Free 2010 Credit Score Here

Hello! Long time not blog! Actually I was in San Francisco at a job interview. But I just got back into Reno about two days ago. While browsing the web today I happen to come across this website where you do not have to submit any credit card info nor pay $15 for a "free" credit score. I believe you can only ask one time per year, but it isn't like I need to ask more than once. Now the credit score relates to the credit report. It is your number which designates whether or not you can get a mortage, credit card, or a loan at a low interest rate. (See the rich really do get richer) The link is http://www.creditkarma.com/ for the credit score.

If you want to see your credit report, go to http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ and then pick between the three large crediting firms. Don't ask for a score on the second link unless you honestly feel comfortable giving out your credit/debit card information. If you do feel comfortable, then you have to cancel your information and then wait for the $15 to be processed and reissued to you. I honestly consider this a overall headache to get a score from those companies and prefer using CreditKarma.

On that note, I just realized I am giving away free advertising to these websites, but who cares. The information on those sites are invaluable and everyone should  keep track of their credit score. Am I condoning spam? No. So don't bother me by sending me any. I'll just reject those comments faster than a kid can reject green beens. My view towards spam is synonomus with Girl Scouts trying to sell me cookies: I don't want any.

Tangent aside, frugality will natually lead to a higher credit score.  I do not use credit and I have a good credit rating. Now why is that? Oh right--I pay for everything with cash and assume as little debt as possible. And I pay all my bills on time. Meaning, if you want to increase your score now, you have to assume some responsibility towards paying off debt and paying things on time all the time. Any late payments can damage your score. Any defaults on your mortage would  be the equivilant to kicking your credit score in the groin. While you can legally dodge creditors, you cannot run away from living in the rat race. That is where you will be if you do not pay close attention to all of your financial transactions.

What I like to do is have physical copies of  my bills and my banking as well as having online banking. I do not care if it increases my "carbon footprint", so do not send me hate mail. I consider freedom against financial servitude more important than the tree banch it took to make me my bill. I get a lot of  e-mail daily and I  might actually overlook it. If I do not know that these bills exist, how am I ever going to improve my credit score? The short answer is "I'm not." 

City of Reno is Short Paying for Aces Baseball Contract

This just a response to a Sparks Tribune post. Sparks is a neighboring city that is near Reno. I used to work for the City and let me tell you, the people elected to manage their budgeting cannot hold one for the life of  them. When I was in the recreation department, they would hold all of these meetings and trainings. Some of which we would not even need. Who really needs Greeter Training? Sorry, but I do not think I need to know how to say "Hello Ms. Smith, your kid was good today". The only thing that matters is the necessities in training. Just to give you an idea of the stuff talked about that did not relate to kids and recreation there were seminars on sensitivity training and how to sale to people at the ice rink. No seriously.




Going back to point, I need to say that Reno has the right idea in investing back into the city, but they need to do so on a  lower level. First, Reno needs to focus on building a source of income that is not based around gambling and tourism. Tourism is going to come to a stand still soon enough. Reno will have to find a new market. One they need to focus on the small businesses, not fly by night tourists. Tourism is a seasonal thing. Reno needs steady income. Industry has to be focused in the local market. Not on events were people spend money in town one day then leave.



Now the Aces is entertainment differs from Street Vibrations and Hot August Nights which brings the city a week of revenue. The Reno Aces bring at least 7 months of revenue. Okay, that is different than a come and go event. We need to focus on what we have already replicate success. We have a strong group of warehouses and factories along with a engineering  firms so why not start there? We need innovators in Reno and other people need imports.


Another area we need to focus on is bringing more businesses to Reno and creating businesses. Small businesses drive Reno's economy and small businesses are need it for it to thrive in the next decade. A sports team like the Aces provides small vendors and contractors, not just baseball players. Now I am no fan of baseball, but I can see why we need the Aces in Reno. They indirectly foster those businesses. Last year the management bought $70,000 dollars of vending food from Sam's Club. For something that actually brings Reno, money the board members need to pony up. The team is an asset that brings a crowd, brings revenue, brings money. For Reno to short the team is a huge disservice to the community.

