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HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!
boo !
for those of you .. lucky enough to see me tonight.. i will be wearing the funniest mask you have ever seen.. hopefully ther will be photos.. its a basketbal head mask.. but its reallly funnny..... no big deal.
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Bling
at typography class today i got the nicest compliment... Jodi who sits facein me said "i love watching you work !.. i love the way your mind works.. " shes like "your doin a million things at once... and understanding what you are doing.. etc"
its nice to know.. someone out ther apreciates the way you think.
its nice to know.. someone out ther apreciates the way you think.
http://www.dehara.com
japanese artist portfolio site .. check out the downroad section... (insert asian sound effect)
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online design resources
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NZ = new zealand
N.Z. Tourism Looks to 'Samurai' for Boost
When the Tom Cruise movie "The Last Samurai" hits theaters Dec. 5, executives at Warner Bros. won't be the only ones hoping the historical epic captures the attention of moviegoers around the globe.
That's because half a world away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood, a New Zealand-based inbound tour company is banking on the film to generate interest in some of the exotic locales the picture showcases.
Believing that patrons of the movie -- which is set in feudal Japan but was shot largely in the western New Zealand province of Taranaki -- will be eager to see the lush mountain backdrops in person, Maori Journeys Ltd. is launching a tour package that highlights the film's settings.
The tour, dubbed "A Mountain Like Fuji," is available in two-, five- or seven-day packages beginning in December and features a blend of mountain and marine activities, state-of-the-art museums, world-famous parks and gardens, authentic Maori experiences and visits to several of the "Last Samurai" filming locations.
The idea for the "Samurai"-themed tour package was developed by Maori Journeys director James Heremaia, a veteran travel consultant and tour leader who has led excursions to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Encouraged by the attention the Taranaki locations received during the filming of "Samurai," as well as the response of visiting Japanese and American media during the production, Heremaia decided that the high-profile film could serve as a solid launch pad for a new tour.
"This movie gives us a great marketing tool to reach both the Japanese and American markets," Heremaia says. "There's not much we can do leading up to the film's release, but come December, when audiences can actually see the film, there will be a lot of attention on this region."
Although Warners has put millions of dollars of marketing muscle into promoting "Samurai" -- and by default, what's good for the movie should be good for the tour -- the studio is not actually affiliated with the Maori Journeys tour package. Still, it certainly hasn't hurt Heremaia's cause to have Cruise espousing the film's amazing locations during interviews.
"It's absolutely stunning, breathtaking," Cruise said at one "Samurai" press conference during production. "How could anyone not want to be here?"
Heremaia is so confident that the bright lights of Hollywood will help draw tourists to the New Zealand countryside, he is developing several other tours centered on movie locations. They include one that visits three sites used in the hit indie drama "Whale Rider" on New Zealand's East Coast and another that features visits to the legendary "Lord of the Rings" Hobbit village near Matamata.
When the Tom Cruise movie "The Last Samurai" hits theaters Dec. 5, executives at Warner Bros. won't be the only ones hoping the historical epic captures the attention of moviegoers around the globe.
That's because half a world away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood, a New Zealand-based inbound tour company is banking on the film to generate interest in some of the exotic locales the picture showcases.
Believing that patrons of the movie -- which is set in feudal Japan but was shot largely in the western New Zealand province of Taranaki -- will be eager to see the lush mountain backdrops in person, Maori Journeys Ltd. is launching a tour package that highlights the film's settings.
The tour, dubbed "A Mountain Like Fuji," is available in two-, five- or seven-day packages beginning in December and features a blend of mountain and marine activities, state-of-the-art museums, world-famous parks and gardens, authentic Maori experiences and visits to several of the "Last Samurai" filming locations.
The idea for the "Samurai"-themed tour package was developed by Maori Journeys director James Heremaia, a veteran travel consultant and tour leader who has led excursions to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Encouraged by the attention the Taranaki locations received during the filming of "Samurai," as well as the response of visiting Japanese and American media during the production, Heremaia decided that the high-profile film could serve as a solid launch pad for a new tour.
"This movie gives us a great marketing tool to reach both the Japanese and American markets," Heremaia says. "There's not much we can do leading up to the film's release, but come December, when audiences can actually see the film, there will be a lot of attention on this region."
Although Warners has put millions of dollars of marketing muscle into promoting "Samurai" -- and by default, what's good for the movie should be good for the tour -- the studio is not actually affiliated with the Maori Journeys tour package. Still, it certainly hasn't hurt Heremaia's cause to have Cruise espousing the film's amazing locations during interviews.
"It's absolutely stunning, breathtaking," Cruise said at one "Samurai" press conference during production. "How could anyone not want to be here?"
Heremaia is so confident that the bright lights of Hollywood will help draw tourists to the New Zealand countryside, he is developing several other tours centered on movie locations. They include one that visits three sites used in the hit indie drama "Whale Rider" on New Zealand's East Coast and another that features visits to the legendary "Lord of the Rings" Hobbit village near Matamata.
http://www.stilettonyc.com
check out the video work theyve done for mtv. including the fraternity life opening sequence... hott
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the nerdy techTV article
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/products/story/0,24330,3420129,00.html
Join the virtual world and hitch a ride with Leo.
By Leo Laporte
Gertrude Stein once said of her childhood home, "There is no there there." But at There, there's plenty of there there. There is an imaginary world that's a lot more fun to visit than are plenty of real-world places I've been. On today's show I'll take you on a tour of There.
Six years in the making, There is the brainchild of Will Harvey, a Stanford computer science Ph.D. and game developer, and Jeffrey Ventrella, an expert on artificial life from MIT's Media Lab. The two raised $33 million from a who's who list of techies, including gaming legend Trip Hawkins, Kevin Ryan, and Bruce Leak. With the money, Harvey and Ventrella built an elaborate 3-D virtual world and invited people to come and play.
You are There
There is massively multiplayer, but it's not a game like "EverQuest." It's a free-form community. There has clubs, nightly activities, contests, and races, but the chief activity in There is chatting. The avatars are surprisingly lifelike, and there are many gestures and facial expressions you can use to get your point across.
The world of There has its own economy. When you arrive, you're given 10,000 There-bucks. Be careful how you spend them. You can buy a new wardrobe or hairstyle, toys such as paint guns, hover boards, and dune buggies, and even a pet, but everything is expensive. Even a T-shirt can cost hundreds of There-bucks.
You can earn more bucks by selling your There creations, or you can buy more with a credit card. The current exchange rate is around 1,700 There-bucks for each American greenback. And There has already signed on a number of real-world designers, including Nike and Levi's, to make There items.
There lends itself to community. I rented a clubhouse for 3,000 There-bucks a week and invited my friends to stop by to pet the dog, take a hot tub, or play a brisk round of paint-ball.
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where ?
http://www.there.com/
i remember when i first saw this i knew it was gonna be money bags...
like the nerd i am .. i saw on techtv..a interview with the guy who came up with this.. and his idea is that basically in the future people are gona communicate in a virtual reality world (like science fiction authors have been talkin about for years)... hes sayin that its gonna look something like what they have... but get this.. ther is ther.com dollars.. so when you are walkin around this virtual world, exploring theme parks, and playing games your spending there.com dollars, and the clothes you are wearing and where you live costs money..... it becomes a genius marketing strategy.. hes got nike and levis etc, sellin clothes and ford, and toyota selling cars.. and ppl can sell stuff too, like clothes they have designed, and.. its crazy but they have a there.com bank where you can deposit there.com dollars in exchange for american cash.. at the exchange rate of 1789/there.com to 1/american but the dude was sayin that one day its gonna be more stable with world economys !!..
the folowing from TIME magazine
There's Life in There
October 27, 2003
Chris Taylor
Have you ever lost touch with old friends who left town? Sure, you could call or email them - but that can feel like a poor substitute for actually being with them. What you need is some kind of virtual world where you can just hang out in one another's company.
That's the idea behind a new online service called There, which launches next week for Windows PCs ($50 a year at there.com). Think of it as a 3-D chat room: your onscreen characters talk as you type, with speech balloons coming out of their heads. They blink, breathe and nod when you type yes. Start throwing in actions like winking, yawning, gasping, even burping - and what you've got is conversation that looks like a cartoon yet feels uncannily real.
Plenty of activities are available - dune-buggy racing, dog training, jet packing - but don't confuse There with a video game. Nobody's keeping score. It's more like a massive playdate. Everything from the cute Toy Story - style graphics to the clothing stores where characters can dress up in the latest fashions (provided courtesy of Levi's and Nike) is designed to give you something to chat about.
It works. Tens of thousands signed up for prelaunch testing, even though There had space for only 2,000 at first. Will it keep working? That's for you and your friends to find out.
just reminding you all .. how i get down
Erikn0: yo that pic of you with the martini is awesome
Erikn0: "how i get down"
Erikn0: haha
http://www.sharkclubonline.com/Centreville/Events/ceventschedule.asp
at the shark bar in fairfax......Thursday is
CORONA NIGHT
50¢ from
6:30-7pm
$99 from
7pm-8pm
$1.49 from
8pm-9pm
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20031027/od_nm/double_dc
Debtor Doing Robber's Sentence Earns Own Jail Time
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - A jobless Brazilian man who agreed to impersonate a convicted robber and serve his prison sentence to cover a $275 debt wound up doing time of his own for the ruse.
