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Friday, July 13, 2001

First day at Ipsos-Reid
Posted by James Perih @ 10:25 PM CST
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Hey,
I just finished my first day at Ipsos-Reid. It was GREAT. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun there, and it appears that my experience at Convergys is going to come in handy in a large way.
I may even meet new people -- there are a lot of nice (looking) people there :) [more]

Thursday, July 12, 2001

What is Apple Doing Wrong?
Posted by James Perih @ 09:55 PM CST
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Ya, this is old news (October of last year), but the "AskTog: Why is Apple in Trouble?" article speaks a lot of what I think as well -- why Apple isn't doing as well as it could. A more recent article, by that same Tog Guy, is an article regardinghis internet perspective... [more]

ICQ 2001 Alpha
Posted by James Perih @ 12:04 PM CST
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Shhhhh!
The latest on USENET is that ICQ has posted their ICQ 2001 Alpha installer on their website, no doubt for testing. You can access it via the ICQ 2001a Beta Install Page.
Below, some features: [more]

Wednesday, July 11, 2001

When Advertising Goes Wrong
Posted by James Perih @ 09:19 PM CST
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Whoda thought this would happen? This is a screenshot of a news article about a child dying in a fire. Also adorning this page, is an advertisement for an Iomega CDRW drive, with the slogan "Burn Baby Burn". Man, this is terrible... [more]

Kristie picks up her stuff
Posted by James Perih @ 02:53 PM CST
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Kristie came by today to pick up her rug, and the keys to her apartment. She didn't much care about receiving any money for the CD Burner -- at least not yet -- So I feel guilty keeping it.
She may not be the best looking woman on the planet, but she's the best looking pregnant woman on the planet... [more]

Training Starts Friday!
Posted by James Perih @ 10:14 AM CST
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Yay for me!
Ipsos-Reid just called me, and I start training on Friday! I HAVE A JOB! I HAVE A JOB! I HAVE A JOB!... [more]

Tuesday, July 10, 2001

Ipsos-Reid Group Interview
Posted by James Perih @ 02:51 PM CST
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I finished my Ipsos-Reid group interview earlier today, and things went great. There are really nice people who work at Ipsos-Reid, and I believe I'll enjoy myself there. If they call me tomorrow between 9:00am and 12:00pm, I get the job. [more]

X-Files Quiz
Posted by James Perih @ 02:47 PM CST
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I took this X-Files quiz hosted on E-Online. It should be easy to anyone who has a more-than-average appreciation for the X-Files... [more]

Monday, July 9, 2001

The Baby Is Okay
Posted by James Perih @ 10:39 PM CST
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Hmm...
Kristie told me that her child... our child (if there was such a thing as "us") is perfectly okay, and Kristie is going through with the pregnancy. Now, the next logical step is to find out what I can do to claim that child... [more]

Microsoft Windows XP, RC1
Posted by James Perih @ 08:19 PM CST
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I'm trying out the new Windows XP RC1 (Release Candidate 1) release, and it's going quite good. I'm not too fond with the whole LUNA look, but there is enough great about the operating system to like... [more]

Job Calling
Posted by James Perih @ 03:55 PM CST
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I'm not entirely sure if I should be happy about this, but Ipsos-Reid called me today, and told me to come in tomorrow at 11:00a.m. to join a group of others, and brainstorm... [more]

Personality Test
Posted by James Perih @ 08:53 AM CST
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As if I had anything better to do on a monday morning, this personality disorder test was sent to be by a friend (who is apparently schizoid, schizotypal, avoidant, and dependant)... [more]

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