Here I document and detail my daily grind and the perpetual challenges I face.
I just got done watching “The Air I Breathe”, and I have to admit this was a pretty interesting flick. One that I didn’t expect to be entertaining. That’s probably why I had put off watching it for a while now.
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Several months back, I was approached at home by a lady with a clipboard requesting to see my family’s electricity bill, she stated that she worked for US Energy Savings Group. Something in my mind immediately registered SCAM, I denied her request and explained that she’ll need to have someone with proper credentials(other than an employee id and a clipboard) contact me for that information. She persisted and stated that the information was necessary for the house to sign up with their program in order to save money on electricity bills. Now I knew it was a SCAM, if she were a government official I would’ve been notified by mail and contacted via phone. Only a fake company(and Mormons, girl scout cookies don’t usually sell around my neck of the woods for some reason) would send “employees” knocking on houses one by one to inform home owners of any so-called “deals”. I told her “No means no!”, she laughed and tried to push the issue some more. To her credit, she’s a good sales person unfortunately the product was rubbish. She left me with a supposedly, “official” document of notification.
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Though I’m not quite happy with the overall layout of my blog(just yet) I’ve decided to disclose it on Facebook.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me your ears:
So it looks like I have some esplainin’ to do.
What has Howard Chang been up to lately?
First off, I have to explain why I’m posting this entry on my blog rather than on Facebook.
I almost abhor Facebook, not just because there were various issues with privacy but also because of its overly complex layout. Way too many plug-ins’, addons’, applications’, etc… for me to handle. I prefer things minimalistic. Perhaps that’s something most people don’t know about me. Yes, I love the idea of giving users the opportunity to decide on what to add and remove from a social networking site but when it becomes all too overwhelming I prefer the simpler things in life. But at this point, I simply don’t want to spend time figuring out what the best way to communicate to the masses are. So I’m posting an update here, where it belongs.
Most of my friends haven’t seen me a quite some time and I’m sure recognizing me will be quite difficult as well. I’ve inadvertently become “The Saint“(It’s a film reference for all your movie buffs). One of the reasons for my M.I.A status has to do with my goals. Instead of the cubicle life, I’m pursuing a corner office career. Which entails higher learning. The Catch22 here is that I have to score(on the GMAT) high enough to be considered. I’ve already failed during one attempt so I’m fixing to go again. For the past few months I’ve been rigorously studying to re-take the GMAT exam. Before you ask… Yes, I’ve had a few job offers and requests for interviews(I did go on an interview for an unrelated low paying part-time job, but didn’t get it. Maybe I’ll rant about it in my next post it was actually quite hilarious) but at this time I’m focused on accomplishing one thing. Getting accepted to the school of my choice for a masters degree. “In it to win it”.
While pursuing academics, I’ve completely let myself go. My daily jogs and weight lifting have come to a stand still. I’ve somehow grown addicted to the fine cuisines offered by the noble King, Burger(or as you common folks call it, “Burger King”). I simply don’t have the time a lotted to me to go out and have a drink or catch up on missed follies. For this I am sorry. But since I’ve already neglected my health, my weight(which correlates to health obviously), and any form of fun. I’m in it to win it. So there you have it, the reason I’ve been MIA is simply so that I am composing myself to get back into the happy-go-lucky Howard most people know.
Additionally…
Starting a site is a big deal and can be quite time consuming, which is why if you look through my older posts you’ll notice there’s no set schedule to my many random entries. I simply don’t have time to maintain it. But I had to strike while the coal was hot since all of a sudden, I’m starting to notice a baby boom of bloggers, social networks, e-mail accounts with the name Howard Chang. I decided on howardchang.info (as a place holder, However I DID in fact OWN howardchang.net for a brief period of time) simply because this is where you’ll be able to find information on Howard Chang. Additionally, I’m hoping to gain some notoriety against all the other Howard Changs out there on the interweb. It was quite disappointing(and even mortifying) when an old friend called me up out of the blue thinking I had launched howardchang.com and found naked pictures of “Howard”. Just to clarify, THAT WAS NOT ME!
Some other things I’ve been working on…
If you haven’t already seen it, I’ve posted a few video clips of me doing various things. I’m just testing the waters and also trying to document things I was once able to do, fearing I may not be able to do them much longer. If your a member(of YouTube) or not, I highly recommend checking out my YouTube Channel as that is where I will essentially vault all my clips, so some love by rating them 5 Stars! They recently launched a new feature known as “Annotations” which is great since I can make and edit little things in my videos that aren’t quite visible on other sites just yet. Including this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwhYqUEl7A
Well it looks like this is as much of an update I can give for now. Feel free to comment if you have any questions and I’ll be sure to get back to you in a few weeks or years. I will return calls but as some of you may already know, My Crackberry Pearl has been acting a bit funky lately. I’ve been meaning to get a new phone but am eagerly waiting for the new 3G iPhone. WHICH WILL BE POSSIBLY ANNOUNCED TOMORROW AT THE WWDC TALKS! Keep your fingers crossed. I’m hoping this new iPhone will have all the rumored features I’ve been waiting for.
Update (June 9th 2:45pm) : From the WWDC, Apple has just officially announced the release of iPhone 3G! WWDC — 8GB iPhone 3G for $199, 16GB iPhone 3G for $299, To be released on July 11th in 22 countries! w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t w00t
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I’ve been a big fan of mentalist/magician/hypnotist Derren Brown ever since I first saw his work. Hailing from London England, his works have been widely accomplished spawning TV series, Theatre Performances, and TV Specials. There’s even been a brief exploit into his work here in the US on the SciFi Channel. One of my favorites of his performances is the Human Blockhead Routine. This isn’t a magic trick but rather a carnie trick. One that many of the Carnival Sideshows often perform. It entails the use of a nail and a willing performer who literally hammers the nail into his head.
The Punchline: “It’s called the Human Blockhead because you’d have to be a block head to attempt something like this.”
Here’s a clip of his performance from his theatre performance, “Something Wicked Come This Way”:
Here’s my rather pathetic attempt at reproducing this effect:
I’m considering doing another take of this and using another angle. I can see how people might think I’m not actually pounding the nail into my head.
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