An investigator in Sao Paulo told Reuters on Friday that Denival Santos, an unemployed baker's assistant, spent three months in a prison cell this year posing as the robber, Rene Coelho Honorato, before authorities caught on.
Santos, 21, was recently released after serving an additional four months for impersonating Honorato, also 21, who remains at large.
"He was lucky to serve only a few months, because the criminal had been sentenced to nearly six years. Apparently, the bandit promised him a swift release and not very harsh conditions, which wasn't the case," the investigator said.
While Santos sat in prison, Honorato was stealing money bags from vehicles transporting cash, police said. An investigation led them to Santos, who had dyed hair and fake documents.
Santos told police he had crashed Honorato's motorcycle and owed him $275 for repairs.
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Soldiers Of Jah Army @ Whitlows .. last night
http://www.6forty.com/jesse/whitlows/index.htm
moose is like .. "he can get it"
makaveliblaze: you ike the comments ? with the line ..?
Tenny727: i did, original
Tenny727: into it
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/15003755CBB9A186
RZA and DAS EFX
Fletchers Bar & Grill, Baltimore, MD
Tue, Dec 02, 2003 9:00pm
Price
GENERAL ADMISSION
$20.00
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be there or be square
S.O.J.A.
Friday Oct 24th, Nov. 20, Dec. 29
Whitlow's on Wilson- Arlington,VA
21+, $5, show @9pm-1
Friday Oct 24th, Nov. 20, Dec. 29
Whitlow's on Wilson- Arlington,VA
21+, $5, show @9pm-1
http://www.6forty.com/jesse/usgbc/
im doin flash production work on this project yesterday and today... fun fun
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479860/20031021/simpson_jessica.jhtml?headlines=true
Jessica Simpson Solves Age-Old Mystery: Chicken Of The Sea Is Tuna
As scientists continue the age-old debate of what came first, the chicken or the egg, Jessica Simpson has discovered the answer to a question as equally puzzling — at least for her. Is Chicken of the Sea chicken or tuna?
Simpson had husband Nick Lachey's assertion on the now notorious "Newlyweds" episode that it was in fact tuna verified Monday when she stopped by the company's San Diego headquarters.
"Back in 1914, when the company was known by another name, we were the first to can 'light' tuna," Chicken of the Sea senior vice president of marketing Don George told Simpson. "So consumers would know to expect a mild-flavored white fish — that tasted similar to chicken — the company marketed it under the name Chicken of the Sea. It was such a success that the company eventually adopted the product name."
Along with clearing up the issue for the singer, who eats the tuna in her new "With You" video, Chicken of the Sea presented her with a basket of tuna and trinkets, including an apron.
Simpson responded by declaring her allegiance to the product and backing up their reasoning for the name.
"I will be a consumer forever," she said, laughing. "I will be because normally I don't like fish, but it tastes so much like chicken."
George said Chicken of the Sea is interested in Simpson being a spokesperson for the product, but nothing is official yet.
The company scheduled the celebrity visit during a staff meeting to discuss a new, chunkier chunk tuna, which will be available next year.
Simpson's question about the content of Chicken of the Sea was one of several memorable comments captured on "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica," such as when she suggested Buffalo wings are made of buffalo meat.
The singer has been criticized for her smarts, but has taken it in stride and has signed on for a second season .
"I love how people think her comments are so stupid, because she's such a bright girl," Ashlee Simpson, Jessica's sister and "Seventh Heaven" star, said in her defense. "If you were to follow anybody around, everybody makes stupid comments. Jessica doesn't care; she doesn't let stuff like that get to her. She's like, 'Cool, if you think I'm funny.' "
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+ Mo Blog +
http://www.textamerica.com/
get a mobile blog
http://leoville.textamerica.com/
leos mo blog
http://c4t.textamerica.com
cat schwartz's mobile blog.
Mo-blog { mo 'bl 'og } N.
Phones with cameras can send a pic and a caption to a web site.. which acts as a library of all your pics.
get a mobile blog
http://leoville.textamerica.com/
leos mo blog
http://c4t.textamerica.com
cat schwartz's mobile blog.
Mo-blog { mo 'bl 'og } N.
Phones with cameras can send a pic and a caption to a web site.. which acts as a library of all your pics.
http://www.phish.com/tourdates/detail.php?ID=1#date1
Phish
7.30.03 and 7.31.03
at
Tweeter Center At the Waterfront
Camden, NJ
tel: 856-365-1300
Show Starts: 7:30PM Doors Open: 6:00PM Lots Open: 3:00PM
Tickets on Sale: Saturday, May 17th, 2003 10:00AM (Tickets Available)
Ticket Information: Reserved pavilion, GA lawn. There is a 4 ticket per person limit. Tickets are available at the venue box office (no service charge), at select TicketMaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com/, or charge by phone 215.336.2000, 856.338.9000, 302.984.2000.
Pricing: Tickets are $39.50 (includes $4.50 facility fee). Capacity: 24,880.
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E M I N 3 M
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=795&u=/eo/20031020/en_music_eo/12731&printer=1
Eminem Beats Bully
In tossing out of court a defamation lawsuit against Eminem, the judge got jiggy wit it.
Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Deborah Servitto included a rap of her own to explain why she dismissed the suit filed by one of Marshall Mather III's former classmates.
In a footnote to the opinion issued Friday, Servitto added a 10-stanza rhyme that states in part, "It is therefore this Courts ultimate position, that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition."
(should justice sound like an American Idol audition?)
DeAngelo Bailey filed a $1 million lawsuit against the rapper in 2001 for damage to his reputation after Em trashed him as an bully in the track "Brain Damage" from his 1999 breakthrough album, The Slim Shady LP.
"I was harassed daily by this fat kid named DeAngelo Bailey/An eighth-grader who acted obnoxious, cause his father boxes/So every day he'd shove me into the lockers," Em rhymes on the track. "And he had me in the position to beat me into submission/He banged my head against the urinal until he broke my nose/Soaked my clothes in blood, grabbed me and choked my throat."
Arguing that Bailey was merely out to make a quick buck off the rapper, Eminem's attorney petitioned for a dismissal in July.
Servitto evidently agreed, saying, "The lyrics are stories no one would take as fact/They're an exaggeration of a childish act/Any reasonable person could clearly see/That the lyrics could only be hyperbole."
For their part, Bailey's attorneys have consistently denied that their client picked on the then young Em when the two attended fourth and sixth grade together at Dort Elementary School outside Detroit.
Instead, Bailey has accused the Grammy-winning rap superstar of ruining his chances to switch careers from sanitation worker to mega-selling musician.
After the rap-minded ruling was handed down Bailey's attorney, Byron Nolen, expressed his surprise and added, "I don't know how the court of appeals would look at something like that."
http://www.insaneclownposse.com/
Tonight:
ohmigod where do i begin.
this afternoon...
alexis is like "jesse, you wanna go see insane clown posse, bone thugs n harmony and kottonmouth kings tonight at Nation... for free" so im like sure............ so we get there and his boss lets us in threw the back alley in this chillin door, and we say wassup to him.. and chill with him for a hot second... then we go get our wrist bands that are outside the area where they take your tickets.. so we tell lthe girl at the check point that we are goin to get wrist bands..so we get wrist badns.. and then when we come back to get in.. shes like .. "wheres your tickets ?" and we are like uhhh. and she like ohh tahts right you were gettin your alcohol bands.. and she lets through....we are walkin through the crowd and notcei taht lots of kids are wearin face paint like psycho clown style.. and im like "oh shit"...soo we go get beers and see some of the other acts.. like killah priest (of Wutang fame) .. and we catch kotton mouth kings performance.. they sing about weed and rap about bitches and hoes.. and it was kinda chessey but the crowd was definetly feelin them...
so then we got more beer... then bone thugs n harmony start playin, and we are on the floor to watch them.. they were sooo good, they just rapped and played ther old songs.. and just played a realy good set...the crowd was feelin them!. so then alexis disapears.. do do do do do do do.. then he returns.. with .. VIP passes.. so im like sweet.. so we go up to the top floor vip lounge.. and watch the rest of bone thugs set up there.. great spot to watch the show !!!!!! props to alexis.. so after bone thugs.. we are chattin with the owners of the club .. and the bouncers ..and whatnot.. and im reminded that insane clown posse are known for a outrageous stage show... and this guy is like " yeah im up here cause i dont want to get covered in faggo root beer" and im instantly remineded of this mtv special i saw on ICP .. ( they are known for throwin around 2 liter bottles or "faggo" root beer and cola...and basically goin wild in the sticky crazyness...) so im like oh shit this is gonna be tight !..
