Memorabilia and My Career
So i have been a little busy at work this week. Yes i do actually do work. I am currently working on transferring a hard copy booklet into an electronic copy. It's fun, let me tell you. Well in between working on it i usually take little breaks and slack off, and usually post a blog entry, but with all the typing im doing, i just can't cuz then i would need a break from typing from my break from typing! Heh, anyways, so instead i have started to fulfill one of my goals for the summer.....No not to finish all my books that i have started, or to read all my PRSA Newspapers (which is a lie cuz i actually am looking at those), but instead...I'm spending money!! But not just throwing money away on useless crap, rather i am investing in sports memorabilia.
One of my goals this summer was to take a little money out of my check every week and spend it on getting the sports memorabilia that will really be worth something. So this week i have been perusing eBay WAY too much and got a little carried away, but i got a lot of great stuff and i was smart about it all. But my baby of the week has to go to Stan "The Man" Musial. The Hall of Famer is getting up there, (86 years old) so i really wanted to get his autograph ASAP. Luckily through his site, he sells autographed baseballs. So i bought one, and it is on its way and should arrive this week!! Hopefully, cuz i don't wanna go away and have it delivered and waiting outside. Now i just realized that and im a little worried....meh anyways, so i can cross Stan Musial off my list of summer autographs. Speaking of which, here is my tentative list for the summer (BOLD = Already completed)
1.
Stan Musial - bought autograph online
2.
Jim Rice - Bought an authentic autogrpahed card on eBay.
3. Harmon Killebrew - Attempting to get his autograph on eBay/Online
4. Bob Gibson - Attempting to get his autograph on eBay/Online
5.
Rod Carew - Bought a game used jersey/Autographed card on eBay
6. Yogi Berra - Will buy autograph from his personal site
7. Al Kaline - Wrote a letter to get an autogrpahed card
8. Jim Lonborg - Thinking of going to his dentist office in Hanover
9.
Wade Boggs - Bought a Dual Autographed card on eBay featuring him and Bobby Doerr
10. Jimmie Foxx Game Used Cards - Attempting to buy on eBay
11. Ernie Banks - Attempting to buy on eBay
12. Gaylor Perry - Attempting to buy on eBay
13. Rollie Fingers - Attempting to buy on eBay
14. Willie Mays - Attempting to buy on eBay
15. Sandy Koufax - Attempting to buy on eBay
16. Pete Rose - Attempting to get his autograph on eBay/Online
17. Carl Yastrzemski - Attempting to buy on eBay
18. Reggie Jackson - Attempting to get his autograph on eBay/Online
19. Hank Aaron - Attempting to buy on eBay
20. Nolan Ryan - Attempting to get his autograph on eBay/Online
21. Johnny Bench - Thinking of buying from his personal site
So there you have it, my summer wish list. In other news i took the Princeton Review Career Quiz and these are my results:
"People with green Interests like job responsibilities and occupations that involve persuasion, sales, promotions, and group or personal contact. People with green Interests enjoy activities that include: motivating, mediating, selling, influencing, consensus building, persuading, delegating authority, entertaining, and lobbying. These Interests often lead to work in marketing, advertising, training, therapy, consulting, teaching, law, and public relations."
So i guess i am in the right field, well this post is just about done, so give me some feedback, comments, or ideas for future posts if you wanna!
Keep On Rocking In The Free World!!
You Look SOOO Familiar....
Hey guys,
Just another update from work, but this one is an amazing post. So I was surfing the net trying to take a career test thingy online, more on that next week, and I stumbled across a page where u upload a picture of yourself and it analyzes your face and compares it to celebrities. Well I thought this was cool so I gave it a shot. The results where borderline hilarious. You see, the site takes you face structure, expression, and pose into effect, and it finds similar celebrities, so with some of my pictures I new it was gonna be hilarious. The only thing the program doesn't do is tell if you are a boy or a girl, so it displays both genders, (which you can filter into genders once the results are in) but I thought some of the female results for me were hilarious, and probably heartbreaking for these celeb girls to look like me, but oh well!