One Year Anniversary at Sam's Club

Hello there. Chuckie here with another blog jam packed with pure awesomeness. It has been a cracy year for me down at Sam's Club and I have to say, I am glad I have stuck it out this long after all. Perhaps my earlier entries were a bit pessimistic, but rest assured, I will continue to work there until I reach my goal I set out to reach in New Year's.

So far I have read 65 books and saved up $6,ooo for my re-entry into Japan. I will also take the JPLT level 3 so I can up my own personal stock and credentials. I could take the level 2, but I need more time to study for that one. While level 3, I can take it and pass it without studying. But I will study so I can refresh some of the Japanese that I do not normally use. I am in no way trying to slack off with the test, they are expensive to take because I have to go to either Los Angelos or San Francisco in order to take the test and I do not want to go over there in vain. When I do take the level 2 next year, I will have more time in order to catch up what I know and be able to pass it with no problem. So that is my goal-- to eventually go back to Japan in 2010.

There is also the need to address the issue of having one year at Sam's Club. Since they basically changed the whole structure of the pay scale, all I will get is a marginal raise. Since there might be employees reading this blog, I cannot go into further detail about it. However, I can say that my vacation and personal time has kicked in and I will use every bit of it to better my situation. I am a graduate from UNR and for the past 2 years, I have been working jobs with little chance of vertical movement. When I return to Japan, I will proabably work for someone else for a little while and then build up a marketing list and become self employed.

I have offically started back up my business on E*bay. My ID is marketmediaplus and I will sell certian items on demand. Right now I am just trying to sell all my books and video games so I can move with little problems. For the most part I have been celebrating my raise, so I have been eating out a lot, but that will stop. The glamour is done; my year is in; time to continue amassing wealth.

Sushi Boat 2 Part Review

This has probably been the most expensive review I have done. Not because the place was expensive, but because I had to make two trips to give a proper review. While I was going to upload actual pictures this time around, it turns out my phone cannot do file transfers. If I could entertain you with obscenities that borders Turret's syndrome, I would. Alas, I cannot due to contracts drawn out by the sponsors. I can say that I want to take my Motorola and toss it into a meat grinder. That is totally acceptable.

However, the show (in this case, the review) must go on.

Sushi Boat Part 1

In Sushi Boat they serve mainly Japanese and Korean food. For the first week, I reviewed Cha-shu Ramen, which costs $8. It was a mixture of beef sides, pork, Asian celery, asparagus and ramen noodles. It was a very filling dish and I was impressed at how the service was that day. The texture of the ramen is very authentic to the Japanese style and I would say that the restaurant has some potential to rise back from its esteemed status. Their Cha-shu ramen reminded me of the ramen stores in Japan in a French dining place. main due to the fact that their dininng area does not totally fit the atmosphere of the sushi bar.

At one point, they were giving discounts to UNR students, but after the roach infestation, I did not come back for three years. Since then they must have gotten complaints from customers and health inspectors and have since then raised their standards considerably. Read on if you want to know what the hand of destiny dealt me into coming to this place a second time...

Sushi Boat Part 2

Round two required for me to have a bigger stomach and while I took many pictures to post in this blog I was again stiffled by the Motorola that I now want to toss in front of a Hummer H2 just to see if it will crack. While it would be fun to do, it just is not prudent so *sigh* moving on.

In case if you are wondering what I had, it was the following:

Godzilla Rollx2
Happy Roll
Philli Roll
Spicy California Roll
Futomaki Chef Special Roll
Hotate (Oysters)
Dragon Roll
T.N.T. Roll (Spicy clam sauce with tempura and crab)
and the Rick Roll

Okay I did not have a Rick roll obviously. I did have the rest plus two other rolls. If your wonder what was the caloric intake for all of this, I would say it was around 5,000 to 7,000 calories. Fortunately the amount of sushi I had is actually ideal for body building due to the amount of Omega-3. Unfortunately, I will not be going to a gym today. I will just take my atrophy with a heightened state of pride and tom-foolery.

There is a variety of dishes at this place so if are adventuresome, you will find this place rather pleasing. After two weeks of fish and noodles, I am ready to give you the overall results of this escapade!

Presentation: Asian counter check. Japanese beer flyers, check check. French dining tables what in the world? Also some of the letters are burned out on the outside of their building. They need new signs.+.50

Service: Good the first week. Mediocre the second week and since I was the only one there, you woud think they would be a tad more attentive. Obvioucly I was dealing with the co-owner the first week and a under paid flunkie the second. And the chef was the quiet type. The second week was not all it was cracked up to be. The chef kept the rolls coming, but the assistance on the drinks was lacking. I was there about 2 hours and my drink only got refilled twice. +.75

Taste: the sushi was good and the cha-shu was great. So to average this, I am going to say the sushi was epic in variety and texture. The chef got them out quick. He only had me wait for a roll that had to be breaded, but he made other rolls until I was done. Oh and for the leaf eaters that do not want to emit CO2 into the enviroment, there are veggie rolls. For the rest you carnivores, you will find the rolls both healthy and meaty. For the people that think Al Gore is full of it and want their red meat cut lean, Sushi Boat will also find a place in your heart. +1

Price: The best thing next to the food, is the price. You can eat dinners at lunch time for only $13! That is a steal in the name of seafood buffets! Oh and they ad hoc tax too! +1

Cleanliness: It was very clean but the rugs could use a shampooing. +.5

I forgot what my other catagory was but it is all fishsticks or sushi rolls and tuna for lack of a better word. The grand total is: 3.75/5 stars. It is mainly due to customer service and presentation. If they can improve in these areas, I would be willing to re-review them sometime next year. I think the staff should perhaps be more vigilent while there is only one customer in the establishment. If they were then, there would be no need to take off points for customer service. This is perhaps the most important thing that makes or breaks reviews: the customer service. If it is good, they will come. If it is epically terrible, the customer will leave. I feel that this could have been a 4 four star experience if the improve upon what is suggested. Sorry,

I could not load pictures to make you scream for sushi. I forgive my Motorola. I will have to settle for shattering it into a googleplex of pieces using some ingenuity and a sledgehammer.

Until next time, feed food for the stomach!

Food Review: Asian Gardens

I have been a bit busy juggling other side projects, but finally I am back to entertain you with another long awaited food review. Last Wednesday, I went to Asian Gardens to enjoy some Beef Chow Fun. Let's see how they did.

Taste wise. it was really good and the portions was excellent. The meal was filling, dispelling any pre-notions that I needed to eat again afterwards. So if you think that Chinese food is not filling, you need to try their Beef Chow Fun. Oh and for the plant eaters, they do have vegetable Chow Fun as well. +1

Service was excellent. I also tipped excellent in kind. She was eager to please and was willing to bend over hand and foot. She had tea, water and sodas at the ready in a New York minute. +1

Presentation, it felt like a Chinese restaurant and that is a good thing. The food was symmetrical with the atmosphere. I felt at ease when I went there. +1

Value for the money. I have to say that the billing was somewhat steep. Do not order a soda there, it will cost you $2. If you are paying anything more than $1.50 plus tax, then you are paying too much of beverages that cost about 8 cents for the chemicals to fill up your cup. There is no need to be up charged on that. The value on the Chow Fun was generous so I have to give this a certain balance. +5

Menu Variety. Good but I think they should axe the sushi menu. I know they are the same owners as Sushi Boat, but seriously, if I wanted to eat Sushi at a Chinese restaurant, then I probably do not distinguish difference in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean culture. And that would be ignorance on my part. Sure I understand they might get requests for sushi, but it feels awkward in a non-sushi specialty shop. Especially since I can go over next door and order the exact same thing. There is nothing wrong with non Japanese people making sushi, but I just do not picture sushi in a Chinese restaurant especially when it is not a sushi bar or a Japanese style cuisine specialty shop. +5

Overall Asian Gardens get a 4/5. My recommendation is just to order the food and no drinks. They were expensive.

Two Food Reviews!! Yama Sushi and Carrows

It has been a long time since I have done a food review, but it is just because I mainly have not been in any specialized local restaurants as of late.

Carrow's

First up is Carrow's. I went there Memorial day as a way to get something to eat when other chains were closed. The staff seemed a bit distant but the service was still good. +.5

Food was okay. I had the spicy gumbo. It was not memorable though and that is one of the things I look for when I write these reviews. I have to say their shake was good, but I think the spicy gumbo 2 course meal was not that filling as I thought it would be. The cream of broccoli soup that came with it was excellent. Perhaps the highlight of the dining experience. +.75

The atmosphere was perfect for presentation. It felt like a diner. +1

Price wise they were a little high. If you wanted to get something similar to their cooking for the same price, I would suggest going to Denny's. +.5

Also the staff was a bit uptight with handling the bill. Usually breath mints and toothpicks are handed out at the end of a diner. At least throw me a mint chocolate. +.25

Carrow's while okay in food, needs to work on service. Usually they are balanced in presentation and it pangs me to give them a mediocre 3/5. Good if you need a quick bite to eat. Not so much on the value of your dollar. Just stick to the mainstream; Denny's blows them out of the water.

Yama Sushi
Next up to plate is Yama sushi. The fist thing I noticed is a concrete floor in a sushi
restaurant with the fact there was a eloquent bar. Even if you are going to open up a sushi place near Grove street aka Reno's ghetto, presentation is still key. I talked to the owner and said he doubles the place as a club on weekends. There is one tiny problem with that: there is no where on the outside of the club that states that he is a club and there loses half a star. +.5

The service on the other hand was top notch. While I would of bought the chef a beer (it is a custom in Japan) I instead left a generous tip. He was earnest and eager to make the next roll and yack it up with me. And the waitress never left me with an empty drink. +1

The value for the dollar was equally impressive. The roll selection was fairly generous for the lunch time and the freshness of the fish is not bad for Nevada standards. While the staff is Hispanic, it does not mean they do not need to know anything about fish and prosper. You can tell they studied earnestly the art of sushi merchandising. +1

Their logo is perhaps the most memorable mainly because they made it feel stylish by writing Yama in katakana. More than likely they learn the rules from other stores, but if one has read Sushi Economy then it will be apparent that sushi is being embraced by other cultures more and more. +1 For presentation and effort.

Bill handeling was a snap. They were done with me in seconds. They also had business cards at the ready of private catering.+1

Yama Sushi in their generousity and snappy survice gets a generous grade of 4.5 stars matching the Thailand Gardens restaurant that I reviewed earlier this year.

That's all for today. Hopefully I will find some more time to help you satisfy your palets. Until next time.

Focusing on Frugal Hobbies

One thing that keeps me from spending huge amounts of money is different hobbies with a low start up cost. One hobby of mine that I have is playing the guitar. I have finally gotten to the point where I can riff and chord my music up a little, which I am elated by this discovery. If you shop around, i wold actually bypass Fender and go with a First Act guitar. Luckily I have received one for free for my birthday. But if you are not one of the lucky ones, try paying $90. But hey, $90 to play guitar or pay $300 video game system: the choice is up to you. There are certain packages that even include the amp. Remember that if you already are proficient in guitar and you want a better one, you will have do some shopping around and First Acts and Fender will not be the way to go (since they are essentially stock machine parts). You might want to check out http://www.musiciansfriend.com, for some the better deals out there. They have some killer deals for the starving artist. While their effects pedals are a bit pricey, they have guitar deals like no other. In fact they give Craigslist a run for its money!

Another thing I do is look on the web for free e-books. No I do not mean downloading. I actually go to other peoples blogs and download their e-books and read stuff at http://writing.com, which by the way is a excellent site to have your own scholastic work or fictional work reviewed.

