the man
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Thursday, July 28, 2005
we're gonna need a montage
Unleashed (2005): all the bad guys were pretty clichéd. jet li was pretty amazing of course, but i expected nothing less from him. the main girl was stupid. the movie was all about the fight scenes. but in the end, not worth seeing. just kinda cheesy i guess.
Team American: World Police (2004): as expected, movie history's greatest sex scene. there must have been so much work put in to make this movie. i can't even imagine putting together some of the stuff you see. each musical number is amazing. the big motivation speech at the end is better than any braveheart or lord of the rings speech. see it and then buy the sound track.
well kim's sis kristin had been in town for what seemed to be like a month. she finally left last night and its certainly pretty quiet around here. i really miss her though. we always seem to grow closer each year as she gets older. of course we still have our many moments where we fight like brother and sister, but at the end of the day we are really good friends. so basically, i really miss her. glad she's out of our house so we can go back to normal, but still. it will be nice to see her again in august when i'm out.
zumiez is hiring at the mall and i would love to freaking work there. in fact, if i didn't have the internship, i'm pretty sure i would quit my job and get on with them. think how fun that would be. sure its crappy retail, but it would still be awesome. oh well.
i'm getting excited because i've been flirting around 169 pounds. this is significant because: 1. its 169 and; 2. haven't been under 170 for as long as i can remember. i either sit at 170 or fluctuate anywhere between 170 and 180. my goal by denver time is between 160 and 165.
i have 3,755 songs in my playlist not including weezer, updated my iTunes last night, restarted it, was on random and the first song to come on was U2’s vertigo. conspiracy?
27 days . . .
Team American: World Police (2004): as expected, movie history's greatest sex scene. there must have been so much work put in to make this movie. i can't even imagine putting together some of the stuff you see. each musical number is amazing. the big motivation speech at the end is better than any braveheart or lord of the rings speech. see it and then buy the sound track.
well kim's sis kristin had been in town for what seemed to be like a month. she finally left last night and its certainly pretty quiet around here. i really miss her though. we always seem to grow closer each year as she gets older. of course we still have our many moments where we fight like brother and sister, but at the end of the day we are really good friends. so basically, i really miss her. glad she's out of our house so we can go back to normal, but still. it will be nice to see her again in august when i'm out.
zumiez is hiring at the mall and i would love to freaking work there. in fact, if i didn't have the internship, i'm pretty sure i would quit my job and get on with them. think how fun that would be. sure its crappy retail, but it would still be awesome. oh well.
i'm getting excited because i've been flirting around 169 pounds. this is significant because: 1. its 169 and; 2. haven't been under 170 for as long as i can remember. i either sit at 170 or fluctuate anywhere between 170 and 180. my goal by denver time is between 160 and 165.
i have 3,755 songs in my playlist not including weezer, updated my iTunes last night, restarted it, was on random and the first song to come on was U2’s vertigo. conspiracy?
27 days . . .
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Saturday, July 23, 2005
1800 - 0700
just got done working a 13 hour shift at work. sure takes a lot out of a person. felt pretty sick during the night trying to either sleep in that worthless chair (or should i say, most expensive, useless chair) or just counting down the hours. still feel kinda woozy now that i'm awake after getting some 4 hours of sleep since i got home at 7 this morning. don't ask why i did it. combo of moola, helping kelly out (even though i doubt from now until i quit that i'll have the favor returned), and san andreas of course. i'm about 30-something percent done with the game and have put in about 36 saved hours worth. although all in all, i'd say i've put in about 50 hours or more on the game. last night finished the valet parking sub-mission, got a new girlfriend, and lived my dream of owning property in SF. life is good for CJ and myself. had to destroy what seemed to be a million pounds of mj before the feds came and busted us though. i had a tear in my eye as we torched the fields with our flame throwers.
school is gay still. i'm pretty sure i'll get A's in my classes, but i'm so done with them. kim's sis is in town, or should i say still in town. i know she is bored out of her mind and dying to get back to the comfort of her own home and bed. feel bad whenever anyone comes to visit us. for any future visitors, visiting us in utah is only about visiting us, not utah. there really isn't much to do hear but chat and eat i guess.
looks like my mom is moving again. believe it or not though, it could be for the last time finally. went to the ghetto water park by my house yesterday and had a blast. getting a sort of decent tan. its not that decent in general, but decent for me. still trying to run each night and eating less and less. getting to a point where i feel like i'm starving myself. i still think i'm getting enough food, just not the pounds and pounds of it that i'd shovel in back in the day. i miss food so much.
i swear sen. bennett rocks. i read such good things about him. not about to disaffiliate myself with the party and join ranks with the grand ole party poopers, but he is something else. he is pretty old, but seems very vibrant and alive enough to not only stay in office for a number of future terms, but gain the respect that hatch has received over the last 30 freaking years he's been our guy. and i mean respect from both parties, not just the repubs. speaking politics, i'm reading america by jon stewart. everyone needs to read this. funniest crap ever.
