YELLOW PAGES SOCIAL EXPERIMENT - QUICK NOTE (AND MORE)
They kicked the book to the side again.Unfortunately I couldn't continue much of this experiment since last Wednesday due to my excessive amount of weekend work (which I am still in the middle of). Right now it's almost 1am and it's looking like an all-nighter. Yay.
YELLOW PAGES SOCIAL EXPERIMENT - PHASE 3
I really didn't think there would be a phase 3.
Unfortunately, one of the phone books has resurfaced. This morning when I walked outside, I look down the hall and my next-door neighbor's doorway has the damn phonebook outside again. This isn't the neighbor who just kicked the book to the side originally, but the one who took the book in when I placed it right in their walking path.
In addition to this phonebook, my neighbors across from me have all kinds of boxes stacked outside their doorway. If that isn't gone by tonight, that is also going to be stacked right in their walking path. If worse comes to worse, I'm building a damn cardboard fort on both of their doorways!
I'll keep you updated as usual.
TOP OF THE EVENING
So I just came back from Pho-Hoa where I devoured a #32 and drank an "Iced Fresh Lemon" while sitting alone. I noticed on the receipt that was left at my table that Pho-Hoa is "One of the Top 400 Chain Restaurants in America!" OK, but I can't even name 400 chain restaurants. Do you think this information is worth advertising? I mean there could be 399 BETTER chain restaurants in America. And honestly people, chains are usually not the best in terms of food quality and service.
I give props to the mom & pops. <--Lyric that shows that I have mad MC skillz. Fresh.
COPIED TEXT TO CLIPBOARD
[14:23] SuperHILAC: these guys are pretty funny
[14:23] SuperHILAC: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3730871020444106271
[14:23] SuperHILAC: and i like their music...but i don't expect you to
[14:23] alo514: can't right now
[14:23] alo514: ahaha.
[14:23] alo514: send it to me later
[14:23] SuperHILAC: bah you suck
[14:23] alo514: in class!
[14:24] SuperHILAC: why do i have to send it again with today's technology?
[14:25] alo514: bc i'm not going to save it.
[14:25] SuperHILAC: isn't it already saved since i sent it to you?
[14:26] SuperHILAC: audrey, poor user of technology
[14:26] alo514: is it?
[14:26] alo514: i did'nt know that IM kept a history
[14:26] SuperHILAC: mine does
[14:26] alo514: mine does
[14:26] alo514: n't
[14:27] SuperHILAC: for example, on July 19, 2005...you wrote at 22:15: how was dinner?
[14:27] SuperHILAC: i responded the same minute with: yumz...burma superstar
[14:27] alo514: lol
[14:28] alo514: thanks for the review
[14:28] SuperHILAC: also, if your IM doesn't save it, there's this thing called "copy and paste" that is all the rage these days
[14:30] alo514: i've already lost it.
[14:32] SuperHILAC: wow...i guess this is good news in some ways
[14:32] SuperHILAC: i can say terrible things and they can't come back to haunt me
[14:32] SuperHILAC: you suck
[14:32] SuperHILAC: :)
[14:32] alo514: ctrl+s
[14:32] alo514: saved.
YELLOW PAGES SOCIAL EXPERIMENT - PHASE 2
Some not-so-exciting results from Phase 2. It appears that the phonebook has been 'removed'. I repeat, it has been 'removed'.
Before going to bed last night, I moved the phonebook into the path of their doorway again. This morning, it's gone! Now, what really happened to the book? Was it discovered when mother or father was headed to work and then taken to the trash dumpster? Maybe they brought it inside to store in a cupboard? Or trashed inside? Could they be using it as a child booster seat, implementing a new-found utility to the object?
My conclusion is that if you annoy someone two times, you're likely to get them to fold. I'm making a note of that, as it could prove to be very useful in the future.