Anyways, much to my surprise, a number of celebs Ashley has a crush on came up for me, including Mr. JT himself. Hmmmm now I'm finally seeing why she likes me! :P
Well, I hope you enjoy these results as much as I did, my personal favorites/summary is at the bottom:
photo 1Gael Garcia Bernal 68%
Elle Macpherson 67%
Ruben Studdard 60%
Antonio Banderas 52%
Jesse Metcalfe 51%
Justin Timberlake 48%
Charles Barkley 48%
photo 2Billy Idol 54%
Little Richard 49%
Halle Berry 46%
photo 3 Lindsay Lohan 68%
Owen Wilson 63%
Sugar Ray Leonard 60%
Serena Williams 55%
Heather Locklear 54%
photo 4Denzel Washington 67%
Dean Cain 63%
Gael Garcia Bernal 60%
Tom Welling 60%
Mike Myers 55%
Brendan Fraser 54%
Joe Pesci 54%
Justin Timberlake 53%
Ashton Kutcher 52%
photo 5Leonardo Dicaprio 61%
Mick Jagger 54%
Josh Hartnett 51%
Charles Barkley 51%
photo 6
Freddie Mercury 58%
Bill Gates 57%
Justin Timberlake 54%
Boy George 51%
photo 7 (don't have on computer) - new years me and ash
Mick Jagger 66%
Ruben Studdard 61%
Hugh Jackman 59%
photo 8
Ruben Studdard 58%
Peter Jackson 57%
Jesse Metcalfe 56%
Ernest Borgnine 53%
Justin Timberlake 52%
Josh Hartnett 52%
photo 9Justin Timberlake 70%
Joe Pesci 67%
Leonardo Dicaprio 54%
Liza Minnelli 52%
Jamie Lynn Spears 51% (why not brittney?? Aren't they like identical??)
Well there you have it, I got a kick out of it, and I hope you did too. My favorites include:
1. I am Superman, seeing as I look like both Dean Cain and Tom Welling.
2. Justin Timberlake, Josh Hartnett and Leo DiCaprio all showed up (three of Ashley's celeb crushes.)
3. I look 1% more like Ernest Borgnine then Justin Timberlake.
4. Now I know why Kevin P said he like Denzel Washington, cuz in reality, he really had a crush on me.
5. I don't know who Gael Garcia Bernal is, but I look like him.
6. I look like 4 gay people and the biggest gay icon ever, Liza Minelli.
7. I obviously look like Ruben.
8. I look like Halle Berry, Serena Williams, and Charles Barkley, even though I'm Irish and pale.
9. I look more like Lindsay Lohan then Owen Wilson. (thank god I don't have his nose.)
10. Dude I look like Halle Berry and Elle MacPherson....I'm friggin hott!
Summary - Who do I look like the most?
1. Justin Timberlake 5 votes
2. Ruben Studdard 3 votes
3. Mick Jagger, Joe Pesci, Gael Garcia Bernal, Leonardo DiCaprio, Charles Barkley, Josh Harnett 2 votes each.
So there you go, the underlying reason why Ashley likes me so much, I look like a straight Justin Timberlake. So JT, if your listening, there is a chance for you yet, just get rid of the "GayBlonde" hair color and you might just fit in.
Well, until next time guys, leave comments as usual and if you wanna try this for yourself, got here:
http://weblogs.about.com/library/quizzes/blogqotw/blogquizoftheweek46.htmClick on try the celeb lookalike test, then make sure you click on "Turn Off the top frame" on the top left before doing anything, and then make a profile "Sign Up" in the top right corner, and then begin the hilarity!!
Keep On Rocking In The Free World!
Next Year's Goals:
As I sit here at work, I begin to ponder what the next year holds for me. I believe that it will be a great year for me, and it will become a real landmark year in becoming who i am and want to be.
So I was sitting here and wanted to make a list of things that i want to accomplish, and well.....here it is! My Top Ten list (In No Order) of things i want to accomplish next year:
1. Write an article and have it published in the Hawks Herald.
2. Join the PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America.)
3. Have the ability to save the money I earned this summer.
4. Go to Italy to see my wayward friends.
5. Get all A's since I missed it by a B+ in my stupid CIS computer class >:0
6. Get out and meet new people and make new friends.
7. Attempt to save for a car so I can pick Steve up on the weekends!! :)
8. Set up and get an Internship at a PR company in Providence for the second semester.
9. Buy a digital camera.
10. Finally set and maintain a steady Gym schedule.
So there you have it, those are my 10 goals for next year, what are yours?
