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2006-11-28T23:46:00.000-05:00

ATT&T is the bottom...CinguLAR is the top.

2006-05-05T19:42:00.000-04:00

Damn cell phone giants! Who have guessed that when AT&T married Cingular it would have been the bottom. The culture of AT&T did not carry over into this marriage. Cingular has a "special" relationship with my employer. Which means that my employer is the mistress. Anywho...I get a sweet discount. You know, just don't tell Verizon or the other company about this little arrangement that they've got going on.

Whateva' I now have to many bills.

1) last bill from old acct. (AT&T = $99)

* note that AT&T charges at the end of the month, after service is recieved.

2) New bill from CinguLAR. $30

*note that CinguLAR charges at the beggining of the month, BEFORE service is recieved.

Total cell bill this month $129!!!!

At this point its not such a sweet deal. Maybe it will get better next month.

P.S.

I did get a new phone with a radio in it for free. :(

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Cheney... on a man hunT?

2006-02-16T14:31:00.000-05:00

Well, how exactly did Harry M. Whittington piss Dick Cheney off? I bet there was some BrokeBack shit going on.

Bush vs. Human Rights

2006-02-08T15:34:00.000-05:00

Bush gave a eulogy at Mrs. King's funeral today..Andd was quickly shown up by the Clintons and Rev. Joseph Lowery. Mr. Clinton received more applause than the previous Presidents. Bush was a little jealous, not only of the applause, but also because the Bush wife will not be president on '08.

Rev. Joseph Lowery did not censor himself just because he was standing in front of Bush, but ripped him a new one (kindda). Mentioning the non-existent "weapons of mass destruction." Former President Carter also mentioned the shady (by shady I mean absolute bullshitt)domestic wire-tapping.

This clearly reminds me of my own family funerals. Chastising on the family political level, not so much on the nationally political level. Nontheless, some attendees are clearly more popular than others.

Lying bloggers

2005-11-30T19:09:00.000-05:00

What the hell was I thinking...promising to pay more attention to my little blog. Ya, It was a big lie, but what do you expect from me. It’s not like the blog is standing next to me tugging on my shirt sleeve asking for attention. I guess the moral of this rant is that I should never have kids.

blogphonix

2005-08-27T20:40:00.000-04:00

Yes, I have lied about updating the format of samphonix blog. I eventually ( not today because it is Saturday in the NYC) will make a real post that will have a sociological bent. I think my mind has been broken for sometime now, but I feel it beginning to moving again.

End Transmission.

where is the Zach

2005-08-02T18:42:00.000-04:00

So, here I sit in this brand new, big, luxurious apartment in New York.* Where is my Zach, I ask myself. Is he planning a visit in August? Does he even remember the Samphonix? Or is he busy in Gayville, bringing home the bacon?

*new to me, luxurious to me, and defiantly BIG.

I am the type of person who...

2005-05-09T21:00:00.000-04:00

I am the type of person who needs to learn HTML. If some one could help me out with this I would appreciate it. All you have to do is tell the little guy in my head (yes the voice that I converse with in my head is male) that way he can repeat it back to me a hundred times. I am the type of person who learns by repetition.

By the way the voice of my conscience is female. I guess the little man voice is like my learning coach. It probably does NOT come from any notion that I identify as male. I think it probably does have something to do with the fact that my mother worked during the day and my grandmother next door cooked most of the day. Thus I logged many hours outside in either my fathers garage or next door in my grandfathers garage. Both of them built things, which I would watch and ask "why, how" and then some more of "how & why." yah, so the little man voice is a combination of these two men. I suppose we're engaged in a life long conversation.

just checkin' if blogger is still breathing

2005-05-07T14:01:00.000-04:00

I know my blogger must feel neglected...I only talk to it once a month. However, it should realize that this is the pattern of our relationship. Deal with it.

P.S.
I myself am still breathing. Thanks for checking my pulse by grabbing the wrist of another person. (Tin Tin)

Pound this!

2005-04-19T22:36:00.000-04:00

One British Pound = $1.91 USD

At this rate I will not be able to attend University in England. My prospective University there is now more expensive than graduate schools in the CUNY system. I may as well stay in NYC and go to CUNY (pronounced que-ny, not cun-ny, as in cunning. I did not know this until recently.)
My current housing options in NYC are less expensive than they will be in England. Student housing in England will be approximately $570/mo. That is $100/mo. more than I am forking out currently, yet I will not be able to work in England. Not to mention the transportation to and fro, + food + books + beer = :(

What a BUNCH of Crrrraap!

The Greeks

2005-03-19T17:38:00.000-05:00

Well the time has come for some of the Greeks at the neighborhood cafe' to go back to Greece. No one has been able to give me a satisfactory answer to why these individuals move to NYC in the first place. Is it economic, culture, education,or plain curiosity? Why do members of such a nationalist society ever move away from the motherland?
I guess I maybe looking for an extraordinary answer while it may just be the same 'ol answer. Why does anyone move to a new community? Perhaps to expand their socioeconomic opportunities, love, or what-have-you.

Well I'm gonna miss the Greeks. Hopefully they will get to work on a suitable exchange program. I'd like to request some gay cypriots.

Academic VITAAaaaa...

2005-03-15T15:40:00.000-05:00

I need to write my academic Vita, which at the moment feels like an ACADEMIC VITA. However, as I compose it, it's beginning to feel more like an ACADEMIC VITA.

Le sigh.

Latte shoppe

2005-02-28T19:51:00.000-05:00

This really amazing thing happened at the latte shoppe today. Or not, I guess it depends on your scale of amazing. Getting to the point, my co-worker, a nineteen year old high school drop out received an anonymous card in an plain envelope. This envelope was given to her by a random customer who had nothing to do with the contents. Inside she found a greeting card with a long letter written on the inside cover. Along with the letter were 10 one-hundred dollar bills. YA, das right, some random person had just given her $1000 for no reason.* I wonder how often this happens in NYC.

*In the letter portion there was a hint as to her sexual availability and sexual preference, i.e. perhaps you will spend this on school, or with your husband or boyfriend. I found this part to be creepy.

Damn French!

2005-02-23T23:03:00.000-05:00

I find myself needing e-mail addresses from some people in France.

I will soon be reformatting the Samphonix blog. It will be something like this.
1)sociological files
2) project proposals
3)sociological perspectives on the asshole bUSH (hehe, i said ass- hole- bush)
4) ?#&!@?
5)sociophonix

Oh my God! A human torso was just found in the NYC subway! Is this normal???

Damn Lattes

2005-01-25T23:09:00.000-05:00

Damn, I have nothin’ to say. The only interesting thing in my days at work are seeing the “celebs” come get their damn latte. Ya I’m workin in Rockefeller Center, home to NBC. Connan was in da house as well as Rachel Drach & Will Forte from SNL. What the fuck do you say to them? Can I have a job with that latte?

Ya so I guess it’s time to get down to bid-ness. Time to get my shit together and by that I mean get Grad. School applications together.
I’m struggling with a research topic for the Masters Dissertation. I’m thinking of somethin’ to do with women, possibly employment or public/private policy. It’s so tough to come up with a single topic. My research has to add to the field of Sociology. Ugh! What an enormous burden! I don’t have any pressing concerns in the world with the one exception of getting through ‘Bush’. UGH!

If you have ANY suggestions PLEASE tell me!

Sociology will be the death of me.

"Ethnics"

2004-12-04T15:19:00.000-05:00

So I was strolling about my 'hoods drug store and I made a great discovery. In the cosmetic section they had a sub-section labeled "ethnic" pictured under this was a black woman. All the products were for black people. In the next sub-section were generalized Hispanic products and it was labeled "Hispanic." So this means that apparently I was wrong in my previous post. I was referring to recent immigrants as "ethnics" when apparently they are not. Black people are "ethnic", Hispanics are "Hispanic" and generally "white" people are without any culture or ethnicity and devoid of labels. Well, technically I guess according to the drug store, they fall under the label of "cosmetics." I assume this because under this label were pictures of "white" people and "white" products. It's good to know that some one is using these labels for a good cause. We wouldn't want Spaniards using products meant for "Hispanics" or Colombians using products meant for "whites."*

*When I say "whites" I should really be using the politically correct term..."Cosmetics."

Aagh, cosmetics....what a wonderful world of racial segregation.

Oh, Turkey Day

2004-11-24T22:22:00.000-05:00

Oh god damn... it's turkey day again. Well there are a few good things about being 2000 miles away from my family and friends. 1) My 'hood in the NYC is home to fairly recent "ethnics." You know, those people that are imported. This means that unlike Idaho, most stores remain open for at least most of the day. Turkey Day is not a very deep rooted tradition for most of them. It is still an excuse to “holiday” however. Ya, so anyways…2) It provides an opportunity to get up at the butt-ass crack of dawn, in the damn cold and rain to attend the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Day Parade. The only reason I have for doing this is to snap some photos for my lovely mother…Momphonix.

Did I say a few good things about turkey day? Well I meant two and they barely make the list.

2004-11-20T04:16:00.000-05:00

What is it.

2004-11-18T21:22:00.000-05:00

Loosing love is the single most challenging, non-rational thing that one must face.
Loosing love means; 1) you are a looser, 2) you are unworthy, & 3) your love is not reciprocated.

Lying is a very complicated issue. At the moment, I do believe that lying to the ones you love to spare them embarrassment and/or sorrow is perfectly acceptable.* Maybe I'm just weak at the moment. The fact that my heart, which is usually in my chest area, is now officially on the floor probably leads me to this conclusion. However, I would choose a single lie to give to a loved one...that my love is unconditional.

*This view is subject to change at any time without notice.

Dear Hillary,

2004-11-13T19:44:00.000-05:00

Dear Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton,

Please do NOT make a run for the Office of United States President in 2008. While I greatly respect the fact that you have both a vagina and a brain, I fear that middle America will not be able to handle this. Without the support of penis-totin', no brain havin', scared of the gays, middle America, your chances of winning the office is highly unlikely.

Sincerely,
Samphonix

Blagh

2004-10-29T16:33:00.000-04:00

Blagh blaghblagh blagh blagh

Mugwump

2004-10-29T16:24:00.000-04:00

mugwump \MUG-wump\ noun

1 : a bolter from the Republican party in 1884
2 : a person who is independent in politics or who remains undecided or neutral

Did you know?
An 18th-century Massachusett Indian might not recognize his people's word for "war leader" if he saw it used today. In early America, "mugwump," our version of the Native American "mugquomp," was sometimes jestingly applied to someone who was the "head guy." The first political mugwumps were Republicans in the presidential race of 1884 who chose to support Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland rather than their own party's nominee. Their independence prompted one 1930s humorist to define a mugwump as "a bird who sits with its mug on one side of the fence and its wump on the other."

*And here I thought it was a racially derogatory term. Good to know that i'ts only a political one.