The Competition: A Look Into Who’s The Bigger Geek
October 18, 2000
10/15/00
Dennis shouts out the warcry : “OK, how about this? I’ll try and update everyday. Just to make up for my lack of updates. Some days will probably have nonsensical one sentence updates, but it’s worth a shot.” This came after a very long absense of updates from everyone (except me, I still updated once every 3 or 4 days).
Jesse updates about Dennis’ declaration of everyday updates. Kind of a non-update about non-updates. This update is his unofficial registration into The Competition.
10/16/00
Justin surprises everyone (well, me anyway) by updating and completely changing the look of his webpage. He’s the last to join The Competition.
I extend the challenge and come up with the standings of BIG LOSER #1, BIG LOSER #2, and BIG WINNER BUT BIG GEEK. The idea is who will update everyday for the most days.
10/17/00
Jesse declares an added rule that : “no updates that are to the effect of “this is my update for the day: i updated my webpage” or “i have nothing to say today.” He also adds BIG LOSER #3 standing since Justin is now in the race.
Justin calls Andrew BIG LOSER #1 even though Andrew was never in The Competition. If you noticed on my update, I wrote “I’m referring to Dennis and Jesse, who update much more frequently than the rest of you)”. I never included Andrew into The Competition cuz I know he wouldn’t last 2 days. Dennis points out Justin’s update sucked and waited for that day to finish but Justin updates more, thus saving his ass.
10/18/00
This logbook is created.
10/29/00
Justin is BIG LOSER #1 because he did not update on 10/28. Dennis and I stayed up until 12:00 that night to make sure of it. Using DST won’t save you dude.
He doesn’t take it well and calls us geeks. Yeah we’re geeks. Good one Justin. You zinged us geeks good.
Michelle wants to be BIG LOSER #1, but to piss her off, Dennis proclaims her BIG LOSER #2. Take that you geek.
It’s down to the final 3. I like being a geek, we don’t have better things to do.
Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama:
October 02, 2000
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and, Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