If you want exercise and for cheap, consider walking to work, especially if you only live a few miles a way. For me to walk to Sam's Club takes me about 30-40 minutes depending on how fast I walk. Walking really is the ultimate 'green' energy. It runs off of you!

Learning languages are also frugal from the start even though they get more expensive later on. When I was going to college, I started learning Japanese from UNR and yahoo chat rooms. YouTube really works wonders and i wish it was something I had when I first started to learn. Of all the languages, probably Spanish is the most easily accessible language to begin studying. You do not necessarily need Rosetta Stone (tm) in order to be able to gain fluency. If you have it already, that's great just focus on learning from that and keep your nose to the pavement. There are websites devoted to learning languages out there; you just have to look for them. One of my favorites is http://jisho.org, which is for looking up Japanese characters and learning vocabulary words.

Going to free venues in the paper is a good form of socialization and a nifty way of getting out of the house. Just because you are frugal does not mean you have to be a recluse. I look for free events through the Reno rag. Also there are things called books: you pick them up and read them. Books are the cheapest yet most important piece of media in the world. I can find books for free or $1 if i look hard enough. If you are reading this blog, then congrats, you do not need to be coached on such a cheap hobby.

Bike Nevada Errata

I have posted something about Bike 2 Work day. The link for Nevada's is actually http://www.bikenevada.org/. Sorry about any inconvenience this might have caused. Stay fresh; stay frugal.

Totally Random Yet Not 2nd Post

I just thought I let people know my status.
a) I am recovering from my loss.
b) I might have found a place.
c) I have the power bill to rule them all!

a) My roomates have left me with some damaged stuff that will eat away at my deposit. Oh wait we actually get those back? But, seriously the car being left and the broken window sort of tarnishes my rep.

b) I am currently looking for a place near the Peppermill on Linden. I will have to see how that turns out. I might need a ride to help me with moving all my books for right now I do not have time to quickly sell them. I will cross that bridge at the new place.

c) I do not know how, but I got a powerbill that is $286! The good news is that it is not inn my name and my roomate refuses to take my money to cover the cost. The bad news is that he will ditch the bill when we move so I think wherever I go, I will be in charge of another bill. Le sigh...I do not mind paying the bills, but calling and going online to take care of them all is quite tedious. I think that is utter garbage squared. Whether he ditches the bill or not does not matter to me. I would have paid my share if he decided to change his mind.

Possibly d) I am currently formulating a strategy inorder to cut my bills by 60%. One bill I will get rid of is the power bill. If possible, I want to get rid of garbage and only pay half the total rent. I think it is gonna be 2 people in a one bedroom for me. After that, I do not want anymore roomies unless they have a consistancy of completing leases.

Reno Nominated for Most Drunkedness Award

Good middle of the night morning to you! Chukie here with more great news from the "Biggest Little City". According to our statistics in the Reno Gazette Journal, Reno has been elected as place with the most alcoholics in the nation. While I do not have a Jagerbomb to drink to that, I have a inkling some source of alcohol will before me after I am done with this post. >:) Anyway this is perhaps great news if one was worried about their job at Sierra Nevada Pale Ale or Booze Bros. I guess people can still afford to get tanked even though they cannot pay on their credit card. Hey I'll even drink to that! After all we are actually helping out a local industry.

While I could just sing and ale, I think I will drink some later. If anyone was wondering about which bars I like, I will go ahead and drop them.

Stregas- They have their bar set up like a house party plus it plays decent metal.
Shooters- This bar is hit and miss at times, but if you need a cheap beer in Reno, check this place out. And they karaoke on Thursdays, with a sick list of songs.


