"Droid Incredible" written by Mike on estrip.org

01/25/11 12:39 - 26.ºF - ID#53492

Droid Incredible

So I just ordered my Droid Incredible, I guess I am joining the world of smartphones. It was really tough deciding if I should or not, like if it is worth it or not for me to have the internet on my phone? Is it worth $30 a month (minus 20% RiteAid employee discount). Then I decided that is one eaten out lunch a week. I think that is totally worth having the internet on my phone. We'll see. The only thing is I am not known for taking the best care of my phones so I will have to improve on that, no more driving off with it on the roof of my car! It does have the one feature I was requiring in a new phone which is a flash on the camera. It is crazy , my first phone like 10 years ago had a good flash on the camera and now it is way harder to find one I think. Anywho, I hope it all ends up being a good idea and worth the money. Like i never relaly felt wow my life would be better with a smartphone but I kinda feel like I will use it. I hope so!

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01/22/11 12:31 - 13.ºF - ID#53473

Happy Birthday PauL!

Happy Birthday! I can't believe you are 34 yet now 34 seems so much closer to my age then when we were like 20 and 27! I feel like both 27 and 34 are pretty darn close to 30 and I don't like it! Hope you have a fantastic bday! I usually post a pic from back in the day when mom would dress us in matching outfits but I am stuck at work all day! SO I'll post this instead...

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12/26/10 04:10 - 21.ºF - ID#53339

What Would You DO?

I am 100% addicted to the show What Would You Do in which they put people in like not good social situations to see if people just sit there and don't get involved or speak up or do something. The last few episodes I watched were really good, one was would you say something or walk out of an upscale store if another shopper was being harassed by the employees just b/c they were African American, another was like kids teasing other kids really badly in a park, another was drag queens being kicked out of a coffee shop and so on and so forth. And like the people are all actors that are in the situation but the test is to see if the people at the store, coffee shop etc will say something. it is really cool to see if or when people react and when they don't. It seems like people who immigrated here tend to be more likely to say something and be like this is America you can't do this which I guess that makes sense if they come from somewhere where there is more oppression. What's really crazy is how many people don't say anything including after seeing a girl put powder from a pill in their dates drink when they leave it unattended. AND NOONE SAYS ANYTHING! It is realz crazy out there y'all

tinypliny writes at 10:28:13 12/30/10 - Comment #60033: Sheesh. Pull the doer down, why don't you.

libertad writes at 05:40:34 12/29/10 - Comment #59982: I'm not sure that the train tracks count either unless it was underground. Like if you actually jumped into the pit with the oncoming train to hoist the stranger up to the platform, that would be for real. ;)

paul writes at 12:06:15 12/29/10 - Comment #59979: The guy falling in front of the train counts but I don't think your mom counts, lol. Most everyone would help their own other choking. Its about people's reaction to stranger's circumstances.

lilho writes at 10:30:34 12/29/10 - Comment #59978: i know i would do something because my mom choked at xmas eve dinner and i helped her.... and one time this man fell in front of the train tracks on main st in blo and i helped him up as the train was coming. im a doer.

metalpeter writes at 03:38:15 12/28/10 - Comment #59961: I have seen the show a couple of times.... Someone who is much Younger then me who I went to school with was on one of the episodes.....He jumped right in... It is a great show but I haven't seen it in some time..........

That being said One thing though is that I don't think I would do any thing.... A Fight is a fight I'm not getting in the middle of that let those to sort it out... Also when you walk past that you don't know what caused it, maybe the person being the Jerk is in the right..........

paul writes at 12:24:59 12/28/10 - Comment #59957: This is almost exactly how estrip started back in 03 (e:news,29677)

mk writes at 10:08:21 12/27/10 - Comment #59948: I prefer the Nickelodeon show of the same title.

tinypliny writes at 11:31:34 12/26/10 - Comment #59947: Hmm... makes me think about the mandatory whistleblower rules and policies course that we had to pass at work. Sometimes its about repercussions of whistleblowing, or in this case, saying something.

