Dear Nivea,
Leave Sade alone.
You’re NOT welcome.

PS. And don’t you ever never ever do this sh*t again…

x0x0, Boon

Welp…

AT&T had to go and open its mouth this morning in attempt to simmer the masses of people angry with the AT&T Wireless service.

I’m sure they weren’t expecting everyone to sound off on their Facebook Page about how much they dislike the service. And YES, there’s always a few “supporters”, but those aren’t as funny so no one really cares about those comments anyway. lol.

This page makes me proud to have been a Verizon Wireless customer for the past 10 years.

I thought I’d highlight a few below…but before I get to that…

My favorite AT&T photo response:

To which someone commented: “…this should read, ‘Your world. Stillborn.’ “

#idied *falls backwards out of chair*

Alright…bring on the highlarity:

“I would have to say over the last few years the only reason I am with ATT is for the iPhone. In January when iPhone come out on the Verizon network you can bet I will be switching all five of my phones. The service from ATT has got to be the worst service. With my job I use Sprint, ATT, Verizon, and t- mobile. Out of t…hem all ATT has the worst service and right behind ATT is sprint. V(C)an not wait for the iPhone to get to Verizon.”

Coverage in Northern California is ATROCIOUS! Calling customer service to report this was met with hostility and rudeness. Berkeley is especially bad. A major metropolitan area should not have 1 bar service and endemic dropped calls even on the fringes of town. I am getting rid of AT&T the very second other carriers have the iPhone.

Instead of insulting self-congratulatory letters, how about investing some of those billions into free microcells for those who can’t make/receive calls in their own house? How about an apology letter? Since I’ve moved, I’m now basically paying ~$100/month for an ipod touch.

I just bought a new house last month.
I work from home and I’m excited because now I finally have a dedicated office space (something I’ve never had). The ONLY problem is that my phone doesn’t work, ever.
I’m SERIOUSLY thinking about jumping ship. Winter is coming and I can’t be going outside to make phone calls anymore.

Sorry AT&T, but you are a total joke. The *ONLY* reason you get a dime from me is because of the iPhone. If the iPhone was available tomorrow on another network, I would switch instantly. I don’t care about the early termination fee.

And how the heck did you strike such an exclusive deal with Apple? Well, gee, how about giving me service in my house… or maybe my office so when a client calls I can actually talk with them, rather than asking for their phone number and calling back on my landline…Yeah, nice going AT&T and thanks for charging an arm and a leg for data packages!

If you have any favorites, feel free to comment!

I finally convinced my mother to cancel her AOL Dial-Up account. It has been a tug-o-war since 2000.

You see, by the time I had graduated from high school and been accepted to USC (Go Trojans!) under early admittance, I had already hacked into several small networks using AOL Dial-Up. “Security” wasn’t an issue back then. No one had a strong “secure” schema for “security”. *shrug*

So when I arrived at USC (Go Trojans!), and I was able to tap into a T1… I thought I was the hot heifer on the skreet (not “street”). And AOL Dial-Up was a red headed step-bastard…in other words, NOT POSSIBLE – NOT AN OPTION (N.O.).

I was bougie now. AOL Dial-Up? Psht. Pligga Neez.

However, it was good enough for her. She had a good government secure high-speed network on base everyday. She wasn’t concerned about having it at home too. If SHE was happy. I was happy. I mean, I didn’t go home as often anymore…but she was happy.

Fast forward to 2010…

Mom wants a new laptop.

The bargain: I’ll give you ONE OF THESE *holding up one of my 1 year old Gateway Laptops* … the day you cancel AOL Dial-Up.

My life hasn’t been the same since.

After countless text messages and email messages, it became MY job to power cycle through AOL’s chain of 800 #s to hit their India based cancellation crew.

If I had received one more “Did you call yet?” text message, I was going to plan an attack on AOL over a V.92 56k bit rate modem.

I mean, how did it become MY job to cancel something I been telling her to cancel for YEARS because SHE wants one of MY laptops? I’d been #swindled.

What took 14+ years to deal with, took 5 minutes to diminish.

Interesting how shed been paying $34.99 per month for 14 years and it took our calling in for them to offer her a “New Great Rate” of $4.99 per month.

