It only makes sense to plug my own blog as well :)
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The sexiest pile of food you'll ever see.
Mmmmm, high cholesterol.
Pat Lee and Jarrett Bush, you two individuals are the only people who have ever spoiled my appetite.
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...the following two trailers should properly explain why I haven't even logged into this stupid website in a month.
Normally I would go on a half-witted attempt to sound somewhat intelligent or funny, but you should really go to wherever it is that you get your video content, likely listed below, and pass out on your couch for a few weeks.
You're welcome.
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Seeing as though I'm a technology enthusiast, I decided it was time to give this a test run. Once I installed and set up the application on my phone, I discovered something beautiful in the confirmation email they sent me:
As a thanks for your early interest, we’ll give you $10 on the Google Prepaid Card if you activate it in Google Wallet by the end of the year.
Not only am I a technology enthusiast, but I'm also an enthusiast of sitting on my ass, drinking beer, and watching football.
I did a quick search via zip code to see which retail establishments in my area support this sort of transaction, and I found the following:
FYI: I like Einstein Bagels as well.
Suffice it to say, location "A" was looking the most promising for the following reasons:
I walked in, verified that they do in fact have the necessary MasterCard PayPass terminals, grabbed my beer, flirted a little, finished my transaction, and vacated the premises with my free merchandise.
Thanks, Google!
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Maybe I'll just go outside or workout more? One could only hope, because I'm going to have A LOT of pent-up energy on Saturdays.
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality, usually including false beliefs about what is taking place or who one is (delusions) and seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations).
We all have strange dreams and/or nightmares from time to time. It's natural. But what I experienced last night was literally the most convoluted subconscious-adventure I've ever been on.
DISCLAIMER: YOU WILL BE LESS INTELLIGENT AFTER READING THIS.
It's a shame that Samba will never be quite the same to me ever again. That salad bar is top-notch.
According to my dreams, Abbottābad, Pakistan is actually located in the Midwest.
All of these "innovations" were largely borrowed by other services, however they all seemingly worked pretty well, and it was fun to interact with everybody I knew, simply because the majority of everybody I knew was also a Facebook user. Overtime however, I discovered other services on the internet that offered (for me) a much more enriching and intuitive experience.
I truly have nothing really AGAINST Facebook, but over the years a number of reasons have come up that have irritated me beyond comprehension. One being simply that I'm an admitted Google fanboy and it bothers me that I'm using sub-par features from the competition. In recent months, Google has had their own FCC run-ins, and have taken a few actions that have even angered me. In spite of all this, I still prefer them over the PR fiasco that is Facebook and their "privacy" policies. I also recently received my invite to Google+, a social media project that I'm really excited about.
However, I do realize that, for whatever reason, you people have taken quite the liking to the idiotic statuses that I post, and the random photos that I upload. I still don't understand why, but because of this, I'm not deleting my Facebook account. I literally just linked my Twitter feed to my Facebook, and I will still reply to messages and wall posts. I also will continue to share links (only to selfishly plug my own website though.) Bear in mind however that I tweet approximately five times a day; if this bothers you, I strongly recommend either hiding me from your newsfeed or deleting me from your friends list ASAP. I probably will continue to upload pictures to Facebook, but I will be uploading them to Picasa as well, largely because of the fact that they offer high resolution photo and video uploads (resolutions that Facebook doesn't even come close to at this time.)
If you still wish to follow my internet adventures, I suggest you do the following:
It's been real.
Oh, I almost forgot. The MAIN reason I'm keeping my Facebook account is because I want to awkwardly creep on the photos from my female friends after Halloween and spring break.
At least Mark Zuckerberg isn't as big a douchebag as Tom Anderson.
My name is Jesse Zakshesky, and I am the proud owner of the Nexus S 4G Android smartphone, and I pay approximately $70/month on my unlimited data plan, for which you require to even own an Android smartphone. I also live in Madison, Wisconsin, a fairly tech-savvy city with approximately 561,505 people in the metropolitan area. It's the state capital of Wisconsin, and hosts a nationally renowned university.
A lot of people use technology here. How come I have no service in my bedroom?
I'm currently writing this email from my bedroom. If I look to my left, I see a door leading outside to a small area where my grill resides. I have service there.
If I walk to my right and sit down on my chair in my living room, I have service there.
However, right now, I'm looking at my phone and I have a triangle icon at the top panel, which represents the following scenario:
You have lost data connectivity.
This problem has never occurred until about a month ago. If for some reason my bedroom has suddenly become a cave, I would understand. However, upon further analysis, I just see a lot of dirty clothes and drywall, and if I'm not mistaken...a window.
You should probably fix this. If not, I'll strongly consider terminating my contract, and jumping ship to the guy shown below if necessary.
Contracts were meant to be broken.
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With the exception of Halo, Gears of War, and the ability to trash talk prepubescent males over the internet, deep down I'm still a Nintendo fanboy and I really feel the need to get back to my roots.
In all honesty, I'm no longer good at competitive FPS and Madden, and because of this fact, I retired from online gaming. My Xbox 360 is simply a means for me to watch Netflix, Hulu, ESPN 3 and other various forms of media.
I recently was at a used video game store with a friend of mine, and seeing the classic Nintendo section caused a nostalgic swell in my heart.
The fact that I no longer have access to the list of aforementioned games has led me to illegally downloading emulators on my computer, but the experience isn't simply the same as holding a Dorito-covered controller in my hand at 1am.
I would like to take this opportunity to proclaim to my friends, family, roommates, and the miscellaneous Portuguese citizens that seem to love my website that I will soon be making visits to eBay and various retail outlets to rekindle a lost flame from my youth, and not only will be purchasing a Super Nintendo, but once again will be powering up my Nintendo 64 as well.
We so excited.
For the past few weeks, I have been watching A LOT of History Channel, and more specifically one of their newer dramas:
Simply unbelievable.Here is the basic premise of Swamp People according to Wikipedia:
Swamp People is a documentary television series on the History Channel that follows Cajuns living in the Atchafalaya River Basin swamp in Louisiana, USA who hunt American Alligators for a living. The series premiered August 22, 2010 and set a ratings record for History.
Alligator season in Louisiana begins on the first Wednesday in September and lasts 30 days. In this time limit, many of the alligator hunters, following a tradition dating back 300 years, earn most of their yearly income in a high risk vocation dependent on experience and the whims of weather within strict regulation by wildlife laws.
I'll be honest here, the reason why I have taken a liking to this show is simple:
I urge you to do yourself a favor and watch at least ONE episode of this rediculous show.
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