my jeep got the thumbs up from mike's auto shop for driving it all the way to dc. got my contract in the mail for my apartment. and if i can ever get my faggoty ass link box to work, i'll put the link to those apartments up. they are pretty tight. i picture, although i doubt it will be this way, me taking a nightly swim after my workout in the gym each night. four months is a long time, but something tells me that it won't be long enough.
our little jonas got jacked yesterday by who knows what. poor little guy has some cuts on his face from being outside. worst part is that he prolly couldn't fight back since he has no front claws. so i think we'll be keeping him inside a little more often now. its been a heat wave here pretty much like everywhere else in the country. not as bad at the 117 in vegas though. you crazy desert peeps. why would anyone live there? now that i've said that i'm sure unlv will be the only law school i get into. so that about it for now. all the crap below is basically stuff that i meant to write like a week ago. just been too busy doing nothing these days. so enjoy part II. oh yeah, and jimmy eat world's future is sooo good. the rest of the album stinks.
Birth (2004): very interesting, unique, and a pretty good intro. but i was confused early on. the whole package seems like a kubrick copycat. there is a huge child actor part so of course i gotta mention that. he actually wasn’t all that bad. the film is stupid to have so many recaps. and what was she in love with in the movie? the kid’s personality stinks and i doubt she is attracted to this ugly ten year-old. so is it just that he’s got all the memories? the movie isn’t really a thriller but seems like it should be. and the, “let’s just shoot a five minute close up of her facial expressions,” got really old. the story drags. and believe it or not, some of the things that nicole and this ugly kid were doing, i actually thought was okay. (spoiler) and talk about a 360 at the end. the kid should have been shot. i guess worth seeing.
so its 2:55 am and i just got back from running. (like i said, this was written like a week ago cuz its really saturday afternoon right now) pretty crazy huh? i got off at 1 am so what can i say? even though it will do me no good, i’m in a good cycle of running each night and have been for some time now. need to try and keep that going no matter how late it is. lately though there has been some crazy shit creapin up in the hood. tonight in the totally ghetto apartments next to us there were people just standing around chatting outside in their concrete courtyard. who stays up this late just to talk? then i got police crawling up every street. and last night i was running and saw this pretty yellow lab looking thing running between the houses. my first thoughts were that it was going to destroy me, however it just ran away. so i ran another block or so and i started picturing in my head me and that dog running together. after about 5 seconds of that i feel something touch the back of my heel and had this happen any other time i would have screamed like a girl (its dark out there!) and ran really fast. this time i just twisted my head around and saw a yellow leg bouncing up and down and sure enough, my little dog was jogging with me. as much as i wanted to just run forever with my dog i had to stop and get him away from me so i wouldn’t be responsible for him. but he just thought it was some stupid game and was running in the yards and running straight for me and totally being the best dog anyone could ever ask for. then i started thinking that a dog like this had to of come from a really good home and i’m sure they would be devastated to lose their dog. i came close to checking the tags to see if there was an address, but it was like 1 in the morning so i'm not about to go knocking on doors. took me about 10 minutes (no joke) and i finally coaxed it away and took a long detour for the rest of my jog. i was sad not to see the dog tonight. instead i felt like i should be carrying my glock on me. granted its still provo, utah so its not like i’m in that much danger. but still, it was a very thrilling night.
yesterday i did the impossible and didn’t check my email for a full 24 hours. usually i’ll check it about 10 times a day. right now i feel like never wanting to check my email ever again. i hate emails and responding and so forth. its handy, but i’m just sick of it all. too much work. gotta say that gmail is very refreshing.
man, and how sad are the bombing in britain? so much for that war on terrorism eh? granted i’m sure we’ve prevented this and that, but had all our efforts gone to that endeavor instead of iraq, this might not have happened. but then again think of all the bombings in london that the iraqis would have carried out had we not taken them over.
this is really bad, but its so true and i generally like to be truthful, but hurricane season is upon us and i really feel like its some annual event that i’m gearing up for. as i type this there is one headed toward cancun and just jokingly in my head i thought, ooo, that would be nuts if cancun got wiped out. but i’m morbidly curious to see it happen. i know all that crap is pretty tragic, but still. some of the best crap i have on my computer is footage from the tsunami last year and i think its all pretty sweet to watch, even though it was so awful. anyways. it seems i’m always interested in when things beat old records, so here’s so a good hurricane season! and everyone keep moving to florida to keep it interesting. but don't forget your home owners insurance.