*middle finger to AOL*

Dear AOL, I hate your face.

Kick Rocks Barefoot, Courtney

I love it when businesses find ways to be more efficient by going digital.

Yesterday, when we got to 24 hour fitness, they asked if we wanted to register for “Cardless Check-In“. I couldn’t be happier. You see, I ALWAYS forget my card. ALWAYS. To the point now, that I prepare and just take my Driver’s License in with me so that I can give them my phone number to check me in instead. It’s pretty pitiful.

But now, I don’t have to do that anymore. SCORE!

Yes, we still need it at clubs that don’t offer Cardless Check-In yet, but the ones that I go to… DO. And all clubs are slated to have the Cardless Check-In by the end of 2010.

All you have to do is scan your index finger and punch in your favorite 10-digit ID (pick your own), and we’re checked in!

• No more waiting for someone who’s talking on the phone to figure out how to multi-task!
• No more super long line of folks who just got off work!
• No more having to search through the car / truck for ID cards!
• And if you’re a “Greenie”…no more wasting paper!
• Read More about 24 Hour Fitness Cardless Check-In here

Phrase of the week: Scope Creep

Scope creep (also called focus creep, requirement creep, feature creep, function creep) in project management refers to uncontrolled changes in a project’s scope. This phenomenon can occur when the scope of a project is not properly defined, documented, or controlled. It is generally considered a negative occurrence, and thus, should be avoided.

Typically, the scope increase consists of either new products or new features of already approved product designs, without corresponding increases in resources, schedule, or budget. As a result, the project team risks drifting away from its original purpose and scope into unplanned additions. As the scope of a project grows, more tasks must be completed within the budget and schedule originally designed for a smaller set of tasks. Thus, scope creep can result in a project team overrunning its original budget and schedule.

If the budget and schedule are increased along with the scope, the change is usually considered an acceptable addition to the project, and the term “scope creep” is not used.

Scope creep can be a result of:

• disingenuous customer with a determined value for free policy
• poor change control
• lack of proper initial identification of what is required to bring about the project objectives
• weak project manager or executive sponsor
• poor communication between parties

Sometimes people ask me what music I use to work out / run at the gym.
I thought I’d post it here in case others wanted to know.
I’m all about music that keeps me moving when I’m at the gym.

So this workout mix is for:
Cardio: 60 Minutes
Cool Down: 5 – 7 Minutes

Download Workout Mix – Volume #2: Workout Mix 2 (687)

I’m Goin In – Drake
One Call Away – Chingy
Set Me Free ft. Mystikal – Lloyd
Emergency Room – Mario
Attention ft. Snoop Dogg – Avant
Love King – The Dream
Superman High (Dirty) – R. Kelly
Bet I Bust (Remix) – B.o.B.
Cuff Yo Chick ft. Fabolous – Bow Wow
Turnt Up – Fabolous
Salute ft. Lil Wayne – Fabolous
Lose My Mind ft. Plies – Young Jeezy
Its Going Down – Yung Joc
Superhuman – Chris Brown
Outta Breath – Mario

Download Workout Mix – Volume #2: Workout Mix 2 (687)

I was happy to receive a package from iD3sign & Co. today.

It came in an iD3sign & Co. logo branded bag, which was kinda cool. I wish that I could have kept the bag, but through shipping, the ink that was used to print the logo started to flake off.

Seeing that it was printed on an American Apparel shirt, I knew that it would be a good quality tee. The concept of wearing the seams on the outside was a cool one. However, I wish that it was printed on the correct side, as opposed to inside out. If it was to be printed inside out, it could have been on a true tagless tee, in which the size and care are printed on the actual tee.

Overall, I think it’s a cool graphic tee and I look forward to seeing more work from iD3sign & Co.

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• Shop iD3sign & Co.
• Purchase the “High Maintenance” Tee
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I marked today in my calendar…
For personal reasons…
I want to remember today…
Because, I refuse to feel this way again.

Remember me.

@christann played my favorite song last night…from my favorite group on the entire planet…PM Dawn. (Note: Sade’s my favorite artist)

I Love You, PM Dawn.