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 Archive -- Week 6: 8/4/02 - 8/11/02
Song of the week: New Found Glory - The Goodbye Song
To take over the world effectively, most people would be: A Dragonfly, to control all insects, with 7 votes.
August 4, 2002 - who needs vaginas
After I got massively sunburned in a parade for band yesterday, I went over to McDonald's, and then later to Ashley's house. She had a big party there, and it was bomb. We didn't stay TOO long, but we stayed long enough to fill up these massive cups with multiple cans of pop. It's safe to say that we all had to pee for the rest of the night. And of course, after that we went up to the fair. It was actually pretty fun. And at the moment, everything is a-ok in the Ross world. Speaking of a-ok, check out the new Pat Daly page.
 
Image of the Day

Oh yes, you're reading it right. I bought myself a hot dog at McDonald's yesterday. And yes, you guessed it: it was damn good. McDonald's has redeemed itself.

Q & A of the Day - Larry 
The question: "Would you rather get rid of vaginas or Starcraft?"
Larry's response: "Well, since I play Starcraft, I'll probably never see a vagina.... so vaginas."
August 5, 2002 - no more mr. gulla gulla
Well, it's official. I've gone to every night of the 185th street fair this year. I'm the man! Anyways, once again, I've been thinking a lot. Sometimes I don't feel like I'm good enough... and sometimes I feel like I'm not all I'm cracked up to be. Some people think more highly of me than I think they should. But just now, I made a realization... something someone once told me clicked in me head. "You're you... and that's the best anyone could hope for." or something trite like that. And that's exactly right. The most a person can ever be is himself. And when you try to act a certain way, or be a certain way, you're cheating people out of something worth infinitely more than what you're trying to be. You're cheating them out of knowing the REAL you. "Ross, who are you talking to?" Oh... sorry about that. I was giving myself a peptalk. Speaking of talking to myself, I added more rambles!!! Finally!!!
 
Image of the Day

Wow! I feel so special, they named an island after me! Well... kinda. It was actually discovered in 1841 by James Clark Ross (who also discovered the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea). The most likely explanation for the name of this island is that James Clark Ross was a time traveler who came to visit the future, and I helped him get back to his own time (but he erased my memory of it), and since I helped him, he decided to name this island after me. Pretty cool, eh?

Link of the Day - Pop Cap Games
I originally heard of this site through Steve-O. And ever since he told me about it, I've been hooked on it. So if you're ever talking to me online and I'm not responding, it's Pop Cap's fault.
August 6, 2002 - i guess you could call him my "web-master"
Since Brian and Chris were at Less Than Jake, and Larry was MIA, Ashley and I were left all alone with nothing to do... And both of us being very indecisive, we had a hell of a time deciding on something. Nonetheless, we ended up at Denny's. It was the first decision I've made in a while. Maybe it'll start a chain reaction, and I'll decide on everything now; a job, a college, a major, a profession. Oh yes, it's true, it's all coming together now. (Speaking of which, the guy working at Denny's seemed like he had a busy day, so I gave him a 51.7% tip.)
 
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Well, today is Jason Weber's birthday. He was probably my first REAL friend. He's such an awesome dude, too. We kinda grew apart after grade school, but we still talk sometimes, and we still hang out every once in a while. I'll always consider him a good friend of mine, because he's been nothing other than that to me. So Happy Birthday Jason!!

Chronic Spelling Error of the Day - Weiner
I call a person online a "weiner" at least twice a day. And I realized this a couple weeks ago, but I never did anyting about it: the correct spelling is "wiener", not "weiner"... Which one do you like better? Send an e-mail to weiner@therosser.com if you like "weiner"... send one to wiener@therosser.com if you like "wiener". I'm serious!!
August 7, 2002 - for the love of money
Well, since I decided to be more decisive yesterday, I went through some more college mail... I do that every so often when the pile gets taller than me. Out of ALL the college mail I've gotten since sophomore year, I've only found ten colleges that MIGHT interest me. Two in New York, four in Pennsylvania, one in Vermont, one in New Hampshire, and one in Ontario, Canada (who would have guessed... Ross liking something Canadian!). The three most interesting are Alfred University in Alfred, NY; Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA; and Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. I told myself I'd have it figured out by the end of summer. And I only have three weeks left. Yikes!
 