and it was... we are standing ther on the top floor lookin down on the stage adn they lift the red curtain and you see this psycho circuis crazy setup on the stage...... and then the 2 rappers from icp come out.. in crazy outfits... and start the show.. i notice that on the stage are 2 wheel barrows of faggo soda..im loike oh shit .. this is awesome. the crowd was goin fuckin wild !! like seriously ive seen some wild shit and ive been to all types of concerts.. festivals and club shows.. this was something else.. these kids were out of control !! fighting... moshing.. and the start throwing these 2 liter bottles of soda at the crowd and they got water guns too .. (they were rreallly fizzy and went flyinggggg!) and they just kept throwing them.. and then they jad these support ppl come out and fill the carst up with more soda !!! ( in ny mind im like, these fools are crazy !!!, im like they are gonna put someones eye out.. and then i start thinking.. they are gonna put my out.. cause they are flingin 2 liter bottles at the stage, and kickin them and shakin them up and peggin them at the crowd...and pouring it on ther heads and the heads of the security directly in front of them...) so this crazyness insues and we keep drinkin.. and i honestly I have never in my entire life .. experienced anything so wild.. they kept throwin these bottles of soda (i almost got hit a numebr of times...) at one point some one jumped from the second floor balcony to the mosh pit !!!..and kept they rappin wack songs. with aiight beats.... .. and the crowd was just so in to them it was a little creepy. i felt more out of place there than i did at the baltimore 50cent concert... the ppl that go to see icp are generaly of the loser variety and it was so interesting to see a large group of outcasts... very interesting.. i felt like the trench coat mafia was gonna jump out.. all in all it was fuckin cool, i got drunk, i chilled in the vip section, i saw a few kids from high school that work at the club.. and i saw bone thugs n harmony and even though i dont like insane clown posses' music , i have a new appreciation for insane clown posse.. fuckin great stage show.. ! if you ever get the chance .. dont miss it ! i never thought id say that... i remember the only thing id heard about them was that they were from detriot and eminem got in to a fight with the lead singer.. ..
any way. im drunk and i had a fuckin good time. !
i just realized that this is probaly the longest entry to jess3 ever.. so enjoy it while it lasts..
-J
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You Know You're From Northern Virginia If...
1. Speed limits are just suggestions
2. You take a major highway to school (95, 66,28, etc)
3. You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC
4. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work
5. 50% of your senior class plans on going either to Mason, JMU, Tech or UVA
6. When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
7. You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
8. When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them
9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
11. A red light means 2 more can.
12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
13. Your local news is national news
14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded
17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class
18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
19. You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools
20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
28. Homework/Extra credit for a class has been to visit a museum in DC
29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
30. You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage
37. You don't actually keep your cars in it.
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop
40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC
44. Most of Loudon County is the "middle of nowhere"
45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
46. The word Hfstival actually means something to you
47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
49. Two words: rush hour
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
51. Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
52. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
53. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
54. You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.
55. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.
2. You take a major highway to school (95, 66,28, etc)
3. You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC
4. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work
5. 50% of your senior class plans on going either to Mason, JMU, Tech or UVA
6. When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
7. You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
8. When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them
9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
11. A red light means 2 more can.
12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
13. Your local news is national news
14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded
17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class
18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
19. You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools
20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
28. Homework/Extra credit for a class has been to visit a museum in DC
29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
30. You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage
37. You don't actually keep your cars in it.
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop
40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC
44. Most of Loudon County is the "middle of nowhere"
45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
46. The word Hfstival actually means something to you
47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
49. Two words: rush hour
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
51. Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
52. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
53. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
54. You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.
55. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.
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New Zealand cant be fucked with.
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New Zealand's Reuben Thorne (R) tries to break away from Canada's Marco di Girolamo during their match at the Rugby World Cup in Melbourne on October 17, 2003. New Zealand defeated Canada 68-6
New Zealand's Richie McCaw (R) breaks a tackle against Canada's Sean Fauth during the Rugby World Cup in Melbourne on October 17, 2003. New Zealand defeated Canada 68-6
Canada's Aaron Abrams (R) says to teammate "how the fuck did we think we were gonna beat new zealand in rugby ?, please dont leave me alone with them.. hold me tight."
New Zealand's Kees Meeuws (L) scores a try past Canada's Ed Fairhurst in the second half of their match during the Rugby World Cup in Melbourne on October 17, 2003. .
New Zealand's fan Lars-Erik Larsen (L) and Canadian fan George Skrzypniak cheer before their team's match at the Rugby World Cup in Melbourne October 17, 2003. Twenty nations are participating in the six-week tournament, which will conclude with the final on November 22
