Guess what reader? (I'm fairly certain I have at least one reader). Today must be my lucky day. I just received an email letting me know that my email address has been randomly selected to receive £450,000.00 in the British National Lottery!! Those generous Brits, aren't they great?
Can you believe it? It says that "e-mail addresses are picked randomly by computerised balloting," so I didn't even have to enter the drawing, and they picked me. Me, out of all the people with email address in the world! The best part is that this is all "powered by the Internet." I didn't know that things could be powered by the internet, did you? I bet we could use the internet to power entire cities. ENTIRE. CITIES. I'm definitely going to have to look into things powered by the internet, because the internet is what every energy source should be: cheap, limitless, reliable, and not at all dangerous!
You might be a little suspect of why the British National Lottery is sending me all this money (nearly the equivalent of 1 million dollars in useful currency!) but they completely explained it in the email. They said it was, "to enhance the utilization of the Internet." Of course it is! Because nobody uses the internet, we totally need to encourage that by giving away money in lotteries that you don't have to buy tickets for.
They tell me that all I have to do is give them my routing number and my bank account number, and they will wire the funds DIRECTLY to my account. Isn't that nice of them? I guess paying for law school is no longer an issue. Thanks internet!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Good News
I have received my first letter back from a law school that I applied to. And it was good news! The University of the Pacific accepted me into their program, and they have even offered to fly me out to take a tour of the campus. UoP is one of my top choices for where to go for law school, so now I can at least rest assured that I can go to law school at a place I like.They also mentioned a scholarship for half tuition, and they'll pay for my books the first year. I'm glad that my first response from a law school was a positive one!
Monday, December 8, 2008
No Particular Reason
Here are some random facts about me. No particular reason, just a bit bored at work.
Languages I want to learn (at least conversational levels)
1. French - because it is French
2. Chinese - because it is sort of what Latin is for English, but for Korean
3. Japanese - Because it is similar to Korean
4. Spanish - I feel guilty about not remembering any of it from High School
5. German - I'm not really sure why...
Places I would like to live in, for at least a couple of years
1. Monterey, CA - Monterey may be the coolest city anywhere
2. Raleigh, NC - Weather isn't bad, houses are cheap, and I'd like to live back east for a while
3. Seoul, South Korea - I love the pace of life in Korea. Also, the transit, the fashion, the food of Seoul always make me feel at home. Sometimes, I feel more at home in Korea than in Fairfield.
Places I would like to visit (no particular order)
1. Ireland - Because I imagine it being very green
2. Paris, France - to use the French I'll be learning
3. Mongolia - I here it is ruggedly beautiful, and I've liked the Mongolians I've met
4. Beijing - the Forbidden City!!
5. North Korea - Because I can, even if it is only for one day.
6. Egypt - it is EGYPT... why NOT go there?
Things I want to learn how to cook
1. Dalk Ddori-tang - a spicy Korean soup with lots of chicken and potatoes
2. Abalone Bisque - Arguably the best use of abalone that man has yet to come up with.
3. Apple-cranberry pie - if you've ever had it, you would know
4. Chocolate Mousse - good stuff.
My Secret Ambitions
1. Become an Academic Decathlon Coach - it was most likely the most rewarding thing I did in High School
2. Teach - probably not at a public school, but I think it would be fun to teach or work in a school
3. Be able to ride my bike 20+ miles in one day - I've only done it once, and it was starting in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, it was hard, but rewarding.
Things I wanted to be when I was growing up
1. Marine Biologist - I think it was because my elementary school mascot was a dolphin, but it may have been because of EcoQuest.
2. Mathematician - Maybe because of Malcolm in Jurassic Park, and I used to really like math
3. Astronomer - again, I liked science, and let's face it. Space is the final frontier.
4. Lawyer - Perry Mason is pretty cool.
I think that is it for now. Feel free to admit any of your own random facts on your blog, or in the comments!
Languages I want to learn (at least conversational levels)
1. French - because it is French
2. Chinese - because it is sort of what Latin is for English, but for Korean
3. Japanese - Because it is similar to Korean
4. Spanish - I feel guilty about not remembering any of it from High School
5. German - I'm not really sure why...
Places I would like to live in, for at least a couple of years
1. Monterey, CA - Monterey may be the coolest city anywhere
2. Raleigh, NC - Weather isn't bad, houses are cheap, and I'd like to live back east for a while
3. Seoul, South Korea - I love the pace of life in Korea. Also, the transit, the fashion, the food of Seoul always make me feel at home. Sometimes, I feel more at home in Korea than in Fairfield.
Places I would like to visit (no particular order)
1. Ireland - Because I imagine it being very green
2. Paris, France - to use the French I'll be learning
3. Mongolia - I here it is ruggedly beautiful, and I've liked the Mongolians I've met
4. Beijing - the Forbidden City!!
5. North Korea - Because I can, even if it is only for one day.
6. Egypt - it is EGYPT... why NOT go there?
Things I want to learn how to cook
1. Dalk Ddori-tang - a spicy Korean soup with lots of chicken and potatoes
2. Abalone Bisque - Arguably the best use of abalone that man has yet to come up with.
3. Apple-cranberry pie - if you've ever had it, you would know
4. Chocolate Mousse - good stuff.
My Secret Ambitions
1. Become an Academic Decathlon Coach - it was most likely the most rewarding thing I did in High School
2. Teach - probably not at a public school, but I think it would be fun to teach or work in a school
3. Be able to ride my bike 20+ miles in one day - I've only done it once, and it was starting in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, it was hard, but rewarding.
Things I wanted to be when I was growing up
1. Marine Biologist - I think it was because my elementary school mascot was a dolphin, but it may have been because of EcoQuest.
2. Mathematician - Maybe because of Malcolm in Jurassic Park, and I used to really like math
3. Astronomer - again, I liked science, and let's face it. Space is the final frontier.
4. Lawyer - Perry Mason is pretty cool.
I think that is it for now. Feel free to admit any of your own random facts on your blog, or in the comments!
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