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Wow!!!

Anthony — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:15:59 +0000

I guess it has been some time since I have put anything up on the blog. I have had a few things happen since the last post. In April of 2011, we bought ourselves a little puppy. She is a Shih Tzu named Iris, she was born on March 1, 2011. So she was about 2 months old when we got her.

I have also finished my Masters of Science Degree from the University of Phoenix. I am now what one would call a “master accountant”. Even though I do not have a decent job in that field, I am still a graduate of the said program. I am earnestly seeking to find a job in the accounting field so I can get out of this situation.

…. More to come at a later point.

Magic Bullet

Anthony — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:36:19 +0000

I have my Magic Bullet sitting on the counter. I haven’t made to many things with it up to this point. I have made a salsa, and a couple kinds of smoothies or shakes. If anyone has any magic bullet recipes, please let me know.

Frustration

Anthony — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:30:31 +0000

I work for a hotel, as I have mentioned in previous posts. One of my biggest frustrations, is with the way they do updates. The “main” updates are usually designed to add some functionality to the property management system that we use. However, it seems almost every time that they have to roll out a new update to fix something that they broke with the “main” update

Today was one prime example of this. There was an update where the system was down for a couple hours. I was excited to see what was added. However, when the system came back up, I discovered that I could not do a certain task that is very critical to one of my duties. I don’t know what else (if anything) is broken at this time. I just know that the one thing that I need, does not work. I hope that they get it fixed by the end of the month, so that I can be able to finish my job.

Social Media

Anthony — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:50:21 +0000

I haven’t posted anything really in quite some time. I am sitting here at work, trying not to be bored. I work at a hotel, and my boss recently went to a regional meeting for Choice Hotels. He came back, and asked me if I knew about Facebook and / or Twitter. I knew about Facebook, but Twitter I didn’t know anything other than it’s name.

He said that during this meeting, they (Choice Hotels) talked about using the Social Networking sites to promote the hotel. Now, this got me excited. My boss then gave me a .pdf file that talks all about some of the social networking sites to use. These included YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and Yelp. I started playing with Twitter a little bit more, and have since started tweeting. I am now on Twitter @antwanchild. Reading through this document has really helped me to have a better understanding of what Twitter and Facebook are all about.

Netbook

Anthony — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:42:21 +0000

I have not posted for quite some time, and I don’t really have a good reason.

However, here I go with a new post. I have been debating over the last couple of days and even weeks about whether to get a new Netbook computer. For those of you who don’t know what a Netbook is, I found a definition on Wikipedia.

“A netbook (a combination of the words Internet and notebook) is a class of laptop computer designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet.

Primarily designed for web browsing and e-mailing, netbooks rely heavily on the Internet for remote access to web-based applications” and are targeted increasingly at cloud computing users who require a less powerful client computer. Netbooks typically run either Linux or Windows XP operating systems rather than more resource-intensive operating systems like Windows Vista. The devices range in size from below 5 inches to over 13, typically weigh 2 to 3 pounds (~1 kg) and are often significantly cheaper than general purpose laptops.”

Anyway, I have been doing some research, and I really want to get a netbook. I have been debating back and forth between a couple of different models. The two final choices are either the Acer Aspire One, or the MSI Wind. I am having the hardest time trying to make up my mind. If anyone has any suggestions, then please leave a comment and let me know.

Procrastination

Anthony — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:15:56 +0000

One of the things that I hate really bad is procrastination. Why do people find it convenient to wait until the last minute to take care of things. Well, most of the time, companies do not wait until the last day to send out W2s. This was the case with my employer. I personally sent out W2s over a week ago. But why do people wait until yesterday (Jan 30th), which also happens to be the last day they are sent out, to make sure that we have their correct address? If these former employees know they are at a different address, then why don’t they take the time to update them before they are sent out.

Update

Anthony — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:02:01 +0000

Just thought I would give a little update about myself. I haven’t been blogging that much lately. However, I have been busy with work and school. At work, not much as changed in what I do, except that I work night shifts (11pm – 7am) for the moment. That will change, and go back to my regular time (eventually).

And then at school, I am still at University of Phoenix. My current class is FIN320: Corporate Accounting. It is a fun class so far. I am only in the 2nd week of a 5 week class.

The Idaho Statesman

Anthony — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:42:15 +0000

I am not a big fan of the Idaho Mistaken, I mean the Idaho Statesman. It is our local newspaper. They are terrible at reporting news. Usually when there is breaking news, they always have to be the first ones to report it, so in the process, they leave things out or misreport info.

Or they report on things that don’t really sound like news to me.
For Example, there was a story today about how Micron can save $17 thousand dollars by not buying facial tissue. I don’t really consider this news. Some might, but I just don’t.

To Read the entire article go here:

Let me Tell You…

Anthony — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:49:08 +0000

Let me tell you why I suck as a blogger…

First, is that I seem to get a lot of my ideas from Mike Cox. I don’t do it to try and copy him, I just do it, because I think that he has some wonderful ideas. I love the themes that he happens to use. The reason why I suck as a blogger, is that I seem to lack some kind of creativity. I just hope that in the process of using his ideas, that I didn’t make him mad. But I do hope and wish that I can gain some kind of creativity someday.

Thanks Again Mike for being so Awesome!!!

Payback

Anthony — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:39:59 +0000

About 6 months ago, I wrote a post about my frustration with Kyle Busch. That race was at Richmond, and Kyle Busch wrecked Dale Jr, with just a few laps to go and took the win away from Jr. Well, there was another race a week ago on the September 7th. This same race also happened to be at Richmond. However, this time the tables were turned. This time Kyle Busch was leading, and Jr got up behind him.

Was it a payback? No one really knows at this time. Lets think about a couple things: 1) Back in May, Jr was going for a win and Kyle wrecked him and took the win right away from him, 2) This time Kyle Busch was going for a win, and Jr got up under him and spun him out. Both of these events happened at the very same track, just about 4 months apart. Personally, I think it was a payback. Excuse my wording, but sometimes paybacks are a bitch.