Pub and Sub- One of the best ways to test economics with beer and pizza, period. They serve oven brick pizzas.
West 2nd Str. Bar- Basically it is karaoke everyday and good luck getting a spot to sing. You will be waiting in line until next New Years. The down side is that they have bouncers who frisk you at the door.
Waterfall- One cannot deny the elegance of the classic bar. Kind of makes feel like I am in a RPG. Maybe I should slay the dragon for the bathroom key... He's taking too long.
Lil Wal'- While I do not like their dance floor, I do like the burgers and the drink specials.
Vino's- Actually I would call this a dive dance floor. Want something more upscale? Go to Divine, where it actually hurts to breathe.
Ryan's- has to been mentioned after the monthly crawls. I had fun at Ryan's and the Waterfall, I imagine that they will get more publicity after the RGJ had them on the front cover of today's paper.

Now it is time to celebrate having the most alcoholics in the city! Support local businesses, get tanked at bars. We earned it!

Snow in Reno

Going to work in this is not bad. I wish the snow in Reno only stayed this high. If that was the cash, then I would not have to worry about returning from work in the snow. I walk to and from work as a means of exercise and a way of saving money.

The payoff is great because I am able to maintain my weight and can tell people "When I was young, I walked 4 miles in the snow everyday!" But on a serious note: I hope the winter next year will not be as bad as it was this year. Too bad I cannot play in the snow :(. I could call in sick, take a paid day off and enjoy the snow, but that would be a bit dishonest now wouldn't it. Lately I have these inclinations that I should be more open to people ever since I got scammed by my two roommates. Call it reverse bad karma methodology or whatnot, but I feel if you are constantly be honest, you can eventually surround yourself with honest people eventually the payoff in connections will be larger than constantly looking over one's shoulder.

In short, it is a good mechanism to subconsciously weed out bad apples in life. However I should digress and say that honestly should not be coupled with brashness or feeble-mindedness.

Feed Food for the Stomach

Salutations!

Today I am going to something a bit different: I am going to do food reviews. After eating two helpings of curry and seeing the slow traffic at Bangkok Cuisine, I think if I, along with a few of the other bloggers in Reno ban together and wrote reviews for different areas I think we can honestly have a fun experience getting the notoriety of the local companies out while we weather the recession.

As I did my routine things before leaving the house, I noticed a bright green flier that one of my former roommates left behind. While he was unreliable with the rent and a bit moody to boot, he did have decent tastes in restaurants.

"Hmm 55 Mt Rose, not too far from where I currently reside." I thought.

Luckily I was right. It is actually near Sushi Pier 2, a decent sushi place which hosts of several different other stores in its locales. While the exterior looked rather plain with one of those green hotel roofs, the inside honestly looks like a four star place.

Price wise, if you are trying to pinch pennies until your next pay check, I do not recommend going here, not unless you just want to get an appetizer like coconut ice creme. But if your fairly frugal with your paycheck then you can probably get away with going there once or twice a month.

That just a side note--On to the food!

Food wise, it is rare that I get seconds at a fine dining establishment. Bangkok Cuisine, left me wanting more, so I ordered a second entree. The first dish I had was green curry. I am a fan of spicy food so I stuck with what I like: curry and more curry! First I had the Green Curry, which was a small let down because it wasn't green =(. However, it was moderately spicy and that made up for its lack of greeness. Just a cultural note, most Thai curries tend to have coconut mixed inside their rue or curry sauce. I'd have to say the spice was nice for a moderate price. The curry itself was mixed with red and bel peppers along with some spices to make the bowl, beyond "Native Thai Spicy". It was not like the Triple Garai Spicy Chinese Noodles that I had in Okinawa, but the spice was not bad either. I need to invest in camera so I can write these reviews AND add pictures.

The next dish I tried was the Red Curry. For some reason I was stuck on colors today. That and my stomach felt like a bottomless pit. Ok the curry was orange ( X( Nooooooooooooooooooooo!) and it was not as Spicy as the green curry. It did however have a little kick to it. If you are trying to break into eating spicy food, this would be a good starter. Looked simular to the last curry dish that I had and smelt of coconut even more than the green one. This dish emphasized more of the the coconut taste than the spicy taste. It was good but I was trying to go for spicer so I had to say the green was better in that aspect.