school is gay still. i'm pretty sure i'll get A's in my classes, but i'm so done with them. kim's sis is in town, or should i say still in town. i know she is bored out of her mind and dying to get back to the comfort of her own home and bed. feel bad whenever anyone comes to visit us. for any future visitors, visiting us in utah is only about visiting us, not utah. there really isn't much to do hear but chat and eat i guess.
looks like my mom is moving again. believe it or not though, it could be for the last time finally. went to the ghetto water park by my house yesterday and had a blast. getting a sort of decent tan. its not that decent in general, but decent for me. still trying to run each night and eating less and less. getting to a point where i feel like i'm starving myself. i still think i'm getting enough food, just not the pounds and pounds of it that i'd shovel in back in the day. i miss food so much.
i swear sen. bennett rocks. i read such good things about him. not about to disaffiliate myself with the party and join ranks with the grand ole party poopers, but he is something else. he is pretty old, but seems very vibrant and alive enough to not only stay in office for a number of future terms, but gain the respect that hatch has received over the last 30 freaking years he's been our guy. and i mean respect from both parties, not just the repubs. speaking politics, i'm reading america by jon stewart. everyone needs to read this. funniest crap ever.
my jeep got the thumbs up from mike's auto shop for driving it all the way to dc. got my contract in the mail for my apartment. and if i can ever get my faggoty ass link box to work, i'll put the link to those apartments up. they are pretty tight. i picture, although i doubt it will be this way, me taking a nightly swim after my workout in the gym each night. four months is a long time, but something tells me that it won't be long enough.
our little jonas got jacked yesterday by who knows what. poor little guy has some cuts on his face from being outside. worst part is that he prolly couldn't fight back since he has no front claws. so i think we'll be keeping him inside a little more often now. its been a heat wave here pretty much like everywhere else in the country. not as bad at the 117 in vegas though. you crazy desert peeps. why would anyone live there? now that i've said that i'm sure unlv will be the only law school i get into. so that about it for now. all the crap below is basically stuff that i meant to write like a week ago. just been too busy doing nothing these days. so enjoy part II. oh yeah, and jimmy eat world's future is sooo good. the rest of the album stinks.
Birth (2004): very interesting, unique, and a pretty good intro. but i was confused early on. the whole package seems like a kubrick copycat. there is a huge child actor part so of course i gotta mention that. he actually wasn’t all that bad. the film is stupid to have so many recaps. and what was she in love with in the movie? the kid’s personality stinks and i doubt she is attracted to this ugly ten year-old. so is it just that he’s got all the memories? the movie isn’t really a thriller but seems like it should be. and the, “let’s just shoot a five minute close up of her facial expressions,” got really old. the story drags. and believe it or not, some of the things that nicole and this ugly kid were doing, i actually thought was okay. (spoiler) and talk about a 360 at the end. the kid should have been shot. i guess worth seeing.
so its 2:55 am and i just got back from running. (like i said, this was written like a week ago cuz its really saturday afternoon right now) pretty crazy huh? i got off at 1 am so what can i say? even though it will do me no good, i’m in a good cycle of running each night and have been for some time now. need to try and keep that going no matter how late it is. lately though there has been some crazy shit creapin up in the hood. tonight in the totally ghetto apartments next to us there were people just standing around chatting outside in their concrete courtyard. who stays up this late just to talk? then i got police crawling up every street. and last night i was running and saw this pretty yellow lab looking thing running between the houses. my first thoughts were that it was going to destroy me, however it just ran away. so i ran another block or so and i started picturing in my head me and that dog running together. after about 5 seconds of that i feel something touch the back of my heel and had this happen any other time i would have screamed like a girl (its dark out there!) and ran really fast. this time i just twisted my head around and saw a yellow leg bouncing up and down and sure enough, my little dog was jogging with me. as much as i wanted to just run forever with my dog i had to stop and get him away from me so i wouldn’t be responsible for him. but he just thought it was some stupid game and was running in the yards and running straight for me and totally being the best dog anyone could ever ask for. then i started thinking that a dog like this had to of come from a really good home and i’m sure they would be devastated to lose their dog. i came close to checking the tags to see if there was an address, but it was like 1 in the morning so i'm not about to go knocking on doors. took me about 10 minutes (no joke) and i finally coaxed it away and took a long detour for the rest of my jog. i was sad not to see the dog tonight. instead i felt like i should be carrying my glock on me. granted its still provo, utah so its not like i’m in that much danger. but still, it was a very thrilling night.
yesterday i did the impossible and didn’t check my email for a full 24 hours. usually i’ll check it about 10 times a day. right now i feel like never wanting to check my email ever again. i hate emails and responding and so forth. its handy, but i’m just sick of it all. too much work. gotta say that gmail is very refreshing.