Image of the Day

Wow... talk about desperate for money and/or the worst investment of a lifetime. This man just auctioned off a portion of his forehead on Ebay... well, sorta. Basically, some shmuck paid $75,000 for this guy to put a tattoo on his forehead for a year. What's this world coming to?

Lyric of the Day - Pea (as performed by Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers)

I'm a little pea; I love the sky and the trees
I'm a teeny tiny little ant checking out this and that
And I am nothing, so have nothing to hide
And I'm a pacifist, so I can fuck your shit up.
Oh yeah, I'm small.
Fuck you, asshole... you homophobic redneck dick.
Big and tough and macho, you can kick my ass.
So fucking what?
August 8, 2002 - one, two, three, apple.
Ah, I had a kinda off day yesterday. I was energetic, yet down... and I apologize to my friends, because I feel like I was being really annoying. Anyways, I continued with my decisive streak and put in a job application at the Euclid Public Library. Things are looking up. As Steve-O and I were driving, we both broke in to the same part of a song at the same exact time, and the song wasn't even on at the time. It was quite bizzare. We then decided we shared a psychic connection, and I said "Okay, we'll both think of something in our heads, I'll count to three and we'll say it. One, Two, Three..." And of course, we both said "apple." I'm telling you, we must be on the same wavelength or something. Nonetheless, after that, I went to the beach with my other friends, and in the course of the night, I managed to accidently kick a live rat, bruise my knee while dropping Chris on the ground, and COVER myself with Slurpee from the machine in 7-11. I think I'm the clumsiest person I know. 
 
Image of the Day (click for bigger)

"Dude, that thing's huge!"
"Eh, I've seen bigger."

It doesn't get much bigger than this... this is a 1:1 scale recreation of a blue whale, the biggest kind on the planet. Check out the size of the people underneath compared to this beast. My basic point: Whales are sweet!

Definition of the Day - Time

A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future. 
August 9, 2002 - we kick brass
Band started up again yesterday with our first Thursday night rehearsal. It really looks like it's gonna be a good year for us. I was really impressed by how good they were playing for the first time they were seeing the music. So I'm sure I'll be talking about band quite a bit on here, for the next two weeks at least. But hell, I think this year is gonna be the best one yet. Not only am I the senior field commander of a possibly GOOD band, but there's this girl I have a crush on, and she's feature twirler. I'm sure everyone can guess who that is! Well enough about band... oh, I guess that was all I had to talk about. 
 
Image of the Day

I'm only posting this because I am having image poster's block... Hopefully I'll have a good one for tomorrow.

Stupid Joke of the Day

Two goldfish are in a tank. One says to the other, "Do you know how to drive this thing?" 
August 10, 2002 - Here comes inspiration
Yesterday, it's safe to say, Paul and I were inspired somehow... inspired to actually enjoy band this year, and to try to make it enjoyable for everyone. And during the course of this inspiration, I reflected on all my past inspirations, and I made a realization about myself: I am a lot of talk, and only a little action. But that's gonna change this year. I'm gonna do what I set out to do. I'm not gonna preach and preach, and never even really remember what I preached about. Yes sir, maybe it's the era of a whole new Ross. Well... maybe not a WHOLE new Ross. But still, a Ross that's a little bit different. And that actually seems pretty likely. Every time before I change something about myself for the better, I get annoying to myself, and I think "oh man, I must have been really annoying tonight." That's not to say I'm not annoying even when I don't think I am... but still. That's all for today.
 
Image of the Day

Well, I hate to copy Kirk Israel, but this image of the day was just begging to be put up on this site! It's a picture he took a couple days ago. Rather elephant-like, eh?

Lyric of the Day - "Falling For The First Time" by the Barenaked Ladies

"Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost,
Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost.
What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time?
What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind."