So recently I was having trouble with my Belkin router at home, and I went online to get a solution. On the site, there was a link that said "24 hour tech support chat" ... so of course I click it, thinking to myself ... is this a bot, or a high school drop out w/ A+ cert working shitty ass hours.
Here is the conversation that resulted.

Spencer Jones: Hello, how may I help you?
You: hi im having difficulty enabling port forwarding manually
Spencer Jones: Before we get started, may I have your first and last name, telephone number (with Country and area code) and E-mail Address for documentation please?
You: are u a bot
Spencer Jones: No...:)
You: hmmm
You: Erik Lyon (909)xxx-xxxx
You: U.S. .... xxxx@xxxxxx
Spencer Jones: Hi Erik, thank you for the information.
Spencer Jones: May I have the model number of the Belkin product that you need assistance with?
You: F5xxxxx
Spencer Jones: I shall provide you the steps for doing that.
Spencer Jones: 1) Login to the router set up page, by typing "192.168.x.x" at the address bar of the internet explorer.
You: ok one second, im doing this remotely
Spencer Jones: 2) Click on "virtual server/Application gateways"
You: which one?
Spencer Jones: Depends for which you are forwarding the ports..May I know the purpose?
You: i wish to forward for web traffic, but I do not wish to use the default port
Spencer Jones: Are you hosting any server in the network?
You: yes
Spencer Jones: In that case choose virtual servers
You: ok
Spencer Jones: 3) Enter the port numbers
Spencer Jones: 4) Enter the IP of the computer
Spencer Jones: 5) Check the box, which says "enable" and then click on "apply changes"
You: at the top or bottom
You: theres one at the top, and one at the bottom of the page
Spencer Jones: the bottom one..
Spencer Jones: If you face any further issues, please contact us. We are available 24/7.
You: wait
You: i've gone through the steps u told me before and it didnt work
Spencer Jones: I appreciate if you can call us on our toll free number so that we can diagnose the situation more closely and resolve the issue.
You: r u teh b0t
Spencer Jones: Erik, No I told you before...Do you still have a doubt..:)
Spencer Jones: I am not a bot..:):)
You: w311 m4b33 [f i |_|53d som3 real l337 sp34k i'd kno 4 5ur3
Spencer Jones: What's that Erik?
You: ahahahaa444444 de 60tz0r got f0oo00ol4d z0r!
You: 0 \/\/ |\| T
Spencer Jones: Ok I wait..
You: fare thee well Spencer "the b0tz0r" jones, for I will miss your compassionate voice on those quiet nights!
You: good night good night!
Spencer Jones: Thank you for contacting Belkin Technical Support. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us.
you: harsh words I know all too well ...

All I ever needed was to eat popcorn with you
Come on over, watch the late show, stay up talking until two

Today's the day you're leaving and tomorrow you'll be gone
You're in my heart and on my mind, I will bring you along

Everything sucks when you're gone
Everything sucks when you're gone

I dream of our reunion, makes me crazy just to think
How so very far away you are, my hope begins to sink

Today's the day you're leaving and tomorrow you'll be gone
You're in my heart and on my mind, I will bring you along

Everything sucks when you're gone
Everything sucks when you're gone

And it's not okay; I made dinner here for two
And it's not okay; I've got candles lit for you
And it's not okay; I've got your favorite records out
And it's not okay; you should already be in route
Toooo meeeee

Today's the day you're leaving and tomorrow you'll be gone
You're in my heart and on my mind, I will bring you along

Everything sucks when you're gone
Everything sucks when you're gone

I want you, I need you...
Everything sucks when you're gone

I really do need new clothes

My goddamn rock solid ghetto shiznit name is Fellatio Teapot, Yo.
What's yours?
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Jackson, you can be my wingman anytime

update.

crazy azn parents + holiday traffic vs. <3
Who will win?

crazy azn parents + holiday traffic?!

wtf :'(

So yes, another week shall go by w/o me getting to see Christine. I can't help but think that this has a little to do with my grandma being slightly racist. I'm not even sure if she's going to be at the barbeque, but I am sure that my Dad would put his mom in her place if she stepped out of line.

Anybody out there interested in dating an asian girl?(NOT mine) Well here are the requirements that you must have:

Financial stability

A job(which means less time with your gf)

A car.

Good grades(again, less time w/ ur gf)

Good looks, masculine appearance.

A nice handshake, manners, refined social graces, etc, etc.

A desire to possibly marry their daughter.

The ability to "make it happen" concerning the previously mentioned items, so that you are worthy of their daughter.

Thats all for now, I'll find out more along the way. If you have more to mention to me, IM me, and I'll add it to the list.
BTW, this post reflects anything but the idea of it all not being worth it.
I <3 my Christine.
bye.

Pennywise - Time to Burn

Time - never bothered me

till I saw it slipping slowly away from me

and time took my years away

Give me back my memories of a better day

and now I've got a lot to lose

I've got a lot to learn

and no time to burn

Rain - spoiled a sunny day

Till I saw those cleansing drops took the

dirt away

and change always frightened me

till I changed into the man I always

knew I could be

The last six lines should have been my senior quote.

So yeah, I went and saw "The Day After Tomorrow" with Jake Gylenhaal or however u spell his name. It was good. I went by myself cuz nobody is around during summer, and I've gotten into the habit of walking to the U.V. for dinner.

Theres just something about apocolyptic movies that always gets me. Really scary stuff, so inevitable. Most of the movie, I either noticed that my muscles were all clinched up and that I needed to relax, or that I had a big lump in my throat.

If ur unfamiliar with the movie, its basically about the world as we know it, on the verge of another ice age. The oceans swell, so much that the Statue of Liberty is up to her armpits in ocean, hence the title of my post.

The movie, of course, has to contain a few love stories to add to the drama. Had I gone to see this movie when I didn't have a girlfriend, it would have been an entirely different experience. What is love? I may or may not even be in it right now, but I know that the idea of love being lost or jeopardized in this movie really got to me. More so than it could ever affect me when I was alone.

In other news, the job has been going really well, I'm learning alot of new things. If importance can be measured by how many keys are on ur key ring, then step aside bitches, I own you. I'm quickly finding out how much more RTC's do than what the residents think they do. I've also become more aware of how unappreciative, and generally rude some students can be toward resNET. The nicest person I think I've dealt with all day came from the extension center, which means that shes foreign. A girl who has many language barriers between me and her, still managed to be courteous, polite, and appreciative. GG.

Good by for now everyone.

I <3 Christine

Wow its been almost two months since I've written in this thing. Lots and lots have been happening. Things w/ Marlene have finally died down, although she has a book of mine, which I would like back but probably won't get it. So that was the one of the low points this quarter ... I also had to drop out of cs61 cuz i was scurrred ... gotta stop saying that! I bombed the midterm which made my interim grade not look so good, so why risk it. Besides, I was taking it way before most cs students. Take THAT Eugene! haha j/k. For awhile I was very tired so I stopped going to class. Which is very bad btw. Dont ever do that kiddies. Now I'm faced with tackling 9b, and i might actually have a hard time getting an A in cs12 :( English though, I'm kicking ass in. I'm finally over that nasty writers block.

In other news ...

Erik has a GF!!!

yay me. Her name is Christine and shes EVER so cuute. No wait, wait.. shes PRECIOUS haha j/k.

I met Ms. Christine Lau in the beginning of the year, because shes roommates with my friend/aquaintance from high school, BRITTANY BUUUSH. We went shopping, I checked out her butt while she wasnt looking, and didnt make a single move :( Then Joe comes to visit about 2 weeks ago, and wants to visit Brittany, so we go over there, Joe and Brittany start talking it up, and me and uhh whats her name start talking :) We really 'clicked.' And then guess what we decide to do, go SHOPPING again. Isn't it weird how things work out?

So by the time me and gimpy(she had a sprained ankle at the time, because of her careless frollicking in the foliage) got back to the room w/ our stuff, we were very flirty. All I wanted to do was see her ID card, its not my fault it was in her pants pockets! ;) hehe. So we did mucho flirting and before I had to leave, I managed to leave my sunglasses. God, I felt like one of those girls that leaves something behind at the guys place, or in his car, so that she can go back to him. But it worked out, cuz I got to see her the next day. We hung out most of the day in her room, and when Brittany left, I made my move. SMOOCH. Unfortunately, Brittany came back RIGHT when we kissed, kinda like a movie eh? So bad timing + me & Christine REALLY wanting to still kiss = Brittany gettin angry at me. Sorry Brittany, really.

I found Christine's blog on live journal, and its most recent heading is "i got a puppy...kinda..." hahah .. im a little puppy. Yeah, she wont want to call me puppy anymore when i deficate in her slippers :-D. Pooopy pants! I was looking for her journal, cuz she said that her first impression of me was ... well, a bad one. I looked in the journal, hoping not to see anything about me, and there WASNT ... so i hope i didnt rub her the wrong way too much back then.

Christine and I hang out practically every day, and always make time for each other. We like to play games on people, like telling them that we're just friends, or telling them that I have a small penis ... snicker snicker haha. Thats all for now! bye.

Disclaimer: If this post has made me seem less cool in your eyes b/c of its honesty and gushy stuff, well then f* u. I dont believe in being nonchalant, except in CS! j/k.