch)? Here are some of the responses I got so far:

Alexei: 1, 2, or 4 ... those are the best
Denise: 1st one (the first four are good)
Harper: 2
Jeff (mv): the one with the guy grindin on the rail is pretty tight (4)
Kari: 2,4,8
Kevin: 6 is my first choice... then.. 2
Marja: I like the 4th, 5th and 8th ones best. I do like the 4th one just bc ppl will be like "what is that guy doing???" then you can explain it to them
Mart: Either 4, 5 or 8
Nathan: 3
Victor: 1,4 because its long length width wise and it would look good because a couch is wide.

[15:46] <nata2> Useless Trivia: China produces ---------- eggs per year.
[15:46] <nata2> 1st hint: ***,***,***,*** Question score: 5 points
[15:46] <nata2> 2nd hint: 278,***,***,*** 30 seconds remaining.
[15:46] <nata2> 3rd hint: 278,***,***,*** 15 seconds remaining.
[15:46] <scottv> 278,000.000.000
[15:47] <scottv> 278,000,000,000
[15:47] <Kevi> 278,000,000,000
[15:47] <nata2> Time's up! The answer was -> 278,564,356,980 <-
[15:47] <broox> WTF
[15:47] <scottv> what
[15:47] <Kevi> HAHAHAHA

I get so many emails about this and I'm sick of rewriting it, so here is a small tutorial on how to convert your Eagle Talon to use Eclipse body kits. It's actually not too tough. Here's what you will need (parts):

eclipse tail lights

eclipse head lights

eclipse reverse lights

eclipse body kit (of course)

15 feet of 12 guage wire

I think that's pretty much it, however you might have to pick up some bolts here and there.

The front bumper cover is kinda tough because it requires the most customization (if you're keeping the actual bumper on, otherwise it's easy). I decided to keep my front bumper in case I get into a wreck. To do this you'll have to cut the corners off of the actual bumper so your cover will go over it. …

My apartment is so close to being complete. The only thing I really need now is some kind of artwork to hang above my couch. The wall looks really bare. The couch is a greyish-green suede material, and my entertainment center and lamps are black. I've had a couple suggestions which were good, but I'm looking for more. I definitely don't want something that everyone else has.. or can get. I want some kind of cool photo or sculpture or painting tht has to do with me.

At first I was thinking that a really wide, not-tall picture of someone skatebaording would be cool. So you could just see the first half of the board and maybe a shoe. Then I was thinking that a photo of me and 2 buddies sitting on the couch would be cool. Then a …

There are a few things I hate. And one of them is discussion about female hygene. Especially commercials on TV and emails like this:

There is an ongoing problem of tampon applicators being flushed down the toilets. When you flush them, they end up in a pit where there are pumps to send the waste up to the main drain line. The applicator will get trapped in the pumps and damage them, unless I remove them, which is an unpleasant task and takes me away from my other duties, which costs the company money.

PLEASE use the receptacles provided for disposing of these items .

Thanks to those of you who have been using the proper receptacles - I really appreciate it!

Thank you,
Reggie Hamilton

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It's little things like this that are really really funny to me, and I don't know why.

The guy that led my orientation at work just asked my buddy and I, "How much more time do you guys have?" We were like, "Um, what?" He said, "this summer." So we got really confused. and then he's like, "When does school start back up?" "Ummm, we're full time, sir"

My boss just wheeled this giant box on wheels over to my cube. It was about waist high, 5 feet long and 3 feet wide with no top on it. Anyway, he told me to get in. I was like, "umm, you just want me to get in the box?" He's like, "yeah, it's ok, get in." So I got in, and he put this purple fuzzy pimp hat on me and pushed me all around the floor really fast.

A lot of people have wanted pictures of my cube at work. So here ya go...

Also, don't forget to check out the webcam link above. I usually turn it on during the week.

The Whole Cube - Right Side - Left Side - Toys

A couple month's ago, my friends and I decided that it would be a good idea for Jordan to kick me in the stomach as hard as he could. It didn't seem like a bad idea because my stomach is so incredibly buff and Jordan was in martial arts which means he has good aim. So here's the video... it hurt, but everything went to plan.

Anyway, my buddy, Zach was here last weekend and was wearing my tae kwon do uniform. Since he was wearing it we decided that it was a good time for someone to kick me in the stomach again. Now, Zach hasn't had any martial arts training so I was a little nervous about his aim. Mainly, I didn't want to get kicked in the ribs and I surely didn't want to get kicked in the junk. I told him that he had to practice …

My aunt's church is having a camp called "kids' camp xtreme" and they asked me to make a video for them. They just wanted something short that they could play everyday to get the kids pumped up.

They told me to just throw a bunch of "extreme stuff" together, which is exactly what I did. It's not awesome, but if you want to see it, click here. (2:07, wmv format)

You'll see a few of my closest buddies and I goofin around, skating, soaping, etc. All of the clips were shot by myself (unless I'm in the clip) and I put it together in about 4 hours.

So it looks like AOL Time Warner finally decided to pull the plug on Netscape and call it quits.

http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/919792.asp?cp1=1

...and the web developers of the world rejoice.

Derek R Brooks: i should have gotten pulled over to the MAX this morning
Derek R Brooks: i will just paste the conversation that i had with jammey
Derek R Brooks: so i dont have to type it again
sofa king kari: k
Derek R Brooks: well, to get to work i have to jump onto the interstate for like 5 minutes... and it's all 3 lane with big wall dividers between eastbound and westbound... so the only way you're gonna get pulled over is if there is a cop right in front of you or right behind you
Derek R Brooks: well this morning, i didn't have my radar detector on and i flew onto the interstate like i normally do... doing about 90
Derek R Brooks: about halfway to work i switched lanes from the far left lane to the far right lane to get around a …