Ahh, a fresh new page for me to ruin
February 01, 2001
I gotta do something about my date system – it’s too confusing. Dennis has updated! I think he updated twice, or maybe he forgot to upload the 2nd update because i never saw it until tonight. Even though I’m not a computer guy, I think he’s right about c++, i hear c++ everywhere. As for the new things like java, and all that – they seem like buzzwords to me because of the hype of e-commerce (which is as overhyped as last year’s NASDAQ mind you). Although it wasn’t for me, I still had some fun learning about variables and if/else functions.
Anyway, my view about e-commerce is – it won’t work for many many products. I think I might have said this before, but I like repeating myself myself. Humans in their nature are inquisitive. When someone buys something that’s not a durable or a perishable (see your econ100 textbook for definitions), they want to be able to touch, feel, test, taste, drop, poke, slap the product. On the net, you see a few pictures, hear some testimonials from customers, and read all the tech mumble jumble.
So, things like Amazon.com – they’re prey for the 21st century’s biggest crumbler. They sell books. That’s their forte. Yes I know of their expansion into other retail sources. In fact, at Amazon, you can buy pretty much anything now. Result? What’s their EPS? (Earnings per share) – not good. They buy and buy and buy up business but they don’t have a backbone to support them.
When Amazon first came out several years ago, I had high hopes about them – they sold books. They sold it online. It was new, it was cool, it was at the time a great idea. But now? Sure they’ve built up a name for themselves (good marketing team) but they’re like everyone else… online buying.
Anyway what I’m getting at is… uh I don’t really know. I haven’t really formed a good enough argument in this update to sell any point.
My prediction: Amazon will shock the world when it announces its debt structure has been messed up and it turns out they were much worse off then they claimed they were. As a result, it will send one of the internet’s biggest commerce names into the drain. Prove me wrong Jeff Whoever.
Now time for some bitching
I have 3 group assignments due next week. I’m working fri, sat, sun, mon, tues, wed. Time is my constraint. The optimal use would be to do the work constantly with no breaks. Qualitatively, it’s impossible. I don’t like these times.
And I feel like I’m stuck in a big rut. Everyone (well, you guys anyway) have their coop jobs that seem to prep you for your careers and whatnot and here i am stuck in this big hole. I don’t have any plan. I have vague notions of what I want to do but notions don’t get you anywhere. My notion consists of graduating, attaining the CA or CMA designation, enhancing my japanese, and begin my career in japan. There’s so many jobs in japan that pay exhorbantly high. That and Eri lives there. But it doesn’t feel right… something is wrong.
It seems like all this stupid commerce stuff feels secondary somehow. I just can’t figure out what’s the main big concern that drives me. I know one thing, it’s driving me crazy – it’s like a rock in your shoe while you’re driving. You squirm around trying to get the rock to shift to the edge, but it just won’t move from under the ball of your foot. It feels like it’s poking right through your foot. I can’t stop the car and take off my shoe to remove it too.
Oh yes, to top off this update – it appears that my work on the Cultural Assistant page may be for naught (nought?) The meeting was today and I’m just waiting for my boss to tell me that it has to conform with the ELI page – meaning big ugly English Language Institute bar on the top. I’m not in a good mood.
I think I’ll just ramble some more because I’m stressed and this writing nonstop helps me somehow. Did you know that it takes 2 calories per minute when you’re typing? Bet you didn’t.
Our 2000 piece puzzle is about 70% done. Yay. My new design is non-existent and will continue to be so until the reading break at which I want to go to Banff for work. That means it may be delayed some more. I’m going skiing in 3 weeks which is just too exciting and unbearable for waiting. Uh… I’m going to toronto for 4 days in about 2 months. Uh… I’m going to Japan in just under one year… and uh… I’m going to sleep soon.
Greets to Dennis on his Visor!
Dennis has just informed me of his 13 hr workday tomorrow and that he will read this update on his visor. So hello to Dennis! You must be looking forward to a great day today! Well you seem to be enjoying your work so that’s cool.