YELLOW PAGES SOCIAL EXPERIMENT - PHASE 1
Two of my neighbors have had their phonebooks sitting out on their porch for over a month now. Our porches are shared, or more specifically it's a hallway and the actual space we each can call a 'porch' is not clearly defined. Generally there is an assumption that when a telephone book is delivered to the front of every door, that it is for (and thus belongs) to that respective door's residents.
Upon arrival, I immediately brought mine in. Maybe I'm picky about it, but if I left it outside it may give the illusion that I am not home and therefore lead to vandalism or theivery in a worst-case scenario kind of mindset. I wasn't really worried about that, just stating it.
I've decided to play a little game. The phonebooks are a bit of an eyesore. I walk by them every day upon entering or exiting my apartment. Last night I got home around 3-3:30am and I moved the telephone books to the center of each doorway. This way, in order for them to enter/exit their dwelling they will either have to a) pick up the phonebook and bring it inside, b) kick it or move it to the side, or c) step over the phonebook and act like it isn't there.
The results were odd. I surely thought that placing the phonebook in the center of the entryway would cause both residents to bring the phonebook in as in option 'a'. It looks as if one of the neighbors did follow this choice. The other neighbor chose option 'b'. They basically just kicked or moved the phonebook to the place that it had been previously parked for the past month. I'm really amused by this.
Tonight I'm going to do the same exact action as last night and see if they kick it to the side again. If they do this, then I have more exciting experiments to run. I'll keep you posted.
3 MINOR THINGS
-The Adidas Vintage store is full of goodies. It's even better when they remember you. $10 off!
-Due to my curtailment of coffee (more specific, Americano) consumption, I am now addicted to the Green Tea Latte.
-My 'heritage' houseplant has already sprouted several new leaves and shoots.
WEEKEND OF FISH AND CARS
Friday: Sushi at Yuki Sushi at Winchester/Pruneridge in SC. Then some hot Green Milk Tea from Fantasia at Santana Row. Good times were had by all. The sushi was just "O.K." and it was accepted by the entire party (of 3) that we are sushi snobs. I guess it's only Ebisu and Genki from now on until we find something down in the South Bay.
Saturday: Ate a nice Animal Style Cheeseburger from InNOut and listened to the Cal football game on the radio. While listening to the delayed internet radio feed, I watched the Oregon/ASU game on TV. Enjoyable, but then more sporting times were had. I went to the San Jose Sharks preseason game with the Calgary Flames at HP Pavilion. Yes, the arena thats name is perplexing since HP also named one of thier computer lines the Pavilion. There were fights, there were Sharnachos, there was a "hot goalie!" says ALo. By the end I had lost my voice. Not from screaming for any particular team, but from this persistent cough that I have acquired in the past week. I'm partially mute now. No revealing of inner monologue, thankfully.
Sunday: Spent all day outside with the So Bros. at Alameda Island on the old Navy Base. It was a Lexus test drive event and we tore up the track. We each individually drove the Lexus IS350, GS450h, SC430, ES340, and a BMW 750i. During my run of the autocross course in the BMW I was able to fishtail the heavy machine through some very basic turns. This lead to me being quietly lectured by one of the event staff. The conversation went a little something like this:
LexusDude: Next time can I ask you not to push the car so hard? Some people can't drive as good as you and we don't want to give them any ideas.
BrYan: Uh, I don't drive well. Do I?
LexusDude: Just take it easy.
The passenger during that ride thought I was going to be kicked out of the event. Thanks to Lexus, they're super lenient and it was later spoken on the loudspeaker that out of 16,000+ test drives, nobody has ever been asked to leave. I could have been the one. Now I kinda wish I tried harder. Seriously though, I didn't even knock any cones down on that run. My last run of the day in the GS450h I nicked a cone towards the end of the slalom and practically got a high-five from the event staff at that track. Maybe because that track had a younger feel and crowd?
Anyway, thank you Lexus for letting me destroy your vehicles, some expensive bottled water, a mix-CD, and what looks like a sterling silver soap dish. You rockz0rz.
