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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
my email dependency is validated
I don't consider myself to have an addictive personality. I also don't find dependencies on many things, but when it comes to email it is a different story. I know that personally, I check my email at every chance I have at school. I was contemplating getting either a BlackBerry or iPhone to help feed this addiction that I have. I am trying to hold off for as long as I possibly can. I mean, honestly who really needs to reach me that urgently. Who do I really think I am?
AOL conducted a survey to study email addiction. I feel slightly validated, especially after learning that Houston is the 2nd most addicted email city (second to NY, NY).
A few fun facts:
1. 73% of Houston email users say they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (78%), in a restaurant (75%), while driving (55%), while on a date (30%), at happy hour (50%) and from church (30%).
2. 15% have asked someone out on a date over email and 7% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 13% have used email to share bad news and 6% have quit their job by email. Peter if you read this, don't you dare.
3. (55%) – the highest in all markets – of mobile email users keep their mobile device or BlackBerry on the nightstand so they can hear the chime of a new email arriving in their inbox.
This is exactly what is keeping me from getting a PDA. We'll see how long I can hold out
AOL conducted a survey to study email addiction. I feel slightly validated, especially after learning that Houston is the 2nd most addicted email city (second to NY, NY).
A few fun facts:
1. 73% of Houston email users say they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (78%), in a restaurant (75%), while driving (55%), while on a date (30%), at happy hour (50%) and from church (30%).
2. 15% have asked someone out on a date over email and 7% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 13% have used email to share bad news and 6% have quit their job by email. Peter if you read this, don't you dare.
3. (55%) – the highest in all markets – of mobile email users keep their mobile device or BlackBerry on the nightstand so they can hear the chime of a new email arriving in their inbox.
This is exactly what is keeping me from getting a PDA. We'll see how long I can hold out
Sunday, February 3, 2008
pet-peeves
One of my biggest pet-peeves is when people are on the phone while working out. I will admit that I have picked up my phone once or twice while on the elliptical. I pick up make sure it's not important and then tell them I'll call them back. However, when someone actually picks up the phone to call their friend that's just unacceptable. If you can sustain a 10-minute conversation, you are obviously not working out hard enough. I also do not care what you why you're mad at your mother. I am one of the few that do not work out with an ipod, so I enjoy the quiet.
And also, please do not leave me voice messages. I especially hate the ones that say, "Hi it's me, give me a call back." Obviously if I see a missed call from you, I'm assuming you want me to call you back. Secondly, "It's me" helps me out zero.
I LOVE ROCK BAND! I'm a newly converted addict.. I played for my first time yesterday for 3 hours.. I really want to play it right now..
And also, please do not leave me voice messages. I especially hate the ones that say, "Hi it's me, give me a call back." Obviously if I see a missed call from you, I'm assuming you want me to call you back. Secondly, "It's me" helps me out zero.
I LOVE ROCK BAND! I'm a newly converted addict.. I played for my first time yesterday for 3 hours.. I really want to play it right now..
Monday, January 14, 2008
wiernerschnitzel with milk
It's been 2 weeks since the new year, and only now am I coming up with my New Year's resolution. At the end of the year I always find myself with stacks and stacks of loose papers. I keep all the handouts in a stack but am too lazy to go the extra step and hole punch them. In addition to hole punching my handouts, I am trying to get over my aversion to 3-ring-binders (I guess the resolutions go hand-in-hand).
I tease my mom about believing almost everything that has stumbled upon her path. She is particularly trusting of "facts/ideas" that have been published. To her, if it's published in a magazine/newspaper is pretty credible, but if it is written in a book, then it definitely must have some truth to it.
On the last night I was in Houston, she shared with us that she heard of people remembering the past lives. There are even professionals who earn a living telling people about their past lives. Of course when I interjected my skepticism, she responded by telling me there was a great book out about this. I mean, she also tried to use the fact that it was written by a doctor to her advantage.
While I was home, I found a tape (yes, like the super old tapes that go in Walkmans) in my room entitled "Self-Hypnosis." It had a disclaimer warning the listener from driving while listening to the tape. I turned on the tape just long enough to hear a chilling monotone voice. Her voice gave you the uncomfortable feeling nails on a chalkboard echoing in a large empty room. I'm channeling images of The Ring. I'm getting chills just thinking about it.
Books I Actually Read Over Break: The Namesake and The Year of Living Biblically. I recommend both books. The Year of Living Biblically was absolutely hilarious - he chronicles his attempt to follow the Bible literally for an entire year. It's done in a way that it's also very tasteful and thoughtful in his process. His writing is so entertaining that I'm going to read his book The Know it All, in which he reads the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. May sound super boring, but he won me over when he described himself as Jewish "in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant."
I also started Eat, Love, Pray. This list much shorter than my original ambitions, but I got a rush each time I completed a book (a huge sense of accomplishment for me). Next on my list is Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality, How Doctors Think, and NYT The Essential Guide to Knowledge.
I tease my mom about believing almost everything that has stumbled upon her path. She is particularly trusting of "facts/ideas" that have been published. To her, if it's published in a magazine/newspaper is pretty credible, but if it is written in a book, then it definitely must have some truth to it.
On the last night I was in Houston, she shared with us that she heard of people remembering the past lives. There are even professionals who earn a living telling people about their past lives. Of course when I interjected my skepticism, she responded by telling me there was a great book out about this. I mean, she also tried to use the fact that it was written by a doctor to her advantage.
While I was home, I found a tape (yes, like the super old tapes that go in Walkmans) in my room entitled "Self-Hypnosis." It had a disclaimer warning the listener from driving while listening to the tape. I turned on the tape just long enough to hear a chilling monotone voice. Her voice gave you the uncomfortable feeling nails on a chalkboard echoing in a large empty room. I'm channeling images of The Ring. I'm getting chills just thinking about it.
Books I Actually Read Over Break: The Namesake and The Year of Living Biblically. I recommend both books. The Year of Living Biblically was absolutely hilarious - he chronicles his attempt to follow the Bible literally for an entire year. It's done in a way that it's also very tasteful and thoughtful in his process. His writing is so entertaining that I'm going to read his book The Know it All, in which he reads the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. May sound super boring, but he won me over when he described himself as Jewish "in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant."
I also started Eat, Love, Pray. This list much shorter than my original ambitions, but I got a rush each time I completed a book (a huge sense of accomplishment for me). Next on my list is Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality, How Doctors Think, and NYT The Essential Guide to Knowledge.
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