Ashley?
Willams?
Jena? Meg? Megs?
Jenn? Kevin? Erin?
Gina? Anyone Else who has a blog or just wants to post their goals in my comments, Steve? Gregg? Ricky? Nick? Geoff?
And honestly, anyone who reads this, you are invited to post your 10 goals for next year in my comments section under this post, I'd love to see them, even if i didn't list your name.
Keep On Rocking In The Free World!!
Everything I need to know, I learned from peanuts...
**Here is the first update from my desk at work. Look for many more when I'm not busy at work....
The title says is all folks. Truer words have yet to be spoken on this rock we call the Earth. I was sitting at my desk when Jimbo came over wit his usual hand full of goodies that he steals from various places in the office. Somedays its lollipops, others its jellibeans, and on special days maybe a mini butterfinger, but today.... today was something special.
Jim handed me a nice handful of peanuts, no not the Planters ones, or the honey roasted ones, I'm talking the original Ballpark peanuts, still in the shell. As I munched on these sweet morsels, I had an epiphany! We can learn so much from peanuts, because peanuts are the ultimate metaphor.
Through peanuts, we can teach the world patience. You can't just use brute force to open the shell, because you might damage the peanut inside. Instead, opening the peanut shell is an art. You have to be gentle, yet use enough force to open it. You have to love the peanut. Caress it if necessary. And then once you have mastered the art and patience of opening it, you can learn the next lesson from the peanut.
Not all rewards are equal to the work you put into it, and therefore, don't do things just for rewards. You can spend a great deal of time trying to get those peanuts out of their shells, but only get one or two tiny peanuts that don't satisfy your hunger at all or make you more hungry and a hell of a lot more thirsty. So does that make shelled peanuts not worth it? No! It makes them that much more enjoyable. Because you earned the peanut inside. No matter how big or small the reward is, you get something out of doing something for yourself. Whether it's pride, self confidence, happiness, or just a simple peanut, you get a reward out of everything you do. Just be careful not to fall into the greedy trap and expect more more more. Around now, these lessons are starting to sink in, and then suddenly the third lesson hits you.
Enjoy the simple things in life, the little things that make this world so wonderful. What would this world be like with out the little things that make our lives so special. For all the work we put in things, we have the great ability to see the little things we get out of it. Never lose this, and NEVER take for granted the things around you. One day, those things might be lost and gone forever. I know what you're saying, "So what if I can't open up shelled peanuts anymore (arthritis, amputation, loss of strength, anything could happen) I can always eat unshelled peanuts." Ok, if you want to take that route, fine, but when your eating your freebie unshelled peanuts by the handful, I want you to look over at that kid (a kid much like yourself at his age) who is eating and enjoying shelled peanuts. The look of satisfaction on his face and the look of gratification overwhelming him with each peanut he is able to eat. So with that image burned into your mind, I want you to never forget... "Don't take things for granted, one day those things might be lost and gone forever."
Do you see how peanuts can help solve/relate to any problem you have? Seriously try it out:
Relationships - Are you doing all the work in the relationship (calling, talking, motivating, loving, surprising, opening peanuts...etc.) and not getting any reward (satisfaction, love, companionship, trust, feelings, no peanuts...etc.)? Well then you might need to re think you relationship. Not saying break up with that person or stop hanging out with that friend, but maybe talk to them, enlighten them that both halves need to make the whole. Maybe talk to him while eating a handful of shelled peanuts....
Work - Are you putting in so many hours at work and not seeing a dime for it? (unshelling a peanut only to find one or no peanuts inside)? Well then you need to hang in there, because good things come to those who wait (the bonus three peanuts in one). But also, you might need to branch out and see if your in the right company/field (try and different brand of shelled peanuts). But whatever you do, don't give up (unshelled peanuts), and always try your hardest, because you will be reward in some way (Buy one bag of peanuts get one free at Shaws this week.)