Between both of the dishes, the orange green curry wins over the orange red curry due to my palette craving spicy items more. They tasted about the same in different ways. Both of them are winners. If you do not want Curry, Pud Thai is always a safe bet, although I do not personally like cooked peanuts mixed into stews.

I give Bangkok Cuisine 4.5 out of 5 stars, but if you want to see other reviews on this establishment, by all means Yelp them out.

Burger King Surveys Are the Bomb

Ok by far the best deal that you can continually get with a meal is the infamous Whopper survey. Why do I say this? Because I am in one write now, abusing their Wi-fi for a chance to write to the reader and give it a go at making something interesting to take away.

So far I have yet to find a deal that tops Burger King's free whopper survey. It will usually begin with "Hello! Welcome to the Burger King guest satisfaction survey. Hello! I'm Jennifer." It really does do that. Then it will ask you to rate different food from 1-5, 1 being utter garbage and 5 being food from the gods. Usually you can get away with lying on the survey and pressing the number on your phone multiple times, but it is best to switch it up. If you answer the same way on the same phone, the location of the phone will be recorded and you will have to do guest satisfaction surveys until the "King" comes home. (Creepy guy by the way.) If you order fries and soda off the dollar menu, that is more than enough to make due for the rest of the week. Because you can do the survey EVERYDAY!!!

Ok but if you want to eat a day's fast food for under $10, the best way to do it is to have three courses of BK goodness. Note: I am not endorsing it as a health practice and I am typing this to essentially cover my own arse. Unfortunately Wi-Fi is only available at select locations. Total amount spent: $2*3 meals= $6 for the whole day. Heck grocery stores have a hard time competing at those prices.

The First Step toward 1,000 miles

Greeting everyone. Welcome to Chuckiesblurbs.

I am your host Chuckie. =) In case your wondering where the reference in the title comes from, it comes from a Chinese proverb: "To begin journey of a thousand miles, one has to start with a single step".

So this blog will basically give you insight to my thought processes and my opinions. Kind of like Myspace except I am being paid to shoot the breeze at 3:48am while I binge on two to three cans of Monster.

Ok so a little about me. I have been in Reno since 2000 and have wasted away here for about 8 years now. Yeah, I know you think I would be happy with all the mini malls. Well that's the thing; I do not gamble at casinos. meaning that every single activity in Reno that there is to do has automatically been discarded for more hours on the net. I swear, between Monster and the Internet I have an addiction. Maybe I should attend the Internet Monster Drinkingaholics Anonymous meeting? Maybe I will get some other energy drink that tastes like crap like Rehab.

On to point #2: I have a tendancy to say whats on my mind at the moment and I will not censor it or go back and delete it. I will have to mind my Ps and Qs for this is definately for unique content and my slice of the pie. In other words, I will eventually be using those fandangled words that will cause mass panic and cause the community to shut down their information super airway and go into bailing out spree for other bloggers...or not. (Obviously, I like my politics and finance)

To not bore you, I will be writing reviews about different products, companies and employment oppertunities. Hey, everyone needs a little coin in these bleak times. Better yet, a forged passport, 20 ounces of gold, and perhaps a faux French accent might serve you even better. Right now I work at Sam's ClubTM, where our "Members" come first..or whatever propaganada that I should believe. I should say that I have been given a well of knowledge to tap into. Meaning most of the reviews will probably be from their affliates.

Oh wait, you want to know about "me". I graduated from University of Nevada, Reno with a B.A. in International Affairs and History. I went to Japan to study Japanese. (Don't worry, I will never post a blog in Japanese here. I do those on this site) If you do know enough Japanese, then I suggest visiting the site I mentioned and make use of it and make a friend, girlfriend, whatever. I guess I could set up a Japanese one in the future, but remember that I work for Wal-Mart and am using this blog to help raise my income.

If you know any affliates that I could use with blogger e-mail me at this addy. Now that I am done with my elevator pitch, from here on out, I will not post another Myspace blog, Facebook blog or any other thing associated with "free". If I want to do something for free and feel good, I would volunteer my time to something really philantric like helping elderly people use the internet.