Online Fame | A 'blog written by Chris Rhee

I finally got my desktop computer and Apple PowerBook set up to use my new broadband connection (I’m switching from SBC DSL to Comcast Broadband). My download speed averages about four to five times faster than before so I’m happy. (Update: Actually, it’s about seven times faster, now that I actually bother to do the math)

It took a while to get everything working smoothly because with Comcast customer service it’s hit or miss. Half the time I talked to people who might as well be replaced by a well written manual. The other half, I got some helpful information from knowledgeable people…

My PowerBook connects wirelessly to the internet using my Airport Express. I’d like to use this wireless router with my desktop PC, also. I’m really hating the sight of all these wires. So many speaker cables, keyboard cables, mouse cables, etc. I’ve done a good job at making everything wireless with my PowerBook:

• Apple Bluetooth Keyboard
• MacAlly Bluetooth Mouse
• Airport Express with AirTunes (to play iTunes music wirelessly on my 5.1 stereo)

Now if there were only a way to wirelessly charge a laptop battery or power a computer (or anything, really– 90% of my wires are power cords). There must be someone out there who can find a way to wiressly provide electricity to consumer products…

I’m in a rush to beat the expiration date on some foods this week. I basically live by myself and every piece of food I buy, I have to eat (by myself).

Because of this, I don’t like to buy things like loaves of bread because I’ll only get to finish half of it before I have to throw it out (if I stay on a strict diet of bread for breakfast, lunch, and dinner).

This also limits my ability to save money by buying food in bulk. I think my record is four trips to the grocery store in one week.

So to all the people out there living on your own: What do you do? The only solution I can think of right now is to buy a huge freezer and deal with eating lots of frozen/thawed food.

Another idea I had was to get some friends (or random people) together and split food like bread, fresh meat, etc. between each other, but it’d be hard to find someone who likes everything that you like (and vise versa).

So help me think of something. Before I eat some sort of contaminated meat.

If you’re thinking of being a battle emcee, I suggest you use the name, “I Suck Dick”. Step into a battle and your opponent won’t be able to say your name without sounding stupid. And even if you do get dissed, at least you can walk away with the satisfaction of knowing that you made the other person say the words, “I suck dick” at least once or twice in their verse.

I went out to lunch today and was asked what we’ve all been asked before at a restaurant: “Did you save any room for dessert?”. In my experience, people usually don’t have much of an appetite for dessert after eating the entree (and if they do, then they complain about the portions of food rather than paying for more).

So my solution for all restaurant owners is to have your waiters ask the customer if they want dessert when they’re ordering their appetizers/entree. It’ll be just like the whole eat-before-you-buy-groceries thing: they’ll be hungry, so many people will order more than they can eat.

If any restaurants see that their dessert purchases raise by 50% or something because of this, send some complimentary sugar-filled food my way.

If I had lost one or both of my arms, I’d be doing some major crimes. No finger prints and if someone starts ranting about some one-armed man being the real killer, they’ll just be like, “Yeah, I saw that movie, too”. Anyway, what are the cops going to do even if they catch you? Handcuff you?