So as you can see, this theory of mine, can be related to almost anything in life. So I urge you to keep on trying your hardest (opening peanut shells) and look out for those little things in life that are sometimes the biggest rewards (the triple peanut bonus).
Keep On Rocking In The Free World!!
Fair Weather Fans
So i was sitting at work doing my morning routine; bagel, pepsi (yea i know, im slowly killing myself by relying on Pepsi to get me motivated) and reading the Globe and the Herald. And when i say reading the Globe and the Herald, i obviously mean reading the sports pages, and MAYBE the front page. So especially today, i read the front page, and it was a sports article by Tony Massarotti, and it was amazing, and dead on. He wrote about what every TRUE Sox fan thinks now. And i want everyone to read this article, because you will def have a better understand of me and all other Die Hard Sox fans.
"Hey fake fans: Make like Damon and leave
By Tony Massarotti
Boston Herald Baseball Columnist and General Sports Columnist
Friday, June 2, 2006 - Updated: 03:53 AM EST
They show up like every day is Christmas, and you know what that means: You just lost your seat at church. You have shown up week after week, year after year, and now you have to stand behind the last pew because of some lady with an obnoxious pink hat.
The Red Sox are trendier than a Louis Vuitton handbag these days, more than three years removed from their last baseball-free October. The championship season of 2004 extinguished years of agony and decades of self-doubt, and it rewarded long-suffering loyalists who knew what it meant to hurt. Unfortunately, it also gave birth to an entirely new generation of wannabes, a nouveau riche that shows up at Fenway Park and acts like Paris Hilton.
The rest of us? We are starting to get a little tired of it all. The Red Sox will open a three-game series in Detroit tonight against the rejuvenated Tigers, and there are certain to be Red Sox socialites in the seats at Comerica Park. Most Sox newbies couldn’t distinguish between a baseball and a coconut, but they flaunt their allegiance to the Olde Towne Team like a pair of cheesy sunglasses.
Look at me. I’m a member of Red Sox Nation.
Before anyone interprets this as an indictment solely of women, let’s make something clear: The men are just as bad. There was a minority of New England males who knew nothing about the Sox before the ’04 run, but at least they knew to keep their mouths shut. Now the newbies feel compelled to speak because the Sox are hotter than the iPod, so they tell you how great it is that Kevin Youkilis is Greek.
It’s funny, isn’t it? Before the Sox won, before they shed 86 years of wretched and leaden history, the masochists told us the opposite would happen. They told us that a Red Sox victory would kill the local spirit, that the Sox were proof it was all in the chase. We would all wake up the day after the parade, they assured us, and there would be a canyonesque void in our pointless and pathetic lives.
There would be nothing to look forward to.
And there would be nothing to complain about.
Now the opposite has happened and we can only wonder: Which is worse? Before this phenomenon, before the Red Sox became an international fad, we were enjoying ourselves just fine. October 2004 was one hell of a party, one we would never trade for the world. And it was fun right up until Opening Day last year, when the frauds refused to go home.
And so now, somewhat sadly, the Red Sox have gone global. They do not belong to just us anymore. You can bet that the weekend flights to Detroit were filled with newbies, some wearing Sox hats decorated with sequins. They board airplanes like they own them and they cause quite a stir, and you wonder where they were when Butch Hobson piloted the plane.
Of course, many of them were in middle school. Red Sox Youth is now a privileged lot that sits behind home plate and talks on cell phones, and you cannot help but wonder if any of them ever played the game at all. And when you ask them if they did, they proudly show their blisters from the PlayStation hand control.
On the field? Thankfully, those games have not changed. The Red Sox win some and lose some, though they succeed more than they fail. They still stir the passion in most of us and they still fill the summer, and they leave us wanting for more. And while the newbies prance around and act like they’ve never been there, the rest of us do the only thing we can.
We wait to get our seats back."
How great is that article, i love the part that says "so they tell you how great it is that Kevin Youkilis is Greek." Thats awesome. This article is about all those people who just show up when they are winning, unlike the Die Hard fans that sit in rain to catch a double header Paw Sox game!! :)
Keep On Rocking In The Free World!