man, and how sad are the bombing in britain? so much for that war on terrorism eh? granted i’m sure we’ve prevented this and that, but had all our efforts gone to that endeavor instead of iraq, this might not have happened. but then again think of all the bombings in london that the iraqis would have carried out had we not taken them over.
this is really bad, but its so true and i generally like to be truthful, but hurricane season is upon us and i really feel like its some annual event that i’m gearing up for. as i type this there is one headed toward cancun and just jokingly in my head i thought, ooo, that would be nuts if cancun got wiped out. but i’m morbidly curious to see it happen. i know all that crap is pretty tragic, but still. some of the best crap i have on my computer is footage from the tsunami last year and i think its all pretty sweet to watch, even though it was so awful. anyways. it seems i’m always interested in when things beat old records, so here’s so a good hurricane season! and everyone keep moving to florida to keep it interesting. but don't forget your home owners insurance.
31 days . . .
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Sunday, July 10, 2005
black-listed by the holy church
Dear weezermn,
Unfortunately, your order was cancelled. The seller left the following reason to explain why:
Unfrotunately, the seller was unable to confirm this order.
Thanks for using Half.com,
-The Half.com by eBay Team
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I was not aware that you cancelled the order by you have my book I sent it priority mail. Please either deposit $62.00 dollars or send the book back as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
thank you
This is the second time selling on half. Com so I had already sent the book prior to hitting the accept button three times.
With best regards,
Rev. M. M.
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This is what I received from Half.com. I didn't cancel anything on my side. In fact I was pissed that you had cancelled this. When I get the book in the mail I will decide what I'm going to do. I'll get back to you then.
Ethan
[half.com email attached]
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Dear Ethan I didnt cancel anything in fact after I snet the book I hit the confirm button three times and the first time i sold the book the buyer had called 13 times because they took money out of her account and did not pay me for over 30 days. I do not see why the book has not arrived yet they said no later than tuesday.
WIth best regards
Rev. M. M.
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Dear Mr.Ethan Chambers Ireceived notification that you did in fact receive the book. Now I was kind enough to mail it priority mail so u would get it by three days. then you wrote to me complaining that u were upset that I even cancelled th order. As I explained Idid not. Now if u have a Bank of America in your area then please email me back so I can give you the acct# so I may receive my money as I have fullfilled this order and you have the book.
Your cooperation in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Reverend M. M.
[his telephone number]
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first of all, are you new to how ebay and half.com work because you must be doing something wrong if this is the second time you've gone through this. i don't care how many times you are hitting the confirm button either. i got an email from them saying YOU cancelled. did you get anything similar from them? i don't even think i can cancel it on my end after i have bought it. because its user error on your end, i've been put in a difficult position because after i got that cancellation email, i bought a different book online. so i feel an obligation to purchase their book. i did get your book yesterday by the way and i'd say its condition is far from "brand new." did you see the tips of the pages before making your claim? i don't feel i should have to pay your full price for what i asked for. so i'm going to keep the book and i will pay you just the $59 price for the book because it was not brand new like you said. there are no b of a's out here so you'll have to come up with a different idea to get your money.
ethan
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ETHAN CHAMBERS READ WELL BECAUSE I DONT PLAY GAMES I DO AS I SAY
FIRST OF ALL WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TALKING TOO YOUNG MAN? YOU HAVE RECEIPTOF MY BOOK. THEN YOU TRY TO EXTORT ME FROM MONEY ON THE INTERNET. IF I DO NOT GET MY MONEY BY FRIDAY JULY 1ST 2005 I AM SIGNING A FELONY WARRANT FROM GEORGE. SECONDLY YOU ARE TALKING TO A REVEREND AND U WILL ADDRESS ME AS ONE. YOU ARE TO RETURN MY BOOK IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE FILED A POLICE REPORT AND IF MY BOOK OR MY MONEY IS NOT IN MY ACCOUNT WITH BANK OF AMERICA [account number] GA ACCOUNT. I WILL HAVE YOU CHARGED WITH FELONY THEFT BY TAKING.
REVEREND M. M.
[the good reverend's address]
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hahaha. thanks for the email reverend. funny that you mention all that crap sine when you go online it never shows a sale, simply that you cancelled it. so basically you sent me a book for no reason at all because we had no sale. that "receipt" you claim came with the book is nothing more than a packing slip with my address on it. i've never seen any receipt or contract of our "sale." (a receipt would include proof of me purchasing something) you still didn't explain yourself as to why my book is not new. and don't get all pissed at me for not calling you reverend. in fact i didn't call you anything my last emails. i could care less about your status and i'm not a member of your church so i was unaware of such requirements when i speak to you. and your cheap threats won't work. georgia's code says that a theft of such a low amount like this valuable book will be considered a misdemeanor. GA Code Ann. 16-8-12(a) 2004. so you go ahead and file that "warrant." i work for a police dept here and i guarantee they could care less about your $60 book. no one is going to come storming through my door so they can get your money. this is between you and i. lets address the issues without crying to the police. or go to the police if that makes you happy. you'll just waste your time. i want to keep the book for $59. there are no bank of america's where i live so i don't know how you expect me to put any money anywhere. i told you this in my last email if cared to read it. your method of payment is impossible so figure out something else. i'll mail you a check or money order or whatever. if you don't like my $59 offer, you can: 1. admit the book is not brand new condition and out of the kindness of my heart i might consider paying the entire original offer; or 2. you can pay me money to ship the book back to you since after you cancelled it we no longer had a deal and i had no use for the book. and if you think that i'm just some scam artist on the internet trying to con people, you are mistaken. i've been an ebay user before you probably starting using the internet. i have 100% feedback and have never ran into a problem such as you. have a great day reverend.
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REVEREND M. M.
[his address again]
you mail me my money at the above address and you are a con artist and thank to your emails it is federal so go try practicing law because I have you admitting you received the book. you did not cancel it you opened it and did not returnto sender so we do have a valid contract and theft by taken by US mail is a felony now send me my money and we can move on youhave my address above.
govern yourself accordingly,
Reverend M. M.
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yeah i received the book cuz you sent it to me. why did you send it to me? the order was cancelled (i still have this email from half.com showing your cancellation). so we are talking contracts now? the contract seized to exist once you cancelled the order. then i got a book in the mail from you without any new offer. basically without any contract or deal in place (because you cancelled it) the book was just something you decided to send to me for whatever reason. and by me opening it does NOT mean i agreed to any contract. in order for me to accept your offer, i would have had to pay you money, not open a package. and, the package was addressed to me. of course i'm going to open it. i had a number of books on order so it could have been any one of them. i guess normal people aren't as overly cautious as you when opening their packages in the mail, for fear that they might be accepting a contract. thats not how it works buddy. again, opening a package is not me accepting anything. had i transferred money to you, then that would constitute me accepting your offer. and what contract are you even going to present to any court? i'd certainly like to see this. there was also no offer and acceptance during our emails back and forth. so all you have on your side is a cancelled half.com contract. and never have i said that i'm keeping your book without compensating you. you continue to avoid the subject of the book's condition. is that because you know i'm right? if you want to talk about contracts, then you should be aware that what you sold me is not what was originally offered. you offered me a "brand new" book, hardly what i received. you speak of me being a con-artist, yet you lie about what you are really selling. and for this reason, i am happy to return the book, for you paying the shipping costs. and broken contracts are a civil matter, not criminal. no laws were broken by me opening mail addressed to me. are you just making this stuff up as you go? do you have statutes, either state or federal, that you are going off of or do you practice law in your spare time from being a reverend? why would you even send it to me before getting your payment? thats rediculous. this is why people wait until they get their money before sending out stuff. i know its hard for you to admit, but the mistakes that you have made in this matter are piling up against you. i'll be happy to send you $59 to your address. i will try and get it out tomorrow or the next day. your feedback on half.com shows that you've done one sale prior to mine. again, i must stress that you get some help figuring out how to properly sell things online so that you don't make the same mistakes for the third time. and try using periods in your emails. having a hard time figuring out what you are saying.
ethan
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ALL THIS EMAILING IS A WASTE OF MY TIME SO EITHER YOU SEND THE MONEY OR I WILL PRESS CHARGES I, AM, WITH THIS MATTER. DO NOT WASTE MY TIME BY SENDING ME EMAILS YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT THE LEGAL SYSTEM SON IF YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE PENITENTIARIES I VISIT YOU WOULD BE SINGING A DIFFERENT STORY SON DONA THINK I WILL LET THIS MATTER GO. PERIOD YOU OWE ME MONEY PAY IT AND STOP WASTING MY TIME. IF U DID NOT NEED THE BOOK YOU WOULD HAVE NOT OPENED IT. AND U WERE AWARE IN YOUR EMAILS THAT IT WAS COMING AND I INFORMED YOU AHEAD OF TIME OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE BOOK ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS NO ACCEPT IT. YOU REEP WHAT YOU SOUL...................
REVEREND M.
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yes, he got the last word in the matter, but still only got a $59 check in the end. how did i get this lucky? word to the wise, only buy from those with more than 1 feedback. obviously. guess i should have known better. i doubt i've heard the end of his holiness. once he gets his check i'm sure he'll be spouting off more incorrect sayings. by the way, was i wrong in what i did? many will think yes since it was really over like $9. some won't cuz for me, as usual it was a matter of principle. oh well. the moral of the story is to not screw around with descriptions of what you are selling. the end. i hope.
Unfortunately, your order was cancelled. The seller left the following reason to explain why:
Unfrotunately, the seller was unable to confirm this order.
Thanks for using Half.com,
-The Half.com by eBay Team
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I was not aware that you cancelled the order by you have my book I sent it priority mail. Please either deposit $62.00 dollars or send the book back as soon as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience.
thank you
This is the second time selling on half. Com so I had already sent the book prior to hitting the accept button three times.
With best regards,
Rev. M. M.
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This is what I received from Half.com. I didn't cancel anything on my side. In fact I was pissed that you had cancelled this. When I get the book in the mail I will decide what I'm going to do. I'll get back to you then.
Ethan
[half.com email attached]
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Dear Ethan I didnt cancel anything in fact after I snet the book I hit the confirm button three times and the first time i sold the book the buyer had called 13 times because they took money out of her account and did not pay me for over 30 days. I do not see why the book has not arrived yet they said no later than tuesday.
WIth best regards
Rev. M. M.
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Dear Mr.Ethan Chambers Ireceived notification that you did in fact receive the book. Now I was kind enough to mail it priority mail so u would get it by three days. then you wrote to me complaining that u were upset that I even cancelled th order. As I explained Idid not. Now if u have a Bank of America in your area then please email me back so I can give you the acct# so I may receive my money as I have fullfilled this order and you have the book.
Your cooperation in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Reverend M. M.
[his telephone number]
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first of all, are you new to how ebay and half.com work because you must be doing something wrong if this is the second time you've gone through this. i don't care how many times you are hitting the confirm button either. i got an email from them saying YOU cancelled. did you get anything similar from them? i don't even think i can cancel it on my end after i have bought it. because its user error on your end, i've been put in a difficult position because after i got that cancellation email, i bought a different book online. so i feel an obligation to purchase their book. i did get your book yesterday by the way and i'd say its condition is far from "brand new." did you see the tips of the pages before making your claim? i don't feel i should have to pay your full price for what i asked for. so i'm going to keep the book and i will pay you just the $59 price for the book because it was not brand new like you said. there are no b of a's out here so you'll have to come up with a different idea to get your money.
ethan
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ETHAN CHAMBERS READ WELL BECAUSE I DONT PLAY GAMES I DO AS I SAY
FIRST OF ALL WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TALKING TOO YOUNG MAN? YOU HAVE RECEIPTOF MY BOOK. THEN YOU TRY TO EXTORT ME FROM MONEY ON THE INTERNET. IF I DO NOT GET MY MONEY BY FRIDAY JULY 1ST 2005 I AM SIGNING A FELONY WARRANT FROM GEORGE. SECONDLY YOU ARE TALKING TO A REVEREND AND U WILL ADDRESS ME AS ONE. YOU ARE TO RETURN MY BOOK IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE FILED A POLICE REPORT AND IF MY BOOK OR MY MONEY IS NOT IN MY ACCOUNT WITH BANK OF AMERICA [account number] GA ACCOUNT. I WILL HAVE YOU CHARGED WITH FELONY THEFT BY TAKING.
REVEREND M. M.
[the good reverend's address]
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hahaha. thanks for the email reverend. funny that you mention all that crap sine when you go online it never shows a sale, simply that you cancelled it. so basically you sent me a book for no reason at all because we had no sale. that "receipt" you claim came with the book is nothing more than a packing slip with my address on it. i've never seen any receipt or contract of our "sale." (a receipt would include proof of me purchasing something) you still didn't explain yourself as to why my book is not new. and don't get all pissed at me for not calling you reverend. in fact i didn't call you anything my last emails. i could care less about your status and i'm not a member of your church so i was unaware of such requirements when i speak to you. and your cheap threats won't work. georgia's code says that a theft of such a low amount like this valuable book will be considered a misdemeanor. GA Code Ann. 16-8-12(a) 2004. so you go ahead and file that "warrant." i work for a police dept here and i guarantee they could care less about your $60 book. no one is going to come storming through my door so they can get your money. this is between you and i. lets address the issues without crying to the police. or go to the police if that makes you happy. you'll just waste your time. i want to keep the book for $59. there are no bank of america's where i live so i don't know how you expect me to put any money anywhere. i told you this in my last email if cared to read it. your method of payment is impossible so figure out something else. i'll mail you a check or money order or whatever. if you don't like my $59 offer, you can: 1. admit the book is not brand new condition and out of the kindness of my heart i might consider paying the entire original offer; or 2. you can pay me money to ship the book back to you since after you cancelled it we no longer had a deal and i had no use for the book. and if you think that i'm just some scam artist on the internet trying to con people, you are mistaken. i've been an ebay user before you probably starting using the internet. i have 100% feedback and have never ran into a problem such as you. have a great day reverend.
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REVEREND M. M.
[his address again]
you mail me my money at the above address and you are a con artist and thank to your emails it is federal so go try practicing law because I have you admitting you received the book. you did not cancel it you opened it and did not returnto sender so we do have a valid contract and theft by taken by US mail is a felony now send me my money and we can move on youhave my address above.
govern yourself accordingly,
Reverend M. M.
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yeah i received the book cuz you sent it to me. why did you send it to me? the order was cancelled (i still have this email from half.com showing your cancellation). so we are talking contracts now? the contract seized to exist once you cancelled the order. then i got a book in the mail from you without any new offer. basically without any contract or deal in place (because you cancelled it) the book was just something you decided to send to me for whatever reason. and by me opening it does NOT mean i agreed to any contract. in order for me to accept your offer, i would have had to pay you money, not open a package. and, the package was addressed to me. of course i'm going to open it. i had a number of books on order so it could have been any one of them. i guess normal people aren't as overly cautious as you when opening their packages in the mail, for fear that they might be accepting a contract. thats not how it works buddy. again, opening a package is not me accepting anything. had i transferred money to you, then that would constitute me accepting your offer. and what contract are you even going to present to any court? i'd certainly like to see this. there was also no offer and acceptance during our emails back and forth. so all you have on your side is a cancelled half.com contract. and never have i said that i'm keeping your book without compensating you. you continue to avoid the subject of the book's condition. is that because you know i'm right? if you want to talk about contracts, then you should be aware that what you sold me is not what was originally offered. you offered me a "brand new" book, hardly what i received. you speak of me being a con-artist, yet you lie about what you are really selling. and for this reason, i am happy to return the book, for you paying the shipping costs. and broken contracts are a civil matter, not criminal. no laws were broken by me opening mail addressed to me. are you just making this stuff up as you go? do you have statutes, either state or federal, that you are going off of or do you practice law in your spare time from being a reverend? why would you even send it to me before getting your payment? thats rediculous. this is why people wait until they get their money before sending out stuff. i know its hard for you to admit, but the mistakes that you have made in this matter are piling up against you. i'll be happy to send you $59 to your address. i will try and get it out tomorrow or the next day. your feedback on half.com shows that you've done one sale prior to mine. again, i must stress that you get some help figuring out how to properly sell things online so that you don't make the same mistakes for the third time. and try using periods in your emails. having a hard time figuring out what you are saying.
ethan
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ALL THIS EMAILING IS A WASTE OF MY TIME SO EITHER YOU SEND THE MONEY OR I WILL PRESS CHARGES I, AM, WITH THIS MATTER. DO NOT WASTE MY TIME BY SENDING ME EMAILS YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT THE LEGAL SYSTEM SON IF YOU WERE IN ONE OF THE PENITENTIARIES I VISIT YOU WOULD BE SINGING A DIFFERENT STORY SON DONA THINK I WILL LET THIS MATTER GO. PERIOD YOU OWE ME MONEY PAY IT AND STOP WASTING MY TIME. IF U DID NOT NEED THE BOOK YOU WOULD HAVE NOT OPENED IT. AND U WERE AWARE IN YOUR EMAILS THAT IT WAS COMING AND I INFORMED YOU AHEAD OF TIME OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE BOOK ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS NO ACCEPT IT. YOU REEP WHAT YOU SOUL...................
REVEREND M.
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yes, he got the last word in the matter, but still only got a $59 check in the end. how did i get this lucky? word to the wise, only buy from those with more than 1 feedback. obviously. guess i should have known better. i doubt i've heard the end of his holiness. once he gets his check i'm sure he'll be spouting off more incorrect sayings. by the way, was i wrong in what i did? many will think yes since it was really over like $9. some won't cuz for me, as usual it was a matter of principle. oh well. the moral of the story is to not screw around with descriptions of what you are selling. the end. i hope.
Friday, July 08, 2005
47 days . . .
The Wild Bunch (1969): great suspenseful opening scene. overall it was pretty entertaining i guess. good portrayal of mexicans. for its time, it is extremely violent, filled with language, and more than enough nudity. by today’s standards its pretty tame, but this was ‘69 (that could explain it i guess). there are so many characters that i didn’t feel a connection with anyone. and the stuff you could do with horses back then. geez. seems to have a number of big memorable scenes in film history. was a little hard to follow because i don’t know a lot about US/mexican relations during the setting of the movie. it was good, but i’ll get my kicks from butch cassidy. worth seeing i think.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
Haligh, Haligh, an awful lie
what a night. had to work a little longer than i wanted because of wonderful scheduling issues which seem to be the norm these days at my shit job. we all love kelly to death, but its getting pretty bad. throw sena in the mix and that makes for two unhappy dispatchers. so i got home around 3 (that’s a.m.) and after stretching, running, drinking some refreshing water, making a wonderful mix cd (although i still have much to learn about making mix cd’s), i now sit in my vehicle listening to it, drinking even more water, and yes, typing away on my laptop. i’ve got my reasons for such odd behavior, but i guess its just easier to say i’m just odd. and if you could only see me now. if i had my cam i’d take a pic. nothing anyone would want to see though because of the current no shirt thing. it was hot outside during my run. what am i supposed to do? dawn is creeping along and the birds are almost in full unison. tomorrow (or today i guess) is when everyone pretty much celebrates the 4th. in about one hour and fifteen minutes, the hot air balloons will be taking off from about 5 minutes from here. thought about just staying awake and walking over there to check em out. i tell myself every year that i’ll wake up early enough to see them. maybe this is the year? doubtful.
