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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:23:00 GMT
Just got back yesterday from Microsoft TechEd 2008. It was a good conference this year and I had a lot of fun and learned a lot. They did the event differently this year, splitting up the developers conference which finished this week from the IT professionals conference which will start the next week. It was also 4 days instead of the usual 5. The keynote was given by Bill Gates and looks to be his last one as a full time chairman of Microsoft. They didn't hand out as much swag this year which was a bit disappointing because the event price stayed the same but it's alright, probably less wasteful (they also gave us water bottles to use instead of bottle water to be more environmentally friendly). Looking forward to next years which will be in LA.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:55:00 GMT
Today is the rehersal for Will's wedding so I double checked the list of things a
best man is supposed to do. So I went to Wikipedia because they're always right.
- Organizing a bachelor party (U.S.) / stag night (U.K.) / buck's night (Aus.) for the groom
- Possibly helping plan or organize some details of the wedding
- Assisting with wedding-day logistics and unforeseen circumstances that arise
- Assisting the groom on the morning of wedding day
- Getting the groom to the wedding on time
- Supervising the groomsmen or ushers
- Ensuring the rings are brought to the ceremony (usually they will have been given to the best man either earlier in the day or previously) and then passing these to the bride and groom at the appropriate point in the ceremony
- Acting as a legal witness to the marriage
- Giving a speech at the wedding and thanking the bride's parents
- Making a toast to the bride and groom at the reception
- Dance with the Maid of honor and helping to ensure that other guests make it to the dance floor and dance
- Decorating the car of the married couple
- Returning the Groomsmen's tuxedos / morning suits (U.K.), if they are rented
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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:25:00 GMT
As part of commuting so much, I made a deal with my mom to switch cars to take the more fuel efficient car in the family (this can also be interpreted as the family of Accords, don't ask why we have so many in our family). However, my plan was not to stop there but to sell off my old car so I could buy a fuel efficient car of my own. Then my mom suggested that she would rather take my car and sell the older Accord. So that was how it played out and I am now selling her car.
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