I write, occasionally

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 …

I've been hearing some pretty good music lately and I thought I'd tell you about it. Normally I don't do this, but you won't hear any of it otherwise because it's all way underground.

First off, I went to a place called Java Joes on Saturday night. They had 2 bands playing, Kite Strings and Cleo's Apartment, which were both very good. Kite Strings was a mix between Acid Jazz, Hip Hop, and techno. They had a violin, turntables, drum machine, keyboard, and every once in a while a guy rapping. Cleo's Apartment combined Keyboards, synthesizers, turntables, and even horns. They're both pretty mellow but really good. Search for them on mp3.com or check out softfocus.com. The site isn't up yet, but when I talked to them they said it'd …

I bought the newest verion of the 10 gig iPod (v3) off of ebay the other day, and absolutely love it. I actually wanted the 30 gig, but couldn't see spending $500 on it. But seriously, this thing is so insanely dope. It looks so nice, it's so thin, all the buttons are touchpads, and the formatting/navigation is just so clean. Sometimes I really think that apple rules because they put a ton of thought into every aspect of their products, especially design. The box it came in was even cool.

The 10 gig still holds a lot of music, I've already got over 20 CDs on here and I haven't even used 2 gigs yet

If you ever want an mp3 player, I would suggest getting one of these. You can get a 20 gig from a different brand for the same …

I finally added a few new pictures to this site. So click the pictures link above and you will see pics of:

Juliet and I - I've known this girl since I was like 2

Katie and I - one of my best girl friends

Becca, Shawn, and I (and my brett favre jersey, which is a Large in BOYS)

Kevin and I at graduation

Kevin, Mark, and I. Notice my 70s style joggin suit, mark's killer tuxedo, and kevin... well, kevin's got his camera.