Stupid Piece of Blog

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

What a cool web site. One day, after I've redeemed all my gift cards and
outstanding coupons, I'll read through this whole thing.

# posted by juveekin @ 12:57 PM 0 comments

I've been wondering what this stupid blog's theme should be, and what things I
should include in here. Sure, this would be a convenient place to store my
credit card numbers and passwords, but I get the sense that my growing audience
would be bored by lists of 16-digit numbers with corresponding expiration dates,
and anagrams of "kobe8lovesshaq32".

Instead, these entries will be random thoughts, as concisely expressed as
possible. Whereas another blogger I know may produce a novel per entry, I
probably don't have the attention span to

# posted by juveekin @ 2:21 AM 0 comments

Gift cards, store credit, and "get-ten-stamps-and-get-one-free" cards bring
stress. With money, I already know I must keep track of it. Bills and coins...
yeah, don't worry about them expiring anytime soon. I can handle carrying one
credit card.

But when the dregs of payment options happen my way, I've got to use them up as
soon as possible. If I have those other cards, I've got to either carry them
always until I redeem them, or remember to take them from home when I know
beforehand that I will be able to use them. Sometimes it will rule my schedule.

I made a point to go to an area with a Jamba Juice store the other day. Made
sure I got rid of those damn 40 cents on that damn card. Didn't stop there.

Went to Albertson's to use the $5 off a $25 purchase coupon before it expired.

I have the 10 stamps on my Quizno's card needed for $5 off my next purchase. I
used to go there quite often with co-workers. For some reason, we stopped going
there, so I haven't been able to use it yet. It supposedly expired on January 1,
2005. But I'm not giving up on it. Maybe I can puppydogeyes the cashier into my
well-deserved discount.

It bothers the heck out of me that I still have $7 left on an AMC gift card.

# posted by juveekin @ 1:55 AM 0 comments

Acronyms require gazillions of hours of thought before the eventual epiphany is
reached.

Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST)

For this group of universities researching a means to keep students' records
safe, I wonder if they thought of the acronym first or the long-form name. If
the former, then how long did it take?

# posted by juveekin @ 1:42 AM 0 comments