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  • Brrrr.. shoulder surgery on the 11th.

    I am not looking forward to it. Period. I’m trying not to think about the surgery at all, but it is hard not to!

    I dislocated my right shoulder (I’m right handed) back in the summer of 2003 in France during summer school. Ever since, it has never been a 100%. I hurt it again playing tennis back in 2005. It was then I knew I needed a more permanent solution to the problem.

    I know I am not going to enjoy the surgery (who does?), and the long recovery period (6-8 weeks in a sling) and physical therapy (6 months worth)… but you know what? I’ll make it through all this like a champ as long as I keep reminding myself why I’m getting this done and all the things I’ll be able to do after all this over. Ahhh…Yes!

    I have infinite trust in my surgeon, I’m glad my mom is going to be around to take care of me, and a forced 2 week “vacation” ain’t that bad either.


  • Ode to Indian chain letters.

    > I want to thank all my friends and other unknown people who
    > have forwarded chain letters to me in 2003, 2004 & 2005 and 2006.
    >
    > Because of your kindness:
    > I stopped drinking Coca-Cola after I found out that it’s good
    > only for removing toilet stains.
    > I stopped going to the movies for fear of sitting on a needle
    > infected with AIDS I smell like a wet dog since I stopped
    > using deodorants because they cause cancer.
    > I also stopped answering the phone for fear that they may ask
    > me to dial a stupid number and then I get a phone bill from
    > hell with calls to Uganda, Singapore and Tokyo.
    > I also stopped drinking water outside for fear that I will
    > get sick from the rat shit and urine.
    > When I go to parties, I don’t look at any girl, no matter how
    > hot she is, for fear that she will take me to a hotel, drug
    > me, then take my kidneys and leave me taking a nap in a
    > bathtub full of ice.
    > I also donated all my savings to the Amy Bruce account. A
    > sick girl that was about to die in the hospital about 7,000
    > times. (Poor girl! she’s been
    > 7 since 1993…)
    > My free Nokia phone never arrived and neither did the free
    > passes for a paid vacation to Disneyland.
    > Made some Hundred wishes before forwarding those Dalai Lama,
    > Ganesh Vandana, Tirupathi Balaji pics etc..
    > Now most of those “Wishes” are already married (to someone else)!
    > And my phone didn’t ring for da whole day after forwarding
    > dat mail vich said dat it wd ensure a phone call immediately
    > frm some1 who mattered….
    >
    > You can add your own notes based on your similar experience
    > and send them to your friends.


  • TechCrunch 8 NYC

    Going to be at TechCrunch 8 this Thursday. Compete.com is a Partner sponsor. We have a surprise planned 🙂 Hope to see you there!


  • MITX AWARDS 2006: WE WON!!

    MITX 2006 WINNER

    Compete.com won the award for Best “Community/Blogs”!

    Overall it was a fun night. Acceptance speeches were short, the host [Mike Birbiglia] was pretty funny, and the ceremony finished on time.

    Check out blog.compete.com when you get a chance.


  • MITX Awards this Wednesday!

    Hope to see you there!

    In the running:

    1. Spherion Career Blog – The Big Time
      Backbone Media for Spherion
    2. Compete Consumer Services
      Compete.com
    3. HeyLetsGo Web site
      Corey McPherson Nash for HeyLetsGo
    4. New Site Launch July 2006
      Gather.com
    5. Complex.com
      Pixel Bridge Inc. for Complex


    MITX Awards Ceremony
    Wednesday, November 8, 2006
    6:00pm – 9:00pm
    Boston Copley Place Marriott [map]