Patrick

What do you generally eat for breakfast? I find that I get into streaks where I eat the same thing for a long time and then... I eat something else for a long time. When I was younger, I swear I ate a peanut butter sandwich and chocolate milk every morning for like a year and a half. I'm on orange juice and two slices of bread with peanut butter now.

I have New Years resolutions every week. I call them my to do list.

My grandmother and grandfather are/were into it and have done some work. I got into it a little bit when I was younger, but haven't really paid any attention to it in a long time.

Who was the manufacturer of your computer? My desktop that I spend most of my time on is an HP. I also have a laptop that I use on trips that is a Compaq.

Welcome aboard.

Thanks for the replies. Nice.

What was the last concert that you went to? I've... never really been to any concerts.

Don't worry, I am ineligable for all awards, anyway.

Hello, KarateForums.com recognizes one member every month as the Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. The January 2007 selection is... NightOwl. Congratulations!

No, it doesn't. It's not really fair to make a blanket statement like that. The "evil" that you describe, if you will, can be said of any profession that relies on sales in one way or another (which is probably most of them, even for salaried employees, since no sales means no job and no salary). It comes down to the individual. Some people will do the very best job that they can... and some won't. That's life. Just the way it is. Of course, the same goes for people who aren't paid, as well.

Congrats Brian.

Happy New Year.

Do you have any martial arts related memorabilia, artifacts, etc. that you are particularly proud of?

What was your first real, paid job? I started designing websites for people in the fall of 1998. I don't know if I'd count that or not just because I didn't make that much. But, I suppose it counts. After that, I started creating and managing my own websites, in early 2000. Of course, I didn't make much there, either, for quite a while. But, one of those two would be it. The only time I've worked for someone else was when I tried to do tech support for a web host. I only did that a couple weeks, though, as I just didn't have the knowledge.

Well, hey, if it does... me, too.

Yeah, if it doesn't say on the box, you should just give your doctor a call or play it safe until you can get a hold of him/her.

I don't really have any. Be sure to make time to play video games, spend time with family, etc. I guess.

I don't know if this counts, but I spent a bunch of time recently setting up my room. Organizing audio/video equipment, hanging pictures (like 25 of them), etc. I've got some to go. I am waiting on some speaker stands, I have another 20ish pictures to hang and I may be buying this huge, huge piece for my wall (4 1/2 feet by 4 feet) and I have to organize my music collection, which is just stacked up to a wall right now.

Welcome.

So, when you wake up in the morning, is it generally to an alarm or do you wake up when you wake up? Ending a month or so ago, I tried to get up by alarm at 7 AM every morning, mainly so that I could get more done, earlier. In bed at 10:30 (or a little later) PM, awake at 7:00 AM. 7 1/2-8 hours sleep. I did it for like 4 months. Every single morning, hoping that my body would adjust. But, I just couldn't shake the feeling of waking up and feeling sleepy. So, I gave up and went back to waking up when I woke up. I get up later, but I don't feel sleepy, so... there you go.

Great, Laurie. Good luck.

Hey Gabriel. Good to see you. Welcome back.

Welcome.

lol, patsuai. Well, I'm old and everything. I didn't ask for anything. As far as what other people got me, I picked up socks, underwear, a CD/DVD shelf, candy, a calendar and some other assorted things.