Another reason might be sheer indifference to something. What if you saw a glitter paint that you really really liked at a store and then you saw that one of the employees was not treating, let's say foreign-looking people with accents with respect. What would you do? Would you walk out and go to a store 20 miles away to that paint? Or would you complain to the manager and buy the paint? Or would you stare at the disrespectful employee in a hostile way? Or would you go up to the foreigner and apologize loudly for that employees behaviour on behalf of rest of humanity? Or would you just walk out of the store in silent protest? Or would you never go back to the store and post a nasty online complaint? Or would you call the nearest newspaper and call the place discriminatory? I am not sure that I would be consistent with what I might do in this situation. It could depend on how tired, indifferent, needy, annoyed etc I am feeling at that particular time.

Feelings about what one should, might, can, would, ought to do in each situation are so ephemeral...

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12/17/10 11:02 - 28.ºF - ID#53295

It Never Ends..YOu are so dumb

love this it gets really good at the end

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12/13/10 07:39 - 12.ºF - ID#53266

Chernobyl VACA

So I saw today that Chernobyl is going to be offering tours in 2011! Um, I will not be the first in line for that! I will not even be the 100th in line! Who wants to go there? They are still working on a permanent block/cover so they definitely seem like they realize it is stiill toxic. They say if you stay on the guided tour it is ok, but for some reason I don't trust that. It was like Paul telling the story about the place he worked where there was a tape on the ground and across that line you needed a hazmat suit, as if the tape was keeping the toxins away on his side of the line. So all in all, I do not plan on going their for vaca, well until they add a casino of course haha

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12/11/10 12:17 - 37.ºF - ID#53234

Optical Illussions

So I am at work on a Saturday and it is quite slow, well I only got here 15 minutes ago but I haven't even gotten one call yet. And it is so quiet cuz hardly anyone is in the building. Anywho so I started looking at optical illusions on yahoo and wowser they freak me out kinda. They really blow my mind. I just don't understand how they work and somehow I feel like they could be used for evil, ok haha prolly not but it does really rock my mind how they work.

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12/09/10 06:11 - 23.ºF - ID#53228

Snookie Droppings

Did anyone else here that MTV is dropping Snookie (encased in some kind of ball I'm assuming) for New Years Eve? I guess the rest of Jersey Shore is going to be leading the people in Times Square in a fist pumping Snookie dropping countdown. Totally rediculous but awesome.

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11/30/10 06:25 - 53.ºF - ID#53181

So Long Antoine

Antoine Thompson finally admitted he lost! YES!

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11/01/10 11:39 - 32.ºF - ID#53048

Last Monday at RiteAid

So today was most likely my last 13 hour day at Rite Aid! It was kinda exciting but mostly kinda sad. As some of you know, I got a job at Independent Health which starts next week contingent on my passing the drug test (should be no prob as I am like the DARE poster child) and a background check (inapporop halloween costumes aren't part of a background check right? haha) . So today after 11 years may very well be my last Monday at Rite Aid. Punching out with Rachelle (we both have been doing all day mondays for a while together was rather sad!) I sorta plan on working one part day a week at RiteAid just to keep my foot in the door and for some extra cash but it really depends on what my schedule at IHA ends up being like if that will be possible. We'll see. I am sure I will write more about this crazy new transition in my life soon, but for now I"m just kinda sad about it but excited at the same time.

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11/01/10 11:39 - 32.ºF - ID#53047

Last Monday at RiteAid

So today was most likely my last 13 hour day at Rite Aid! It was kinda exciting but mostly kinda sad. As some of you know, I got a job at Independent Health which starts next week contingent on my passing the drug test (should be no prob as I am like the DARE poster child) and a background check (inapporop halloween costumes aren't part of a background check right? haha) . So today after 11 years may very well be my last Monday at Rite Aid. Punching out with Rachelle (we both have been doing all day mondays for a while together was rather sad!) I sorta plan on working one part day a week at RiteAid just to keep my foot in the door and for some extra cash but it really depends on what my schedule at IHA ends up being like if that will be possible. We'll see. I am sure I will write more about this crazy new transition in my life soon, but for now I"m just kinda sad about it but excited at the same time.