funny to think about last 4th. the law firm was pretty much in full affect (or is it effect?). mike and i went shooting and were actually friends then. last i heard from him was an email telling me to take him off my mailing list. i don’t think he was kidding either. my blog’s year anniversary came and went pretty quietly. used to be able to post so much because i worked so often and was so bored that i had all the time in the world. scheduled for only two days a week now until i quit the job, hence my recent lack of lucid dream commitment.
and get this. the freaking psycho cat is on top of my jeep right now. don’t worry though: doors locked, windows up. that cat’s got nothing on me. but i’m waiting to look up and see him clawing his way into my roof like in some terminator movie. its kinda scary listening to him walk up there.
hung out pretty much all day with courtney today from school. gotta say, that girl is something else. she can talk for days about what seems like any subject. she won’t admit it, but she’s got some brain on her. took her no time at all to discover this nonsense i write. i doubt she’ll care to read such trivial crap. most people are interested in it for only a short time, then realize its all the same garbage and move on. now that she has stumbled upon my little world, i doubt she’ll want to be doing any more studying so that really sucks cuz i had a pretty fun time.
its two minutes to five now. still no sign of daylight yet. o’connor retired yesterday, but i have a feeling that i won’t be considered for her replacement. its this blog that’s holding me back.
i don’t know what’s been going on with me lately. i’ve been feeling a ton of anger lately and i’m generally never an angry person (except those random times when i tell tom that i’m going to kill him, but i never really mean it). many know about this issue i’ve been having with the good reverend from georgia and the textbook i purchased from him through half.com. i’ll hopefully be posting our little correspondence on here as soon as all is said and done. to me its been one big game. i view it as my first case as a potential lawyer. i’ve tried to be thorough in my analysis and view all sides. it has been a good experience and has allowed me to utilize my maddd legal research skills and shady contract law knowledge. so far i think i’m winning the case even though it seems he got the last word in. we’ll see though. this guy is pretty persistent and brutal. watch out for those georgia felony warrants too!!! i’ve got nothing against any religious clergy members, but this “reverend” is an asshole. and he has the nerve to call me a con artist!! moving on however, i feel ready to blow up at any minute if the right buttons are pushed (not necessarily because of mr. reverend). let those faggots upstairs pound one more time. i dare them. please, someone say the wrong thing to me and maybe cut me off in traffic. ruin my life a little more greg. could you do that for me? what a nice time to go postal. not that ryan is a psycho or anything, but it seems like he can really be on the edge too sometimes. guess i know the feeling now. wow, i’m so difficult. how does anyone stand me?
the new starting line cd is something else. i think one or two songs are really gay, but i’m so down with everything else. i knew i should have bought it before those other two wastes of time. never thought i’d say that about two of my fav bands. on a random note, i have no doubt in my mind that marilyn manson will go directly to hell. its kinda sad because i really think the band is amazing and talented. crazy, but amazing to listen to.
tom is moving in with a girl!!! what’s up with that??? they are just friends, but still. its just weird. i think i’m actually getting wireless out here in my parking lot so i might be able to post all of this from here. otherwise it’ll be on later today. and oh how the sky now races to rid itself of this darkness. only ten minutes ago was there nothing. and i still got 58 more minutes of battery life!! i hope to be nestled inside by then though.
chris leaves sunday and i have a feeling i won’t see him for a few years. that’s just how things go. i’ve had a pretty good time with him here and all of us being together. does anyone know why motorcycles don’t have radios or cd players or something on them? i’m not talking about the big honda’s, but rice rockets. i know they can make stuff small enough to add without screwing with the bike’s performance. is it legal stuff? anyone have any ideas?
for some reason, even though the balloons should be doing their thing in like 30 minutes, i don’t feel like seeing them. i’m making a new list on yahoo that has all my all-time favorite movies. i don’t know what its purpose is though. i have a few lists like this already. feel like curling up in a ball and just sleeping in the back of my jeep right now. its 5:31. i should have just stayed at work.
okay, no wireless anymore. you’ll get this later. could be later today, could be next week. slacker i am.
i wanna give you only one reply
i know not who i am
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