wesstuffwesley chan's random ramblingsindestructible packaging- December 31, 2003 UPS just delivered my new electric razor that I ordered off Amazon.I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to open the razor; it came in this indestructible plastic packaging. I tried cutting it with a pair of scissors to no avail, then I tried sticking a kitchen knife in it (no luck either), and my attempts with a box cutter yielded no satisfactory results. After about 10 minutes, I finally found a hacksaw and that was enough to create a big small hole for me to pry the razor out of the.http://www.weschan.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107286164955386255 so many books- December 28, 2003 I did something again today that I hadn't done in a while: spend a whole afternoon in a bookstore. It's quite a humbling experience, wandering through all those aisles of books. You realize that there is so much you don't know, so much you COULD know, and then you get this urge to pull all the interesting books off of the shelves that catch you eye and voraciously skim through each one to absorb all the nuggets of wisdoms contained within.It's an adventure trying to sort the wheat from the...http://www.weschan.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107258808521746368 wow- December 27, 2003 I went to the mall today, and it's been a while since I've been in one. I'm not talking about your big box strip mall with the Office Depot and K-Mart on each corner, I'm talking about a real mall, filled with pre-teen girls waiting in line to buy the latest skanky clothing from one of 12 identical clothing stores (with different names), and kiosks peddling cell phones staffed by sketchy looking teenagers in ties. <br ><br >It's been a while since I've wandered through a shopping..http://www.weschan.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107251179017670667 christmas surprise- December 26, 2003 Has anyone else noticed that AOL Instant Messenger now has these flash ads that make noise I started up AIM and and suddenly a Saturn car commercial popped up in the buddy list window and started playing a really scratchy rendition of Jingle Bells. And I couldn't figure out how to turn it off!<br ><br >It was by far one of the most annoying surprises I've had in a while.http://www.weschan.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107251255101265683 mad cows, mad people- December 25, 2003 Mad Cow fears sweep across the US. As reported by the New York Times, a timeline:Dec 9 - "Downer Cow" with the disease in Washington state is taken from the herd and slaughtered. A "downer cow" is one that is one that can't walk or has another serious disability, an indicative symptom of Mad Cow disease. The slaughtered cow is on its way to processing plants and will eventually make its way into the food supply.Dec 11 - USDA lab in Ames, Iowa receives a neurological sample from the diseased..http://www.weschan.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107233812408646177 |